Vidigindra Pozhudhu
From Raam · 2005
- Lyricist
- Snehan
- Singer
- Srimathumitha
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Raam2005
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa….. | Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa….. |
| Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa…. | Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa…. |
| Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa….. | Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa….. |
| Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa…. | Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa…. |
| Female | |
| Vidigindra pozhuthu | Does the dawning hour |
| Therinthiduma | forewarn itself? |
| Kadal alai karaiyai kadanthiduma | Will the ocean wave cross beyond the shore? |
| Kaadhalai ulagam arinthiduma | Will the world ever understand this love? |
| Ninaippathu ellaam nadanthiduma | Will everything one envisions come to pass? |
| Female | |
| Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa….. | Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa….. |
| Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa…. | Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa…. |
| Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa….. | Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa….. |
| Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa…. | Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa…. |
| Female | |
| Vidigindra pozhuthu | Does the dawning hour |
| Therinthiduma | forewarn itself? |
| Kadal alai karaiyai kadanthiduma | Will the ocean wave cross beyond the shore? |
| Kaadhalai ulagam arinthiduma | Will the world ever understand this love? |
| Ninaippathu ellaam nadanthiduma | Will everything one envisions come to pass? |
| Chorus | |
| Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa….. | Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa….. |
| Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa…. | Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa…. |
| Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa….. | Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa….. |
| Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa…. | Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa…. |
| Female | |
| Unnalae ennakkul | Because of you, inside me |
| Uruvaana ulagam | the world that was created |
| Bhoogambham indri | has shattered into pieces |
| Sitharutha daa | even without an earthquake, my dear. |
| Female | |
| Engeyo irunthu | From somewhere far away, |
| Nee thendum ninavae | the memory of your touch |
| Enai innum vaazha | tells me to keep living |
| Sollutha daa | even now, my dear. |
| Female | |
| Thodukindra thooram | Within touching distance |
| Ethirae nam kaadhal | right before us is our love, |
| Thodum pogum neram | yet as we reach out to touch it, |
| Maranathin vaasal | it stands at death's doorstep. |
| Female | |
| Kaadhalum orr | Even love has turned |
| Aayudhama maariduchu | into a deadly weapon, |
| Mella mella ennai kolla | and it has gathered the courage |
| Thunichiruchae | to kill me slowly. |
| Theeyil ennai sikka vechu | Trapping me in fire, |
| Sirikirathae | it laughs at my plight; |
| Theerppu enna enthan | "What is the final verdict?" |
| Nenju ketkirathae…ae… | my heart keeps asking… |
| Female | |
| Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa….. | Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa….. |
| Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa…. | Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa…. |
| Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa….. | Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa….. |
| Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa…. | Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa…. |
| Chorus | |
| ……………………. | ……………………. |
| Female | |
| Kaattu thee pola | Like a roaring forest fire |
| Kanmoodi thanamaai | raging uncontrollably, |
| En sogam sudarvittu eriyuthada | my grief blazes and burns, my dear. |
| Manasukkul sumantha aasaigal ellam | All the desires I harbored in my heart |
| Vaai pothi vaai pothi kadharuthada | are screaming helplessly with stifled mouths, my dear. |
| Female | |
| Yaaridam unthan | With whom can I ever speak |
| Kadhai pesa mudiyum | about your story? |
| Vaarthaigal irunthum | Even though words exist, |
| Mounathil karaiyum | they dissolve into silence. |
| Female | |
| Pachai nilam | The fertile green land |
| Paalai vanam aanathada | has turned into a barren desert, my dear. |
| Poovanamum porkkalamai maaruthada | The garden of blossoms has transformed into a battlefield, my dear. |
| Kaalam kooda kangal moodi kondathada | Even time itself has shut its eyes to this fate, my dear. |
| Unnai vida kallaraiyae pakkamada..aa.. | Closer than you ever were, the graveyard now stands beside me.. |
| Chorus | |
| ……………………….. | ……………………….. |
| Female | |
| Vidigindra pozhuthu | Does the dawning hour |
| Therinthiduma | forewarn itself? |
| Kadal alai karaiyai kadanthiduma | Will the ocean wave cross beyond the shore? |
| Kaadhalai ulagam arinthiduma | Will the world ever understand this love? |
| Ninaippathu ellaam nadanthiduma | Will everything one envisions come to pass? |
ஆஆஆ.....ஆஆ....ஆஆஆ...
ஆஆஆ.....ஆஆ....ஆஆஆ...
ஆஆஆ.....ஆஆ....ஆஆஆ...
ஆஆஆ.....ஆஆ....ஆஆஆ...
Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa…..
Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa….
Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa…..
Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa….
விடிகின்ற பொழுது தெரிந்திடுமா
கடலலை கரையை கடந்திடுமா
காதலை உலகம் அறிந்திடுமா
நினைப்பது எல்லாம் நடந்திடுமா
Does the dawning hour
forewarn itself?
