Vaa Vaa Vaangalaam
From Nizhal Ulagam · 2011
- Lyricist
- Dhinesh
- Singers
- Raghu Mohan, IniN Joe
- Music director
- Dhanraj Manickam
- Details
- Nizhal Ulagam2011
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Vaa vaa vaangalaam | Come, come, let us buy! |
| Nilavai vaangi thaalam poadalaam | Let us buy the moon and play a rhythm. |
| Pogum pokkilae adai mazhaiyai | On the way, the heavy downpour... |
| Vilaikki kettu paarkkalaam | Let us ask for its price and see! |
| Male | |
| Vaa vaa vaangalaam | Come, come, let us buy! |
| Nilavai vaangi thaalam poadalaam | Let us buy the moon and play a rhythm. |
| Pogum pokkilae adai mazhaiyai | On the way, the heavy downpour... |
| Vilaikki kettu paarkkalaam | Let us ask for its price and see! |
| Male | |
| Megam adhai vaangi vaikkalaam | We can buy clouds and keep them. |
| Sorgam adhu engae pogalaam | Where can heaven go? |
| Aahaa nam kaiyil irukkalaam | Aha, it can be right in our hands! |
| Kaatrai kooda parsil nuzhaikkalaam | We can even fit the wind inside a purse. |
| Male | |
| Megam adhai vaangi vaikkalaam | We can buy clouds and keep them. |
| Sorgam adhu engae pogalaam | Where can heaven go? |
| Aahaa nam kaiyil irukkalaam | Aha, it can be right in our hands! |
| Kaatrai kooda parsil nuzhaikkalaam | We can even fit the wind inside a purse. |
| Male | |
| Pookkalin kaadhil pookkalaam | We can bloom like flowers in their ears. |
| Antromas-sudan serndhu sutralaam | We can wander along with Andromeda. |
| Minnal vaa odi aadalaam | Oh lightning, come let us run and dance. |
| Vaazhvae nee ennil vaazhalaam | Oh life, you can live within me. |
| Chorus | |
| …………………. | ... |
| Male | |
| Rasippom ovvoru nimidamum | We will enjoy every single minute. |
| Parappom paravaigal pola naam | We will fly like birds. |
| Jollythaan idhu pudhu ulagam | It is pure fun, this new world. |
| Kaasu thaan ingu anaivarukkum | Money is everything for everyone here. |
| Male | |
| Manadhil yedho nail nadhiyin | In the heart, like the Nile river... |
| Eeram vegamthaan | There is moisture and speed. |
| Payanam thodangum ada kannil | As the journey begins, ah, in the eyes... |
| Yeno yekkam thaan | Why is there a longing? |
| Manadhil yedho nail nadhiyin | In the heart, like the Nile river... |
| Eeram vegam thaan | There is moisture and speed. |
| Payanam thodangum ada kannil | As the journey begins, ah, in the eyes... |
| Yeno yekkam thaan | Why is there a longing? |
| Indrae indrae aasai vazhigal thedudhae wow woh | Today itself, desires seek pathways, wow woh! |
| Pogum paadhai inimel vegu thooramillaiyae o wow woh | The path ahead is no longer too far, oh wow woh! |
| O oo wow woh ….oo oo wow woh …. ooo oo | O oo wow woh ....oo oo wow woh .... ooo oo |
வா வா வாங்கலாம்
நிலவை வாங்கி தாளம் போடலாம்
போகும் போக்கிலே அடை மழையாய்
விலைக்கி கேட்டு பார்க்கலாம்
Come, come, let us buy!
Let us buy the moon and play a rhythm.
On the way, the heavy downpour...
Let us ask for its price and see!
வா வா வாங்கலாம்
நிலவை வாங்கி தாளம் போடலாம்
போகும் போக்கிலே அடை மழையாய்
விலைக்கி கேட்டு பார்க்கலாம்
Come, come, let us buy!
Let us buy the moon and play a rhythm.
On the way, the heavy downpour...
Let us ask for its price and see!
மேகம் அதை வாங்கி வைக்கலாம்
சொர்க்கம் அது எங்கே போகலாம்
ஆஹா நம் கையில் இருக்கலாம்
காற்றை கூட பர்ஸில் நுழைக்கலாம்
We can buy clouds and keep them.
Where can heaven go?
Aha, it can be right in our hands!
We can even fit the wind inside a purse.
மேகம் அதை வாங்கி வைக்கலாம்
சொர்க்கம் அது எங்கே போகலாம்
ஆஹா நம் கையில் இருக்கலாம்
காற்றை கூட பர்ஸில் நுழைக்கலாம்
We can buy clouds and keep them.
Where can heaven go?
Aha, it can be right in our hands!
We can even fit the wind inside a purse.
பூக்கள் என் காதல் பூக்கலாம்
ஆண்ட்ரோ வா சேர்ந்து சுற்றலாம்
மின்னல் வா ஓடி ஆடலாம்
வாழ்வே நீ என்னில் வாழலாம்
We can bloom like flowers in their ears.
We can wander along with Andromeda.
Oh lightning, come let us run and dance.
Oh life, you can live within me.
.............................
...
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We will enjoy every single minute.
We will fly like birds.
It is pure fun, this new world.
Money is everything for everyone here.
