Vaa Vaa Vasanthamey
From Pudhu Kavithai · 1982
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Malaysia Vasudevan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Pudhu Kavithai1982
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Vaa vaa vasanthamae | Come, O spring season! |
| Sugam tharum suganthamae | O fragrance that bestows joy! |
| Male | |
| Vaa vaa vasanthamae | Come, O spring season! |
| Sugam tharum suganthamae | O fragrance that bestows joy! |
| Vaa vaa vasanthamae | Come, O spring season! |
| Sugam tharum suganthamae | O fragrance that bestows joy! |
| Male | |
| Theruvengum oli vizhaa | A festival of light all along the streets, |
| Dheepangalin thiru vizhaa | A sacred festival of lamps, |
| Ennodu aanandham paada… | To sing joyfully alongside me... |
| Male | |
| Vaa vaa vasanthamae | Come, O spring season! |
| Sugam tharum suganthamae | O fragrance that bestows joy! |
| Male | |
| Aagaayamae | O sky above! |
| Endhan kaiyil oonjal aaduthoo | Is it swinging like a cradle in my hands? |
| Poo megamae | O flower-like cloud! |
| Endhan kannam thottu poguthoo | Is it touching my cheeks as it passes by? |
| Male | |
| Sugam pogum | Pleasure may come and go, |
| Un kangal pothum | Your eyes are enough for me. |
| Chinna paadham nadanthathaal | Because those tiny feet walked, |
| Valiyum theernthathu | The pain has dissolved, |
| Vazhiyum therinthathu oh.. | And the path ahead has revealed itself, oh! |
| Male | |
| Vaa vaa vasanthamae | Come, O spring season! |
| Sugam tharum suganthamae | O fragrance that bestows joy! |
| Theruvengum oli vizhaa | A festival of light all along the streets, |
| Dheepangalin thiru vizhaa | A sacred festival of lamps, |
| Ennodu aanandham paada… | To sing joyfully alongside me... |
| Male | |
| Vaa vaa vasanthamae | Come, O spring season! |
| Sugam tharum suganthamae | O fragrance that bestows joy! |
| Male | |
| En vaanilae | In my private sky, |
| Oru deva minnal vanthathu | A divine streak of lightning appeared. |
| En nenjinai | My heart, |
| Adhu killi vittu sendrathu | It pinched and left behind a mark. |
| Male | |
| Paavai poovai | Like a delicate maiden and a flower, |
| Kaalangal kaakkum | Time will safeguard it. |
| Andha kaadhal ranangalai | Those deep wounds of love, |
| Maraithu mooduven | I shall conceal and cover up, |
| Sirithu vaazhthuven oh… | And continue to live with a smile, oh! |
| Male | |
| Vaa vaa vasanthamae | Come, O spring season! |
| Sugam tharum suganthamae | O fragrance that bestows joy! |
| Theruvengum oli vizhaa | A festival of light all along the streets, |
| Dheepangalin thiru vizhaa | A sacred festival of lamps, |
| Ennodu aanandham paada | To sing joyfully alongside me, |
| Male | |
| Vaa vaa vasanthamae | Come, O spring season! |
| Sugam tharum suganthamae | O fragrance that bestows joy! |
வா வா வசந்தமே
சுகம் தரம் சுகந்தமே
Come, O spring season!
O fragrance that bestows joy!
வா வா வசந்தமே
சுகம் தரம் சுகந்தமே
வா வா வசந்தமே
சுகம் தரம் சுகந்தமே
Come, O spring season!
O fragrance that bestows joy!
Come, O spring season!
O fragrance that bestows joy!
தெருவெங்கும் ஒளி விழா..
தீபங்களின் திரு விழா..
என்னோடு ஆனந்தம் பாட..
A festival of light all along the streets,
A sacred festival of lamps,
To sing joyfully alongside me...
வா வா வசந்தமே
சுகம் தரம் சுகந்தமே
Come, O spring season!
O fragrance that bestows joy!
ஆகாயமே ...
எந்தன் கையில் ஊஞ்சல் ஆடுதோ
பூ மேகமே ....
எந்தன் கன்னம் தொட்டு போகுதோ
O sky above!
Is it swinging like a cradle in my hands?
O flower-like cloud!
Is it touching my cheeks as it passes by?
சுகம் போகும்
உன் கண்கள் போதும்
சின்ன பாதம் நடந்ததால்..
