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Lyrics & meaning

Iru Vizhiyin Vazhiye

From Siva · 1989

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Siva
Movie release year
1989
Lyrics added on
24 Jan 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Lala laalaa…laalaa laalaa
Iru vizhiyin vazhiyae neeyaa vandhu ponadhu
Ini vidiyum varaiyil thookkam yenna aavadhu
Iru paarvaigal parimaaridum
Mana aasaigal anai meeridum
Anai meerum bodhu kaaval yedhu
Vizhiyin vazhiyae neeyaa vandhu ponadhu
Ini vidiyum varaiyil thookkam yenna aavadhu
Thottil idum iru themaangani
Yen tholil aada vendumae
Kattil idum unn kaaman kili
Malar maalai sooda vendumae
Konjam poru konjam poru
Thedhi ondru paarkiren
Konjum kili manjam idum
Thedhi solla pogiren
Kaarkaala megam varum…
Female :Kalyaana raagam tharum…
Male :Paadattum naadhaswaram…
Female :Paarkattum naalum sugam…
Vidi kaalaiyum ila maalaiyum
Idaivelai indri inba dharisanam…
Vizhiyin vazhiyae neeyaa vandhu ponadhu
Ini vidiyum varaiyil thookkam yenna aavadhu
Iru paarvaigal parimaaridum
Mana aasaigal anai meeridum
Anai meerum bodhu kaaval yedhu
Vizhiyin vazhiyae neeyaa vandhu ponadhu
Male :Ini vidiyum varaiyil thookkam yenna aavadhu
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Unn meniyum nilai kannaadiyum
Rasam poosa yenna kaaranam
Ovvondrilum unai nee kaanalaam
Idhai ketpadhenna naadagam
Yenghae yenghae orae dharam
Yennai unnil paarkiren
Idho idho orae sugam
Naanum indru paarkiren
Thenpaandi muthukkalaa
Female :Nee sindhum muthangalaa
Nogaamal konjam kodu
Female :Unn maarbil manjam idu
Iru tholgalil oru vaanavil
adhu boomi thedi vandha adhisayam
Vizhiyin vazhiyae neeyaa vandhu ponadhu
Ini vidiyum varaiyil thookkam yenna aavadhu
Iru paarvaigal parimaaridum
Mana aasaigal anai meeridum
Anai meerum bodhu kaaval yedhu
...
Lala laalaa… laalaa laalaa
Was it you who passed through my two eyes?
Until dawn arrives, what will become of my sleep?
When two glances are exchanged,
The heart's desires breach all bounds.
When the dam breaks, what guard can stand?
Was it you who passed through my eyes?
Until dawn arrives, what will become of my sleep?
These sweet mangoes that sway like a cradle,
Must dance upon my shoulders.
Your parrot of passion on the bed,
Must be adorned with a garland of flowers.
Wait a little, wait a little,
I am looking for an auspicious date.
The loving parrot will set the bed,
I am going to announce the date.
Monsoon clouds will gather...
Female: Bringing wedding melodies...
Male: Let the nadaswaram play...
Female: Let every day bring joyful bliss...
In the early morning and the soft evening,
An uninterrupted, blissful vision...
Was it you who passed through my eyes?
Until dawn arrives, what will become of my sleep?
When two glances are exchanged,
The heart's desires breach all bounds.
When the dam breaks, what guard can stand?
Was it you who passed through my eyes?
Male: Until dawn arrives, what will become of my sleep?
...
Your body and the standing mirror,
Why are they both coated with reflective backing?
In each, you can see yourself,
Why ask this playfulness?
Where, oh where? Just once,
I see myself within you.
Here, right here, a singular joy,
I too experience today.
Are these pearls from the southern Pandyan land?
Female: Or are they the kisses you shower?
Give them gently without hurting,
Female: Make a bed upon your chest.
A rainbow resting across two shoulders,
A wonder that came seeking the earth.
Was it you who passed through my eyes?
Until dawn arrives, what will become of my sleep?
When two glances are exchanged,
The heart's desires breach all bounds.
When the dam breaks, what guard can stand?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic duet from the movie 'Siva' (1989) expresses the deep emotional and physical connection between two lovers. The lyrics beautifully capture the sensation of love entering one's life through a mere gaze, disrupting sleep and unleashing uncontrollable romantic desires. The lovers playfully converse about their anticipation of marriage, comparing their affection to natural wonders like monsoon clouds, rainbows, and Pandyan pearls. The song emphasizes how love blurs boundaries between two individuals until they see themselves in each other, longing for an everlasting union day and night.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagamm)

“Thottil idum iru themaangani”

Comparing sweet physical charms to 'themaangani' (sweet mangoes) and love to 'kaaman kili' (parrot of Cupid).

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

“Iru tholgalil oru vaanavil adhu boomi thedi vandha adhisayam”

Describing two shoulders adorned by love as a rainbow that descended from the heavens searching for Earth.

Emona / Rhyme (Monai and Ethirai)

“Iru paarvaigal parimaaridum / Mana aasaigal anai meeridum”

Use of internal rhyming and rhythmic repetition across lines like 'Iru paarvaigal' and 'Mana aasaigal'.

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Trivia

Though listed with unknown attributes in basic contexts, 'Iru Vizhiyin' from Siva (1989) was composed by the legendary maestro Ilaiyaraaja, sung by K.J. Yesudas and K.S. Chithra, with lyrics penned by Pulamaipithan. The film stars Rajinikanth and Shobana.

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