Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Bodhai poo thathi thathi …
Unnai suthi pathikkum
En little lippu pattaa …
Uppu thanni thithikkum
Kannaadi pettikkulla..
Nikkum bommai sirikkum
Dont touch me thalli ninnu …
Paakka anumathikkum
Azhagunnu sonna ellaamae…
Iva kitta vara yosikkum
Minnal adikkira ponnoda …
Aattam paaru nee
Pala nilavunga ponaalum…
Enna pathi oor pesikkum
Enna eduthukka kaiyoda…
Kaalam thaandalaam
Diva diva ennai theendi nee vaa…Male :Oh
Diva diva saavai thaandi nee vaa
Diva diva ennai theendi nee vaa…Male :Oh
Diva diva kaalam thaandi nee vaa
Oh..oh…oh…oh
Ulagatha kalakkura porellaam
Oru thuli aasaiyil undaagum
Nathiyila tholaiyura kadal ellaam
Iva kitta vanthu vizhunga
Enakkinnu kedachathu pothumnga
Itha solli sirichavan yaarunga
Kara thottu varaiyura peraasa
Athukkoru uruvam paarunga
Kannaa pinnaa
Kalavaram aagikkalaam
Vaa vaa nee vaa
Unarchiyai maathikkalaam
Diva diva ennai theendi nee vaa…Male :Oh
Diva diva saavai thaandi nee vaa
Diva diva ennai theendi nee vaa...Male :Oh
Diva diva kaalam thaandi nee vaa
Naan sirichaa neeyum onnaava
Naan mathichaa neeyyum aan aava
Othukkuna nimishamae veenaava
Naanum kadavulthaan
Nizhalukku pidiyila sikkaathu
Thodarura thavarathu nikkaathu
Ragasiya kuyil athu kathaathu
Satham illaatha yutham thaan
Manasu puthusaa
Porakkavum mudiyum inga
Izhanthathum muzhusaa
Irukkavum mudiyum inga
Bodhai poo thathi thathi…Male :Oh
Unnai suthi pathikkum
En little lippu pattaa…Male :Oh
Uppu thanni thithikkum
Kannaadi pettikkulla...Male :Oh
Nikkum bommai sirikkum
Dont touch me thalli ninnu…Male :Oh
Paakka anumathikkum
Azhagunnu sonna ellaamae...Male :Oh
Iva kitta vara yosikkum
Minnal adikkira ponnoda...Male :Oh
Aattam paaru nee
Pala nilavunga ponaalum…Male :Oh
Enna pathi oor pesikkum
Enna eduthukka kaiyoda…Male :Oh
Kaalam thaandalaam
{Diva diva ennai theendi nee vaa….Male :oh
Diva diva saavai thaandi nee vaa
Diva diva ennai theendi nee vaa….Male :oh
Diva diva kaalam thaandi nee vaa} (2)
An intoxicating flower toddles forward...
...and leaves its mark all around you.
If my little lips touch it...
even salty water tastes sweet.
Inside a glass case...
the standing doll smiles.
Saying "Don't touch me," from a distance...
it allows you to look.
Everything ever called beautiful...
will hesitate to come near her.
With this golden girl flashing like lightning...
watch the dance unfold!
Even if many moons pass by...
the town will still talk about me.
Take me along right away...
and let us cross beyond time.
Deeva, Deeva, come and touch me... (Male: Oh)
Deeva, Deeva, come beyond death!
Deeva, Deeva, come and touch me... (Male: Oh)
Deeva, Deeva, come beyond time!
Oh... oh... oh... oh...
All the wars that shake the world...
are born from a single drop of desire.
Even the sea that gets lost in a river...
comes to be swallowed by her.
"What I have received is enough,"
who has ever said that with a smile?
A greed stretching past every shore...
see it taking shape right here!
Wild and out of control,
let us stir up chaos!
Come, oh come,
let us trade our feelings!
Deeva, Deeva, come and touch me... (Male: Oh)
Deeva, Deeva, come beyond death!
Deeva, Deeva, come and touch me... (Male: Oh)
Deeva, Deeva, come beyond time!
If I smile, you become one with me.
If I give you value, you turn on.
If I push you away, you are ruined in a second.
I too am God!
A shadow cannot be trapped in a grip,
a repeating mistake will never stop.
A secret cuckoo will not cry out,
this is truly a silent war!
A mind can be born...
...completely fresh here.
And everything that was lost...
...can fully exist here.
An intoxicating flower toddles forward... (Male: Oh)
...and leaves its mark all around you.
If my little lips touch it... (Male: Oh)
even salty water tastes sweet.
Inside a glass case... (Male: Oh)
the standing doll smiles.
Saying "Don't touch me," from a distance... (Male: Oh)
it allows you to look.
Everything ever called beautiful... (Male: Oh)
will hesitate to come near her.
With this golden girl flashing like lightning... (Male: Oh)
watch the dance unfold!
Even if many moons pass by... (Male: Oh)
the town will still talk about me.
Take me along right away... (Male: Oh)
and let us cross beyond time.
Deeva, Deeva, come and touch me... (Male: Oh)
Deeva, Deeva, come beyond death!
Deeva, Deeva, come and touch me... (Male: Oh)
Deeva, Deeva, come beyond time!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song from the sci-fi thriller 'Mayavan' explores themes of intoxicating beauty, desire, immortality, and power. The protagonist sings of her captivating, larger-than-life presence that commands attention while keeping others at a distance, contrasting physical allure with profound philosophical declarations about conquering death and time.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhyme / Monorhyme (Adhukai & Monai)
“Diva diva ennai theendi nee vaa / Diva diva saavai thaandi nee vaa”
Tamil poetic devices involving second-letter rhyme (Edhukai) and first-letter rhyme (Monai) present across lines like 'theendi' and 'thaandi'.
Metaphor
“Satham illaatha yutham thaan”
Comparing a quiet psychological struggle or conflict to a 'satham illaatha yutham' (silent war).
Hyperbole
“En little lippu pattaa... Uppu thanni thithikkum”
Exaggerating the effect of her kiss making ocean water taste sweet.
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Trivia
'Mayavan' is a 2017 Tamil science fiction mystery thriller directed by C. V. Kumar. The film's musical score and songs were composed by Ghibran, with lyrics written by lyricist Vivek.
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