- Lyricist
- Pazhani Bharathi
- Singer
- Hariharan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Ramanaa
- Movie release year
- 2002
- Lyrics added on
- 27 Mar 2018
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Vaanavillae Vaanavillae from the movie Ramanaa (2002) is a tender, heartwarming song that celebrates universal love, human connection, and the impartial beauty of nature. Using gentle nature metaphors—cuckoos singing the same song regardless of region, birds babbling innocently, and wind and rain touching everyone without discrimination of caste or nationality—the lyricist emphasizes that humanity is inherently one family when bound by love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Nenjam vedanthaangal”
Compares a loving, welcoming heart to Vedanthangal, a famous bird sanctuary, suggesting the heart provides a safe haven for loved ones.
Rhetorical Question
“Jaadhi enna kettu vittu / Thendral nammai thodumaa..”
Uses questions about nature's impartiality (breeze and rain) to highlight how human divisions like caste and country are artificial.
Personification
“Adi thaai thendralae / Vanthu nee paadu”
Personifies the cool gentle wind as a mother singer who arrives to sing a lullaby.
Imagery
“Pattu siragilae / Pani thelikuthae”
Evokes vivid visual and tactile imagery of birds fluttering on silky wings while sprinkling dew drops.
Did you know?
Trivia
Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and sung predominantly by Hariharan and Bhavatharini, this gentle melody serves as a stark emotional contrast to the intense anti-corruption action plot of the Vijayakanth-starrer Ramanaa (2002), directed by A.R. Murugadoss.
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