Nilavai Konduva
From Vaali · 1999
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Unnikrishnan, Anuradha Sriram
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Vaali1999
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| …………… | |
| Female | |
| Nilavai konduvaa | Bring the moon, |
| Kattilil kattivai | Tie it to the bed. |
| Megam konduvaa | Bring the clouds, |
| Meththai pottuvai | Lay them down as a mattress. |
| Male | |
| Nilavai pidithen | I caught the moon, |
| Kattilil kattinen | I tied it to the bed. |
| Megam pidthen | I caught the cloud, |
| Meththai virithen | I spread it as a mattress. |
| Female | |
| Kaayum suriyanai | The scorching sun, |
| Kadalukul pootivai | Lock it inside the sea. |
| Iravu thodarnthida | So that the night continues, |
| Inthiranai kaaval vai | Station Lord Indra as the guard. |
| Male | |
| Kaayum suriyanai | The scorching sun, |
| Kadalukul pootinen | I locked inside the sea. |
| Iravu thodarthidum | The night shall continue, |
| Inthiranai nambinen | I trusted Lord Indra. |
| Female | |
| Indru muthal iravu | Today is the first night, |
| Male | |
| Indru muthal iravu.. | Today is the first night.. |
| Nee en ilamaikku unavu | You are the feast for my youth, |
| Indru muthal iravu.. | Today is the first night.. |
| Nee en ilamaiku unava | Are you the feast for my youth? |
| Male | |
| Killavaa | Shall I pinch you? |
| Unnai killavaa | Shall I pinch you? |
| Illai allavaa nee vaa | Or shall I gather you in an embrace? Come on. |
| Chorus | |
| …………. | |
| Male | |
| Varavaa vanthu | Shall I come, |
| Thodavaa | And touch you? |
| Un aadaiku viduthalai | Freedom to your dress, |
| Tharavaa | Shall I grant it? |
| Female | |
| Avasaram koodaathu | There is no need to rush, |
| Anumathi tharumvaraiyil | Until permission is given. |
| Pothuvaa naa sonna | Normally, if I talk, |
| Nee sonnapadi ketkum saathu | I am a gentle person who obeys what you say. |
| Male | |
| Ithu pondra vishayathil | In intimate matters like this, |
| Un pechu uthavaathu | Your words won't work. |
| Female | |
| Mella idaiyinai | Gently, the waist, |
| Thoduvaayaa | Will you touch? |
| Mella udaiyinai kalaivaayaa | Gently, will you remove the attire? |
| Naan thudikayail vedikayil | When I throb and erupt with passion, |
| Muthangal tharuvaayaa | Will you give kisses? |
| Male | |
| Pothumaa athu pothumaa | Is that enough, is that enough? |
| Aasai theerumaa vaama | Will desire be satiated? Come, my dear. |
| Female :Mamaa….. | Female: Oh my dear... |
| Chorus | |
| ………….. | |
| Female | |
| Vaama en maama | Come, my dear, |
| Intha nilavai oothi anaipomaa | Shall we blow out this moon like a candle? |
| Male | |
| Kaanaatha un kolam | Your form never seen before, |
| Kankondu kaankindrathaae | My eyes are beholding it now. |
| Female | |
| Ithalaal un ithalaal | With your lips, with your lips, |
| En vetkam thidaithuviduvaaya | Will you wipe away my shyness? |
| Male | |
| Angathil vetkangal | Shyness across the limbs, |
| Engengu solvaayaa | Will you tell me where all it resides? |
| Female | |
| Thaen engangae | Where all the honey |
| Undu endru | Exists, |
| Poo vanduku sollaathuthaan | The flower never tells the bee. |
| Athu thaan thedi unnaamal | Only when the bee searches and tastes it, |
| Perinbam vaaraathuthaan | Does supreme bliss arrive. |
| Male | |
| Inbamaa perinbamaa | Is it simple joy or supreme bliss? |
| Athu vendumaa vaamaa | Do you want that? Come, my dear. |
| Female :Maamaa | Female: Oh my dear! |
| Female | |
| Nilavai konduvaa | Bring the moon, |
| Kattilil kattivai | Tie it to the bed. |
