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O Baby

From Kadhalukku Mariyadhai · 1997

Lyricist
Pazhani Bharathi
Singers
Vijay, Bhavatharani
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Kadhalukku Mariyadhai
Movie release year
1997
Lyrics added on
24 Oct 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Nanana nana naa naa
Nanana nana naa naa
Naa nana naaa….} (2)
Vizhiyil vizhi modhi
Idhaya kadhavindru thirandhadhae
Female :Vizhiyil vizhi modhi
Idhaya kadhavindru thirandhadhae
Iravu pagalaagi
Idhayam kiliyaagi parandhadhae
Female :Iravu pagalaagi
Idhayam kiliyaagi parandhadhae
Heyy kaadhal nenjai
Female :Heyy kaadhal nenjai
Male :Yaarodu solven
Female :Yaarodu solven
Vandhu pona dhevadhai
Female :Vandhu pona dhevadhai
Male :Nenjai alli ponadhae
Female :Nenjai alli ponadhae
Male :Nenjai alli ponadhae
Heyy hey hey
Male :Ho baby baby
En dheva dhevi
Ho baby baby
En kaadhal jyodhi
Oru paarvai veesi chendraal
Ho..ulagam vidindhadhingae
Vaarththai pesavillai
Ellaam purindhadhingae
Ini idhayamellaam
Dhinamum dhinamum mazhaidhaan
Ho baby baby
En dheva dhevi
Paarvai vizhundhadhum
Uyir varai dhegam nanaindhadhu
Swaasam muzhuvadhum
Pookalin vaasam niraindhadhu
Netru indha maatram
Endhan nenjil illai
Kaatru endhan kaadhil
Kavidhai sonnadhillai
Ho…irudhayam iru pakkam thudikkudhae
Alai vandhu alai vandhu adikkudhae
Enakkullaedhaan
Ho baby baby
En dheva dhevi
Ho baby baby
En kaadhal jyodhi
Naa nana nananaa nananaaa
Naa nana nananaa nananaaa
Nannanana nan naa naaa….
Jeevan malarndhadhu
Pudhu sugam engum valarndhadhu
Dhevan ezhudhidum
Theerppugal idhudhaan purindhadhu
Oorai ketkkavillai
Perum thevai illai
Kaalam dhesam ellaam
Kaadhal vaanin yellai
Oh dhevadhai dharisanam kidaiththadhae
Aalaya mani engum oliththadhae
Ennai thandhen
Ho baby baby
En dheva dhevi
Ho baby baby
En kaadhal jyodhi
Oru paarvai veesi chendraal
Ho..ulagam vidindhadhingae
Vaarththai pesavillai
Ellaam purindhadhingae
Ini idhayamellaam
Dhinamum dhinamum mazhaidhaan
Ho baby baby
En dheva dhevi
Hi baby baby
En kaadhal jyodhi….yeah
{Na nana na na
Na nana na na
Na nana naa...} (2)
As our eyes met,
the door to my heart opened today!
Female: As our eyes met,
the door to my heart opened today!
Night turned to day,
and my heart flew like a parrot!
Female: Night turned to day,
and my heart flew like a parrot!
Hey, this loving heart,
Female: Hey, this loving heart,
Male: To whom shall I tell?
Female: To whom shall I tell?
The goddess who came and went,
Female: The goddess who came and went,
Male: swept my heart away!
Female: swept my heart away!
Male: swept my heart away!
Hey hey hey
Male: Oh baby, baby!
My divine goddess!
Oh baby, baby!
The light of my love!
She cast a glance and walked away,
oh... the world dawned right here!
Not a word was spoken,
yet everything was understood right here!
From now on, in my heart,
it's rain every single day!
Oh baby, baby!
My divine goddess!
The moment her gaze fell on me,
my body was drenched to the soul.
With every breath,
the fragrance of flowers filled me.
Yesterday, this change
was not in my heart.
The breeze had never
whispered poetry in my ear.
Oh... my heart beats on both sides,
waves crash over and over,
deep within me!
Oh baby, baby!
My divine goddess!
Oh baby, baby!
The light of my love!
Na nana nananaa nananaa
Na nana nananaa nananaa
Nan-nana-na nan naa naa...
Life has blossomed,
a new joy has grown everywhere.
That this is God's decree,
I finally understand.
I did not ask the world,
nor is there any great need.
All of time and land
is just the reach of love's sky.
Oh, I caught a glimpse of my goddess!
Temple bells chimed all around!
I gave myself away!
Oh baby, baby!
My divine goddess!
Oh baby, baby!
The light of my love!
She cast a glance and walked away,
oh... the world dawned right here!
Not a word was spoken,
yet everything was understood right here!
From now on, in my heart,
it's rain every single day!
Oh baby, baby!
My divine goddess!
Hey baby, baby!
The light of my love... yeah!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

O Baby Baby (Vizhiyil Vizhi Modhi) from Kadhalukku Mariyadhai captures the ecstatic euphoria of falling in love at first sight. The song depicts the sudden emotional transformation experienced when two pair of eyes meet, turning ordinary moments into vibrant sensory experiences. The protagonist describes how a single glance from his beloved brings warmth like dawn, making his heart soar like a bird and beat like crashing ocean waves.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Idhayam kiliyaagi parandhadhae

Compares the joyful heart taking flight to a parrot soaring in the sky.

Personification

Kaatru endhan kaadhil kavidhai sonnadhillai

Attributes the human action of reciting poetry to the breeze.

Simile / Visual Imagery

Alai vandhu alai vandhu adikkudhae

Evokes visual and emotional imagery by comparing inner emotional thrashing to crashing ocean waves.

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