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Lyrics & meaning

Nambikkai Vaidhuvidu

From Silambu · 1990

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
K. J. Jesudass
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Silambu
Movie release year
1990
Lyrics added on
26 Nov 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nambikkai vaiththuvidu
Nambikkai vaiththuvidu
Nambikkai vaiththuvidu
Dheivanaayagi kai koduppaal
Nalla naal varum kann thirappaal
Ambigai enbaval annaiyadi
Nee aval madiyaadum pillaiyadi
Ambiai enbaval annaiyadi
Nee aval madiyaadum pillaiyadi
Nambikkai vaiththuvidu
Dheivanaayagi kai koduppaal
Nalla naal varum kann thirappaal
Nalla naal varum kann thirappaal
Sokka pon thee vaiththu suttaalum ennaagum
Sobhikkum maenmelum
Sodhikkum neraththil paadikkum nenanal
Saathikkum ennaalum
Indru natta vidhai
Naalai nalla maramaagi aayiram poo pookkum
Seiyum thiyaagangalum niyaaya dheepangalum
Sollum paadhaikku kai kaattum
Kannukkul ezhum eeram mellaththaanae theerum
Iravuggal yaavum vidinthu vidum
Iravuggal yaavum vidinthu vidum
Ketta kanavugal yaavum kalainthuvidum
Ketta kanavugal yaavum kalainthuvidum
Nambikkai vaiththuvidu
Dheivanaayagi kai koduppaal
Nalla naal varum kann thirappaal
Nalla naal varum kann thirappaal
Dheivaththin mael unthan paaraththai podammaa
Sogangal thoolaagum
Kallukkul vaazhgindra thaeraikkum sorittu
Kaappaval thaayaagum
Kaalam koodum varai kaayam aarum varai
Konjam thaangidu penn maanae
Indru aatti vaippaal pinbu saerthanaippaal
Antha thaayumor pennthaanae
Ammammaa edhirkaalam ennam polaeyaagum
Mudivugal yaavum thaai vasamthaan….aa…
Mudivugal yaavum thaai vasamthaan
Seiyum muyarchchigal maaththiram nam vasamthaan
Seiyum muyarchchigal maaththiram nam vasamthaan
Nambikkai vaiththuvidu
Dheivanaayagi kai koduppaal
Nalla naal varum kann thirappaal
Nalla naal varum kann thirappaal…..
Have faith
Have faith
Have faith
The Goddess will lend a helping hand
A good day will come, and she will open her eyes to bless you
Goddess Ambikai is a loving mother
And you are the child playing on her lap
Goddess Ambikai is a loving mother
And you are the child playing on her lap
Have faith
The Goddess will lend a helping hand
A good day will come, and she will open her eyes to bless you
A good day will come, and she will open her eyes to bless you
Even if pure gold is tested in fire, what will happen?
It will only shine brighter and brighter
The hearts that endure pain in times of trial
Will surely succeed in the end
The seed planted today
Will become a great tree tomorrow and bloom with a thousand flowers
The sacrifices made and the lamps of righteousness
Will guide the path ahead
The tears in your eyes will slowly fade away
Every dark night will turn into dawn...
Every dark night will turn into dawn
All bad dreams will fade away
All bad dreams will fade away
Have faith
The Goddess will lend a helping hand
A good day will come, and she will open her eyes to bless you
A good day will come, and she will open her eyes to bless you
Surrender your burdens to God, my child
All your sorrows will turn to dust
Even for a frog trapped inside a stone, she provides food
She is the mother who protects everyone
Until the right time arrives, until your wounds heal
Bear it for a little while, my gentle deer
She may test you today, but she will embrace you later
After all, that Mother is a woman too
Oh, your future will turn out just as your heart desires
All outcomes rest in Mother's hands... ah...
All outcomes rest in Mother's hands
Only the efforts we put in are in our hands
Only the efforts we put in are in our hands
Have faith
The Goddess will lend a helping hand
A good day will come, and she will open her eyes to bless you
A good day will come, and she will open her eyes to bless you...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Nambikkai Vaiththuvidu is an uplifting, spiritual solace song from the film Silambu (1990), written by the celebrated lyricist Vaali. The song offers deep comfort and encouragement to a suffering woman, urging her to surrender her burdens to Goddess Deivanayagi and hold onto hope. Through imagery of gold refined by fire and seeds growing into flowering trees, it conveys that hardships are merely temporary tests that refine character and lead to brighter tomorrows.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Sokka pon thee vaiththu suttaalum ennaagum

Compares a soul enduring hardship to pure gold refined in fire, which only shines brighter after heat.

Anaphora

Nambikkai vaiththuvidu

Repetition of 'Nambikkai vaiththuvidu' at the beginning of stanzas reinforces the dominant theme of faith.

Monai (Initial Rhyme)

Kallukkul vaazhgindra thaeraikkum sorittu

Initial letter alliteration ('Ka' in 'Kallukkul' and 'Kaappaval') creates rhythmic harmony while celebrating divine care.

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Trivia

The lyricist Vaali uses classic Tamil idioms such as 'Kallukkul vaazhum thaerai' (the toad inside a stone) to express divine providence, a timeless motif in Tamil devotional literature.

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