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Lyrics & meaning

Vizhigalin Aruginil Vaanam

From Azhagiya Theeye · 2004

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Ramesh Vinayakam
Music director
Ramesh Vinayakam
Movie name
Azhagiya Theeye
Movie release year
2004
Lyrics added on
21 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vizhigalin aruginil vaanam vegu
Tholaivinil tholaivinil thookam ithu
Ainthu pulangalin yekkam en
Muthal muthal anubavam oh yeh
Oli indri uthadugal pesum perum
Puyal yena velivarum swaasam oru
Suvadindri nadanthidum paatham
Ithu athisaya anubavam oh yeh
Pennai santhithen aval
Natpai yasithen aval
Panbai nesithen
Ver enna naan solla oh yeh
Poo pondra kannithaen aval
Per solli thiththithen athu
Yen yendru yosithen adada
Naan yengu swasithen
Kathodu mounangal isai
Vaarkindra nerangal pasi
Neer thookam illaamal uyir
Vaazhkindra maayangal
Azhai kadalaai iruntha manam
Thuli thuliyaai sithariyadhae
Aium pulanum en manamum
Enakethiraai seyal padudhae
Vizhi kaana mudiyatha matram athai
Moodi maraikindra thotram oru
Mouna puyal veesudhae athil manam
Thattu thadumarum oh yeh
Ketkaatha osaigal ithazh
Thaandaatha vaarthaigal imai
Aadatha paarvaigal ivai
Naan konda matrangal
Sol ennum oar nenjam enai
Nil ennum oar nenjam ethir
Paarkaamal en vaazhvil oru
Porkaalam aarambam
Irudhaiyamae thudikirathaa
Thudipathu pol nadikiratha
Uraithidavaa maraithidavaa
Ragasiyamaai thavithidava
Oru pennin nenaivenna seiyum enai
Kathi illaamal koiyum ithil
Meela vazhi ulladhae irupinum
Ullam virumbaathu oh yeh
Vizhigalin aruginil vaanam vegu
Tholaivinil tholaivinil thookam ithu
Ainthu pulangalin yekkam en
Muthal muthal anubavam oh yeh
Oli indri uthadugal pesum perum
Puyal yena velivarum swaasam oru
Suvadindri nadanthidum paatham
Ithu athisaya anubavam oh yeh
Pennai santhithen aval
Natpai yasithen aval
Panbai nesithen
Ver enna naan solla oh yeh
The sky is right before my eyes,
and sleep is far, far away;
this longing across all five senses,
is my very first experience, oh yeah.
Lips speak without any sound,
breath rushes out like a storm,
feet walk without leaving footprints—
this is a wondrous experience, oh yeah.
I met a girl,
I asked for her friendship,
I fell in love with her gentle nature,
what else can I say? Oh yeah.
She is sweet pure honey like a flower;
saying her name left a sweetness on my tongue.
I wondered why, and oh,
did I even breathe at all?
Moments when silence pours music
into my ears; the wonder of
living on without hunger, water,
or sleep.
My heart, once a stormy sea,
has shattered into tiny drops.
All five senses and my own mind
are working against me.
A change that eyes cannot see,
a look that tries to hide it,
a silent storm blows, in which my heart
stumbles and loses its balance, oh yeah.
Unheard sounds,
unspoken words,
an unblinking gaze—these are
the changes that have come over me.
One part of my heart tells me to speak,
another tells me to wait; without
me expecting it, in my life
a golden time has begun.
Is my heart truly beating,
or is it pretending to beat?
Should I speak out or keep it hidden,
or just suffer quietly in secret?
What won't thoughts of a girl do? They
cut me down without a knife.
There is a way to escape this, yet
my heart does not want to, oh yeah.
The sky is right before my eyes,
and sleep is far, far away;
this longing across all five senses,
is my very first experience, oh yeah.
Lips speak without any sound,
breath rushes out like a storm,
feet walk without leaving footprints—
this is a wondrous experience, oh yeah.
I met a girl,
I asked for her friendship,
I fell in love with her gentle nature,
what else can I say? Oh yeah.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song beautifully captures the dizzying sensory overload and emotional awakening of falling in love for the very first time. The protagonist describes how his ordinary world has been completely inverted—the sky feels tantalizingly close while sleep is impossibly far away. His physical body feels disoriented as his five senses rebel against him, causing him to go without hunger or sleep while perceiving silence as beautiful music.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Poo pondra kannithaen aval”

Compares the woman to 'fresh honey from a flower' using the explicit comparative word 'pondra'.

Oxymoron / Paradox

“Mouna puyal veesudhae athil manam”

Pairs 'mouna' (silent) with 'puyal' (storm) to describe the tumultuous yet silent internal turbulence caused by love.

Metaphor (Uruvakam)

“Kathi illaamal koiyum ithil”

Metaphorically describes the torment of romantic thoughts as cutting or slaying him without an actual knife.

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

“Azhai kadalaai iruntha manam / Aium pulanum en manamum”

Repetition of the initial vowel sound 'A' across lines to create a rhythmic flow.

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Trivia

This track features music composed by Ramesh Vinayakam for the movie 'Azhagiya Theeye' (2004), directed by Radha Mohan and produced by Prakash Raj's Duet Movies. Sung exquisitely by P. Unnikrishnan, the song is celebrated for Vairamuthu's poetic imagery describing the psychology of romantic obsession.

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