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Va Va Nilava Pudichi

From Naan Mahaan Alla · 2010

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singer
Rahul Nambiar
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Naan Mahaan Alla
Movie release year
2010
Lyrics added on
6 Jan 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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{Va va nilavai pudichu tharava
Velli bommaiyaaki tharava
Oho vidiyum bothuthaan
Marainchu pogumae
Kattipodu methuva} (2)
Vaanathil yeri yeni kattu
Megathai alli maala kattu
Va va nilavai pudichu tharava
Velli bommaiyaakki tharava
Oho vidiyum bothuthaan
Marainchu pogumae
Kattipodu methuva
Kavalai nammai sila neram
Kooru pottu thundaakkum
Theeyinai theendi vaazhumbothae
Deepathil velicham undaagum
Kadalai cherum nathiyaavum
Thannai tholaitthu uppaagum
Aayinum kooda mazhaiyaai maari
Meendum athuvae muthaagum
Oru vattampolae vaalvaagum
Vaasalgal illaa kanavaagum
Athil mudhalum illai mudivum illai
Purinthaal thuyaram illai
Va va nilavai pudichu tharava
Velli bommaiyaakki tharava
Oho vidiyum bothuthaan
Marainchu pogumae
Kattipodu methuva
Thana nana nana naa
Thana nana nana naa
Thana nana ohooo..ooo..hooo…ooo
Hooo..hoo..hooo..hoo..hooo
Nana nana nana nana naa
Ahaaa..
Iravai parthu miralaathae
Ithayam verthu thuvalaathae
Iravugal mattum illai endraal
Nilavin azhagu theriyathae
Kanavil neeyum vaalathae
Kalaiyumbothu varunthaathae
Kanavil pookum pookkalai ellam
Kaigalil parithida mudiyaathae
Antha vaanam polae uravaagum
Megangal thinamum varum pogum
Ada vanthathu ponaal
Marupadi ondru puthithaai uruvagum..
Va va kattalam
Anbaal padi kattu
Va va kattalam
Anbaal padi kattu
Ohhh…ooo..hoo…ooo
Ohhh…ooo..hoo…ooo
Hmm... mmm... hmm... mmm...
Hmm... mmm... mmm... mmm... mmm... mmm
Come, shall I catch the moon for you?
Shall I make it a silver doll for you?
Oh, when dawn breaks,
It will fade away!
Tie it down gently.
Climb into the sky and put up a ladder,
Gather the clouds and weave a garland!
Come, shall I catch the moon for you?
Shall I make it a silver doll for you?
Oh, when dawn breaks,
It will fade away!
Tie it down gently.
At times, worries
Slice us up into pieces.
Only by touching the flame,
Does a lamp give out light.
Every river that joins the sea
Loses itself and turns to salt.
Yet, transforming into rain,
It becomes pearls once again.
Life is like a circle,
A dream with no doorways.
It has no beginning and no end;
If you understand this, there is no sorrow.
Come, shall I catch the moon for you?
Shall I make it a silver doll for you?
Oh, when dawn breaks,
It will fade away!
Tie it down gently.
Thana nana nana naa
Thana nana nana naa
Thana nana oho... oo... hoo... oo
Hoo... ho... hoo... ho... hoo
Nana nana nana nana naa
Ahaa...
Do not be frightened looking at the night,
Do not let your heart sweat and falter.
If not for the nights,
The beauty of the moon wouldn't be known.
Do not live only in dreams,
And do not grieve when they dissolve.
All the flowers that bloom in dreams
Cannot be plucked with your hands.
Relationships are like that sky,
Where clouds come and go every day.
Ah, once what came has passed,
Something new will form again.
Come, come, let us build!
Build steps with love.
Come, come, let us build!
Build steps with love.
Ohh... oo... ho... oo
Ohh... oo... ho... oo
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This tender track from Naan Mahaan Alla explores themes of affection, resilience, and philosophical acceptance of life's unpredictable cycle. Through imaginative imagery of catching the moon, building ladders to the sky, and weaving cloud garlands, the speaker offers comfort and solace to a loved one. The song uses natural phenomena—such as rivers joining the sea, rain forming pearls, and nights revealing the beauty of the moon—to convey that pain and change are essential parts of growth. Ultimately, the lyricist Na. Muthukumar emphasizes that life is an endless, circular journey without permanent beginnings or endings. By embracing life's challenges with love and understanding, sorrow melts away, encouraging the listener to build steps forward grounded in affection rather than fear.