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Lyrics & meaning

Jodi Nadhigal

From Anbe Odi Vaa · 1984

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Anbe Odi Vaa
Movie release year
1984
Lyrics added on
3 Jul 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Haa…aaaa…aaa..aaa…aaa..aaa..aaa….
Laa… laalallaalaa laa…
Laala lalalala laalallaalaa
Lalala lala lalala lala lalala lala lalala lala
Jodi nadhigal paadhai vilagi
Serndhana kadhai pesina
Jodi nadhigal paadhai vilagi
Serndhana kadhai pesina
Iru karai muzhudhum ini malar valarum
Iru karai muzhudhum ini malar valarum
Aahaa jodi nadhigal paadhai vilagi
Serndhana kadhai pesina
Anbae en nenjam melum thaalaadhu
Meendum en kannil kanneer koodaadhu
Raagam maaralaam nee thaan pallavi
Kaayam naeralaam nee thaan pournami
Idhu kaadhal illai idhu kaadhal illai enbadhaal
Ninaivugal maraiyumaa kanavugal karaiyumaa
Vaanum mannum indrodu ondraaga
Jodi nadhigal paadhai vilagi
Serndhana kadhai pesina
Iru karai muzhudhum ini malar valarum
Aahaa jodi nadhigal paadhai vilagi
Serndhana kadhai pesina
Aahaa en veenai meendum paadaadho
Kaadhal poo maalai tholai thaedaadho
Neeyo poo vanam un maunam sammadham
Un nenjam en vasam en vaazhvae un vasam
Idhu naesam illai idhu naesam illai paasamae
Iruvarum pazhaginom idaiyilae vilaginom
Kaalam meendum kaiyodu kai serkka
Jodi nadhigal paadhai vilagi
Serndhana kadhai pesina
Iru karai muzhudhum ini malar valarum
Iru karai muzhudhum ini malar valarum
Aahaa jodi nadhigal paadhai vilagi
Serndhana kadhai pesina
Hmm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm
Aah... aah... aa... aa... aah... aah... aah...
La... la la la la la...
La la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la
A pair of rivers parted ways,
met again and shared their stories.
A pair of rivers parted ways,
met again and shared their stories.
From now on, flowers will bloom across both banks.
From now on, flowers will bloom across both banks.
Aha, a pair of rivers parted ways,
met again and shared their stories.
My love, my heart cannot bear any more pain.
Tears must not fill my eyes again.
The tune may change, but you remain the refrain.
Wounds may come, but you are my full moon.
Just by claiming this is not love, this is not love,
will memories fade, will dreams dissolve?
As the sky and the earth unite today...
A pair of rivers parted ways,
met again and shared their stories.
From now on, flowers will bloom across both banks.
Aha, a pair of rivers parted ways,
met again and shared their stories.
Aha, won't my veena (string instrument) sing again?
Won't the garland of love seek these shoulders?
You are a flower garden, and your silence is your consent.
Your heart belongs to me, and my whole life belongs to you.
This isn't just fondness, this is pure love.
We grew close, then drifted apart along the way.
As time joins our hands together once again...
A pair of rivers parted ways,
met again and shared their stories.
From now on, flowers will bloom across both banks.
From now on, flowers will bloom across both banks.
Aha, a pair of rivers parted ways,
met again and shared their stories.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song uses the poetic metaphor of two separated rivers reuniting to portray lovers who were parted by circumstances and have now come together again. It expresses deep romantic longing, grief over past separation, and the hopeful promise of a beautiful future flourishing like blooming flowers along the banks of reunited streams. Vaali's lyrics emphasize that true love transcends changing circumstances and external denial, remaining immortal like the core refrain of a song.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai)

“Jodi nadhigal paadhai vilagi / Serndhana kadhai pesina”

Comparing the separated and reunited lovers to two rivers changing course and meeting again to share their stories.

Edhugai (Second letter rhyme)

“Raagam maaralaam nee thaan pallavi / Kaayam naeralaam nee thaan pournami”

The second consonant sound 'ya'/'ga' aligns between 'Raagam' and 'Kaayam'.

Rhetorical Question

“Ninaivugal maraiyumaa kanavugal karaiyumaa”

The speaker asks rhetorical questions about whether memories will fade or dreams dissolve simply because others deny their love.

Metaphor

“Neeyo poo vanam un maunam sammadham”

Describing the beloved as a blooming flower garden whose silence implies consent.

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Trivia

The song is featured in the 1984 Tamil romantic film 'Anbe Odi Vaa' starring Mohan and Urvashi, with lyrics penned by Vaali.

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