Vaa Vaa Manjal Malare
From Rajadhi Raja · 1989
- Lyricists
- Not listed
- Singers
- Mano, S. P. Sailaja, Chorus
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Rajadhi Raja1989
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| ……………. | ... |
| Vaa vaa vaa… vaa vaa vaawooh… | Come, come, come... come, come, come wooh... |
| Male | |
| {Vaa vaa manjal malarae | {Come, come, yellow flower |
| Onnu thaa thaa konjum kiliyae} (2) | Give me one (kiss), lisping parrot} (2) |
| Male | |
| {Vaira mani terinilae | {In a diamond-studded chariot |
| Onna vechu naan izhuppen} (2) | I will place you and pull} (2) |
| Ennuyirae..haa haa haa haa | Oh my life.. ha ha ha ha |
| Female | |
| Vaa vaa | Come, come |
| Male :Manjal malarae | Male: Yellow flower |
| Female :Onnu thaa thaa | Female: Give me one |
| Male :Konjum kiliyae | Male: Lisping parrot |
| Female | |
| Kuyil vandhu koovaiyilae | When the cuckoo bird comes and sings |
| Kushiyaana paadalilae | In a happy song |
| Oyilaal manam thavikuthaiya | My heart yearns with grace, oh dear |
| Uyirae dhinam uruguthaiya | My soul melts every day, oh dear |
| Male | |
| Vaasa karuveppillaiyae | Oh fragrant curry leaf |
| Undhan nesam vanthu sernthathamma | Your affection has reached me |
| Veesum ilanthendralilae | In the blowing gentle breeze |
| Undhan thoodhum vanthu sernthathamma | Your message has reached me |
| Female | |
| Ponnaana neram veenaaguthu | Golden time is going to waste |
| Ennodu sernthae ondraayiru | Join with me and become one |
| Enna sollurae aah aah aah aah… | What do you say? Aah aah aah aah… |
| Male | |
| Vaa vaa manjal malarae | Come, come, yellow flower |
| Onnu thaa thaa konjum kiliyae | Give me one, lisping parrot |
| Female | |
| Vairamani therinilae | In a diamond-studded chariot |
| Onna vechi naan izhuppen | I will place you and pull |
| Ennuyirae haa haa haa….. | Oh my life ha ha ha... |
| Male | |
| Vaa vaa manjal malarae | Come, come, yellow flower |
| Onnu thaa thaa konjum kiliyae | Give me one, lisping parrot |
| Chorus | |
| Peepee peepeee peee pee | Peepee peepeee peee pee |
| Peepee peepeee peee pee | Peepee peepeee peee pee |
| Peepee peepeee peee pee | Peepee peepeee peee pee |
| Peebepee pebee pebeepee | Peebepee pebee pebeepee |
| Peebepee pebee pebeepee | Peebepee pebee pebeepee |
| Peebepee pebee pebeepee | Peebepee pebee pebeepee |
| Male | |
| Thennai maram pilandhu | Splitting the coconut trees |
| Theruvellaam pandhalittu | Erecting decorative marquees across the street |
| Pandhal alangarithu | Decorating the marquee |
| Paavai unnai amara vaithu | Making you, the young maiden, sit |
| Female | |
| Ammi adhai midhithu | Stepping on the sacred grinding stone |
| Arasaani pootti vaithu | Fixing the auspicious wedding pole |
| Arunthathiyai saatchi vaithu | Invoking the Arundhati star as witness |
| Azhagu manjal kayir eduthu | Taking the beautiful yellow sacred thread |
| Male | |
| Kalyaanam aagum kaalam varum | The time for marriage will come |
| Ellorum kaanum neram varum | The time everyone witnesses will come |
| Enna sollurae haa haa haa haa…. | What do you say? Ha ha ha ha.... |
| Female | |
| Vaa vaa | Come, come |
| Male :Manjal malarae | Male: Yellow flower |
| Female :Onnu thaa thaa | Female: Give me one |
| Male :Konjum kiliyae | Male: Lisping parrot |
| Male | |
| Vaira mani therinilae | In a diamond-studded chariot |
| Unna vechu naan izhuppen | I will place you and pull |
| Ennuyirae haa haa haa…. | Oh my life ha ha ha.... |
| Female | |
| {Vaa vaa | {Come, come |
| Male :Manjal malarae | Male: Yellow flower |
| Female :Onnu thaa thaa | Female: Give me one |
| Male :Konjum kiliyae} (2) | Male: Lisping parrot} (2) |
.............................
வா வா வா
வா வா வா வூ
...
Come, come, come... come, come, come wooh...
