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Lyrics & meaning

Vaanam Enna

From Vetri Vizha · 1989

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Vetri Vizha
Movie release year
1989
Lyrics added on
28 Apr 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vaanam enna keezhirukku
Boomi enna melirukku
Sorgamlogam pakkam vandhathu
Tadaada daa doo
Tadaada daa doo
Dheva gaanam paada paada
Thaenum paalum oda oda
Thendral vandhu thaalam thattudhu
Tadaada daa doo
Tadaada daa doo
Aattamum paattamum
Hey nainaa
Male :Ottamum thullalum
Hooi hoinaa
Yedho ..vegam.. vandhirukka
Vaanam enna keezhirukku
Boomi enna melirukku
Sorgamlogam pakkam vandhathu
Tadaada daa doo
Tadaada daa doo
Dheva gaanam paada paada
Thaenum paalum oda oda
Thendral vandhu thaalam thattudhu
Tadaada daa doo
Tadaada daa doo
………………………………
Kaalai maaai raathiri
Kattil meedhu paaiviri
Kaama rooba sundhari
Kodi kodi sangathi
Vaadaa nanbanae
Velai nalla velaithaan
Velai vandhapin
Veru enna velaithaan
Maalai malligaithaan
Solai vandinanthaan
Paadathoo
Manjal thanthiramthaan
Moga mandhiramthaan
Kooratho
Neram kaalam
Male :Romba romba saadhagam
Male :Serum ingae
Male :Chinna pennin jaadhagam
Vaa vaa kaadhal paattedukka
Vaanam enna keezhirukku
Boomi enna melirukku
Sorgamlogam pakkam vandhathu
Tadaada daa doo
Tadaada daa doo
Dheva gaanam paada paada
Thaenum paalum oda oda
Thendral vandhu thaalam thattudhu
Tadaada daa doo
Tadaada daa doo
Theeyai pola kaaiyudhu
Kaanalai pola kodhikkuthu
Ambu onnu pattadhu
Aadhi andham sutthadhu
Yedho niyaabagam
Meththa onnu thaeduthu
Ennam aayiram
Rekkai katti oduthu
Aagaa noolidaithaan
Aalai kolluthappaa…ammadi
Neela thamaraithaan
Nenjai alluthappaa…athaadi
Vaadaa raja
Male :Vaalibathai kaattu nee
Male :Veenai ingae
Male :Kaieduthu meettu nee
Vaa vaa kaadhal paattedukka
Vaanam enna keezhirukku
Boomi enna melirukku
Sorgamlogam pakkam vandhathu
Tadaada daa doo
Tadaada daa doo
Dheva gaanam paada paada
Thaenum paalum oda oda
Thendral vandhu thaalam thattudhu
Tadaada daa doo
Tadaada daa doo
Aattamum paattamum
Hey nainaa
Male :Ottamum thullalum
Hooi hoinaa
Yedho ..vegam.. vandhirukka
Vaanam enna keezhirukku
Boomi enna melirukku
Sorgamlogam pakkam vandhathu
Tadaada daa doo
Tadaada daa doo
Dheva gaanam paada paada
Thaenum paalum oda oda
Thendral vandhu thaalam thattudhu
: Tadaada daa doo
Tadaada daa doo
Is the sky down below?
Is the earth up above?
Heaven has come so close!
Tadhada da doo
Tadhada da doo
As divine music plays on and on,
As honey and milk flow freely,
The gentle breeze taps along to the beat!
Tadhada da doo
Tadhada da doo
Dancing and singing,
Hey buddy!
Male: Running and leaping,
Hoy hoyna!
With a strange rush taking over!
Is the sky down below?
Is the earth up above?
Heaven has come so close!
Tadhada da doo
Tadhada da doo
As divine music plays on and on,
As honey and milk flow freely,
The gentle breeze taps along to the beat!
Tadhada da doo
Tadhada da doo
...
Morning, evening, and night,
Spread a mat upon the bed!
A beauty sculpted like love itself,
Countless sweet secrets!
Come on, my friend!
The time is just right!
Once the right time arrives,
What other work is there?
The evening jasmine,
And the garden bees,
Won't they sing?
The magic of turmeric,
The spell of desire,
Won't they whisper?
Time and moment
Male: Are totally in our favor!
Male: Coming together right here,
Male: Is this young girl's destiny!
Come, let us strike up a song of love!
Is the sky down below?
Is the earth up above?
Heaven has come so close!
Tadhada da doo
Tadhada da doo
As divine music plays on and on,
As honey and milk flow freely,
The gentle breeze taps along to the beat!
Tadhada da doo
Tadhada da doo
It burns hot like fire,
It boils like a mirage,
An arrow struck right through,
Everything spins from head to toe!
Some vague memory
Is searching for a soft bed!
A thousand thoughts
Take wing and fly away!
Ah, her slender waist,
Kills me completely... oh my!
Her blue lotus eyes,
Steal my heart away... goodness me!
Come on, my king!
Male: Show your youthful spirit!
Male: The veena is right here,
Male: Pick it up and pluck its strings!
Come, let us strike up a song of love!
Is the sky down below?
Is the earth up above?
Heaven has come so close!
Tadhada da doo
Tadhada da doo
As divine music plays on and on,
As honey and milk flow freely,
The gentle breeze taps along to the beat!
Tadhada da doo
Tadhada da doo
Dancing and singing,
Hey buddy!
Male: Running and leaping,
Hoy hoyna!
With a strange rush taking over!
Is the sky down below?
Is the earth up above?
Heaven has come so close!
Tadhada da doo
Tadhada da doo
As divine music plays on and on,
As honey and milk flow freely,
The gentle breeze taps along to the beat!
Tadhada da doo
Tadhada da doo
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Vaanam Enna Keezhirukku is an energetic, romantic duet expressing the euphoria and disorientation brought on by newfound love and passion. The protagonists feel as though the world has turned upside down—the sky feels below and the earth above—as heaven itself descends upon them. The lyrics celebrate youth, affection, and irresistible physical attraction through vivid imagery of music, nature, and overwhelming joy.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Rhetorical Question & Imagery

Vaanam enna keezhirukku / Boomi enna melirukku

Inverting physical reality (sky down, earth up) highlights the disorienting, exhilarating sensation of being madly in love.

Metaphor & Rhyme (Monorhyme)

Theeyai pola kaaiyudhu / Kaanalai pola kodhikkuthu

Vaali uses end-rhyme (kaaiyudhu, kodhikkuthu, pattadhu, sutthadhu) combined with metaphors comparing intense passion to burning fire and heat mirages.

Edhugai (Second Letter Assonance)

Manjal thanthiramthaan / Moga mandhiramthaan

Traditional Tamil poetic technique where the second consonant of consecutive lines match ('na' sound in 'Manjal' and 'Moga').

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Trivia

Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and sung by SPB and KS Chithra for the 1989 Kamal Haasan hit action-thriller 'Vetri Vizha', directed by Pratap Pothen. The movie's soundtrack was a massive blockbuster and showcased Ilaiyaraaja's pioneering Western-orchestrated Tamil pop instrumentation.

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