Vidai Kodu - Kannathil Muthamittal

Song: Vidai Kodu Engal Nade

Movie: Kannathil Muthamittal

Composer: AR Rahman

Singer: MS Viswanathan

Lyrics: Vairamuthu

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vidai kodu engal naade
kadal vaasal thelikkum veede
panai mara kaadae, paravaigal koode
marumurai oru murai paarpoma?
udhattil punnagai pudhaithom
uyirai udambukkuL pudhaithom
verum koodugaL mattum oorvalam pogindrom 

[Give us farewell, our land

The homes where the ocean beats down to the doorstep

Palm tree forests, birds nest.

Will we ever get to see you again?

We buried the smiles in our lips

We buried our lives within our bodies

We embark on a journey just as skeletons.]

vidai kodu...

kandhal aanaalum thaai madi pol
oru sugham varuma? varuma? (2)
sorgam sendralum sondha oor pol
oru sudhandhiram varuma? varuma?
kaN thirandha desam ange
kaN moodum desam enge? (2) 

pirivoam nadhighale pizhaithaal varugirom
meendum thaayagam azhaithaal varugirom
kanneer thiraiyil pirandha mannai
kadaisiyaaga paarkindrom 

[Even if its in tatters, will there be a comfort like a mother(land)'s lap.

Even if you went to heaven, will you get the freedom of your home town.

There's the nation where we opened our eyes.

Where will be the place we close our eyes.

We part with you.. Rivers.. we will return if we survive..

We will return if our motherland calls us back.

We are seeing our land one last time with our tear filled eyes]

vidai kodu...

engal sangeetham pillaiyin azhugaiyile tholaithom (2)
engal ilam thingal vedikundu pughaiyile pudhaithom
mun iravil malaril kidandhom,
pin iravil mullil kizhindhom
kadal neer paravai dhaan irundhaal sandhippom 

vaname malaigaLe vaazhndhaal sandhippom
thalaiyil konjam nenjil adhigam
sumaigaL sumandhu pogindrom

[We lost our music to the cries of the infants.

We buried our sun behind the smokes of the bombs

At dusk we were lying on the flowers

At night we were torn by the thorns

Ocean waters, birds - we will meet you if we are alive

Forests and Mountains - we will meet you if we are alive

We are going away with little burdens in the head and more in the heart..]

vidai kodu...