Sooraj Santhosh and Anarkali Marikar perform “Vidhumuikhiye” for the album Mandakini. The song, starring Althaf Salim and Anarkali Marikar, features lyrics by Vaishakh Sugunan and composition by Bibin Asokan. The verses begin by asking if a person is a delicate ‘Manjadi’ flower or a jewel box.
Vidhumuikhiye
Anarkali Marikar | Sooraj Santhosh • From “Mandakini”
Lyricist
Vaishakh Sugunan
Composer
Bibin Asokan
Mandakini’s Vidhumuikhiye Lyrics Translation
The lyrics then state her arrival adds an eighth color to the seven in a rainbow. Another line claims her smile is so powerful it makes day, night, birth, and death seem distant. These comparisons use grand natural events to describe a single person’s effect on the world.
Manjadippoovo NeeAre you a ‘Manjadi’ flower?
Kannadichello NeeAre you a mirrored jewel box?
Ullil SoochimullaleWith a sharpness like a needle inside,
Ullil Pootha KannaleWith eyes that have bloomed within me,
Ninne Kannuveche NjaninnaleI set my sights on you yesterday.
Ninne Kanda NerathuThe moment I saw you,
Ullil MeghamalharuA ‘Meghamalhar raga’ played within my soul.
Mohakkayalakke NeelambalYou are a ‘Neelambal’ lily on an enchanting lake.
Vidhumukhiye MadhumathiyeO moon-faced one, O sweet one,
Chiri Pakarum NerathuWhen your smile begins to spread,
Pakaliravum JanimrithiyumThe lines between day and night, birth and death,
Chiraminiyo DoorathuNow seem to fade far away.
ManjadiThat ‘Manjadi’ flower…
Vanavillinezhu VarnnamennathuIt’s said the rainbow has seven colors,
Nee Varumbolonnu KoodiyennathuBut when you arrive, an eighth one appears.
Kanjabaanamanjundente MunnilThe five arrows of the love god are before me,
The song draws its descriptions entirely from the natural world, including flowers, lakes, and light. This use of botanical and elemental imagery creates a form of praise that feels fundamental and vast. The “Vidhumuikhiye” lyrics’ meaning is built by framing affection as a force of nature.
