Pachai Vanna Poove
From Vai Raja Vai · 2015
- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singer
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Vai Raja Vai2015
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| {Ohoo..hooo..hoooo… | Ohoo..hooo..hoooo… |
| Hooo..oooo..oooohoooo…}(2) | Hooo..oooo..oooohoooo… |
| Male | |
| Hey.. pachai vanna poovae | Hey, green-colored flower, |
| Sirithu ponaai | You smiled and walked away. |
| En bhoomi engum pachai | Across my entire earth, greenness |
| Iraithu ponaai | You scattered and walked away. |
| Chedi kodigal ellam | In all the plants and creepers, |
| Un mugam paarthen | I saw your face. |
| Naan ilai thazhaiyodu | With the leaves and foliage, |
| En viral korthen | I intertwined my fingers. |
| Male | |
| Hey..pullin melae | Hey, upon the grass, |
| Paadham vaikaamal | Without stepping on it, |
| Selgindren pennae | I walk by, girl, |
| Un sollai keta pinnae | After listening to your words. |
| Male | |
| Hey.. pachai vanna poovae | Hey, green-colored flower, |
| Sirithu ponaai | You smiled and walked away. |
| En bhoomi engum pachai | Across my entire earth, greenness |
| Iraithu ponaai | You scattered and walked away. |
| Male | |
| {Ohoo..hooo..hoooo… | Ohoo..hooo..hoooo… |
| Hooo..oooo..oooohoooo…}(2) | Hooo..oooo..oooohoooo… |
| Male | |
| Naan kilai ondril | On a branch of a tree, |
| Unthan kai paarkiren | I look at your hand. |
| Athan orathil lesai | Slightly on its edges, |
| Keeralgal kandaalae | If I spot scratches, |
| En nenjil vali kolgiren | I feel pain in my heart. |
| Male | |
| {Idhaya suvar melae | Upon the walls of my heart, |
| Un niram paarthen | I saw your color. |
| Hey naanum maramaga | Hey, to turn into a tree myself, |
| Yen varam keten} (2) | Why did I pray for a boon? |
| Yen varam keten | Why did I pray for a boon? |
| Male | |
| {Ohoo..hooo..hoooo… | Ohoo..hooo..hoooo… |
| Hooo..oooo..oooohoooo…}(2) | Hooo..oooo..oooohoooo… |
| Male | |
| En veedengum kaadakinaai | You turned my entire house into a forest. |
| En kaatukkul kili aaginaai | Inside my forest, you became a parrot. |
| Kili ondrin keechagi | As the chirp of a parrot, |
| Ilai ondrin moochagi | As the breath of a leaf, |
| Mugil ondrin pechaagi | As the voice of a cloud, |
| Enai veezgiraai | You bring me down. |
| Male | |
| Aan kootangal | Crowds of men, |
| Ingae yeraalamaai | In abundance here. |
| Naan neeratru nindren | I stood deprived of water, |
| Nee vanthu veezhnthaai | You came and showered down, |
| En ver engum dhaaraalamai | Generously all over my roots. |
| Male | |
| {Mazhai nanaitha pinnae | After the rain drenched me, |
| Naan silirkindren | I shiver with delight. |
| En nenjukullae yetho | Deep inside my heart, something, |
| Naan thulirkindren} (2) | I am sprouting. |
| Naan thulirkindren | I am sprouting. |
| Male | |
| Hey.. pachai vanna poovae | Hey, green-colored flower, |
| Sirithu ponaai | You smiled and walked away. |
| En bhoomi engum pachai | Across my entire earth, greenness |
| Iraithu ponaai | You scattered and walked away. |
| Chedi kodigal ellam | In all the plants and creepers, |
| Un mugam paarthen | I saw your face. |
| Naan ilai thazhaiyodu | With the leaves and foliage, |
| En viral korthen | I intertwined my fingers. |
| Male | |
| Hey..pullin melae | Hey, upon the grass, |
| Paadham vaikaamal | Without stepping on it, |
| Selgindren pennae | I walk by, girl, |
| Un sollai keta pinnae | After listening to your words. |
| Male | |
| Hey.. pachai vanna poovae | Hey, green-colored flower, |
| Hey pachai vanna poovae | Hey green-colored flower, |
| Male | |
| {Ohoo..hooo..hoooo… | Ohoo..hooo..hoooo… |
| Hooo..oooo..oooohoooo…}(2) | Hooo..oooo..oooohoooo… |
{ ஓஹோ ஹோ
ஹோ ஹோ ஓ ஓஹோ } (2)
Ohoo..hooo..hoooo…
Hooo..oooo..oooohoooo…
ஹே பச்சை
வண்ண பூவே சிரித்து
போனாய் என் பூமி
எங்கும் பச்சை இறைத்து
போனாய் செடி கொடிகள்
எல்லாம் உன் முகம் பார்த்தேன்
நான் இலை தழையோடு என்
விரல் கோர்த்தேன்
Hey, green-colored flower,
You smiled and walked away.
