Hey Naano Vayasu
From Salem Vishnu · 1990
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Sangeetha Rajan
- Details
- Salem Vishnu1990
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Haei naano vayasu pulla | Hey, I am a young girl, |
| Rendu naala urakkam illa | Haven't slept for two days. |
| Idhu edhanaala ada adhanaala | Why is this happening? Ah, because of that! |
| Female | |
| Oru saayangaala kaathu | An evening breeze |
| Enna thadavi pochu naethu | Caressed me gently yesterday. |
| Vandhu muzhusa thazhuvadha | Won't it come and embrace me fully? |
| En mugavari theriyadha | Doesn't it know my address? |
| Enna panna enna panna | What to do, what to do? |
| Enna panna enna panna | What to do, what to do? |
| Female | |
| Haei naano vayasu pulla | Hey, I am a young girl, |
| Rendu naala urakkam illa | Haven't slept for two days. |
| Female | |
| Raavellam pagalaaga | As the nights turn into days, |
| Pagal ellam raavaaga | And the days turn into nights, |
| Naan kond aazhagellaam analil mezhugaaga | All the beauty I possess melts like wax in the flame. |
| Female | |
| En kannae pagaiyaaga | As my own eyes become my enemies, |
| En dhegam sumaiyaaga | And my body becomes a heavy burden, |
| Thaniyaagi ponenae tharaiyil meenaaga | I became all alone, like a fish out of water on the ground. |
| Female | |
| Unnodu naanada | Oh, to be with you, |
| Hae paneeril neerada | Hey, to bathe in rose water! |
| Enna panna enna panna | What to do, what to do? |
| Enna panna enna panna | What to do, what to do? |
| Female | |
| Haei naano vayasu pulla | Hey, I am a young girl, |
| Rendu naala urakkam illa | Haven't slept for two days. |
| Female | |
| Ariyaadha ponnaaga | From an innocent girl, |
| Aalaagi ninnenae | I have come of age. |
| Angangae thottaanae aasa machaanae haei | He touched me here and there, my beloved lover, hey! |
| Female | |
| Kannendraal imaiyoda | An eye belongs with its eyelid, |
| Pen endraal aanoda | A woman belongs with a man, |
| Em manasu ennachu oduthu unnoda | What happened to my heart? It runs away with you! |
| Female | |
| Achchaani podatha | Without an axle pin inserted, |
| Singaara thaeraanen | I am like an unanchored decorative chariot. |
| Hoi enna panna enna panna | Oh, what to do, what to do? |
| Enna panna enna panna | What to do, what to do? |
| Female | |
| Haei naano vayasu pulla | Hey, I am a young girl, |
| Thanna naana thanna nanna naa | Thanna naana thanna nanna naa (rhythmic refrain) |
| Idhu edhanaala thanna thandha naanaa | Why is this happening? Thanna thandha naanaa |
| Female | |
| Oru saayangaala kaathu | An evening breeze |
| Enna thadavi pochu naethu | Caressed me gently yesterday. |
| Vandhu muzhusa thazhuvadha | Won't it come and embrace me fully? |
| En mugavari theriyadha | Doesn't it know my address? |
| Enna panna enna panna | What to do, what to do? |
| Enna panna enna panna | What to do, what to do? |
| Enna panna enna panna | What to do, what to do? |
| Enna panna enna panna | What to do, what to do? |
ஹே நானோ வயசுப் புள்ள
ரெண்டு நாளா ஒறக்கம் இல்ல
இது எதனால அட அதனால
Hey, I am a young girl,
Haven't slept for two days.
Why is this happening? Ah, because of that!
ஒரு சாயங்கால காத்து
என்ன தடவிப் போச்சு நேத்து
வந்து முழுசா தழுவாதா
என் முகவரி தெரியாதா
என்ன பண்ண என்ன பண்ண
என்ன பண்ண என்ன பண்ண....
An evening breeze
Caressed me gently yesterday.
Won't it come and embrace me fully?
Doesn't it know my address?
What to do, what to do?
What to do, what to do?
ஹே நானோ வயசுப் புள்ள
ரெண்டு நாளா ஒறக்கம் இல்ல
Hey, I am a young girl,
Haven't slept for two days.
ராவெல்லாம் பகலாக
பகலெல்லாம் ராவாக
நான் கொண்ட அழகெல்லாம்
அனலில் மெழுகாக
என் கண்ணே பகையாக என் தேகம் சுமையாக
தனியாகி போனேனே தரையில் மீனாக
As the nights turn into days,
And the days turn into nights,
All the beauty I possess melts like wax in the flame.
உன்னோடு நானாட
ஹே பன்னீரில் நீராட
என்ன பண்ண என்ன பண்ண
என்ன பண்ண என்ன பண்ண....
As my own eyes become my enemies,
And my body becomes a heavy burden,
I became all alone, like a fish out of water on the ground.
ஹே நானோ வயசுப் புள்ள
ரெண்டு நாளா ஒறக்கம் இல்ல....
Oh, to be with you,
Hey, to bathe in rose water!
What to do, what to do?
What to do, what to do?
அறியாத பொண்ணாக
ஆளாகி நின்னேனே
அங்கங்கே தொட்டானே
ஆச மச்சானே ஹேய்
Hey, I am a young girl,
Haven't slept for two days.
கண்ணென்றால் இமையோட
பெண்ணென்றால் ஆணோட
எம் மனசு என்னாச்சு போகுது உன்னோட
From an innocent girl,
I have come of age.
He touched me here and there, my beloved lover, hey!
