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Lyrics & meaning

Vaa Vaa Poove Vaa

From Rishi · 2001

Lyricist
Pazhani Bharathi
Singers
Hariharan, S. Janaki
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Rishi
Movie release year
2001
Lyrics added on
9 Jul 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vaa vaa poove vaa
Un vaasam paarkka vendum vaa
Thendral varum saalai meedhu nee vaa
Vaa vaa anbae vaa
En vaasal unnai thedum vaa
Vasanthathil muththam kondu vaa vaa
Edhir paarkkiraen manam verkkiraen
Poongaattraai nee vaa
Female :Mazhai kaalamae pudhu odai naan
Oru vellam pol vaa
Male :Adi innum innum
Pakkam konjam vaa
Vaa vaa poove vaa
Un vaasam paarkka vendum vaa
Thendral varum saalai meedhu nee vaa
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Unnai paarththa pookkal
Kannai moodavillai
Adhisaya pennae nee vaa vaa vaa
Unnai paarththa pinnae
Kaigal odavillai
Aruginil nee konjam vaa vaa vaa
Un punnagai adhai kaasaipol
Naan saerpenae vaa
Female :Un tholgalil thalai sayavae
Naan poothaen vaa
Male :Nee kadhal vaanavillaaga
Adhil kaanum vannam naanaaga
Female :Un azhagai paruga azhagae nee vaa
Vaa vaa anbae vaa
En vaasal unnai thedum vaa
Vasanthathil muththam kondu vaa vaa
Thangakkattil podu
Ennai kayil seru
Moochchinil thee moottu vaa vaa vaa
Male :Vanna sirpam paarththu
Kangal pasi aachchu
Thaamatham aagaathu vaa vaa vaa
Nee vendavum viral theendavum
Oru poovaanen vaa
Male :Un madiyilae vanthu iravilae
Naan kann moodavaa
Un tholgal rendum kilaiyaaga
Naan panjavarna kiliyaaga
Suga kadhaigal solla arugae nee vaa
Vaa vaa poove vaa
Un vaasam paarkka vendum vaa
Thendral varum saalai meedhu nee vaa
Vaa vaa anbae vaa
En vaasal unnai thedum vaa
Vasanthathil muththam kondu vaa vaa
Edhir paarkkiraen manam verkkiraen
Poongaattraai nee vaa
Female :Mazhai kaalamae pudhu odai naan
Oru vellam pol vaa
Vaa vaa poove vaa
Un vaasam paarkka vendum vaa
Thendral varum saalai meedhu nee vaa
Come, come, oh flower, come!
I want to feel your fragrance, come!
Come upon the path where the soft breeze blows!
Come, come, my love, come!
My doorway yearns for you, come!
Bring me a kiss in the springtime, come, come!
I await you, my heart perspires with longing!
Come like a gentle breeze!
Female: It is the rainy season, and I am a fresh stream!
Come like a surge of floodwater!
Male: Oh dear, further and further...
Come a little closer!
Come, come, oh flower, come!
I want to feel your fragrance, come!
Come upon the path where the soft breeze blows!
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The flowers that gazed at you
Have not closed their eyes.
Oh wondrous maiden, come, come, come!
Ever since looking at you,
My hands refuse to turn away.
Come a little closer, come, come, come!
Your smile, like precious treasure,
I shall save and treasure; come!
Female: To rest my head upon your shoulders,
I blossomed into flower; come!
Male: May you become a rainbow of love,
And I become the colors glowing within it!
Female: To sip your beauty, oh beautiful one, come!
Come, come, my love, come!
My doorway yearns for you, come!
Bring me a kiss in the springtime, come, come!
Spread out a golden bed,
Take me into your arms,
Kindle a fire in my breath, come, come, come!
Male: Gazing at this colorful sculpture,
My eyes have grown ravenous!
Delay cannot be tolerated, come, come, come!
As you yearned and your fingers touched me,
I turned into a flower, come!
Male: Resting on your lap in the night,
Shall I close my eyes?
With both your shoulders as branches,
And me as a five-colored parrot,
Come near to tell sweet stories!
Come, come, oh flower, come!
I want to feel your fragrance, come!
Come upon the path where the soft breeze blows!
Come, come, my love, come!
My doorway yearns for you, come!
Bring me a kiss in the springtime, come, come!
I await you, my heart perspires with longing!
Come like a gentle breeze!
Female: It is the rainy season, and I am a fresh stream!
Come like a surge of floodwater!
Come, come, oh flower, come!
I want to feel your fragrance, come!
Come upon the path where the soft breeze blows!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Vaa Vaa Poove Vaa' from the 2001 film Rishi is a romantic duet composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, featuring vocals by Hariharan and S. Janaki. The song expresses deep romantic longing, passion, and intimate affection between two lovers using vivid nature imagery such as flowers, breezes, streams, and rainbows.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora / Repetition (Adukkuthodar)

Vaa vaa poove vaa

The phrase 'Vaa vaa' (Come, come) is repeated continuously throughout the song to emphasize longing and urgency.

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

Poongaattraai nee vaa

The lover is metaphorically addressed as 'poove' (flower) and 'poongaattru' (fragrant breeze).

Simile (Uwamai)

Un punnagai adhai kaasaipol

The smile of the beloved is compared to gathering coins ('kaasaipol Naan saerpenae') and stream/flood comparisons ('Oru vellam pol vaa').

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

Unnai paarththa pookkal Kannai moodavillai

Exaggerating that even other flowers could not close their eyes after looking at her beauty.

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Trivia

'Rishi' (2001), starring Sarathkumar and Meena, marked one of Yuvan Shankar Raja's early collaborations with veteran singer S. Janaki, blending modern melody arrangements with classic Tamil romantic poetry.

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