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Naadodi

From Raghu Dixit Music · 2024

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singer
Raghu Dixit
Music director
Raghu Dixit
Movie name
Raghu Dixit Music
Movie release year
2024
Lyrics added on
20 Nov 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hoo
Naadodi naan naadodi
Oru ilaiyaai puyalil
Alaiyum naadodi
Hae
Naadodi naan naadodi
Avan kaattidum vazhiyil
Thiriyum naadodi
Odida thaedida aadida paadida
Kaaranamillaa naadodi
Naadedhu veededhu naaledhu iravedhu
Yedhumae illaa naadodi
Avan udhaithidum kaalpandhaaga
Dhinam oru dhisai naanum poga
Avan kattalai ittidum podhu
Mun chella nenjinil oru bayam yedhu?
Naadodi naan naadodi
Oru ilaiyaai puyalil
Alaiyum naadodi
Hae
Naadodi naan naadodi
Avan kaaladi thaediyae
Pogira naadodi
Oh kaivilangena kaalvilangena
Uraavugal ini enakkillai
Naanennum kugaiyinullae
Tholaivadhupol sugamillai
En yaakkai enum sirai vittu
En uyir nadakkudhu man thottu
Manninil manaiyillai enakku
Kaaladi mannae en manai ilakku
En naetrenum ninaivae illai
Naalai enum thollai illai
Mudhuginil thugal baaram illai
Vizhiyinil thuli kanneer illai
Tholvi illai vetriyum illai
Nandrikkadan edhuvum illai
Kaadhal illai o adhanaalae
Niraagarikkum bayamae illai
Naadodi naan naadodi
Oru ilaiyaai puyalil
Alaiyum naadodi
Hae
Naadodi naan naadodi
Avan kaattidum vazhiyil
Thiriyum naadodi
Naadodi naan naadodi
Oru ilaiyaai puyalil
Alaiyum naadodi
Hae
Naadodi naan naadodi
Avan Avan kaaladi thaediyae
Pogira naadodi
Odida thaedida aadida paadida
Kaaranamillaa naadodi
Naadedhu veededhu naaledhu iravedhu
Yedhumae illaa naadodi
Avan udhaithidum kaalpandhaaga
Dhinam oru dhisai naanum poga
Avan kattalai ittidum podhu
Mun chella nenjinil oru bayam yedhu?
Naadodi naan naadodi
Oru ilaiyaai puyalil
Alaiyum naadodi
Hae
Naadodi naan naadodi
Avan kaattidum vazhiyil
Thiriyum naadodi
Hoo
I am a nomad, a wanderer,
Like a leaf caught in a storm,
A nomad drifting along.
Hey
I am a nomad, a wanderer,
Along the path he shows,
A nomad roaming free.
To run, to search, to dance, to sing,
A nomad with no reason.
What land, what home, what day, what night?
A nomad with nothing at all.
Like a football that he kicks,
Heading in a new direction every day,
When he gives the command,
What fear is in my heart to move forward?
I am a nomad, a wanderer,
Like a leaf caught in a storm,
A nomad drifting along.
Hey
I am a nomad, a wanderer,
Searching for his footsteps,
A nomad walking on.
Like handcuffs and shackles on my feet,
I have no attachments anymore.
Inside the cave of myself,
There is no joy like losing myself.
Leaving the prison of my body,
My soul walks, touching the earth.
I have no house on this earth,
The dust beneath my feet is my home and destination.
I have no memory called yesterday,
No trouble called tomorrow.
Not a speck of burden on my back,
Not a single tear in my eyes.
There is no defeat, and no victory either,
There is no debt of gratitude to repay.
There is no love, oh and therefore,
There is no fear of rejection.
I am a nomad, a wanderer,
Like a leaf caught in a storm,
A nomad drifting along.
Hey
I am a nomad, a wanderer,
Along the path he shows,
A nomad roaming free.
I am a nomad, a wanderer,
Like a leaf caught in a storm,
A nomad drifting along.
Hey
I am a nomad, a wanderer,
Searching for his footsteps,
A nomad walking on.
To run, to search, to dance, to sing,
A nomad with no reason.
What land, what home, what day, what night?
A nomad with nothing at all.
Like a football that he kicks,
Heading in a new direction every day,
When he gives the command,
What fear is in my heart to move forward?
I am a nomad, a wanderer,
Like a leaf caught in a storm,
A nomad drifting along.
Hey
I am a nomad, a wanderer,
Along the path he shows,
A nomad roaming free.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Naadodi (Nomad) is a high-energy philosophical track that celebrates spiritual surrender, radical freedom, and detachment from worldly identity. The singer portrays himself as a wandering soul or a leaf carried by a storm, entirely dependent on divine guidance. Free from the constraints of home, time, past memories, future anxieties, and human attachments, he travels aimlessly without fear of failure or rejection.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

En yaakkai enum sirai vittu

Compares the human body to a prison ('yaakkai enum sirai') and ego/self-identity to a cave ('naanennum kugai').

Simile (Uvamai)

Oru ilaiyaai puyalil alaiyum naadodi

Compares the protagonist to a leaf tossed in a storm and a football kicked around by fate/God.

Internal Rhyme (Iyaibu)

Odida thaedida aadida paadida

Rhythmic repetition of verb endings creating a musical cadence: Odida / thaedida / aadida / paadida.

Refrain / Anaphora

Naadodi naan naadodi

The phrase 'Naadodi naan naadodi' is repeatedly reinforced throughout the song to anchor the central theme of nomadic existence.

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Trivia

Composed and sung by popular Indian folk-rock artist Raghu Dixit with lyrics penned by Tamil lyricist Madhan Karky, the song blends Raghu Dixit's signature rustic, earthy vocal power with introspective Tamil poetry.

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