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 vaanavil | A rainbow in my eyes |
| Imaigalai thottu pesudhae | Touches my eyelashes and speaks |
| Idhu enna puthu vaanilai | What kind of new weather is this |
| Mazhai veyil tharum | That brings both rain and sunshine? |
| Female | |
| Unnidam paarkiren | In you, I see |
| Naan paarkiren | I see |
| En thaai mugam anbae | My mother's face, my love |
| Female | |
| Unnidam thorkiren | To you, I surrender |
| Naan thorkiren | I surrender |
| Ennagumo ingae | What will happen here now? |
| Female | |
| Mudhal mudhalaai mayangugiren | For the very first time, I am captivated |
| Kannadi polae thondrinaai | You appeared like a mirror |
| En munbu ennai kaatinaai | Showing me my true self right before me |
| Kaana engum vinaa | Everywhere I look, there is a question mark |
| Female | |
| Vizhigalil oru vaanavil | A rainbow in my eyes |
| Imaigalai thottu pesudhae | Touches my eyelashes and speaks |
| Idhu enna puthu vaanilai | What kind of new weather is this |
| Mazhai veyil tharum | That brings both rain and sunshine? |
| Female | |
| ……………………………… | |
| Female | |
| Nee vanthaai en vaazhvilae | You came into my life |
| Poo poothaai en verilae | And made a flower bloom at my very roots |
| Naalaiyae nee pogalam | You may leave tomorrow |
| En niyabagam nee aagalam | And become just a memory to me |
| Female | |
| Thaer sendra pinnalae | Once the grand chariot passes by |
| Veethi ennagumo | What will become of the quiet street? |
| Female | |
| Yaar ivan yaar | Who is he? Who is he? |
| Ivan oar mayavan | He is a mystic / magician |
| Meiyaanavan anbil | Yet so genuine in his affection |
| Female | |
| Yaar ivan yaar | Who is he? Who is he? |
| Ivan naan nesikum | He is the one I love |
| Kanneer ivan nenjil | With tears of love in his heart |
| Female | |
| Inam puriyaa .. uravidhuvo | Is this an indefinable relationship? |
| En theevil pootha poovithu | This is a flower that bloomed on my isolated island |
| En nenjil vaasam thoovuthu | Scattering its fragrance into my heart |
| Manam engum manam | Fragrance fills my entire mind |
| Female | |
| Vizhigalil oru vaanavil | A rainbow in my eyes |
| Imaigalai thottu pesudhae | Touches my eyelashes and speaks |
| Idhu enna puthu vaanilai | What kind of new weather is this |
| Mazhai veyil tharum | That brings both rain and sunshine? |
| Female | |
| ……………………….. | |
| Female | |
| Naan unakaga pesinen | I spoke on your behalf |
| Yaar enakaga pesuvaar | Who will speak for me? |
| Mounamaai naan pesinen | I spoke in silence |
| Kaigalil mai poosinen | I applied ink to my hands |
| Female | |
| Nee vandha kanavengae | Where is the dream in which you appeared? |
| Kaatril kai veesinen | I reached out and waved my hands in the air |
| Anbennum thoondilai nee | You cast the hook of love |
| Veesinaai meenaagiren anbae | And I became the caught fish, my dear |
| Female | |
| Un munbu thaanada | Only in front of you |
| Ippothu naan penaagiren ingae | I blossom fully into a woman here |
| Female | |
| Thayakangalaal thinarukiren | I am suffocated by my own hesitations |
| Nil endru sonna pothilum | Even when told to stop |
| Nilaamal nenjam oodudhae | My heart runs without stopping |
| Idho undhan vazhi | Here lies your path |
| Female | |
| …………………………. | |
விழிகளில் ஒரு வானவில்
இமைகளை தொட்டு பேசுதே
இது என்ன புது வானிலை
மழை வெயில் தரும்
A rainbow in my eyes
Touches my eyelashes and speaks
What kind of new weather is this
That brings both rain and sunshine?
உன்னிடம் பாா்க்கிறேன்
நான் பாா்க்கிறேன் என் தாய்முகம்
அன்பே உன்னிடம் தோற்கிறேன்
நான் தோற்கிறேன் என்னாகுமோ இங்கே
In you, I see
I see
My mother's face, my love
முதன் முதலாய் மயங்குகிறேன்
கண்ணாடி போல தோன்றினாய்
என் முன்பு என்னை காட்டினாய்
கனா எங்கும் வினா
To you, I surrender
I surrender
What will happen here now?
விழிகளில் ஒரு வானவில்
இமைகளை தொட்டு பேசுதே
இது என்ன புது வானிலை
மழை வெயில் தரும்
For the very first time, I am captivated
You appeared like a mirror
Showing me my true self right before me
Everywhere I look, there is a question mark
.....................................
A rainbow in my eyes
Touches my eyelashes and speaks
What kind of new weather is this
That brings both rain and sunshine?
