Vaa Vaa Pudhu Kavithaigal
From Thulasi (1987 Film) · 1987
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Sampath Selvam
- Details
- Thulasi (1987 Film)1987
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Vaa vaa pudhu kavithaigal ezhuthiya deviyae | Come, oh goddess who wrote new poems! |
| Vaa vaa en uyirukkul erikira jothiyae | Come, oh flame burning within my soul! |
| Unthan perai uchcharikkiraen | I pronounce your name, |
| Oorai naanum echchrikkiraen | I warn the whole town. |
| Vanthaal unnai paada vaikkiraen | If you come, I will make you sing, |
| Illai…illai….illai…. | No... no... no... |
| En thalaiyai aruththu un kaalil vaikkiraen | I will sever my head and lay it at your feet. |
| Male | |
| Vaa vaa pudhu kavithaigal ezhuthiya deviyae | Come, oh goddess who wrote new poems! |
| Vaa vaa en uyirukkul erikira jothiyae | Come, oh flame burning within my soul! |
| Male | |
| Aaa….aa….aa….aa….aa…. | Aaa....aa....aa....aa....aa.... |
| Poli vesham pothum pennae | Enough of this hypocritical facade, girl! |
| Thaali saeithaen vaadi kannae | I have crafted the sacred thread, come my dear! |
| Saami pakthi athu nammai mirattum | Religious devotion threatens us, |
| Jaadhi pedham adhu padai thirattum | Caste discrimination gathers an army, |
| Vaadi pennae varuvathu varattum | Come my girl, let whatever happens, happen! |
| Male | |
| Amman endraal enai indru eriththidu | If you are a goddess, burn me today! |
| Penmai endraal per solli azhaiththidu | If you are womanhood, call me by my name! |
| Vaazhkkaiyil azhuvathu mudhal murai thudaiththuvidu | This is the first time in my life I am crying, wipe away my tears! |
| Male | |
| Vaa vaa pudhu kavithaigal ezhuthiya deviyae | Come, oh goddess who wrote new poems! |
| Vaa vaa en uyirukkul erikira jothiyae | Come, oh flame burning within my soul! |
| Unthan perai uchcharikkiraen | I pronounce your name, |
| Oorai naanum echchrikkiraen | I warn the whole town. |
| Vanthaal unnai paada vaikkiraen | If you come, I will make you sing, |
| Illai…illai….illai…. | No... no... no... |
| En thalaiyai aruththu un kaalil vaikkiraen | I will sever my head and lay it at your feet. |
| Male | |
| Vaa vaa pudhu kavithaigal ezhuthiya deviyae | Come, oh goddess who wrote new poems! |
| Vaa vaa en uyirukkul erikira jothiyae | Come, oh flame burning within my soul! |
| Male | |
| Kadhal konda kaalam engae | Where is the time when we fell in love? |
| Kangal paadum gaanam engae | Where is the song that our eyes used to sing? |
| Paadal sonnaen adhu ninaivillaiyaa | I sang a song for you, do you not remember? |
| Paadham thottaen adhu ninaivillaiyaa | I touched your feet, do you not remember? |
| Naan yaar nee yaar adhu ninaivillaiyaa | Who am I, who are you, do you not remember that? |
| Male | |
| Vizhigalai maranthathu inthan peyar imaiyalla | That which forgets the eyes cannot be called an eyelid, |
| Nagarvathai maranthathu idhan peyar nadhiyalla | That which forgets to flow cannot be called a river, |
| Idhayaththil ezhuthiya uravugal…. | Relationships inscribed upon the heart... |
| Irappadharkalla | ...are not meant to die. |
| Male | |
| ………………… | ... |
வா வா புது கவிதைகள் எழுதிய தேவியே
வா வா என் உயிருக்குள் எரிகிற ஜோதியே
உந்தன் பேரை உச்சரிக்கிறேன்
ஊரை நானும் எச்சரிக்கிறேன்
வந்தால் உன்னை பாட வைக்கிறேன்
இல்லை....இல்லை...இல்லை....