அச்சாணி போடாத
சிங்காரத் தேரானேன்
ஹோய் என்ன பண்ண என்ன பண்ண
என்ன பண்ண என்ன பண்ண....
An eye belongs with its eyelid,
A woman belongs with a man,
What happened to my heart? It runs away with you!
ஹே நானோ வயசுப் புள்ள
ஹே நானா தந்ததனன்னானா
இது எதனால....தந்ததனன்னானா
Without an axle pin inserted,
I am like an unanchored decorative chariot.
Oh, what to do, what to do?
What to do, what to do?
ஒரு சாயங்கால காத்து
என்ன தடவிப் போச்சு நேத்து
வந்து முழுசா தழுவாதா
என் முகவரி தெரியாதா
என்ன பண்ண என்ன பண்ண
என்ன பண்ண என்ன பண்ண....
என்ன பண்ண என்ன பண்ண
என்ன பண்ண என்ன பண்ண.....
Hey, I am a young girl,
Thanna naana thanna nanna naa (rhythmic refrain)
Why is this happening? Thanna thandha naanaa
An evening breeze
Caressed me gently yesterday.
Won't it come and embrace me fully?
Doesn't it know my address?
What to do, what to do?
What to do, what to do?
What to do, what to do?
What to do, what to do?
Haei naano vayasu pulla
Hey, I am a young girl,
Rendu naala urakkam illa
Haven't slept for two days.
Idhu edhanaala ada adhanaala
Why is this happening? Ah, because of that!
Oru saayangaala kaathu
An evening breeze
Enna thadavi pochu naethu
Caressed me gently yesterday.
Vandhu muzhusa thazhuvadha
Won't it come and embrace me fully?
En mugavari theriyadha
Doesn't it know my address?
Enna panna enna panna
What to do, what to do?
Enna panna enna panna
What to do, what to do?
Haei naano vayasu pulla
Hey, I am a young girl,
Rendu naala urakkam illa
Haven't slept for two days.
Raavellam pagalaaga
As the nights turn into days,
Pagal ellam raavaaga
And the days turn into nights,
Naan kond aazhagellaam analil mezhugaaga
All the beauty I possess melts like wax in the flame.
En kannae pagaiyaaga
As my own eyes become my enemies,
En dhegam sumaiyaaga
And my body becomes a heavy burden,
Thaniyaagi ponenae tharaiyil meenaaga
I became all alone, like a fish out of water on the ground.
Unnodu naanada
Oh, to be with you,
Hae paneeril neerada
Hey, to bathe in rose water!
Enna panna enna panna
What to do, what to do?
Enna panna enna panna
What to do, what to do?
Haei naano vayasu pulla
Hey, I am a young girl,
Rendu naala urakkam illa
Haven't slept for two days.
Ariyaadha ponnaaga
From an innocent girl,
Aalaagi ninnenae
I have come of age.
Angangae thottaanae aasa machaanae haei
He touched me here and there, my beloved lover, hey!
Kannendraal imaiyoda
An eye belongs with its eyelid,
Pen endraal aanoda
A woman belongs with a man,
Em manasu ennachu oduthu unnoda
What happened to my heart? It runs away with you!
Achchaani podatha
Without an axle pin inserted,
Singaara thaeraanen
I am like an unanchored decorative chariot.
Hoi enna panna enna panna
Oh, what to do, what to do?
Enna panna enna panna
What to do, what to do?
Haei naano vayasu pulla
Hey, I am a young girl,
Thanna naana thanna nanna naa
Thanna naana thanna nanna naa (rhythmic refrain)
Idhu edhanaala thanna thandha naanaa
Why is this happening? Thanna thandha naanaa
Oru saayangaala kaathu
An evening breeze
Enna thadavi pochu naethu
Caressed me gently yesterday.
Vandhu muzhusa thazhuvadha
Won't it come and embrace me fully?
En mugavari theriyadha
Doesn't it know my address?
Enna panna enna panna
What to do, what to do?
Enna panna enna panna
What to do, what to do?
Enna panna enna panna
What to do, what to do?
Enna panna enna panna
What to do, what to do?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Haei naano vayasu pulla' captures the overwhelming restless emotions and sensual awakenings of a young woman who has recently fallen in love. She expresses how her peaceful sleep has been stolen for days, as thoughts of her beloved keep her awake through day and night. The cool evening wind that brushes past her acts as a personified reminder of her lover's touch, leaving her yearning for his complete embrace.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Thaniyaagi ponenae tharaiyil meenaaga”
Compares the heroine's intense romantic restlessness and loneliness to a fish struggling out of water on dry land ('tharaiyil meenaaga').
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Naan kond aazhagellaam analil mezhugaaga”
Compares her blooming physical beauty and desire to wax melting over a flame ('analil mezhugaaga').
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Raavellam pagalaaga / Pagal ellam raavaaga / analil mezhugaaga”
The line endings 'pagalaaga', 'raavaaga', and 'mezhugaaga' create a rhythmic end-rhyme scheme across the stanza.
Ethugai (Second Letter Assonance)
“Kannendraal imaiyoda / Pen endraal aanoda”
The second consonant 'n' (ன்) matches in 'Kannendraal' and 'Pen endraal', adhering to classic Tamil poetic meter.
Personification
“Oru saayangaala kaathu / Enna thadavi pochu naethu”
The evening wind is personified as a lover gently caressing the heroine as it passes by.
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Trivia
'Salem Vishnu' (1990) is an action-drama film directed by and starring Thiagarajan alongside Rupini and Sarathkumar in a prominent early career role. The film's soundtrack was composed by Sangeetha Rajan, with lyrics penned by the legendary lyrist Vaali.
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