Vaa Rayil Vida Polaama
From Pariyerum Perumal · 2018
- Lyricist
- Vivek
- Singer
- Prithika
- Music director
- Santhosh Narayanan
- Details
- Pariyerum Perumal2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Vaa rayil vida polaama | Come, shall we go play with toy trains? |
| Unakkenna kovama | Are you angry with me? |
| Manichidu polam vaa | Forgive me, come let's go. |
| Female | |
| Yen etti ninnu paakkura nee | Why are you standing far away and watching me? |
| Kai pudichu povomae | Shall we hold hands and go? |
| Athu pola polam vaa | Let's go like that, come. |
| Female | |
| Unnai pudikkum enakku | I like you. |
| Unakku naan kaaya pazhamaa | Am I an unripe or ripe fruit to you? |
| Nee variya nesama sollu | Are you coming? Tell me truly. |
| Naan varuvenae | I will come! |
| Female | |
| Vaa rayil vida polaama | Come, shall we go play with toy trains? |
| Unakkenna kovama | Are you angry with me? |
| Manichidu polam vaa | Forgive me, come let's go. |
| Female | |
| Inga naan thaniya irukken | I am sitting here all alone. |
| Ethukkunu theriyuma | Do you know why? |
| Neeyum thaan thaniya irukka | You too are sitting alone. |
| Vanthu unna parkava | Shall I come and see you? |
| Female | |
| Osathi korachal | High status, low status... |
| Ennavo enakku athu puriyala | Somehow, I don't understand all that. |
| Azhukka karuppa | Dirty or dark... |
| Ennavo enakku athu theriyala | Somehow, I don't see or care about that. |
| Female | |
| Neeyum vera naanum vera | "You are different and I am different..." |
| Amma appa sollitaanga | That is what my mother and father told me. |
| Nambaama naan odi vanthen | Not believing them, I came running. |
| Enga unnai kaanum inga | Where are you? I cannot find you here. |
| Female | |
| Vaa rayil vida polaama | Come, shall we go play with toy trains? |
| Male :Vaa sirichi vilayada polamaa | Male: Come, shall we go laugh and play? |
| Female :Vaa …rayil vida polaama | Female: Come... shall we go play with toy trains? |
| Male :Kai pudichu povomaa | Male: Shall we hold hands and go? |
| Athu pola polam vaa | Let's go like that, come. |
| Female :Vaa rayil vida polaama | Female: Come, shall we go play with toy trains? |
| Vaa vaa rayil vida polaama | Come, come, shall we go play with toy trains? |
| Male :Vaa sirichi vilayada polamaa | Male: Come, shall we go laugh and play? |
| Female :Vaa rayil vida polaama | Female: Come, shall we go play with toy trains? |
| Male :Kai pudichu povomaa | Male: Shall we hold hands and go? |
| Athu pola polam vaa | Let's go like that, come. |
| Female :Vaa vaa rayil vida polaam vaa | Female: Come, come, let's go play with toy trains, come. |
| Female | |
| Vaa rayil vida polaama… | Come, shall we go play with toy trains? |
வா ரயில் விட போலாமா
உனக்கென்ன கோவமா
மன்னிச்சிடு போலாம் வா
Come, shall we go play with toy trains?
Are you angry with me?
Forgive me, come let's go.
ஏன் எட்டி நின்னு
பாக்குற நீ
கை புடிச்சு போவோமே
அது போல போலாம் வா
Why are you standing far away and watching me?
Shall we hold hands and go?
Let's go like that, come.
உன்னை புடிக்கும் எனக்கு
உனக்கு நான் காய பழமா
நீ வரியா நெசமா சொல்லு
நான் வருவேனே
I like you.
Am I an unripe or ripe fruit to you?
Are you coming? Tell me truly.
I will come!
வா ரயில் விட போலாமா
உனக்கென்ன கோவமா
மன்னிச்சிடு போலாம் வா
Come, shall we go play with toy trains?
Are you angry with me?
Forgive me, come let's go.
இங்க நான்
தனியா இருக்கேன்
எதுக்குன்னு தெரியுமா
நீயும் தான் தனியா இருக்க
வந்து உன்ன பார்க்கவா
I am sitting here all alone.
Do you know why?
You too are sitting alone.
Shall I come and see you?
ஒசத்தி கொறச்சல்
என்னவோ எனக்கு அது புரியல
அழுக்கை கருப்பா
என்னவோ எனக்கு அது தெரியல
High status, low status...
Somehow, I don't understand all that.
Dirty or dark...
Somehow, I don't see or care about that.
நீயும் வேற நானும் வேற
அம்மா அப்பா சொல்லிட்டாங்க
நம்பாம நான் ஓடி வந்தேன்
எங்க உன்னை காணும் இங்க
"You are different and I am different..."
That is what my mother and father told me.
Not believing them, I came running.
Where are you? I cannot find you here.
