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Lyrics & meaning

Vaa Jannal

From Koditta Idangalai Nirappuga · 2017

Lyricist
Muthamil
Singer
Sriram Parthasarathy
Music director
C. Sathya
Details
Koditta Idangalai Nirappuga2017

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Vaa jannal oramCome near the window side
Minnal poovaaiLike a blooming lightning flower
Kannaal theendaTo touch with the eyes
Kaanaamal veen poagaLest it vanishes and goes to waste unseen
Male
Pennil adangaamal arangerumUncontained within a woman, it unfolds
Anal aasai velvikku theeyaagaBecoming the fire for the sacrificial ritual of fiery desire
Thikki thikkiyae……Stuttering and stumbling...
Pugaiyudhae……It fumes with smoke...
Moolai mangudhae…..The mind grows hazy...
ThodaamalaeWithout even touching
Nenjam sikkudhae …The heart gets ensnared...
Wooh..woohu …nnuuWooh.. woohu... like that
Male
Maraiya maraiyaAs it hides and vanishes
Theriyum azhaguThe beauty that reveals itself
SemmeniyoIs it a glowing reddish physique?
Adaiya adaiyaAs one attains and reaches it
Vidaiyum ariyaEven the answer remains unknown
NenjengudhoWhere is the heart wandering?
Male
Nuzhaiya nuzhaiyaAs it penetrates deeper and deeper
Ilamai muyalaIs youth trying its best
ThindaadudhoOr is it faltering and struggling?
Madiyil madiyavaeTo surrender and perish upon the lap
MandraadudhoIs it pleadingly begging?
Male
SaththamindriyaeWithout making a sound
KodhikkudhaeIt boils with heat
Siththam ondriyaeWith a focused single mind
KudhikkudhaeIt leaps forward
Muththam muthudhae…Kisses blossom like pearls...
Wooh ..wooh..oooooWooh.. wooh.. ooooo

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song portrays an atmosphere of intense sensuality, passion, and longing. The lyrics describe the overwhelming mental and physical sensations of desire, where the beauty of a woman sparks a metaphorical sacrificial fire inside the lover's heart. Without physical touch, the mind grows hazy, and the heart becomes captivated in a trance-like romance. As the song progresses, it captures the hypnotic ebb and flow of love—hiding and revealing beauty, the faltering of youth under passion's weight, and the quiet yet boiling urge to surrender completely to intimacy.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)

Maraiya maraiya

Words like 'Maraiya maraiya', 'Adaiya adaiya', and 'Nuzhaiya nuzhaiya' repeat adjacent to each other to emphasize continuous action and intense progression.

Simile (Upamai)

Minnal poovaai

The term 'Minnal poovaai' compares dazzling radiance to a blooming flower of lightning.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Anal aasai velvikku theeyaaga

Desire is metaphorically equated to a fire created for a sacrificial ritual ('Anal aasai velvikku theeyaaga').

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Saththamindriyae Kodhikkudhae / Siththam ondriyae Kudhikkudhae

The matching end sound '-udhae' across consecutive lines ('Kodhikkudhae', 'Kudhikkudhae', 'Muththam muthudhae') creates a rhythmic, musical flow.

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Trivia

The film 'Koditta Idangalai Nirappuga' (2017) was written and directed by veteran actor-filmmaker R. Parthiban. The music for the movie was composed by C. Sathya, and the film stars Shanthanu Bhagyaraj alongside Parvathy Nair.

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