Vaanengum Pon Maalai
From Ragasiyam · 1985
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- S. Janaki, Malaysia Vasudevan
- Music director
- Gangai Amaran
- Details
- Ragasiyam1985
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Vaanengum pon maalai kolam | A golden evening pattern across the entire sky |
| Vaazhvengum aanatha kaalam | A time of joy throughout life |
| Ini vaazhum naalaengum | In all the days we live from now on |
| Varum inbam namsontham | The coming happiness belongs to us |
| Vaazhththuthae vaanamum bhoomiyum…mm..mm… | Both heaven and earth bless us... mm.. mm... |
| Female | |
| Vaanengum pon maalai kolam | A golden evening pattern across the entire sky |
| Vaazhvengum aanatha kaalam | A time of joy throughout life |
| Ini vaazhum naalaengum | In all the days we live from now on |
| Varum inbam namsontham | The coming happiness belongs to us |
| Vaazhththuthae vaanamum bhoomiyum…mm..mm… | Both heaven and earth bless us... mm.. mm... |
| Male | |
| Vaanengum pon maalai kolam | A golden evening pattern across the entire sky |
| Female :Vaazhvengum aanatha kaalam | Female: A time of joy throughout life |
| Male | |
| Mullai poo vaadai | The breeze bearing the scent of jasmine flowers |
| Ila nenjai mooda | Covers the tender heart |
| Pattu paavadai pudhu manjam theda | The silk skirt seeks a new nuptial bed |
| Female :Paavalanae neethaanae ennodu | Female: Oh poet, you are with me |
| Paavai magal naanthaanae un yaedu | I, the maiden, am your manuscript |
| Male :Ini koodattum inbam naalum nammodu | Male: May joy gather with us every day from now on |
| Male | |
| Vaanengum pon maalai kolam | A golden evening pattern across the entire sky |
| Female :Vaazhvengum aanatha kaalam | Female: A time of joy throughout life |
| Female | |
| Aaa….aa….aa….aa…. | Aaa....aa....aa....aa.... |
| Male :Aaah…..aa….aa… | Male: Aaah.....aa....aa... |
| Female :Aah….aa….aa…. | Female: Aah....aa....aa.... |
| Both :Aaah…..aa….aa….aah…. | Both: Aaah.....aa....aa....aah.... |
| Female | |
| Thaegam engengum pudhu kahal thaagam | All over the body, a new thirst of love |
| Devan kai saerum antha yogam pothum | The divine fortune of joining the lord's hands is enough |
| Male :Un arugae naan vanthaal dheiveegam | Male: Coming near you feels divine |
| Pen azhagae nee endraal aanantham | Feminine beauty, being with you is sheer bliss |
| Female :Ini koodattum inbam naalum nammodu | Female: May joy gather with us every day from now on |
| Male | |
| Vaanengum pon maalai kolam | A golden evening pattern across the entire sky |
| Vaazhvengum aanatha kaalam | A time of joy throughout life |
| Female :Ini vaazhum naalaengum | Female: In all the days we live from now on |
| Varum inbam namsontham | The coming happiness belongs to us |
| Male :Vaazhththuthae vaanamum bhoomiyum…mm..mm… | Male: Both heaven and earth bless us... mm.. mm... |
வானெங்கும் பொன் மாலை கோலம்
வாழ்வெங்கும் ஆனந்த காலம்
இனி வாழும் நாளெங்கும்
வரும் இன்பம் நம் சொந்தம்
வாழ்த்துதே வானமும் பூமியும்.....ம்ம்....ம்ம்.....
A golden evening pattern across the entire sky
A time of joy throughout life
In all the days we live from now on
The coming happiness belongs to us
Both heaven and earth bless us... mm.. mm...
வானெங்கும் பொன் மாலை கோலம்
வாழ்வெங்கும் ஆனந்த காலம்
இனி வாழும் நாளெங்கும்
வரும் இன்பம் நம் சொந்தம்
வாழ்த்துதே வானமும் பூமியும்.....ம்ம்....ம்ம்.....
A golden evening pattern across the entire sky
A time of joy throughout life
In all the days we live from now on
The coming happiness belongs to us
Both heaven and earth bless us... mm.. mm...
வானெங்கும் பொன் மாலை கோலம்
வாழ்வெங்கும் ஆனந்த காலம்
A golden evening pattern across the entire sky
Female: A time of joy throughout life
முல்லை பூ வாடை
இள நெஞ்சை மூட
பட்டு பாவாடை புது மஞ்சம் தேட
பாவலனே நீதானே என்னோடு
பாவை மகள் நான்தானே உன் ஏடு
இனி கூடட்டும் இன்பம் நாளும் நம்மோடு
The breeze bearing the scent of jasmine flowers
Covers the tender heart
The silk skirt seeks a new nuptial bed
Female: Oh poet, you are with me
I, the maiden, am your manuscript
Male: May joy gather with us every day from now on
வானெங்கும் பொன் மாலை கோலம்
வாழ்வெங்கும் ஆனந்த காலம்
இனி வாழும் நாளெங்கும்
வரும் இன்பம் நம் சொந்தம்
வாழ்த்துதே வானமும் பூமியும்.....ம்ம்....ம்ம்.....
A golden evening pattern across the entire sky
Female: A time of joy throughout life
வானெங்கும் பொன் மாலை கோலம்
வாழ்வெங்கும் ஆனந்த காலம்
Aaa....aa....aa....aa....
