Vidukadhai Pottu
From Urimai Geetham · 1988
- Lyricist
- R. V. Udhaya Kumar
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Manoj – Gyan
- Details
- Urimai Geetham1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Vidukadhai pottu vitttu | Having posed a riddle, |
| Vidai ondru thedugiren | I am searching for an answer. |
| Vidukadhai pottu vitttu | Having posed a riddle, |
| Vidai ondru thedugiren | I am searching for an answer. |
| Male | |
| Viduthalai vendum endru | Demanding that I need freedom, |
| Dhinam dhinam paadugiren | I sing every single day. |
| Viduthalai vendum endru | Demanding that I need freedom, |
| Dhinam dhinam paadugiren | I sing every single day. |
| Male | |
| Vidukadhai pottu vitttu | Having posed a riddle, |
| Vidai ondru thedugiren | I am searching for an answer. |
| Vidukadhai pottu vitttu | Having posed a riddle, |
| Vidai ondru thedugiren | I am searching for an answer. |
| Male | |
| {Kanavukku saatchi illai | {There is no witness to a dream, |
| Karpanaiyil vaazhkai illai | There is no life in mere imagination, |
| Padithathil laabam illai | There is no gain from higher education, |
| Patta kadan theeravillai} (2) | The debt incurred remains unpaid} (2) |
| Male | |
| Kaanal paadhi kanneer paadhi | Half mirage and half tears, |
| Thandhavan yaaro avan oru paavi | Whoever caused this is a sinner. |
| Aadharavindri azhudhavan moochu | The breath of the helpless one who wept |
| Perunjumai aachu iniyenna pechu | Has become a heavy burden, what else is there to say? |
| Pattapadippu vettaveliyil | A formal degree out in the open sky |
| Vetti kadhaiyaa pochu | Has turned into useless idle talk. |
| Male | |
| Vidukadhai pottu vitttu | Having posed a riddle, |
| Vidai ondru thedugiren | I am searching for an answer. |
| Vidukadhai pottu vitttu | Having posed a riddle, |
| Vidai ondru thedugiren | I am searching for an answer. |
விடுகதை போட்டு விட்டு
விடை ஒன்று தேடுகிறேன்
விடுகதை போட்டு விட்டு
விடை ஒன்று தேடுகிறேன்
Having posed a riddle,
I am searching for an answer.
Having posed a riddle,
I am searching for an answer.
விடுதலை வேண்டுமென்று
தினம் தினம் பாடுகிறேன்
விடுதலை வேண்டுமென்று
தினம் தினம் பாடுகிறேன்
Demanding that I need freedom,
I sing every single day.
Demanding that I need freedom,
I sing every single day.
விடுகதை போட்டு விட்டு
விடை ஒன்று தேடுகிறேன்
விடுகதை போட்டு விட்டு
விடை ஒன்று தேடுகிறேன்
Having posed a riddle,
I am searching for an answer.
Having posed a riddle,
I am searching for an answer.
{கனவுக்கு சாட்சி இல்லை
கற்பனையில் வாழ்க்கை இல்லை
படித்ததில் லாபம் இல்லை
பட்டக் கடன் தீரவில்லை} ( 2 )
{There is no witness to a dream,
There is no life in mere imagination,
There is no gain from higher education,
The debt incurred remains unpaid} (2)
கானல் பாதி கண்ணீர் பாதி
தந்தவன் யாரோ அவனொரு பாவி
ஆதரவின்றி அழுதவன் மூச்சு
பெருஞ்சுமை ஆச்சு இனியென்ன பேச்சு
பட்டப்படிப்பு வெட்டவெளியில்
வெட்டிக் கதையாய் போச்சு....
Half mirage and half tears,
Whoever caused this is a sinner.
The breath of the helpless one who wept
Has become a heavy burden, what else is there to say?
A formal degree out in the open sky
Has turned into useless idle talk.
விடுகதை போட்டு விட்டு
விடை ஒன்று தேடுகிறேன்
விடுகதை போட்டு விட்டு
விடை ஒன்று தேடுகிறேன்
Having posed a riddle,
I am searching for an answer.
Having posed a riddle,
I am searching for an answer.
Vidukadhai pottu vitttu
Having posed a riddle,
Vidai ondru thedugiren
I am searching for an answer.
Vidukadhai pottu vitttu
Having posed a riddle,
Vidai ondru thedugiren
I am searching for an answer.
Viduthalai vendum endru
Demanding that I need freedom,
Dhinam dhinam paadugiren
I sing every single day.
Viduthalai vendum endru
Demanding that I need freedom,
Dhinam dhinam paadugiren
I sing every single day.
Vidukadhai pottu vitttu
Having posed a riddle,
Vidai ondru thedugiren
I am searching for an answer.
Vidukadhai pottu vitttu
Having posed a riddle,
Vidai ondru thedugiren
I am searching for an answer.
{Kanavukku saatchi illai
{There is no witness to a dream,
Karpanaiyil vaazhkai illai
There is no life in mere imagination,
Padithathil laabam illai
There is no gain from higher education,
Patta kadan theeravillai} (2)
The debt incurred remains unpaid} (2)
Kaanal paadhi kanneer paadhi
Half mirage and half tears,
Thandhavan yaaro avan oru paavi
Whoever caused this is a sinner.
Aadharavindri azhudhavan moochu
The breath of the helpless one who wept
Perunjumai aachu iniyenna pechu
Has become a heavy burden, what else is there to say?
Pattapadippu vettaveliyil
A formal degree out in the open sky
Vetti kadhaiyaa pochu
Has turned into useless idle talk.
Vidukadhai pottu vitttu
Having posed a riddle,
Vidai ondru thedugiren
I am searching for an answer.
Vidukadhai pottu vitttu
Having posed a riddle,
Vidai ondru thedugiren
I am searching for an answer.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song captures the deep disillusionment and angst of educated young people suffering from unemployment and poverty. The protagonist reflects on life as a painful riddle without solutions, where academic degrees fail to yield a livelihood or clear inherited debts, reducing dreams to mere mirages and tears.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Vidukadhai pottu vitttu / Vidai ondru thedugiren”
Repetition of the initial sound 'Vi' in Vidukadhai and Vidai, establishing rhythmic flow.
Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyming)
“Pattapadippu vettaveliyil”
The second consonant 'tta' rhymes in 'Pattapadippu' and 'vettaveliyil'.
Metaphor
“Kaanal paadhi kanneer paadhi”
Life and existence are metaphorically described as half mirage ('kaanal') and half tears ('kanneer').
Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)
“Dhinam dhinam paadugiren”
The word 'Dhinam' is repeated sequentially ('Dhinam dhinam') to emphasize daily, continuous struggle.
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Trivia
Urimai Geetham (1988) was directed by lyricist R.V. Udhaya Kumar himself, starring Prabhu and Karthik. The music was composed by the duo Manoj-Gyan, and this social-awareness song sung by S.P. Balasubrahmanyam highlights the socioeconomic frustration of 1980s Tamil youth.
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