♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Male
Vaa vaa vennilave	Come, come, white moon
Vaa vaa vennilave	Come, come, white moon
Female :Vaa vaa vennilave	Female: Come, come, white moon
Vaa vaa vennilave	Come, come, white moon
Male
Paalai nilathin vellai nilaa	The white moon of the desert landscape
Neidhal nilathin muthu nilaa	The pearl moon of the coastal landscape
Female :Marudham mullai kurunji nilangal	Female: Agricultural, forest, and mountain landscapes
Aala vandha aasai nilaa	The desired moon that came to rule them all
Male
Vaa vaa vennilave	Come, come, white moon
Vaa vaa vennilave	Come, come, white moon
Female
Maamooi	Dear uncle
Saapida varuvingalaa	Will you come to eat?
Male :Nee saapitiyaa	Male: Did you eat?
Female :Neenga saapidaama naan	Female: Without you eating, I...
Eppadi mama sapidrathu	How can I eat, uncle?
Male :Sollavaa..aang	Male: Shall I tell you... ah
Malligai poo nira saadhatha	Jasmine flower-colored white cooked rice
Vaazhanira kaiyil eduthu	Taking it in banana leaf-green hands
Thaamrai poo nira vaayila pottu	Placing it into a lotus flower-colored mouth
Muthu nira pallula mennu saapidanum	Chewing and eating with pearl-colored teeth
Male
Thaenundu thinaiyundu	There is honey, there is foxtail millet
Tamil pesum kiliyundu	There is a Tamil-speaking parrot
Kurunji nilam undu	There is the Kurinji mountain land
Female :Kurunji nilam undu	Female: There is the Kurinji mountain land
Muyalundu maan undu	There are rabbits, there are deer
Thirumaalin arul undu	There is the grace of Lord Vishnu
Mullai vanam undu	There is the Mullai forest
Male :Mullai vanam undu	Male: There is the Mullai forest
Male
Annam pol nadai chinna thamarai	Little lotus with a swan-like gait
Unnai marutham vaazhthumae	The Marudham agricultural land will bless you
Thaazhampoovinai muthu punnagai	Fragrant screwpine flower and pearl-like smile
Unani neidhal pottrumae	The Neidhal coastal land will praise you
Paalai nilamum ezhaiyillai	Even the desert land is not poor
Un paarvai apttaal pookkumae	It will bloom if your glance falls upon it
Male
Malaiyendrum kaadendrum	Say mountain, forest,
Vayal endrum kadal endrum	Field, and ocean,
Nilangal aindhu sol	Name the five landscapes
Female :Udan paalai serthu sol	Female: Include the desert land too when you speak
Male
Thinai yenrum varagendrum	Foxtail millet, Kodo millet,
Nellendrum meen endrum	Paddy rice, and fish,
Unavu aindhu sol	Name the five foods
Female :Andha paalai unavum sol	Female: Name the food of that desert land too
Male
Paalai nilamoru ezhai nilamadi	The desert land is a poor land, my dear
Endhan maaman polathaan	Just like my uncle
Female :Angu pookumae chinna paathiri	Female: The small trumpet-flower blooms there
Endhan anbai pola thaan	Just like my love
Aasai noolil aadum aththaan	Beloved dancing on the thread of desire
En aindhu nilamum unakku thaan	My five landscapes belong to you
Male
Vaa vaa vennilave	Come, come, white moon
Vaa vaa vennilave	Come, come, white moon
Female :Vaa vaa vennilave	Female: Come, come, white moon
Vaa vaa vennilave	Come, come, white moon
Male
Paalai nilathin vellai nilaa	The white moon of the desert landscape
Neidhal nilathin muthu nilaa	The pearl moon of the coastal landscape
Marudham mullai kurunji nilangal	Agricultural, forest, and mountain landscapes
Kaati thandha kaadhal nilaa	The moon of love that brought them together
Male
Vaa vaa vennilave	Come, come, white moon
Vaa vaa vennilave	Come, come, white moon
Both :Vaa vaa vennilave	Both: Come, come, white moon
Vaa vaa vennilave	Come, come, white moon

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Allegory / Sangam Literature Imagery (Ainthinai)

Simile (Upamai)

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Repetition (Adukku Thodar)

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