| Megam konduvaa | Bring the clouds, |
| Meththai pottuvai | Lay them down as a mattress. |
| Male | |
| Nilavai pidithen | I caught the moon, |
| Kattilil kattinen | I tied it to the bed. |
| Megam pidthen | I caught the cloud, |
| Meththai virithen | I spread it as a mattress. |
| Female | |
| Kaayum suriyanai | The scorching sun, |
| Kadalukul pootivai | Lock it inside the sea. |
| Iravu thodarnthida | So that the night continues, |
| Inthiranai kaaval vai | Station Lord Indra as the guard. |
| Male | |
| Kaayum suriyanai | The scorching sun, |
| Kadalukul pootinen | I locked inside the sea. |
| Iravu thodarthidum | The night shall continue, |
| Inthiranai nambinen | I trusted Lord Indra. |
| Female | |
| Indru muthal iravu | Today is the first night, |
| Male | |
| Indru muthal iravu.. | Today is the first night.. |
| Nee en ilamaikku unavu | You are the feast for my youth, |
| Indru muthal iravu.. | Today is the first night.. |
| Nee en ilamaiku unava | Are you the feast for my youth? |
| Male | |
| Killavaa | Shall I pinch you? |
| Unnai killavaa | Shall I pinch you? |
| Illai allavaa nee vaa….. | Or shall I gather you in an embrace? Come on... |
| Male | |
| Killavaa | Shall I pinch you? |
| Female :Killavaa | Female: Shall I pinch you? |
| Male :Unnai killavaa | Male: Shall I pinch you? |
| Female :Killavaa | Female: Shall I pinch you? |
| Male :Illai allavaa nee vaa….. | Male: Or shall I gather you in an embrace? Come on... |
| Female :Nee vaa | Female: Come on! |
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நிலவை கொண்டு வா
கட்டிலில் கட்டி வை
மேகம் கொண்டு வா
மெத்தை போட்டு வை
Bring the moon,
Tie it to the bed.
Bring the clouds,
Lay them down as a mattress.
நிலவை பிடித்தேன்
கட்டிலில் கட்டினேன்
மேகம் பிடித்தேன்
மெத்தை விரித்தேன்
I caught the moon,
I tied it to the bed.
I caught the cloud,
I spread it as a mattress.
காயும் சூரியனை
கடலுக்குள் பூட்டி வை
இரவு தொடர்ந்திட
இந்திரனை காவல் வை
The scorching sun,
Lock it inside the sea.
So that the night continues,
Station Lord Indra as the guard.
காயும் சூரியனை
கடலுக்குள் பூட்டினேன்
இரவு தொடர்ந்திட
இந்திரனை நம்பினேன்
The scorching sun,
I locked inside the sea.
The night shall continue,
I trusted Lord Indra.
இன்று முதல் இரவு
Today is the first night,
இன்று முதல் இரவு....
நீ என் இளமைக்கு உணவு
இன்று முதல் இரவு....
நீ என் இளமைக்கு உணவு
Today is the first night..
You are the feast for my youth,
Today is the first night..
Are you the feast for my youth?
கிள்ளவா
உன்னை கிள்ளவா
இல்லை அள்ளவா நீ வா
Shall I pinch you?
Shall I pinch you?
Or shall I gather you in an embrace? Come on.
.................................
வரவா வந்து
தொடவா
உன் ஆடைக்கு விடுதலை
தரவா
Shall I come,
And touch you?
Freedom to your dress,
Shall I grant it?
அவசரம் கூடாது
அனுமதி தரும் வரையில்
பொதுவா நான் சொன்ன
நீ சொன்ன படி கேட்கும் காது
There is no need to rush,
Until permission is given.
Normally, if I talk,
I am a gentle person who obeys what you say.
இது போன்ற விசயத்தில்
உன் பேச்சி உதவாது
In intimate matters like this,
Your words won't work.
மெல்ல இடையினை
தொடுவாயா
மெல்ல உடையினை களைவாயா
நான் துடிக்கையில் வெடிக்கையில்
முத்தங்கள் தருவாயா
Gently, the waist,
Will you touch?
Gently, will you remove the attire?
When I throb and erupt with passion,
Will you give kisses?
போதுமா அது போதுமா
ஆசை தீருமா அம்மா
மாமா....
Is that enough, is that enough?
Will desire be satiated? Come, my dear.
Female: Oh my dear...
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மாமா என் மாமா
இந்த நிலவை ஊதி அணைப்போமா
Come, my dear,
Shall we blow out this moon like a candle?
காணாத உன் கோலம்
கண்கொண்டு காண்கின்றதே
Your form never seen before,
My eyes are beholding it now.
