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Lyrics & meaning

Vinmeen Vidhaiyil

From Thegidi · 2014

Lyricist
Kabilan
Singers
Abhay Jodhpurkar, Saindhavi Prakash
Music director
Nivas K. Prasanna
Movie name
Thegidi
Movie release year
2014
Lyrics added on
15 Dec 2016

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Vinmeen vidhaiyil nilavaai mulaithen
Penmeen vizhiyil enayae tholaithen
Mazhayin isai kettu
Maralae thalaiyattu
Malalai mozhi pola
Manadhil oru paattu
Ini neeyum naanum ondraai
Serndhal kadhal irandu ezhuthu} (2)
Naan pesaadha mounam ellaam
Unn kangal pesum
Unnai kaanadha neram ennai
Kedikaaram ketkum
Manal medhu thoorum mazhai polavae
Manadhodu neethaan nuzhaindhayadi
Oru pennaaga unmel naanae
Peraasai konden
Unnai munnalae paarkkum podhu
Pesamal nindren
Vinmeen vidhaiyil nilavaai mulaithen
Male :Penmeen vizhiyil enayae tholaithen
Female :Mazhayin isai kettu
Maralae thalaiyattu
Male :Malalai mozhi pola
Manadhil oru paattu
From a seed of stars, I sprouted like the moon
In the fish-like eyes of a girl, I lost myself
Listening to the music of the rain,
Nod your head along, O tree
Like a child's sweet babble,
A song plays in my heart
From now on, if you and I unite as one,
Love is just two letters
All the words held back by my silence,
Your eyes speak them out
In the moments I do not see you,
The clock questions me
Just like rain drizzling into sand,
You gently seeped right into my heart
Even as a woman, I myself
Felt an overwhelming longing for you
Whenever I saw you before me,
I just stood there speechless
From a seed of stars, I sprouted like the moon
Male: In the fish-like eyes of a girl, I lost myself
Female: Listening to the music of the rain,
Nod your head along, O tree
Male: Like a child's sweet babble,
A song plays in my heart
Male
Male
Female
Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Vinmeen Vidhaiyil' is a romantic song expressing the gentle blossoming of love between two souls. The lyrics use tender imagery of nature—star seeds, rain, trees, sand, and childish babble—to describe how effortlessly love takes root in the human heart. The lovers describe their silent mutual understanding, where unsaid thoughts are conveyed through expressive eyes, and time itself seems to ache during moments of separation.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Vinmeen vidhaiyil nilavaai mulaithen / Penmeen vizhiyil enayae tholaithen

Matching second consonants across consecutive lines, such as 'Vinmeen' and 'Penmeen'.

Moonaai (Initial Alliteration)

Mazhayin isai kettu / Maralae thalaiyattu / Malalai mozhi pola / Manadhil oru paattu

Repetition of the initial 'Ma' sound in consecutive words across multiple lines.

Upamai (Simile)

Manal medhu thoorum mazhai polavae / Manadhodu neethaan nuzhaindhayadi

Comparing the entrance of love into the heart to gentle rain soaking into dry sand using 'polavae'.

Personification

Unnai kaanadha neram ennai / Kedikaaram ketkum

Attributing human actions to an inanimate clock that asks about the beloved when she is absent.

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Trivia

'Vinmeen Vidhaiyil' marks the celebrated debut of composer Nivas K. Prasanna in the 2014 mystery thriller film 'Thegidi'. Sung by Abhay Jodhpurkar and Saindhavi with lyrics by Kabilan, the track became an instant chartbuster and earned wide acclaim for its melodious composition and poetic depth.

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