Vaalibam Vazhga
From Devi Sridevi · 1983
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Devi Sridevi1983
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Laalala laalaa…..laalala laalaa | Laalala laalaa... laalala laalaa |
| Vaalibam vaazhga…..vaiyagam vaazhga | Long live youth... long live the world |
| Marangal malargal pozhiga | May trees shower flowers |
| Sooriyan polae bhoomiyin malae | Like the sun over the earth |
| Kadhalum vaazhga….. | Long live love too... |
| Female | |
| Vaalibam vaazhga…..vaiyagam vaazhga | Long live youth... long live the world |
| Marangal malargal pozhiga | May trees shower flowers |
| Sooriyan polae bhoomiyin malae | Like the sun over the earth |
| Kadhalum vaazhga…. | Long live love too... |
| Male | |
| Aa…..aahaa….haa…. | Aa... aahaa... haa... |
| Aa….kadhlin panthigalil kanvae unavu | Aa... at the feast of love, dreams are the food |
| Female :Kangalain velichaththilae kavithai ezhuthu | Female: Write poetry in the light of the eyes |
| Male :Chandhira sooriyanum vizhi santhikka koosumadi | Male: Even the sun and moon will feel shy when our eyes meet, my dear |
| Female :Kelikal seivathena idhu kelvipadatha mozhi | Female: Why tease me like this? This is an unheard-of language |
| Male | |
| Aayiram jenmam | A thousand births |
| Female :Koodiya pantham | Female: A bond joined together |
| Male :Deviyin nenjam | Male: The Goddess's heart |
| Female :Thamarai manjam | Female: A lotus bed |
| Male :Naaloru poo malarum | Male: A new flower blooms every day |
| Female | |
| Vaalibam vaazhga….. | Long live youth... |
| Male :Vaiyagam vaazhga | Male: Long live the world |
| Female :Marangal malargal pozhiga | Female: May trees shower flowers |
| Male :Sooriyan polae | Male: Like the sun |
| Female :Bhoomiyin malae | Female: Upon the earth |
| Both :Kadhalum vaazhga…. | Both: Long live love too... |
| Female | |
| Kaamanin poonganaiyil idhayam mayangum | The heart swoons under Cupid's flower arrow |
| Male :Kadhalai aadhariththae yae….malargal vangum | Male: Supporting love, the flowers bow down in respect |
| Female :Geedhangal paadum kuyil | Female: The cuckoo that sings melodies |
| Ilam pookkalil aadai kattum | Drapes clothes made of fresh young flowers |
| Male :Vaazhgindra kalam mattum | Male: For as long as life lasts |
| Enthan tholgalil koodu kattum | It will build its nest upon my shoulders |
| Female | |
| Neeyoru paadhi | You are one half |
| Male :Nee maru paadhi | Male: You are the other half |
| Female :Paadhiyil paadhi | Female: Half within a half |
| Male :Saervathu needhi | Male: Uniting them together is ultimate justice |
| Female :Oduthu kadhal nadhi | Female: The river of love keeps flowing |
| Male | |
| Vaalibam vaazhga….. | Long live youth... |
| Female :Vaiyagam vaazhga | Female: Long live the world |
| Male :Marangal malargal pozhiga | Male: May trees shower flowers |
| Female :Sooriyan polae | Female: Like the sun |
| Male :Bhoomiyin malae | Male: Upon the earth |
| Both :Kadhalum vaazhga…. | Both: Long live love too... |
லாலல லாலா......லாலல லாலா
வாலிபம் வாழ்க......வையகம் வாழ்க..
மரங்கள் மலர்கள் பொழிக
சூரியன் போலே பூமியின் மேலே
காதலும் வாழ்க.....
Laalala laalaa... laalala laalaa
Long live youth... long live the world
May trees shower flowers
Like the sun over the earth
Long live love too...
வாலிபம் வாழ்க......வையகம் வாழ்க..
மரங்கள் மலர்கள் பொழிக
சூரியன் போலே பூமியின் மேலே
காதலும் வாழ்க.....
Long live youth... long live the world
May trees shower flowers
Like the sun over the earth
Long live love too...
ஆ....ஆஹா ஹா....
ஆ...காதலின் பந்திகளில் கனவே உணவு..
கண்களின் வெளிச்சத்திலே கவிதை எழுது..
சந்திர சூரியனும் விழி சந்திக்கக் கூசுமடி..
கேலிகள் செய்வதென்ன இது கேள்விப்படாத மொழி..
Aa... aahaa... haa...
Aa... at the feast of love, dreams are the food
Female: Write poetry in the light of the eyes
Male: Even the sun and moon will feel shy when our eyes meet, my dear
Female: Why tease me like this? This is an unheard-of language
ஆயிரம் ஜென்மம்...
கூடிய பந்தம்
தேவியின் நெஞ்சம்..
தாமரை மஞ்சம்
நாளொரு பூ மலரும்...
A thousand births
Female: A bond joined together
Male: The Goddess's heart
Female: A lotus bed
Male: A new flower blooms every day
வாலிபம் வாழ்க.....
வையகம் வாழ்க..
மரங்கள் மலர்கள் பொழிக
சூரியன் போலே
பூமியின் மேலே
இருவர் :
காதலும் வாழ்க.....
Long live youth...
Male: Long live the world
Female: May trees shower flowers
Male: Like the sun
Female: Upon the earth
Both: Long live love too...
