Vizhiyo Urangavillai
From Nee Vazha Vendum · 1977
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- P. Susheela, P. Jayachandran
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Nee Vazha Vendum1977
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Vizhiyo urangavillai | My eyes do not sleep, |
| Oru kanavo varavumillai | Nor does any dream come. |
| Vizhiyo urangavillai | My eyes do not sleep, |
| Oru kanavo varavumillai | Nor does any dream come. |
| Kanavinilaenum thalaivanai kaana | To see my hero at least in a dream, |
| Kannae nee urangu | Oh my eyes, please sleep! |
| Avan kaatchiyai nee vazhangu | Grant me a vision of him, |
| Kaatchiyai nee vazhangu….mmm….. | Grant me a vision... mmm... |
| Female | |
| Vizhiyo urangavillai | My eyes do not sleep, |
| Oru kanavo varavumillai | Nor does any dream come. |
| Vizhiyo urangavillai | My eyes do not sleep, |
| Oru kanavo varavumillai | Nor does any dream come. |
| Kanavinilaenum thalaivanai kaana | To see my hero at least in a dream, |
| Kannae nee urangu | Oh my eyes, please sleep! |
| Avan kaatchiyai nee vazhangu | Grant me a vision of him, |
| Kaatchiyai nee vazhangu….mmm….. | Grant me a vision... mmm... |
| Female | |
| Thalaiyinil sooda | To wear upon my head, |
| Malarsaram kettaen | I asked for a garland of flowers, |
| Mul mudi sootti vaiththaai | But you crowned me with a crown of thorns. |
| Thalaiyinil sooda | To wear upon my head, |
| Malarsaram kettaen | I asked for a garland of flowers, |
| Mul mudi sootti vaiththaai | But you crowned me with a crown of thorns. |
| Karangalil poda valaigalai kettaen | I asked for bangles to wear on my hands, |
| Vilanginai pootti vaiththaai | But you locked me in shackles. |
| Vilanginai pootti vaiththaai | You locked me in shackles. |
| Male | |
| Kadalukkukkooda karai irukkum | Even the sea has a shore |
| Antha alaigalai thadupatharkku | To stop those surging waves, |
| Manthukku mattum karai illaiyae | Yet the mind alone has no shore, |
| Intha ninaivinai thadupatharkku | To stop these relentless memories, |
| Ninaivinai thadupatharkku | To stop these memories. |
| Male | |
| Vizhiyo urangavillai | My eyes do not sleep, |
| En manathil amaithiyillai | There is no peace in my heart. |
| Female | |
| Uravinaikaatti pirinthavar pol | Like those who showed love only to abandon, |
| Ingu pagaivargal yaarum illai | There are no greater enemies here. |
| Oliyinai thanthu vizhigalai ketpathu | To grant sight and then demand the eyes back, |
| Yaarukkum niyaayam illai | Is fair to no one. |
| Male | |
| Bhoomiyai vaanam thoduvathu pol | Just as the sky appears to touch the earth, |
| Ingu paarvaiyil therigirathu | It only seems so to our sight. |
| Purinthu kollaamal irukkum varaai | As long as it remains misunderstood, |
| Ellaam mayakkamaai irukkukirathu | Everything remains an illusion, |
| Mayakkamaai irukirathu | It remains an illusion. |
| Female | |
| Vizhiyo urangavillai | My eyes do not sleep, |
| Oru kanavo varavumillai | Nor does any dream come. |
| Male :Kanavo varavumillai | Male: Nor does any dream come. |
விழியோ உறங்கவில்லை
ஒரு கனவோ வரவுமில்லை
விழியோ உறங்கவில்லை
ஒரு கனவோ வரவுமில்லை
கனவினிலேனும் தலைவனைக் காண
கண்ணே நீ உறங்கு
அவன் காட்சியை நீ வழங்கு
காட்சியை நீ வழங்கு.......ம்ம்ம்.....
My eyes do not sleep,
Nor does any dream come.
