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Lyrics & meaning

Vaaikalu Varappula

From Thangamana Purushan · 1989

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Shailaja
Music director
Sankar Ganesh
Movie name
Thangamana Purushan
Movie release year
1989
Lyrics added on
4 May 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aaa….aa….aaa….aa….
Aaa….aa….aaa….aa….
Vaaikkaalu varappula raakkozhi koovuthu
Raakkozhi kooviyae raasavai ezhupputhu
Paavada aninja nelavu….
Neeroda thedum padaku
Aaththora nadakkuthu….
Vaaikkaalu varappula raakkozhi koovuthu
Raakkozhi kooviyae raasavai ezhupputhu
Paavada aninja nelavu….
Neeroda thedum padaku
Aaththora nadakkuthu….
Paal nilaavum oor ulaavum paadhi saamamthaan
Pasum pullu paayaachchu thalakaani neeyaachchu
Female :Jeeva naaththum yaerikkaaththum saerum neranthaan
Enakkaedho nenappaachchu pani moottam neruppaachchu
Thoongaama yaengaathao thangamaanum
Thanneera thaedaatho kenda meenu
Vaaikkaalu varappula raakkozhi koovuthu
Raakkozhi kooviyae raasavai ezhupputhu
Male :Paavada aninja nelavu….
Neeroda thedum padaku
Aaththora nadakkuthu….
Vaaikkaalu varappula raakkozhi koovuthu
Raakkozhi kooviyae raasavai ezhupputhu
Mooppu vantha maamanukku mudhukezhumbu illaiyinnu
Soup-pu vachchu koduththaalaam seppu sela suppaayi
Soup eduththu kudichchuputtu surrunnuthaan koratta vittu
Raappozhuthu thoongipputtaan rosham ketta puththi mavan
Keteengalaa intha kadha kaangaeyam kaalaigalaa doi
Vaayirunthaa sirippeenga veedikkai paaththeengalaa…..haei
Soru yaedhu thookkam yaedhu aaru maasanthaan
Naan vaangum ullmoochchu unnaalae soodaachchu
Male :Vera paaththu neera ooththa megam vaaraathaa
Thooralthaan pottaachchu thottanthaan pooththaachchu
Male :Aaththaadi ammaadi intha neram
Kaaththaada povomaa rompa thooram
Vaaikkaalu varappula raakkozhi koovuthu
Raakkozhi kooviyae raasavai ezhupputhu
Female :Paavada aninja nelavu….
Neeroda thedum padaku
Aaththora nadakkuthu….
Vaaikkaalu varappula
Male :Aa…..aa…..
Female :Raakkozhi koovuthu
Male :Aa…..aa…..
Ah... ah... aah... ah...
Ah... ah... aah... ah...
On the canal bank, the night-fowl calls
The night-fowl calls and wakes up the king
A moon wearing a skirt...
A boat looking for a stream...
Walks along the riverbank...
On the canal bank, the night-fowl calls
The night-fowl calls and wakes up the king
A moon wearing a skirt...
A boat looking for a stream...
Walks along the riverbank...
The milky moonlight strolls through town at midnight
Green grass has become a mat, and you have become my pillow
It is the hour when the tender sprout meets the lake breeze
Strange desires stirred within me, and the chilly mist turned to fire
Won't the golden deer stay awake and yearn?
Won't the carp fish go looking for water?
On the canal bank, the night-fowl calls
The night-fowl calls and wakes up the king
A moon wearing a skirt...
A boat looking for a stream...
Walks along the riverbank...
On the canal bank, the night-fowl calls
The night-fowl calls and wakes up the king
Thinking her aging man lacked strength in his spine,
Suppayi, sculpted like a bronze statue, made him soup!
He drank that soup and began to snore loudly,
And that shameless fool just slept through the night!
Did you hear this story, hey Kangeyam bulls?
You would laugh if you had mouths; did you see the fun? Hey!
There has been no food and no sleep for six whole months
Every breath I draw in turns hot because of you
Won't a raincloud come to water the roots?
The drizzle has fallen, and the garden has bloomed
Oh my goodness, at a sweet time like this,
Shall we take a breezy stroll far away?
On the canal bank, the night-fowl calls
The night-fowl calls and wakes up the king
A moon wearing a skirt...
A boat looking for a stream...
Walks along the riverbank...
On the canal bank...
Ah... ah...
The night-fowl calls
Ah... ah...
Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This folk romantic duet portrays the intimate feelings and teasing banters of two lovers in a lush countryside setting. Rich in rural imagery, the song uses metaphors of canals, night fowls, green pastures, and rainy clouds to evoke a sense of deep passion and nature's harmony with human love. The characters humorously reference village anecdotes while expressing their longing for togetherness through the long night.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

Paavada aninja nelavu….

The line compares the female lover to a 'moon wearing a skirt' (Paavada aninja nelavu), beautifully personifying nocturnal beauty.

Edugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Vaaikkaalu varappula raakkozhi koovuthu / Raakkozhi kooviyae raasavai ezhupputhu

The second consonant 'ka' rhymes across adjacent lines ('Vaaikkaalu' and 'Raakkozhi').

Oxymoron / Imagery

Enakkaedho nenappaachchu pani moottam neruppaachchu

The imagery contrasts cold mist ('pani moottam') with heat/fire ('neruppaachchu') to illustrate intense longing.

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Trivia

This song features iconic lyricist Vaali's signature rural folk humor and romantic metaphors. 'Thangamana Purushan' (1989) is known for its earthy soundtrack that captured the authentic tone of Tamil Nadu's agricultural landscape.

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