Vaa Vaathi
From Vaathi · 2022
- Lyricist
- Dhanush
- Singer
- Shweta Mohan
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Vaathi2022
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Oru thala kaadhala thandha | You gave me one-sided love |
| Indha tharudhala manasukulla vandha | You entered the heart of this good-for-nothing |
| Oru thala kaadhala thandha | You gave me one-sided love |
| Indha tharudhala manasukulla vandha | You entered the heart of this good-for-nothing |
| Female | |
| Kaadhalika guide Illa | There is no guide book to learn how to love |
| Solli thara vaa vaathi | Come teach me, teacher! |
| Serthu vacha aasai ellaam | All the desires I have accumulated |
| Alli thara vaa vaathi | Come shower them on me, teacher! |
| En usura un usuraa | My life into your life |
| Thaaren kai maathi | I will exchange and give to you |
| Female | |
| {Adi aathi idhu enna feelu | {Oh goodness, what is this feeling? |
| Unnala naan failu | Because of you, I have failed |
| Pudikaama ootunen realu | I faked pretending I didn't like you |
| Inimel naan un aalu} (2) | From now on, I am yours} (x2) |
| Female | |
| Ey ley ley ley | Ey ley ley ley |
| Ey ley ley eloo | Ey ley ley eloo |
| Female | |
| Un pera dhinam koovum | Which daily calls out your name |
| Kuyila aanean naan | I have become that cuckoo bird |
| Nee paarka pudhu maari | So that you look at me in a new way |
| Style ah aanean naan | I have become stylish |
| Female | |
| Pocketil un hero pena | In your pocket, a fountain pen |
| Aanean naan | I have become |
| Manasaara unnoda fan ah | Wholeheartedly, your biggest fan |
| Aanean naan | I have become |
| Female | |
| Konjam parkanum | We should meet a bit |
| Kaigal korkkanum | We should hold hands |
| Jodi sernthu loversaaga | Pairing up as lovers |
| Oora suthanum | We should roam around town |
| Female | |
| Bandu vaasichu | With a music band playing |
| Grand ah marriageu | A grand wedding |
| Getti melam engum Kekkanum | The sacred wedding drums should echo everywhere |
| Female | |
| {Adi aathi idhu enna feelu | {Oh goodness, what is this feeling? |
| Unnala naan failu | Because of you, I have failed |
| Pudikaama ootinen realu | I faked pretending I didn't like you |
| Inimel naan un aalu} (2) | From now on, I am yours} (x2) |
| Female | |
| Oru thala kaadhala thandha | You gave me one-sided love |
| Intha tharudhala manasukulla vandha | You entered the heart of this good-for-nothing |
| Oru thala kaadhala thandha | You gave me one-sided love |
| Intha tharudhala manasukulla vandha | You entered the heart of this good-for-nothing |
| Female | |
| Kaadhalika guide Illa | There is no guide book to learn how to love |
| Solli thara vaa vaathi | Come teach me, teacher! |
| Serthu vacha aasai ellaam | All the desires I have accumulated |
| Alli thara vaa vaathi | Come shower them on me, teacher! |
| En usura un usuraa | My life into your life |
| Thaaren kai maathi | I will exchange and give to you |
| Female | |
| Pudikaama ootinen realu | I faked pretending I didn't like you |
| Inimel naan un aalu | From now on, I am yours |
| Adi aathi idhu enna feelu | Oh goodness, what is this feeling? |
| Unnala naan failu | Because of you, I have failed |
ஒரு தல காதல தந்த
இந்த தருதல மனசுக்குள் வந்த
ஒரு தல காதல தந்த
இந்த தருதல மனசுக்குள் வந்த
You gave me one-sided love
You entered the heart of this good-for-nothing
You gave me one-sided love
You entered the heart of this good-for-nothing
காதலிக்க கைடு இல்ல
சொல்லி தர வா வாத்தி
சேர்த்து வச்ச ஆசை எல்லாம்
அள்ளி தர வா வாத்தி
என் உசுர உன் உசுரா
தாரேன் கை மாத்தி
There is no guide book to learn how to love
Come teach me, teacher!
