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Vilagathey

From Malaysian Album Songs · 2019

Lyricist
Suriavelan
Singers
Stephen Zechariah, Rakshita Suresh
Music director
Stephen Zechariah
Details
Malaysian Album Songs2019

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Neerillaa nilamaagi ponenI became a land without water
Verillaa maramaagi ponenI became a tree without roots
Katrillaa theeyaagi ponenaeI became a fire without air
Neerillaa nilamaagi ponenI became a land without water
Verillaa maramaagi ponenI became a tree without roots
Katrillaa theeyaagi ponenaeI became a fire without air
Male
Mayangugiren un vizhiyilI am swooning in your eyes
Nee podhum en vazhiyilYou are enough on my path
Serndhu vidu en uyirilMerge into my soul
Neethaanae en vidiyalYou alone are my dawn
Male
Vilagaathae anbae neeyumDo not move away, my love
Neethaan en nijamummadiYou alone are my reality, dear girl
Unnodaiya nizhalaai irunthumEven though I am your shadow
Thaniyaaga nikkurendiI am standing alone, dear girl
Thalai kotha undhan madiyilTo caress my hair, on your lap
Naan saaya vendumadiI want to lean, dear girl
Un arugil vaazhnthal pothumIt is enough if I live near you
En saabam theerumadiMy curse will be lifted, dear girl
Male
Hmm….Hmm....
Enai parthu maraiyum nilavuThe moon that hides seeing me
Kalaiyaadha nee en kanavuYou are my dream that never fades
Vizhi moodi thoongum munnaeBefore closing my eyes to sleep
Vazhi seruthaePaths unite
Female
Enakkaaga eriyum kathiraeO ray of sun burning for me
En vaazhvil ozhi thanthaayaeYou gave light to my life
Nee indri en boomi irul aanathaeWithout you my earth turned dark
Male
Mann serum mazhai koodaEven the rain that reaches the soil
Vaan sera vendumaeWants to reach the sky
Oru thuli naam seraFor us to join as a drop
Kadal vendumaeAn ocean is needed
Male
Kaadhal poi illaiyaeLove is not a lie
Kaalam mei illaiyaeTime is not the truth
Unnai kaanum varaiUntil I see you
Unmai ingu illaiyaeTruth does not exist here
Female
Oru kural azhaikuthoDoes a voice call out
Athu unnai ketkuthoDoes it ask for you
Male :Oru kural azhaikuthoMale: Does a voice call out
Athu nee endru en uyir solluthooo…Does my soul say that it is you...
Female
Vilagaathae anbae neeyumDo not move away, my love
Neethaan en nijamummadaYou alone are my reality, dear boy
Unnodaiya nizhalaai irunthumEven though I am your shadow
Thaniyaaga nikkurendaI am standing alone, dear boy
Thalai kotha undhan madiyilTo caress my hair, on your lap
Naan saaya vendumadaI want to lean, dear boy
Un arugil vaazhnthal pothumIt is enough if I live near you
En saabam theerumadaMy curse will be lifted, dear boy
Male
Neerillaa nilamaagi ponenI became a land without water
Verillaa maramaagi ponenI became a tree without roots
Katrillaa theeyaagi ponenaeI became a fire without air
Male
Puriyatha kavithaiyil pizhaiyaIs it a flaw in an incomprehensible poem?
Thavarukku kaadhal vilaiyaIs love the price paid for a mistake?
Pizhai illa manithan endraalIf a person is without fault
Iraivan illaiyaAre they not God?
Female
Karai vanthu seraa alaiyaIs it a wave that never reaches the shore?
Devathaiyin idhayam silaiyaIs an angel's heart made of stone?
Kallai kooda kaadhal endruDoes love not melt
Karaipathu illaiyaEven a stone?
Female
Pralayathil nilam koodaEven the land during a deluge
Nizhai maari pogumaeWill change its form
Naan adhil irunthaalumEven if I am in it
Unai seruvenI will reach you
Male
Karavuttra ganamae naanI am a heavy moment burdened with love
Un uyir thedinenI searched for your soul
Uyirae piriyathaeO soul, do not separate
Female
Vaa arugilaeCome near me
Thaaiye pol thaangavaShall I hold you like a mother?
Male :Un madiyilaeMale: On your lap
Mazhalai pol thavizhavaShall I crawl like a child?
Female
Mayangi vitten un vizhiyilI fell in love with your eyes
Naan varuven un vazhiyilI will come along your path
Kalanthu vitten un uyirilI merged into your soul
Neethaanae kadalinai mazhaiyinaiYou alone, crossing the ocean and rain
Thaandiyae varavaaiyaeWill you come over?
Male
Vilagaathae anbae neeyumDo not move away, my love
Neethaan en nijamummadiYou alone are my reality, dear girl
Unnodaiya nizhalaai irunthumEven though I am your shadow
Thaniyaaga nikkurendiI am standing alone, dear girl
Thalai kotha undhan madiyilTo caress my hair, on your lap
Naan saaya vendumadiI want to lean, dear girl
Un arugil vaazhnthal pothumIt is enough if I live near you
En saabam theerumadiMy curse will be lifted, dear girl
Male
Vilagaathae vittu vilagaathaeDo not move away, leave and move away
Ennai piriyaathae anbaeDo not leave me, my love
Vilagaathae vittu vilagaathaeDo not move away, leave and move away
Ennai piriyaathae anbaeDo not leave me, my love
Female
……………................
Male :Vilagaathae vittu vilagaathaeMale: Do not move away, leave and move away
Ennai piriyaathae anbaeDo not leave me, my love
Vilagaathae vittu vilagaathaeDo not move away, leave and move away
Ennai piriyaathae anbaeDo not leave ties, my love

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This poignant song expresses the agony of separation and intense longing between two lovers. The lyrics draw vivid metaphors of nature—such as land without water, a tree without roots, and a fire without air—to illustrate how incomplete and helpless the protagonist feels without their partner. Throughout the track, both lovers express a deep emotional bond, viewing each other as their ultimate solace, truth, and source of light amidst darkness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Neerillaa nilamaagi ponen

Compares the protagonist's incomplete state to waterless land, rootless trees, and airless fire.

Anaphora / Repetition

Verillaa maramaagi ponen

Repeats line structures starting with 'Neerillaa', 'Verillaa', and 'Katrillaa' for rhythmic emphasis.

Rhyme (Monorhyme / Emoni)

Katrillaa theeyaagi ponenae

Ending lines with similar rhyming sounds like 'nilamaagi ponen', 'maramaagi ponen', and 'theeyaagi ponenae'.

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Trivia

'Vilagaathe' is a hugely popular Independent Malaysian Tamil song written by Suriavelan and featured in the popular web series / film '360'. The song gained millions of views across Southeast Asia and India for its soulful melody and emotive lyrics.

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