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Vidaikodu Vidaikodu

From Piriyadha Varam Vendum · 2001

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Swarnalatha, Unnikrishnan
Music director
S. A. Rajkumar
Movie name
Piriyadha Varam Vendum
Movie release year
2001
Lyrics added on
21 Mar 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ohoo…ooo..hoo..
Ohoo…hooo…oo…
Ohoo…ooo..hoo..
Ohoo…hooo…oo…
Vidai kodu vidai kodu vizhiyae
Kanneerin payanam idhu
Vazhi vidu vazhi vidu uyirae
Udal mattum pogiradhu
Uyir sunai ootrilae
Neruppinai ootrinaai
Pournami koppayil
Irul kudiththai
Ohoo…ooo..hoo..
Ohoo…hooo…oo…
Ahaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa…
Ullang kaiyil naanae
Uyirai ootri paarthen
Povathaai varugiraai
Nooru murai thaanae
Indrae vidai kodu
Endrunai ketkindra vaarthayai
Mounathil idarugindraai
Ullae nadaiperum naadagam
Thiraivilum velaiyil
Medaiyil thondrugiraai
Thani thani kaayamai
Ranapada thonuthae
Female :Vidaigalae kelviyaai aagirathae
Ohoo…ooo..hoo..
Ohoo…hooo…oo…
Vidai kodu vidai kodu vizhiyae
Kanneerin payanam idhu
Hmmm..ahaaa…..(2)
Aaaa…haaaa….
Nilavu pechai ketten
Mozhiyaai pirindhu kothen
Vaazhthinen maraigiren
Gnyaabagathai korthen
Undhan kaadhalai natpil
Moodiya idhayathai
Oru murai veliyil edu
Undhan saaalaigal
Nedungil poovidum marangalai
Valarthida urimai kodu
Neerkumil meethilae
Kadal sumai yetrinaai
Male :Edhir dhisai thooramae
Azhaikkiradhae
Ohoo…ooo..hoo..
Ohoo…hooo…oo…
Vidai kodu vidai kodu vizhiyae
Kanneerin payanam idhu
Vazhi vidu vazhi vidu uyirae
Udal mattum pogiradhu
Uyir sunai ootrilae
Neruppinai ootrinaai
Pournami koppayil
Irul kudiththai
Ohoo…ooo..hoo..
Ohoo…hooo…oo…
Ohoo…ooo..hoo..
Ohoo…hooo…oo…
Oho… oo.. ho..
Oho… hoo… oo…
Oho… oo.. ho..
Oho… hoo… oo…
Say goodbye, say goodbye, my eyes
This is a journey of tears
Make way, make way, my life
Only my body is leaving
Into the spring of my life
You poured fire
From the cup of the full moon
You drank darkness
Oho… oo.. ho..
Oho… hoo… oo…
Aaha… aa… aa… aa…
In the palms of my own hands
I poured out my soul and watched
You act like you are leaving, yet you return
A hundred times over, haven't you?
When I say, 'Bid me farewell today,'
At those words I ask of you
You stumble into silence
In the drama playing within
Just as the curtain falls
You appear on the stage
As wound after separate wound
It aches with so much pain
Female: The answers themselves turn into questions
Oho… oo.. ho..
Oho… hoo… oo…
Say goodbye, say goodbye, my eyes
This is a journey of tears
Mmm.. aaha…
Aa… haa…
I listened to the moon speak
I turned it into words and strung them together
I blessed you, and now I fade away
I gathered every memory
Your love hidden behind friendship
That guarded heart of yours
Bring it out into the open just once
Along all your pathways
The flowering trees all along the road
Give me the right to nurture them
Upon a fragile water bubble
You placed the burden of the sea
Male: The distance in the opposite direction
Is calling out to me
Oho… oo.. ho..
Oho… hoo… oo…
Say goodbye, say goodbye, my eyes
This is a journey of tears
Make way, make way, my life
Only my body is leaving
Into the spring of my life
You poured fire
From the cup of the full moon
You drank darkness
Oho… oo.. ho..
Oho… hoo… oo…
Oho… oo.. ho..
Oho… hoo… oo…
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Vidai Kodu Vidai Kodu is a deeply emotional song from Piriyadha Varam Vendum (2001) that portrays the anguish of separation, silent love, and unspoken grief between two soulmates. The song captures a heart-wrenching moment where the protagonist prepares to depart, acknowledging that while the body moves away, the soul remains anchored to the lover and memories. Vairamuthu's poetic brilliance shines through vivid contrast and paradoxical imagery—such as drinking darkness from a full moon's cup or placing the immense weight of an entire ocean onto a fragile water bubble. It articulates the silent suffering of holding profound love under the guise of friendship and accepting a tearful farewell with grace.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukku Thodaru (Repetition for Emphasis)

“Vidai kodu vidai kodu vizhiyae / Vazhi vidu vazhi vidu uyirae”

The immediate repetition of 'Vidai kodu' and 'Vazhi vidu' highlights intense grief and the desperate plea for a path to leave.

Oxymoron / Paradox

“Pournami koppayil irul kudiththai”

Drinking darkness from a full moon's cup presents a stark, poetic contradiction expressing immense grief amidst beauty.

Hyperbole / Metaphor

“Neerkumil meethilae kadal sumai yetrinaai”

Comparing emotional pain to loading the weight of an entire ocean on a delicate water bubble.

Metaphor

“Kanneerin payanam idhu”

Equating the departure to a journey composed entirely of tears.

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Trivia

Piriyadha Varam Vendum (2001) stars Prashanth and Shalini. Notably, this film was actress Shalini's final feature film release before her retirement from acting following her marriage to actor Ajith Kumar. The music was composed by S. A. Rajkumar.

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