Vaa Vaa Vennilave
From Annai Vayal · 1992
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Sirpi
- Details
- Annai Vayal1992
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aaa…aaa….aaa….. | Ah... ah... ah... |
| Aaa…aaa….aaa….. | Ah... ah... ah... |
| Aaa…aaa….aaa…aaa….aaa…aaa….aaa..ahaa | Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... ahaa |
| Male | |
| Vaa vaa vennilavae | Come, oh white moon, |
| Roja vaanathilae | In the rose-red sky, |
| Aanandha themmangae | A joyful folk song, |
| Paadi varalaam | Let us come singing. |
| Male | |
| Vaa vaa vennilavae | Come, oh white moon, |
| Roja vaanathilae | In the rose-red sky, |
| Aanandha themmangae | A joyful folk song, |
| Paadi varalaam | Let us come singing. |
| Male | |
| Vaa vaa vennilavae | Come, oh white moon, |
| Female | |
| ………………….. | ... |
| Male | |
| Pesum mozhi maranthae | Forgetting the spoken language, |
| Kiliyae soodiya mounam enna | Oh parrot, why have you adorned this silence? |
| Male | |
| Paadum isai izhandhae | Losing the singing melody, |
| Kuyilae vadiya sogam enna | Oh cuckoo, why does this sorrow flow? |
| Male | |
| Thaagangal killa killa | As longings pinch and tease, |
| Kiliyae pesidu mella mella | Oh parrot, speak softly and gently. |
| Raagangal kenja kenja | As melodies beg and plead, |
| Kuyilae paadidu konja konja | Oh cuckoo, sing a little bit. |
| Naanangal sandham solla | As shyness recites rhythm, |
| Kangal rendum poovaai malarnthidumae ye | Both eyes will bloom like flowers. |
| Male | |
| Vaa vaa vennilavae | Come, oh white moon, |
| Roja vaanathilae | In the rose-red sky, |
| Female | |
| …………………………. | ... |
| Male | |
| Vaanasimil thirandhae nilavae | Opening the sky's jewel box, oh moon, |
| Sooriya pottu veippen | I will adorn you with a sun as a bindi. |
| Male | |
| Kodikadhir azhagai malarae | Oh flower of ten million rays of beauty, |
| Saelaiyil thottu veippen | I will place touches of it on your saree. |
| Male | |
| Neerin thari irundhae oliyae | Oh light from the loom of water, |
| Jarigaiyil pattu neivaen | I will weave silk with zari thread. |
| Thoorigai soppanamae azhagae | Oh beauty of a paintbrush dream, |
| Female :Mmm mm mmm | Female: Mmm mm mmm |
| Male :Soodidum malligaiyae | Male: Oh worn jasmine flower, |
| Female :Mmm mm mmm | Female: Mmm mm mmm |
| Male :Varnangal sindha sindha | Male: As colors spill and scatter, |
| Vellai ullam vaanavil aanadhadi | The pure white heart has turned into a rainbow, my dear. |
| Male | |
| Vaa vaa vennilavae | Come, oh white moon, |
| Roja vaanathilae | In the rose-red sky, |
| Aanandha themmangae | A joyful folk song, |
| Paadi varalaam | Let us come singing. |
| Male | |
| Vaa vaa vennilavae | Come, oh white moon, |
| Roja vaanathilae | In the rose-red sky, |
| Aanandha themmangae | A joyful folk song, |
| Paadi varalaam | Let us come singing. |
| Male | |
| Vaa vaa vennilavae | Come, oh white moon, |
| Female | |
| ……………………. | ... |
ஆ.... ஆ.... ஆ...
ஆ... ஆ... ஆ... ஆ...
ஆ.. ஆ... ஆ... ஆஹா...
Ah... ah... ah...
Ah... ah... ah...
Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... ahaa
வா வா வெண்ணிலவே...
ரோஜா வானத்திலே...
ஆனந்தத் தெம்மாங்கே...
பாடி வரலாம்
Come, oh white moon,
In the rose-red sky,
A joyful folk song,
Let us come singing.
வா வா வெண்ணிலவே...
ரோஜா வானத்திலே...
ஆனந்தத் தெம்மாங்கே...
பாடி வரலாம்
Come, oh white moon,
In the rose-red sky,
A joyful folk song,
Let us come singing.
வா வா வெண்ணிலவே...
Come, oh white moon,
..............................
...
பேசும் மொழி மறந்தே
கிளியே சூடிய மௌனம் என்ன
Forgetting the spoken language,
Oh parrot, why have you adorned this silence?
பாடும் இசை இழந்தே
குயிலே வாடிய சோகம் என்ன....
Losing the singing melody,
Oh cuckoo, why does this sorrow flow?
தாகங்கள் கிள்ளக் கிள்ள
கிளியே பேசிடு மெல்ல மெல்ல..
ராகங்கள் கெஞ்சக் கெஞ்ச
குயிலே பாடிடு கொஞ்சக் கொஞ்ச
நாணங்கள் சந்தம் சொல்ல
கண்கள் ரெண்டும் பூவாய் மலர்ந்திடுமே..ஏ..