ரசிப்போம் ஒவ்வொரு நிமிடமும்
பறப்போம் பறவைகள் போல நாம்
ஜாலிதான் இது புது உலகம்
காசுதான் இங்கு அனைவருக்கும்
In the heart, like the Nile river...
There is moisture and speed.
As the journey begins, ah, in the eyes...
Why is there a longing?
In the heart, like the Nile river...
There is moisture and speed.
As the journey begins, ah, in the eyes...
Why is there a longing?
Today itself, desires seek pathways, wow woh!
The path ahead is no longer too far, oh wow woh!
O oo wow woh ....oo oo wow woh .... ooo oo
மனதில் ஏதோ நைல் நதியின்
ஈரம் வேகம்தான்
பயணம் தொடங்கும் அட கண்ணில்
ஏனோ ஏக்கம்தான்
மனதில் ஏதோ நைல் நதியின்
ஈரம் வேகம்தான்
பயணம் தொடங்கும் அட கண்ணில்
ஏனோ ஏக்கம்தான்
இன்றே இன்றே ஆசை வழிகள்
தேடுதே வாவ் வொஹ்
போகும் பாதை இனிமேல்
வெகு தூரமில்லையே ஓ வாவ் வொஹ்
ஓ ஓ வாவ் வொஹ்......ஓ ஓ வாவ் வொஹ்......ஓஒ ஓ
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Vaa vaa vaangalaam
Come, come, let us buy!
Nilavai vaangi thaalam poadalaam
Let us buy the moon and play a rhythm.
Pogum pokkilae adai mazhaiyai
On the way, the heavy downpour...
Vilaikki kettu paarkkalaam
Let us ask for its price and see!
Vaa vaa vaangalaam
Come, come, let us buy!
Nilavai vaangi thaalam poadalaam
Let us buy the moon and play a rhythm.
Pogum pokkilae adai mazhaiyai
On the way, the heavy downpour...
Vilaikki kettu paarkkalaam
Let us ask for its price and see!
Megam adhai vaangi vaikkalaam
We can buy clouds and keep them.
Sorgam adhu engae pogalaam
Where can heaven go?
Aahaa nam kaiyil irukkalaam
Aha, it can be right in our hands!
Kaatrai kooda parsil nuzhaikkalaam
We can even fit the wind inside a purse.
Megam adhai vaangi vaikkalaam
We can buy clouds and keep them.
Sorgam adhu engae pogalaam
Where can heaven go?
Aahaa nam kaiyil irukkalaam
Aha, it can be right in our hands!
Kaatrai kooda parsil nuzhaikkalaam
We can even fit the wind inside a purse.
Pookkalin kaadhil pookkalaam
We can bloom like flowers in their ears.
Antromas-sudan serndhu sutralaam
We can wander along with Andromeda.
Minnal vaa odi aadalaam
Oh lightning, come let us run and dance.
Vaazhvae nee ennil vaazhalaam
Oh life, you can live within me.
………………….
...
Rasippom ovvoru nimidamum
We will enjoy every single minute.
Parappom paravaigal pola naam
We will fly like birds.
Jollythaan idhu pudhu ulagam
It is pure fun, this new world.
Kaasu thaan ingu anaivarukkum
Money is everything for everyone here.
Manadhil yedho nail nadhiyin
In the heart, like the Nile river...
Eeram vegamthaan
There is moisture and speed.
Payanam thodangum ada kannil
As the journey begins, ah, in the eyes...
Yeno yekkam thaan
Why is there a longing?
Manadhil yedho nail nadhiyin
In the heart, like the Nile river...
Eeram vegam thaan
There is moisture and speed.
Payanam thodangum ada kannil
As the journey begins, ah, in the eyes...
Yeno yekkam thaan
Why is there a longing?
Indrae indrae aasai vazhigal thedudhae wow woh
Today itself, desires seek pathways, wow woh!
Pogum paadhai inimel vegu thooramillaiyae o wow woh
The path ahead is no longer too far, oh wow woh!
O oo wow woh ….oo oo wow woh …. ooo oo
O oo wow woh ....oo oo wow woh .... ooo oo
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from 'Nizhal Ulagam' is an upbeat, surrealistic track celebrating youthful fantasy, consumerism, and boundless freedom. The protagonist playfully imagines purchasing impossible cosmic elements—buying the moon, putting wind into a purse, and pricing a heavy downpour—reflecting a world driven by money where youth dream of owning paradise itself.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole & Surrealism
“Kaatrai kooda parsil nuzhaikkalaam”
Extravagant exaggeration of commercialism by suggesting one can buy rain, capture wind in a purse, and buy the moon.
Upamai (Simile)
“Parappom paravaigal pola naam”
Comparing human freedom directly to birds using the explicit comparison word 'pola'.
Metaphor
“Manadhil yedho nail nadhiyin eeram vegamthaan”
Comparing the emotional rush inside the heart to the dampness and speed of the Nile River.
Iyaibu (Rhyme / End Rhyme)
“Nilavai vaangi thaalam poadalaam / Vilaikki kettu paarkkalaam”
Repeated line endings with '-aam' creating a musical rhythmic harmony throughout the stanza.
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Trivia
Written by lyricist Dhinesh for the 2011 film 'Nizhal Ulagam', the song uses playful, imaginative metaphors of buying nature to comment on the modern, money-centric mindset of young people living in a virtual or materialistic world.
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