Vaa Vaa Vaa Sugumaari
From Ketti Melam · 1985
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Kovai Soundararajan, Manjula
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Ketti Melam1985
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Vaa vaa vaa sukumaari | Come, come, come, delicate beauty! |
| Vaa vaa vaa sukumaari | Come, come, come, delicate beauty! |
| Malar muga naari | Lady with a flower-like face, |
| Madhana kumaari | Young maiden of Cupid, |
| Nalina singaari | Graceful and stylish woman, |
| Nadai alangaari | One with an elegant walk, |
| Male | |
| Kaiyal meedhu miga | In your hands, immensely, |
| Maiyal aaginen | I became infatuated! |
| Dhani dhani dhani dhani | Dhani dhani dhani dhani (Carnatic Swaras) |
| Sani dhapa sani dhapa | Sani dhapa sani dhapa (Carnatic Swaras) |
| Veyil meedhu vaitha | Like butter kept under, |
| Vennai aaginen | The scorching sun, I melted! |
| Sani sani sani sani | Sani sani sani sani (Carnatic Swaras) |
| Sani dhapa sani dhapa | Sani dhapa sani dhapa (Carnatic Swaras) |
| Male | |
| Kaiyal meedhu miga | In your hands, immensely, |
| Maiyal aaginen | I became infatuated! |
| Veyil meedhu vaitha | Like butter kept under, |
| Vennai aaginen | The scorching sun, I melted! |
| Male | |
| Vaa vaa vaa sukumaari | Come, come, come, delicate beauty! |
| Female | |
| Vandhen vandhen sukumaaraa | I have come, I have come, handsome prince! |
| Vandhen vandhen sukumaaraa | I have come, I have come, handsome prince! |
| Ambuja vadhanaa | One with a lotus-like face, |
| Azhagiya madhanaa | Handsome Cupid-like man, |
| Pangaja nayanaa | One with lotus-like eyes, |
| Pannaga sayanaa | One who rests on the divine serpent, |
| Female | |
| Ellai meerudhoru | A yearning heat of separation, |
| Viraga dhaabamae | That crosses all boundaries! |
| Dhani dhani dhani dhani | Dhani dhani dhani dhani (Carnatic Swaras) |
| Sani dhapa sani dhapa | Sani dhapa sani dhapa (Carnatic Swaras) |
| Thollai aana ilam | This troublesome youthful, |
| Paruva kaalamae | Phase of life! |
| Sani sani sani sani | Sani sani sani sani (Carnatic Swaras) |
| Sani dhapa sani dhapa | Sani dhapa sani dhapa (Carnatic Swaras) |
| Female | |
| Ellai meerudhoru | A yearning heat of separation, |
| Viraga dhaabamae | That crosses all boundaries! |
| Thollai aana ilam | This troublesome youthful, |
| Paruva kaalamae | Phase of life! |
| Female | |
| Vandhen vandhen sukumaaraa | I have come, I have come, handsome prince! |
வா வா வா சுகுமாரி
வா வா வா சுகுமாரி
மலர் முகநாரி மதனகுமாரி
நளின சிங்காரி நடை அலங்காரி
Come, come, come, delicate beauty!
Come, come, come, delicate beauty!
Lady with a flower-like face,
Young maiden of Cupid,
Graceful and stylish woman,
One with an elegant walk,
கையல் மீது மிக
மையல் ஆகினேன்
தநி தநி தநி தநி
ஸநிதப ஸநிதப
வெயில் மீது வைத்த
வெண்ணை ஆகினேன்
ஸநி ஸநி ஸநி ஸநி
ஸநிதப ஸநிதப
In your hands, immensely,
I became infatuated!
Dhani dhani dhani dhani (Carnatic Swaras)
Sani dhapa sani dhapa (Carnatic Swaras)
Like butter kept under,
The scorching sun, I melted!
Sani sani sani sani (Carnatic Swaras)
Sani dhapa sani dhapa (Carnatic Swaras)
கையல் மீது மிக
மையல் ஆகினேன்
வெயில் மீது வைத்த
வெண்ணை ஆகினேன்
In your hands, immensely,
I became infatuated!
Like butter kept under,
The scorching sun, I melted!
வா வா வா சுகுமாரி
Come, come, come, delicate beauty!
வந்தேன் வந்தேன் சுகுமாரா
வந்தேன் வந்தேன் சுகுமாரா
அம்புஜ வதனா அழகிய மதனா
பங்கஜ நயனா பன்னக சயனா
I have come, I have come, handsome prince!
I have come, I have come, handsome prince!
