Skip to content
Isaimozhi
Lyrics & meaning

Vaadi Vaasal

From The Legend · 2022

Lyricist
Snehan
Singers
Benny Dayal, Jhonita Gandhi
Music director
J. Harris Jayaraj
Details
The Legend2022

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
…………………………...
Female
………………………...
Male
{Andavanae adaporanGod himself is coming to play
Vaadi vaasal vadiCome through the bull-taming arena entrance, girl
Avan attathukaeTo his playful dance moves
Aduromae neeyum naanum dhandi} (2)You and I dance together across boundaries
Male
Machathanni oothuPour the fermented drink
Unn maamanathan pathuLook at your maternal uncle
Kothamali kaathuThe coriander breeze
Enna aadaveikkum koothuIs a folk dance performance making me dance
Male
Angali pangaali..Relatives and kinsmen...
Hoi..Hoi...
Angali pangali thallakulla thakkaliKinsmen and relatives, tomato inside the basket
Sakhalli kootali vantharikku papaaliThe companion who comes along, papaya has arrived
Un bioscope cinemaYour bioscope cinema
Naan paakum color padamaIs it a color movie I am watching?
Indha machaan manasu sudumaWill this young man's heart burn?
Hey dama dama damaHey dama dama dama
Damma damma..Damma damma..
Male
Andavanae adaporanGod himself is coming to play
Vaadi vaasal vadiCome through the bull-taming arena entrance, girl
Avan attathukaeTo his playful dance moves
Aduromae neeyum naanum dhandiYou and I dance together across boundaries
Chorus
Machathanni oothuPour the fermented drink
Male :Unn maamanathan pathuMale: Look at your maternal uncle
Chorus :Kothamali kaathuChorus: The coriander breeze
Male :Enna aadaveikkum koothuMale: Is a folk dance performance making me dance
Female
Vellakaaran padipai ellamAll the Westerner's education
Padichu mudichu vaathiyaraeTeacher who finished studying all of it
Okay…Okay...
Vellakaaran padipai ellamAll the Westerner's education
Padichu mudichu vaathiyaraeTeacher who finished studying all of it
Vekapadum pennungalathanSeeing the shy women
Padikka padikka keranguraraeHe swoons more and more as he studies them
Thana na naana nanna…(2)Thana na naana nanna...
Male
Dhindukallu karumbu kattuA bundle of Dindigul sugarcane
Irikkura othadupattuTight silken lips
Koorapattu chelakkati nee vaadiDraped in a fine silk saree, come here girl
Un kokku makku settai ellam vennandi..I don't need all your silly mischievous antics
Un kokku makku settai ellam vennandi..I don't need all your silly mischievous antics
Female
Andavanae adaporanGod himself is coming to play
Vaadi vaasal vaarenI am coming through the bull-taming entrance, girl
Avan attathukaeTo his playful dance moves
Aduromae neeyum naanum paarenSee how you and I dance together
Male
Machathanni oothuPour the fermented drink
Unn maamanathan pathuLook at your maternal uncle
othamali kaathuThe coriander breeze
Enna aadaveikkum koothuIs a folk dance performance making me dance
Female
Alanga alanga kalanga kalangaShine and glow, stir and shake
polanga polanga endhiriLet's go, let's go, wake up
Kullunga kullunga silunga silungaShake and tremble, chill and shiver
Mallunga mallunga mandhiriWrestle and chant, minister
Endhiri hey ey mandhiriWake up, hey minister
Sundhari va va mundhiriBeautiful girl, come come cashew nut
Annakodi danakku dakkuAnnakodi rhythm danakku dakku
Dhinnaku nakku ….Dhinnaku nakku....
America mine irukkuThere is an American mine
Male
Colombus vinyanikkumEven for the scientist Columbus
Kolla kollaya aasa irukkuThere are heaps and heaps of desire
Kottapakkum vethalaiyumAreca nut and betel leaf
Chunambukku kaathirukkuAre waiting for the slaked lime
Chorus
Thallale thalle lalle lalle ..( 2)Thallale thalle lalle lalle..
Female
Simmakkallu mallimottuSimmakkal jasmine bud
Kallukona odambu kattuSturdy physique built like solid stone
Kannu randum kamaru kattu theriyuma…Do you know both eyes are sweet like Kamarkat candy?
En katazhagu current pola puriyuma..Do you understand that my beauty hits like electric current?
En katazhagu current pola puriyuma..Do you understand that my beauty hits like electric current?
Male
{Andavanae adaporanGod himself is coming to play
Vaadi vaasal vadiCome through the bull-taming arena entrance, girl
Avan attathukaeTo his playful dance moves
Aduromae neeyum naanum dhandi} (2)You and I dance together across boundaries
Male
Machathanni oothuPour the fermented drink
Unn maamanathan pathuLook at your maternal uncle
Kothamali kaathuThe coriander breeze
Enna aadaveikkum koothuIs a folk dance performance making me dance
Female :Ho oo hoo ho oo hooFemale: Ho oo hoo ho oo hoo
Chorus :Machathanni oothuChorus: Pour the fermented drink
Unn maamanathan pathuLook at your maternal uncle
Kothamali kaathuThe coriander breeze
Enna aadaveikkum koothuIs a folk dance performance making me dance

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This energetic song from 'The Legend' (2022) is a vibrant celebration combining traditional Tamil folk rhythms with modern dance beats. The lyrics play on rural festival culture, bull-taming (Vaadi Vaasal) imagery, and romantic banter between the lead characters. The male lead playfully brags about his western education and charming persona, while praising his lover's electrifying beauty using vivid regional metaphors like Madurai jasmine, Kamarkat candy, and Dindigul sugarcane.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monaai (Initial Alliteration)

Angali pangali thallakulla thakkali

Repetition of initial consonant sounds across words in the line for rhythmic bounce.

Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Alanga alanga kalanga kalanga

Rhyming of the second letter across consecutive words in classic Tamil poetic tradition.

Simile

En katazhagu current pola puriyuma..

Direct comparison of female attractiveness to the intensity of electric current.

Metaphor

Dhindukallu karumbu kattu

Describing sweet physical grace using the sweet and firm qualities of Dindigul sugarcane.

Did you know?

Trivia

Composed by Harris Jayaraj, 'Vaadi Vaasal' marked his return to high-tempo Tamil folk-fusion dance numbers. Sung energetically by Benny Dayal and Jonita Gandhi, the song became a viral dance track on social media platforms following the debut of Legend Saravanan.

Keep listening

More from The Legend