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Vanathai Vittu Vittu

From Raman Thediya Seethai · 2008

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singer
Tippu
Music director
Vidyasagar
Movie name
Raman Thediya Seethai
Movie release year
2008
Lyrics added on
26 Apr 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vaanathai vittu vittu
Megangal povathenna
Vaasathai vittu vittu
Poovellaam poothathenna
Paadhathai vittu vittu
Payangal neelvathenna
Thaagathai vittu vittu
Thanneerin thevai enna
Ennai mattum vittu vittu
Boomi ingu suththudhu enna
Kangal rendai katti vittu
Kaana sollum kaatchi enna
Kadal alai modha
Nigazhnthathu kedaiyadhu
Kanavu alai pola
Ooyadhu..ohoo…
Thunivugal pola
Viral thodum nilamagha
Imaigal vandhu serum
Naal edhu ethu…..
Vaanathai vittu vittu
Megangal povathenna
Vaasathai vittu vittu
Poovellaam poothathenna
Vaan oliyil paattu varum
Enadhu paadal edhuvoo
Veedhiyellaam poo kadaigal
Enadhu poovum edhuvoo
Kovililae dheeba vizhaa
Enadhu dheebam edhuvoo
Maadhamellaam kadarkaraiyil
Enadhu thadamum edhuvoo
Thedi thedi theindhu ponen
Thedal endru theerumoo
Kanal neeril aasai vidhai
Thedi enna laabamoo…
Vaanathai vittu vittu
Megangal povathenna
Vaasathai vittu vittu
Poovellaam poothathenna
Kaagidhamaai naan irunthean
Kavidhai ezhidhi pazhaga
Naan ezhudhum velaiyilae
Mozhigal yaavum thayanga
Thoorigaiyaai naan irunthen
Azhagai naanum varaiya
Naan varaiyum velayilae
Nirangal Odi ozhiya
Veru veru vesham potten
Kaanavillai yaarumae
Melum melum sorndhu ponen
Maaravillai kolamae
Vaanathai vittu vittu
Megangal povathenna
Vaasathai vittu vittu
Poovellaam poothathenna
Paadhathai vittu vittu
Payangal neelvathenna
Thaagathai vittu vittu
Thanneerin thevai enna
Ennai mattum vittu vittu
Boomi ingu suththudhu enna
Kangal rendai katti vittu
Kaana sollum kaatchi enna
Kadal alai modha
Nigazhnthathu kedaiyadhu
Kanavu alai pola
Ooyadhu..ohoo…
Thunivugal pola
Viral thodum nilamagha
Imaigal vandhu serum
Naal edhu ethu…..
Leaving the sky behind,
why do the clouds drift away?
Leaving their fragrance behind,
why do the flowers bloom?
Leaving the feet behind,
why does the journey stretch on?
Leaving thirst behind,
what is the need for water?
Leaving just me behind,
why does this earth keep spinning?
Blindfolding both my eyes,
what sight is this that asks to be seen?
Like crashing ocean waves,
it has never ceased;
like endless waves of dreams,
it never rests... oh...
Like rising courage,
like land touched by fingertips,
when will the day come
for my eyelids to rest in peace...?
Leaving the sky behind,
why do the clouds drift away?
Leaving their fragrance behind,
why do the flowers bloom?
Songs play on the radio,
which one is my song?
Flower shops line all the streets,
which flower is mine?
There is a festival of lights at the temple,
which lamp is mine?
Month after month on the seashore,
where are my footprints?
Searching and searching, I wore myself out,
when will this search ever end?
Sowing seeds of desire in a mirage,
what is the use of searching...?
Leaving the sky behind,
why do the clouds drift away?
Leaving their fragrance behind,
why do the flowers bloom?
I was like a sheet of paper,
learning to write a poem.
Just when I started to write,
every word hesitated.
I was like a paintbrush,
ready to paint beauty.
Just when I started to paint,
all the colors ran and hid.
I put on so many different disguises,
yet nobody noticed me.
I grew more and more weary,
but my state never changed.
Leaving the sky behind,
why do the clouds drift away?
Leaving their fragrance behind,
why do the flowers bloom?
Leaving the feet behind,
why does the journey stretch on?
Leaving thirst behind,
what is the need for water?
Leaving just me behind,
why does this earth keep spinning?
Blindfolding both my eyes,
what sight is this that asks to be seen?
Like crashing ocean waves,
it has never ceased;
like endless waves of dreams,
it never rests... oh...
Like rising courage,
like land touched by fingertips,
when will the day come
for my eyelids to rest in peace...?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This poignant song expresses a deep existential crisis and a feeling of alienation from the surrounding world. The protagonist questions why natural processes continue around him—clouds moving away from the sky, flowers blooming without holding their fragrance, journeys stretching without feet—while he feels completely left behind and forgotten by life.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyming)

Vaanathai vittu vittu / Vaasathai vittu vittu

Matching second consonants across consecutive lines, such as 'Vaanathai' and 'Vaasathai', creating a rhythmic cadence.

Anaphora / Repetition

Vaanathai vittu vittu / Megangal povathenna

The phrase 'vittu vittu' (leaving behind) and 'edhuvoo' (which one) are repeatedly used to emphasize themes of loss, abandonment, and questioning.

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

Kanal neeril aasai vidhai / Thedi enna laabamoo…

Comparing desire to seeds sown in a mirage ('Kanal neeril aasai vidhai'), symbolizing hopeless pursuit.

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Trivia

Composed by Vidyasagar for the 2008 film 'Raman Thediya Seethai', this melancholy track highlights Cheran's character and his inward struggles to find acceptance and identity.

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