Male: Aaah.....aa....aa...
Female: Aah....aa....aa....
Both: Aaah.....aa....aa....aah....
ஆஅ.....ஆ......ஆ.....ஆ...
ஆஆஹ்.....ஆ....ஆ....
ஆஹ்.....ஆ.....ஆ.....
இருவர் :
ஆஆஹ்.....ஆ....ஆ....ஆஹ்
All over the body, a new thirst of love
The divine fortune of joining the lord's hands is enough
Male: Coming near you feels divine
Feminine beauty, being with you is sheer bliss
Female: May joy gather with us every day from now on
தேகம் எங்கெங்கும் புது காதல் தாகம்
தேவன் கை சேரும் அந்த யோகம் போதும்
உன் அருகே நான் வந்தால் தெய்வீகம்
பெண் அழகே நீ என்றால் ஆனந்தம்
இனி கூடட்டும் இன்பம் நாளும் நம்மோடு
A golden evening pattern across the entire sky
A time of joy throughout life
Female: In all the days we live from now on
The coming happiness belongs to us
Male: Both heaven and earth bless us... mm.. mm...
வானெங்கும் பொன் மாலை கோலம்
வாழ்வெங்கும் ஆனந்த காலம்
இனி வாழும் நாளெங்கும்
வரும் இன்பம் நம் சொந்தம்
வாழ்த்துதே வானமும் பூமியும்.....ம்ம்....ம்ம்.....
Vaanengum pon maalai kolam
A golden evening pattern across the entire sky
Vaazhvengum aanatha kaalam
A time of joy throughout life
Ini vaazhum naalaengum
In all the days we live from now on
Varum inbam namsontham
The coming happiness belongs to us
Vaazhththuthae vaanamum bhoomiyum…mm..mm…
Both heaven and earth bless us... mm.. mm...
Vaanengum pon maalai kolam
A golden evening pattern across the entire sky
Vaazhvengum aanatha kaalam
A time of joy throughout life
Ini vaazhum naalaengum
In all the days we live from now on
Varum inbam namsontham
The coming happiness belongs to us
Vaazhththuthae vaanamum bhoomiyum…mm..mm…
Both heaven and earth bless us... mm.. mm...
Vaanengum pon maalai kolam
A golden evening pattern across the entire sky
Female :Vaazhvengum aanatha kaalam
Female: A time of joy throughout life
Mullai poo vaadai
The breeze bearing the scent of jasmine flowers
Ila nenjai mooda
Covers the tender heart
Pattu paavadai pudhu manjam theda
The silk skirt seeks a new nuptial bed
Female :Paavalanae neethaanae ennodu
Female: Oh poet, you are with me
Paavai magal naanthaanae un yaedu
I, the maiden, am your manuscript
Male :Ini koodattum inbam naalum nammodu
Male: May joy gather with us every day from now on
Vaanengum pon maalai kolam
A golden evening pattern across the entire sky
Female :Vaazhvengum aanatha kaalam
Female: A time of joy throughout life
Aaa….aa….aa….aa….
Aaa....aa....aa....aa....
Male :Aaah…..aa….aa…
Male: Aaah.....aa....aa...
Female :Aah….aa….aa….
Female: Aah....aa....aa....
Both :Aaah…..aa….aa….aah….
Both: Aaah.....aa....aa....aah....
Thaegam engengum pudhu kahal thaagam
All over the body, a new thirst of love
Devan kai saerum antha yogam pothum
The divine fortune of joining the lord's hands is enough
Male :Un arugae naan vanthaal dheiveegam
Male: Coming near you feels divine
Pen azhagae nee endraal aanantham
Feminine beauty, being with you is sheer bliss
Female :Ini koodattum inbam naalum nammodu
Female: May joy gather with us every day from now on
Vaanengum pon maalai kolam
A golden evening pattern across the entire sky
Vaazhvengum aanatha kaalam
A time of joy throughout life
Female :Ini vaazhum naalaengum
Female: In all the days we live from now on
Varum inbam namsontham
The coming happiness belongs to us
Male :Vaazhththuthae vaanamum bhoomiyum…mm..mm…
Male: Both heaven and earth bless us... mm.. mm...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Vaanengum Pon Maalai Kolam is a romantic duet expressing the ecstasy of two lovers celebrating their union and future together. The lyrics picture a serene golden evening sky as a metaphor for the radiant, beautiful phase entering their lives, feeling that heaven and earth themselves are bestowing blessings upon their love. The song portrays poetic intimacy through vivid imagery—comparing the woman to a poet's page or manuscript and describing the comforting breeze laden with jasmine scent. It conveys a deep spiritual and emotional connection where love feels divine, bringing a sense of complete fulfillment and lasting happiness for all the days ahead.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Etukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Vaanengum pon maalai kolam / Vaazhvengum aanatha kaalam”
Repetition of the second consonant sound with matching long vowel length in 'Vaanengum' and 'Vaazhvengum'.
Monaai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Paavalanae neethaanae ennodu / Paavai magal naanthaanae un yaedu”
Matching initial 'Paa' syllable at the start of adjacent lines.
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Paavai magal naanthaanae un yaedu”
The woman metaphorically compares herself to an open manuscript or palm-leaf leaf (yaedu) meant for her poet (Paavalanae) to write upon.
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Trivia
This song from 'Ragasiyam' (1985) features lyrics penned by Gangai Amaran, showcasing his signature style of blending nature imagery with gentle romantic intimacy.
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