Hey Vaada Vaada
From Sivakasi · 2005
- Lyricist
- Perarasu
- Singers
- Shankar Mahadevan, Chorus
- Music director
- Srikanth Deva
- Details
- Sivakasi2005
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Ohoo ho ho ho | Ohoo ho ho ho |
| Ohoo ho ho ho | Ohoo ho ho ho |
| Ohoo ho ho ho | Ohoo ho ho ho |
| Oh oh oh oh hooo | Oh oh oh oh hooo |
| Chorus | |
| Hei vaada vaada vaada vaada | Hey come, come, come, come! |
| Vaadaaa | Come on! |
| Hei vaada vaada vaada vaada vadaaa | Hey come, come, come, come, come on! |
| Male | |
| Hei vaada vaada vaada vaada thozha | Hey come, come, come, come, my friend! |
| Namma vazhnthu parpom | Let us try living life fully! |
| Vazhnthu parpom vaada | Come, let us try living life! |
| Hei neeyum nanum neeyum nanum onna | Hey, if you and I, you and I together, |
| Hei sernthu ninna unakkukila kanna | Hey, stand united, everything will be beneath you, my dear! |
| Male | |
| Ada unnoda uyarvukku | Oh, for your growth and rise, |
| Unnoda vervai | It is your own sweat! |
| Ennoda uyarvukku ennoda vervai | For my growth and rise, it is my sweat! |
| Yaaroda uyarvaiyum yaaralaiyum | Anyone's rise and progress, no one... |
| Thaduka mudiyathuda | Can ever block or stop, my friend! |
| Kedukka mudiyathuda .. | Can ever ruin or destroy! |
| Male | |
| Thaduka mudiyathuda | Can ever block or stop! |
| Kedukka mudiyathuda | Can ever ruin or destroy! |
| Male | |
| Hei vaada vaada vaada vaada thozha | Hey come, come, come, come, my friend! |
| Namma vazhnthu parpom | Let us try living life fully! |
| Vazhnthu parpom vaada | Come, let us try living life! |
| Hei neeyum nanum neeyum nanum onna | Hey, if you and I, you and I together, |
| Hei sernthu ninna unakkukila kanna | Hey, stand united, everything will be beneath you, my dear! |
| Female | |
| Hei…..lalipappu lalipappu | Hey... lollipop, lollipop! |
| Lalipappu lalipappale | Lollipop, lollipoppale! |
| Hei…..lalipappu lalipappu | Hey... lollipop, lollipop! |
| Lalipappu lalipappale | Lollipop, lollipoppale! |
| Kamaru kathale kamaru kathale | Kamarkat love, Kamarkat love, |
| Le le | Le le! |
| Hei…..kamaru kathale kamaru pathale | Hey... Kamarkat love, Kamarkat view! |
| Male | |
| Appan sotha pattan sotha | Your father's wealth, your grandfather's wealth, |
| Thooki poduda | Throw it all away! |
| Sontha kaalil neeyum konjam | On your own feet, you too... |
| Vazhnthu paarada | Try living a little bit! |
| Chorus | |
| Siva siva sivakasi | Siva siva Sivakasi! |
| Siva siva sivakasi– | Siva siva Sivakasi! |
| Male | |
| Unnapaththi enna paththi | Talking about you, talking about me, |
| Enna pechuda | What is there to chatter about? |
| Unthan moochi ninnu putta | Once your breath stops, |
| Ellam poochida | Everything is gone in a flash! |
| Chorus | |
| Siva siva sivakasi | Siva siva Sivakasi! |
| Siva siva sivakasi — | Siva siva Sivakasi! |
| Male | |
| Aayul regai theyum varai | Until the lifeline on our palm wears away, |
| Uzhaipomada uzhaipomada | Let us work hard, let us work hard! |
| Uzhachu naama aayulathaan | By working hard, our lifespan itself, |
| Vazharpomada vazharpomada | We will increase, we will increase! |
| Male | |
| Vazhum varai mathavana | As long as you live, others... |
| Nee mathichchu putta vazhnthapinnum | If you respect them, even after your life... |
| Vazhum varai mathavana mathipomada | As long as we live, let us respect others, |
| Mathichchu putta | If we respect them, |
| Vazhnthapinnum iruppomada | Even after we die, we will live in memories! |
| Male | |
| Innaikkenna kizhama | What day is it today? |
