Vaa Vaa En Devathaye
From Abhiyum Naanum · 2008
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Madhu Balakrishnan
- Music director
- Vidyasagar
- Details
- Abhiyum Naanum2008
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| {Vaa vaa en devathaiyae | Come, come, my angel |
| Pon vaai pesum thaaragaiyae | Oh star speaking with a golden mouth |
| Male | |
| Vaan mithakkum..kangalukku | For those eyes floating in the sky |
| Mayiliragaal..maii idava | Shall I apply kohl with a peacock feather? |
| Maarbuthaikkum kaalgalukku | For those feet kicking against my chest |
| Mani kolusu..naan idava | Shall I put on a bell anklet? |
| Male | |
| Vaa vaa en devathaiyae | Come, come, my angel |
| Pon vaai pesum thaaragaiyae | Oh star speaking with a golden mouth |
| Male | |
| Selva magal | My precious daughter's |
| Alughaip pol | Crying sound, |
| Oru sillendra | Such a cool |
| Sangeetham ketathillai | Music I have never heard before |
| Male | |
| Pon magalin..Punnagai pol | Like my golden daughter's smile |
| Yuga pookkalukku | The flowers across ages |
| Punnaigaikka | How to smile |
| Theriyavillai | They do not know |
| Male | |
| En pillai..Ettu vaitha | The small step-by-step |
| Nadaiyai pola | Walk of my child |
| Endha ilakkana kavithaiyum | No structured grammatical poem |
| Nadantha thillai | Has ever walked like that |
| Male | |
| Muthukkal therikindra | Like baby babble |
| Mazhalai pola | Scattering pearls, |
| Oru munnooru | In three hundred |
| Mozhigalil vaarthai illai | Languages there are no words to match |
| Male | |
| Thanthaikkum thaai | Even for a father, motherly |
| Amutham suranthathamma | Nectar welled up, |
| En thangathai maarbodu | When I hugged my precious child |
| Anaikkaiyilae | Close to my chest |
| Male | |
| Vaa vaa en devathaiyae | Come, come, my angel |
| Pon vaai pesum thaaragaiyae | Oh star speaking with a golden mouth |
| Male | |
| Pillai nila..palli sella | When the child crescent moon went to school |
| Aval kaiyodu en idhayam | Along with her hand, my heart |
| Thudikka kanden | I felt beating with nervousness |
| Male | |
| Deiva magal..thoongayilae | When the divine daughter slept |
| Sila deivangal | The beauty of |
| Thoongugindra | Gods resting, |
| Azhagai kanden | I witnessed |
| Male | |
| Sitraadai katti aval | Wearing a traditional skirt, when she |
| Siritha pothu..ennai | Smiled... she had the look |
| Petraval saayal endru | Of the mother who gave birth to me, |
| Pesi konden | I told myself |
| Male | |
| Mel naattu aadai katti | Wearing Western clothes, |
| Nadantha pothu..ival | When she walked... she is |
| Meesai illatha | A mustache-less |
| Magan endru sonnen | Son to me, I said |
| Male | |
| Penn pillai | When my girl child |
| Thani arai pugunthathilae | Entered her own private room, |
| Oru pirivukku othigaiyai | A rehearsal for our future separation |
| Paarthu konden | I foresaw |
| Male | |
| {Vaa vaa en devathaiyae | Come, come, my angel |
| Pon vaai pesum thaaragaiyae | Oh star speaking with a golden mouth |
| Male | |
| Vaan mithakkum..kangalukku | For those eyes floating in the sky |
| Mayiliragaal..maii idava | Shall I apply kohl with a peacock feather? |
| Maarbuthaikkum kaalgalukku | For those feet kicking against my chest |
| Mani kolusu..naan idava… | Shall I put on a bell anklet? |
{ வா வா என்
தேவதையே பொன்
வாய் பேசும் தாரகையே
பொய் வாழ்வின் பூரணமே
பெண் பூவே வா } (2)
Come, come, my angel
Oh star speaking with a golden mouth
வான் மிதக்கும்
கண்களுக்கு மயில்
இறகால் மையிடவா
மார்புதைக்கும் கால்களுக்கு
மணி கொலுசு நான் இடவா
For those eyes floating in the sky
Shall I apply kohl with a peacock feather?
