Vaanam Enge Megam Enge
From Nenjil Aadum Poo Ondru · 1978
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. Janaki, P. Jayachandran
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Nenjil Aadum Poo Ondru1978
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aaa….aaa….aa…aa….aa….aa…aa…aa… | Ah... ah... ah... |
| Aaa….aaa….aa…aa….aa….aa…aa…aa… | Ah... ah... ah... |
| Chorus | |
| Aaa….aaa….aa…aa….aa….aa…aa…aa… | Ah... ah... ah... |
| Aaa….aaa….aa…aa….aa….aa…aa…aa… | Ah... ah... ah... |
| Aaa….aaa….aa…aa….aa….aa…aa…aa… | Ah... ah... ah... |
| Female | |
| Aaa….aaa….aa…aa….aa….aa…aa…aa… | Ah... ah... ah... |
| Female | |
| Vaanam engae maegam engae | Where is the sky? Where is the cloud? |
| Oru maedai kondu vaa oru veenai kondu vaa | Bring a stage, bring a veena! |
| Pudhu raagam thaalam bhaavam ingae aarambam | A new melody, rhythm, and emotion begin here. |
| Female | |
| Vaanam engae maegam engae | Where is the sky? Where is the cloud? |
| Male | |
| Vin meengal thaalaatta | As the stars sing a lullaby, |
| Poonthendral seeraatta | As the gentle flower-breeze fondles, |
| Malar kaaman paaraatta | As Kamadeva praises with flowers, |
| Vin meengal thaalaatta | As the stars sing a lullaby, |
| Poonthendral seeraatta | As the gentle flower-breeze fondles, |
| Malar kaaman paaraatta | As Kamadeva praises with flowers, |
| Male | |
| Iru kangal sandhippu | The meeting of two pairs of eyes, |
| Nagai maalai mullai po | A smile like a garland of jasmine blossoms, |
| Paadal ondru paada cholli | Asking a song to be sung, |
| Kaadhal dhaevan aanai ittaano | Did the God of Love command it? |
| Male | |
| Vaanam engae | Where is the sky? |
| Female | |
| Maegam engae | Where is the cloud? |
| Chorus | |
| Aaa….aaa….aa…aa….aa….aa…aa…aa… | Ah... ah... ah... |
| Female :Aaa….aaa….aa…aa….aa….aa…aa…aa… | Female: Ah... ah... ah... |
| Female | |
| Neeraadum theerthangal | Sacred bathing waters, |
| Thaerodum mandrangal | Courtyards where chariots roll, |
| Poongolam poda thaan | Just to lay flower kolams, |
| Neeraadum theerthangal | Sacred bathing waters, |
| Thaerodum mandrangal | Courtyards where chariots roll, |
| Poongolam poda thaan | Just to lay flower kolams, |
| Ini kaalai naerangal | From now in the morning hours, |
| Kalai cholai vaarangal | In the weeks spent in the grove of fine arts, |
| Thogai ondru pakkam ondru | A peacock nearby, |
| Aadum endru saedhi sollungal | Spread the news that it will dance! |
| Male | |
| Vaanam engae maegam engae | Where is the sky? Where is the cloud? |
| Oru maedai kondu vaa oru veenai kondu vaa | Bring a stage, bring a veena! |
| Pudhu raagam thaalam bhaavam ingae aarambam | A new melody, rhythm, and emotion begin here. |
ஆஅ......ஆஅ.....ஆ......ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....
ஆஅ......ஆஅ.....ஆ......ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....
Ah... ah... ah...
Ah... ah... ah...
ஆஅ......ஆஅ.....ஆ......ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....
ஆஅ......ஆஅ.....ஆ......ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....
ஆஅ......ஆஅ.....ஆ......ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....
Ah... ah... ah...
Ah... ah... ah...
Ah... ah... ah...
பெண்
: ஆஅ......ஆஅ.....ஆ......ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....
Ah... ah... ah...
வானம் எங்கே மேகம் எங்கே
ஒரு மேடை கொண்டு வா
ஒரு வீணை கொண்டு வா
புது ராகம் தாளம் பாவம் இங்கே ஆரம்பம்
Where is the sky? Where is the cloud?
Bring a stage, bring a veena!
A new melody, rhythm, and emotion begin here.
வானம் எங்கே மேகம் எங்கே
Where is the sky? Where is the cloud?
விண் மீன்கள் தாலாட்ட
பூந்தென்றல் சீராட்ட
மலர் காமன் பாராட்ட
விண் மீன்கள் தாலாட்ட
பூந்தென்றல் சீராட்ட
மலர் காமன் பாராட்ட
As the stars sing a lullaby,
As the gentle flower-breeze fondles,
As Kamadeva praises with flowers,
As the stars sing a lullaby,
As the gentle flower-breeze fondles,
As Kamadeva praises with flowers,
இரு கண்கள் சந்திப்பு
நகை மாலை முல்லைப்பூ
பாடல் ஒன்று பாடச் சொல்லி
காதல் தேவன் ஆணையிட்டானோ
The meeting of two pairs of eyes,
A smile like a garland of jasmine blossoms,
Asking a song to be sung,
Did the God of Love command it?
வானம் எங்கே
Where is the sky?
