- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Salangai Oli
- Movie release year
- 1983
- Lyrics added on
- 6 Apr 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vaan polae vannam kondu
Vandhaai gopaalane
Poo mutham thandhavanae
Vandhaai gopaalanae
Poo mutham thandhavanae
Ahaa vennila minnidum
Kanniyar kangalil thanmugam kandavanae
Pala vindhaigal seidhavanae
Aahahaha..
Vaan polae vannam kondu
Vandhaai gopaalanae
Poo mutham thandhavanae
Mannai thindru valarndhaayae
Thulli kondu thirindhaayae
Mannai thindru valarndhaayae
Thulli kondu thirindhaayae
Annai indri piranthaayae
Pengalodu alainthaayae
Moganangal paadi vandhu
Moga valai virithaayae
Aaa aaaaaa aaaa
Female :Moganangal paadi vandhu
Moga valai virithaayae
Selaigalai thirudi
Andru seidha leelai pala kodi
Ponnaana kaaviyangal
Potri paadum kaadhal manna
Vandhaai gopaalanae
Poo mutham thandhavanae
Aahaha..
Vaan polae vannam kondu
Vandhaai gopaalanae
Poo mutham thandhavanae
Pengal udai eduthavanae
Thangai kudai koduthavanae
Pengal udai eduthavanae
Thangai kudai koduthavanae
Raasa leelai purindhavanae
Raaja velai therindhavanae
Geethaiyennum saaram solli
Keerthiyinai valarthaayae
Aaaa aaa aaaaa aaaaa
Male :Geethaiyennum saaram solli
Keerthiyinai valarthaayae
Kavigal unai vadikka
Kaalamellaam nilaithaayae
Vaanil undhan gaanamellaam
Indrum endrum vaazhum kanna
Vandhaai gopaalanae
Poo mutham thandhavanae
Aahaha..
Vaan polae vannam kondu
Vandhaai gopaalanae
Poo mutham thandhavanae
Ahaa.. vennila minnidum
Kanniyar kangalil thanmugam kandavanae
Male :Hmm
Female :Pala vindhaigal seidhavanae
Ahaa.. vennila minnidum
Kanniyar kangalil thanmugam kandavanae
Female :Hmm
Male :Pala vindhaigal seidhavanae
Aahaha..
Vaan polae vannam kondu
Vandhaai gopaalanae
Poo mutham thandhavanae
Taking on the color of the sky,
you came, O Gopala!
The one who gave flower-soft kisses,
you came, O Gopala,
the one who gave flower-soft kisses!
Ah, in the eyes of young maidens
that shine like the bright white moon, you saw your own reflection,
O performer of countless wonders!
Aahahaha...
Taking on the color of the sky,
you came, O Gopala,
the one who gave flower-soft kisses!
You ate mud and grew up as a child,
you leaped around with boundless joy!
You ate mud and grew up as a child,
you leaped around with boundless joy!
Born away from your mother's care,
you wandered playfully with young women!
Singing charming melodies,
you cast a net of love and longing!
Aa aa aaaa aaa
Female: Singing charming melodies,
you cast a net of love and longing!
Stealing their robes,
countless were the playful games you played back then!
Praised by golden epics,
O king of love,
you came, O Gopala,
the one who gave flower-soft kisses!
Aahaha...
Taking on the color of the sky,
you came, O Gopala,
the one who gave flower-soft kisses!
You took away the clothes of the bathing maidens,
yet provided an umbrella of protection to your sister!
You took away the clothes of the bathing maidens,
yet provided an umbrella of protection to your sister!
The one who danced the Raas Leela,
the one well-versed in royal statecraft!
Teaching the divine essence of the Gita,
you made your glory grow across the world!
Aaaa aa aaaa aaaa
Male: Teaching the divine essence of the Gita,
you made your glory grow across the world!
As poets craft poems praising you,
you remain timeless through all the ages!
Your songs that echo through the heavens
will live on forever and always, O Krishna!
You came, O Gopala,
the one who gave flower-soft kisses!
Aahaha...
Taking on the color of the sky,
you came, O Gopala,
the one who gave flower-soft kisses!
Ah, in the eyes of young maidens that shine like the bright moon,
you saw your own reflection,
Male: Mmm
Female: O performer of countless wonders!
Ah, in the eyes of young maidens that shine like the bright moon,
you saw your own reflection,
Female: Mmm
Male: O performer of countless wonders!
Aahaha...
Taking on the color of the sky,
you came, O Gopala,
the one who gave flower-soft kisses!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song from Salangai Oli (1983) is a devotional and romantic tribute praising Lord Krishna (Gopala). The lyrics describe his divine attributes, such as his sky-blue complexion, his childhood pranks of eating soil, stealing the clothes of gopis, performing the Raas Leela, and his divine discourse of the Bhagavad Gita.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Upamai (Simile)
“Vaan polae vannam kondu”
Compares Lord Krishna's sky-blue skin tone to the vast sky ('Vaan polae vannam kondu').
Metaphor / Rupaka
“Moga valai virithaayae”
Metaphorically compares enticing music to casting a net of desire ('Moga valai virithaayae').
Emona / Rhyme (Monai and Ethirai)
“Mannai thindru valarndhaayae”
Use of second-letter rhyming across consecutive lines (e.g., 'Mannai' / 'Thulli' / 'Annai').
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Trivia
Salangai Oli (the Tamil dubbed version of K. Viswanath's Telugu masterpiece 'Sagara Sangamam') features iconic music composed by Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Vairamuthu, starring Kamal Haasan and Jayaprada.
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