Vaa Vaa Valarmathi
From Vanangamudi – 1957 Film · 1957
- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singer
- M. L. Vasanthakumari
- Music director
- G. Ramanathan
- Details
- Vanangamudi – 1957 Film1957
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Siramthil thigazhvathu seevaga sinthamani | Sivaka Sinthamani shines as the crown upon your head, |
| Sevithani milirvathu kundalakesi | Kundalakesi glitters as the ornament upon your ears, |
| Thiruve nin indaiyani manimegalayaam | O divine Goddess, Manimekalai adorns your waist as a belt, |
| Haa aa aa aa haa | Haa aa aa aa haa |
| Karamathil minnuvathu valayapathiyaam | Valayapathi sparkles as the bangles on your hands, |
| Haa aa aa aa haa | Haa aa aa aa haa |
| Kaalthanil olipathu silappathigaaram | Silappathikaram resonates as anklets on your feet, |
| Kankanda imperung kaapiyathiilagame… | O visible crown jewel of the Five Great Epics! |
| Female | |
| Va va va | Come, come, come, |
| Valarmathiye va | Come, O waxing moon, |
| Kalai nidhiye va | Come, O treasure of arts, |
| Varamarula va va va | Come to bestow your boons, come, come, come! |
| Va va va | Come, come, come, |
| Valarmathiye va | Come, O waxing moon, |
| Kalai nidhiye va | Come, O treasure of arts, |
| Varamarula va va va | Come to bestow your boons, come, come, come! |
| Valarmathiye va | Come, O waxing moon, |
| Kalai nidhiye va | Come, O treasure of arts, |
| Female | |
| vannamaevum isaivaarithi | O colorful ocean of music, |
| En vaazhvil inbam tharum baarathi | O Goddess Bharati who brings bliss into my life, |
| Annaiye kalaiyin saarathi | O Mother who is the charioteer of fine arts, |
| Makizhnthunnaiye paninthen | I joyfully bow down to you, |
| Ennayaandarul…va va va… | Rule over me and grant grace... come, come, come... |
| Female | |
| Kambanodu kavigaala megamum | Along with Kamban and Kalamegam, |
| Kanintha ullam neeye | You are the tender, benevolent heart, |
| Kambanodu kavigaala megamum | Along with Kamban and Kalamegam, |
| Kanintha ullam neeye | You are the tender, benevolent heart, |
| Kaaviyam pugazhmthidum Jeevajoythiye | O living flame celebrated by eternal epics, |
| Kavalai theerum thaaye… | O Mother who dispels all worries... |
| Female | |
| Kaanakkaana thigaatadha inbanilai | A state of bliss that never satiates no matter how much one beholds, |
| Kaanum selvam neeye..ye | You are the visual wealth that grants joy..ye |
| Kaanakkaana thigaatadha inbanilai | A state of bliss that never satiates no matter how much one beholds, |
| Kaanum selvam neeye..ye | You are the visual wealth that grants joy..ye |
| Gaganame pugazhum raaniye | O Queen praised even by the heavens, |
| Un kamala sevaye kaninthu neeyarula | Kindly grant your blessing through lotus service, |
| Female | |
| Va va va | Come, come, come, |
| Valarmathiye va | Come, O waxing moon, |
| Kalai nidhiye va | Come, O treasure of arts, |
| Varamarula va | Come to grant boons! |
சிரமதில் திகழ்வது ஜீவக சிந்தாமணி
செவிதனில் மிளிர்வது குண்டலகேசி
திருவே நின் இடையணி மணிமேகலையாம்
ஹா.ஆஆ..ஆஅ..ஹா...
கரமதில் மின்னுவது வளையாபதியாம்
ஹா.ஆஆ..ஆஅ..ஹா...
கால் தனில் ஒலிப்பது சிலப்பதிகாரம்
கண்கண்ட ஐம்பெருங் காவியத் திலகமே....
Sivaka Sinthamani shines as the crown upon your head,
Kundalakesi glitters as the ornament upon your ears,
O divine Goddess, Manimekalai adorns your waist as a belt,
Haa aa aa aa haa
Valayapathi sparkles as the bangles on your hands,
Haa aa aa aa haa
Silappathikaram resonates as anklets on your feet,
O visible crown jewel of the Five Great Epics!
வா வா வா
வளர்மதியே வா
கலை நிதியே வா
வரமருள வா வா வா....
வா வா வா
வளர்மதியே வா
கலை நிதியே வா
வரமருள வா வா வா
வளர்மதியே வா
கலை நிதியே வா
Come, come, come,
Come, O waxing moon,
Come, O treasure of arts,
Come to bestow your boons, come, come, come!
Come, come, come,
Come, O waxing moon,
Come, O treasure of arts,
Come to bestow your boons, come, come, come!
Come, O waxing moon,
Come, O treasure of arts,
வண்ணமேவும் இசைவாரிதி
என் வாழ்வில் இன்பம் தரும் பாரதி
அன்னையே கலையின் சாரதி
மகிழ்ந்துன்னையே பணிந்தேன்
என்னையாண்டருள்...வா வா வா...
O colorful ocean of music,
O Goddess Bharati who brings bliss into my life,
O Mother who is the charioteer of fine arts,
I joyfully bow down to you,
Rule over me and grant grace... come, come, come...
பெண்
: கம்பனோடு கவிகாள மேகமும்
கனிந்த உள்ளம் நீயே
கம்பனோடு கவிகாள மேகமும்
கனிந்த உள்ளம் நீயே
காவியம் புகழ்ந்திடும் ஜீவஜோதியே
கவலை தீரும் தாயே....
காவியம் புகழ்ந்திடும் ஜீவஜோதியே
கவலை தீரும் தாயே....
