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Lyrics & meaning

Vaaji Vaaji

From Sivaji · 2007

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Hariharan, Madhushree
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Sivaji
Movie release year
2007
Lyrics added on
16 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Poombaavaai aambal aambal
Punnagayo mavval mavval
Un poovizhi paarvai podhumadi
En poonga ilaigalum malarumadi
Un kaal kolusoligal podhumadi
Pala kavignargal karpanai thavidupodi
{ Vaaji vaaji vaaji en jeevan sivaji } (2)
Anbaa valai edu azhagai saanaiyidu
Un aan vaasanai en meniyil nee poosividu
Adi nettai nilavae rettai thimirae nenjil mutti kollu
{ Vaaji vaaji vaaji en jeevan sivaji } (2)
Poombaavaai aambal aambal
PunnagayoChorus :Mavval mavval
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Oru vennilavai manakum manmadhan naan
En thaen nilavae oru nilavudan dhaan
Aval yaarumillai idho idho ivaldhaan
Punnagai perarasae thaen kulathu poovukul kulipera …aa aa haa
Punnagai perarasae thaen kulathu poovukul kulipera
Vidiyum varai maarbukul iruperaa
Vizhigalukul siru thuyil kolveraa
Oh pengalidam solvadhu kuraivu seivadhu adhigam
Seyal puyal naanadi
{ Vaaji vaaji vaaji en jeevan sivaji } (2)
PoombaavaaiChorus :Aambal aambal
PunnagayoChorus :Mavval mavval
Pon vaakiyamae vaai vaathiyamae
Un valaivugalil ulla nelivugalil
Vandhu olindhu konden sugam sugam kanden
Aanandha veriyil naan
Aadaigalil boomiyai mudindhu konden
Vinveliyil jadhi solli aadi
Vennilavai jagadhiyum aakivitten
Adada kumariyin valangal kuzhandhayin sinungal
Muranbaatu mootai nee
Vaaji va va va
Vaaji vaaji vaaji en jeevan sivaji
Vaaji vaaji vaajiMale :Hey hey hey
En jeevan sivaji
Oh poombaavaai aambal aambal
Punnagayo mavval mavval
Un poovizhi paarvai podhumadi
En poonga ilaigalum malarumadi
Un kaal kolusoligal podhumadi
Pala kavignargal karpanai thavidupodi
O flower-like beauty, tender as a water lily!
Your smile is like blooming wild jasmine!
Just a glance from your flower-like eyes is enough,
Even the leaves in my garden will blossom into flowers.
Just the jingle of your anklets is enough
To shatter the imagination of many poets to dust.
{ Vaaji, Vaaji, Vaaji, Sivaji is my very life! } (2)
Cast your net with love, sharpen your beauty!
Smear your masculine scent all over my body!
Hey tall moon full of bold pride, crash into my chest!
{ Vaaji, Vaaji, Vaaji, Sivaji is my very life! } (2)
O flower-like beauty, tender as a water lily!
Your smile is like blooming wild jasmine!
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I am the god of love, marrying a bright white moon.
My honeymoon itself is with the moon.
She is no stranger—look, right here, it is her!
O emperor of smiles, to bathe inside a flower in a honey pond... ah ah ha!
O emperor of smiles, to bathe inside a flower in a honey pond,
Will you rest upon my chest until dawn?
Will you take a short nap inside my eyes?
Oh, with women, I talk less and do more;
I am a storm of action, my girl!
{ Vaaji, Vaaji, Vaaji, Sivaji is my very life! } (2)
O flower-like beauty, tender as a water lily!
Your smile is like blooming wild jasmine!
You golden poem, my vocal melody!
In all your curves and delicate ripples,
I came and hid myself, finding sweet bliss.
In a frenzy of pure joy,
I tied the whole earth into the folds of my clothes!
Dancing to rhythmic beats across outer space,
I turned the bright moon into my stage!
Ah, the charms of a young woman and the whimpers of a child—
You are a bundle of contradictions!
Vaaji, come, come, come!
Vaaji, Vaaji, Vaaji, Sivaji is my very life!
Vaaji, Vaaji, Vaaji (Hey hey hey!)
Sivaji is my very life!
Oh flower-like beauty, tender as a water lily!
Your smile is like blooming wild jasmine!
Just a glance from your flower-like eyes is enough,
Even the leaves in my garden will blossom into flowers.
Just the jingle of your anklets is enough
To shatter the imagination of many poets to dust.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Vaaji Vaaji from Sivaji (2007) is a majestic romantic duet featuring lyrics by Vairamuthu, composed by A.R. Rahman and sung by Hariharan and Madhushree. The song portrays a passionate, larger-than-life dialogue between two lovers praising each other's beauty, charm, and presence using classical Tamil poetic metaphors interwoven with cosmic imagery.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani / Uvameyam)

Poombaavaai aambal aambal / Punnagayo mavval mavval

Compares the lady's eyes/form to night lilies ('aambal') and her smile to wild jasmine ('mavval').

Hyperbole (Athisayokthi)

Aadaigalil boomiyai mudindhu konden... Vennilavai jagadhiyum aakivitten

Exaggerates cosmic proportions of joy by claiming to wrap the earth in garments and spin the moon like a top.

Oxymoron / Paradox

Adada kumariyin valangal kuzhandhayin sinungal / Muranbaatu mootai nee

Contrasts the mature allure of a woman with the playful whimpering of a child to depict a endearing bundle of contradictions.

Monai & Ethirukai (Tamil Rhyme Schemes)

Poombaavaai aambal aambal / Punnagayo mavval mavval

Uses initial letter sound alignment (Poombaavaai / Punnagayo) and second letter harmony (Aambal / Mavval).

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