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Lyrics & meaning

Move Your Body

From Vai Raja Vai · 2015

Lyricist
Dhanush
Singer
Ilayaraja
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
Vai Raja Vai2015

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Kaalam porandhiduchuTime has arrived
Kaathu thirumbidichuThe wind has turned in our favor
Kaasu neranjiduchuMoney has filled up
Nanba vaadaCome on, friend!
Male
Megam pozhinjiduchuClouds have poured down rain
Yogam adichiruchuGood luck has struck
Paadha amainjiruchuThe path has been set
Nanba vaadaCome on, friend!
Male
{Pagaivanai jeichachu{We conquered the enemy
Tholachachu.. hey nanba vaadaLost them completely.. hey come on friend
Kadangala mudichachuCleared off all debts
Kalichachu.. hey nanba vaada} (2)Spent it away.. hey come on friend} (2)
Male
Ada netru illa.. naalai illaHey, there is no yesterday.. no tomorrow
Netru indru naalai enbathu enakillaConcepts like yesterday, today, and tomorrow don't exist for me
Hey nanba ada.. ada..Hey friend, oh.. oh..
Ada nanbaOh friend
Naa eppovumae RAJA thaandaI am always a KING, man!
Chorus
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Move your bodyMove your body
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Move your bodyMove your body
Move your move your move yourMove your move your move your
Move move move your move your bodyMove move move your move your body
Move move move your move your bodyMove move move your move your body
Di..di ..di…Di..di ..di…
Male
Puncture aana wheel-ahYou created me like a punctured wheel
Enna padachaYou created me
En cycle tube ah serthuTogether with my cycle inner tube
Neethaan kizhichaYou were the one who tore it up
Naa unna matum yenoWhy did I foolishly
Nambi tholachenPut my trust in you and lose everything?
En vaazhkaiyoda guide-ahThe guide to my life
Nee yenthaan tholachaWhy on earth did you lose it?
Male
Ishtathukku vidhiyaYou wrote destiny
Ezhudhi vachaWhichever way you felt like
Kastathukku cousins-ahYou gave birth to cousins
Porakka vachaFor my suffering
Ulagathula porandhaalumEven if we are born into this world
Nashtam illaThere is no loss
Irandhaalum nashtam illaEven if we die, there is no loss
Yedhukaaga vanthomWhy did we come here?
Neeyae yosiThink about it yourself
Male
Move your move your body.. ok maMove your move your body.. ok ma
Move your move your move yourMove your move your move your
Move your body…okaay maMove your body…okaay ma
Male
Kaasu iruntha.. kaasu iruntha..If you have money.. if you have money..
Kaasu iruntha..If you have money..
Daily night partyParty every night
Male
Lets shower with moneyLets shower with money
Yeah.. floating in money money moneyYeah.. floating in money money money
Male
Heyyy….adhirstam adichaHeyyy…. when luck strikes
Yedhuvum nadakkumAnything can happen
Mazhai penja vaanamThe sky raining down
Kodai pidikkumWill hold an umbrella for itself
Unakkum pudhusaA brand new world
Ulagam porakkumWill be born for you too
Adhula unakellamIn that, everything for you
AmanjirukkumWill fall into place
Male
Enakkunu ippoFor me now
Kaadhal undu.. kaasu undu..There is love.. there is money..
Kalaiyaadha kanavum unduThere is an undying dream too
Personal ah enakkuPersonally, for me
Devadhaigal unduThere are angels
Male
Nanba hey nanbaFriend, hey friend
Ithu namakku mattumThis is just for us
Unadhu vidhiyai madhiyaalOverturn your destiny
Puratti podu neeUsing your intellect
Male
{Move your move your move your{Move your move your move your
Move your body} (2)Move your body} (2)
Male
Kaasu.. kaasu.. kaasu..Money.. money.. money..
Kaasu.. kaasu.. kaasu..Money.. money.. money..
Kaasu iruntha..If there is money..
Daily night party..Daily night party..
Par-ti ti..par ti ti…Par-ti ti..par ti ti…

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Move Your Body from the movie Vai Raja Vai (2015) is an energetic party track celebrating wealth, luck, and living in the present. The lyrics open with themes of changing fortunes, clearing old debts, overcoming enemies, and rising above life's obstacles to live king-size. The song playfully questions God and fate regarding life's struggles, only to assert that intelligence and self-belief can overturn any destiny. The latter half highlights how financial success and good luck transform perception, creating new opportunities and happiness. Blending party imagery with optimistic philosophy, the song encourages listeners to let go of worries about past and future, embrace current happiness, and celebrate life through dance.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Kaalam porandhiduchu / Kaathu thirumbidichu / Kaasu neranjiduchu

The opening lines use rhyming verb endings '-iduchu' (porandhiduchu, thirumbidichu, neranjiduchu) to create rhythm.

Metaphor

Puncture aana wheel-ah / Enna padacha / En cycle tube ah serthu / Neethaan kizhicha

Compares human vulnerability and life's early struggles to a punctured cycle tire.

Monaai (Initial Alliteration)

Kaadhal undu.. kaasu undu..

Repetition of the 'K' consonant sound at the start of adjacent words.

Proverbial Allusion (Pazhamozhi)

Unadhu vidhiyai madhiyaal / Puratti podu nee

Alludes to the famous Tamil proverb 'Vidhiyai madhiyaal vellalaam' (Conquer fate with intellect).

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Trivia

Move Your Body was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for the film Vai Raja Vai (directed by Aishwarya R. Dhanush) and features energetic vocals by his father, legendary music maestro Ilaiyaraaja. The lyrics were written by actor Dhanush, making it a notable collaboration between the prominent film families.

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