Across my entire earth, greenness
You scattered and walked away.
In all the plants and creepers,
I saw your face.
With the leaves and foliage,
I intertwined my fingers.
ஹே புல்லின்
மேலே பாதம் வைக்காமல்
செல்கின்றேன் பெண்ணே
உன் சொல்லை கேட்ட பின்னே
Hey, upon the grass,
Without stepping on it,
I walk by, girl,
After listening to your words.
ஹே பச்சை
வண்ண பூவே சிரித்து
போனாய் என் பூமி
எங்கும் பச்சை இறைத்து
போனாய்
Hey, green-colored flower,
You smiled and walked away.
Across my entire earth, greenness
You scattered and walked away.
{ ஓஹோ ஹோ
ஹோ ஹோ ஓ ஓஹோ } (2)
Ohoo..hooo..hoooo…
Hooo..oooo..oooohoooo…
என் கால் ஒன்றில்
முள் குத்தினால் அவள்
முள்ளுக்கு நோய் பார்க்கிறாள்
வாய் கொண்டு பேசாத காய்
தாங்கும் மரம் ஒன்றை
தாயென்று சொன்னாலே
எனை ஈர்க்கிறாய்
On a branch of a tree,
I look at your hand.
Slightly on its edges,
If I spot scratches,
I feel pain in my heart.
நான் கிளை
ஒன்றில் உந்தன் கை
பார்க்கிறேன் அதன்
ஓரத்தில் லேசாய்
கீறல்கள் கண்டாலே
என் நெஞ்சில் வலி
கொள்கிறேன்
Upon the walls of my heart,
I saw your color.
Hey, to turn into a tree myself,
Why did I pray for a boon?
Why did I pray for a boon?
{ இதய சுவர்
மேலே உன் நிறம்
பார்த்தேன் ஹே
நானும் மரமாக ஏன்
வரம் கேட்டேன் } (2)
ஏன் வரம் கேட்டேன்
Ohoo..hooo..hoooo…
Hooo..oooo..oooohoooo…
{ ஓஹோ ஹோ
ஹோ ஹோ ஓ ஓஹோ } (2)
You turned my entire house into a forest.
Inside my forest, you became a parrot.
As the chirp of a parrot,
As the breath of a leaf,
As the voice of a cloud,
You bring me down.
என் வீடெங்கும்
காடாக்கினாய் என்
காட்டுக்குள் கிளி
ஆகினாய் கிளியொன்றின்
கீற்றாகி இலை ஒன்றின்
மூச்சாகி முகில் ஒன்றின்
பேச்சாகி என்னை வீழ்கிறாய்
Crowds of men,
In abundance here.
I stood deprived of water,
You came and showered down,
Generously all over my roots.
ஆண் கூட்டங்கள்
இங்கே ஏராளமாய் நான்
நீரற்று நின்றேன் நீ வந்து
வீழ்ந்தாய் என் வேறெங்கும்
தாராளமாய்
After the rain drenched me,
I shiver with delight.
Deep inside my heart, something,
I am sprouting.
I am sprouting.
{ மழை நனைத்த
பின்னே நான்
சிலிர்க்கின்றேன் என்
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ளே ஏதோ
நான் துளிர்கின்றேன் } (2)
நான் துளிர்கின்றேன்
Hey, green-colored flower,
You smiled and walked away.
Across my entire earth, greenness
You scattered and walked away.
In all the plants and creepers,
I saw your face.
With the leaves and foliage,
I intertwined my fingers.
ஹே பச்சை
வண்ண பூவே சிரித்து
போனாய் என் பூமி
எங்கும் பச்சை இறைத்து
போனாய் செடி கொடிகள்
எல்லாம் உன் முகம் பார்த்தேன்
நான் இலை தழையோடு என்
விரல் கோர்த்தேன்
Hey, upon the grass,
Without stepping on it,
I walk by, girl,
After listening to your words.
ஹே புல்லின்
மேலே பாதம் வைக்காமல்
செல்கின்றேன் பெண்ணே
உன் சொல்லை கேட்ட பின்னே
Hey, green-colored flower,
Hey green-colored flower,
ஹே பச்சை
வண்ண பூவே ஹே
பச்சை வண்ண பூவே
Ohoo..hooo..hoooo…
Hooo..oooo..oooohoooo…
{ ஓஹோ ஹோ
ஹோ ஹோ ஓ ஓஹோ } (2)
{Ohoo..hooo..hoooo…
Ohoo..hooo..hoooo…
Hooo..oooo..oooohoooo…}(2)
Hooo..oooo..oooohoooo…
Hey.. pachai vanna poovae
Hey, green-colored flower,
Sirithu ponaai
You smiled and walked away.
