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Vaa Vaa En Thalaiva

From Nandri · 1984

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
P. Jayachandran, Vani Jairam
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Nandri
Movie release year
1984
Lyrics added on
11 Jun 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Vaa vaa en thalaivaa nalvaravallavaa
Vaa vaa en thalaivaa nalvaravallavaa
Mayil thogai
Male :Aa….
Female :Mani paavai
Male :Aa…aah…aa….
Female :Nilam allavaa nee mazhai allavaa
Serum inneram pon pozhuthallavaa
Aa….aah….aa…aa…aah…aa…
Aa….aah….aa…aa…aah…aa…
Vaa vaa vennilavaa nalvaravallavaa
Vaa vaa vennilavaa nalvaravallavaa
Mayil thogai
Female :Aa….
Male :Mani paavai
Female :Aa…aah…aa….
Male :Nilam allavaa nee mazhai allavaa
Serum inneram pon pozhuthallavaa
Aa….aah….aa…aa…aah…aa…
Aa….aah….aa…aa…aah…aa…
Deviyin mandapa vaasal
Thaen suvai sarkkarai panthal
Male :Maalai subavelai vanthu
Vaazhththu koorum thendral
Deviyin mandapa vaasal
Thaen suvai sarkkarai panthal
Male :Maalai subavelai vanthu
Vaazhththu koorum thendral
Kadhalan thaaviyanaikka kaniyithazh
Karkandu polae inikka
Kadhalan thaaviyanaikka kaniyithazh
Karkandu polae inikka
Eduththaalum koduththaalum
Adaiyaalam kaatta
Vaa vaa en thalaivaa nalvaravallavaa
Male :Mayil thogai
Female :Aa….
Male :Mani paavai
Female :Aa…aah…aa….
Male :Nilam allavaa nee mazhai allavaa
Female :Serum inneram pon pozhuthallavaa
Male :Serum inneram pon pozhuthallavaa
Aa….aah….aa…aa…aah…aa…
Aa….aah….aa…aa…aah…aa…
Vaa vaa vennilavaa nalvaravallavaa
……………….
Bharathidasanum nettru
Paadiya painthamizh paattu
Female :Naano illai neeyo ena
Kuyilgal yaengum kettu
Bharathidasanum nettru
Paadiya painthamizh paattu
Female :Naano illai neeyo ena
Kuyilgal yaengum kettu
Kaaviya kadhal thulanga pudhu pudhu
Karpanai kolam vazhanga
Kaaviya kadhal thulanga pudhu pudhu
Karpanai kolam vazhanga
Female :Iravodu pagalaaga arangettra vendum
Vaa vaa vennilavaa nalvaravallavaa
Female :Mayil thogai
Male :Aa….
Female :Mani paavai
Male :Aa…aah…aa….
Female :Nilam allavaa nee mazhai allavaa
Male :Serum inneram pon pozhuthallavaa
...
Come, come, my beloved, welcome to you!
Come, come, my beloved, welcome to you!
Like a peacock's plume...
Male: Aa...
Female: Like a precious doll...
Male: Aa... aah... aa...
Female: Aren't I the land, and aren't you the rain?
Isn't this moment when we unite a golden time?
Aa... aah... aa... aa... aah... aa...
Aa... aah... aa... aa... aah... aa...
Come, come, bright moon, welcome to you!
Come, come, bright moon, welcome to you!
Like a peacock's plume...
Female: Aa...
Male: Like a precious doll...
Female: Aa... aah... aa...
Male: Aren't you the land, and am I not the rain?
Isn't this moment when we unite a golden time?
Aa... aah... aa... aa... aah... aa...
Aa... aah... aa... aa... aah... aa...
At the doorway of the goddess's hall,
Under a canopy as sweet as honey and sugar,
Male: Arriving in this auspicious evening hour,
The gentle breeze offers its blessings.
At the doorway of the goddess's hall,
Under a canopy as sweet as honey and sugar,
Male: Arriving in this auspicious evening hour,
The gentle breeze offers its blessings.
As the lover reaches out to embrace, sweet lips
Taste as sweet as sugar candy.
As the lover reaches out to embrace, sweet lips
Taste as sweet as sugar candy.
Whether giving or taking kisses,
To leave behind a tender mark of love...
Come, come, my beloved, welcome to you!
Male: Like a peacock's plume...
Female: Aa...
Male: Like a precious doll...
Female: Aa... aah... aa...
Male: Aren't you the land, and am I not the rain?
Female: Isn't this moment when we unite a golden time?
Male: Isn't this moment when we unite a golden time?
Aa... aah... aa... aa... aah... aa...
Aa... aah... aa... aa... aah... aa...
Come, come, bright moon, welcome to you!
...
The sweet Tamil song that poet Bharathidasan
Sang just yesterday,
Female: Wondering, "Is it about me, or is it you?"
The cuckoos listen and long for love.
The sweet Tamil song that poet Bharathidasan
Sang just yesterday,
Female: Wondering, "Is it about me, or is it you?"
The cuckoos listen and long for love.
For our epic love to shine bright,
Offering ever-new patterns of imagination,
For our epic love to shine bright,
Offering ever-new patterns of imagination,
Female: We must celebrate it through night and day!
Come, come, bright moon, welcome to you!
Female: Like a peacock's plume...
Male: Aa...
Female: Like a precious doll...
Male: Aa... aah... aa...
Female: Aren't I the land, and aren't you the rain?
Male: Isn't this moment when we unite a golden time?
Chorus
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Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Vaa Vaa En Thalaivaa / Vaa Vaa Vennilavaa is a melodious romantic duet from the 1984 Tamil film Nandri, composed by Shankar Ganesh and written by Vaali. Sung by P. Jayachandran and Vani Jairam, the song portrays two lovers celebrating their reunion and intense affection for each other through poetic imagery and metaphors of nature.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai (Simile)

Karkandu polae inikka

Compares the sweetness of the lover's lips to rock candy (karkandu).

Uruvagaim (Metaphor)

Nilam allavaa nee mazhai allavaa

Metaphorically addresses the lovers as the fertile earth (nilam) and nourishing rain (mazhai).

Anaphora (Repetition)

Vaa vaa en thalaivaa nalvaravallavaa

Repetition of the phrase 'Vaa vaa' at the start of the line to emphasize eager invitation and affection.

Literary Reference

Bharathidasanum nettru Paadiya painthamizh paattu

Invokes the revered modern Tamil poet Bharathidasan to highlight the literary sweetness of pure Tamil love poetry.

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Trivia

Nandri (1984) was directed by Rama Narayanan and featured music by the veteran duo Shankar-Ganesh. Lyricist Vaali famously incorporated references to Revolutionary Poet Bharathidasan in this song to celebrate the beauty of pure Tamil (Painthamizh).

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