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Lyrics & meaning

Vithiye

From Sagaa · 2017

Lyricist
Shabir
Singers
Shabir, Janani Rajan
Music director
Shabir
Details
Sagaa2017

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Adiyae nenjum adanga pochuOh my girl, my heart has gone completely out of control.
Azhava illai vizhavaShould I cry, or should I fall down?
Un nenappo ennoda kaivilangachuYour memories have become my handcuffs.
Varava unna thozhavaShould I come and worship you?
Male
Adiyae…ae……..Oh my girl...
Azhudhidava…Shall I weep...
Udal vaadudhuMy body is wilting.
Manam nogudhuMy heart is aching.
Uyir pogudhuMy life is leaving me.
Alachidu azhagaeCall out to me, my beautiful one.
Male
Vithiyae vithiyaeOh fate, oh fate!
Enadhuyirai nee tharuvayaeWill you return my life to me?
Vithiyae vithiyaeOh fate, oh fate!
Enadhuyirai nee tharuvayaeWill you return my life to me?
Female
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Male
Kaadhal ennaWhat is love?
Enthan uyirkollum theeyaIs it a fire that consumes my very life?
Kadavulai polLike God,
Kangal arivathillayaDo my eyes fail to understand?
Male
Oruganam naan pizhaikirenOne moment I survive,
Maruganam uyir thurakkirenThe next moment I relinquish my life.
Valigalai ingu sumakkirenI carry all these pains here.
En irulinai agatrida vaa pen oliyaeCome to banish my darkness, oh woman of light!
Male
Vithiyae vithiyaeOh fate, oh fate!
Enadhuyirai nee tharuvayaeWill you return my life to me?
Vithiyae vithiyaeOh fate, oh fate!
Enadhuyirai nee tharuvayaeWill you return my life to me?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Adiye from the film Sagaa is a poignant and intense song expressing the agony of heartbreak and deep emotional suffering. The protagonist feels completely overwhelmed by his feelings, describing the memory of his lover as handcuffs that bind him and love as a destructive fire consuming his soul. Plunged into darkness and physical exhaustion, he desperately calls out to his beloved—his light—and begs fate to restore his spirit and life.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Un nenappo ennoda kaivilangachu

The speaker compares the persistent thoughts/memories of his beloved to 'kaivilangu' (handcuffs), highlighting how love constrains and imprisons his mind.

Metaphor

Enthan uyirkollum theeya

Love is directly described as 'uyirkollum theey' (a life-taking fire), symbolizing its deadly and painful intensity.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Udal vaadudhu / Manam nogudhu / Uyir pogudhu

The three successive short lines end with the rhyming suffix '-dhu' (vaadudhu, nogudhu, pogudhu), building a rhythmic cadence of physical and spiritual decay.

Apostrophe / Personification

Vithiyae vithiyae / Enadhuyirai nee tharuvayae

The speaker directly addresses 'Vithi' (Fate) as a conscious entity capable of listening and returning his lost life.

Antithesis / Contrast

Oruganam naan pizhaikiren / Maruganam uyir thurakkiren

Contrasting 'pizhaikiren' (I survive) in one second with 'uyir thurakkiren' (I give up life) in the very next to show extreme volatility of emotion.

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Trivia

Adiye was composed, written, and sung by Shabir, a Singaporean-Tamil music director and singer. The album for Sagaa became a massive viral success on YouTube before the film's official release, establishing Shabir as a prominent voice in mainstream Tamil film music.

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