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Lyrics & meaning

Vizhigalil Oru Vaanavil

From Deiva Thirumagal · 2011

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singer
Saindhavi
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Details
Deiva Thirumagal2011

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Vizhigalil oru vaanavilA rainbow in my eyes
Imaigalai thottu pesudhaeTouches my eyelashes and speaks
Idhu enna puthu vaanilaiWhat kind of new weather is this
Mazhai veyil tharumThat brings both rain and sunshine?
Female
Unnidam paarkirenIn you, I see
Naan paarkirenI see
En thaai mugam anbaeMy mother's face, my love
Female
Unnidam thorkirenTo you, I surrender
Naan thorkirenI surrender
Ennagumo ingaeWhat will happen here now?
Female
Mudhal mudhalaai mayangugirenFor the very first time, I am captivated
Kannadi polae thondrinaaiYou appeared like a mirror
En munbu ennai kaatinaaiShowing me my true self right before me
Kaana engum vinaaEverywhere I look, there is a question mark
Female
Vizhigalil oru vaanavilA rainbow in my eyes
Imaigalai thottu pesudhaeTouches my eyelashes and speaks
Idhu enna puthu vaanilaiWhat kind of new weather is this
Mazhai veyil tharumThat brings both rain and sunshine?
Female
………………………………
Female
Nee vanthaai en vaazhvilaeYou came into my life
Poo poothaai en verilaeAnd made a flower bloom at my very roots
Naalaiyae nee pogalamYou may leave tomorrow
En niyabagam nee aagalamAnd become just a memory to me
Female
Thaer sendra pinnalaeOnce the grand chariot passes by
Veethi ennagumoWhat will become of the quiet street?
Female
Yaar ivan yaarWho is he? Who is he?
Ivan oar mayavanHe is a mystic / magician
Meiyaanavan anbilYet so genuine in his affection
Female
Yaar ivan yaarWho is he? Who is he?
Ivan naan nesikumHe is the one I love
Kanneer ivan nenjilWith tears of love in his heart
Female
Inam puriyaa .. uravidhuvoIs this an indefinable relationship?
En theevil pootha poovithuThis is a flower that bloomed on my isolated island
En nenjil vaasam thoovuthuScattering its fragrance into my heart
Manam engum manamFragrance fills my entire mind
Female
Vizhigalil oru vaanavilA rainbow in my eyes
Imaigalai thottu pesudhaeTouches my eyelashes and speaks
Idhu enna puthu vaanilaiWhat kind of new weather is this
Mazhai veyil tharumThat brings both rain and sunshine?
Female
………………………..
Female
Naan unakaga pesinenI spoke on your behalf
Yaar enakaga pesuvaarWho will speak for me?
Mounamaai naan pesinenI spoke in silence
Kaigalil mai poosinenI applied ink to my hands
Female
Nee vandha kanavengaeWhere is the dream in which you appeared?
Kaatril kai veesinenI reached out and waved my hands in the air
Anbennum thoondilai neeYou cast the hook of love
Veesinaai meenaagiren anbaeAnd I became the caught fish, my dear
Female
Un munbu thaanadaOnly in front of you
Ippothu naan penaagiren ingaeI blossom fully into a woman here
Female
Thayakangalaal thinarukirenI am suffocated by my own hesitations
Nil endru sonna pothilumEven when told to stop
Nilaamal nenjam oodudhaeMy heart runs without stopping
Idho undhan vazhiHere lies your path
Female
………………………….

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Vizhigalil Oru Vaanavil' expresses the gentle, transformative emotions experienced by Anuradha (played by Anushka Shetty), a lawyer defending Krishna (Vikram), a father with an intellectual disability. As she fights his custody battle, she encounters a pure, selfless form of affection that she has never felt before—one that reflects a maternal warmth and breaks down her guarded, professional exterior.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uwamai Ani)

Kannadi polae thondrinaai

Compares Krishna to a mirror ('Kannadi polae') that reveals her true, unvarnished self.

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

Anbennum thoondilai nee veesinaai meenaagiren anbae

Metaphorically compares love to a fishing hook ('Anbennum thoondil') and herself to a fish caught in it.

End Rhyme (Iyaipu)

Unnidam paarkiren ... Unnidam thorkiren

The matching end sounds 'paarkiren' (I see) and 'thorkiren' (I surrender) create a melodic rhythmic repetition.

Contrast / Oxymoron (Muran)

Mazhai veyil tharum

Juxtaposes rain ('Mazhai') and sunshine/heat ('Veyil') together to portray mixed, contradictory emotions.

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Trivia

'Vizhigalil Oru Vaanavil' from Deiva Thirumagal (2011) was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar and sung by Saindhavi, with lyrics by Na. Muthu Kumar. The song is widely acclaimed for how delicately Na. Muthu Kumar penned the subtle, non-romantic yet deeply emotional bond between the lead characters. G. V. Prakash Kumar and Saindhavi, who collaborated on this popular track, later married in 2013.

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