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Vizhiyilae

From Velli Thirai · 2008

Lyricist
Pazhani Bharathi
Singer
K. S. Chitra
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Velli Thirai
Movie release year
2008
Lyrics added on
19 Sept 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vizhiyilae en vizhiyilae
Kanavugal kalainthathae
Uyirilae ninaivugal thalumbuthae
Kanngalil kanneer vanthu
Un peyaraiyae ezhuthuthae
Muthamitta uthadugal ularuthae
Naan ennai kaanaamal
Dhinam unnai thedinen
En kaneer thuliyil namakkaaga
Oru maalai soodinen
Vizhiyilae en vizhiyilae
Kanavugal kalainthathae
Uyirilae ninaivugal thalumbuthae
Imaigalilae kanavugalai
Vidhaithenae
Ragasiyamaai neer ootri valarthenae
Indru verum kaatrilae
Naan viral neettinen
Un kaiyodu kai serathaan
Un uravum illai
En nizhalum illai
Ini en kaadhal tholaidhuram thaan
Naan saambal aanaalum
En kaadhal vaazhumae
Andha saambal meedhum unakkaaga
Sila pookal pookumae
Vizhiyilae en vizhiyilae
Kanavugal kalainthathae
Uyirilae ninaivugal thalumbuthae
Ullirukkum idhayathukku
Enai puriyum
Yarukkuthaan nam kadhal
Vidai theriyum
Kaadhal siragaanathu
Indru sarugaanathu
En ull nenjam udaikindrathu
Un paadhai ethu
En payanam athu
Panithirai ondru maraikinrathu
Yen intha sabangal
Naan paavam illayaa
Vidhi kannamoochi vilaiyaada
Naan kaadhal bomaiyaaa…aaa…
Vizhiyilae en vizhiyilae
Kanavugal kalainthathae
Uyirilae ninaivugal thalumbuthae
In my eyes, oh in my eyes,
My dreams have shattered.
In my soul, memories overflow.
Tears well up in my eyes
And write only your name.
The lips that once kissed now babble.
Having lost myself,
I searched for you every day.
From my teardrops, for both of us,
I strung a garland.
In my eyes, oh in my eyes,
My dreams have shattered.
In my soul, memories overflow.
Upon my eyelids,
I sowed dreams,
And secretly watered and nurtured them.
Today, into the empty air,
I reach out my fingers,
Just to hold your hand.
Your companionship is gone,
Even my shadow is gone,
From now on, my love is so far away.
Even if I turn to ashes,
My love will live on.
And even over those ashes, for you,
A few flowers will bloom.
In my eyes, oh in my eyes,
My dreams have shattered.
In my soul, memories overflow.
The heart deep inside
Understands me.
Who in the world knows
The answer to our love?
Love once grew wings,
Today it has turned into dry leaves.
My heart breaks deep inside.
Whichever path is yours,
That is my journey,
Yet a veil of mist hides it.
Why all these curses?
Am I not innocent?
For fate to play hide-and-seek,
Am I just a doll of love?
In my eyes, oh in my eyes,
My dreams have shattered.
In my soul, memories overflow.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Vizhiyilae' from the movie Velli Thirai (2008) is a heart-wrenching tragic song expressing intense grief, loss, and eternal love following a devastating heartbreak. The protagonist grieves over shattered dreams, describing how tears carve out the beloved's name and how memories overflow within the soul. Love, which once felt like wings carrying them high, has now withered into dry leaves under the cruel games of destiny.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaipu (Rhyme)

“Kaadhal siragaanathu / Indru sarugaanathu”

The line ends with rhyming suffixes 'siragaanathu' (became wings) and 'sarugaanathu' (became dry leaf), creating rhythmic symmetry.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Kaadhal siragaanathu / Indru sarugaanathu”

Love is directly compared first to wings (hope/freedom) and then to a dry, withered leaf (despair/decay).

Hyperbole (Uruvagam/Athi-sayokthi)

“Naan saambal aanaalum / En kaadhal vaazhumae”

An exaggerated expression asserting that even if the lover's body is reduced to ashes, love itself will transcend mortality and bloom flowers.

Personification / Metaphor

“Vidhi kannamoochi vilaiyaada / Naan kaadhal bomaiyaaa”

Fate is personified as playing a game of hide-and-seek, while the protagonist compares themselves to a helpless toy in fate's hands.

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Trivia

'Velli Thirai' (2008) is the Tamil remake of the acclaimed Malayalam hit 'Udayananu Tharam'. The movie's soundtrack was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar. Lyricist Pazhani Bharathi penned these deeply melancholic lyrics, capturing the emotional unraveling of a heartbroken artist.

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