Will the ocean wave cross beyond the shore?
Will the world ever understand this love?
Will everything one envisions come to pass?
ஆஆஆ.....ஆஆ....ஆஆஆ...
ஆஆஆ.....ஆஆ....ஆஆஆ...
ஆஆஆ.....ஆஆ....ஆஆஆ...
ஆஆஆ.....ஆஆ....ஆஆஆ...
Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa…..
Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa….
Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa…..
Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa….
விடிகின்ற பொழுது தெரிந்திடுமா
கடலலை கரையை கடந்திடுமா
காதலை உலகம் அறிந்திடுமா
நினைப்பது எல்லாம் நடந்திடுமா
Does the dawning hour
forewarn itself?
Will the ocean wave cross beyond the shore?
Will the world ever understand this love?
Will everything one envisions come to pass?
ஆஆஆ.....ஆஆ....ஆஆஆ...
ஆஆஆ.....ஆஆ....ஆஆஆ...
ஆஆஆ.....ஆஆ....ஆஆஆ...
ஆஆஆ.....ஆஆ....ஆஆஆ...
Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa…..
Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa….
Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa…..
Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa….
உன்னாலே எனக்குள் உருவான உலகம்
பூகம்பம் இன்றி சிதறுதடா
எங்கேயோ இருந்து நீ தீண்டும் நினைவே
எனை இன்னும் வாழ சொல்லுதடா
Because of you, inside me
the world that was created
has shattered into pieces
even without an earthquake, my dear.
தொடுகின்ற தூரம் எதிரே நம் காதல்
தொடப்போகும் நேரம் மரணத்தின் வாசல்
காதலும் ஓர் ஆயுதமாய் மாறிடுச்சி
மெல்ல மெல்ல என்னை
கொல்ல துணிஞ்சிடுச்சி
தீயில் என்னை நிக்க வச்சி சிரிக்கிறதே
தீர்ப்பு என்ன எந்தன் நெஞ்சு கேட்கிறதே
From somewhere far away,
the memory of your touch
tells me to keep living
even now, my dear.
ஆஆஆ.....ஆஆ....ஆஆஆ...
ஆஆஆ.....ஆஆ....ஆஆஆ...
ஆஆஆ.....ஆஆ....ஆஆஆ...
ஆஆஆ.....ஆஆ....ஆஆஆ...
Within touching distance
right before us is our love,
yet as we reach out to touch it,
it stands at death's doorstep.
........................................
Even love has turned
into a deadly weapon,
and it has gathered the courage
to kill me slowly.
Trapping me in fire,
it laughs at my plight;
"What is the final verdict?"
my heart keeps asking…
காட்டுத்தீ போல கண்மூடி தனமாய்
என் சோகம் சுடர் விட்டு எறியுதடா
மனசுக்குள் சுமந்த ஆசைகள் எல்லாம்
வாய் பொத்தி வாய் பொத்தி கதறுதடா
Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa…..
Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa….
Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa…..
Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa….
யாரிடம் உந்தன்கதை பேச முடியும்
வார்த்தைகள் இருந்தும் மௌனத்தில் கரையும்
பச்சை நிலம் பாலை வனம் ஆனதடா
பூவனமும் போர்க்களமாய் மாறுதடா
காலம் கூட கண்கள் மூடி கொண்டதடா
உன்னை விட கல்லறையே பக்கமடா
…………………….
...............................................
Like a roaring forest fire
raging uncontrollably,
my grief blazes and burns, my dear.
All the desires I harbored in my heart
are screaming helplessly with stifled mouths, my dear.
விடிகின்ற பொழுது தெரிந்திடுமா
கடலலை கரையை கடந்திடுமா
காதலை உலகம் அறிந்திடுமா
நினைப்பது எல்லாம் நடந்திடுமா
With whom can I ever speak
about your story?
Even though words exist,
they dissolve into silence.
The fertile green land
has turned into a barren desert, my dear.
The garden of blossoms has transformed into a battlefield, my dear.
Even time itself has shut its eyes to this fate, my dear.
Closer than you ever were, the graveyard now stands beside me..
………………………..
Does the dawning hour
forewarn itself?
Will the ocean wave cross beyond the shore?
Will the world ever understand this love?
Will everything one envisions come to pass?
Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa…..
Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa…..
Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa….
Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa….
Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa…..
Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa…..
Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa….
Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa….
Vidigindra pozhuthu
Does the dawning hour
Therinthiduma
forewarn itself?
Kadal alai karaiyai kadanthiduma
Will the ocean wave cross beyond the shore?
Kaadhalai ulagam arinthiduma
Will the world ever understand this love?
Ninaippathu ellaam nadanthiduma
Will everything one envisions come to pass?
Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa…..
Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa…..
Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa….
Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa….
Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa…..
Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa…..
Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa….
Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa….
Vidigindra pozhuthu
Does the dawning hour
Therinthiduma
forewarn itself?
