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Vaanam Illamal Megam

From Rusi · 1984

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja
Music director
Gangai Amaran
Movie name
Rusi
Movie release year
1984
Lyrics added on
28 Dec 2022

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Azhagiya pennae
Neeyor adhisaya nilavo
Theyaamal neeyirukka
Dhinamum unai paarththu naanallavo
Theigiren….mmm….thaeigiren….mm….theigiraen
Vaanam illaamal megam illaamal
Ulavum nilavenna neeyo
Neenthum un meni yaenthum
Pon vaanam naano
Un kadhal kondaadum
Kavithai ellaamae thaeno
En aasai ennangal
Yaavum unnodu thaano
Vaanam illaamal megam illaamal
Ulavum nilavenna neeyo
Neenthum un meni yaenthum
Pon vaanam naano
Kaamadevan keerthanam
Kaadhil kettatho
Kaadhil ketta velaiyil
Kadhal pooththatho
Un ilakkiyam ezhuthidum yaedu
En idhazhgal aaga vendum
En ennangal urangidum koodu
En idhayam aaga vendum
En paadalgal suranthidum keni
Paavaiyum thirumeni
Vaanam illaamal megam illaamal
Ulavum nilavenna naano
Neenthum un meni yaenthum
Pon vaanam neeyo…
Kaattril aadum poonthalir poovai soodavaa
Poovai soodum poovai naan maalai soodavo
Oru thalaivanum thalaiviyum kooda
Kai thazhuvi thazhuvi kondu aada
Nam ninaivugal nadhiyena oda
Naam nerungi nerungi inbam theda
Nam uravugal kaninthidum kaalam
Maalaigal manakkolam
Vaanam illaamal megam illaamal
Ulavum nilavenna neeyo
Neenthum un meni yaenthum
Pon vaanam naano
Un kadhal kondaadum
Kavithai ellaamae thaeno
En aasai ennangal
Yaavum unnodu thaano
Beautiful girl,
Are you a wondrous moon?
While you stay whole without ever waning,
Looking at you every day, is it not I
Who wanes away... mmm... wanes... mm... wanes?
Without a sky, without clouds,
Are you a wandering moon?
And am I the golden sky
That holds your floating form?
Are all the poems celebrating your love
As sweet as honey?
Are all the longing thoughts within me
Meant only for you?
Without a sky, without clouds,
Are you a wandering moon?
And am I the golden sky
That holds your floating form?
Did the melody of Kamadeva (the god of love)
Fall upon your ears?
The moment it reached your ears,
Did love blossom?
The pages to write your poetry
Should be my lips.
The nest where your thoughts rest
Should be my heart.
The spring from which my songs flow
Is your graceful form, my love...
Without a sky, without clouds,
Am I a wandering moon?
And are you the golden sky
That holds my floating form?
Shall I crown you with flowers, my tender bud swaying in the breeze?
And shall I, a woman wearing blooms, garland you in marriage?
As a lover and his beloved unite,
Embracing each other and dancing hand in hand,
While our thoughts flow on like a river,
As we draw closer and closer seeking joy,
When our bond ripens in time,
There will be garlands and a wedding celebration...
Without a sky, without clouds,
Are you a wandering moon?
And am I the golden sky
That holds your floating form?
Are all the poems celebrating your love
As sweet as honey?
Are all the longing thoughts within me
Meant only for you?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Vaanam Illaamal Megam Illaamal from the 1984 Tamil film Rusi is a soulful romantic duet lyricized by Vaali and composed by Gangai Amaran. The lovers engage in a poetic dialogue where they compare one another to celestial elements—the moon and the sky. The hero envisions his beloved as an unwanning moon floating freely without needing clouds or sky, while seeing himself as the golden expanse holding her within his arms.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Ulavum nilavenna neeyo / Pon vaanam naano”

Comparing the heroine directly to a moon roaming without sky ('Ulavum nilavenna neeyo') and the hero to the golden sky ('Pon vaanam naano').

Simile (Uwamai)

“Nam ninaivugal nadhiyena oda”

Comparing memories flowing smoothly to the continuous movement of a river ('nadhiyena oda').

Alliteration (Monaai)

“Kaamadevan keerthanam / Kaadhil kettatho”

Repetition of the initial consonant sound 'K' in 'Kaamadevan', 'keerthanam', 'Kaadhil', and 'ketta'.

Repetition (Sol Pinvaru Nilaiyani)

“Kai thazhuvi thazhuvi kondu aada / Naam nerungi nerungi inbam theda”

Emphasis through consecutive repetition of words like 'thazhuvi thazhuvi' and 'nerungi nerungi' to heighten emotional depth and intimacy.

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Trivia

Composed by Gangai Amaran for the 1984 film Rusi (directed by P. Kalaimani), this track features the playback vocal chemistry between Malaysia Vasudevan and S. P. Sailaja. Vaali's lyricism uses traditional Tamil celestial metaphors adapted to modern film music rhythms.

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