- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Malaysia Vasudevan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Pudhu Kavithai
- Movie release year
- 1982
- Lyrics added on
- 14 Nov 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
'Vaa Vaa Vasanthame' from the 1982 movie Pudhu Kavithai is a celebratory yet poignant song expressing joy, hope, and emotional resilience. The protagonist welcomes spring ('Vasantham') as a metaphor for a new lease on life, happiness, and love. The imagery of street lights, swinging skies, and comforting touches emphasizes a feeling of lightness and liberation after enduring heartache. In the latter verses, the protagonist reflects on love's scars ('kaadhal ranangal'), resolving to smile through the pain and conceal emotional wounds while celebrating life's beauty. Composed by Ilaiyaraaja and penned by Vairamuthu, the song encapsulates a blend of external jubilation and inner introspection.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora / Repetition
“Vaa vaa vasanthamae”
The repetition of 'Vaa vaa vasanthamae' at the start and throughout chorus stanzas emphasizes the earnest welcoming of happiness and spring.
Metaphor
“Sugam tharum suganthamae / Oru deva minnal vanthathu”
Comparing spring ('Vasantham') to a delightful fragrance ('Sugantham') and life's sudden emotional spark to divine lightning ('Deva minnal').
Emoni / Rhyme (Monorhyme & Alliteration)
“Valiyum theernthathu / Vazhiyum therinthathu oh..”
Tamil poetic rhyme (Edukai/Mona) seen in paired words like 'Valiyum theernthathu' and 'Vazhiyum therinthathu'.
Personification
“Aagaayamae Endhan kaiyil oonjal aaduthoo / Poo megamae Endhan kannam thottu poguthoo”
Attributing physical human action to abstract elements, like clouds touching cheeks and sky swinging in hands.
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Trivia
'Pudhu Kavithai' (1982), starring Rajinikanth and Jyothi, was directed by S. P. Muthuraman and produced by Kavithalayaa Productions. The song 'Vaa Vaa Vasanthamae' was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, rendered by Malaysia Vasudevan, with lyrics penned by Vairamuthu. The soundtrack remains one of the seminal collaborations of the Ilaiyaraaja-Rajinikanth era.
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