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Lyrics & meaning

Udaigiren Udaigiren

From Vaayai Moodi Pesavum · 2014

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singer
Aalap Raju
Music director
Sean Roldan
Details
Vaayai Moodi Pesavum2014

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Udaigiraen udaigiraen idhathayaththin virisalilI am breaking, I am breaking in the cracks of my heart
Kizhigiraen kizhigiraen mounaththin iraichalilI am tearing, I am tearing in the noise of silence
Paadhai illaamalae alaigiraen alaigiraenWithout a path, I wander, I wander
Uruvam illaamalae kalaigiraen kalaigiraenWithout a form, I fade away, I fade away
Yaarum illaadha oorilIn a town where no one resides
Naanum illaamalae tholaigiraenI get lost, even without my own self
Male
Pudhaigiraen pudhaigiraenI am getting buried, I am getting buried
Manam ennum sagadhiyilIn the quagmire called the mind
Male
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Male
Kaatril eeram ingillaiyaeThere is no moisture in the air here
Kaadhal vaasam ingillaiyaeThere is no fragrance of love here
Naan yaarendru ennai manam kaetkum podhuWhen my heart asks me who I am
Naan enna solvaenoWhat shall I reply?
Yaen mounam aavaenoWhy do I turn silent?
Male
Norunginaen norunginaenI shattered, I shattered
Ulagamae pizhai enaThinking that the world itself is a mistake
Paesaa sorkkal ellaamaeAll the unspoken words
Nenjil mutkal endrae kizhigiraenBecome thorns in the heart and tear me apart

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song powerfully expresses the deep existential crisis, solitude, and emotional suffering of a person trapped within their own mind. The protagonist feels shattered inside, describing silence not as peace, but as a deafening noise that tears them apart. They feel lost without an identity or direction in a world devoid of warmth and love. The internal struggle deepens as unexpressed feelings and unspoken words transform into sharp thorns, causing agonizing heartaches.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Oxymoron

Kizhigiraen kizhigiraen mounaththin iraichalil

The phrase combines two contradictory concepts: silence (mounam) and noise/din (iraichal) to describe deafening emotional distress.

Metaphor

Manam ennum sagadhiyil

Compares the human mind to a muddy quagmire (sagadhi) in which one gets trapped and buried.

Metaphor

Paesaa sorkkal ellaamae / Nenjil mutkal endrae kizhigiraen

Compares unexpressed words (paesaa sorkkal) to sharp thorns (mutkal) that tear the heart.

Repetition (Epanalepsis)

Udaigiraen udaigiraen idhathayaththin virisalil

Repetition of words like 'Udaigiraen', 'Kizhigiraen', and 'Alaigiraen' intensifies the emotional impact of suffering.

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Trivia

Vaayai Moodi Pesavum (2014), directed by Balaji Mohan, revolves around a fictional 'Dumb Flu' epidemic that causes a town to go completely mute. Lyricist Madhan Karky penned these lines to capture the psychological toll of enforced silence and the agony of unspoken thoughts, aligning perfectly with the film's core theme.

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