En Vaazhvile Varum Anbe Vaa
From Thambikku Entha Ooru · 1984
- Lyricist
- Panchu Arunachalam
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Thambikku Entha Ooru1984
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| En vazhvilae varum anbae vaa | Come, love that enters my life |
| En vazhvilae varum anbae vaa | Come, love that enters my life |
| Kannae vaa | Come, my precious eye |
| Nilamugam kanden vaa | I saw your moon-like face, come |
| Orae sugam naan kaana inbam | A singular pleasure, bliss for me to experience |
| En vazhvilae varum anbae vaa | Come, love that enters my life |
| En vazhvilae | In my life |
| Male | |
| Irumbaaga ninaithenae | I thought you were made of iron |
| Karumbaaga inithayae | But you turned out sweet like sugarcane |
| Ennenna ennangal un nenjilae | What kind of thoughts are in your heart? |
| Irumbaaga ninaithenae | I thought you were made of iron |
| Karumbaaga inithayae | But you turned out sweet like sugarcane |
| Ennenna ennangal un nenjilae | What kind of thoughts are in your heart? |
| Male | |
| Kaanatha sorgam | An unseen paradise |
| Unthan kaadhal allava | Isn't that your love? |
| Lalala laalaa lala lala laala laa | Lalala laalaa lala lala laala laa |
| Theeratha mogam | An unquenchable passion |
| Thantha devi ingu vaa | Oh goddess who bestowed it, come here |
| Male | |
| En vazhvilae varum anbae vaa | Come, love that enters my life |
| En vazhvilae varum anbae vaa | Come, love that enters my life |
| Kannae vaa | Come, my precious eye |
| Nilamugam kanden vaa | I saw your moon-like face, come |
| Orae sugam naan kaana inbam | A singular pleasure, bliss for me to experience |
| En vazhvilae varum anbae vaa | Come, love that enters my life |
| En vazhvilae | In my life |
| Male | |
| Sonnalum theerathu | Even if explained, it never ends |
| Summavum pogathu | Nor will it just go away on its own |
| Soodana paneeril neeradava | Shall I bathe in warm rosewater? |
| Sonnalum theerathu | Even if explained, it never ends |
| Summavum pogathu | Nor will it just go away on its own |
| Soodana paneeril neeradava | Shall I bathe in warm rosewater? |
| Male | |
| Poovadum dhegam engum | All over this flower-like swaying body |
| Vaasam kondu vaa | Bring your fragrance and come |
| Naan paadum paadal engum | Everywhere in the song I sing |
| Nesam undu vaa | There is deep affection, come |
| Male | |
| En vazhvilae varum anbae vaa | Come, love that enters my life |
| En vazhvilae varum anbae vaa | Come, love that enters my life |
| Laalaa laaa | Laalaa laaa |
| Lala lala laa laa laa | Lala lala laa laa laa |
| Lala lala laa laa laa inbam | Lala lala laa laa laa bliss |
| Male | |
| En vazhvilae varum anbae vaa | Come, love that enters my life |
| Varum anbae vaa | Come love, come |
| Varum anbae vaa | Come love, come |
| Varum anbae vaa | Come love, come |
| Hey lala lallaalaa….. | Hey lala lallaalaa….. |
என் வாழ்விலே வரும் அன்பே வா
என் வாழ்விலே வரும் அன்பே வா
கண்ணே வா
நிலா முகம் கண்டேன் வா
ஒரே சுகம் நாம் காண- இன்பம்
என் வாழ்விலே வரும் அன்பே வா
என் வாழ்விலே
Come, love that enters my life
Come, love that enters my life
Come, my precious eye
I saw your moon-like face, come
A singular pleasure, bliss for me to experience
Come, love that enters my life
In my life
{இரும்பாக நினைத்தேனே
கரும்பாக இனித்தாயே
என்னென்ன எண்ணங்கள்
உன் நெஞ்சிலே} (2)
I thought you were made of iron
But you turned out sweet like sugarcane
What kind of thoughts are in your heart?
I thought you were made of iron
But you turned out sweet like sugarcane
What kind of thoughts are in your heart?
காணாத சொர்க்கம்
உந்தன் காதல் அல்லவா
லாலாலா லா லா லல லல லால லா
தீராத மோகம்
தந்த தேவி இங்கு வா
An unseen paradise
Isn't that your love?
Lalala laalaa lala lala laala laa
An unquenchable passion
Oh goddess who bestowed it, come here
என் வாழ்விலே வரும் அன்பே வா
என் வாழ்விலே வரும் அன்பே வா
கண்ணே வா
நிலா முகம் கண்டேன் வா
ஒரே சுகம் நாம் காண- இன்பம்
என் வாழ்விலே வரும் அன்பே வா
என் வாழ்விலே
Come, love that enters my life
Come, love that enters my life
Come, my precious eye
I saw your moon-like face, come
A singular pleasure, bliss for me to experience
Come, love that enters my life
In my life
சொன்னாலும் தீராது
சும்மாவும் போவாது
சூடான பன்னீரில் நீராட வா
சொன்னாலும் தீராது
சும்மாவும் போவாது
சூடான பன்னீரில் நீராட வா
Even if explained, it never ends
Nor will it just go away on its own
Shall I bathe in warm rosewater?
