- Lyricist
- Dhanush
- Singer
- Ilayaraja
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Movie name
- Vai Raja Vai
- Movie release year
- 2015
- Lyrics added on
- 12 Mar 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
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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