My eyes do not sleep,
Nor does any dream come.
To see my hero at least in a dream,
Oh my eyes, please sleep!
Grant me a vision of him,
Grant me a vision... mmm...
விழியோ உறங்கவில்லை
என் மனதில் அமைதியில்லை
விழியோ உறங்கவில்லை
என் மனதில் அமைதியில்லை
அமைதியை நெஞ்சம் பெறும் வரை கொஞ்சம்
கண்ணே நீ உறங்கு
அவள் காட்சியை நீ மறந்து
காட்சியை நீ மறந்து......ம்ம்ம்.......
My eyes do not sleep,
Nor does any dream come.
My eyes do not sleep,
Nor does any dream come.
To see my hero at least in a dream,
Oh my eyes, please sleep!
Grant me a vision of him,
Grant me a vision... mmm...
தலையினில் சூட
மலர்ச்சரம் கேட்டேன்
முள் முடி சூட்டி வைத்தாய்
தலையினில் சூட
மலர்ச்சரம் கேட்டேன்
முள் முடி சூட்டி வைத்தாய்
கரங்களில் போட வளைகளை கேட்டேன்
விலங்கினை பூட்டி வைத்தாய்
விலங்கினை பூட்டி வைத்தாய்
To wear upon my head,
I asked for a garland of flowers,
But you crowned me with a crown of thorns.
To wear upon my head,
I asked for a garland of flowers,
But you crowned me with a crown of thorns.
I asked for bangles to wear on my hands,
But you locked me in shackles.
You locked me in shackles.
கடலுக்குக்கூட கரை இருக்கும்
அந்த அலைகளை தடுப்பதற்கு
மனதுக்கு மட்டும் கரை இல்லையே
இந்த நினைவினை தடுப்பதற்கு
நினைவினை தடுப்பதற்கு
Even the sea has a shore
To stop those surging waves,
Yet the mind alone has no shore,
To stop these relentless memories,
To stop these memories.
விழியோ உறங்கவில்லை
என் மனதில் அமைதியில்லை
My eyes do not sleep,
There is no peace in my heart.
உறவினைக்காட்டி பிரிந்தவர் போல்
இங்கு பகைவர்கள் யாரும் இல்லை
ஒளியினை தந்து விழிகளை கேட்பது
யாருக்கும் நியாயம் இல்லை
Like those who showed love only to abandon,
There are no greater enemies here.
To grant sight and then demand the eyes back,
Is fair to no one.
பூமியை வானம் தொடுவது போல்
இங்கு பார்வையில் தெரிகிறது
புரிந்து கொள்ளாமல் இருக்கும் வரை
எல்லாம் மயக்கமாய் இருக்கிறது
மயக்கமாய் இருக்கிறது...
Just as the sky appears to touch the earth,
It only seems so to our sight.
As long as it remains misunderstood,
Everything remains an illusion,
It remains an illusion.
விழியோ உறங்கவில்லை
ஒரு கனவோ வரவுமில்லை
கனவோ வரவுமில்லை
My eyes do not sleep,
Nor does any dream come.
Male: Nor does any dream come.
Vizhiyo urangavillai
My eyes do not sleep,
Oru kanavo varavumillai
Nor does any dream come.
Vizhiyo urangavillai
My eyes do not sleep,
Oru kanavo varavumillai
Nor does any dream come.
Kanavinilaenum thalaivanai kaana
To see my hero at least in a dream,
Kannae nee urangu
Oh my eyes, please sleep!
Avan kaatchiyai nee vazhangu
Grant me a vision of him,
Kaatchiyai nee vazhangu….mmm…..
Grant me a vision... mmm...
Vizhiyo urangavillai
My eyes do not sleep,
Oru kanavo varavumillai
Nor does any dream come.
Vizhiyo urangavillai
My eyes do not sleep,
Oru kanavo varavumillai
Nor does any dream come.
Kanavinilaenum thalaivanai kaana
To see my hero at least in a dream,
Kannae nee urangu
Oh my eyes, please sleep!
