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Lyrics & meaning

Vaan Mazhai Pol

From Endravathu Oru Naal (1986) · 1986

Lyricist
Muthulingam
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Endravathu Oru Naal (1986)
Movie release year
1986
Lyrics added on
15 Jan 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vaan mazhai pol thaen tamizh pol
Poovulagil un poong kaadhal vaazhum
Vaan mazhai pol thaen tamizh pol
Poovulagil un poong kaadhal vaazhum
Kadhal kaviyam varainthu
Kannil poomazhai pozhinthu
Kadhal kaviyam varainthu
Kannil poomazhai pozhinthu
Urugum unaiyae
Ninainthu ninainthu thudhikkiraen
Vaan mazhai pol thaen tamizh pol
Poovulagil un poong kaadhal vaazhum
Yaettil kadhalai pottruvaar
Veettil kadhalai thoottruvaar
Yaettil kadhalai pottruvaar
Veettil kadhalai thoottruvaar
Ennaalil ullangal maarum
Ilanenjangal eppothu serum
Ennaalil ullangal maarum
Ilanenjangal eppothu serum
Iru manam inaintha pin jaadhagam edharkku
Jaathigal paarpathai ulaginil niruththu
Mann meedhilae ponmaalai pol
Sendodu vanndaada mulveli yaeno
Kadhal kaviyam varainthu
Kannil poomazhai pozhinthu
Kadhal kaviyam varainthu
Kannil poomazhai pozhinthu
Urugum unaiyae
Ninainthu ninainthu thudhikkiraen
Vaan mazhai pol thaen tamizh pol
Poovulagil un poong kaadhal vaazhum
……………
Chozhan thirumagal meedhilae
Kamban magan konda kadhalae
Chozhan thirumagal meedhilae
Kamban magan konda kadhalae
Vaalaalae thundaakalaachchu
Antha rajjangam ennaiyyaa aachchu
Vaalaalae thundaakalaachchu
Antha rajjangam ennaiyyaa aachchu
Kadhalil marainthavar sariththiram kodi
Idhai ingu thaduththida yaenillai needhi
Mann meedhi ponmaalai pol
Sendodu vanndaada mulveli yaeno
Vaan mazhai pol thaen tamizh pol
Poovulagil un poong kaadhal vaazhum
Kadhal kaviyam varainthu
Kannil poomazhai pozhinthu
Urugum unaiyae
Ninainthu ninainthu thudhikkiraen
Vaan mazhai pol thaen tamizh pol
Poovulagil un poong kaadhal vaazhum
Like rain from the sky, like sweet honeyed Tamil,
Your delicate love will live forever in this flower-filled world.
Like rain from the sky, like sweet honeyed Tamil,
Your delicate love will live forever in this flower-filled world.
Composing an epic of love,
Showering a rain of blossoms in the eyes,
Composing an epic of love,
Showering a rain of blossoms in the eyes,
For you, who melts with devotion,
I yearn and throb, constantly thinking of you.
Like rain from the sky, like sweet honeyed Tamil,
Your delicate love will live forever in this flower-filled world.
In books, they extol love,
At home, they condemn love.
In books, they extol love,
At home, they condemn love.
On which day will human minds change?
When will young hearts finally unite?
On which day will human minds change?
When will young hearts finally unite?
Once two hearts have joined, why be bound by horoscopes?
Stop looking at castes in this world!
Like a golden dusk upon the earth,
When a bee dances around a flower, why build a barbed wire fence?
Composing an epic of love,
Showering a rain of blossoms in the eyes,
Composing an epic of love,
Showering a rain of blossoms in the eyes,
For you, who melts with devotion,
I yearn and throb, constantly thinking of you.
Like rain from the sky, like sweet honeyed Tamil,
Your delicate love will live forever in this flower-filled world.
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For the noble princess of the Chola kingdom,
The love that Kamban's son cherished,
For the noble princess of the Chola kingdom,
The love that Kamban's son cherished,
Was severed by the blade of a sword!
And what became of that great kingdom?
Was severed by the blade of a sword!
And what became of that great kingdom?
Countless millions are the histories of those who perished for love;
Why is there no justice to prevent this here?
Like a golden dusk upon the earth,
When a bee dances around a flower, why build a barbed wire fence?
Like rain from the sky, like sweet honeyed Tamil,
Your delicate love will live forever in this flower-filled world.
Composing an epic of love,
Showering a rain of blossoms in the eyes,
For you, who melts with devotion,
I yearn and throb, constantly thinking of you.
Like rain from the sky, like sweet honeyed Tamil,
Your delicate love will live forever in this flower-filled world.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic song composed around the themes of eternal love compares true love to sky rain and sweet Tamil, emphasizing its timeless nature. The lyricist laments the hypocrisy of society, which celebrates romantic epics in books yet oppresses love within households through caste barriers and astrology.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Vaan mazhai pol thaen tamizh pol

Compares love's eternal purity to sky rain and sweet Tamil ('Vaan mazhai pol thaen tamizh pol').

Rhyme / Antithesis (Muran)

Yaettil kadhalai pottruvaar / Veettil kadhalai thoottruvaar

Contrasts society's admiration of love in books ('Yaettil') with its condemnation at home ('Veettil').

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Sendodu vanndaada mulveli yaeno

Compares obstacles in natural love to a barbed-wire fence ('mulveli') between a flower and a bee.

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Trivia

Written by renowned Tamil lyricist Muthulingam, the song references historical legends such as the tragic love story of Ambakapathy (Kamban's son) and the Chola princess Amaravathi to critique societal oppression of love.

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