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Poyi Vaadi

From TTT : Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil · 2026

Lyricist
Vivek
Singers
Shakthisree Gopalan, Vishnu Vijay
Music director
Vishnu Vijay
Movie name
TTT : Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil
Movie release year
2026
Lyrics added on
2 Feb 2026

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Haa…haa aaa..haa…haa..aaa
Haa…haa aaa..haa…haa..aaa
Poyi vaadi
Ini thadai yedhadi
Chinna vidai eedhadhi
Ooroo pazhayadhadi
Indha neer alai
Oorai kazhuvi seeraakkudhu
Ippaavangal poguthadi
Kayi kattum yaanai pola
Maanidane thannai marappaan
Ottrai kayittril adanginaan
Sila kaalam thaan thirundhuvaan
Sila kalam thirundhuvaan
Suzhalil poo pol nee nazhuvi sendraaye
Puyal kaatril nee eragaai sendraai
Suzhal idam kaayala
Puyal idho maayam aagudhe
Ha… ha ah… ha… ha… ah…
Ha… ha ah… ha… ha… ah…
Go on, my dear, farewell.
What is there to hold you back now?
Just grant a small farewell.
This town is the same old place.
These waves of water
wash over the town and set it right,
and all these sins are washed away.
Like an elephant bound by ropes,
man forgets his own true strength;
he yields to a single cord,
and only mends his ways for a little while.
He changes only for a little while.
Like a flower in a whirlpool, you slipped away.
Like a feather in a storm, you drifted away.
The wet mark of the whirlpool has not even dried,
and look, the storm is already vanishing.
Female
Female
Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song presents an introspective farewell filled with themes of redemption, spiritual cleansing, and human impermanence. It uses vivid nature imagery to portray a soul's delicate journey amidst chaos and life's inescapable rhythms. The lyrics compare human nature to a majestic elephant restrained by a single rope, illustrating how people forget their true power and only temporarily change their ways. As sins wash away like an old town cleansed by waves, a delicate presence slips through life's turbulence like a flower in a whirlpool and a feather in the wind, leaving behind a tranquil aftermath.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile

Kayi kattum yaanai pola

Compares human restraint and forgotten potential to an elephant bound by its legs.

Simile

Suzhalil poo pol nee nazhuvi sendraaye

Compares the person's gentle escape through chaos to a flower slipping through a whirlpool.

Metaphor

Puyal kaatril nee eragaai sendraai

Compares the person's movement through turmoil to a feather drifting in a storm wind.

Repetition

Sila kaalam thaan thirundhuvaan

Repeats the statement about temporary reform to emphasize the fleeting nature of human change.

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Trivia

Composed by Vishnu Vijay for 'Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil', this track features evocative vocals by Shakthisree Gopalan alongside Vishnu Vijay, with lyricist Vivek weaving deep philosophical allegories into modern Tamil poetry.

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