Avan kaatchiyai nee vazhangu
Grant me a vision of him,
Kaatchiyai nee vazhangu….mmm…..
Grant me a vision... mmm...
Thalaiyinil sooda
To wear upon my head,
Malarsaram kettaen
I asked for a garland of flowers,
Mul mudi sootti vaiththaai
But you crowned me with a crown of thorns.
Thalaiyinil sooda
To wear upon my head,
Malarsaram kettaen
I asked for a garland of flowers,
Mul mudi sootti vaiththaai
But you crowned me with a crown of thorns.
Karangalil poda valaigalai kettaen
I asked for bangles to wear on my hands,
Vilanginai pootti vaiththaai
But you locked me in shackles.
Vilanginai pootti vaiththaai
You locked me in shackles.
Kadalukkukkooda karai irukkum
Even the sea has a shore
Antha alaigalai thadupatharkku
To stop those surging waves,
Manthukku mattum karai illaiyae
Yet the mind alone has no shore,
Intha ninaivinai thadupatharkku
To stop these relentless memories,
Ninaivinai thadupatharkku
To stop these memories.
Vizhiyo urangavillai
My eyes do not sleep,
En manathil amaithiyillai
There is no peace in my heart.
Uravinaikaatti pirinthavar pol
Like those who showed love only to abandon,
Ingu pagaivargal yaarum illai
There are no greater enemies here.
Oliyinai thanthu vizhigalai ketpathu
To grant sight and then demand the eyes back,
Yaarukkum niyaayam illai
Is fair to no one.
Bhoomiyai vaanam thoduvathu pol
Just as the sky appears to touch the earth,
Ingu paarvaiyil therigirathu
It only seems so to our sight.
Purinthu kollaamal irukkum varaai
As long as it remains misunderstood,
Ellaam mayakkamaai irukkukirathu
Everything remains an illusion,
Mayakkamaai irukirathu
It remains an illusion.
Vizhiyo urangavillai
My eyes do not sleep,
Oru kanavo varavumillai
Nor does any dream come.
Male :Kanavo varavumillai
Male: Nor does any dream come.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Vizhiyo Urangavillai' conveys the painful insomnia and emotional torment of a woman grieving heartbreak and separation. Pining for her beloved, she pleads with her own eyes to fall asleep so she might at least reunite with him in her dreams. She laments how fate or her partner betrayed her trust—offering thorns instead of requested flowers, and fetters instead of bangles. Her heart feels burdened by overwhelming memories that know no boundaries. Written with typical philosophical depth by Kannadasan, the song reflects on human relationships and perception. It highlights the injustice of being shown love (light) only for it to be snatched away. Kannadasan compares romantic ideals to the horizon—where the sky seems to touch the earth—illustrating how deceptive life's promises can be until one sees through the painful illusion.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Contrast / Antithesis (Muran)
“Malarsaram kettaen / Mul mudi sootti vaiththaai”
Contrasts gentle flowers ('Malarsaram') with a painful crown of thorns ('Mul mudi') to highlight fate's cruelty.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Vizhiyo urangavillai / Oru kanavo varavumillai / En manathil amaithiyillai”
The repetitive suffix '-illai' creates a melodic and melancholic end-rhyme scheme emphasizing loss and absence.
Simile (Upamai)
“Bhoomiyai vaanam thoduvathu pol”
Compares false hopes and misunderstandings in love to the optical illusion of the horizon where earth meets sky.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Manthukku mattum karai illaiyae”
Metaphorically compares the human mind and its memories to a shoreless ocean that cannot contain its waves.
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Trivia
Composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics by Kannadasan for the 1977 film 'Nee Vazha Vendum', this song is revered for Vani Jairam's expressive rendition. Kannadasan's lines comparing the shore of an ocean to the boundary of the human mind ('Kadalukkukkooda karai irukkum...') remain iconic in Tamil film music history as a classic example of philosophical romantic tragedy.
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