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Holy Holy

From Vaanavil · 2000

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Sujatha, Gopal Rao
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Vaanavil
Movie release year
2000
Lyrics added on
13 Oct 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hae hae holi
Holi holi holi holi holi yaali
Holi holi holi holi holi yaali
Holi holi holi holi holi yaali
Holi holi holi holi holi yaali
Holi holi holi rangoli
Thilvaali….. bengaali…..ladikki ki….
Male :Holi holi holi Kondaadu
Kondaadu…….bengaalil……pennodu
Vaanavillai kaayapottu
Vanna vanna powder pannu
Chorus :Vaanavillai kaayapottu
Vanna vanna powder pannu
Vanna powder kannam poosi
Kanni ponnai thaajaa pannu
Chorus :Vanna powder kannam poosi
Kanni ponnai thaajaa pannu
Vaanavillil
Chorus :Vaanavillil
Male :Yaezhu vannam
Chorus :Yaezhu vannam
Female :Vannamellam Ennam sollum
Unthan vannamae ennaiyyaa sollaiyaa
Ennaiyaa solvaiyyaa
Aah holi holi holi Kondaadu
Kondaadu…….bengaalil……pennodu
Bhoomiyellam vannam kollai
Vannam ponaal onnumae illai
Niramillai endraal oru vaanveli illai
Kan kaanbathellam verum karuppu vellai
Kadhalin vannam athu sivapendru aagum
Karpin vanna athu karuneelam aagum
Pachchai niram pidiththaal nee poraamaikaaran
Manjal niram pidiththaal nee adhirshttakaaaran
Ada karuppu un virupaa nee asakaaya sooran
Holi holi holi rangoli
Thilvaali….. bengaali…..ladikki ki….
……………….
Saayam ponaal aadai pazhasu
Vannam ponaal vaazhkkai pazhasu
Mannodu saernthal vidhai vannam maarum
Ennodu saernthaal un ennam maarum
Hae hae raththathin niramenna
Sivappendru solvom
Muththathin niramkooda
Sivappendru seivom
Penmaiyai vittraal
Vannamum illai
Penmaiyai vittraal uravugal illai
Aanodu pen saernthaal niramaedhum illai
Holi holi holi rangoli
Thilvaali….. bengaali…..ladikki ki….
Male :Holi holi holi Kondaadu
Kondaadu…….bengaalil……pennodu
Vaanavillai kaayapottu
Vanna vanna powder pannu
Chorus :Vaanavillai kaayapottu
Vanna vanna powder pannu
Vanna powder kannam poosi
Kanni ponnai thaajaa pannu
Chorus :Vanna powder kannam poosi
Kanni ponnai thaajaa pannu
Vaanavillil
Chorus :Vaanavillil
Male :Yaezhu vannam
Chorus :Yaezhu vannam
Female :Vannamellam Ennam sollum
Unthan vannamae ennaiyyaa sollaiyaa
Ennaiyaa solvaiyyaa
Yaeh holi holi holi Kondaadu
Kondaadu…….bengaalil……pennodu
Hey hey Holi!
Holi Holi Holi Holi Holi yaali
Holi Holi Holi Holi Holi yaali
Holi Holi Holi Holi Holi yaali
Holi Holi Holi Holi Holi yaali
Holi Holi Holi Rangoli
Warm-hearted... Bengali... girl...
Male: Celebrate Holi, Holi, Holi!
Celebrate... in Bengal... with a girl!
Dry the rainbow in the sun
and turn it into colorful powder!
Chorus: Dry the rainbow in the sun
and turn it into colorful powder!
Rub colored powder on her cheeks
and charm the young girl!
Chorus: Rub colored powder on her cheeks
and charm the young girl!
In the rainbow...
Chorus: In the rainbow...
Male: ...seven colors!
Chorus: ...seven colors!
Female: Every color expresses a thought,
what is your color, tell me,
tell me, mister!
Ah, celebrate Holi, Holi, Holi!
Celebrate... in Bengal... with a girl!
Colors are everywhere across the earth;
if color is gone, nothing remains.
Without color, there is no sky above,
and everything the eye sees is just black and white.
The color of love is red,
and the color of purity is deep blue.
If you like green, you are jealous;
if you like yellow, you are lucky.
Ah, if black is your choice, you are an invincible champion!
Holi Holi Holi Rangoli
Warm-hearted... Bengali... girl...
...
When the dye fades, clothes grow old;
when color fades, life grows dull.
When a seed meets the soil, its color changes;
when you join with me, your mind will change.
Hey hey, what is the color of blood?
We say it is red.
Even the color of a kiss,
we will make it red!
If womanhood is sold,
there is no color left;
if womanhood is sold, relationships are lost.
When a man and a woman unite, all colors fade away.
Holi Holi Holi Rangoli
Warm-hearted... Bengali... girl...
Male: Celebrate Holi, Holi, Holi!
Celebrate... in Bengal... with a girl!
Dry the rainbow in the sun
and turn it into colorful powder!
Chorus: Dry the rainbow in the sun
and turn it into colorful powder!
Rub colored powder on her cheeks
and charm the young girl!
Chorus: Rub colored powder on her cheeks
and charm the young girl!
In the rainbow...
Chorus: In the rainbow...
Male: ...seven colors!
Chorus: ...seven colors!
Female: Every color expresses a thought,
what is your color, tell me,
tell me, mister!
Hey, celebrate Holi, Holi, Holi!
Celebrate... in Bengal... with a girl!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This energetic song from the film Vaanavil (2000) uses the vibrant backdrop of the festival of Holi to metaphorically reflect on life, human emotions, and love. The lyrics creatively envision capturing a rainbow to turn it into colorful powders, symbolizing how colors bring joy and vibrancy into life. The song establishes that without colors, existence would be dull, reduced merely to black and white. Through poetic associations, Vairamuthu attributes human emotions and virtues to specific colors—red for love and passion, blue for chastity, green for envy, yellow for luck, and black for heroic strength. Ultimately, the song highlights the transformative nature of togetherness, suggesting that true unity and love dissolve all artificial boundaries and color differences.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani / Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)

Vaanavillai kaayapottu / Vanna vanna powder pannu

Poetic exaggeration of drying the rainbow to grind it into color powder.

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

Vannamellam Ennam sollum

Matching second consonants 'nn' across adjacent lines (Vannam / Ennam).

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

Kadhalin vannam athu sivapendru aagum / Karpin vanna athu karuneelam aagum

Associating human traits directly with specific colors (e.g., love with red, chastity with deep blue).

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Trivia

The film 'Vaanavil' (2000), starring Arjun, Abhirami, and Prakash Raj, was directed by Manoj Kumar. Music for the film was composed by 'Thenisai Thendral' Deva. The title of the movie itself means 'Rainbow', making this color-centric Holi track a central thematic piece for the film.

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