என் தலையை அறுத்து உன் காலில் வைக்கிறேன்
Come, oh goddess who wrote new poems!
Come, oh flame burning within my soul!
I pronounce your name,
I warn the whole town.
If you come, I will make you sing,
No... no... no...
I will sever my head and lay it at your feet.
வா வா புது கவிதைகள் எழுதிய தேவியே
வா வா என் உயிருக்குள் எரிகிற ஜோதியே....
Come, oh goddess who wrote new poems!
Come, oh flame burning within my soul!
ஆஅ.....ஆ.....ஆ....ஆ.....ஆ.....
போலி வேஷம் போதும் பெண்ணே
தாலி செய்தேன் வாடி கண்ணே
சாமி பக்தி அது நம்மை மிரட்டும்
ஜாதி பேதம் அது படை திரட்டும்
வாடி பெண்ணே வருவது வரட்டும்
Aaa....aa....aa....aa....aa....
Enough of this hypocritical facade, girl!
I have crafted the sacred thread, come my dear!
Religious devotion threatens us,
Caste discrimination gathers an army,
Come my girl, let whatever happens, happen!
அம்மன் என்றால் எனை இன்று எரித்திடு
பெண்மை என்றால் பேர் சொல்லி அழைத்திடு
வாழ்க்கையில் அழுவது முதல் முறை துடைத்துவிடு
If you are a goddess, burn me today!
If you are womanhood, call me by my name!
This is the first time in my life I am crying, wipe away my tears!
வா வா புது கவிதைகள் எழுதிய தேவியே
வா வா என் உயிருக்குள் எரிகிற ஜோதியே...ஏ....
உந்தன் பேரை உச்சரிக்கிறேன்
ஊரை நானும் எச்சரிக்கிறேன்
வந்தால் உன்னை பாட வைக்கிறேன்.....
இல்லை....இல்லை...இல்லை....
என் தலையை அறுத்து உன் காலில் வைக்கிறேன்
Come, oh goddess who wrote new poems!
Come, oh flame burning within my soul!
I pronounce your name,
I warn the whole town.
If you come, I will make you sing,
No... no... no...
I will sever my head and lay it at your feet.
வா வா புது கவிதைகள் எழுதிய தேவியே
வா வா என் உயிருக்குள் எரிகிற ஜோதியே...ஏ....
Come, oh goddess who wrote new poems!
Come, oh flame burning within my soul!
காதல் கொண்ட காலம் எங்கே
கண்கள் பாடும் கானம் எங்கே
பாடல் சொன்னேன் அது நினைவில்லையா
பாதம் தொட்டேன் அது நினைவில்லையா
நான் யார் நீ யார் அது நினைவில்லையா
Where is the time when we fell in love?
Where is the song that our eyes used to sing?
I sang a song for you, do you not remember?
I touched your feet, do you not remember?
Who am I, who are you, do you not remember that?
விழிகளை மறந்தது இந்தன் பெயர் இமையல்ல
நகர்வதை மறந்தது இதன் பெயர் நதியல்ல
இதயத்தில் எழுதிய உறவுகள்........
இறப்பதற்கல்ல
That which forgets the eyes cannot be called an eyelid,
That which forgets to flow cannot be called a river,
Relationships inscribed upon the heart...
...are not meant to die.
ஆஆ.....ஆ....ஆ......ஆஆ.....ஆ....ஆ......
ஆஆ.....ஆ....ஆ......ஆஆ.....ஆ....ஆ......
...
Vaa vaa pudhu kavithaigal ezhuthiya deviyae
Come, oh goddess who wrote new poems!
Vaa vaa en uyirukkul erikira jothiyae
Come, oh flame burning within my soul!
Unthan perai uchcharikkiraen
I pronounce your name,
Oorai naanum echchrikkiraen
I warn the whole town.
