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Lyrics & meaning

Vizhiyile Title Track

From FIR · 2021

Lyricist
Bagavathy P K
Singers
Sathya Prakash, Mahitha Mahesh, Sugandh Shekar
Music director
Ashwath
Details
FIR2021

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Lika dedhe maulaWrite my destiny, Lord
Lika dedhe maulaWrite my destiny, Lord
Fanaa tujhe pe maulaI am consumed in devotion to you, Lord
Like dedhe maulaWrite my destiny, Lord
Male
Vizhiyilae virindhadhen vaanamThe sky expanded within my eyes
Ninaivilae paravaiyaagirenoAm I turning into a bird in my thoughts?
Siragai virithadavaeTo spread my wings
Uyaram…parandhenI flew high...
Ulagam virigiradhaeThe world expands...
Male
Kaatril mazhaiRain in the breeze
Bodhai manadhinilIntoxication in the mind
Nenjil pizhaiNo mistake in the heart
Illai vayadhinilAt this young age
Ennil alai sottum isaiyinilIn the music dripping like waves inside me
Neendhi paarkkavaShall I try swimming in it?
Male
Netrai viduLeave yesterday behind
Naalai varugayilAs tomorrow arrives
Vaanai thoduTouch the sky
Kaiyin aruginilRight near your hand
Ottrai nodi neendu virigaiyilWhen a single second stretches and expands
Neendhi theerkkavaShall I swim all through it?
Chorus
{Thaththi thaavi theeraadha thimiraHopping and leaping with boundless vigor,
Male :Ulagadhai siraiyida thudithidum vayadhaMale: Is this the age yearning to capture the whole world?
Chorus :Kaththi koovi kondadu sadhiraChorus: Shout aloud and celebrate the dance,
Male :Oru oru nodiyilum piranthidu pudhidhaai} (2)Male: Be born anew in every single second!
Female
Aa….aa….aa….Aa….aa….aa….
Krishna nee beganae baaroO Krishna, come quickly
Krishna nee beganae…krishna…aa…O Krishna, come quickly… Krishna… aa…
Chorus
Pattampoochi polaagi vidavaShall I turn into a butterfly?
Female :Siluvaigal udaithidu siragugal uravaFemale: Break the crosses so wings may take form
Chorus :Kannamoochi kannodu kanavaChorus: Is it hide-and-seek or a dream in the eyes?
Female :Ilaimayin ragasiyam vidai kondu varavaFemale: Shall I bring answers to the secrets of youth?
Male
Haa….aaa….aa….Haa….aaa….aa….
Lika dedhe maulaWrite my destiny, Lord
Lika dedhe maulaWrite my destiny, Lord
Female
Krishna…. beganae…Krishna… come quickly…
Male
Fanaa tujhe pe maulaI am consumed in devotion to you, Lord
Like dedhe maulaWrite my destiny, Lord
Female
Uyaram…Male :VizhiyilaeHeight… Male: In the eyes
Female :Parandhen…Male :Virindhadhen en vaanamFemale: I flew… Male: My sky expanded
Female
Ulagam…World…
Male :Ninaivilae…Male: In my thoughts…
Female :VirigirathaeFemale: Expanding
Male :Paravayaaagireno…Male: Am I turning into a bird…
Vizhiyilae virindhadhen en vaanamMy sky expanded within my eyes
Ninaivilae paravaiyaagirenoAm I turning into a bird in my thoughts?
Chorus
Pattampoochi polaagi vidavaShall I turn into a butterfly?
Female :Siluvaigal udaithidu siragugal uravaFemale: Break the crosses so wings may take form
Chorus :Thaththi thaavi theeraadha thimiraChorus: Hopping and leaping with boundless vigor,
Male :Oru oru nodiyilum piranthidu pudhidhaaiMale: Be born anew in every single second!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song from FIR portrays a powerful theme of liberation, youthful zeal, and spiritual surrender. The lyrics blend secular expressions of freedom—flying like a bird, expanding one's horizons, breaking free from burdens—with multicultural spiritual invocations of both 'Maula' (Islamic/Sufi context) and 'Krishna' (Carnatic devotional phrase 'Krishna Nee Begane Baaro'). It encourages living dynamically in the present moment, casting away yesterday's regrets, and reinventing oneself continuously.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Ninaivilae paravaiyaagireno

Compares the speaker's wandering and liberating thoughts to a bird taking flight in the open sky.

Simile

Pattampoochi polaagi vidava

Uses 'polaagi' (like/as) to compare the desire for colorful, weightless freedom to that of a butterfly.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Vizhiyilae virindhadhen vaanam

Repetition of the initial 'V' sound ('Vizhiyilae', 'virindhadhen', 'vaanam') creates rhythmic harmony.

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyming)

Netrai vidu / Naalai varugayil

The second letter 't' (ட்/த்) sound matches across lines, enhancing internal rhyming.

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Trivia

The song seamlessly blends Tamil lyrics by Bagavathy PK with famous cross-cultural devotional motifs—the Sufi-inspired Hindi/Urdu phrase 'Lika dedhe maula' / 'Fanaa tujhe pe maula' and the traditional Kannada Carnatic music standard 'Krishna Nee Begane Baaro'. The music for FIR was composed by Ashwath, bringing a modern fusion beat to these multi-linguistic spiritual elements.

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