Kadal alai karaiyai kadanthiduma
Will the ocean wave cross beyond the shore?
Kaadhalai ulagam arinthiduma
Will the world ever understand this love?
Ninaippathu ellaam nadanthiduma
Will everything one envisions come to pass?
Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa…..
Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa…..
Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa….
Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa….
Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa…..
Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa…..
Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa….
Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa….
Unnalae ennakkul
Because of you, inside me
Uruvaana ulagam
the world that was created
Bhoogambham indri
has shattered into pieces
Sitharutha daa
even without an earthquake, my dear.
Engeyo irunthu
From somewhere far away,
Nee thendum ninavae
the memory of your touch
Enai innum vaazha
tells me to keep living
Sollutha daa
even now, my dear.
Thodukindra thooram
Within touching distance
Ethirae nam kaadhal
right before us is our love,
Thodum pogum neram
yet as we reach out to touch it,
Maranathin vaasal
it stands at death's doorstep.
Kaadhalum orr
Even love has turned
Aayudhama maariduchu
into a deadly weapon,
Mella mella ennai kolla
and it has gathered the courage
Thunichiruchae
to kill me slowly.
Theeyil ennai sikka vechu
Trapping me in fire,
Sirikirathae
it laughs at my plight;
Theerppu enna enthan
"What is the final verdict?"
Nenju ketkirathae…ae…
my heart keeps asking…
Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa…..
Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa…..
Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa….
Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa….
Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa…..
Aaaa..aaaa..aaaa…..
Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa….
Aaaa…aaa….aaa…aaa….
…………………….
…………………….
Kaattu thee pola
Like a roaring forest fire
Kanmoodi thanamaai
raging uncontrollably,
En sogam sudarvittu eriyuthada
my grief blazes and burns, my dear.
Manasukkul sumantha aasaigal ellam
All the desires I harbored in my heart
Vaai pothi vaai pothi kadharuthada
are screaming helplessly with stifled mouths, my dear.
Yaaridam unthan
With whom can I ever speak
Kadhai pesa mudiyum
about your story?
Vaarthaigal irunthum
Even though words exist,
Mounathil karaiyum
they dissolve into silence.
Pachai nilam
The fertile green land
Paalai vanam aanathada
has turned into a barren desert, my dear.
Poovanamum porkkalamai maaruthada
The garden of blossoms has transformed into a battlefield, my dear.
Kaalam kooda kangal moodi kondathada
Even time itself has shut its eyes to this fate, my dear.
Unnai vida kallaraiyae pakkamada..aa..
Closer than you ever were, the graveyard now stands beside me..
………………………..
………………………..
Vidigindra pozhuthu
Does the dawning hour
Therinthiduma
forewarn itself?
Kadal alai karaiyai kadanthiduma
Will the ocean wave cross beyond the shore?
Kaadhalai ulagam arinthiduma
Will the world ever understand this love?
Ninaippathu ellaam nadanthiduma
Will everything one envisions come to pass?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant, melancholy song explores themes of grief, tragic love, despair, and existential questioning. The speaker questions the predictability of life and fate, asking if the dawn reveals itself or if love can ever be understood by an unfeeling world. The speaker laments how an inner world built on love shattered without warning, and how love—once a source of warmth—has now turned into a torturous weapon that slowly destroys them. In the second stanza, the grief intensifies as the protagonist compares their sorrow to an uncontrollable forest fire and suppressed desires crying out in vain. Lush environments turn into battlefields and deserts, symbolizing emotional devastation. Ultimately, the lyrics convey a feeling of complete isolation where even time turns a blind eye, leaving death as the only remaining close companion.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uwamai)
“Kaattu thee pola”
Compares the raging, uncontrollable grief to a forest fire using 'pola' (like).
Metaphor (Uruvagham)
“Pachai nilam Paalai vanam aanathada / Poovanamum porkkalamai maaruthada”
Metaphorically compares a flourishing life to a green land that has turned into a desert, and a flower garden that has become a battlefield.
Personification
“Kaalam kooda kangal moodi kondathada”
Attributes human traits (closing eyes) to Time ('Kaalam') to express how destiny seems indifferent to pain.
Personification
“Theeyil ennai sikka vechu Sirikirathae”
Gives abstract love human traits of turning into a weapon, trapping the protagonist in fire, and laughing.
Edhukai (Second letter rhyming)
“Vidigindra pozhuthu / Therinthiduma”
The second consonant 'di' aligns across consecutive lines to create a melodic rhyme structure.
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Trivia
This piece is from the critically acclaimed 2005 Tamil film 'Raam', directed by Ameer. The soundtrack was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics by Snehan. Yuvan Shankar Raja's evocative score for 'Raam' received high praise and won him the Best Music Score award at the Cyprus International Film Festival in 2006, making him one of the early Tamil composers to win an international film award.
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