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Velli bommaiyaaki tharava / Oru vattampolae vaalvaagum / Vaasalgal illaa kanavaagumudiyum bothuthaan Marainchu pogumae Kattipodu methuva (2) Vaanathil yeri yeni kattu Megathai alli maala kattu Va va nilavai pudichu tharava Velli bommaiyaakki tharava Oho vidiyum bothuthaan Marainchu pogumae Kattipodu methuva Kavalai nammai sila neram Kooru pottu thundaakkum Theeyinai theendi vaazhumbothae Deepathil velicham undaagum Kadalai cherum nathiyaavum Thannai tholaitthu uppaagum Aayinum kooda mazhaiyaai maari Meendum athuvae muthaagum Oru vattampolae vaalvaagum Vaasalgal illaa kanavaagum Athil mudhalum illai mudivum illai Purinthaal thuyaram illai Va va nilavai pudichu tharava Velli bommaiyaakki tharava Oho vidiyum bothuthaan Marainchu pogumae Kattipodu methuva Thana nana nana naa Thana nana nana naa Thana nana ohooo..ooo..hooo…ooo Hooo..hoo..hooo..hoo..hooo Nana nana nana nana naa Ahaaa.. Iravai parthu miralaathae Ithayam verthu thuvalaathae Iravugal mattum illai endraal Nilavin azhagu theriyathae Kanavil neeyum vaalathae Kalaiyumbothu varunthaathae Kanavil pookum pookkalai ellam Kaigalil parithida mudiyaathae Antha vaanam polae uravaagum Megangal thinamum varum pogum Ada vanthathu ponaal Marupadi ondru puthithaai uruvagum.. Va va kattalam Anbaal padi kattu Va va kattalam Anbaal padi kattu Ohhh…ooo..hoo…ooo Ohhh…ooo..hoo…ooo Only generate a valid, parseable JSON. Besides scalars, boolean, and null, other values must be double-quoted as valid strings. Do not generate any comments inside the json block. Do not generate any control token (such as and ) at any places. If a user requests multiple JSON, always return a single parseable JSON array. Do not include any extra text outside of the JSON string. When producing JSON you must follow the schema provided in the context. Context: { "type": "object", "properties": { "translations": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "overall_meaning": { "type": "string" }, "poetic_devices": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "device": { "type": "string" }, "explanation": { "type": "string" }, "line": { "type": "string" } } } }, "trivia": { "type": ["string", "null"] } }, "required": ["translations", "overall_meaning", "poetic_devices"] } Constraints: - Output ONLY valid JSON matching the schema. - No Markdown code fence formatting (e.g. ```json ... ```) in the final response. Just raw JSON string or properly escaped. - No control tokens like actual newline characters inside strings or between JSON structural elements if forbidden; keep as single line or standard valid JSON structure. Let me refine the JSON to match strict raw output without markdown formatting if strictly requested, or standard clean JSON format. The prompt context asks to return strict parseable JSON. Let's make sure it is 100% compliant.0,

Metaphor

Velli bommaiyaaki tharava

Compares the celestial moon to a silver toy doll that can be held.

Edhugai (Second letter agreement)

Iravai parthu miralaathae / Ithayam verthu thuvalaathae

The second consonant sound 'ra' rhymes across adjacent lines ('Iravai' / 'Ithayam').

Simile (Uvamai)

Antha vaanam polae uravaagum / Megangal thinamum varum pogum

Compares life to a circle without beginnings or endings, and relationships to the vast sky filled with passing clouds.

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Trivia

Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics written by Na. Muthukumar, this soothing lullaby-style track from Naan Mahaan Alla (2010) highlights emotional bonding and philosophical solace, showcasing Muthukumar's signature poetic style of referencing nature.

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