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Lyrics & meaning

Vaa Vaa Mannava

From Innisai Mazhai · 1992

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Innisai Mazhai
Movie release year
1992
Lyrics added on
17 Apr 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vaa vaa… aa… mannavaa… aa…
Vaa vaa… aa… mannavaa… aa…
Vaa vaa mannavaa vaasal thaedi vaa
Vaa vaa mannavaa vaasal thaedi vaa
Vaanam illaiyael vaadum vennilaa
Vaa vaa mannavaa
Vaa vaa… aa… mannavaa… aa…
O… uravai oru siluvaiyai polae
Uyiril dhinam sumappadhanaalae
Iravil vizhi thuyilvadhum illai
Isaiyai manam payilvadhum illai
Veenaiyum viralgalum vilagiyae vaazhumaa
Vilaginaal thandhigal thaen isai vaarkkumaa
Vizhiyil vazhi vazhindhadhu kanneer
Vaeril vandhu vizhundhadhu venneer
Udalil oru unarchiyum illai
Manadhil oru magizhchiyum illai
Aadalum paadalum nee tharum seedhanam
Thendral nee illaiyael pookkumaa poo vanam
Vaavaa vaavaa anbae…
Vaa vaa… kanmani…
Vaa vaa… aa… kanmani…
Vaa vaa kanmani vaasal thaedi vaa
Vaa vaa kanmani vaasal thaedi vaa
Vaanam illaiyael vaadum vennilaa
Vaa vaa kanmani vaasal thaedi vaa
Vaa vaa kanmani
Aa… aa… marandhu vidu pirivennum sollai
Pirivu indha piraviyil illai
Uravil ingu namakkoru ellai
Vaguthu vaikka oruvanum illai
Aanaigal iduvadhaal alai kadal adangumaa
Kudaigalai virippadhaal adai mazhai nadungumaa
Thanalil vaitha mezhugena ingu
Thavitha manam pizhaithadhu indru
Thalaivan undhan varugaiyai kandu
Thanimai ingu vidai perum indru
Kaadhalin kaaviyam kaalathai velvadhu
Maeniyai nizhal thoda yaar enna solvadhu
Vaavaa vaavaa anbae…
Vaa vaa kanmani vaasal thaedi vaa
Vaa vaa mannavaa vaasal thaedi vaa
Vaanam illaiyael vaadum vennilaa
Vaa vaa mannavaa vaasal thaedi vaa
Vaa vaa mannavaa
Come, come... ah... my king... ah...
Come, come... ah... my king... ah...
Come, come, my king, come seeking my doorstep.
Come, come, my king, come seeking my doorstep.
Without the sky, the bright moon fades away.
Come, come, my king.
Come, come... ah... my king... ah...
Bearing our love like a heavy cross,
Carrying it deep in my soul every day,
My eyes find no sleep at night,
And my heart makes no music.
Can the veena (Indian lute) and the fingers ever live apart?
If they part, will the strings pour out sweet melody?
Tears flowed endlessly from my eyes,
Like boiling water poured over living roots.
There is no feeling left in my body,
There is no joy left in my heart.
Dance and song are the gifts you bring me;
Without you, the gentle breeze, can a garden of flowers bloom?
Come, come, my love...
Come, come... my darling...
Come, come... ah... my darling...
Come, come, my darling, come seeking my doorstep.
Come, come, my darling, come seeking my doorstep.
Without the sky, the bright moon fades away.
Come, come, my darling, come seeking my doorstep.
Come, come, my darling.
Ah... ah... forget the word called separation,
There is no parting for us in this lifetime.
To draw a boundary across our bond,
There is no one in this world.
Can shouting commands calm the ocean waves?
Will a heavy downpour shrink away from opening umbrellas?
Like wax melting on glowing embers,
My aching heart was saved today.
Seeing you, my beloved, arrive at last,
Loneliness takes its leave today.
The story of true love triumphs over time;
When a shadow touches the body, who can question it?
Come, come, my love...
Come, come, my darling, come seeking my doorstep.
Come, come, my king, come seeking my doorstep.
Without the sky, the bright moon fades away.
Come, come, my king, come seeking my doorstep.
Come, come, my king.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Vaa Vaa Mannavaa from Innisai Mazhai (1992) is a poignant duet that explores deep romantic longing, emotional suffering during separation, and the ultimate triumph of love upon reunion. The song poetically compares lovers to inseparable natural pairs—such as the sky and the moon, or a veena and the fingers playing it—emphasizing that life loses its essence without one's partner.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

“O… uravai oru siluvaiyai polae”

Compares carrying the emotional burden of separation in love to bearing a heavy cross (siluvaiyai polae).

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Vaanam illaiyael vaadum vennilaa”

Compares the beloved to the sky and the speaker to the moon, showing that the moon cannot exist or shine without the sky.

Rhetorical Question & Metaphor

“Aanaigal iduvadhaal alai kadal adangumaa”

Uses the analogy of ocean waves refusing to obey human commands to illustrate that true love cannot be restricted by external rules or societal boundaries.

Simile (Uvamai)

“Thanalil vaitha mezhugena ingu”

Compares a heart struggling through separation to wax melting over burning embers (thanalil vaitha mezhugena).

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Trivia

Innisai Mazhai (1992) was directed by Shoba Chandrasekar (mother of actor Vijay) and features music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics written by legendary poet Vaali.

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