வா ரயில் விட போலாமா
வா சிரிச்சி
விளையாட போலாமா
வா... ரயில் விட போலாமா
கை புடிச்சு போவோமா
அது போல போலாம் வா
வா ரயில் விட போலாமா
வா ரயில் விட போலாமா
வா சிரிச்சி
விளையாட போலாமா
வா ரயில் விட போலாமா
கை புடிச்சு போவோமா
அது போல போலாம் வா
வா ரயில் விட போலாமா
Come, shall we go play with toy trains?
Male: Come, shall we go laugh and play?
Female: Come... shall we go play with toy trains?
Male: Shall we hold hands and go?
Let's go like that, come.
Female: Come, shall we go play with toy trains?
Come, come, shall we go play with toy trains?
Male: Come, shall we go laugh and play?
Female: Come, shall we go play with toy trains?
Male: Shall we hold hands and go?
Let's go like that, come.
Female: Come, come, let's go play with toy trains, come.
வா ரயில் விட போலாமா...
Come, shall we go play with toy trains?
Vaa rayil vida polaama
Come, shall we go play with toy trains?
Unakkenna kovama
Are you angry with me?
Manichidu polam vaa
Forgive me, come let's go.
Yen etti ninnu paakkura nee
Why are you standing far away and watching me?
Kai pudichu povomae
Shall we hold hands and go?
Athu pola polam vaa
Let's go like that, come.
Unnai pudikkum enakku
I like you.
Unakku naan kaaya pazhamaa
Am I an unripe or ripe fruit to you?
Nee variya nesama sollu
Are you coming? Tell me truly.
Naan varuvenae
I will come!
Vaa rayil vida polaama
Come, shall we go play with toy trains?
Unakkenna kovama
Are you angry with me?
Manichidu polam vaa
Forgive me, come let's go.
Inga naan thaniya irukken
I am sitting here all alone.
Ethukkunu theriyuma
Do you know why?
Neeyum thaan thaniya irukka
You too are sitting alone.
Vanthu unna parkava
Shall I come and see you?
Osathi korachal
High status, low status...
Ennavo enakku athu puriyala
Somehow, I don't understand all that.
Azhukka karuppa
Dirty or dark...
Ennavo enakku athu theriyala
Somehow, I don't see or care about that.
Neeyum vera naanum vera
"You are different and I am different..."
Amma appa sollitaanga
That is what my mother and father told me.
Nambaama naan odi vanthen
Not believing them, I came running.
Enga unnai kaanum inga
Where are you? I cannot find you here.
Vaa rayil vida polaama
Come, shall we go play with toy trains?
Male :Vaa sirichi vilayada polamaa
Male: Come, shall we go laugh and play?
Female :Vaa …rayil vida polaama
Female: Come... shall we go play with toy trains?
Male :Kai pudichu povomaa
Male: Shall we hold hands and go?
Athu pola polam vaa
Let's go like that, come.
Female :Vaa rayil vida polaama
Female: Come, shall we go play with toy trains?
Vaa vaa rayil vida polaama
Come, come, shall we go play with toy trains?
Male :Vaa sirichi vilayada polamaa
Male: Come, shall we go laugh and play?
Female :Vaa rayil vida polaama
Female: Come, shall we go play with toy trains?
Male :Kai pudichu povomaa
Male: Shall we hold hands and go?
Athu pola polam vaa
Let's go like that, come.
Female :Vaa vaa rayil vida polaam vaa
Female: Come, come, let's go play with toy trains, come.
Vaa rayil vida polaama…
Come, shall we go play with toy trains?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant track from Pariyerum Perumal captures the pure, untainted innocence of childhood friendship before societal prejudices take root. Through simple innocent dialogue, children invite each other to play, oblivious to adult concepts of status, caste, and skin color. The song highlights how discrimination is an artificial construct taught by parents and elders ("Amma appa sollitaanga"), contrasting it with a child's natural urge for love, togetherness, and playfulness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora / Repetition
“Vaa rayil vida polaama”
The phrase 'Vaa rayil vida polaama' is repeated continuously throughout the song to establish the innocent, persistent nature of a child's invitation to play.
Antithesis / Contrast
“Osathi korachal / Ennavo enakku athu puriyala”
Contrasts social constructs of high and low hierarchy ('Osathi korachal') and skin tone/cleanliness ('Azhukka karuppa') with the narrator's complete lack of belief in or understanding of such barriers.
Metaphor / Folk Idiom
“Unakku naan kaaya pazhamaa”
'Kaaya pazhamaa' (unripe or ripe fruit) references a classic Tamil children's game phrase used to ask whether someone is a friend or foe.
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Trivia
Composed by Santhosh Narayanan for director Mari Selvaraj's critically acclaimed debut film Pariyerum Perumal (2018), the song features lyrics written by Lyricist Vivek. It uses childhood games like making matchstick trains ('rayil vida') as a powerful metaphor to critique caste hierarchies and discrimination passed down through generations.
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