For those feet kicking against my chest
Shall I put on a bell anklet?
வா வா என்
தேவதையே பொன்
வாய் பேசும் தாரகையே
பொய் வாழ்வின் பூரணமே
பெண் பூவே வா
Come, come, my angel
Oh star speaking with a golden mouth
செல்வ மகள் அழுகை
போல் ஒரு சில்லென்ற சங்கீதம்
கேட்டதில்லை
My precious daughter's
Crying sound,
Such a cool
Music I have never heard before
பொன் மகளின்
புன்னகைப்போல் யுக
பூக்களுக்கு புன்னகைக்க
தெரியவில்லை
Like my golden daughter's smile
The flowers across ages
How to smile
They do not know
என் பிள்ளை
எட்டு வைத்த நடையை
போல எந்த இலக்கண
கவிதையும் நடந்ததில்லை
The small step-by-step
Walk of my child
No structured grammatical poem
Has ever walked like that
முத்துக்கள்
தெறிக்கின்ற மழலை
போல ஒரு முந்நூறு
மொழிகளில் வார்த்தை
இல்லை
Like baby babble
Scattering pearls,
In three hundred
Languages there are no words to match
தந்தைக்கும்
தாய் அமுதம் சுரந்ததம்மா
என் தங்கத்தை மார்போடு
அணைக்கையிலே
Even for a father, motherly
Nectar welled up,
When I hugged my precious child
Close to my chest
வா வா என்
தேவதையே பொன்
வாய் பேசும் தாரகையே
பொய் வாழ்வின் பூரணமே
பெண் பூவே வா
Come, come, my angel
Oh star speaking with a golden mouth
பிள்ளை நிலா
பள்ளி செல்ல அவள்
கையோடு என் இதயம்
துடிக்கக் கண்டேன்
When the child crescent moon went to school
Along with her hand, my heart
I felt beating with nervousness
தெய்வ மகள்
தூங்கயிலே சில
தெய்வங்கள் தூங்குகின்ற
அழகை கண்டேன்
When the divine daughter slept
The beauty of
Gods resting,
I witnessed
சிற்றாடை கட்டி
அவள் சிரித்த போது என்னை
பெற்றவள் சாயல் என்று
பேசிக்கொண்டேன்
Wearing a traditional skirt, when she
Smiled... she had the look
Of the mother who gave birth to me,
I told myself
மேல்நாட்டு ஆடை
கட்டி நடந்த போது இவள்
மீசை இல்லாத மகன்
என்று சொன்னேன்
Wearing Western clothes,
When she walked... she is
A mustache-less
Son to me, I said
பெண் பிள்ளை
தனியறை புகுந்ததிலே
ஒரு பிரிவுக்கு ஒத்திகையை
பார்த்துக் கொண்டேன்
When my girl child
Entered her own private room,
A rehearsal for our future separation
I foresaw
{ வா வா என்
தேவதையே பொன்
வாய் பேசும் தாரகையே
பொய் வாழ்வின் பூரணமே
பெண் பூவே வா } (2)
Come, come, my angel
Oh star speaking with a golden mouth
வான் மிதக்கும்
கண்களுக்கு மயில்
இறகால் மையிடவா
மார்புதைக்கும் கால்களுக்கு
மணி கொலுசு நான் இடவா
For those eyes floating in the sky
Shall I apply kohl with a peacock feather?
For those feet kicking against my chest
Shall I put on a bell anklet?
{Vaa vaa en devathaiyae
Come, come, my angel
Pon vaai pesum thaaragaiyae
Oh star speaking with a golden mouth
Vaan mithakkum..kangalukku
For those eyes floating in the sky
Mayiliragaal..maii idava
Shall I apply kohl with a peacock feather?