காமனின் பூங்கணையில் இதயம் மயங்கும்..
காதலை ஆதரித்தே ஏ.....மலர்கள் வணங்கும்..
கீதங்கள் பாடும் குயில்
இளம்பூக்களில் ஆடை கட்டும்
வாழ்கின்ற காலம் மட்டும்
எந்தன் தோள்களில் கூடு கட்டும்
The heart swoons under Cupid's flower arrow
Male: Supporting love, the flowers bow down in respect
Female: The cuckoo that sings melodies
Drapes clothes made of fresh young flowers
Male: For as long as life lasts
It will build its nest upon my shoulders
நீயொரு பாதி....
நீ மறு பாதி
பாதியில் பாதி...
சேர்வது நீதி
ஓடுது காதல் நதி..
You are one half
Male: You are the other half
Female: Half within a half
Male: Uniting them together is ultimate justice
Female: The river of love keeps flowing
வாலிபம் வாழ்க...
வையகம் வாழ்க..
மரங்கள் மலர்கள் பொழிக
சூரியன் போலே
பூமியின் மேலே
இருவர் :
காதலும் வாழ்க.....
Long live youth...
Female: Long live the world
Male: May trees shower flowers
Female: Like the sun
Male: Upon the earth
Both: Long live love too...
வாலிபம் வாழ்க......வையகம் வாழ்க..
Laalala laalaa…..laalala laalaa
Laalala laalaa... laalala laalaa
Vaalibam vaazhga…..vaiyagam vaazhga
Long live youth... long live the world
Marangal malargal pozhiga
May trees shower flowers
Sooriyan polae bhoomiyin malae
Like the sun over the earth
Kadhalum vaazhga…..
Long live love too...
Vaalibam vaazhga…..vaiyagam vaazhga
Long live youth... long live the world
Marangal malargal pozhiga
May trees shower flowers
Sooriyan polae bhoomiyin malae
Like the sun over the earth
Kadhalum vaazhga….
Long live love too...
Aa…..aahaa….haa….
Aa... aahaa... haa...
Aa….kadhlin panthigalil kanvae unavu
Aa... at the feast of love, dreams are the food
Female :Kangalain velichaththilae kavithai ezhuthu
Female: Write poetry in the light of the eyes
Male :Chandhira sooriyanum vizhi santhikka koosumadi
Male: Even the sun and moon will feel shy when our eyes meet, my dear
Female :Kelikal seivathena idhu kelvipadatha mozhi
Female: Why tease me like this? This is an unheard-of language
Aayiram jenmam
A thousand births
Female :Koodiya pantham
Female: A bond joined together
Male :Deviyin nenjam
Male: The Goddess's heart
Female :Thamarai manjam
Female: A lotus bed
Male :Naaloru poo malarum
Male: A new flower blooms every day
Vaalibam vaazhga…..
Long live youth...
Male :Vaiyagam vaazhga
Male: Long live the world
Female :Marangal malargal pozhiga
Female: May trees shower flowers
Male :Sooriyan polae
Male: Like the sun
Female :Bhoomiyin malae
Female: Upon the earth
Both :Kadhalum vaazhga….
Both: Long live love too...
Kaamanin poonganaiyil idhayam mayangum
The heart swoons under Cupid's flower arrow
Male :Kadhalai aadhariththae yae….malargal vangum
Male: Supporting love, the flowers bow down in respect
Female :Geedhangal paadum kuyil
Female: The cuckoo that sings melodies
Ilam pookkalil aadai kattum
Drapes clothes made of fresh young flowers
Male :Vaazhgindra kalam mattum
Male: For as long as life lasts
Enthan tholgalil koodu kattum
It will build its nest upon my shoulders
Neeyoru paadhi
You are one half
Male :Nee maru paadhi
Male: You are the other half
Female :Paadhiyil paadhi
Female: Half within a half
Male :Saervathu needhi
Male: Uniting them together is ultimate justice
Female :Oduthu kadhal nadhi
Female: The river of love keeps flowing
Vaalibam vaazhga…..
Long live youth...
Female :Vaiyagam vaazhga
Female: Long live the world
Male :Marangal malargal pozhiga
Male: May trees shower flowers
Female :Sooriyan polae
Female: Like the sun
Male :Bhoomiyin malae
Male: Upon the earth
Both :Kadhalum vaazhga….
Both: Long live love too...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song is a joyful celebration of youth, nature, and romantic union. It radiates positivity by praising youthful vitality ('Vaalibam Vaazhga') and universal well-being alongside love, presenting love as a vital element of the world equivalent to sunlight and blooming flowers. Through poetic dialogue, the lovers express their eternal bond, viewing their romance as a destiny spanning across a thousand lifetimes.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Aa….kadhlin panthigalil kanvae unavu”
Comparing dreams to the food served at a banquet of love ('Kadhlin panthigalil kanvae unavu').
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)
“Chandhira sooriyanum vizhi santhikka koosumadi”
Exaggerating the power of their lovers' gaze by claiming the sun and moon would feel shy upon seeing them interact.
Rhyme & Monai (Alliteration)
“Neeyoru paadhi / Nee maru paadhi / Paadhiyil paadhi / Saervathu needhi”
Rhythmic repetition of 'Paadhi' across consecutive short lines creating a playful, musical cadence.
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Trivia
Written by Vairamuthu during the early 1980s romantic film era, this song features rich nature imagery and romantic hyperbole characteristic of his signature lyrical style.
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