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Lyrics & meaning

Diya Diya

From Bun Butter Jam · 2025

Lyricist
Karthik Netha
Singers
Sid Sriram, Nivas K. Prasanna
Music director
Nivas K. Prasanna
Details
Bun Butter Jam2025

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Kannae en kadhal siragaeMy eye, my wing of love
Ennullae vanthu vizhunthaaiYou came and fell within me
Munnaalil naanum ariyaaA state which I never knew in the past
Mounaththai neeyae koduththaaiYou yourself gave me this peaceful silence
Male
Kanneerin kaattai eriththaeBurning down the forest of tears
Vinmeenai vaari iraiththaaiYou scattered a handful of stars
Thanneeril vizhum mazhaiyaaiLike rain falling directly into water
Ennodu neeyum inaiththaaiYou merged yourself inextricably with me
Male
Kanmaniyae….ae….nee yaaro…Oh my darling... who are you...
Unnudanae…ae….vaazhveno…Will I spend my life together with you...
Male
Theeraatha kadhal thanthuGiving me endless, unquenchable love
Theeyil ennai thaiththa theeyaeOh fire that stitched me inside fire!
Male
Diya diya oo diya diyaDiya diya oo diya diya
Diya diya aaraadiyaaDiya diya aaraadiyaa
Hae diya diya oo diya diyaHey diya diya oo diya diya
Oo diya diya oo aaraadiyaa hae…ae…aa….Oh diya diya oo aaraadiyaa hae...ae...aa...
Male
Kannae en kadhal siragaeMy eye, my wing of love
Ennullae vaanam varainthaaiYou drew a vast sky within me
Munnaalil naanum ariyaa…aa….A state which I never knew in the past...
Mounaththai neeyae koduththaaiYou yourself gave me this peaceful silence
Male
Orr ilaimael perolipolLike a brilliant light falling on a leaf
Nee vizhunthaai naan vidinthaenYou fell, and I awakened like a new day
Koon pirai naan nee eduththaaiI was a bent crescent moon, you picked me up
Orr nivaai naan nilaithaenAnd I stood tall, becoming a full moon
Male
Maayavizhi kaattumvazhiAlong the path shown by your magical eyes
Poguthadi kadhal nadhi vaaThe river of love flows on, come
Uyirae….ae…oozhae varamae….ae…Oh my life... oh fate, oh divine gift...
Male
Theeraatha kadhal thanthuGiving me endless, unquenchable love
Theeyil ennai thaiththa theeyaeOh fire that stitched me inside fire!
Male
Diya diya oo diya diyaDiya diya oo diya diya
Diya diya aaraadiyaaDiya diya aaraadiyaa
Hae diya diya oo diya diyaHey diya diya oo diya diya
Oo diya diya oo aaraadiyaa hae…ae…aa….Oh diya diya oo aaraadiyaa hae...ae...aa...
Male
Kanmaniyae….ae….nee yaaro…Oh my darling... who are you...
Unnudanae…ae….vaazhveno…Will I spend my life together with you...
Male
Theeraatha kadhal thanthuGiving me endless, unquenchable love
Theeyil ennai thaiththa theeyaeOh fire that stitched me inside fire!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This evocative track from the film 'Bun Butter Jam' (2025) expresses a profound, transformative love where the presence of the beloved reshapes the protagonist's emotional landscape. The lyrics portray love as a divine force that burns away past sorrows ('forest of tears') and transforms a incomplete soul (a crescent moon) into a complete, shining entity (a full moon). Filled with wonder and tender vulnerability, the speaker reflects on the mystery of destiny and ponders whether he will be fortunate enough to spend his entire life journey with his soulmate.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

Thanneeril vizhum mazhaiyaai

Compares the seamless merging of lovers to rain dropping directly into a body of water.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Kanneerin kaattai eriththae

Metaphorically turns sorrow into a dense forest ('kanneerin kaadu') that gets burned away by love.

Paradox / Imagery

Theeyil ennai thaiththa theeyae

Describes love as a paradoxically soothing fire that stitches and binds the soul together within flame.

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Theeraatha kadhal thanthu / Theeyil ennai thaiththa theeyae

Repetition of the 'Th' consonant sound across consecutive lines ('Theeraatha' and 'Theeyil').

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Trivia

'Bun Butter Jam' features music composed by Nivas K. Prasanna, who collaborates once again with lyricist Karthik Netha and vocalist Sid Sriram. The trio is well known in Tamil cinema for creating soulful, poetry-rich romantic melodies.

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