Maarbuthaikkum kaalgalukku
For those feet kicking against my chest
Mani kolusu..naan idava
Shall I put on a bell anklet?
Vaa vaa en devathaiyae
Come, come, my angel
Pon vaai pesum thaaragaiyae
Oh star speaking with a golden mouth
Selva magal
My precious daughter's
Alughaip pol
Crying sound,
Oru sillendra
Such a cool
Sangeetham ketathillai
Music I have never heard before
Pon magalin..Punnagai pol
Like my golden daughter's smile
Yuga pookkalukku
The flowers across ages
Punnaigaikka
How to smile
Theriyavillai
They do not know
En pillai..Ettu vaitha
The small step-by-step
Nadaiyai pola
Walk of my child
Endha ilakkana kavithaiyum
No structured grammatical poem
Nadantha thillai
Has ever walked like that
Muthukkal therikindra
Like baby babble
Mazhalai pola
Scattering pearls,
Oru munnooru
In three hundred
Mozhigalil vaarthai illai
Languages there are no words to match
Thanthaikkum thaai
Even for a father, motherly
Amutham suranthathamma
Nectar welled up,
En thangathai maarbodu
When I hugged my precious child
Anaikkaiyilae
Close to my chest
Vaa vaa en devathaiyae
Come, come, my angel
Pon vaai pesum thaaragaiyae
Oh star speaking with a golden mouth
Pillai nila..palli sella
When the child crescent moon went to school
Aval kaiyodu en idhayam
Along with her hand, my heart
Thudikka kanden
I felt beating with nervousness
Deiva magal..thoongayilae
When the divine daughter slept
Sila deivangal
The beauty of
Thoongugindra
Gods resting,
Azhagai kanden
I witnessed
Sitraadai katti aval
Wearing a traditional skirt, when she
Siritha pothu..ennai
Smiled... she had the look
Petraval saayal endru
Of the mother who gave birth to me,
Pesi konden
I told myself
Mel naattu aadai katti
Wearing Western clothes,
Nadantha pothu..ival
When she walked... she is
Meesai illatha
A mustache-less
Magan endru sonnen
Son to me, I said
Penn pillai
When my girl child
Thani arai pugunthathilae
Entered her own private room,
Oru pirivukku othigaiyai
A rehearsal for our future separation
Paarthu konden
I foresaw
{Vaa vaa en devathaiyae
Come, come, my angel
Pon vaai pesum thaaragaiyae
Oh star speaking with a golden mouth
Vaan mithakkum..kangalukku
For those eyes floating in the sky
Mayiliragaal..maii idava
Shall I apply kohl with a peacock feather?
Maarbuthaikkum kaalgalukku
For those feet kicking against my chest
Mani kolusu..naan idava…
Shall I put on a bell anklet?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Vaa Vaa En Devathaiyae from the film Abhiyum Naanum is a tender ode from a father to his daughter, capturing the supreme joy, wonder, and emotional depth of fatherhood. The lyrics detail every cherished milestone of his child's life—from her infant cries and initial steps to her school days and blossoming independence—portraying her as an angel and a divine gift.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Pillai nila..palli sella”
Compares the young daughter to a crescent moon ('Pillai nila') and a celestial angel ('Devathaiyae').
Simile
“Selva magal Alughaip pol Oru sillendra Sangeetham ketathillai”
Compares the child's crying to a soothing and cool piece of music.
Hyperbole
“En pillai..Ettu vaitha Nadaiyai pola Endha ilakkana kavithaiyum Nadantha thillai”
Exaggerates the baby's walk by stating no formal grammatical poem could ever walk as gracefully as her.
Hyperbole
“Thanthaikkum thaai Amutham suranthathamma”
Describes a father experiencing maternal lactation of love when holding his daughter close.
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Trivia
Vaa Vaa En Devathaiyae was composed by Vidyasagar, written by Vairamuthu, and sung by Madhu Balakrishnan. The film Abhiyum Naanum (2008), starring Prakash Raj and Trisha, explores the emotional nuances of a father-daughter bond, and this song serves as the central thematic soul of the movie.
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