இதழால் உன் இதழால்
என் வெட்கம் துடைத்துவிடுவாயா
With your lips, with your lips,
Will you wipe away my shyness?
அங்கத்தில் வெட்கங்கள்
எங்கெங்கு சொல்வாயா
Shyness across the limbs,
Will you tell me where all it resides?
தேன் எங்கெங்கு
உண்டு என்று
பூ வண்டுக்கு சொல்லாவிட்டால்
அது தான் தேடி உண்ணாமல்
பேரின்பம் வாராதுதான்
Where all the honey
Exists,
The flower never tells the bee.
Only when the bee searches and tastes it,
Does supreme bliss arrive.
இன்பமா பேரின்பமா
அது வேண்டுமா வாமா
மாமா
Is it simple joy or supreme bliss?
Do you want that? Come, my dear.
Female: Oh my dear!
நிலவை கொண்டு வா
கட்டிலில் கட்டி வை
மேகம் கொண்டு வா
மெத்தை போட்டு வை
Bring the moon,
Tie it to the bed.
Bring the clouds,
Lay them down as a mattress.
நிலவை பிடித்தேன்
கட்டிலில் கட்டினேன்
மேகம் பிடித்தேன்
மெத்தை விரித்தேன்
I caught the moon,
I tied it to the bed.
I caught the cloud,
I spread it as a mattress.
காயும் சூரியனை
கடலுக்குள் பூட்டி வை
இரவு தொடர்ந்திட
இந்திரனை காவல் வை
The scorching sun,
Lock it inside the sea.
So that the night continues,
Station Lord Indra as the guard.
காயும் சூரியனை
கடலுக்குள் பூட்டினேன்
இரவு தொடர்ந்திட
இந்திரனை நம்பினேன்
The scorching sun,
I locked inside the sea.
The night shall continue,
I trusted Lord Indra.
இன்று முதல் இரவு
Today is the first night,
இன்று முதல் இரவு...
நீ என் இளமைக்கு உணவு
இன்று முதல் இரவு...
நீ என் இளமைக்கு உணவு
Today is the first night..
You are the feast for my youth,
Today is the first night..
Are you the feast for my youth?
கிள்ளவா
உன்னை கிள்ளவா
இல்லை அள்ளவா நீ வா...
Shall I pinch you?
Shall I pinch you?
Or shall I gather you in an embrace? Come on...
கிள்ளவா
கிள்ளவா
உன்னை கிள்ளவா
கிள்ளவா
இல்லை அள்ளவா நீ வா...
நீ வா
Shall I pinch you?
Female: Shall I pinch you?
Male: Shall I pinch you?
Female: Shall I pinch you?
Male: Or shall I gather you in an embrace? Come on...
Female: Come on!
……………
Nilavai konduvaa
Bring the moon,
Kattilil kattivai
Tie it to the bed.
Megam konduvaa
Bring the clouds,
Meththai pottuvai
Lay them down as a mattress.
Nilavai pidithen
I caught the moon,
Kattilil kattinen
I tied it to the bed.
Megam pidthen
I caught the cloud,
Meththai virithen
I spread it as a mattress.
Kaayum suriyanai
The scorching sun,
Kadalukul pootivai
Lock it inside the sea.
Iravu thodarnthida
So that the night continues,
Inthiranai kaaval vai
Station Lord Indra as the guard.
Kaayum suriyanai
The scorching sun,
Kadalukul pootinen
I locked inside the sea.
Iravu thodarthidum
The night shall continue,
Inthiranai nambinen
I trusted Lord Indra.
Indru muthal iravu
Today is the first night,
Indru muthal iravu..
Today is the first night..
Nee en ilamaikku unavu
You are the feast for my youth,
Indru muthal iravu..
Today is the first night..
Nee en ilamaiku unava
Are you the feast for my youth?
Killavaa
Shall I pinch you?
Unnai killavaa
Shall I pinch you?
Illai allavaa nee vaa
Or shall I gather you in an embrace? Come on.
………….
Varavaa vanthu
Shall I come,
Thodavaa
And touch you?
Un aadaiku viduthalai
Freedom to your dress,
Tharavaa
Shall I grant it?
Avasaram koodaathu
There is no need to rush,
Anumathi tharumvaraiyil
Until permission is given.
Pothuvaa naa sonna
Normally, if I talk,
Nee sonnapadi ketkum saathu
I am a gentle person who obeys what you say.
Ithu pondra vishayathil
In intimate matters like this,
Un pechu uthavaathu
Your words won't work.