All the desires I have accumulated
Come shower them on me, teacher!
My life into your life
I will exchange and give to you
{அடியாத்தி இது என்ன ஃபீலு
உன்னால நான் ஃபெயிலு
புடிக்காம ஓட்டுனேன் ரீலு
இனிமேல் நான் உன் ஆளு} (2)
{Oh goodness, what is this feeling?
Because of you, I have failed
I faked pretending I didn't like you
From now on, I am yours} (x2)
உன் பேர தினம் கூவும்
குயிலா ஆனேன் நான்
நீ பாக்க புது மாரி
ஸ்டைலா ஆனேன் நான்
Ey ley ley ley
Ey ley ley eloo
பாக்கெட்டில் உன் ஹீரோ பேனா
ஆனேன் நான்
மனசார உன்னோட ஃபேனா
ஆனேன் நான்
Which daily calls out your name
I have become that cuckoo bird
So that you look at me in a new way
I have become stylish
கொஞ்சம் பார்க்கணும்
கைகள் கோர்க்கணும்
ஜோடி சேர்ந்து லவ்வர்ஸாக
ஊர சுத்தணும்
பேண்டு வாசிச்சு
கிரேண்டா மேரேஜு
கெட்டி மேளம் எங்கும் கேக்கணும்
In your pocket, a fountain pen
I have become
Wholeheartedly, your biggest fan
I have become
{அடியாத்தி இது என்ன ஃபீலு
உன்னால நான் ஃபெயிலு
புடிக்காம ஓட்டுனேன் ரீலு
இனிமேல் நான் உன் ஆளு} (2)
We should meet a bit
We should hold hands
Pairing up as lovers
We should roam around town
ஒரு தல காதல தந்த
இந்த தருதல மனசுக்குள் வந்த
ஒரு தல காதல தந்த
இந்த தருதல மனசுக்குள் வந்த
With a music band playing
A grand wedding
The sacred wedding drums should echo everywhere
காதலிக்க கைடு இல்ல
சொல்லி தர வா வாத்தி
சேர்த்து வச்ச ஆசை எல்லாம்
அள்ளி தர வா வாத்தி
என் உசுர உன் உசுரா
தாரேன் கை மாத்தி
{Oh goodness, what is this feeling?
Because of you, I have failed
I faked pretending I didn't like you
From now on, I am yours} (x2)
புடிக்காம ஓட்டுனேன் ரீலு
இனிமேல் நான் உன் ஆளு
அடியாத்தி இது என்ன ஃபீலு
உன்னால நான் ஃபெயிலு
You gave me one-sided love
You entered the heart of this good-for-nothing
You gave me one-sided love
You entered the heart of this good-for-nothing
There is no guide book to learn how to love
Come teach me, teacher!
All the desires I have accumulated
Come shower them on me, teacher!
My life into your life
I will exchange and give to you
I faked pretending I didn't like you
From now on, I am yours
Oh goodness, what is this feeling?
Because of you, I have failed
Oru thala kaadhala thandha
You gave me one-sided love
Indha tharudhala manasukulla vandha
You entered the heart of this good-for-nothing
Oru thala kaadhala thandha
You gave me one-sided love
Indha tharudhala manasukulla vandha
You entered the heart of this good-for-nothing
Kaadhalika guide Illa
There is no guide book to learn how to love
Solli thara vaa vaathi
Come teach me, teacher!
Serthu vacha aasai ellaam
All the desires I have accumulated
Alli thara vaa vaathi
Come shower them on me, teacher!
En usura un usuraa
My life into your life
Thaaren kai maathi
I will exchange and give to you
{Adi aathi idhu enna feelu
{Oh goodness, what is this feeling?
