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Lyrics & meaning

Vidhi Nadhiyae

From Thadam · 2018

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singer
Revanth
Music director
Arun Raj
Details
Thadam2018

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Aaraai manam aaraai manamSearch your mind, search your mind
Mudivili aaraagavaeAs an endless river
Paayum undhan alaigalin melaeUpon your flowing waves
Orr ethir ozhi polae naanI am like an echo
Male
Aaraai manam aaraai manamSearch your mind, search your mind
Viraindhidum aaraagavaeAs a rushing river
Neelum adhan karaigalin melaeUpon its stretching banks
Kaal thadangalai polae neeYou are like footprints
Male
Idazh melaeUpon the lips
Aniyum punnagaiyumThe worn smile
Vizhiyullae pudhaiyumBuried inside the eyes
KanneerumAnd the tears
Manamellam ganakkumWith memories
NinaivugaloduThat weigh down the heart
Munnae selgindrenI move forward
Male
Nee oru dhinamYou, one day
Kaadhal paaigiraaiFlow with love
Yen marudhinamWhy, the next day
Kaaindhu pogiraaiDo you dry up?
Nee ennai engaeWhere are you
Kondu selgiraaiTaking me?
En vidhi nadhiyaeOh my river of fate
Male
Nee oru kanamYou, one moment
Paadal aagiraaiBecome a song
Yen maru kanamWhy, the next moment
Theindhu pogiraaiDo you fade away?
Nee ennai engaeWhere are you
Kondu selgiraaiTaking me?
En vidhi nadhiyae….Oh my river of fate...
En vidhi nadhiyae….Oh my river of fate...
Male
Enakaai sila pookkalFor me, a few flowers
Pirakkaadha….Haven't been born...
Thirakkaadha….Haven't opened...
Enakaai sila thooralFor me, a few drizzles
MalarvaayaaWill you blossom
Vin kilaiyaeOh branch of the sky?
Male
Sila aasaigalai niraivetrithaanBy fulfilling only a few desires
Pala aasaigalai nurai pol aakkinaaiYou turned many desires into foam
Oru naal veezhaTo fall on one day
Maru naal meelaTo rise on the next day
En nenjukku sollithandhaaiYou taught my heart
Male
: Nee oru dhinam: You, one day
Kaadhal paaigiraaiFlow with love
Yen marudhinamWhy, the next day
Kaaindhu pogiraaiDo you dry up?
Nee ennai engaeWhere are you
Kondu selgiraaiTaking me?
En vidhi nadhiyae…ae…Oh my river of fate...
Male
Nee oru kanamYou, one moment
Paadal aagiraaiBecome a song
Yen maru kanamWhy, the next moment
Theindhu pogiraaiDo you fade away?
Nee ennai engaeWhere are you
Kondu selgiraaiTaking me?
En vidhi nadhiyae….Oh my river of fate...
En vidhi nadhiyae….Oh my river of fate...
En vidhi nadhiyae….Oh my river of fate...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Vidhi Nadhiyae' explores the unpredictable and dual nature of destiny by comparing life's journey to a flowing river. The protagonist reflects on emotional highs and lows—moments when fate offers love and harmony like a song, contrasted with times when joy fades away and leaves sorrow behind. Through metaphors of flowing waters, footprints on riverbanks, and foam made from shattered desires, the lyrics express the speaker's surrender to fate while learning to rise again after every fall.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

En vidhi nadhiyae

Destiny is directly conceptualized as an unpredictable river shaping human life.

Simile (Uvamai)

Orr ethir ozhi polae naan

The speaker compares their existence to an echo riding upon the waves of fate.

Contrast / Antithesis (Muran)

Oru naal veezha / Maru naal meela

Juxtaposes falling and rising to depict life's emotional cycle taught by fate.

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Trivia

Composed by Arun Raj with lyrics penned by Madhan Karky, this song serves as a thematic backbone for the thriller 'Thadam'. The constant motif of duality in the lyrics reflects the twin-centric narrative of the film.

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