Vaa Vaa Thalaiva
From Asha · 1985
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- Vani Jairam
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Asha1985
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Vaa vaa thalaivaa edhirpaarththaen | Come, come leader, I was waiting for you |
| Vaa vaa thalaivaa edhirpaarththaen | Come, come leader, I was waiting for you |
| Intha veenaiyil unakkaena shuruthi saerththaen | In this veena, I tuned the scale just for you |
| Female | |
| Vaa vaa thalaivaa edhirpaarththaen… | Come, come leader, I was waiting for you... |
| Intha veenaiyil unakkaena shuruthi saerththaen | In this veena, I tuned the scale just for you |
| Female | |
| Vaa vaa thalaivaa edhirpaarththaen… | Come, come leader, I was waiting for you... |
| Female | |
| Meettaathiruntha veenai idhu | This is a veena that was left unplayed |
| Meettaathiruntha veenai idhu | This is a veena that was left unplayed |
| Indru meettugiraen dheiva aanai idhu | Today I play it, by divine command |
| Female | |
| Vaa vaa thalaivaa edhirpaarththaen… | Come, come leader, I was waiting for you... |
| Female | |
| Vaazha vanthaen intha vaasalai thedi | I came to live, seeking this doorstep |
| Maalaiyudan thirumaangalayam soodi | Adorned with a garland and the sacred mangalsutra |
| Naanirunthaen nalla naayagan kooda | I lived peacefully with a good husband |
| Nee ninaiththaai oru naadagam aada | You thought of playing a deceitful game |
| Ninaiththathu polae nadaththiya paavi | You sinner who enacted it just as planned |
| Needhaan needhaan therinthathaiyaa | It was you, it was you, now I know! |
| Female | |
| Vaa vaa thalaivaa edhirpaarththaen… | Come, come leader, I was waiting for you... |
| Female | |
| Yaararivaar andru naan patta paadu | Who knows the agony I suffered back then? |
| Vaerinilae sudu neer vittapodhu | When hot water was poured on my roots |
| Koodu vittu andru ponathu aavi | My spirit left its body that day |
| Pona pinnaal ini naanoru devi | Having departed, now I am a goddess |
| Iruttinil vaazhum tharumangal yaavum | All the righteousness living in darkness |
| Velichcham kaanum velaiyidhu | This is the time it comes into the light |
| Female | |
| Mannil paranthu vinnil paranthu | Flying over the earth, flying through the sky |
| Kannil padaamal irunthaen | I stayed hidden from your eyes |
| Thottum thodaamal pattum padaamal | Touching yet untouched, felt yet unfelt |
| Vittum vidaamal thodarnthaen | Never letting go, I followed you continuously |
| Female | |
| Ovvoru naazhiyum thudiththaen | I writhed in pain every single moment |
| Urakkam illamal thaviththaen | I suffered restlessly without sleep |
| Ovvoru naazhiyum thudiththaen | I writhed in pain every single moment |
| Urakkam illamal thaviththaen | I suffered restlessly without sleep |
| Female | |
| Pandiyan sabaiyil needhiyai ketta | Seeking justice in the Pandyan king's court |
| Paththini dheivam kannagi naan | I am Kannagi, the divine chaste woman |
| Kaalam idhuthaan neram idhuthaan | This is the time, this is the hour |
| Female | |
| Vaa vaa thalaivaa nee vaa…. | Come, come leader, you come... |
| Vaa vaa thalaivaa edhirpaarththaen… | Come, come leader, I was waiting for you... |
வா வா தலைவா எதிர்ப்பார்த்தேன்
வா வா தலைவா எதிர்ப்பார்த்தேன்
இந்த வீணையில் உனக்கென ஸ்ருதி சேர்த்தேன்
Come, come leader, I was waiting for you
Come, come leader, I was waiting for you
In this veena, I tuned the scale just for you
வா வா தலைவா எதிர்ப்பார்த்தேன்....
இந்த வீணையில் உனக்கென ஸ்ருதி சேர்த்தேன்
Come, come leader, I was waiting for you...
In this veena, I tuned the scale just for you
வா வா தலைவா எதிர்ப்பார்த்தேன்....
Come, come leader, I was waiting for you...
மீட்டாதிருந்த வீணை இது
மீட்டாதிருந்த வீணை இது
இன்று மீட்டுகிறேன் தெய்வ ஆணை இது.....
This is a veena that was left unplayed
This is a veena that was left unplayed
Today I play it, by divine command
வா வா தலைவா எதிர்ப்பார்த்தேன்....
Come, come leader, I was waiting for you...
வாழ வந்தேன் இந்த வாசலை தேடி
மாலையுடன் திருமாங்கல்யம் சூடி
நானிருந்தேன் நல்ல நாயகன் கூட
நீ நினைத்தாய் ஒரு நாடகம் ஆட
நினைத்தது போலே நடத்திய பாவி
நீதான் நீதான் தெரிந்ததய்யா
I came to live, seeking this doorstep
Adorned with a garland and the sacred mangalsutra
I lived peacefully with a good husband
You thought of playing a deceitful game
You sinner who enacted it just as planned
It was you, it was you, now I know!
வா வா தலைவா எதிர்ப்பார்த்தேன்.....
Come, come leader, I was waiting for you...
யாரறிவார் அன்று நான் பட்ட பாடு
வேரினிலே சுடு நீர் விட்டபோது
கூடு விட்டு அன்று போனது ஆவி
போன பின்னால் இனி நானொரு தேவி
இருட்டினில் வாழும் தருமங்கள் யாவும்
வெளிச்சம் காணும் வேளையிது
Who knows the agony I suffered back then?
