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Lyrics & meaning

Ulla Valikkuthu

From Vinveli Devathai · 2023

Lyricist
Yuwaji
Singers
Amos Paul, Sree Madhumitha Sandiran
Music director
Shameshan Mani Maran
Details
Vinveli Devathai2023

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Ulla valikudhuIt hurts inside
Nenju thavikudhuMy heart is aching
Enna thaandi ponaayeYou walked past me and left
Male
Pinju mozhiyilaWith sweet, tender words
Konji sirichavaShe who giggled affectionately
Nenja veesi ponaalaeCast my heart away and left
Male
Ena anbaala nee vandhu thaalattunaYou lulled me to sleep with love
Adhu indrodu mannanadhaeToday that has turned into dust
Verum kannadi nesatha yen kattunaWhy did you build love made of fragile glass?
Udan jaalum vaazhuvenYet I will live with this deception
Male
Indha saabam podhumThis curse is enough
Viduthalai kidachidumaWill I ever get freedom?
En thookam pochuMy sleep is gone
En kanavula ava varuvaShe appears in my dreams
Male
Engum pogum bothumWherever I go
Ava mugam theriyudhadaHer face appears before me
Ava kadhal vaarthaHer words of love
Adikkadi kettkudhadaKeep echoing constantly
Female
Sollamal neeyae en vedhanaUnspoken, you become my agony
Anaiyadha neruppaga urukollumoWill it take shape as an unquenchable fire?
Illama neeyae en nenjoramaIn your absence, near my heart
Adhu koodi kaayangal uruguvomaWill numerous wounds melt away?
Male
Thavikkira manasukku theriyaliyaeThe struggling heart does not understand
Kalavara kaadhal ini illaiyaeThere is no longer any wild love
Vizhikkira erimala adangamaleLike an awakening volcano without calming down
Kathirena adakkiyum mudiyaliyaeIt cannot be suppressed like a blazing ray
Female
Yenada nejam keladaWhy, my friend? Listen to the truth
Poovaiyin idhayathil neeyadaYou reside in the maiden's heart
Male
Aarudhal ingu yaardiWho is here to comfort me, girl?
Thanimaiyin kodumaiyai paaradiLook at the cruelty of loneliness, girl
Female
Indha saabm podhumThis curse is enough
Vidhuthalai kidachidumaWill I get freedom?
Male : En thookam pochuMale: My sleep is gone
En kanavula ava varuvaShe appears in my dreams
Female
En kanavula ava varuvaanShe appears in my dreams
Male
Engum pogum bothumWherever I go
Ava mugam theriyudhadaHer face appears before me
Ava kadhal vaarthaHer words of love
Adikkadi kettkudhadaKeep echoing constantly

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Vinveli Devathai portrays the painful aftermath of a broken relationship and the lingering anguish of heartbreak. The protagonist reflects on sweet memories that once comforted him like a lullaby, but now feel like fragile glass that has shattered into dust. He feels cursed by persistent thoughts, seeing her face everywhere and hearing her love-filled words repeatedly, which robs him of sleep and peace.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Verum kannadi nesatha yen kattuna

Compares fragile love to glass ('kannadi nesam') that easily breaks.

Imagery / Metaphor

Anaiyadha neruppaga urukollumo

Uses the imagery of an unquenchable fire ('anaiyadha neruppu') to depict unceasing emotional agony.

Simile / Hyperbole

Vizhikkira erimala adangamale

Compares the swelling heartbreak to an erupting volcano that refuses to calm down.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Ulla valikudhu / Nenju thavikudhu

The words 'valikudhu' and 'thavikudhu' rhyme at the end of consecutive lines, creating a rhythmic expressions of pain.

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Trivia

Vinveli Devathai (2023) features music composed by Shameshan Mani Maran with lyrics written by Yuwaji. Sung by Amos Paul and Sree Madhumitha Sandiran, the track uses raw indie-pop melodic structures to capture emotional isolation and longing.

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