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Lyrics & meaning

Aasa Vecha

From Vallal · 1997

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Vallal
Movie release year
1997
Lyrics added on
2 May 2026

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aasai vecha annakiliye
Unna maalaiyida kaathirundhen
Maalai onnu vaangi vara
Naanum poo kadaikku poyirundhen
Maaliyum kaiyumaaga
Naanum avndha naalinilae
Maamara pacha kili
Ver oruthan tholinilae
Kanneer vittu ninnen naerinilae
Kaalam venneera vittadhenna verinilae
Kili pechu kettu kettu
Kirakkam thaan yeri ponen
Natpukku kaadhal artham
Karpitha muttaal aanen
Kaaveri thaneer endru
Kaanala naan nenachen
Kaanlil thoondiyathaan
Pottu naan meen pudichen
Thappaaga kanakku pottu
Ippa thaan kann mulichen raasathi…
Ennaasa rathiname
Un kaaval naan iruppen
Engae nee vaazhndha enna
Nee vaazha paateduppen
Pottodum poovodum nee
Pallaandu vaazha vendum
Oru kodi inbam endrum
Unaithaan soozha venum
Nalla nee irundha podhum
Enakkingae enna venum raasathi
Aasai vecha annakiliye
Unna maalaiyida kaathirundhen
Maaliyum kaiyumaaga
Naanum avndha naalinilae
Maamara pacha kili
Ver oruthan tholinilae
Kanneer vittu ninnen naerinilae
Kaalam venneera vittadhenna verinilae
Oh beloved bird I set my heart on,
I was waiting to garland and marry you.
To buy a wedding garland,
I had gone to the flower shop.
With the garland held in my hands,
On the day I returned,
The green parrot from the mango tree
Was perched on another man's shoulder.
I stood right before you, shedding tears.
Why did time pour boiling water on my roots?
Listening to your sweet words again and again,
I was swept away in a daze of love.
Mistaking friendship for love,
I became a fool imagining false hopes.
Thinking it was the water of the Kaveri,
I believed in a mirage.
Casting a fishing line into that mirage,
I tried to catch a fish.
Having calculated everything wrong,
I have only now opened my eyes, my queen...
Oh precious gem of my heart,
I will always stand guard over you.
Wherever you may live,
I will sing songs for your long life.
Adorned with flowers and the auspicious pottu (forehead mark),
May you live blessed for many long years.
May countless joys
Always surround your life.
As long as you live happily,
What more do I need here, my queen?
Oh beloved bird I set my heart on,
I was waiting to garland and marry you.
With the garland held in my hands,
On the day I returned,
The green parrot from the mango tree
Was perched on another man's shoulder.
I stood right before you, shedding tears.
Why did time pour boiling water on my roots?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Aasai vecha annakiliye' from the movie Vallal portrays the deep sorrow and emotional maturity of a man who realizes his love was one-sided. Having prepared to express his love and unite with his beloved, he is heartbroken to discover she belongs to another man. He admits his own foolishness in confusing friendly warmth for romantic love, comparing his actions to casting a fishing line into a mirage expecting to catch fish. Despite the intense pain of betrayal and crushed dreams, the protagonist chooses the high road of nobility. Rather than expressing anger or bitterness, he sincerely blesses her for a long, happy married life filled with prosperity, promising to stand silently as her protector from afar as long as she lives happily.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai)

“Kaaveri thaneer endru Kaanala naan nenachen Kaanlil thoondiyathaan Pottu naan meen pudichen”

The speaker compares his mistaken expectation of love to mistaking a desert mirage for the Kaveri river and trying to catch fish in it.

Visual Imagery

“Maamara pacha kili Ver oruthan tholinilae”

Depicting the beloved woman as a green mango-tree parrot perched on another man's shoulder creates a vivid visual representation of heartbreak.

Idiomatic Metaphor

“Kaalam venneera vittadhenna verinilae”

Pouring hot water on tree roots is a classic Tamil idiom representing the complete destruction of one's foundational hopes and life.

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Kirakkam thaan yeri ponen / Karpitha muttaal aanen”

The second consonant sound 'r' aligns across successive words/lines creating rhythmic harmony (Kirakkam / Karpitha).

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Trivia

Composed by 'Thenisai Thendral' Deva and written by the veteran lyricist Vaali, this poignant song is sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. Vaali's lyrics stand out for using simple, rural folk imagery—flower shops, river waters, mirages, and mango trees—to capture the noble depth of unrequited love and selflessness.

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