- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- P. Adinarayana Rao
- Movie name
- Adutha Veettu Penn
- Movie release year
- 1960
- Lyrics added on
- 27 Feb 2025
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Mannavaa Vaa Vaa Magizhavaa' is a seductive and alluring romantic song from the 1960 classic Tamil film 'Adutha Veettu Penn'. Sung effortlessly by P. Susheela, the song serves as an invitation to the beloved ('Mannavan' or king of her heart) to immerse himself in the pleasures of love and passion. Beneath the alluring tone lies a philosophical undertone regarding the fleeting nature of physical beauty and youth, comparing youth to a brief yet beautiful rainbow ('vaanavillaam vaalipamae'). The song urges the hero to drop his doubts and surrender to true emotional and sensual joy before time passes.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Vaanavillaam vaalipamae”
Youth is poetically equated to a fleeting rainbow ('vaanavill') to emphasize its colorful yet temporary beauty.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Thegamae endrum santhegamaagumae / Thiyaagamae seithaal un thaabam theerumae”
Repetition of the initial sound 'Th' across lines ('Thegamae' and 'Thiyaagamae') creates a rhythmic, musical flow.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Mannavaa….vaa…..vaa…..magizhavaa”
The passionate repetition of 'vaa' (come) reinforces the urgency and desire in the calling.
Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Maadhudanmadhu un manathai maattrumae / Kadhalin bimbam un kannilaadumae”
The second consonant sound 'dhu/dha' rhymes in 'Maadhudanmadhu' and 'Kadhalin', enhancing the lyrical harmony.
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Trivia
'Adutha Veettu Penn' (1960), directed by Vedantam Raghavaiah and starring Anjali Devi and T. R. Ramachandran, was a major commercial hit adapted from the Bengali film 'Pasher Bari'. Music composer P. Adinarayana Rao created a memorable soundtrack, with this track standing out for P. Susheela's sultry vocal modulation and Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass's evocative lyrics.
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