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Lyrics & meaning

Vaa Vaa Vennilave

From Annai Vayal · 1992

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Sirpi
Movie name
Annai Vayal
Movie release year
1992
Lyrics added on
18 Oct 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aaa…aaa….aaa…..
Aaa…aaa….aaa…..
Aaa…aaa….aaa…aaa….aaa…aaa….aaa..ahaa
Vaa vaa vennilavae
Roja vaanathilae
Aanandha themmangae
Paadi varalaam
Vaa vaa vennilavae
Roja vaanathilae
Aanandha themmangae
Paadi varalaam
Vaa vaa vennilavae
…………………..
Pesum mozhi maranthae
Kiliyae soodiya mounam enna
Paadum isai izhandhae
Kuyilae vadiya sogam enna
Thaagangal killa killa
Kiliyae pesidu mella mella
Raagangal kenja kenja
Kuyilae paadidu konja konja
Naanangal sandham solla
Kangal rendum poovaai malarnthidumae ye
Vaa vaa vennilavae
Roja vaanathilae
………………………….
Vaanasimil thirandhae nilavae
Sooriya pottu veippen
Kodikadhir azhagai malarae
Saelaiyil thottu veippen
Neerin thari irundhae oliyae
Jarigaiyil pattu neivaen
Thoorigai soppanamae azhagae
Female :Mmm mm mmm
Male :Soodidum malligaiyae
Female :Mmm mm mmm
Male :Varnangal sindha sindha
Vellai ullam vaanavil aanadhadi
Vaa vaa vennilavae
Roja vaanathilae
Aanandha themmangae
Paadi varalaam
Vaa vaa vennilavae
Roja vaanathilae
Aanandha themmangae
Paadi varalaam
Vaa vaa vennilavae
…………………….
Aa... aa... aa...
Aa... aa... aa...
Aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa... aha...
Come, come, bright moon,
in this rosy sky,
a joyful folk song,
let us sing as we come.
Come, come, bright moon,
in this rosy sky,
a joyful folk song,
let us sing as we come.
Come, come, bright moon.
...
Forgetting your spoken words,
why have you embraced this silence, my parrot?
Losing the melody you sing,
why is this sorrow overflowing, my cuckoo?
As desires tease and pinch,
speak up gently, my parrot.
As melodies plead and coax,
sing just a little, my cuckoo.
As shyness sets the rhythm,
both your eyes will blossom like flowers.
Come, come, bright moon,
in this rosy sky.
...
Opening the sky's little jewel box, oh moon,
I will place the sun as a bindi on your forehead.
Taking the beauty of countless rays, oh flower,
I will touch it onto your sari.
With a loom made of water, oh light,
I will weave silk laced with golden thread.
Oh dream painted by a brush, oh beauty,
Mm mm mm...
Oh jasmine blossom worn in the hair,
Mm mm mm...
As colours spill and scatter,
this simple white heart has turned into a rainbow!
Come, come, bright moon,
in this rosy sky,
a joyful folk song,
let us sing as we come.
Come, come, bright moon,
in this rosy sky,
a joyful folk song,
let us sing as we come.
Come, come, bright moon.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic song features a lover coaxing his beloved, metaphorically addressing her as the moon, a parrot, and a cuckoo. He invites her to join him in singing a joyful folk song ('themmangu') across a rose-tinted sky. Noticing her quiet sorrow and shyness, he gently asks her why she has fallen silent and urges her to open up and sing.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagamd)

“Vaa vaa vennilavae”

The beloved is poetically compared to 'vennilavu' (white moon), 'kili' (parrot), and 'kuyil' (cuckoo).

Repetition / Anaphora (Edupomaadhal)

“Vaa vaa vennilavae”

Repetition of 'Vaa vaa' at the start of lines to create rhythm and emphasis.

Rhyme / Alliteration (Emoni & Edhugai)

“Thaagangal killa killa / Kiliyae pesidu mella mella”

Internal rhyming and rhythmic repetition seen in 'killa killa' / 'mella mella' and 'kenja kenja' / 'konja konja'.

Did you know?

Trivia

The song 'Vaa Vaa Vennilave' from the 1992 film 'Annai Vayal' features lyrics written by Vairamuthu, highlighting classic Tamil poetic imagery comparing female grace to nature and birds.

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