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Vaanam Mella

From Neethaane En Ponvasantham · 2012

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Bela Shende, Ilayaraja
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Neethaane En Ponvasantham
Movie release year
2012
Lyrics added on
13 Dec 2016

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vaanam mella keezhirangi mannil vanthu aaduthey
Thooral thantha vaasam ingu veesuthingae
Vaasam sonna baashai enna ullam thindaathuthey
Pesi pesi mounam vanthu pesuthingae
Pookal pookum munnamae vaasam vanthatheppadi
Kaathal aana ullam rendu uyirilae inaiyum
Tharunam tharunam
Vaanam mella keezhirangi mannil vanthu aaduthey
Thooral thantha vaasam ingu veesuthingae
Vaasam sonna baashai enna ullam thindaathuthey
Pesi pesi mounam vanthu pesuthingae
Andru paarthathu, antha paarvai veradi
Intha paarvai veradi
Female :Nenjil ketkuthae ullam thulli oodinee
Vanthu pona kaaladi
Male :Ketkaamal ketpathenna un vaarthai
Un paarvai thaanae oh
En paathai naalum thedum un paatham
Female :En aasai enna enna nee pesi naan ketka vendum
Engeyae inbam thunbam neethanae
Unthan moochu kaatraithaan
Enthan swasam ketkuthae
Antha kaatrai nenjin ullil
Pooti vaiththu kaaval kaapenae..
Vaanam mella keezhirangi mannil vanthu aaduthey
Thooral thantha vaasam ingu veesuthingae
Male :Vaasam sonna baashai enna ullam thindaathuthey
Pesi pesi mounam vanthu pesuthingae
Paathi vayathilae, tholaintha kathaigal thondruthu
Meendum pesi inaiyuthu
Male :Paathai maariyae, paatham naangum ponathu
Meendum ingu sernthathu
Female :Anbe en kaalai maalai unnaalae unnaalae
Thondrum
En vaazhvil nutpamaaga vanthaayae
Male :Nillaamal odi odi naan thedum en thedal
Neethaan..
Sollatha oodal koodal thanthaayae
Kangal ulla kaaranam..Male :Unnai paarkathaanadi..
Vaazham kaalam yaavum unnai paarka intha
Kangal pothaathae…
Vaanam mella keezhirangi mannil vanthu aaduthey
Thooral thantha vaasam ingu veesuthingae
Female :Vaasam sonna baashai enna ullam thindaathuthey
Pesi pesi mounam vanthu pesuthingae
Male :Pookal pookum munnamae vaasam vanthatheppadi
Kaathal aana ullam rendu uyirilae inaiyum
Tharunam tharunam
Vaanam mella keezhirangi mannil vanthu aaduthey
Thooral thantha vaasam ingu veesuthingae
Male :Vaasam sonna baashai enna ullam thindaathuthey
Pesi pesi mounam vanthu pesuthingae
The sky slowly descends and dances on the earth
The fragrance brought by the drizzle drifts all around
What language did this fragrance speak? My heart is at a loss
After all the talking, silence itself begins to speak here
How did the fragrance arrive even before the flowers bloomed?
It happens when two hearts in love unite in soul,
at this very moment, this moment
The sky slowly descends and dances on the earth
The fragrance brought by the drizzle drifts all around
What language did this fragrance speak? My heart is at a loss
After all the talking, silence itself begins to speak here
The way you looked back then, that look was different
This look is completely different
My heart still hears you playfully running away,
the footsteps that came and went
What I hear without you saying a word is your unspoken message,
it is simply your gaze
Every day, my path seeks your footsteps
Whatever wishes I have, I just want to listen as you speak
Wherever I go, you are both my joy and my sorrow
It is your breath of air
that my own breath yearns for
Deep inside my heart,
I will lock away that breath and protect it forever...
The sky slowly descends and dances on the earth
The fragrance brought by the drizzle drifts all around
What language did this fragrance speak? My heart is at a loss
After all the talking, silence itself begins to speak here
Halfway through our lives, the stories we lost reappear
Speaking once again, they unite
Taking different paths, our four feet walked away
and have come together right here again
My love, my mornings and evenings arise
only because of you
You entered my life so quietly and deeply
Running endlessly, the one I have been searching for
is you...
You gave me unspoken lovers' tiffs and sweet reunions
The reason I have eyes is only to gaze at you...
To gaze at you for all of my lifetime,
these two eyes are simply not enough...
The sky slowly descends and dances on the earth
The fragrance brought by the drizzle drifts all around
What language did this fragrance speak? My heart is at a loss
After all the talking, silence itself begins to speak here
How did the fragrance arrive even before the flowers bloomed?
It happens when two hearts in love unite in soul,
at this very moment, this moment
The sky slowly descends and dances on the earth
The fragrance brought by the drizzle drifts all around
What language did this fragrance speak? My heart is at a loss
After all the talking, silence itself begins to speak here
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Vaanam Mella Keezhirangi captures the poetic essence of rekindled love, nostalgic reconnection, and deep emotional intimacy between two soulmates who have re-entered each other's lives. Na. Muthukumar uses natural metaphors like gentle drizzle, wet-earth aroma, and unbloomed flowers to symbolize how true affection transcends explicit words, allowing even silence to speak volumes when two souls align. The song portrays love not just as a passing emotion, but as an overwhelming natural phenomenon where joy, sorrow, and life itself revolve entirely around the beloved.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification

Vaanam mella keezhirangi mannil vanthu aaduthey

The sky is personified as descending to the earth to dance, personifying nature as a partner in love.

Paradox / Oxymoron

Pesi pesi mounam vanthu pesuthingae

The poet states that after continuous talking, silence itself becomes the communicator, highlighting profound unsaid emotions.

Epanalepsis / Repetition (Adukkuthodar)

Pesi pesi mounam vanthu pesuthingae

Repetition of words like 'pesi pesi' and 'odi odi' adds rhythm and highlights continuity of action.

Metaphor

Pookal pookum munnamae vaasam vanthatheppadi

Fragrance appearing before flowers bloom serves as a metaphor for deep love existing intuitively before explicit declaration.

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Trivia

Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Na. Muthukumar for Gautham Vasudev Menon's 'Neethaane En Ponvasantham' (2012), the album features live orchestration recorded with a full symphony orchestra in London, giving the romantic soundtrack a lush, timeless feel.

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