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Vaan Nila

From Album Songs 2024 · 2024

Lyricist
Satheeskanth
Singer
Shreya Ghoshal
Music director
Hrishikesh Ranade
Details
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Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
TheyaathaUnwaning
Vaannila vaannilaSky moon, sky moon
Un uzhaaYour stroll
TheerathaEndless
Neel kana neel kanaLong dream, long dream
Un kanaaYour dream
Female
En saalaiyin pani boothai neeYou are the misty blanket on my path
Malarum soolaiyil kulir vaasam neeYou are the cool fragrance in a blooming garden
Nam thoorangal tharum eerangalThe damp sadness brought by our distance
Intha kaathal peralayil neengutheIs washed away in this massive wave of love
Female
TheyaathaUnwaning
Vaannila vaannilaSky moon, sky moon
Un uzhaaYour stroll
TheerathaEndless
Neel kana neel kanaLong dream, long dream
Un kanaaYour dream
Female
En saalayin pani boothai neeYou are the misty blanket on my path
Malarum soolayil kulir vaasam neeYou are the cool fragrance in a blooming garden
Nam thoorangal tharum eerangalThe damp sadness brought by our distance
Intha kaathal peralayil neengutheIs washed away in this massive wave of love
Female
Naalum naalum kan thedumSearching day after day
Thevai nee thane peranbeYou are that essential need, my great love
Thoolil thoolil saainthaadumSwaying gently on my shoulders
Megam neethaane en nenjeYou are the cloud, oh my heart
Female
Kaalam kaalam theernthaalumEven if eras pass and time runs out
Kaathal kaatril emai serkkumLove will unite us in the wind
Ithu enna nee thantha maayamWhat magic is this that you have granted?
Vazhi engum poopoovai thoovumScattering flowers all along the pathway
Nee thantha naazhigaiBefore the moments you gave
Theerum munRun out
Kayil kai sera vaarai..hoooCome to hold my hand in yours... hooo
Female
TheyaathaUnwaning
Vaannila vaannilaSky moon, sky moon
Un uzhaaYour stroll
TheerathaEndless
Neel kana neel kanaLong dream, long dream
Un kanaaYour dream
Female
En saalayin pani boothai neeYou are the misty blanket on my path
Malarum soolayil kulir vaasam neeYou are the cool fragrance in a blooming garden
Nam thoorangal tharum eerangalThe damp sadness brought by our distance
Intha kaathal peralayil neengutheIs washed away in this massive wave of love

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is a deeply romantic and poetic expression of love, longing, and emotional connection. The protagonist compares her beloved to timeless natural elements like the unwaning moon, a cool fragrance in a blooming garden, and soothing clouds. The lyrics convey how love dissolves the pain and dampness of physical distance, washing away sorrow through a powerful ocean wave of affection.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Malarum soolaiyil kulir vaasam nee

Compares the lover directly to a cool fragrance in a garden and a cloud leaning on shoulders.

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Naalum naalum kan thedum

Repetition of the 'Na' sound at the beginning of words in 'Naalum naalum' and 'The' sound in 'Theeratha'.

Imagery

En saalaiyin pani boothai nee

Evokes vivid sensory images of mist on paths, blooming gardens, and sweeping ocean waves of love.

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Trivia

This track highlights Shreya Ghoshal's versatile vocal range in contemporary Tamil independent/album music compositions, bringing out deep classical nuance over modern melodic arrangements.

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