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Vaanam Thoorammalae

From Sketch · 2017

Lyricist
Kabilan
Singers
Deepak Subramaniam, Shashaa Tirupati, Roshini
Music director
S. S. Thaman
Movie name
Sketch
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
24 Nov 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Idhaya kuzhandhai
Avalin ninaivugal
Erumbai kadikiradhae..
Ulagil enadhu pozhudhu mattum
Karupaai vidigiradhae..
Vizhiyin payanam
Thodarum pozhudhu
Paadhiyil mudigiradhae..
Kangalai avalo thirudiya piragum
Kanavugal irukiradhae..
Vaanam thooraamalae
Boomi poo pookuma
Ingae un thotta poovuku
Naan dhaan veyli
Haiii..
Vaanam thooraamalae
Boomi poo pookuma
Ingae un thotta poovuku
Naan dhaan veyli
Endhan kann paartha velaiku
Kaadhal kooli
Undhan vizhi yaavumae
Mouna mozhi aagumae
Kodai veyilaalae kadal neerum
Vadiyaadhadi
Minal idithaalum en vaanam
Udaiyaadhadi
Vegathadai yedhum
En paadhai ariyaadhadi
Inum naan solla enakaedhum
Theriyaadhadi
Idhaya kuzhandhai
Avalin ninaivugal
Erumbaai kadikiradhae..
Ulagil enadhu pozhudhu mattum
Karupaai vidigiradhae..
Vizhiyin payanam
Thodarum pozhudhu
Paadhiyil mudigiradhae..
Kangalai avalo thirudiya piragum
Kanavugal irukiradhae..
Endhan mounangal un kangal
Pesum varai
Neeyo en vaarthaigal
Naano un vaakiyam..mm…mmm…
Endhan kannadi nenjil
Nee gadigaaramae
Koondhal pennodu
En meesai kudi yerumae
Yaaradi..yaaradi..yaaradi..
Yaaradi..yaaradi..
Thoondil kannaalae thookaththai
Nee kolgirai..
Ennai thaalaati needhaanae
Yen selgiraai..
Idhaya kuzhandhai
Avalin ninaivugal
Erumbaai kadikiradhae..
Ulagil enadhu pozhudhu mattum
Karupaai vidigiradhae..
Vizhiyin payanam
Thodarum pozhudhu
Paadhiyil mudigiradhae..
Kangalai avalo thirudiya piragum
Kanavugal irukiradhae..
Vaanam thooraamalae
Boomi poo pookuma
Ingae un thotta poovuku
Naan dhaan veyli..
Idhaya kuzhandhai
Avalin ninaivugal
Erumbaai kadikiradhae..
Ulagil enadhu pozhudhu mattum
Karupaai vidigiradhae..
Pootiya veetil moongilaai irundhen
Pullaanguzhal aanen
Kaagidham polavae idhuvarai irundhen
Kavidhai nool aanen
Dhinam dhinam thanimayil
Irundhaval indru
Thiruvizha kolamaanen
Vin meen pola pulliyai irundhen
Vennila pol aanen
Kaadhal ketta kelvikelaam
Otrai badhil nee..
Undhan pinnae unmai nizhalaai
Nadandhenae..
Vaan nila tholin melae
Pataampoochi naan..
Paarai melae thaneer thuliyai
Udaindhenae..
Azhagaana kaadhal
En aayull kootadho
Un kaambilae
Naan pookirenn..
Pookiren..pookiren..
Poovai..pol..
Dhegamae inikudhae
Thaenai pol..
In this child-like heart,
Memories of her
Bite like ants...
In this world, only my day
Dawns in darkness...
The journey of my eyes,
As it goes on,
Ends halfway...
Even after she stole my eyes,
Dreams still remain...
Without the sky drizzling,
Will flowers bloom on earth?
Here, for the flower you touched,
I am the fence.
Hi...
Without the sky drizzling,
Will flowers bloom on earth?
Here, for the flower you touched,
I am the fence.
For the work my eyes have done,
Love is the wages.
All your glances
Become a silent language.
Even under the summer heat, the sea
Will never run dry, my girl.
Even if lightning strikes, my sky
Will never shatter, my girl.
No speed bump
Can ever block my path, my girl.
To say anything more,
I know nothing, my girl.
In this child-like heart,
Memories of her
Bite like ants...
In this world, only my day
Dawns in darkness...
The journey of my eyes,
As it goes on,
Ends halfway...
Even after she stole my eyes,
Dreams still remain...
My silences last until
Your eyes speak.
You are my words,
And I am your sentence... mm... mmm...
Inside my glass heart,
You are the ticking clock.
With the long-haired girl,
My mustache will make a home.
Who are you... who are you... who are you...
Who are you... who are you...
With eyes like fishhooks, my sleep
You steal away...
After singing me a lullaby yourself,
Why do you walk away?...
In this child-like heart,
Memories of her
Bite like ants...
In this world, only my day
Dawns in darkness...
The journey of my eyes,
As it goes on,
Ends halfway...
Even after she stole my eyes,
Dreams still remain...
Without the sky drizzling,
Will flowers bloom on earth?
Here, for the flower you touched,
I am the fence...
In this child-like heart,
Memories of her
Bite like ants...
In this world, only my day
Dawns in darkness...
I was like bamboo in a locked house,
Now I have become a flute.
Until now I was like plain paper,
Now I have become a book of poems.
Every single day in loneliness,
The girl who once lived
Has become a celebration today.
I was just a speck like a star,
Now I have become like the bright moon.
To all the questions asked by love,
You are the only answer...
Behind you, like a true shadow,
I walked along...
On your moon-like shoulder,
I am a butterfly...
Like a drop of water on a rock,
I broke and scattered...
Does this beautiful love
Lengthen my life?
Upon your stem,
I am blossoming...
Blossoming... blossoming...
Like a flower...
My whole body feels sweet
Like honey...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song expresses the deep pain, longing, and transformative joy experienced through love. The protagonist reflects on how memories of his beloved constantly prick at his heart like ant bites, leaving him in emotional darkness and sleeplessness. Yet, despite the sorrow of separation, love gives his life profound purpose and beauty. The lyrics highlight how love transforms ordinary existence into poetry, music, and light—turning a plain piece of paper into a book of poems and a silent bamboo stalk into a flute.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamaani)

Erumbai kadikiradhae..

Compares memories biting the heart to ant bites ('Erumbai kadikiradhae') and body sweetness to honey ('Thaenai pol').

Metaphor (Uvagam)

Thoondil kannaalae thookaththai

Directly compares the beloved's eyes to a fishing hook ('Thoondil kannaalae') that catches his sleep.

Contrast / Paradox

Kangalai avalo thirudiya piragum

Expresses the paradox of having dreams even after the eyes (the organs of vision) have been stolen.

Rhetorical Question

Boomi poo pookuma

Asks whether flowers can bloom without rain to emphasize the necessity of the beloved's presence.

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Trivia

This track features evocative Tamil romantic lyrics written by lyricist Kabilan, portraying the internal monologue of a lover caught between painful longing and magical affection.

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