When hot water was poured on my roots
My spirit left its body that day
Having departed, now I am a goddess
All the righteousness living in darkness
This is the time it comes into the light
மண்ணில் பிறந்து விண்ணில் பறந்து
கண்ணில் படாமல் இருந்தேன்
தொட்டும் தொடாமல் பட்டும் படாமல்
விட்டும் விடாமல் தொடர்ந்தேன்
Flying over the earth, flying through the sky
I stayed hidden from your eyes
Touching yet untouched, felt yet unfelt
Never letting go, I followed you continuously
ஒவ்வொரு நாழியும் துடித்தேன்
உறக்கம் இல்லாமல் தவித்தேன்
ஒவ்வொரு நாழியும் துடித்தேன்
உறக்கம் இல்லாமல் தவித்தேன்
I writhed in pain every single moment
I suffered restlessly without sleep
I writhed in pain every single moment
I suffered restlessly without sleep
பாண்டியன் சபையில் நீதியை கேட்ட
பத்தினி தெய்வம் கண்ணகி நான்
காலம் இதுதான் நேரம் இதுதான்
Seeking justice in the Pandyan king's court
I am Kannagi, the divine chaste woman
This is the time, this is the hour
வா வா தலைவா நீ வா.........
வா வா தலைவா எதிர்ப்பார்த்தேன்......
Come, come leader, you come...
Come, come leader, I was waiting for you...
Vaa vaa thalaivaa edhirpaarththaen
Come, come leader, I was waiting for you
Vaa vaa thalaivaa edhirpaarththaen
Come, come leader, I was waiting for you
Intha veenaiyil unakkaena shuruthi saerththaen
In this veena, I tuned the scale just for you
Vaa vaa thalaivaa edhirpaarththaen…
Come, come leader, I was waiting for you...
Intha veenaiyil unakkaena shuruthi saerththaen
In this veena, I tuned the scale just for you
Vaa vaa thalaivaa edhirpaarththaen…
Come, come leader, I was waiting for you...
Meettaathiruntha veenai idhu
This is a veena that was left unplayed
Meettaathiruntha veenai idhu
This is a veena that was left unplayed
Indru meettugiraen dheiva aanai idhu
Today I play it, by divine command
Vaa vaa thalaivaa edhirpaarththaen…
Come, come leader, I was waiting for you...
Vaazha vanthaen intha vaasalai thedi
I came to live, seeking this doorstep
Maalaiyudan thirumaangalayam soodi
Adorned with a garland and the sacred mangalsutra
Naanirunthaen nalla naayagan kooda
I lived peacefully with a good husband
Nee ninaiththaai oru naadagam aada
You thought of playing a deceitful game
Ninaiththathu polae nadaththiya paavi
You sinner who enacted it just as planned
Needhaan needhaan therinthathaiyaa
It was you, it was you, now I know!
Vaa vaa thalaivaa edhirpaarththaen…
Come, come leader, I was waiting for you...
Yaararivaar andru naan patta paadu
Who knows the agony I suffered back then?
Vaerinilae sudu neer vittapodhu
When hot water was poured on my roots
Koodu vittu andru ponathu aavi
My spirit left its body that day
Pona pinnaal ini naanoru devi
Having departed, now I am a goddess
Iruttinil vaazhum tharumangal yaavum
All the righteousness living in darkness
Velichcham kaanum velaiyidhu
This is the time it comes into the light
Mannil paranthu vinnil paranthu
Flying over the earth, flying through the sky
Kannil padaamal irunthaen
I stayed hidden from your eyes
Thottum thodaamal pattum padaamal
Touching yet untouched, felt yet unfelt
Vittum vidaamal thodarnthaen
Never letting go, I followed you continuously
Ovvoru naazhiyum thudiththaen
I writhed in pain every single moment
Urakkam illamal thaviththaen
I suffered restlessly without sleep
Ovvoru naazhiyum thudiththaen
I writhed in pain every single moment
Urakkam illamal thaviththaen
I suffered restlessly without sleep
Pandiyan sabaiyil needhiyai ketta
Seeking justice in the Pandyan king's court
Paththini dheivam kannagi naan
I am Kannagi, the divine chaste woman
Kaalam idhuthaan neram idhuthaan
This is the time, this is the hour
Vaa vaa thalaivaa nee vaa….
Come, come leader, you come...
Vaa vaa thalaivaa edhirpaarththaen…
Come, come leader, I was waiting for you...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song captures a powerful dramatic theme of vengeance and justice. The protagonist confronts the antagonist who destroyed her peaceful married life through deceit. She describes her extreme suffering using the metaphor of hot water poured over a plant's roots, explaining that her innocent self died that day and was reborn as an unseen, divine entity seeking retribution.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Meettaathiruntha veenai idhu”
Compares herself to an unplayed veena ('Meettaathiruntha veenai idhu') waiting to play music for vengeance under divine command.
Imagery
“Vaerinilae sudu neer vittapodhu”
Uses vivid imagery of pouring hot water on roots ('Vaerinilae sudu neer vittapodhu') to represent complete, cruel destruction of a happy life.
Alliteration / Rhyme (Emonai & Edhugai)
“Thottum thodaamal pattum padaamal”
Rhythmic rhyming and contrasting words ('Thottum thodaamal pattum padaamal / Vittum vidaamal thodarnthaen') creating internal rhythm and emphasis.
Classical Allusion
“Pandiyan sabaiyil needhiyai ketta / Paththini dheivam kannagi naan”
Refers to Kannagi from the Tamil epic Silappatikaram, invoking her iconic demand for justice in the court of the Pandyan king.
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Trivia
This song makes explicit reference to the ancient Tamil epic Silappatikaram. Lyricist Vaali frequently used classical literary figures like Kannagi to evoke powerful emotions of righteous wrath and tragic innocence in film music.
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