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Lyrics & meaning

Vidiyum Vidiyum

From Sivagangai Seemai · 1959

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
T. S. Bagavathi
Music director
Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
Movie name
Sivagangai Seemai
Movie release year
1959
Lyrics added on
23 Apr 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vidiyum vidiyum endrirunthom
Idhu mudiyum poluthaai vidindhathada
Vidiyum vidiyum endrirunthom
Idhu mudiyum poluthaai vidindhathada
Kodiyum mudiyum thaazhnthadhada
Kudiyum kulamum ointhadhada
Vidiyum vidiyum endrirunthom
Idhu mudiyum poluthaai vidindhathada
Pettreduththa perumaiyilae
Naan sirithen
Piranthu vantha velaiyilae
Nee azhuthaai
Indru uyir valartha paasathaal
Azhugindren naaan
Odugindra vegathil sirikkindraai nee
Azhipor varuvaar thalaraadhae
Avarum azhivaar oru naalae
Azhipor varuvaar thalaraadhae
Avarum azhivaar oru naalae
Thazhaikkum maravar samuthaayam
Tamizhar peruvaar ethirkaalam
Thazhaikkum maravar samuthaayam
Tamizhar peruvaar ethirkaalam
Vidiyum vidiyum endrirunthom
Idhu mudiyum poluthaai vidindhathada
Noi nodiyaal maandavargal
Kodi kodi
Avaril nootril oru peyar ninaivum
Naatil illai
Thaai naadu vaazhgavena
Madindha veerar
Sariththirathil ponn eluthaai
Nilaithu nirpaar
Ulagam pottrum perumaiyada
Unaiyum vanthu azhaikuthada
Kaaladi osai kettkkuthada
Kaaladi osai kettkkuthada
Kannae thuninthu sendridadaa
Paal ootti valartha kili
Paranthathamma
Pasungandru thisai maaari
Pirinthathamma
Thaavi varum maan kandru
Veezhnthathamma
Thaai thamizhae pagaivargalai
Mannippaayae
Thaai thamizhae pagaivargalai
Mannippaayae
We hoped for a new dawn to break,
Yet it dawned only to bring our end, my child!
We hoped for a new dawn to break,
Yet it dawned only to bring our end, my child!
The flag and the crown have fallen,
Our people and our clan have fallen silent.
We hoped for a new dawn to break,
Yet it dawned only to bring our end, my child!
With the pride of giving birth to you,
I smiled,
While at the moment you were born,
you cried.
Today, out of love that nurtured your life,
I am weeping,
While in your rush to run forward, you are smiling.
The destroyers will come, do not lose heart;
They too will perish one day.
The destroyers will come, do not lose heart;
They too will perish one day.
The warrior clan will flourish again,
The Tamils will win back their future.
The warrior clan will flourish again,
The Tamils will win back their future.
We hoped for a new dawn to break,
Yet it dawned only to bring our end, my child!
Those who died of sickness and pain
are millions upon millions;
Yet not one name in a hundred among them
is remembered in this land.
Crying 'Long live the motherland!'
the brave heroes who fell
written in golden letters in history
will live on forever.
It is a glory honoured by the world,
and it comes calling for you, my child!
The sound of footsteps is heard,
The sound of footsteps is heard;
Go forth with courage, my darling child!
The parrot I nurtured with milk
has flown away, alas!
The young calf lost its way
and drifted away, alas!
The leaping young deer
has fallen down, alas!
O Mother Tamil,
please forgive these enemies!
O Mother Tamil,
please forgive these enemies!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This emotional song from 'Sivagangai Seemai' expresses profound sorrow and heroic resilience amidst the tragedy of war against foreign oppressors. Expecting freedom and a bright morning, the people instead witness fall and destruction. The narrator reflects on maternal love, comparing the birth of a child to the heavy burden of watching them march toward martyrdom for their land.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edugai (Second letter rhyming)

“Kodiyum mudiyum thaazhnthadhada / Kudiyum kulamum ointhadhada”

Matching second consonants across lines ('di' sound in Kodiyum and Kudiyum).

Iyaibu (End rhyme)

“Kodiyum mudiyum thaazhnthadhada / Kudiyum kulamum ointhadhada”

Matching line endings creating a mournful rhythmic echo with 'ada'.

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

“Paal ootti valartha kili paranthathamma”

Comparing fallen young warriors to a parrot raised on milk, a lost calf, and a fallen fawn.

Antithesis (Muran)

“Naan sirithen / Nee azhuthaai / Azhugindren naan / sirikkindraai nee”

Contrasting smiling at birth versus weeping in death, and vice versa.

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Trivia

'Sivagangai Seemai' (1959) is a historical film based on the Maruthu Pandiyar brothers fighting British colonial rule. The film was written and produced by poet Kannadasan himself, with music composed by the legendary duo Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy.

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