{ வா வா மஞ்சள்
மலரே ஒண்ணு தா தா
கொஞ்சும் கிளியே } (2)
{Come, come, yellow flower
Give me one (kiss), lisping parrot} (2)
{ வைர மணி தேரினிலே
ஒன்ன வெச்சு நான் இழுப்பேன் } (2)
என்னுயிரே ஹா ஹா ஹா ஹா
{In a diamond-studded chariot
I will place you and pull} (2)
Oh my life.. ha ha ha ha
வா வா
மஞ்சள் மலரே
ஒண்ணு தா தா
கொஞ்சும் கிளியே
Come, come
Male: Yellow flower
Female: Give me one
Male: Lisping parrot
குயில் வந்து கூவையிலே
குஷியான பாடலிலே ஒயிலாள்
மனம் தவிக்குதையா உயிரே
தினம் உருகுதையா
When the cuckoo bird comes and sings
In a happy song
My heart yearns with grace, oh dear
My soul melts every day, oh dear
வாச கருவேப்பில்லையே
உந்தன் நேசம் வந்து சேர்ந்ததம்மா
வீசும் இளந் தென்றலிலே
உந்தன் தூதும் வந்து
சேர்ந்ததம்மா
Oh fragrant curry leaf
Your affection has reached me
In the blowing gentle breeze
Your message has reached me
பொன்னான நேரம்
வீணாகுது என்னோடு சேர்ந்தே
ஒன்றாயிரு என்ன சொல்லுறே
ஆ ஆ ஆ ஆ
Golden time is going to waste
Join with me and become one
What do you say? Aah aah aah aah…
வா வா மஞ்சள்
மலரே ஒண்ணு தா தா
கொஞ்சும் கிளியே
Come, come, yellow flower
Give me one, lisping parrot
வைர மணி தேரினிலே
ஒன்ன வெச்சு நான் இழுப்பேன்
என்னுயிரே ஹா ஹா ஹா
In a diamond-studded chariot
I will place you and pull
Oh my life ha ha ha...
வா வா மஞ்சள்
மலரே ஒண்ணு தா தா
கொஞ்சும் கிளியே
Come, come, yellow flower
Give me one, lisping parrot
...............................
Peepee peepeee peee pee
Peepee peepeee peee pee
Peepee peepeee peee pee
Peebepee pebee pebeepee
Peebepee pebee pebeepee
Peebepee pebee pebeepee
தென்னை மரம்
பிளந்து தெருவெல்லாம்
பந்தலிட்டு பந்தல் அலங்கரித்து
பாவை உன்னை அமர வைத்து
Splitting the coconut trees
Erecting decorative marquees across the street
Decorating the marquee
Making you, the young maiden, sit
அம்மி அதை
மிதித்து அரசாணி பூட்டி
வைத்து அருந்ததியை
சாட்சி வைத்து அழகு
மஞ்சள் கயிர் எடுத்து
Stepping on the sacred grinding stone
Fixing the auspicious wedding pole
Invoking the Arundhati star as witness
Taking the beautiful yellow sacred thread
கல்யாணம் ஆகும்
காலம் வரும் எல்லோரும்
காணும் நேரம் வரும் என்ன
சொல்லுறே ஹா ஹா ஹா
ஹா
The time for marriage will come
The time everyone witnesses will come
What do you say? Ha ha ha ha....
வா வா
மஞ்சள் மலரே
ஒண்ணு தா தா
கொஞ்சும் கிளியே
Come, come
Male: Yellow flower
Female: Give me one
Male: Lisping parrot
வைர மணி
தேரினிலே உன்ன வச்சு
நான் இழுப்பேன் என்னுயிரே
ஹா ஹா ஹா
In a diamond-studded chariot
I will place you and pull
Oh my life ha ha ha....
{ வா வா
மஞ்சள் மலரே
ஒண்ணு தா தா
கொஞ்சும் கிளியே } (2)
{Come, come
Male: Yellow flower
Female: Give me one
Male: Lisping parrot} (2)
…………….
...
Vaa vaa vaa… vaa vaa vaawooh…
Come, come, come... come, come, come wooh...