Vanthaal unnai paada vaikkiraen
If you come, I will make you sing,
Illai…illai….illai….
No... no... no...
En thalaiyai aruththu un kaalil vaikkiraen
I will sever my head and lay it at your feet.
Vaa vaa pudhu kavithaigal ezhuthiya deviyae
Come, oh goddess who wrote new poems!
Vaa vaa en uyirukkul erikira jothiyae
Come, oh flame burning within my soul!
Aaa….aa….aa….aa….aa….
Aaa....aa....aa....aa....aa....
Poli vesham pothum pennae
Enough of this hypocritical facade, girl!
Thaali saeithaen vaadi kannae
I have crafted the sacred thread, come my dear!
Saami pakthi athu nammai mirattum
Religious devotion threatens us,
Jaadhi pedham adhu padai thirattum
Caste discrimination gathers an army,
Vaadi pennae varuvathu varattum
Come my girl, let whatever happens, happen!
Amman endraal enai indru eriththidu
If you are a goddess, burn me today!
Penmai endraal per solli azhaiththidu
If you are womanhood, call me by my name!
Vaazhkkaiyil azhuvathu mudhal murai thudaiththuvidu
This is the first time in my life I am crying, wipe away my tears!
Vaa vaa pudhu kavithaigal ezhuthiya deviyae
Come, oh goddess who wrote new poems!
Vaa vaa en uyirukkul erikira jothiyae
Come, oh flame burning within my soul!
Unthan perai uchcharikkiraen
I pronounce your name,
Oorai naanum echchrikkiraen
I warn the whole town.
Vanthaal unnai paada vaikkiraen
If you come, I will make you sing,
Illai…illai….illai….
No... no... no...
En thalaiyai aruththu un kaalil vaikkiraen
I will sever my head and lay it at your feet.
Vaa vaa pudhu kavithaigal ezhuthiya deviyae
Come, oh goddess who wrote new poems!
Vaa vaa en uyirukkul erikira jothiyae
Come, oh flame burning within my soul!
Kadhal konda kaalam engae
Where is the time when we fell in love?
Kangal paadum gaanam engae
Where is the song that our eyes used to sing?
Paadal sonnaen adhu ninaivillaiyaa
I sang a song for you, do you not remember?
Paadham thottaen adhu ninaivillaiyaa
I touched your feet, do you not remember?
Naan yaar nee yaar adhu ninaivillaiyaa
Who am I, who are you, do you not remember that?
Vizhigalai maranthathu inthan peyar imaiyalla
That which forgets the eyes cannot be called an eyelid,
Nagarvathai maranthathu idhan peyar nadhiyalla
That which forgets to flow cannot be called a river,
Idhayaththil ezhuthiya uravugal….
Relationships inscribed upon the heart...
Irappadharkalla
...are not meant to die.
…………………
...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This intense romantic song expresses a lover's fiery devotion and desperation. The protagonist addresses his beloved as a divine goddess and a light burning within his soul, defying societal norms, caste discrimination, and religious dogma that stand between them.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora (Repetition)
“Vaa vaa pudhu kavithaigal ezhuthiya deviyae”
The repetition of 'Vaa vaa' at the beginning of the lines builds emotional urgency and intense calling.
Metaphor
“Vaa vaa en uyirukkul erikira jothiyae”
The beloved is equated to a flame ('jothi') burning within the speaker's soul, symbolizing pure, luminous passion.
Emonai (Second-letter Rhyme / Assonance)
“Saami pakthi athu nammai mirattum / Jaadhi pedham adhu padai thirattum”
The Tamil poetic tradition of matching second consonants across lines ('Saami' and 'Jaadhi').
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Trivia
The film 'Thulasi' (1987) stars Murali and Seetha. The lyrics written by Vairamuthu highlight deep social commentary challenging religious and caste barriers through love poetry.
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