Skip to content
Isaimozhi
Guru Sishyan album cover
Lyrics & meaning

Vaa Vaa Vanji Ilam Manae

From Guru Sishyan · 1988

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Guru Sishyan
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
17 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vaa vaa vanji illam maanae
{Vaa vaa vanji illam maanae
Vandhal ennai tharuvenae} (2)
Vazhnaalilae neengamalae
Nee paadhi naan paadhi aagha
Vandhal vanji ila maanae
Kondal unnai inghu thaanae
Eerettu vayadhil eera thaamarai
Vaai vittu sirikaadha
Female :Vaai vittu sirikkum maalai velayil
Thaen sottu therikkadha..
Dhegathil unnakku thenkoodu irrukku
Dhagathai thanithida vaa
Female :Aanalum nee kaatum vegham
Aathaadi aagadhamma
Pon vandu koothaadumbothu
Poochendu nogadhamma
Female :Podhum podhum pooooo…
Vaa vaa vanji illam maanae
Vandhal ennai tharuvenae
Vazhnaalilae neengamalae
Nee paadhi naan paadhi aagha
Vandhal vanji ila maanae
Kondal unnai inghu thaanae
: Naan unnai ninaithen nethu raathiri
Noolattam ilaithenae
Male :Naankooda thavithen veru maadhiri
Paalattam kodhithenae
Aasaigal ennakum angangae surakum
Aalaithan asathuvadhenn..
Male :Pon vandu koothaadumbothu
Poochendu nogadhamma
Kaal medhu kaal pottu aada kalyana naal illaya
Male :Neram kaalam enn..
Vandhal vanji ila maanae
Kondal unnai inghu thaanae
Vazhnaalilae neengamalae
Nee paadhi naan paadhi aagha
Vaa vaa vanji illam maanae
Vandhal ennai tharuvenae
Female :Vandhal vanji ila maanae
Kondal unnai inghu thaanae
Come, come, my youthful deer,
{Come, come, my youthful deer,
If you come, I will give myself to you} (2)
Never parting throughout our lifetime,
With you as one half and me as the other.
If you come, my youthful deer,
I will make you mine right here.
At sixteen years of age, won't a dewy lotus
Smile and blossom open?
Female: When it blossoms in the evening hour,
Won't drops of honey splash out?
There is a honeycomb in your body,
Come to quench my thirst!
Female: Even so, this haste you show,
Oh my, it is not good!
When the golden beetle dances around,
Won't the flower bouquet get hurt?
Female: Enough, enough, go away!
Come, come, my youthful deer,
If you come, I will give myself to you.
Never parting throughout our lifetime,
With you as one half and me as the other.
If you come, my youthful deer,
I will make you mine right here.
I thought of you last night,
And grew thin as a thread!
Male: I too suffered in a different way,
Boiling over like hot milk!
Desires rise in me here and there too,
Why do you overwhelm me like this?
Male: When a golden beetle dances around,
The flower bouquet will not get hurt!
Isn't our wedding day there for us to sit back and play?
Male: Why wait for the right time and hour?
If you come, my youthful deer,
I will make you mine right here.
Never parting throughout our lifetime,
With you as one half and me as the other.
Come, come, my youthful deer,
If you come, I will give myself to you.
Female: If you come, my youthful deer,
I will make you mine right here.
Male
Male
Female
Male
Male
Male
Male
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Vaa Vaa Vanji Illam Maanae' is a playful and sensual romantic duet from the 1988 Tamil film Guru Sishyan. The song captures the intense longing and flirtatious dynamic between two lovers who express their deep affection and desire to become indivisible life partners ('Nee paadhi naan paadhi'). Through rich metaphors of nature, honey, lotuses, and dancing beetles, the song conveys both the male lover's passionate advances and the female lover's coy yet enthusiastic responses. The lyrical exchanges highlight their restless nights, intense passion, and eagerness to unite without worrying about auspicious timing. Musically composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Vaali and vocals by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and K. S. Chithra, the track remains a classic Tamil romantic duet.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

“Noolattam ilaithenae”

'Noolattam ilaithenae' uses 'attam' (meaning 'like') to compare the lover becoming thin due to romantic longing to a slender thread.

Simile (Uvamai)

“Paalattam kodhithenae”

'Paalattam kodhithenae' compares the lover's intense inner agitation and emotional heat to boiling milk.

Metaphor (Urvagam)

“Pon vandu koothaadumbothu”

'Pon vandu koothaadumbothu poochendu nogadhamma' metaphorically compares the male lover to a golden beetle (vandu) and the female lover to a delicate bouquet of flowers (poochendu).

Metaphor (Urvagam)

“Eerettu vayadhil eera thaamarai”

'Eerettu vayadhil eera thaamarai' metaphorically compares a sixteen-year-old youth to a fresh, wet lotus flower.

Did you know?

Trivia

Guru Sishyan (1988) is an action-comedy film starring Rajinikanth and Prabhu, directed by S. P. Muthuraman. This iconic duet was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, written by veteran lyricist Vaali, and sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam alongside K. S. Chithra, featuring Rajinikanth and Gautami on screen.

Keep listening

Songs with a similar feeling

Maaman Machan1980
Murattu KaalaiCourtshipDesire
Priya Priya1993
KattabommanAttractionDesire
Bramma Devanavan Varna2015
Aayusu NooruCourtshipDesire
Kattana Kattalagazhu1962
Kudumba ThalaivanAttractionPlayful
Muthumani Ther Irukku1994
Amaidhi PadaiAttractionPlayful Romance
Sandha Kavigal Padidum1982
MettiRomantic UnionLonging

From the same album

More songs from Guru Sishyan

View album
Jingidi Jingidi1988
Guru SishyanPlayful
Kandu Pudichen1988
Guru SishyanPlayful

Spot an issue?

Help us improve the lyrics or English translation.