Vaa Vaa Vanji Ilam Manae
From Guru Sishyan · 1988
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Guru Sishyan1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Vaa vaa vanji illam maanae | Come, come, young graceful deer-like lady |
| Male | |
| {Vaa vaa vanji illam maanae | Come, come, young graceful deer-like lady |
| Vandhal ennai tharuvenae} (2) | If you come, I shall give myself to you |
| Vazhnaalilae neengamalae | In life, without ever separating |
| Nee paadhi naan paadhi aagha | Becoming half you and half me |
| Female | |
| Vandhal vanji ila maanae | If you come, young gentle deer |
| Kondal unnai inghu thaanae | If I hold you, right here |
| Male | |
| Eerettu vayadhil eera thaamarai | At sixteen years of age, a fresh lotus |
| Vaai vittu sirikaadha | Does it not laugh out loud? |
| Female :Vaai vittu sirikkum maalai velayil | Female: In the evening time when it laughs out loud |
| Thaen sottu therikkadha.. | Does a drop of honey not splash? |
| Male | |
| Dhegathil unnakku thenkoodu irrukku | In your body, there is a honeycomb |
| Dhagathai thanithida vaa | Come to quench this thirst |
| Female :Aanalum nee kaatum vegham | Female: Still, the speed you show |
| Aathaadi aagadhamma | Oh my, it is too much! |
| Male | |
| Pon vandu koothaadumbothu | When the golden beetle dances with joy |
| Poochendu nogadhamma | The bouquet of flowers won't hurt, right? |
| Female :Podhum podhum pooooo… | Female: Enough, enough, go... |
| Male | |
| Vaa vaa vanji illam maanae | Come, come, young graceful deer-like lady |
| Vandhal ennai tharuvenae | If you come, I shall give myself to you |
| Vazhnaalilae neengamalae | In life, without ever separating |
| Nee paadhi naan paadhi aagha | Becoming half you and half me |
| Female | |
| Vandhal vanji ila maanae | If you come, young gentle deer |
| Kondal unnai inghu thaanae | If I hold you, right here |
| Female | |
| : Naan unnai ninaithen nethu raathiri | Female: I thought of you last night |
| Noolattam ilaithenae | I became thin like a thread |
| Male :Naankooda thavithen veru maadhiri | Male: Even I suffered in a different way |
| Paalattam kodhithenae | I boiled like milk |
| Female | |
| Aasaigal ennakum angangae surakum | Desires spring up in me here and there as well |
| Aalaithan asathuvadhenn.. | Why amaze and overwhelm a person so? |
| Male :Pon vandu koothaadumbothu | Male: When the golden beetle dances with joy |
| Poochendu nogadhamma | The bouquet of flowers won't hurt, right? |
| Female | |
| Kaal medhu kaal pottu aada kalyana naal illaya | Is today not a wedding day to dance placing leg over leg? |
| Male :Neram kaalam enn.. | Male: Why worry about auspicious time and hour? |
| Female | |
| Vandhal vanji ila maanae | If you come, young gentle deer |
| Kondal unnai inghu thaanae | If I hold you, right here |
| Vazhnaalilae neengamalae | In life, without ever separating |
| Nee paadhi naan paadhi aagha | Becoming half you and half me |
| Male | |
| Vaa vaa vanji illam maanae | Come, come, young graceful deer-like lady |
| Vandhal ennai tharuvenae | If you come, I shall give myself to you |
| Female :Vandhal vanji ila maanae | Female: If you come, young gentle deer |
| Kondal unnai inghu thaanae | If I hold you, right here |
வா வா வஞ்சி
இளம் மானே
Come, come, young graceful deer-like lady
{ வா வா வஞ்சி
இளம் மானே வந்தால்
என்னை தருவேனே } (2)
வாழ்நாளிலே நீங்காமலே
நீ பாதி நான் பாதியாக
Come, come, young graceful deer-like lady
If you come, I shall give myself to you
In life, without ever separating
Becoming half you and half me
வந்தால் வஞ்சி
இள மானே கொண்டால்
உன்னை இங்கு தானே
If you come, young gentle deer
If I hold you, right here
ஈரெட்டு வயதில்
ஈர தாமரை வாய் விட்டு
சிரிக்காதா
வாய் விட்டு
சிரிக்கும் மாலை
வேலையில் தேன்
சொட்டு தெரிக்காதா
At sixteen years of age, a fresh lotus
Does it not laugh out loud?
Female: In the evening time when it laughs out loud
Does a drop of honey not splash?
தேகத்தில்
உனக்கு தேன் கூடு
இருக்கு தாகத்தை
தணித்திட வா
ஆனாலும் நீ
காட்டும் வேகம்
ஆத்தாடி ஆகாதம்மா
In your body, there is a honeycomb
Come to quench this thirst
Female: Still, the speed you show
Oh my, it is too much!
பொன்வண்டு
கூத்தாடும்போது
பூச்செண்டு நோகதம்மா
போதும் போதும்
போ
When the golden beetle dances with joy
The bouquet of flowers won't hurt, right?
Female: Enough, enough, go...