| Naalaikkenna kizhama | What day is it tomorrow? |
| Ada naal parthu naal parthu | Hey, checking calendar days, checking days... |
| Thoonkathada | Don't lose sleep over that! |
| Pona thirumbathuda.. | Once time passes, it won't come back... |
| Vazhka perum paduda… | Life is a great struggle and experience... |
| Chorus | |
| Pona thirumbathuda.. hey hey | Once time passes, it won't come back... hey hey! |
| Vazhka perum paduda…. | Life is a great struggle and experience... |
| Chorus | |
| Oh………….yes | Oh... yes! |
| Male | |
| Vanthavanum poonavanum | Those who came and those who left, |
| Kodi Perudaa | Are in millions, my friend! |
| Sethapinnum vazhnthavar yaar | But who truly lives even after death? |
| Thedi paruda | Search and see! |
| Chorus | |
| Siva siva sivakasi | Siva siva Sivakasi! |
| Siva siva sivakasi | Siva siva Sivakasi! |
| Male | |
| Hei vaanam melae | Hey, the sky is above, |
| Bhoomi kile idaiyil naamadaa | The earth is below, and we are in between, my friend! |
| Ithil yaaru melae | In this, who is high, |
| Yaaru kile enna kelvida | Who is low? What kind of question is that? |
| Chorus | |
| Siva siva sivakasi | Siva siva Sivakasi! |
| Siva siva sivakasi | Siva siva Sivakasi! |
| Male | |
| Kanavil vazhka vaazhathada | Don't live life in dreams, |
| Vaazhathada | Don't live in dreams! |
| Chorus :Vaazhaathadaa | Chorus: Don't live in dreams! |
| Male | |
| Ei vaazhaka kanava | Hey, life will fade away... |
| Pogumada pogumada | Like a dream, it will vanish, it will vanish, |
| Chorus | |
| Pogumadaa | It will vanish! |
| Male | |
| Vethaantham siththaantham | Philosophy and dogmas, |
| Hei pesiputta vaazhum kaalam | Hey, if you keep talking about them, the time you live... |
| Vethaantham siththaantham pesathada | Don't keep speaking philosophy and theory, |
| Pesiputta vaazhum kaalam paththaathada | If you talk too much, the time you live won't be enough! |
| Male | |
| Saami potta kanakku | The account created by God, |
| Neththi melae irukku | Is written right on your forehead! |
| Ada neeya en kanakkathan podathada | Hey, don't you try to calculate my fate! |
| Pona thirumbathuda.. | Once time passes, it won't come back... |
| Vazhka perum paduda… | Life is a great struggle and experience... |
| Chorus | |
| Pona thirumbathuda.. hey hey | Once time passes, it won't come back... hey hey! |
| Vazhka perum paduda…. | Life is a great struggle and experience... |
| Male | |
| Hei vaada vaada vaada vaada thozha | Hey come, come, come, come, my friend! |
| Namma vazhnthu parpom | Let us try living life fully! |
| Vazhnthu parpom vaada | Come, let us try living life! |
| Hei neeyum nanum neeyum nanum onna | Hey, if you and I, you and I together, |
| Hei sernthu ninna unakkukila kanna | Hey, stand united, everything will be beneath you, my dear! |
| Male | |
| Ada unnoda uyarvukku | Oh, for your growth and rise, |
| Unnoda vervai | It is your own sweat! |
| Ennoda uyarvukku ennoda vervai | For my growth and rise, it is my sweat! |
| Yaaroda uyarvaiyum yaaralaiyum | Anyone's rise and progress, no one... |
| Thaduka mudiyathuda | Can ever block or stop, my friend! |
| Kedukka mudiyathuda .. | Can ever ruin or destroy! |
| Male | |
| Thaduka mudiyathuda | Can ever block or stop! |
| Kedukka mudiyathuda thozhaaa | Can ever ruin or destroy, my friend! |
ஓஹோ ஹோ
ஹோ ஹோ ஓஹோ
ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ
ஓஹோ ஹோ ஹோ
ஹோ ஓ ஓ ஓ ஓ ஹோ
Ohoo ho ho ho
Ohoo ho ho ho
Ohoo ho ho ho
Oh oh oh oh hooo
ஹேய் வாடா
வாடா வாடா வாடா
வாடா ஹேய் வாடா
வாடா வாடா வாடா
வாடா
Hey come, come, come, come!
