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Avan Varuvaan

From Adutha Saattai · 2019

Lyricist
Thenmozhi Das
Singers
Sathyan Ilanko, Aishwarya Ravichandran
Music director
Justin Prabhakaran
Movie name
Adutha Saattai
Movie release year
2019
Lyrics added on
27 Jun 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Avan varuvaan ena irundhen
Ven puraakkal melae
Avan vandhaan naan irundhen
Vennilaakkal melae
Avanukkenna azhagiya mugam
Iravukkenna avanadhu agam
Malarukkenna avanadhu manam
Thaandi vaa un devathai naan
Thaagam theera thaabangal
Vayathaaga theriyaa kaadhalgal
Udalil oorum kaamangal
Avai saaga theriyaa deivangal
Aval varuvaal ena irundhen
Ven puraakkal melae
Aval vandhaal naan irundhen
Vennilaakkal melae
Vizhum undhan nizhal
Chorus :Nizhal
Female :Manadhinil suzhal
Chorus :Suzhal
Female :Karai purandodiduthae kaadhal
Paritchaya mugam
Chorus :Mugam
Female :Pareetchaiyil vara
Chorus :Vara
Female :Vidaiperum varai vidukadhaiyaanen
Oomai baashai pesidum vaguppil
Ketkum paadam pinnani isaiyaal
Thondrin thondra kaadhalin thodaril
Anbai yaar thaan solvar mudhalil
AlayaathiFemale :Hoo hoo
Male :KaadukalaaiFemale :Hmm hmm
Male :Avizhum koondhal salanangalil
KaraiyethiMale :Hoo oo
Female :Un paarvai engoMale :Hey eyy
Female :Vizhugirathae namm ulagariya
Thaagam theera thaabangal
Vayathaaga theriyaa kaadhalgal
Udalil oorum kaamangal
Avai saaga theriyaa deivangal
Aval varuvaal ena irundhen
Ven puraakkal melae
Chorus :Ven puraakkal melae
Male :Aval vandhaal naan irundhen
Vennilaakkal melae
Chorus :Vennilaakkal melae
Avalukkenna azhagiya mugam
Iravukkenna avaladhu agam
Malarukkenna avaladhu manam
Thaandi vaa en devathaiyae
Avan varuvaan ena irundhen
Ven puraakkal melae
Avan varuvaan ena irundhen
Ven puraakkal melae
Thaagam theera thaabangal
Vayathaaga theriyaa kaadhalgal
Udalil oorum kaamangal
Avai saaga theriyaa deivangal (Overlapping)
I waited, hoping he would come,
Riding upon white doves.
He arrived, and I found myself
Floating above the white moons.
What a handsome face he has!
What is the night compared to his heart?
What is a flower compared to his gentle soul?
Cross the distance and come, I am your angel.
Yearnings to quench the thirst,
Loves that never grow old,
Desires welling up in the body—
They are gods that do not know how to die.
I waited, hoping she would come,
Riding upon white doves.
She arrived, and I found myself
Floating above the white moons.
When your shadow falls,
Chorus: Shadow...
Female: A whirlwind stirs in my heart,
Chorus: Whirlwind...
Female: Love overflows its banks and rushes out!
When a familiar face
Chorus: Face...
Female: appears in the exam,
Chorus: Appears...
Female: I became a riddle until it was time to leave.
In a classroom speaking a silent language,
The lesson being taught sounds like background music.
In this unfolding story of love half-seen and half-hidden,
Who will be the first to confess love?
Like mangrove... Female: Hoo hoo
Male: ...forests, Female: Mmm mmm
Male: in the sway of your loosened hair,
Carrying me ashore... Male: Hoo oo
Female: Your gaze, somewhere... Male: Hey ey
Female: falls, for our entire world to see.
Yearnings to quench the thirst,
Loves that never grow old,
Desires welling up in the body—
They are gods that do not know how to die.
I waited, hoping she would come,
Riding upon white doves,
Chorus: Riding upon white doves.
Male: She arrived, and I found myself
Floating above the white moons,
Chorus: Floating above the white moons.
What a beautiful face she has!
What is the night compared to her heart?
What is a flower compared to her gentle soul?
Cross the distance and come, my angel!
I waited, hoping he would come,
Riding upon white doves.
I waited, hoping he would come,
Riding upon white doves.
Yearnings to quench the thirst,
Loves that never grow old,
Desires welling up in the body—
They are gods that do not know how to die. (Overlapping)
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Chorus
Male
Female
Female
Female
Male
Female
Chorus
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Female
Chorus

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Avan Varuvaan / Aval Varuvaal' (Oomai Baashai) from the movie 'Adutha Saattai' captures the ethereal feeling of youthful, unexpressed love flourishing within a college backdrop. The lyrics express the internal exhilaration and poetic imaginations of lovers waiting for each other, equating love to timeless divine forces that age without dying and feelings that rise above white doves and moons.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Emoni / Rhyming (Monai & Ethukai)

Vizhum undhan nizhal / Female :Manadhinil suzhal

Rhyming words like 'Avan varuvaan' and 'Aval vandhaal', along with 'nizhal' and 'suzhal' create a rhythmic and harmonious flow.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Oomai baashai pesidum vaguppil

Comparing untamed hair to mangrove forests ('Alayaathi kaadukalaai') and unspoken unspoken communication to a silent classroom lesson.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)

Ven puraakkal melae / Vennilaakkal melae

Floating above white doves and white moons to depict the euphoria of meeting one's beloved.

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Trivia

The song is from 'Adutha Saattai' (2019), directed by M. Anbazhagan and starring Samuthirakani and Atharvaa. The music for the film was composed by Justin Prabhakaran, with lyrics penned by Thenmozhi Das capturing the subtle romance of student life.

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