Even if explained, it never ends
Nor will it just go away on its own
Shall I bathe in warm rosewater?
பூவாடும் தேகம் எங்கும்
வாசம் கொண்டு வா
நான் பாடும் பாடல் எங்கும்
நேசம் உண்டு வா
All over this flower-like swaying body
Bring your fragrance and come
Everywhere in the song I sing
There is deep affection, come
என் வாழ்விலே வரும் அன்பே வா
என் வாழ்விலே வரும் அன்பே வா
லாலா லா
லல லல லா லா லா
லல லல லா லா லா இன்பம்
Come, love that enters my life
Come, love that enters my life
Laalaa laaa
Lala lala laa laa laa
Lala lala laa laa laa bliss
என் வாழ்விலே வரும் அன்பே வா
வரும் அன்பே வா
வரும் அன்பே வா
வரும் அன்பே வா
ஹேய் லல லல்லா லா....
Come, love that enters my life
Come love, come
Come love, come
Come love, come
Hey lala lallaalaa…..
En vazhvilae varum anbae vaa
Come, love that enters my life
En vazhvilae varum anbae vaa
Come, love that enters my life
Kannae vaa
Come, my precious eye
Nilamugam kanden vaa
I saw your moon-like face, come
Orae sugam naan kaana inbam
A singular pleasure, bliss for me to experience
En vazhvilae varum anbae vaa
Come, love that enters my life
En vazhvilae
In my life
Irumbaaga ninaithenae
I thought you were made of iron
Karumbaaga inithayae
But you turned out sweet like sugarcane
Ennenna ennangal un nenjilae
What kind of thoughts are in your heart?
Irumbaaga ninaithenae
I thought you were made of iron
Karumbaaga inithayae
But you turned out sweet like sugarcane
Ennenna ennangal un nenjilae
What kind of thoughts are in your heart?
Kaanatha sorgam
An unseen paradise
Unthan kaadhal allava
Isn't that your love?
Lalala laalaa lala lala laala laa
Lalala laalaa lala lala laala laa
Theeratha mogam
An unquenchable passion
Thantha devi ingu vaa
Oh goddess who bestowed it, come here
En vazhvilae varum anbae vaa
Come, love that enters my life
En vazhvilae varum anbae vaa
Come, love that enters my life
Kannae vaa
Come, my precious eye
Nilamugam kanden vaa
I saw your moon-like face, come
Orae sugam naan kaana inbam
A singular pleasure, bliss for me to experience
En vazhvilae varum anbae vaa
Come, love that enters my life
En vazhvilae
In my life
Sonnalum theerathu
Even if explained, it never ends
Summavum pogathu
Nor will it just go away on its own
Soodana paneeril neeradava
Shall I bathe in warm rosewater?
Sonnalum theerathu
Even if explained, it never ends
Summavum pogathu
Nor will it just go away on its own
Soodana paneeril neeradava
Shall I bathe in warm rosewater?
Poovadum dhegam engum
All over this flower-like swaying body
Vaasam kondu vaa
Bring your fragrance and come
Naan paadum paadal engum
Everywhere in the song I sing
Nesam undu vaa
There is deep affection, come
En vazhvilae varum anbae vaa
Come, love that enters my life
En vazhvilae varum anbae vaa
Come, love that enters my life
Laalaa laaa
Laalaa laaa
Lala lala laa laa laa
Lala lala laa laa laa
Lala lala laa laa laa inbam
Lala lala laa laa laa bliss
En vazhvilae varum anbae vaa
Come, love that enters my life
Varum anbae vaa
Come love, come
Varum anbae vaa
Come love, come
Varum anbae vaa
Come love, come
Hey lala lallaalaa…..
Hey lala lallaalaa…..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
En Vazhvilae Varum Anbae Vaa is a romantic duet from the 1984 Tamil film Thambikku Entha Ooru. The song captures the delightful surprise of discovering love in someone who initially seemed stern or impenetrable. The lyrics express how love transforms life into an unseen paradise, filled with sensory warmth, sweetness, and emotional intimacy. The protagonists invite each other to share this newfound joy, comparing their affection to sugarcane sweetness, rosewater baths, and melodic harmony.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Irumbaaga ninaithenae / Karumbaaga inithayae”
Comparing the lover's tough demeanor to iron and her sweet nature to sugarcane.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Nilamugam kanden vaa”
Comparing the face directly to the full moon (Nilamugam).
Ethirai (Second letter rhyme)
“Irumbaaga ninaithenae / Karumbaaga inithayae”
Rhyming the second consonants across lines ('rum' in Irumbaaga and Karumbaaga, 'nna' in Sonnalum and Summavum).
Anaphora (Repetition)
“En vazhvilae varum anbae vaa”
Repetition of 'Varum anbae vaa' at the end of stanzas for rhythmic and emotional reinforcement.
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Trivia
Thambikku Entha Ooru (1984) is a major hit film starring Rajinikanth and Madhavi, directed by Rajasekhar and produced by Panchu Arunachalam. Although lyric credit is Panchu Arunachalam, the iconic music score was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, with playback vocals rendered by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki.
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