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Lavi

From Album Songs 2023 · 2023

Lyricist
Anbizha
Singer
Ari Karan
Music director
Sakthi Kamaleshwar
Movie name
Album Songs 2023
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
16 Mar 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Imaigal imaiyathayae
Iragaai sumanthidumae
Suvadai padhithiduvaai
Sudar vizhiyae
Sumaigal thaangidavae
Pirandhaval nee illaiyae
Pudhumai padaithiduvaai
Pugazh oliyae
Engum manadhilae kangal
Pudhaindhae kidandhidum
Thulaigal kollum kuzhalil thaan
Geetham pirandhidum
Thoongum vizhiyil thookangal
Tholaindhae poividum
Nee jeyikkum varaiyil
Un nizhalum unnai vilagidum
Unnaal mudiyadhendru thaan
Indha ulagamae kooridum
Adhaiyum thaandi muyandraal thaan
Nee vella koodidum
Pen nee nimirndhu nindralae
Vaanam idinthidum
Thuli nee thunindhu sendraalae
Un sogam mudindhidum
Nee pogum paadhaigalil
Mutkal niraindhidum
Adhu rusitha kurudhigalae
Vaagai soodidum
Nee pogum paadhaigalil
Mutkal niraindhidum
Adhu rusitha kurudhigalae
Vaagai soodidum
Nee dhaan nee dhaan
Ada unakku inaiyum
Adhai nee purindhu kol
Thee than theethan ada adhuvum
Neeyumena therindhu kol
Baaramae paarena
Thottram kattumae
Thoorena adhai kada
Ulagamae maarumae
Unnal mudiyathendru thaan
Indha ulagame kooridum
Adhaiyum thaandi muyandraal than
Nee vella koodidum
Pen nee nimirndhu nindralae
Vaanam idinthidum
Thuli nee thunindhu sendraalae
Un sogam mudindhidum
Imaigal imaiyathayae
Iragaai sumanthidumae
Suvadai padhithiduvaai
Sudar vizhiyae
Sumaigal thaangidavae
Pirandhaval nee illaiyae
Pudhumai padaithiduvaai
Pugazh oliyae
Unnal mudiyathendru thaan
Indha ulagame kooridum
Adhaiyum thaandi muyandraal than
Nee vella koodidum
Pen nee nimirndhu nindralae
Vaanam idinthidum
Vaanam idinthidum
Thuli nee thunindhu sendraalae
Un sogam mudindhidum
Un sogam mudindhidum
Just as eyelids carry themselves
As lightly as a feather,
Leave your footprint behind,
O bright-eyed one!
You were not born
Just to carry heavy burdens!
Go create something new,
O shining light of glory!
Everywhere within the heart,
Dreams lie buried deep.
Only through a flute with holes
Is sweet music born.
In eyes that long to sleep, rest
Will surely be lost.
Until the day you win,
Even your shadow will leave your side.
"You can never do it,"—
That is what this world will say.
Only if you push past that and try
Will you be able to win.
O woman, if you stand tall,
Even the skies will shake.
Even as a single drop, if you step forward with courage,
Your sorrow will come to an end.
Along the paths you walk,
Thorns will be scattered everywhere.
Yet the very blood they taste
Will wear the crown of victory!
Along the paths you walk,
Thorns will be scattered everywhere.
Yet the very blood they taste
Will wear the crown of victory!
You alone, yes you alone,
Are your own equal.
Understand this truth!
Fire is fierce fire,
Know that you are that very fire!
It may look like a heavy burden,
Appearing too huge to bear,
Pass through it like a light drizzle,
And the whole world will change!
"You can never do it,"—
That is what this world will say.
Only if you push past that and try
Will you be able to win.
O woman, if you stand tall,
Even the skies will shake.
Even as a single drop, if you step forward with courage,
Your sorrow will come to an end.
Just as eyelids carry themselves
As lightly as a feather,
Leave your footprint behind,
O bright-eyed one!
You were not born
Just to carry heavy burdens!
Go create something new,
O shining light of glory!
"You can never do it,"—
That is what this world will say.
Only if you push past that and try
Will you be able to win.
O woman, if you stand tall,
Even the skies will shake.
Even the skies will shake.
Even as a single drop, if you step forward with courage,
Your sorrow will come to an end.
Your sorrow will come to an end.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song serves as an empowering feminist anthem, encouraging women to break free from traditional societal burdens and realize their true strength. It conveys that women are born not merely to suffer or carry loads, but to innovate, achieve greatness, and light up the world. Using vivid imagery, the song illustrates that sweet music is born from a flute filled with holes, symbolizing how greatness and beauty emerge from pain and struggle.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uyarvu Navortchi Ani (Hyperbole)

Pen nee nimirndhu nindralae Vaanam idinthidum

Exaggerating the power of a woman's resolve by stating that if she stands upright with confidence, even the vast sky will shatter.

Metaphor

Thulaigal kollum kuzhalil thaan Geetham pirandhidum

Comparing the pain of struggle to a flute with holes that gives birth to music, representing beauty born from suffering.

Monaai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Imaigal imaiyathayae Iragaai sumanthidumae

Repetition of initial letters/sounds in consecutive lines (Imaigal / Iragaai, Suvadai / Sudar, Sumaigal).

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Trivia

This track is an independent Tamil motivational album song released in 2023, featuring music by Sakthi Kamaleshwar and lyrics by Anbizha. It gained popularity on social media platforms as an anthem for women empowerment and self-reliance.

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