{Vaa vaa manjal malarae
{Come, come, yellow flower
Onnu thaa thaa konjum kiliyae} (2)
Give me one (kiss), lisping parrot} (2)
{Vaira mani terinilae
{In a diamond-studded chariot
Onna vechu naan izhuppen} (2)
I will place you and pull} (2)
Ennuyirae..haa haa haa haa
Oh my life.. ha ha ha ha
Vaa vaa
Come, come
Male :Manjal malarae
Male: Yellow flower
Female :Onnu thaa thaa
Female: Give me one
Male :Konjum kiliyae
Male: Lisping parrot
Kuyil vandhu koovaiyilae
When the cuckoo bird comes and sings
Kushiyaana paadalilae
In a happy song
Oyilaal manam thavikuthaiya
My heart yearns with grace, oh dear
Uyirae dhinam uruguthaiya
My soul melts every day, oh dear
Vaasa karuveppillaiyae
Oh fragrant curry leaf
Undhan nesam vanthu sernthathamma
Your affection has reached me
Veesum ilanthendralilae
In the blowing gentle breeze
Undhan thoodhum vanthu sernthathamma
Your message has reached me
Ponnaana neram veenaaguthu
Golden time is going to waste
Ennodu sernthae ondraayiru
Join with me and become one
Enna sollurae aah aah aah aah…
What do you say? Aah aah aah aah…
Vaa vaa manjal malarae
Come, come, yellow flower
Onnu thaa thaa konjum kiliyae
Give me one, lisping parrot
Vairamani therinilae
In a diamond-studded chariot
Onna vechi naan izhuppen
I will place you and pull
Ennuyirae haa haa haa…..
Oh my life ha ha ha...
Vaa vaa manjal malarae
Come, come, yellow flower
Onnu thaa thaa konjum kiliyae
Give me one, lisping parrot
Peepee peepeee peee pee
Peepee peepeee peee pee
Peepee peepeee peee pee
Peepee peepeee peee pee
Peepee peepeee peee pee
Peepee peepeee peee pee
Peebepee pebee pebeepee
Peebepee pebee pebeepee
Peebepee pebee pebeepee
Peebepee pebee pebeepee
Peebepee pebee pebeepee
Peebepee pebee pebeepee
Thennai maram pilandhu
Splitting the coconut trees
Theruvellaam pandhalittu
Erecting decorative marquees across the street
Pandhal alangarithu
Decorating the marquee
Paavai unnai amara vaithu
Making you, the young maiden, sit
Ammi adhai midhithu
Stepping on the sacred grinding stone
Arasaani pootti vaithu
Fixing the auspicious wedding pole
Arunthathiyai saatchi vaithu
Invoking the Arundhati star as witness
Azhagu manjal kayir eduthu
Taking the beautiful yellow sacred thread
Kalyaanam aagum kaalam varum
The time for marriage will come
Ellorum kaanum neram varum
The time everyone witnesses will come
Enna sollurae haa haa haa haa….
What do you say? Ha ha ha ha....
Vaa vaa
Come, come
Male :Manjal malarae
Male: Yellow flower
Female :Onnu thaa thaa
Female: Give me one
Male :Konjum kiliyae
Male: Lisping parrot
Vaira mani therinilae
In a diamond-studded chariot
Unna vechu naan izhuppen
I will place you and pull
Ennuyirae haa haa haa….
Oh my life ha ha ha....
{Vaa vaa
{Come, come
Male :Manjal malarae
Male: Yellow flower
Female :Onnu thaa thaa
Female: Give me one
Male :Konjum kiliyae} (2)
Male: Lisping parrot} (2)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Vaa Vaa Manjal Malare is a vibrant romantic duet from the 1989 film Rajadhi Raja. The lovers affectionately express their deep devotion and playful longing for each other. The lyrics depict the excitement of youthful romance and the eager anticipation of joining together in matrimony. The second stanza vividly highlights traditional Tamil Hindu marriage rituals—from setting up coconut leaf marquees (pandhal) along the streets to performing rites such as stepping on the grinding stone (ammi midhithal), gazing at the Arundhati star for fidelity, and tying the sacred yellow thread (Thali).
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Vaa vaa manjal malarae / Onnu thaa thaa konjum kiliyae”
Addressing the beloved using gentle elements of nature like 'Manjal malarae' (yellow flower) and 'Konjum kiliyae' (lisping parrot).
Anaphora / Alliteration (Monai)
“Ammi adhai midhithu / Arasaani pootti vaithu / Arunthathiyai saatchi vaithu / Azhagu manjal kayir eduthu”
Repetition of the initial vowel sound 'A' across four consecutive ritual steps ('Ammi', 'Arasaani', 'Arunthathiyai', 'Azhagu').
Folk Imagery
“Vaasa karuveppillaiyae”
Using unique domestic Tamil metaphors such as 'Vaasa karuveppillaiyae' (fragrant curry leaf) to endearingly describe a loved one.
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Trivia
Composed by Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics written by Gangai Amaran, this popular song features Rajinikanth and Radha. It is renowned for its catchy brass/pipe vocalizations ('Peepee peepee') and high-energy choreographic beats characteristic of late-1980s Tamil cinema.
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