Mella idaiyinai
Gently, the waist,
Thoduvaayaa
Will you touch?
Mella udaiyinai kalaivaayaa
Gently, will you remove the attire?
Naan thudikayail vedikayil
When I throb and erupt with passion,
Muthangal tharuvaayaa
Will you give kisses?
Pothumaa athu pothumaa
Is that enough, is that enough?
Aasai theerumaa vaama
Will desire be satiated? Come, my dear.
Female :Mamaa…..
Female: Oh my dear...
…………..
Vaama en maama
Come, my dear,
Intha nilavai oothi anaipomaa
Shall we blow out this moon like a candle?
Kaanaatha un kolam
Your form never seen before,
Kankondu kaankindrathaae
My eyes are beholding it now.
Ithalaal un ithalaal
With your lips, with your lips,
En vetkam thidaithuviduvaaya
Will you wipe away my shyness?
Angathil vetkangal
Shyness across the limbs,
Engengu solvaayaa
Will you tell me where all it resides?
Thaen engangae
Where all the honey
Undu endru
Exists,
Poo vanduku sollaathuthaan
The flower never tells the bee.
Athu thaan thedi unnaamal
Only when the bee searches and tastes it,
Perinbam vaaraathuthaan
Does supreme bliss arrive.
Inbamaa perinbamaa
Is it simple joy or supreme bliss?
Athu vendumaa vaamaa
Do you want that? Come, my dear.
Female :Maamaa
Female: Oh my dear!
Nilavai konduvaa
Bring the moon,
Kattilil kattivai
Tie it to the bed.
Megam konduvaa
Bring the clouds,
Meththai pottuvai
Lay them down as a mattress.
Nilavai pidithen
I caught the moon,
Kattilil kattinen
I tied it to the bed.
Megam pidthen
I caught the cloud,
Meththai virithen
I spread it as a mattress.
Kaayum suriyanai
The scorching sun,
Kadalukul pootivai
Lock it inside the sea.
Iravu thodarnthida
So that the night continues,
Inthiranai kaaval vai
Station Lord Indra as the guard.
Kaayum suriyanai
The scorching sun,
Kadalukul pootinen
I locked inside the sea.
Iravu thodarthidum
The night shall continue,
Inthiranai nambinen
I trusted Lord Indra.
Indru muthal iravu
Today is the first night,
Indru muthal iravu..
Today is the first night..
Nee en ilamaikku unavu
You are the feast for my youth,
Indru muthal iravu..
Today is the first night..
Nee en ilamaiku unava
Are you the feast for my youth?
Killavaa
Shall I pinch you?
Unnai killavaa
Shall I pinch you?
Illai allavaa nee vaa…..
Or shall I gather you in an embrace? Come on...
Killavaa
Shall I pinch you?
Female :Killavaa
Female: Shall I pinch you?
Male :Unnai killavaa
Male: Shall I pinch you?
Female :Killavaa
Female: Shall I pinch you?
Male :Illai allavaa nee vaa…..
Male: Or shall I gather you in an embrace? Come on...
Female :Nee vaa
Female: Come on!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This sensuous song 'Nilavai Kondu Vaa' from the film Vaali (1999) portrays a couple sharing romantic intimacy on their wedding night (Muthal Iravu). Rich in romantic metaphor and hyperbole, the lovers express their passionate desires through imaginative requests: capturing the moon, spreading clouds as a mattress, and stopping time by locking the sun beneath the sea so their night of love never ends.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole (Athi-sayokthi)
“Nilavai konduvaa kattilil kattivai”
Extravagant exaggeration where the speaker asks to capture the moon and tie it to the bed to intensify the romantic setting.
Metaphor (Uruvagatai)
“Megam konduvaa meththai pottuvai”
Comparing soft clouds directly to a soft mattress on the bed.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Mella idaiyinai thoduvaayaa / Mella udaiyinai kalaivaayaa”
Rhyming line endings ('thoduvaayaa' and 'kalaivaayaa') create a rhythmic, melodic flow.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Kaayum suriyanai / Kadalukul pootivai”
Repetition of the 'Ka' sound at the beginning of adjacent lines.
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Trivia
'Nilavai Kondu Vaa' was composed by Deva with lyrics by Vairamuthu, and sung by Unni Menon and Anuradha Sriram. The film Vaali (1999), directed by S. J. Suryah, starred Ajith Kumar in a dual role alongside Simran, and became a major blockbuster.
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