En bhoomi engum pachai
Across my entire earth, greenness
Iraithu ponaai
You scattered and walked away.
Chedi kodigal ellam
In all the plants and creepers,
Un mugam paarthen
I saw your face.
Naan ilai thazhaiyodu
With the leaves and foliage,
En viral korthen
I intertwined my fingers.
Hey..pullin melae
Hey, upon the grass,
Paadham vaikaamal
Without stepping on it,
Selgindren pennae
I walk by, girl,
Un sollai keta pinnae
After listening to your words.
Hey.. pachai vanna poovae
Hey, green-colored flower,
Sirithu ponaai
You smiled and walked away.
En bhoomi engum pachai
Across my entire earth, greenness
Iraithu ponaai
You scattered and walked away.
{Ohoo..hooo..hoooo…
Ohoo..hooo..hoooo…
Hooo..oooo..oooohoooo…}(2)
Hooo..oooo..oooohoooo…
Naan kilai ondril
On a branch of a tree,
Unthan kai paarkiren
I look at your hand.
Athan orathil lesai
Slightly on its edges,
Keeralgal kandaalae
If I spot scratches,
En nenjil vali kolgiren
I feel pain in my heart.
{Idhaya suvar melae
Upon the walls of my heart,
Un niram paarthen
I saw your color.
Hey naanum maramaga
Hey, to turn into a tree myself,
Yen varam keten} (2)
Why did I pray for a boon?
Yen varam keten
Why did I pray for a boon?
{Ohoo..hooo..hoooo…
Ohoo..hooo..hoooo…
Hooo..oooo..oooohoooo…}(2)
Hooo..oooo..oooohoooo…
En veedengum kaadakinaai
You turned my entire house into a forest.
En kaatukkul kili aaginaai
Inside my forest, you became a parrot.
Kili ondrin keechagi
As the chirp of a parrot,
Ilai ondrin moochagi
As the breath of a leaf,
Mugil ondrin pechaagi
As the voice of a cloud,
Enai veezgiraai
You bring me down.
Aan kootangal
Crowds of men,
Ingae yeraalamaai
In abundance here.
Naan neeratru nindren
I stood deprived of water,
Nee vanthu veezhnthaai
You came and showered down,
En ver engum dhaaraalamai
Generously all over my roots.
{Mazhai nanaitha pinnae
After the rain drenched me,
Naan silirkindren
I shiver with delight.
En nenjukullae yetho
Deep inside my heart, something,
Naan thulirkindren} (2)
I am sprouting.
Naan thulirkindren
I am sprouting.
Hey.. pachai vanna poovae
Hey, green-colored flower,
Sirithu ponaai
You smiled and walked away.
En bhoomi engum pachai
Across my entire earth, greenness
Iraithu ponaai
You scattered and walked away.
Chedi kodigal ellam
In all the plants and creepers,
Un mugam paarthen
I saw your face.
Naan ilai thazhaiyodu
With the leaves and foliage,
En viral korthen
I intertwined my fingers.
Hey..pullin melae
Hey, upon the grass,
Paadham vaikaamal
Without stepping on it,
Selgindren pennae
I walk by, girl,
Un sollai keta pinnae
After listening to your words.
Hey.. pachai vanna poovae
Hey, green-colored flower,
Hey pachai vanna poovae
Hey green-colored flower,
{Ohoo..hooo..hoooo…
Ohoo..hooo..hoooo…
Hooo..oooo..oooohoooo…}(2)
Hooo..oooo..oooohoooo…
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Pachchai Vanna Poove' from the movie Vai Raja Vai (composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, written by Madhan Karky) is a deeply romantic song that uses nature as an expansive metaphor for love and connection. The protagonist compares his beloved to a vibrant green flower whose presence fills his entire world with lushness and life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvagaim (Metaphor)
“Hey.. pachai vanna poovae”
The lover compares the lady to a green flower ('Pachai vanna poovae') and his house/life to a forest ('En veedengum kaadakinaai'), equating her arrival to nourishing rain for his roots.
Iyaibu (Rhyme)
“Kili ondrin keechagi / Ilai ondrin moochagi / Mugil ondrin pechaagi”
Rhyming endings in consecutive lines such as 'keechagi', 'moochagi', and 'pechaagi' create a smooth rhythmic flow.
Anupiraasam (Alliteration)
“En veedengum kaadakinaai / En kaatukkul kili aaginaai”
Repetition of consonant sounds like 'k' sound in 'kaadakinaai' and 'kaatukkul kili'.
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Trivia
The song is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for the 2015 Tamil psychological thriller film 'Vai Raja Vai', directed by Aishwarya R. Dhanush. Lyricist Madhan Karky frequently employs rich botanical and nature imagery in his romantic songs.
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