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Thediye Thediye

From Va Quarter Cutting · 2010

Lyricist
Kumararaja
Singer
Andrea Jeremiah
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Va Quarter Cutting
Movie release year
2010
Lyrics added on
4 Jun 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thediye thediye kangal ooigindradhae
Ambuli pola nam vetkkai theigindradhae
Algebra algoirtham polave iruntha en vaanil
Minnal minnum nerathai
Thediye thediye kangal ooigindradhae
Ambuli pola nam vetkkai theigindradhae
Algebra algoirtham polave iruntha en vaanil
Minnal minnum nerathai
Engo en life-um odum
See-saw vil aadum
Pillai polae
Mel vandhum keezhae pogum
Vandhum varamal pogum
Eerellam thummal pol izhuthidum
En luck-um yemaatriye pogum
Thediye thediye kangal ooigindradhae
Ambuli pola nam vetkkai theigindradhae
Algebra algoirtham polave iruntha en vaanil
Minnal minnum nerathai
Thediye thediye kangal ooigindradhae
Ambuli pola nam vetkkai theigindradhae
Algebra algoirtham polave iruntha en vaanil
Minnal minnum nerathai
Engo en life-um odum
See-saw vil aadum
Pillai polae
Mel vandhum keezhae pogum
Vandhum varamal pogum
Eerellam thummal pol izhuthidum
En luck-um yemaatriye pogum
Thedinen thedinen kannil therigindradhae
Ambuli pola nambikkai valargindradhae
Pattiyin kammalai polave aganda en vaanil
Vinmeengal kan kottum
Thedinen thedinen kannil therigindradhae
Ambuli pola nambikkai valargindradhae
Pattiyin kammalai polave aganda en vaanil
Vinmeengal kan kottum
Engum santhosham pongum
Oonjalil pillai pol aadidum
Pin vandhu munne pogum
Kannal kandalae podhum
Kottavi polae otti kollum
En anandham thottri kollum
Thedinen thedinen kannil therigindradhae
Ambuli pola nambikkai valargindradhae
Pattiyin kammalai polave aganda en vaanil
Vinmeengal kan kottum
Thedinen thedinen kannil therigindradhae
Ambuli pola nambikkai valargindradhae
Pattiyin kammalai polave aganda en vaanil
Vinmeengal kan kottum
Engum santhosham pongum
Oonjalil pillai pol aadidum
Pin vandhu munne pogum
Kannal kandalae podhum
Kottavi polae otti kollum
En anandham thottri kollum
Searching and searching, my eyes grow weary,
Like the waning moon, our longing fades away.
In my sky that was like algebra and algorithms,
For that moment lightning strikes...
Searching and searching, my eyes grow weary,
Like the waning moon, our longing fades away.
In my sky that was like algebra and algorithms,
For that moment lightning strikes...
My life runs off somewhere,
Playing on a seesaw,
Just like a little child.
It goes up, only to come back down,
It almost arrives, but slips away,
It drags on like a sneeze that won't come out,
And my luck tricks me and walks away.
Searching and searching, my eyes grow weary,
Like the waning moon, our longing fades away.
In my sky that was like algebra and algorithms,
For that moment lightning strikes...
Searching and searching, my eyes grow weary,
Like the waning moon, our longing fades away.
In my sky that was like algebra and algorithms,
For that moment lightning strikes...
My life runs off somewhere,
Playing on a seesaw,
Just like a little child.
It goes up, only to come back down,
It almost arrives, but slips away,
It drags on like a sneeze that won't come out,
And my luck tricks me and walks away.
I searched and searched, and now I can see it,
Like the waxing moon, hope keeps growing!
In my vast sky, like grandma's sparkling earring,
The stars begin to twinkle!
I searched and searched, and now I can see it,
Like the waxing moon, hope keeps growing!
In my vast sky, like grandma's sparkling earring,
The stars begin to twinkle!
Joy overflows everywhere,
Swinging like a child on a swing,
Going back and soaring forward.
Just seeing it with your eyes is enough,
It catches on just like a yawn,
My happiness spreads to everyone!
I searched and searched, and now I can see it,
Like the waxing moon, hope keeps growing!
In my vast sky, like grandma's sparkling earring,
The stars begin to twinkle!
I searched and searched, and now I can see it,
Like the waxing moon, hope keeps growing!
In my vast sky, like grandma's sparkling earring,
The stars begin to twinkle!
Joy overflows everywhere,
Swinging like a child on a swing,
Going back and soaring forward.
Just seeing it with your eyes is enough,
It catches on just like a yawn,
My happiness spreads to everyone!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song captures the emotional trajectory of an elusive search, moving from exhaustion and uncertainty to utter relief and joy. In the first half, the protagonist feels overwhelmed by life's unpredictability, comparing the mental confusion to intricate math like algebra and algorithms, and feeling luck constantly slipping away like a child on a see-saw. In the second half, the tone transforms completely upon finding what was lost. The waning moon of despair turns into a waxing moon of hope, and happiness spreads uncontrollably like a yawn. The lyrics cleverly blend modern scientific metaphors with intimate, traditional domestic imagery.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

“Ambuli pola nam vetkkai theigindradhae”

Compares waning yearning to the waning moon (Ambuli).

Metaphor / Modern Imagery

“Algebra algoirtham polave iruntha en vaanil”

Compares a complex, confusing state of mind to academic mathematical subjects like algebra and algorithm.

Contrast (Ethirsol)

“Thedinen thedinen kannil therigindradhae”

Shifts the mood from weariness in 'Thediye thediye' (searching) to fulfillment in 'Thedinen thedinen' (found).

Simile (Uvamai)

“Kottavi polae otti kollum”

Compares happiness catching on rapidly to a contagious yawn.

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Trivia

This quirky track was penned by acclaimed film director Thiagarajan Kumararaja (director of 'Aaranya Kaandam' and 'Super Deluxe'), who occasionally writes lyrics. The song mirrors the narrative of the comedy-cult film 'Va Quarter Cutting', where the protagonists embark on an all-night hunt across Chennai for a quarter bottle of liquor.

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