Come on!
Hey come, come, come, come, come on!
ஹேய் வாடா
வாடா வாடா வாடா
தோழா நாம வாழ்ந்து
பார்ப்போம் வாழ்ந்து
பார்ப்போம் வாடா
ஹேய் நீயும் நானும்
நீயும் நானும் ஒன்னா
ஹேய் சேர்ந்து நின்னா
உலகம் கீழ கண்ணா
Hey come, come, come, come, my friend!
Let us try living life fully!
Come, let us try living life!
Hey, if you and I, you and I together,
Hey, stand united, everything will be beneath you, my dear!
அட உன்னோட
உயர்வுக்கு உன்னோட
வேர்வை என்னோட
உயர்வுக்கு என்னோட
வேர்வை யாரோட
உயர்வையும் யாராலையும்
தடுக்க முடியாதுடா கெடுக்க
முடியாதுடா
Oh, for your growth and rise,
It is your own sweat!
For my growth and rise, it is my sweat!
Anyone's rise and progress, no one...
Can ever block or stop, my friend!
Can ever ruin or destroy!
தடுக்க முடியாதுடா
கெடுக்க முடியாதுடா
Can ever block or stop!
Can ever ruin or destroy!
ஹேய் வாடா
வாடா வாடா வாடா
தோழா நாம வாழ்ந்து
பார்ப்போம் வாழ்ந்து
பார்ப்போம் வாடா
ஹேய் நீயும் நானும்
நீயும் நானும் ஒன்னா
ஹேய் சேர்ந்து நின்னா
உலகம் கீழ கண்ணா
Hey come, come, come, come, my friend!
Let us try living life fully!
Come, let us try living life!
Hey, if you and I, you and I together,
Hey, stand united, everything will be beneath you, my dear!
.........................
Hey... lollipop, lollipop!
Lollipop, lollipoppale!
Hey... lollipop, lollipop!
Lollipop, lollipoppale!
Kamarkat love, Kamarkat love,
Le le!
Hey... Kamarkat love, Kamarkat view!
அப்பன் சொத்த
பாட்டன் சொத்த தூக்கி
போடுடா சொந்த காலில்
நீயும் கொஞ்சம் வாழ்ந்து
பாரடா
Your father's wealth, your grandfather's wealth,
Throw it all away!
On your own feet, you too...
Try living a little bit!
சிவ சிவ சிவகாசி
சிவ சிவ சிவகாசி
Siva siva Sivakasi!
Siva siva Sivakasi!
உன்ன பத்தி என்ன
பத்தி என்ன பேச்சுடா உந்தன்
மூச்சி நின்னுபுட்டா எல்லாம்
போச்சிடா
Talking about you, talking about me,
What is there to chatter about?
Once your breath stops,
Everything is gone in a flash!
சிவ சிவ சிவகாசி
சிவ சிவ சிவகாசி
Siva siva Sivakasi!
Siva siva Sivakasi!
ஆயுள் ரேக தேயும்
வரை உழைப்போமடா
உழைப்போமடா உழைச்சு
நாம ஆயுளதான்
வளா்ப்போமடா
வளா்ப்போமடா
Until the lifeline on our palm wears away,
Let us work hard, let us work hard!
By working hard, our lifespan itself,
We will increase, we will increase!
வாழும் வரை
மத்தவன நீ மதிச்சுபுட்டா
வாழ்ந்த பின்னும் வாழும்
வரை மத்தவன மதிப்போமடா
மதிச்சுபுட்டா வாழ்ந்த பின்னும்
இருப்போமடா
As long as you live, others...
If you respect them, even after your life...
As long as we live, let us respect others,
If we respect them,
Even after we die, we will live in memories!
இன்னைக்கென்ன
கெழம நாளைக்கென்ன
கெழம அட நாள் பாா்த்து
நாள் பாா்த்து தூங்காதடா
போனா திரும்பாது டா
வாழ்க்கை பெரும்பாடுடா
What day is it today?
What day is it tomorrow?
