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Lyrics & meaning

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 pullaHey, I am a young girl,
Rendu naala urakkam illaHaven't slept for two days.
Idhu edhanaala ada adhanaalaWhy is this happening? Ah, because of that!
Female
Oru saayangaala kaathuAn evening breeze
Enna thadavi pochu naethuCaressed me gently yesterday.
Vandhu muzhusa thazhuvadhaWon't it come and embrace me fully?
En mugavari theriyadhaDoesn't it know my address?
Enna panna enna pannaWhat to do, what to do?
Enna panna enna pannaWhat to do, what to do?
Female
Haei naano vayasu pullaHey, I am a young girl,
Rendu naala urakkam illaHaven't slept for two days.
Female
Raavellam pagalaagaAs the nights turn into days,
Pagal ellam raavaagaAnd the days turn into nights,
Naan kond aazhagellaam analil mezhugaagaAll the beauty I possess melts like wax in the flame.
Female
En kannae pagaiyaagaAs my own eyes become my enemies,
En dhegam sumaiyaagaAnd my body becomes a heavy burden,
Thaniyaagi ponenae tharaiyil meenaagaI became all alone, like a fish out of water on the ground.
Female
Unnodu naanadaOh, to be with you,
Hae paneeril neeradaHey, to bathe in rose water!
Enna panna enna pannaWhat to do, what to do?
Enna panna enna pannaWhat to do, what to do?
Female
Haei naano vayasu pullaHey, I am a young girl,
Rendu naala urakkam illaHaven't slept for two days.
Female
Ariyaadha ponnaagaFrom an innocent girl,
Aalaagi ninnenaeI have come of age.
Angangae thottaanae aasa machaanae haeiHe touched me here and there, my beloved lover, hey!
Female
Kannendraal imaiyodaAn eye belongs with its eyelid,
Pen endraal aanodaA woman belongs with a man,
Em manasu ennachu oduthu unnodaWhat happened to my heart? It runs away with you!
Female
Achchaani podathaWithout an axle pin inserted,
Singaara thaeraanenI am like an unanchored decorative chariot.
Hoi enna panna enna pannaOh, what to do, what to do?
Enna panna enna pannaWhat to do, what to do?
Female
Haei naano vayasu pullaHey, I am a young girl,
Thanna naana thanna nanna naaThanna naana thanna nanna naa (rhythmic refrain)
Idhu edhanaala thanna thandha naanaaWhy is this happening? Thanna thandha naanaa
Female
Oru saayangaala kaathuAn evening breeze
Enna thadavi pochu naethuCaressed me gently yesterday.
Vandhu muzhusa thazhuvadhaWon't it come and embrace me fully?
En mugavari theriyadhaDoesn't it know my address?
Enna panna enna pannaWhat to do, what to do?
Enna panna enna pannaWhat to do, what to do?
Enna panna enna pannaWhat to do, what to do?
Enna panna enna pannaWhat 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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