வா வா வஞ்சி
இளம் மானே வந்தால்
என்னை தருவேனே
வாழ்நாளிலே நீங்காமலே
நீ பாதி நான் பாதியாக
Come, come, young graceful deer-like lady
If you come, I shall give myself to you
In life, without ever separating
Becoming half you and half me
வந்தால் வஞ்சி
இள மானே கொண்டால்
உன்னை இங்கு தானே
If you come, young gentle deer
If I hold you, right here
நான் உன்னை
நினைத்தேன் நேத்து
ராத்திரி நூலாட்டம்
இளைத்தேனே
நான் கூட தவித்தேன்
வேறு மாதிரி பாலாட்டம்
கொதித்தேனே
Female: I thought of you last night
I became thin like a thread
Male: Even I suffered in a different way
I boiled like milk
ஆசைகள்
எனக்கும் அங்கங்கே
சுரக்கும் ஆளைத்தான்
அசத்துவதேன்
பொன் வண்டு
கூத்தாடும் போது
பூச்செண்டு நோகாதம்மா
Desires spring up in me here and there as well
Why amaze and overwhelm a person so?
Male: When the golden beetle dances with joy
The bouquet of flowers won't hurt, right?
கால் மீது
கால் போட்டு ஆட
கல்யாண நாள் இல்லையா
நேரம் காலம் ஏன்
Is today not a wedding day to dance placing leg over leg?
Male: Why worry about auspicious time and hour?
வந்தால் வஞ்சி
இள மானே கொண்டால்
உன்னை இங்கு தானே
வாழ்நாளிலே நீங்காமலே
நீ பாதி நான் பாதியாக
If you come, young gentle deer
If I hold you, right here
In life, without ever separating
Becoming half you and half me
வா வா வஞ்சி
இளம் மானே வந்தால்
என்னை தருவேனே
வந்தால் வஞ்சி
இளமானே கொண்டால்
உன்னை இங்கு தானே
Come, come, young graceful deer-like lady
If you come, I shall give myself to you
Female: If you come, young gentle deer
If I hold you, right here
Vaa vaa vanji illam maanae
Come, come, young graceful deer-like lady
{Vaa vaa vanji illam maanae
Come, come, young graceful deer-like lady
Vandhal ennai tharuvenae} (2)
If you come, I shall give myself to you
Vazhnaalilae neengamalae
In life, without ever separating
Nee paadhi naan paadhi aagha
Becoming half you and half me
Vandhal vanji ila maanae
If you come, young gentle deer
Kondal unnai inghu thaanae
If I hold you, right here
Eerettu vayadhil eera thaamarai
At sixteen years of age, a fresh lotus
Vaai vittu sirikaadha
Does it not laugh out loud?
Female :Vaai vittu sirikkum maalai velayil
Female: In the evening time when it laughs out loud
Thaen sottu therikkadha..
Does a drop of honey not splash?
Dhegathil unnakku thenkoodu irrukku
In your body, there is a honeycomb
Dhagathai thanithida vaa
Come to quench this thirst
Female :Aanalum nee kaatum vegham
Female: Still, the speed you show
Aathaadi aagadhamma
Oh my, it is too much!
Pon vandu koothaadumbothu
When the golden beetle dances with joy
Poochendu nogadhamma
The bouquet of flowers won't hurt, right?
Female :Podhum podhum pooooo…
Female: Enough, enough, go...
Vaa vaa vanji illam maanae
Come, come, young graceful deer-like lady
Vandhal ennai tharuvenae
If you come, I shall give myself to you
Vazhnaalilae neengamalae
In life, without ever separating
Nee paadhi naan paadhi aagha
Becoming half you and half me
Vandhal vanji ila maanae
If you come, young gentle deer
Kondal unnai inghu thaanae
If I hold you, right here
: Naan unnai ninaithen nethu raathiri
Female: I thought of you last night
Noolattam ilaithenae
I became thin like a thread
Male :Naankooda thavithen veru maadhiri
Male: Even I suffered in a different way
Paalattam kodhithenae
I boiled like milk
Aasaigal ennakum angangae surakum
Desires spring up in me here and there as well
Aalaithan asathuvadhenn..
Why amaze and overwhelm a person so?
Male :Pon vandu koothaadumbothu
Male: When the golden beetle dances with joy
Poochendu nogadhamma
The bouquet of flowers won't hurt, right?
Kaal medhu kaal pottu aada kalyana naal illaya
Is today not a wedding day to dance placing leg over leg?
Male :Neram kaalam enn..
Male: Why worry about auspicious time and hour?
Vandhal vanji ila maanae
If you come, young gentle deer
Kondal unnai inghu thaanae
If I hold you, right here
Vazhnaalilae neengamalae
In life, without ever separating
Nee paadhi naan paadhi aagha
Becoming half you and half me
Vaa vaa vanji illam maanae
Come, come, young graceful deer-like lady
Vandhal ennai tharuvenae
If you come, I shall give myself to you
Female :Vandhal vanji ila maanae
Female: If you come, young gentle deer
Kondal unnai inghu thaanae
If I hold you, right here
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'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.
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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.
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