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Vaanam Pookkal

From Hi Nanna · 2023

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singer
Bhavana Isvi
Music director
Hesham Abdul Wahab
Movie name
Hi Nanna
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
14 Nov 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vaanil pookkum ven pookkalo
Undhan kan ketkudhe
Mann meedhu neendhum
Pala vin meengal
Un chinna viral ketkkudhe
Undhan kaadhoram naan paadum paa ketkudha
Nenjodu moochaagi vilayadutha
Kanavil kadhai kora
Uyirin uyiraai maara
Hmm mm mm mm mmmm
Mmm mmm
Is it the white flowers blooming in the sky
that your eyes are asking for?
Swimming upon the earth,
are the many stars
your tiny fingers reach for?
Do you hear the song I sing beside your ear?
Does it play close to your heart, becoming your breath?
To weave a story in your dreams,
and become the life within my life...
Mm mm mm mm mmmm
Mmm mmm
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This tender lullaby from the Tamil dubbed version of Hi Nanna captures a deeply affectionate parent singing to their child. The lyrics picture poetic wonders where clouds bloom like white flowers in the sky and stars swim across the earth, all captivating the child's curious eyes and tiny fingers. The song becomes a comforting breath by the child's ear, weaving peaceful dream stories and celebrating a love where the child is the very essence of the parent's life.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor and Visual Imagery

Vaanil pookkum ven pookkalo

Compares celestial objects or clouds to white flowers blooming in the sky ('ven pookkal').

Surreal Imagery

Mann meedhu neendhum Pala vin meengal

Depicts stars swimming across the earth, reflecting the magical and imaginative perspective of a child.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Kanavil kadhai kora / Uyirin uyiraai maara

The words 'kora' and 'maara' create a gentle end rhyme that contributes to the soothing lullaby melody.

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Trivia

Composed by Hesham Abdul Wahab with Tamil lyrics by Madhan Karky, this emotional lullaby forms a crucial musical backdrop for Hi Nanna (2023), highlighting the central emotional theme of unconditional paternal affection.

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