Hey, checking calendar days, checking days...
Don't lose sleep over that!
Once time passes, it won't come back...
Life is a great struggle and experience...
போனா திரும்பாது
டா வாழ்க்கை
பெரும்பாடுடா
Once time passes, it won't come back... hey hey!
Life is a great struggle and experience...
விஷ்லிங் :
........................
Oh... yes!
ஓ எஸ்
Those who came and those who left,
Are in millions, my friend!
But who truly lives even after death?
Search and see!
வந்தவனும்
போனவனும் கோடி
பேருடா செத்த பின்னும்
வாழ்ந்தவா் யார் தேடி
பாருடா
Siva siva Sivakasi!
Siva siva Sivakasi!
சிவ சிவ சிவகாசி
சிவ சிவ சிவகாசி
Hey, the sky is above,
The earth is below, and we are in between, my friend!
In this, who is high,
Who is low? What kind of question is that?
ஹேய் வானம்
மேலே பூமி கீழே
இடையில் நாமடா
இதில் யாரு மேலே
யாரு கீழே என்ன
கேள்விடா
Siva siva Sivakasi!
Siva siva Sivakasi!
சிவ சிவ சிவகாசி
சிவ சிவ சிவகாசி
Don't live life in dreams,
Don't live in dreams!
Chorus: Don't live in dreams!
கனவில்
வாழ்க்கை வாழாதடா
வாழாதடா
குழு :
வாழாதடா
Hey, life will fade away...
Like a dream, it will vanish, it will vanish,
ஏய் வாழ்க்கை
கனவா போகுமடா
போகுமடா
குழு :
போகுமடா
It will vanish!
வேதாந்தம்
சித்தாந்தம் ஹேய்
பேசிப்புட்டா வாழும்
காலம் வேதாந்தம்
சித்தாந்தம் பேசாதடா
பேசிப்புட்டா வாழும்
காலம் பத்தாதடா
Philosophy and dogmas,
Hey, if you keep talking about them, the time you live...
Don't keep speaking philosophy and theory,
If you talk too much, the time you live won't be enough!
சாமி போட்ட
கணக்கு நெத்தி மேல
இருக்கு அட நீயா என்
கணக்கத்தான் போடாதடா
போனா திரும்பாது டா
வாழ்க்கை பெரும்பாடுடா
The account created by God,
Is written right on your forehead!
Hey, don't you try to calculate my fate!
Once time passes, it won't come back...
Life is a great struggle and experience...
போனா திரும்பாது
டா ஹே ஹே வாழ்க்கை
பெரும்பாடுடா
Once time passes, it won't come back... hey hey!
Life is a great struggle and experience...
ஹேய் வாடா
வாடா வாடா வாடா
தோழா நாம வாழ்ந்து
பார்ப்போம் வாழ்ந்து
பார்ப்போம் வாடா
ஹேய் நீயும் நானும்
நீயும் நானும் ஒன்னா
ஹேய் சேர்ந்து நின்னா
உலகம் கீழ கண்ணா
Hey come, come, come, come, my friend!
Let us try living life fully!
Come, let us try living life!
Hey, if you and I, you and I together,
Hey, stand united, everything will be beneath you, my dear!
அட உன்னோட
உயர்வுக்கு உன்னோட
வேர்வை என்னோட
உயர்வுக்கு என்னோட
வேர்வை யாரோட
உயர்வையும் யாராலையும்
தடுக்க முடியாதுடா கெடுக்க
முடியாதுடா
Oh, for your growth and rise,
It is your own sweat!
For my growth and rise, it is my sweat!
Anyone's rise and progress, no one...
Can ever block or stop, my friend!
Can ever ruin or destroy!
தடுக்க முடியாதுடா
கெடுக்க முடியாதுடா
தோழா
Can ever block or stop!
Can ever ruin or destroy, my friend!
Ohoo ho ho ho
Ohoo ho ho ho
Ohoo ho ho ho
Ohoo ho ho ho
Ohoo ho ho ho
Ohoo ho ho ho
Oh oh oh oh hooo
Oh oh oh oh hooo
Hei vaada vaada vaada vaada
Hey come, come, come, come!
Vaadaaa
Come on!
Hei vaada vaada vaada vaada vadaaa
Hey come, come, come, come, come on!