மேகம் எங்கே
Where is the cloud?
ஆஅ......ஆஅ.....ஆ......ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....
Ah... ah... ah...
Female: Ah... ah... ah...
ஆஅ......ஆஅ.....ஆ......ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....
Sacred bathing waters,
Courtyards where chariots roll,
Just to lay flower kolams,
Sacred bathing waters,
Courtyards where chariots roll,
Just to lay flower kolams,
From now in the morning hours,
In the weeks spent in the grove of fine arts,
A peacock nearby,
Spread the news that it will dance!
நீராடும் தீர்த்தங்கள்
தேரோடும் மன்றங்கள்
பூங்கோலம் போடட்டும்
நீராடும் தீர்த்தங்கள்
தேரோடும் மன்றங்கள்
பூங்கோலம் போடட்டும்
இனி காலை நேரங்கள்
கலைச் சோலை வாரங்கள்
தோகை ஒன்று பக்கம் வந்து
ஆடும் என்று சேதி சொல்லுங்கள்....
Where is the sky? Where is the cloud?
Bring a stage, bring a veena!
A new melody, rhythm, and emotion begin here.
வானம் எங்கே மேகம் எங்கே
ஒரு மேடை கொண்டு வா
ஒரு வீணை கொண்டு வா
புது ராகம் தாளம் பாவம் இங்கே ஆரம்பம்
வானம் எங்கே மேகம் எங்கே
வானம் எங்கே மேகம் எங்கே
Aaa….aaa….aa…aa….aa….aa…aa…aa…
Ah... ah... ah...
Aaa….aaa….aa…aa….aa….aa…aa…aa…
Ah... ah... ah...
Aaa….aaa….aa…aa….aa….aa…aa…aa…
Ah... ah... ah...
Aaa….aaa….aa…aa….aa….aa…aa…aa…
Ah... ah... ah...
Aaa….aaa….aa…aa….aa….aa…aa…aa…
Ah... ah... ah...
Aaa….aaa….aa…aa….aa….aa…aa…aa…
Ah... ah... ah...
Vaanam engae maegam engae
Where is the sky? Where is the cloud?
Oru maedai kondu vaa oru veenai kondu vaa
Bring a stage, bring a veena!
Pudhu raagam thaalam bhaavam ingae aarambam
A new melody, rhythm, and emotion begin here.
Vaanam engae maegam engae
Where is the sky? Where is the cloud?
Vin meengal thaalaatta
As the stars sing a lullaby,
Poonthendral seeraatta
As the gentle flower-breeze fondles,
Malar kaaman paaraatta
As Kamadeva praises with flowers,
Vin meengal thaalaatta
As the stars sing a lullaby,
Poonthendral seeraatta
As the gentle flower-breeze fondles,
Malar kaaman paaraatta
As Kamadeva praises with flowers,
Iru kangal sandhippu
The meeting of two pairs of eyes,
Nagai maalai mullai po
A smile like a garland of jasmine blossoms,
Paadal ondru paada cholli
Asking a song to be sung,
Kaadhal dhaevan aanai ittaano
Did the God of Love command it?
Vaanam engae
Where is the sky?
Maegam engae
Where is the cloud?
Aaa….aaa….aa…aa….aa….aa…aa…aa…
Ah... ah... ah...
Female :Aaa….aaa….aa…aa….aa….aa…aa…aa…
Female: Ah... ah... ah...
Neeraadum theerthangal
Sacred bathing waters,
Thaerodum mandrangal
Courtyards where chariots roll,
Poongolam poda thaan
Just to lay flower kolams,
Neeraadum theerthangal
Sacred bathing waters,
Thaerodum mandrangal
Courtyards where chariots roll,
Poongolam poda thaan
Just to lay flower kolams,
Ini kaalai naerangal
From now in the morning hours,
Kalai cholai vaarangal
In the weeks spent in the grove of fine arts,
Thogai ondru pakkam ondru
A peacock nearby,
Aadum endru saedhi sollungal
Spread the news that it will dance!
Vaanam engae maegam engae
Where is the sky? Where is the cloud?
Oru maedai kondu vaa oru veenai kondu vaa
Bring a stage, bring a veena!
Pudhu raagam thaalam bhaavam ingae aarambam
A new melody, rhythm, and emotion begin here.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic song expresses the blooming of love through the grand framework of classical art, music, and nature. The singer calls for a stage and a veena to perform a newfound melody, rhythm, and emotion, framing the romantic encounter between two lovers as a cosmic performance witnessed by stars, breezes, and the god of love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Vin meengal thaalaatta / Poonthendral seeraatta / Malar kaaman paaraatta”
The lines end with the matching suffix '-atta', creating a rhythmic flow suited for dance.
Rhetorical Question
“Vaanam engae maegam engae”
The speaker poetically asks where the sky and clouds are, symbolizing the search for a celestial backdrop for their love story.
Metaphor
“Kalai cholai vaarangal”
Comparing a serene artistic setting to a 'grove of arts' (Kalai cholai).
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Trivia
Written by Kannadasan contemporary Vaali, this song captures traditional South Indian fine art motifs (Raagam, Thaalam, Bhaavam) integrated with romantic imagery, typical of late 1970s Tamil cinema compositions.
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