Along with Kamban and Kalamegam,
You are the tender, benevolent heart,
Along with Kamban and Kalamegam,
You are the tender, benevolent heart,
O living flame celebrated by eternal epics,
O Mother who dispels all worries...
காணகாணத் திகட்டாத இன்பநிலை
காணும் செல்வம் நீயே..யே
காணகாணத் திகட்டாத இன்பநிலை
காணும் செல்வம் நீயே
ககனமே புகழும் ராணியே
உன் கமல சேவையே கனிந்து நீயருள...
A state of bliss that never satiates no matter how much one beholds,
You are the visual wealth that grants joy..ye
A state of bliss that never satiates no matter how much one beholds,
You are the visual wealth that grants joy..ye
O Queen praised even by the heavens,
Kindly grant your blessing through lotus service,
பெண்
: வா வா வா
வளர்மதியே வா
கலை நிதியே வா
வரமருள வா.....
Come, come, come,
Come, O waxing moon,
Come, O treasure of arts,
Come to grant boons!
Siramthil thigazhvathu seevaga sinthamani
Sivaka Sinthamani shines as the crown upon your head,
Sevithani milirvathu kundalakesi
Kundalakesi glitters as the ornament upon your ears,
Thiruve nin indaiyani manimegalayaam
O divine Goddess, Manimekalai adorns your waist as a belt,
Haa aa aa aa haa
Haa aa aa aa haa
Karamathil minnuvathu valayapathiyaam
Valayapathi sparkles as the bangles on your hands,
Haa aa aa aa haa
Haa aa aa aa haa
Kaalthanil olipathu silappathigaaram
Silappathikaram resonates as anklets on your feet,
Kankanda imperung kaapiyathiilagame…
O visible crown jewel of the Five Great Epics!
Va va va
Come, come, come,
Valarmathiye va
Come, O waxing moon,
Kalai nidhiye va
Come, O treasure of arts,
Varamarula va va va
Come to bestow your boons, come, come, come!
Va va va
Come, come, come,
Valarmathiye va
Come, O waxing moon,
Kalai nidhiye va
Come, O treasure of arts,
Varamarula va va va
Come to bestow your boons, come, come, come!
Valarmathiye va
Come, O waxing moon,
Kalai nidhiye va
Come, O treasure of arts,
vannamaevum isaivaarithi
O colorful ocean of music,
En vaazhvil inbam tharum baarathi
O Goddess Bharati who brings bliss into my life,
Annaiye kalaiyin saarathi
O Mother who is the charioteer of fine arts,
Makizhnthunnaiye paninthen
I joyfully bow down to you,
Ennayaandarul…va va va…
Rule over me and grant grace... come, come, come...
Kambanodu kavigaala megamum
Along with Kamban and Kalamegam,
Kanintha ullam neeye
You are the tender, benevolent heart,
Kambanodu kavigaala megamum
Along with Kamban and Kalamegam,
Kanintha ullam neeye
You are the tender, benevolent heart,
Kaaviyam pugazhmthidum Jeevajoythiye
O living flame celebrated by eternal epics,
Kavalai theerum thaaye…
O Mother who dispels all worries...
Kaanakkaana thigaatadha inbanilai
A state of bliss that never satiates no matter how much one beholds,
Kaanum selvam neeye..ye
You are the visual wealth that grants joy..ye
Kaanakkaana thigaatadha inbanilai
A state of bliss that never satiates no matter how much one beholds,
Kaanum selvam neeye..ye
You are the visual wealth that grants joy..ye
Gaganame pugazhum raaniye
O Queen praised even by the heavens,
Un kamala sevaye kaninthu neeyarula
Kindly grant your blessing through lotus service,
Va va va
Come, come, come,
Valarmathiye va
Come, O waxing moon,
Kalai nidhiye va
Come, O treasure of arts,
Varamarula va
Come to grant boons!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is an invocation to Goddess Saraswati (the deity of arts, wisdom, and music), poetically personified through Tamil literature. In the opening verse, the lyricist brilliantly personifies Tamil literature by allegorizing the Five Great Epics of Tamil (Aimperum Kappiyangal) as jewels worn by the Goddess: Sivaka Sinthamani on her head, Kundalakesi on her ears, Manimekalai around her waist, Valayapathi on her wrists, and Silappathikaram on her feet. The devotee earnestly calls upon the divine mother as 'Valarmathi' (waxing moon) and 'Kalai Nidhi' (treasure of arts) to grant boons and enlighten her life with music and bliss. She acknowledges how legendary poets like Kamban and Kalamega Pulavar derived their poetic brilliance through the Mother's grace, seeking the same divine patronage and spiritual joy.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvagamy (Metaphor / Allegory)
“Siramthil thigazhvathu seevaga sinthamani ... Kaalthanil olipathu silappathigaaram”
The Five Great Epics of Tamil literature are allegorized as physical ornaments adorning the body of Goddess Saraswati/Tamil Thai.
Monnai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Valarmathiye va / Kalai nidhiye va / Varamarula va va va”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds like 'Va' in 'Valarmathiye' and 'Varamarula' or 'Ka' in 'Kambanodu', 'Kanintha', 'Kaaviyam', 'Kavalai'.
Esubhu / Anaphora (Repetition for Emphasis)
“Va va va”
Repeated call 'Va va va' (Come, come, come) creating rhythmic invocation and devotional fervor.
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Trivia
This iconic invocation song features a famous opening verse composed using the allegory of the five classic Tamil epics (Aimperum Kappiyangal). Sung by the classical titan M. L. Vasanthakumari, it remains one of the finest classical invocations in Tamil cinema history, showcasing G. Ramanathan's mastery over Carnatic classical ragas.
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