One with a lotus-like face,
Handsome Cupid-like man,
One with lotus-like eyes,
One who rests on the divine serpent,
எல்லை மீறுதொரு
விரக தாபமே
தநி தநி தநி தநி
ஸநிதப ஸநிதப
தொல்லை ஆன இளம்
பருவக் காலமே
ஸநி ஸநி ஸநி ஸநி
ஸநிதப ஸநிதப
A yearning heat of separation,
That crosses all boundaries!
Dhani dhani dhani dhani (Carnatic Swaras)
Sani dhapa sani dhapa (Carnatic Swaras)
This troublesome youthful,
Phase of life!
Sani sani sani sani (Carnatic Swaras)
Sani dhapa sani dhapa (Carnatic Swaras)
எல்லை மீறுதொரு
விரக தாபமே
தொல்லை ஆன இளம்
பருவக் காலமே
A yearning heat of separation,
That crosses all boundaries!
This troublesome youthful,
Phase of life!
வந்தேன் வந்தேன் சுகுமாரா......
I have come, I have come, handsome prince!
Vaa vaa vaa sukumaari
Come, come, come, delicate beauty!
Vaa vaa vaa sukumaari
Come, come, come, delicate beauty!
Malar muga naari
Lady with a flower-like face,
Madhana kumaari
Young maiden of Cupid,
Nalina singaari
Graceful and stylish woman,
Nadai alangaari
One with an elegant walk,
Kaiyal meedhu miga
In your hands, immensely,
Maiyal aaginen
I became infatuated!
Dhani dhani dhani dhani
Dhani dhani dhani dhani (Carnatic Swaras)
Sani dhapa sani dhapa
Sani dhapa sani dhapa (Carnatic Swaras)
Veyil meedhu vaitha
Like butter kept under,
Vennai aaginen
The scorching sun, I melted!
Sani sani sani sani
Sani sani sani sani (Carnatic Swaras)
Sani dhapa sani dhapa
Sani dhapa sani dhapa (Carnatic Swaras)
Kaiyal meedhu miga
In your hands, immensely,
Maiyal aaginen
I became infatuated!
Veyil meedhu vaitha
Like butter kept under,
Vennai aaginen
The scorching sun, I melted!
Vaa vaa vaa sukumaari
Come, come, come, delicate beauty!
Vandhen vandhen sukumaaraa
I have come, I have come, handsome prince!
Vandhen vandhen sukumaaraa
I have come, I have come, handsome prince!
Ambuja vadhanaa
One with a lotus-like face,
Azhagiya madhanaa
Handsome Cupid-like man,
Pangaja nayanaa
One with lotus-like eyes,
Pannaga sayanaa
One who rests on the divine serpent,
Ellai meerudhoru
A yearning heat of separation,
Viraga dhaabamae
That crosses all boundaries!
Dhani dhani dhani dhani
Dhani dhani dhani dhani (Carnatic Swaras)
Sani dhapa sani dhapa
Sani dhapa sani dhapa (Carnatic Swaras)
Thollai aana ilam
This troublesome youthful,
Paruva kaalamae
Phase of life!
Sani sani sani sani
Sani sani sani sani (Carnatic Swaras)
Sani dhapa sani dhapa
Sani dhapa sani dhapa (Carnatic Swaras)
Ellai meerudhoru
A yearning heat of separation,
Viraga dhaabamae
That crosses all boundaries!
Thollai aana ilam
This troublesome youthful,
Paruva kaalamae
Phase of life!
Vandhen vandhen sukumaaraa
I have come, I have come, handsome prince!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a classical-style romantic duet between lovers expressing their intense mutual attraction, longing, and infatuation. The hero beckons his beloved using poetically ornate epithets, comparing his melting heart to butter left under the hot sun. The heroine responds affectionately, describing her lover using classical imagery such as lotus-faced and lotus-eyed, while describing the overwhelming passion of youth that crosses boundaries. Incorporating classical Carnatic swara passages, Vaali's lyrics blend Sanskrit-influenced Tamil poetic descriptors with rhythmic musical structures.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Malar muga naari / Madhana kumaari / Nalina singaari / Nadai alangaari”
The second consonant 'da/la' rhymes rhythmically across adjacent lines creating euphonic lyricism.
Upamai (Simile)
“Veyil meedhu vaitha vennai aaginen”
The male protagonist compares his helpless surrender to love to butter melting in the hot sun.
Metaphorical Classical Epithets
“Ambuja vadhanaa / Pangaja nayanaa”
Use of traditional imagery such as 'Ambuja vadhanaa' (lotus-faced) and 'Pangaja nayanaa' (lotus-eyed).
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Trivia
The lyrics by Vaali combine classical Sanskritized Tamil (Manipravalam influence) with Carnatic swaras (solfege), a popular technique in 1980s Tamil cinema to give film songs an authentic classical kutcheri feel.
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