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Lyrics & meaning

Nilavai Konduva

From Vaali · 1999

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Unnikrishnan, Anuradha Sriram
Music director
Deva
Details
Vaali1999

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
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Female
Nilavai konduvaaBring the moon,
Kattilil kattivaiTie it to the bed.
Megam konduvaaBring the clouds,
Meththai pottuvaiLay them down as a mattress.
Male
Nilavai pidithenI caught the moon,
Kattilil kattinenI tied it to the bed.
Megam pidthenI caught the cloud,
Meththai virithenI spread it as a mattress.
Female
Kaayum suriyanaiThe scorching sun,
Kadalukul pootivaiLock it inside the sea.
Iravu thodarnthidaSo that the night continues,
Inthiranai kaaval vaiStation Lord Indra as the guard.
Male
Kaayum suriyanaiThe scorching sun,
Kadalukul pootinenI locked inside the sea.
Iravu thodarthidumThe night shall continue,
Inthiranai nambinenI trusted Lord Indra.
Female
Indru muthal iravuToday is the first night,
Male
Indru muthal iravu..Today is the first night..
Nee en ilamaikku unavuYou are the feast for my youth,
Indru muthal iravu..Today is the first night..
Nee en ilamaiku unavaAre you the feast for my youth?
Male
KillavaaShall I pinch you?
Unnai killavaaShall I pinch you?
Illai allavaa nee vaaOr shall I gather you in an embrace? Come on.
Chorus
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Male
Varavaa vanthuShall I come,
ThodavaaAnd touch you?
Un aadaiku viduthalaiFreedom to your dress,
TharavaaShall I grant it?
Female
Avasaram koodaathuThere is no need to rush,
Anumathi tharumvaraiyilUntil permission is given.
Pothuvaa naa sonnaNormally, if I talk,
Nee sonnapadi ketkum saathuI am a gentle person who obeys what you say.
Male
Ithu pondra vishayathilIn intimate matters like this,
Un pechu uthavaathuYour words won't work.
Female
Mella idaiyinaiGently, the waist,
ThoduvaayaaWill you touch?
Mella udaiyinai kalaivaayaaGently, will you remove the attire?
Naan thudikayail vedikayilWhen I throb and erupt with passion,
Muthangal tharuvaayaaWill you give kisses?
Male
Pothumaa athu pothumaaIs that enough, is that enough?
Aasai theerumaa vaamaWill desire be satiated? Come, my dear.
Female :Mamaa…..Female: Oh my dear...
Chorus
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Female
Vaama en maamaCome, my dear,
Intha nilavai oothi anaipomaaShall we blow out this moon like a candle?
Male
Kaanaatha un kolamYour form never seen before,
Kankondu kaankindrathaaeMy eyes are beholding it now.
Female
Ithalaal un ithalaalWith your lips, with your lips,
En vetkam thidaithuviduvaayaWill you wipe away my shyness?
Male
Angathil vetkangalShyness across the limbs,
Engengu solvaayaaWill you tell me where all it resides?
Female
Thaen engangaeWhere all the honey
Undu endruExists,
Poo vanduku sollaathuthaanThe flower never tells the bee.
Athu thaan thedi unnaamalOnly when the bee searches and tastes it,
Perinbam vaaraathuthaanDoes supreme bliss arrive.
Male
Inbamaa perinbamaaIs it simple joy or supreme bliss?
Athu vendumaa vaamaaDo you want that? Come, my dear.
Female :MaamaaFemale: Oh my dear!
Female
Nilavai konduvaaBring the moon,
Kattilil kattivaiTie it to the bed.
Megam konduvaaBring the clouds,
Meththai pottuvaiLay them down as a mattress.
Male
Nilavai pidithenI caught the moon,
Kattilil kattinenI tied it to the bed.
Megam pidthenI caught the cloud,
Meththai virithenI spread it as a mattress.
Female
Kaayum suriyanaiThe scorching sun,
Kadalukul pootivaiLock it inside the sea.
Iravu thodarnthidaSo that the night continues,
Inthiranai kaaval vaiStation Lord Indra as the guard.
Male
Kaayum suriyanaiThe scorching sun,
Kadalukul pootinenI locked inside the sea.
Iravu thodarthidumThe night shall continue,
Inthiranai nambinenI trusted Lord Indra.
Female
Indru muthal iravuToday is the first night,
Male
Indru muthal iravu..Today is the first night..
Nee en ilamaikku unavuYou are the feast for my youth,
Indru muthal iravu..Today is the first night..
Nee en ilamaiku unavaAre you the feast for my youth?
Male
KillavaaShall I pinch you?
Unnai killavaaShall I pinch you?
Illai allavaa nee vaa…..Or shall I gather you in an embrace? Come on...
Male
KillavaaShall I pinch you?
Female :KillavaaFemale: Shall I pinch you?
Male :Unnai killavaaMale: Shall I pinch you?
Female :KillavaaFemale: Shall I pinch you?
Male :Illai allavaa nee vaa…..Male: Or shall I gather you in an embrace? Come on...
Female :Nee vaaFemale: 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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