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Lyrics & meaning

Vizhigal Meeno

From Raagangal Maaruvathillai · 1983

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Raagangal Maaruvathillai
Movie release year
1983
Lyrics added on
30 May 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aa…aa….aa…..aa….
Haa….aaa….aa…aa…haa…aa…
Haa…aa..haa..aa.haa..aa.ahaa…
Vizhigal meeno mozhigal thaeno
Nilavin magalae nee thaano
Vizhigal meeno mozhigal thaeno
Nilavin magalae nee thaano
Pookkalin maelae dhevathai polae
Neendhi varum mugilo oo oo
Vizhigal meeno mozhigal thaeno
Nilavin magalae nee thaano
Kuzhalil megam kudi irundhaalum
Vizhiyil yaedho pudhu vidha dhaagam
Pournami paarvai pozhigiradhae
Manam thanil inbam vazhigiradhae
Penmaiyin baagam thaamarai aagum
Penmaiyin baagam thaamarai aagum
Idaiyin baagam nool aagum
Vizhigal meeno mozhigal thaeno
Nilavin magalae nee thaano
Pookkalin maelae dhevathai polae
Neendhi varum mugilo
Nisa niri dhama gama dhamaga
Vizhigal meeno mozhigal thaeno
Nilavin magalae nee thaano
Sani rissaa needhaa paamaa ga
Reeree reeree
Niriggaa riggaa gaama dhaasa
Neenee neenee
Saa nirinee thaka thakida thakadhimi
Needha saani
Thaka thadhi thaka thakadhimi
Thath tharikida thaa thath thakajunu thaa
Thath tharikida thaa thath thakadhimi thaa
Adadaa kaalgal azhagiya vaazhai
Ninaithaal manakkum ragasiya cholai
Nagangal yaavum pirai nilavu
Ival thaan ingae kalai nilavu
Naayagi paadham naayagan vaedham
Naayagi paadham naayagan vaedham
Neeyae kaadhal thaevaaram
Vizhigal meeno mozhigal thaeno
Nilavin magalae nee thaano
Pookkalin maelae dhevathai polae
Neendhi varum mugilo oo… oo…
Vizhigal meeno mozhigal thaeno
Nilavin magalae nee thaano
Aa... aa... aa... aa...
Haa... aa... aa... aa... haa... aa...
Haa... aa... haa... aa... haa... aa... ahaa...
Are your eyes fish? Is your voice honey?
Are you the daughter of the moon?
Are your eyes fish? Is your voice honey?
Are you the daughter of the moon?
Floating above the flowers like an angel,
are you a cloud drifting across? Oh... oh...
Are your eyes fish? Is your voice honey?
Are you the daughter of the moon?
Though dark clouds dwell in your hair,
a strange new longing shines in your eyes.
Your gaze pours down like moonlight on a full-moon night,
and sweet joy overflows in my heart.
The grace of your womanhood is like a lotus,
The grace of your womanhood is like a lotus,
and your waist is as slender as a thread.
Are your eyes fish? Is your voice honey?
Are you the daughter of the moon?
Floating above the flowers like an angel,
are you a cloud drifting across?
Ni Sa Ni Ri Dha Ma Ga Ma Dha Ma Ga
Are your eyes fish? Is your voice honey?
Are you the daughter of the moon?
Sa Ni Ri Sa Ni Dha Pa Ma Ga
Ri Ri Ri Ri
Ni Ri Ga Ri Ga Ga Ma Dha Sa
Ni Ni Ni Ni
Sa Ni Ri Ni Tha-ka Tha-ki-ta Tha-ka-dhi-mi
Ni Dha Sa Ni
Tha-ka-dha-dhi Tha-ka Dha-dhi-mi
Thath Tha-ri-ki-ta Dhaa Thath Tha-ka-jhu-nu Dhaa
Thath Tha-ri-ki-ta Dhaa Thath Tha-ka-dhi-mi Dhaa
Ah, your legs are as graceful as plantain trees,
you are a secret garden that smells sweet at the mere thought.
All your fingernails are crescent moons,
she is truly the moon of fine arts here.
The lady's feet are her lover's sacred scripture,
The lady's feet are her lover's sacred scripture,
and you are the Tevaram (sacred hymn) of love!
Are your eyes fish? Is your voice honey?
Are you the daughter of the moon?
Floating above the flowers like an angel,
are you a cloud drifting across? Oh... oh...
Are your eyes fish? Is your voice honey?
Are you the daughter of the moon?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a classic, poetic expression of romance and adoration where the lover marvels at the breathtaking beauty and grace of his beloved. He compares various aspects of her persona to elements of nature and divinity: her eyes to vibrant fish, her voice to sweet honey, her waist to a delicate thread, her hair to dark clouds, and her feet to sacred scriptures. The lyrics weave classical metaphors (such as comparing legs to banana trunks and nails to crescent moons) to elevate her into an ethereal figure—the very daughter of the moon.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

“Vizhigal meeno mozhigal thaeno”

Compares eyes directly to fish ('meen') and speech to honey ('thaen') to highlight beauty and sweetness.

Simile (Upamai)

“Pookkalin maelae dhevathai polae”

Uses 'polae' (like) to explicitly compare the woman floating over flowers to a heavenly angel.

Iyaipu (Rhyming end words)

“Pournami paarvai pozhigiradhae / Manam thanil inbam vazhigiradhae”

The lines end with matching rhyming suffixes 'pozhigiradhae' and 'vazhigiradhae'.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Naayagi paadham naayagan vaedham”

Repetition of the initial letter 'Naa' in 'Naayagi' and 'Naayagan'.

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Trivia

Although the song metadata lists the music composer as unknown, 'Raagangal Maaruvathillai' (1983) features music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja. The iconic tracks from this film, including 'Vizhigal Meeno', were rendered by legendary singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and featured lyrics written by Vairamuthu, marking one of their classic early 1980s collaborations.

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