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Lyrics & meaning

Vidiya Vidiya

From Nalla Thambi · 1985

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
S. Janaki
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Nalla Thambi
Movie release year
1985
Lyrics added on
3 Feb 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Haa… aaa…haaa… aaaa..haa…
Vidiya vidiya muzhithaen
Kinnam vazhiya vazhiya kudithaen
Malara malara sirithaen
Kangal mayanga mayanga thavithaen
Neramo raathiri naan oru maadhiri
Vishayathai vilakkida thaan haei
Vidiya vidiya muzhithaen
Kinnam vazhiya vazhiya kudithaen
Moodi moodi maraithadhu
Thaedum podhu kidaippadhu
Edhirilae irukkudhu arugilae izhukkudhu
Meendum meendum thazhuva
Naanum konjam nazhuva
Thondra thondra uravu
Dheva loga iravu
Kaadhal dhevan kovil saavi ingae
Irukkaiyil mayakkam enna haei
Vidiya vidiya muzhithaen
Kinnam vazhiya vazhiya kudithaen
Malara malara sirithaen
Kangal mayanga mayanga thavithaen
Neramo raathiri naan oru maadhiri
Vishayathai vilakkida thaan haei
Vidiya vidiya muzhithaen
Kinnam vazhiya vazhiya kudithaen
Vaarthai konjam ularudhu
Aasai nenjai kilarudhu
Paravai pol parakkiren
Padagu pol midhakkiren
Paada paada raagam
Poda poda thaalam
Kooda kooda mogam
Kodi kodi yogam
Naanam yedhu eenam yedhu ingae
Idhu oru thani arai thaan hae
Vidiya vidiya muzhithaen
Kinnam vazhiya vazhiya kudithaen
Malara malara sirithaen
Kangal mayanga mayanga thavithaen
Neramo raathiri naan oru maadhiri
Vishayathai vilakkida thaan haei
Vidiya vidiya muzhithaen
Kinnam vazhiya vazhiya kudithaen
Malara malara sirithaen
Kangal mayanga mayanga thavithaen
Ha… ah… ha… aah… ha…
I stayed awake until the dawn broke,
I drank from cups filled to the brim,
I smiled like a blossoming flower,
My eyes grew drowsy and I yearned with desire.
The hour is night, and I feel so strange,
Just to explain what is going on, hey!
I stayed awake until the dawn broke,
I drank from cups filled to the brim.
What was kept covered and concealed,
Is found when you search for it.
It stands right before me, pulling me closer.
As you hold me again and again,
And I slip away just a little,
As this intimacy deepens and grows,
The night turns into a heavenly paradise.
The key to the temple of the god of love is right here,
With it in hand, why be in a daze? Hey!
I stayed awake until the dawn broke,
I drank from cups filled to the brim,
I smiled like a blossoming flower,
My eyes grew drowsy and I yearned with desire.
The hour is night, and I feel so strange,
Just to explain what is going on, hey!
I stayed awake until the dawn broke,
I drank from cups filled to the brim.
My words are slightly slurred,
Desire stirs up my heart.
I am flying like a bird,
I am floating like a boat.
As melodies are sung again and again,
As rhythms keep playing along,
As passion grows more and more,
Countless blessings come my way.
Why feel shy? What shame is there here?
This is our own private room, hey!
I stayed awake until the dawn broke,
I drank from cups filled to the brim,
I smiled like a blossoming flower,
My eyes grew drowsy and I yearned with desire.
The hour is night, and I feel so strange,
Just to explain what is going on, hey!
I stayed awake until the dawn broke,
I drank from cups filled to the brim,
I smiled like a blossoming flower,
My eyes grew drowsy and I yearned with desire.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song depicts a playful, nocturnal romantic encounter filled with intoxication, desire, and freedom. The protagonist describes spending an entire night awake, drinking from an overflowing cup of joy and passion, feeling a sensory high that makes her float like a boat and fly like a bird.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukku Thodar (Reduplication)

“Vidiya vidiya muzhithaen”

Repeated words like 'vidiya vidiya' (until dawn), 'vazhiya vazhiya' (overflowing), and 'malara malara' (blooming) are used to emphasize continuous action and intense emotion.

Uwamai (Simile)

“Paravai pol parakkiren / Padagu pol midhakkiren”

The speaker compares herself to a bird flying and a boat floating, conveying a sense of weightlessness and euphoria.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

“Paada paada raagam / Poda poda thaalam / Kooda kooda mogam / Kodi kodi yogam”

Rhyming line endings ('raagam', 'thaalam', 'mogam', 'yogam') create a rhythmic, musical flow.

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Trivia

Written by Vairamuthu, this energetic track from Nalla Thambi (1985) captures the classic 1980s Tamil cinema style of romantic night songs featuring intoxicated, carefree expression.

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