வலியும் தீர்ந்தது
வழியும் தெரிந்தது..ஓ
Pleasure may come and go,
Your eyes are enough for me.
Because those tiny feet walked,
The pain has dissolved,
And the path ahead has revealed itself, oh!
வா வா வசந்தமே
சுகம் தரம் சுகந்தமே
தெருவெங்கும் ஒளி விழா..
தீபங்களின் திரு விழா..
என்னோடு ஆனந்தம் பாட..
Come, O spring season!
O fragrance that bestows joy!
A festival of light all along the streets,
A sacred festival of lamps,
To sing joyfully alongside me...
வா வா வசந்தமே
சுகம் தரம் சுகந்தமே
Come, O spring season!
O fragrance that bestows joy!
என் வானிலே....
ஒரு தேவ மின்னல் வந்தது
என் நெஞ்சினை......
அது கிள்ளி விட்டு சென்றது
In my private sky,
A divine streak of lightning appeared.
My heart,
It pinched and left behind a mark.
பாவை பூவை
காலங்கள் காக்கும்
அந்த காதல் ரணங்களை
மறைத்து மூடுவேன்
சிரித்து வாழ்த்துவேன் ஓ
Like a delicate maiden and a flower,
Time will safeguard it.
Those deep wounds of love,
I shall conceal and cover up,
And continue to live with a smile, oh!
வா வா வசந்தமே
சுகம் தரம் சுகந்தமே
தெருவெங்கும் ஒளி விழா..
தீபங்களின் திரு விழா..
என்னோடு ஆனந்தம் பாட..
Come, O spring season!
O fragrance that bestows joy!
A festival of light all along the streets,
A sacred festival of lamps,
To sing joyfully alongside me,
வா வா வசந்தமே
சுகம் தரம் சுகந்தமே
Come, O spring season!
O fragrance that bestows joy!
Vaa vaa vasanthamae
Come, O spring season!
Sugam tharum suganthamae
O fragrance that bestows joy!
Vaa vaa vasanthamae
Come, O spring season!
Sugam tharum suganthamae
O fragrance that bestows joy!
Vaa vaa vasanthamae
Come, O spring season!
Sugam tharum suganthamae
O fragrance that bestows joy!
Theruvengum oli vizhaa
A festival of light all along the streets,
Dheepangalin thiru vizhaa
A sacred festival of lamps,
Ennodu aanandham paada…
To sing joyfully alongside me...
Vaa vaa vasanthamae
Come, O spring season!
Sugam tharum suganthamae
O fragrance that bestows joy!
Aagaayamae
O sky above!
Endhan kaiyil oonjal aaduthoo
Is it swinging like a cradle in my hands?
Poo megamae
O flower-like cloud!
Endhan kannam thottu poguthoo
Is it touching my cheeks as it passes by?
Sugam pogum
Pleasure may come and go,
Un kangal pothum
Your eyes are enough for me.
Chinna paadham nadanthathaal
Because those tiny feet walked,
Valiyum theernthathu
The pain has dissolved,
Vazhiyum therinthathu oh..
And the path ahead has revealed itself, oh!
Vaa vaa vasanthamae
Come, O spring season!
Sugam tharum suganthamae
O fragrance that bestows joy!
Theruvengum oli vizhaa
A festival of light all along the streets,
Dheepangalin thiru vizhaa
A sacred festival of lamps,
Ennodu aanandham paada…
To sing joyfully alongside me...
Vaa vaa vasanthamae
Come, O spring season!
Sugam tharum suganthamae
O fragrance that bestows joy!
En vaanilae
In my private sky,
Oru deva minnal vanthathu
A divine streak of lightning appeared.
En nenjinai
My heart,
Adhu killi vittu sendrathu
It pinched and left behind a mark.
Paavai poovai
Like a delicate maiden and a flower,
Kaalangal kaakkum
Time will safeguard it.
Andha kaadhal ranangalai
Those deep wounds of love,
Maraithu mooduven
I shall conceal and cover up,
Sirithu vaazhthuven oh…
And continue to live with a smile, oh!
Vaa vaa vasanthamae
Come, O spring season!
Sugam tharum suganthamae
O fragrance that bestows joy!
Theruvengum oli vizhaa
A festival of light all along the streets,
Dheepangalin thiru vizhaa
A sacred festival of lamps,
Ennodu aanandham paada
To sing joyfully alongside me,
Vaa vaa vasanthamae
Come, O spring season!
Sugam tharum suganthamae
O fragrance that bestows joy!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'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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