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Lyrics & meaning

Vaa Vaa Vella Vaa

From Yashoda · 2022

Lyricist
Chandrabose
Singer
Gopika Poornima
Music director
Mani Sharma
Details
Yashoda2022

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Raasali penn raasaliFalcon-like woman, oh falcon-like woman
Parandhida thayangaadhaeDo not hesitate to fly
Theekaado por kaadoWhether it is a forest of fire or a forest of war
Kadanthida thayangaadhaeDo not hesitate to cross it
Female
Vidhaigalai maraikindraThe soil that conceals the seeds
Mannai kaanadhaeDo not look at it
Mutti mutti mel ezhu neePush through and rise up, you
Thayakkam kattadhaeDo not show any hesitation
Female
Vaa vaa vaa vaaCome, come, come, come
Vella vaaCome to win
Vaanam yeri sellavaaShall you climb the sky and go?
Female
Vaa vaa thadaigalai udaithu vaaCome, come, break the obstacles and come
Edhiridum kanaigalai thagarthu vaaSmash the arrows aimed against you and come
Male
………………..
Female
Theeppennae theeppennaeFire-like woman, fire-like woman
Vaa vaa poradaCome, come to fight
Por puriyum needhaanaeIt is you who wage the war
Vaa vaa vaa poradaCome, come, come to fight
Female
Ulipadaa karkal ellaamStones that are not struck by a chisel
Silaigal aagaadhuWill never become sculptures
Udaipada nenjam inguA heart that is not broken here
Urudhi kanaadhuWill not gain true strength
Female
Vaa vaa vaa vaaCome, come, come, come
Vella vaaCome to win
Vaanam yeri sellavaaShall you climb the sky and go?
Female
Vaa vaa thadaigalai udaithu vaaCome, come, break the obstacles and come
Edhiridum kanaigalai thagarthu vaaSmash the arrows aimed against you and come
Male
……………………
Female
Minnalae minnalaeOh lightning, oh lightning
Paayum minnalaeFast-striking lightning
Thendralae thendralaeOh breeze, oh breeze
Seerum thendralaeFierce, roaring breeze
Female
Ilakkugal illaiyendraalIf there are no goals
Vaazhkai veendhaanaeLife is completely in vain
Izhappugal enbathellaamWhat we consider as losses
Unmaiyil verthaanaeAre actually the roots of growth
Female
Vaa vaa vaa vaaCome, come, come, come
Vella vaaCome to win
Vaanam yeri sellavaaShall you climb the sky and go?
Female
Vaa vaa thadaigalai udaithu vaaCome, come, break the obstacles and come
Edhiridum kanaigalai thagarthu vaaSmash the arrows aimed against you and come
Male
……………….

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song is an intense motivational anthem encouraging resilience, perseverance, and inner strength. It compares the protagonist to nature's powerful forces—a falcon, fire, lightning, and a roaring breeze—urging her to push past all hesitations and cross any 'forest of war or fire' without fear.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Raasali penn raasali / Theeppennae theeppennae

Compares the protagonist to strong, swift, and fierce elements of nature like 'Raasali' (Falcon), 'Thee' (Fire), and 'Minnal' (Lightning).

Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)

Mutti mutti mel ezhu nee / Vaa vaa vaa vaa

Repeating words back-to-back to heighten energy, urgency, and emotion.

Analogy

Ulipadaa karkal ellaam silaigal aagaadhu

Uses the sculpting process (stones becoming statues only under chisel blows) as an analogy for character building through pain.

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Trivia

Featured in the Samantha Ruth Prabhu-starrer 'Yashoda' (2022), this track serves as an iconic hero theme composition by Mani Sharma, highlighting the protagonist's survival instincts and fight against surrogacy rackets.

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