நீ வந்தாய் என் வாழ்விலே
பூ பூத்தாய் என் வோிலே
நாளையே நீ போகலாம்
என் ஞாபகம் நீ ஆகலாம்
தேர் சென்ற பின்னாலே
வீதி என்னாகுமோ யாா் இவன்
யாா் இவன் ஓா் மாயவன்
மெய்யானவன் அன்பில்
You came into my life
And made a flower bloom at my very roots
You may leave tomorrow
And become just a memory to me
யாா் இவன் யாா்
இவன் நான் நேசிக்கும்
கண்ணீா் இவன் நெஞ்சில்
இனம் புாியா உறவிதுவோ
என் தீவில் பூத்த பூவிது
என் நெஞ்சில் வாசம் தூவுது
மனம் எங்கும் மனம்
Once the grand chariot passes by
What will become of the quiet street?
விழிகளில் ஒரு வானவில்
இமைகளை தொட்டு பேசுதே
இது என்ன புது வானிலை
மழை வெயில் தரும்
Who is he? Who is he?
He is a mystic / magician
Yet so genuine in his affection
.....................................
Who is he? Who is he?
He is the one I love
With tears of love in his heart
நான் உனக்காக பேசினேன்
யாா் எனக்காக பேசுவாா்
மௌனமாய் நான் பேசினேன்
கைகளில் மை பூசினேன்
Is this an indefinable relationship?
This is a flower that bloomed on my isolated island
Scattering its fragrance into my heart
Fragrance fills my entire mind
நீ வந்த கனவெங்கே
காற்றில் கை வீசினேன்
அன்பெனும் தூண்டிலை நீ
வீசினாய் மீன் ஆகிறேன் அன்பே
A rainbow in my eyes
Touches my eyelashes and speaks
What kind of new weather is this
That brings both rain and sunshine?
உன் முன்பு தானடா
இப்போது நான் பெண்ணாகிறேன்
இங்கே தயக்கங்களால் திணறுகிறேன்
நில்லென்று சொன்ன போதிலும்
நில்லாமல் நெஞ்சம் ஓடுதே
இதோ உந்தன் வழி
.....................................
I spoke on your behalf
Who will speak for me?
I spoke in silence
I applied ink to my hands
Where is the dream in which you appeared?
I reached out and waved my hands in the air
You cast the hook of love
And I became the caught fish, my dear
Only in front of you
I blossom fully into a woman here
I am suffocated by my own hesitations
Even when told to stop
My heart runs without stopping
Here lies your path
Vizhigalil oru vaanavil
A rainbow in my eyes
Imaigalai thottu pesudhae
Touches my eyelashes and speaks
Idhu enna puthu vaanilai
What kind of new weather is this
Mazhai veyil tharum
That brings both rain and sunshine?
Unnidam paarkiren
In you, I see
Naan paarkiren
I see
En thaai mugam anbae
My mother's face, my love
Unnidam thorkiren
To you, I surrender
Naan thorkiren
I surrender
Ennagumo ingae
What will happen here now?
Mudhal mudhalaai mayangugiren
For the very first time, I am captivated
Kannadi polae thondrinaai
You appeared like a mirror
En munbu ennai kaatinaai
Showing me my true self right before me
Kaana engum vinaa
Everywhere I look, there is a question mark
Vizhigalil oru vaanavil
A rainbow in my eyes
Imaigalai thottu pesudhae
Touches my eyelashes and speaks
Idhu enna puthu vaanilai
What kind of new weather is this
Mazhai veyil tharum
That brings both rain and sunshine?
………………………………
Nee vanthaai en vaazhvilae
You came into my life
Poo poothaai en verilae
And made a flower bloom at my very roots
Naalaiyae nee pogalam
You may leave tomorrow
En niyabagam nee aagalam
And become just a memory to me
Thaer sendra pinnalae
Once the grand chariot passes by
Veethi ennagumo
What will become of the quiet street?
Yaar ivan yaar
Who is he? Who is he?
Ivan oar mayavan
He is a mystic / magician
Meiyaanavan anbil
Yet so genuine in his affection
Yaar ivan yaar
Who is he? Who is he?
Ivan naan nesikum
He is the one I love
Kanneer ivan nenjil
With tears of love in his heart
Inam puriyaa .. uravidhuvo
Is this an indefinable relationship?
En theevil pootha poovithu
This is a flower that bloomed on my isolated island
En nenjil vaasam thoovuthu
Scattering its fragrance into my heart
Manam engum manam
Fragrance fills my entire mind
Vizhigalil oru vaanavil
A rainbow in my eyes
Imaigalai thottu pesudhae
Touches my eyelashes and speaks
Idhu enna puthu vaanilai
What kind of new weather is this
Mazhai veyil tharum
That brings both rain and sunshine?
………………………..
Naan unakaga pesinen
I spoke on your behalf
Yaar enakaga pesuvaar
Who will speak for me?
Mounamaai naan pesinen
I spoke in silence
Kaigalil mai poosinen
I applied ink to my hands
Nee vandha kanavengae
Where is the dream in which you appeared?
Kaatril kai veesinen
I reached out and waved my hands in the air
Anbennum thoondilai nee
You cast the hook of love
Veesinaai meenaagiren anbae
And I became the caught fish, my dear
Un munbu thaanada
Only in front of you
Ippothu naan penaagiren ingae
I blossom fully into a woman here
Thayakangalaal thinarukiren
I am suffocated by my own hesitations
Nil endru sonna pothilum
Even when told to stop
Nilaamal nenjam oodudhae
My heart runs without stopping
Idho undhan vazhi
Here lies your path
………………………….
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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