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Lyrics & meaning

Vaa Vaa En Thalaiva

From Sandhitha Velai · 2000

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Unnikrishnan, Harini
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Sandhitha Velai
Movie release year
2000
Lyrics added on
18 Apr 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Vaa vaa en thalaiva
Vandhuvidu en thalaiva
Vaa vaa en thalaiva
Thalaianaiyai pangidavaa
Malligayin madalukullae
Marmakadhaidhaan irukku
Marmakadhai padipadharkku
Iruttukullum vazhi irukku
Poovae un kadhavugal ellaam
Poottithaan kidakku
Pathu viral saavi ellaam
En vasam irukku
Vaa vaa en thalaiva
Vandhuvidu en thalaiva
Nenjil oru thuli idamillaya
Neeyae vazhangida manamillaya
Verukkum mannukkum idaiveliya
Urimai ennakillaiyaa ….
Kaaigitha bhoomi naanillaiya
Tharugira megam neeillaiya
Bhoomiyin marmangal nanaithidaiyaa
Pookkal malarthidaiyaa
Azhagin motham naan anaikka
Aayiram kaigal vendumadi thalaivi
Female :Suriya thaagam theerum vazhi
Sundara baanam alli kudi thalaivaa
Koodalilae pennin kangal
Moodiyae kidakku
Female :Kodugalai thaandum seigai
Sammadham adharkku
………………………………..
Kaatril oligal midhakkum varai
Kadalil oru thuli irukkumvarai
Kaalathin kadainodi karaiyumvarai
Kanna kalandhirupom
Sutrum ulagam nirkum varai
Suriya kumuzhi udaiyum varai
Vaanam vayadhaagi udhirum varai
Kannae innaindhiruppom
Udhadugal kondu vetkam thudaithu
Uyirae ennai vazhi nadathu thalaivaa
Male :Edhil edhil sugam endru arivuruthu
Adhi adhil kondu ennai nilai niruthu thalaivi
Kattil meedhu vilakkin kangal
Moodudhal edharkku
Male :Ilvazhakil saatchi illai
Endru seivadharkku
Vaa vaa en thalaiva
Vandhuvidu en thalaiva
Vaa vaa en thalaiva
Thalaianaiyai pangidavaa
Malligayin madalukullae
Marmakadhaidhaan irukku
Marmakadhai padipadharkku
Iruttukullum vazhi irrukku
Mmm…mmm…mmm…mm…
Mmm…mmm…mmm…mm…
Mmm…mmm…mmm…mm…
Mmm…mmm…mmm…mm…
...
Come, come, my love,
come to me, my love.
Come, come, my love,
come share this pillow with me.
Inside the petals of the jasmine,
there is a secret story.
To read that secret story,
there is a way even in the dark.
Oh flower, all your doors
remain locked tight.
The keys of my ten fingers
are right here with me.
Come, come, my love,
come to me, my love.
Isn't there even a tiny space in your heart?
Don't you wish to give it willingly?
Is there ever any distance between roots and the soil?
Don't I have that right over you?
Am I not like dry, thirsty land?
Aren't you the raincloud that gives?
Drench the secrets of this earth,
so the flowers may bloom.
To embrace the whole of your beauty,
I would need a thousand arms, my love.
The way to quench the burning thirst of the sun
is to drink deep of this sweet nectar, my love.
In our loving embrace, a woman's eyes
stay closed shut.
It is her way of crossing the lines,
giving her sweet consent.
...
As long as sounds drift in the air,
as long as a single drop remains in the sea,
until the final second of time melts away,
my love, let us remain united.
Until the spinning world comes to a stop,
until the bubble of the sun bursts,
until the sky grows old and falls away,
my darling, let us stay together.
Wipe away my shyness with your lips,
and lead me on, my life, my love.
Show me where each pleasure lies,
and hold me right there, my love.
Why do the eyes of the lamp above the bed
close themselves shut?
To make sure that in this trial of love,
no witnesses are left behind.
Come, come, my love,
come to me, my love.
Come, come, my love,
come share this pillow with me.
Inside the petals of the jasmine,
there is a secret story.
To read that secret story,
there is a way even in the dark.
Mmm... mmm... mmm... mm...
Mmm... mmm... mmm... mm...
Mmm... mmm... mmm... mm...
Mmm... mmm... mmm... mm...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Vaa Vaa En Thalaiva from the 2000 film Sandhitha Velai is a sensual duet depicting deep romantic intimacy and emotional surrender between lovers. Through evocative metaphors of nature—a parched earth awaiting rain clouds, unopened flowers holding secret tales, and eternal cosmological events—the lovers express their intense passion and commitment to remain together forever. Written by Vairamuthu, the song blends classic Tamil Akam poetry conventions with contemporary romantic music. The lyrics play with themes of playful consent, shared privacy, and boundless affection, elevating physical passion into a poetic celebration of eternal union.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagam)

“Kaaigitha bhoomi naanillaiya / Tharugira megam neeillaiya”

Compares the woman to parched earth and the man to a raincloud that fulfills her thirst.

Alliteration (Monaai)

“Kaatril oligal midhakkum varai / Kadalil oru thuli irukkumvarai / Kaalathin kadainodi karaiyumvarai”

Repetition of the initial consonant 'Ka' across consecutive lines creates rhythmic musicality.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

“Suriya kumuzhi udaiyum varai / Vaanam vayadhaagi udhirum varai”

Exaggerates eternal devotion using cosmic imagery like the sky aging and falling or the sun bursting.

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Trivia

The song is from the movie 'Sandhitha Velai' (2000), starring Prabhu Deva and Kausalya, directed by Ravichandran with music composed by Deva. The lyricist Vairamuthu incorporates classical Tamil 'Akam' (interior/romantic life) literary tropes, such as extinguishing the lamp during intimate moments so domestic life remains without witnesses.

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