Unnala naan failu
Because of you, I have failed
Pudikaama ootunen realu
I faked pretending I didn't like you
Inimel naan un aalu} (2)
From now on, I am yours} (x2)
Ey ley ley ley
Ey ley ley ley
Ey ley ley eloo
Ey ley ley eloo
Un pera dhinam koovum
Which daily calls out your name
Kuyila aanean naan
I have become that cuckoo bird
Nee paarka pudhu maari
So that you look at me in a new way
Style ah aanean naan
I have become stylish
Pocketil un hero pena
In your pocket, a fountain pen
Aanean naan
I have become
Manasaara unnoda fan ah
Wholeheartedly, your biggest fan
Aanean naan
I have become
Konjam parkanum
We should meet a bit
Kaigal korkkanum
We should hold hands
Jodi sernthu loversaaga
Pairing up as lovers
Oora suthanum
We should roam around town
Bandu vaasichu
With a music band playing
Grand ah marriageu
A grand wedding
Getti melam engum Kekkanum
The sacred wedding drums should echo everywhere
{Adi aathi idhu enna feelu
{Oh goodness, what is this feeling?
Unnala naan failu
Because of you, I have failed
Pudikaama ootinen realu
I faked pretending I didn't like you
Inimel naan un aalu} (2)
From now on, I am yours} (x2)
Oru thala kaadhala thandha
You gave me one-sided love
Intha tharudhala manasukulla vandha
You entered the heart of this good-for-nothing
Oru thala kaadhala thandha
You gave me one-sided love
Intha tharudhala manasukulla vandha
You entered the heart of this good-for-nothing
Kaadhalika guide Illa
There is no guide book to learn how to love
Solli thara vaa vaathi
Come teach me, teacher!
Serthu vacha aasai ellaam
All the desires I have accumulated
Alli thara vaa vaathi
Come shower them on me, teacher!
En usura un usuraa
My life into your life
Thaaren kai maathi
I will exchange and give to you
Pudikaama ootinen realu
I faked pretending I didn't like you
Inimel naan un aalu
From now on, I am yours
Adi aathi idhu enna feelu
Oh goodness, what is this feeling?
Unnala naan failu
Because of you, I have failed
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Vaa Vathi is a playful and romantic track from the movie Vaathi, expressing a young woman's passionate confession of love towards her beloved teacher ('Vaathi'). She playfully complains that his arrival has disrupted her simple life, filling her heart with romantic feelings for which no textbook or guide exists. She eagerly asks him to be her teacher in love and teach her how to navigate these emotions. Blending modern slang with school-related metaphors such as 'hero pen', 'fail', and 'guide', she daydreams about holding hands, strolling around town together, and eventually getting married in a grand celebration filled with traditional music and wedding drums.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethugai (Second-letter rhyme)
“Oru thala kaadhala thandha / Indha tharudhala manasukulla vandha”
The second consonant sound 'r' (th-a-r) rhymes across the lines, creating a pleasing rhythmic cadence.
End Rhymes / Loanword Rhyming
“Adi aathi idhu enna feelu / Unnala naan failu / Pudikaama ootunen realu / Inimel naan un aalu”
Dhanush uses colloquial English words ending with the '-u' sound (feelu, failu, realu, aalu) to construct a catchy modern end-rhyme scheme.
Metaphor
“Pocketil un hero pena / Aanean naan”
The speaker compares herself to a fountain pen tucked inside his shirt pocket, symbolizing her desire for constant physical proximity and intimacy.
Thematic Wordplay / Extended Metaphor
“Kaadhalika guide Illa / Solli thara vaa vaathi”
School and academic terminology ('guide', 'failu', 'hero pena', 'vaathi') are cleverly used as metaphors for romantic yearning and emotional surrender.
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Trivia
'Vaa Vathi' was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar with lyrics penned by the lead actor Dhanush himself. The track became a viral cross-lingual chartbuster across South India, especially on social media reels. It was simultaneously recorded in Telugu as 'Mastaaru Mastaaru' (sung by Shweta Mohan and written by Ramajogayya Sastry), achieving equal commercial success.
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