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Female
Vaa vaa… aa… mannavaa… aa…	Come, come... oh king...
Vaa vaa… aa… mannavaa… aa…	Come, come... oh king...
Female
Vaa vaa mannavaa vaasal thaedi vaa	Come, come, oh king, search for my doorstep and come.
Vaa vaa mannavaa vaasal thaedi vaa	Come, come, oh king, search for my doorstep and come.
Vaanam illaiyael vaadum vennilaa	Without the sky, the white moon will wither away.
Female
Vaa vaa mannavaa	Come, come, oh king.
Vaa vaa… aa… mannavaa… aa…	Come, come... oh king...
Female
O… uravai oru siluvaiyai polae	Oh, carrying our bond like bearing a heavy cross...
Uyiril dhinam sumappadhanaalae	Carrying it daily in my soul...
Iravil vizhi thuyilvadhum illai	My eyes do not sleep at night.
Isaiyai manam payilvadhum illai	My heart no longer practices music.
Female
Veenaiyum viralgalum vilagiyae vaazhumaa	Can the veena and playing fingers live separated?
Vilaginaal thandhigal thaen isai vaarkkumaa	If separated, can the strings pour sweet musical honey?
Vizhiyil vazhi vazhindhadhu kanneer	Tears trickled down along my eyes...
Vaeril vandhu vizhundhadhu venneer	Hot water fell straight onto the roots.
Udalil oru unarchiyum illai	There is no feeling left in my body.
Manadhil oru magizhchiyum illai	There is no joy left in my heart.
Female
Aadalum paadalum nee tharum seedhanam	Dance and song are the dowry given by you.
Thendral nee illaiyael pookkumaa poo vanam	If you are not the breeze, will the flower garden bloom?
Vaavaa vaavaa anbae…	Come, come, my love...
Male
Vaa vaa… kanmani…	Come, come... my precious darling...
Vaa vaa… aa… kanmani…	Come, come... my precious darling...
Male
Vaa vaa kanmani vaasal thaedi vaa	Come, come, my darling, search for my doorstep and come.
Vaa vaa kanmani vaasal thaedi vaa	Come, come, my darling, search for my doorstep and come.
Vaanam illaiyael vaadum vennilaa	Without the sky, the white moon will wither away.
Male
Vaa vaa kanmani vaasal thaedi vaa	Come, come, my darling, search for my doorstep and come.
Vaa vaa kanmani	Come, come, my darling.
Male
Aa… aa… marandhu vidu pirivennum sollai	Ah... forget the word called separation.
Pirivu indha piraviyil illai	Separation does not exist in this lifetime.
Uravil ingu namakkoru ellai	To set a boundary for our relationship here...
Vaguthu vaikka oruvanum illai	There is no person alive who can define it.
Female
Aanaigal iduvadhaal alai kadal adangumaa	Will the ocean waves calm down just because orders are issued?
Male
Kudaigalai virippadhaal adai mazhai nadungumaa	Will a heavy downpour tremble just because umbrellas are opened?
Female
Thanalil vaitha mezhugena ingu	Like wax placed over burning embers here...
Thavitha manam pizhaithadhu indru	My suffering heart survived today.
Thalaivan undhan varugaiyai kandu	Seeing your arrival, my beloved leader...
Thanimai ingu vidai perum indru	Solitude bids farewell today.
Male
Kaadhalin kaaviyam kaalathai velvadhu	The epic of love conquers time.
Female
Maeniyai nizhal thoda yaar enna solvadhu	Who can object if a shadow touches the body?
Vaavaa vaavaa anbae…	Come, come, my love...
Male
Vaa vaa kanmani vaasal thaedi vaa	Come, come, my darling, search for my doorstep and come.
Female
Vaa vaa mannavaa vaasal thaedi vaa	Come, come, oh king, search for my doorstep and come.
Male
Vaanam illaiyael vaadum vennilaa	Without the sky, the white moon will wither away.
Female
Vaa vaa mannavaa vaasal thaedi vaa	Come, come, oh king, search for my doorstep and come.
Vaa vaa mannavaa	Come, come, oh king.

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