Hei vaada vaada vaada vaada thozha
Hey come, come, come, come, my friend!
Namma vazhnthu parpom
Let us try living life fully!
Vazhnthu parpom vaada
Come, let us try living life!
Hei neeyum nanum neeyum nanum onna
Hey, if you and I, you and I together,
Hei sernthu ninna unakkukila kanna
Hey, stand united, everything will be beneath you, my dear!
Ada unnoda uyarvukku
Oh, for your growth and rise,
Unnoda vervai
It is your own sweat!
Ennoda uyarvukku ennoda vervai
For my growth and rise, it is my sweat!
Yaaroda uyarvaiyum yaaralaiyum
Anyone's rise and progress, no one...
Thaduka mudiyathuda
Can ever block or stop, my friend!
Kedukka mudiyathuda ..
Can ever ruin or destroy!
Thaduka mudiyathuda
Can ever block or stop!
Kedukka mudiyathuda
Can ever ruin or destroy!
Hei vaada vaada vaada vaada thozha
Hey come, come, come, come, my friend!
Namma vazhnthu parpom
Let us try living life fully!
Vazhnthu parpom vaada
Come, let us try living life!
Hei neeyum nanum neeyum nanum onna
Hey, if you and I, you and I together,
Hei sernthu ninna unakkukila kanna
Hey, stand united, everything will be beneath you, my dear!
Hei…..lalipappu lalipappu
Hey... lollipop, lollipop!
Lalipappu lalipappale
Lollipop, lollipoppale!
Hei…..lalipappu lalipappu
Hey... lollipop, lollipop!
Lalipappu lalipappale
Lollipop, lollipoppale!
Kamaru kathale kamaru kathale
Kamarkat love, Kamarkat love,
Le le
Le le!
Hei…..kamaru kathale kamaru pathale
Hey... Kamarkat love, Kamarkat view!
Appan sotha pattan sotha
Your father's wealth, your grandfather's wealth,
Thooki poduda
Throw it all away!
Sontha kaalil neeyum konjam
On your own feet, you too...
Vazhnthu paarada
Try living a little bit!
Siva siva sivakasi
Siva siva Sivakasi!
Siva siva sivakasi–
Siva siva Sivakasi!
Unnapaththi enna paththi
Talking about you, talking about me,
Enna pechuda
What is there to chatter about?
Unthan moochi ninnu putta
Once your breath stops,
Ellam poochida
Everything is gone in a flash!
Siva siva sivakasi
Siva siva Sivakasi!
Siva siva sivakasi —
Siva siva Sivakasi!
Aayul regai theyum varai
Until the lifeline on our palm wears away,
Uzhaipomada uzhaipomada
Let us work hard, let us work hard!
Uzhachu naama aayulathaan
By working hard, our lifespan itself,
Vazharpomada vazharpomada
We will increase, we will increase!
Vazhum varai mathavana
As long as you live, others...
Nee mathichchu putta vazhnthapinnum
If you respect them, even after your life...
Vazhum varai mathavana mathipomada
As long as we live, let us respect others,
Mathichchu putta
If we respect them,
Vazhnthapinnum iruppomada
Even after we die, we will live in memories!
Innaikkenna kizhama
What day is it today?
Naalaikkenna kizhama
What day is it tomorrow?
Ada naal parthu naal parthu
Hey, checking calendar days, checking days...
Thoonkathada
Don't lose sleep over that!
Pona thirumbathuda..
Once time passes, it won't come back...
Vazhka perum paduda…
Life is a great struggle and experience...
Pona thirumbathuda.. hey hey
Once time passes, it won't come back... hey hey!
Vazhka perum paduda….
Life is a great struggle and experience...
Oh………….yes
Oh... yes!
Vanthavanum poonavanum
Those who came and those who left,
Kodi Perudaa
Are in millions, my friend!
Sethapinnum vazhnthavar yaar
But who truly lives even after death?
Thedi paruda
Search and see!
Siva siva sivakasi
Siva siva Sivakasi!
Siva siva sivakasi
Siva siva Sivakasi!
Hei vaanam melae
Hey, the sky is above,
Bhoomi kile idaiyil naamadaa
The earth is below, and we are in between, my friend!
