Sid Sriram’s emotive voice carries ‘Diya Diya’ from the album ‘Bun Butter Jam’. Lyricist Karthik Netha and composer Nivas K Prasanna craft a romantic ballad about love’s transformative power. The track presents sorrows turning into stars through a beloved’s arrival.
Released: July 18, 2025
Diya Diya
Nivas K Prasanna | Sid Sriram • From “Bun Butter Jam”
Diya Diya Lyrics Translation (from “Bun Butter Jam”)
Karthik Netha describes a lover burning a ‘forest of tears’ and replacing it with scattered stars. Sid Sriram delivers lines about flames stitching the protagonist, illustrating love’s overwhelming passion.
Kannae En Kadhal SiragaeMy dear, you’re the wing of my love.
Ennullae Vanthu VizhunthaaiYou’ve come and fallen inside me.
Munnaalil Naanum AriyaaI didn’t know it in the days before,
Mounaththai Neeyae Koduththaaibut you’re the one who gave me this silence.
Kanneerin Kaattai EriththaeYou burned down the forest of my tears,
Vinmeenai Vaari Iraiththaaiand you’ve scattered a handful of stars.
Thanneeril Vizhum MazhaiyaaiLike the rain falling into water,
Ennodu Neeyum Inaiththaaiyou’ve merged yourself with me.
Kanmaniyae Nee YaaroMy darling, who are you?
Unnudanae VaazhvenoWill I get to live my life with you?
Theeraatha Kadhal ThanthuGiving me an endless love,
Theeyil Ennai Thaiththa Theeyaeyou’re the fire that stitched me into the flames.
Diya Diya Oo Diya Diya‘Lamp’, ‘lamp’, oh ‘lamp’, ‘lamp’.
Diya Diya Aaradiyaa‘Lamp’, ‘lamp’, are you six feet tall?
Hae Diya Diya Oo Diya DiyaHey, ‘lamp’, ‘lamp’, oh ‘lamp’, ‘lamp’.
Oo Diya Diya Oo Aaradiyaa Hae AaOh, ‘lamp’, ‘lamp’, oh, are you six feet tall? Hey, ah.
Kannae En Kadhal SiragaeMy dear, you’re the wing of my love.
Ennullae Vaanam VarainthaaiYou’ve painted a sky inside me.
Munnaalil Naanum AriyaaI didn’t know it in the days before,
Mounaththai Neeyae Koduththaaibut you’re the one who gave me this silence.
Orr Ilaimael PerolipolLike a brilliant light upon a leaf,
Nee Vizhunthaai Naan Vidinthaenyou fell, and my dawn began.
Koon Pirai Naan Nee EduththaaiI was a bent crescent moon that you picked up,
Orr Nivaai Naan Nilaithaenand I’ve remained as a full moon.
Maayavizhi KaattumvazhiOn the path shown by your magical eyes,
Poguthadi Kadhal Nadhi Vaathe river of love is flowing, come.
Uyirae Oozhae VaramaeMy life, my fate, my blessing.
Theeraatha Kadhal ThanthuGiving me an endless love,
Theeyil Ennai Thaiththa Theeyaeyou’re the fire that stitched me into the flames.
Diya Diya Oo Diya Diya‘Lamp’, ‘lamp’, oh ‘lamp’, ‘lamp’.
Diya Diya Aaradiyaa‘Lamp’, ‘lamp’, are you six feet tall?
Hae Diya Diya Oo Diya DiyaHey, ‘lamp’, ‘lamp’, oh ‘lamp’, ‘lamp’.
Oo Diya Diya Oo Aaradiyaa Hae AaOh, ‘lamp’, ‘lamp’, oh, are you six feet tall? Hey, ah.
Kanmaniyae Nee YaaroMy darling, who are you?
Unnudanae VaazhvenoWill I get to live my life with you?
Theeraatha Kadhal ThanthuGiving me an endless love,
Theeyil Ennai Thaiththa Theeyaeyou’re the fire that stitched me into the flames.
Diya Diya Music Video
A lamp metaphor represents healing illumination in the ‘Diya Diya’ lyrics meaning from Nivas K Prasanna’s composition. Listeners find clear translations of Tamil love poetry in this Bun Butter Jam entry.