As longings pinch and tease,
Oh parrot, speak softly and gently.
As melodies beg and plead,
Oh cuckoo, sing a little bit.
As shyness recites rhythm,
Both eyes will bloom like flowers.
வா வா வெண்ணிலவே..
ரோஜா வானத்திலே..
Come, oh white moon,
In the rose-red sky,
..............................
...
வானச்சிமிழ் திறந்தே நிலவே
சூரியப் பொட்டு வைப்பேன்
Opening the sky's jewel box, oh moon,
I will adorn you with a sun as a bindi.
கோடிக்கதிர் அழகை மலரே
சேலையில் தொட்டு வைப்பேன்
Oh flower of ten million rays of beauty,
I will place touches of it on your saree.
நீரின் தறியிருந்தே ஒளியே
ஜரிகையில் பட்டு நெய்வே..ன்
தூரிகைச் சொப்பனமே அழகே
ம்ம்ம்ம்ம்
சூடிடும் மல்லிகையே
ம்ம்ம்ம்
வர்ணங்கள் சிந்தச் சிந்த
வெள்ளை உள்ளம் வானவில் ஆனதடி
Oh light from the loom of water,
I will weave silk with zari thread.
Oh beauty of a paintbrush dream,
Female: Mmm mm mmm
Male: Oh worn jasmine flower,
Female: Mmm mm mmm
Male: As colors spill and scatter,
The pure white heart has turned into a rainbow, my dear.
வா வா வெண்ணிலவே...
ரோஜா வானத்திலே...
ஆனந்தத் தெம்மாங்கே...
பாடி வரலாம்
Come, oh white moon,
In the rose-red sky,
A joyful folk song,
Let us come singing.
வா வா வெண்ணிலவே...
ரோஜா வானத்திலே...
ஆனந்தத் தெம்மாங்கே...
பாடி வரலாம்
Come, oh white moon,
In the rose-red sky,
A joyful folk song,
Let us come singing.
வா வா வெண்ணிலவே...
Come, oh white moon,
..............................
...
Aaa…aaa….aaa…..
Ah... ah... ah...
Aaa…aaa….aaa…..
Ah... ah... ah...
Aaa…aaa….aaa…aaa….aaa…aaa….aaa..ahaa
Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... ahaa
Vaa vaa vennilavae
Come, oh white moon,
Roja vaanathilae
In the rose-red sky,
Aanandha themmangae
A joyful folk song,
Paadi varalaam
Let us come singing.
Vaa vaa vennilavae
Come, oh white moon,
Roja vaanathilae
In the rose-red sky,
Aanandha themmangae
A joyful folk song,
Paadi varalaam
Let us come singing.
Vaa vaa vennilavae
Come, oh white moon,
…………………..
...
Pesum mozhi maranthae
Forgetting the spoken language,
Kiliyae soodiya mounam enna
Oh parrot, why have you adorned this silence?
Paadum isai izhandhae
Losing the singing melody,
Kuyilae vadiya sogam enna
Oh cuckoo, why does this sorrow flow?
Thaagangal killa killa
As longings pinch and tease,
Kiliyae pesidu mella mella
Oh parrot, speak softly and gently.
Raagangal kenja kenja
As melodies beg and plead,
Kuyilae paadidu konja konja
Oh cuckoo, sing a little bit.
Naanangal sandham solla
As shyness recites rhythm,
Kangal rendum poovaai malarnthidumae ye
Both eyes will bloom like flowers.
Vaa vaa vennilavae
Come, oh white moon,
Roja vaanathilae
In the rose-red sky,
………………………….
...
Vaanasimil thirandhae nilavae
Opening the sky's jewel box, oh moon,
Sooriya pottu veippen
I will adorn you with a sun as a bindi.
Kodikadhir azhagai malarae
Oh flower of ten million rays of beauty,
Saelaiyil thottu veippen
I will place touches of it on your saree.
Neerin thari irundhae oliyae
Oh light from the loom of water,
Jarigaiyil pattu neivaen
I will weave silk with zari thread.
Thoorigai soppanamae azhagae
Oh beauty of a paintbrush dream,
Female :Mmm mm mmm
Female: Mmm mm mmm
Male :Soodidum malligaiyae
Male: Oh worn jasmine flower,
Female :Mmm mm mmm
Female: Mmm mm mmm
Male :Varnangal sindha sindha
Male: As colors spill and scatter,
Vellai ullam vaanavil aanadhadi
The pure white heart has turned into a rainbow, my dear.
Vaa vaa vennilavae
Come, oh white moon,
Roja vaanathilae
In the rose-red sky,
Aanandha themmangae
A joyful folk song,
Paadi varalaam
Let us come singing.
Vaa vaa vennilavae
Come, oh white moon,
Roja vaanathilae
In the rose-red sky,
Aanandha themmangae
A joyful folk song,
Paadi varalaam
Let us come singing.
Vaa vaa vennilavae
Come, oh white moon,
…………………….
...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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'.
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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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