Ithil yaaru melae
In this, who is high,
Yaaru kile enna kelvida
Who is low? What kind of question is that?
Siva siva sivakasi
Siva siva Sivakasi!
Siva siva sivakasi
Siva siva Sivakasi!
Kanavil vazhka vaazhathada
Don't live life in dreams,
Vaazhathada
Don't live in dreams!
Chorus :Vaazhaathadaa
Chorus: Don't live in dreams!
Ei vaazhaka kanava
Hey, life will fade away...
Pogumada pogumada
Like a dream, it will vanish, it will vanish,
Pogumadaa
It will vanish!
Vethaantham siththaantham
Philosophy and dogmas,
Hei pesiputta vaazhum kaalam
Hey, if you keep talking about them, the time you live...
Vethaantham siththaantham pesathada
Don't keep speaking philosophy and theory,
Pesiputta vaazhum kaalam paththaathada
If you talk too much, the time you live won't be enough!
Saami potta kanakku
The account created by God,
Neththi melae irukku
Is written right on your forehead!
Ada neeya en kanakkathan podathada
Hey, don't you try to calculate my fate!
Pona thirumbathuda..
Once time passes, it won't come back...
Vazhka perum paduda…
Life is a great struggle and experience...
Pona thirumbathuda.. hey hey
Once time passes, it won't come back... hey hey!
Vazhka perum paduda….
Life is a great struggle and experience...
Hei vaada vaada vaada vaada thozha
Hey come, come, come, come, my friend!
Namma vazhnthu parpom
Let us try living life fully!
Vazhnthu parpom vaada
Come, let us try living life!
Hei neeyum nanum neeyum nanum onna
Hey, if you and I, you and I together,
Hei sernthu ninna unakkukila kanna
Hey, stand united, everything will be beneath you, my dear!
Ada unnoda uyarvukku
Oh, for your growth and rise,
Unnoda vervai
It is your own sweat!
Ennoda uyarvukku ennoda vervai
For my growth and rise, it is my sweat!
Yaaroda uyarvaiyum yaaralaiyum
Anyone's rise and progress, no one...
Thaduka mudiyathuda
Can ever block or stop, my friend!
Kedukka mudiyathuda ..
Can ever ruin or destroy!
Thaduka mudiyathuda
Can ever block or stop!
Kedukka mudiyathuda thozhaaa
Can ever ruin or destroy, my friend!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Vaada Vaada is a high-energy motivational anthem from the 2005 Tamil film Sivakasi, starring Vijay. The song emphasizes self-reliance, sweat and hard work, equality, and living life purposefully without being burdened by lineage, social hierarchy, or overly abstract philosophies. The lyrics encourage standing on one's own feet, respecting fellow human beings, and making every second count, as life is transient and time once lost never returns. Throughout the track, the narrator reminds the listener that true legacy is defined by how one lives and treats others while alive. Rejecting superficial divisions of high and low status under the vast open sky, the song serves as a rallying call for brotherhood, effort, and optimism. Combined with Srikanth Deva's energetic rhythm and Shankar Mahadevan's vibrant vocals, it stands out as an iconic hero-introduction and motivational song.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ezhugai (Second-letter Rhyme / Monorhyme)
“Thaduka mudiyathuda / Kedukka mudiyathuda”
The second consonant sound matches across lines, creating rhythmic symmetry typical of Tamil poetry (e.g., 'Thaduka' / 'Kedukka').
Anaphora (Repetition)
“Hei vaada vaada vaada vaada thozha”
The word 'Vaada' (Come) is repeated sequentially to build momentum, urgency, and friendly camaraderie.
Metaphor
“Ei vaazhaka kanava pogumada pogumada”
Comparing life's fleeting nature to a dream that vanishes rapidly ('kanava pogumada').
Rhetorical Question
“Ithil yaaru melae / Yaaru kile enna kelvida”
Asking 'who is high and who is low' between sky and earth to highlight equality and dismantle social hierarchy.
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Trivia
Sivakasi (2005) was directed by Perarasu, who also penned the lyrics for this song. Perarasu is known for naming his films after prominent Tamil Nadu towns/cities (such as Thirupaachi, Sivakasi, Thirupathi) and writing high-energy, mass-appealing motivational intro tracks for leading stars.
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