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Vaangadi Vaanga

From Anbu Thangai · 1974

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
P. Susheela, L. R. Eswari
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Anbu Thangai
Movie release year
1974
Lyrics added on
23 Apr 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vaangadi vaanga
Vanthu paarththuttu ponga
Ingae thaniyaa oru ponnu ninnu
Thavikkuthu paarunga
Daangiratakkaa deengiratakkaa
Doongiratakkaa daengiratakkaa
Vaangadi vaanga
Vanthu paarththuttu ponga
Ingae thaniyaa oru ponnu ninnu
Thavikkuthu paarunga
Pongadi ponga
Poyi kettuttu vaanga
Onnum puriyaatha pengal polae
Nadippathu yaenunga
Daangiratakkaa deengiratakkaa
Doongiratakkaa daengiratakkaa
Pongadi ponga
Poyi kettuttu vaanga
Onnum puriyaatha pengal polae
Nadippathu yaenunga
……………….
Yaettila paarththu ezhuththil paarththu
Ponguthu kadhal rasanai
Yaettila paarththu ezhuththil paarththu
Ponguthu kadhal rasanai
Antha paattil nee kooda manasai koduththaal
Theriyumadi adhan magimai
Antha paattil nee kooda manasai koduththaal
Theriyumadi adhan magimai
Kattilil paduththu kanavugal kandaa
Kaariyam ennadi aagum
Kattilil paduththu kanavugal kandaa
Kaariyam ennadi aagum
Kottum venneeril kulikkum sugam pola
Konjam padhamaaga thonum
Daangiratakkaa deengiratakkaa
Doongiratakkaa daengiratakkaa
Vaangadi vaanga
Vanthu paarththuttu ponga
Ingae thaniyaa oru ponnu ninnu
Thavikkuthu paarunga
Oodalai ezhuthi koodalai ezhuthi
Unnai koduththaandi kavingan
Oodalai ezhuthi koodalai ezhuthi
Unnai koduththaandi kavingan
Avan ullam uravaadum anbu vilaiyaattai
Solli tharugindra thalaivan
Avan ullam uravaadum anbu vilaiyaattai
Solli tharugindra thalaivan
Aalai ariyaamal paarththu pazhagaamal
Ennadi kadhal venum
Aalai ariyaamal paarththu pazhagaamal
Ennadi kadhal venum
Adi unmai anbodu oruththi irunthaalae
Uruvarm nenjilae thonum
Daangiratakkaa deengiratakkaa
Doongiratakkaa daengiratakkaa
Pongadi ponga
Poyi kettuttu vaanga
Onnum puriyaatha pengal polae
Nadippathu yaenunga
Daangiratakkaa deengiratakkaa
Doongiratakkaa daengiratakkaa
Pongadi ponga
Poyi kettuttu vaanga
Onnum puriyaatha pengal polae
Nadippathu yaenunga
Come, girls, come along!
Come take a look and see!
Standing all alone here, a girl
is yearning with longing, see!
Dangiradakka deengiradakka
Doongiradakka dengiradakka
Come, girls, come along!
Come take a look and see!
Standing all alone here, a girl
is yearning with longing, see!
Go away, girls, go away!
Go find out and then come back!
Like innocent girls who know nothing,
why are you putting on an act?
Dangiradakka deengiradakka
Doongiradakka dengiradakka
Go away, girls, go away!
Go find out and then come back!
Like innocent girls who know nothing,
why are you putting on an act?
...
Just by reading books and looking at verses,
your taste for romance is brimming over!
Just by reading books and looking at verses,
your taste for romance is brimming over!
If you too give your heart to those songs,
you will know their true beauty!
If you too give your heart to those songs,
you will know their true beauty!
If you simply lie in bed and daydream,
what good will ever come of it?
If you simply lie in bed and daydream,
what good will ever come of it?
Like the comfort of bathing in pouring warm water,
it brings a soothing, gentle pleasure!
Dangiradakka deengiradakka
Doongiradakka dengiradakka
Come, girls, come along!
Come take a look and see!
Standing all alone here, a girl
is yearning with longing, see!
Writing of lovers' tiffs and sweet unions,
the poet has poured his soul into you!
Writing of lovers' tiffs and sweet unions,
the poet has poured his soul into you!
He is the master who teaches the game of love
that plays within the heart!
He is the master who teaches the game of love
that plays within the heart!
Without knowing the man, without ever meeting him,
what kind of love is this?
Without knowing the man, without ever meeting him,
what kind of love is this?
If a girl is filled with true love,
his face will naturally appear in her heart!
Dangiradakka deengiradakka
Doongiradakka dengiradakka
Go away, girls, go away!
Go find out and then come back!
Like innocent girls who know nothing,
why are you putting on an act?
Dangiradakka deengiradakka
Doongiradakka dengiradakka
Go away, girls, go away!
Go find out and then come back!
Like innocent girls who know nothing,
why are you putting on an act?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful, high-energy duet featuring dual female vocalists (P. Susheela and L. R. Eswari) portrays a friendly musical banter between women teasing each other about love, courtship, and emotional yearning. One side calls out the yearning and inner turmoil of a young woman in love, inviting onlookers to see her state, while the opposing perspective teasingly dismisses the damsel-in-distress act, accusing her of pretending to be naive.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Vaangadi vaanga / Ingae thaniyaa oru ponnu ninnu

The second consonant 'ng' rhymes across lines in 'Vaangadi vaanga' and 'Ingae thaniyaa'.

Simile (Upamai)

Kottum venneeril kulikkum sugam pola

Compares the comforting experience of romantic daydreaming to bathing in warm pouring water ('Kottum venneeril kulikkum sugam pola').

Monai (Initial Letter Rhyme)

Oodalai ezhuthi koodalai ezhuthi

Matching starting sounds 'Oo' in 'Oodalai' and 'Koo' in 'koodalai' create rhythm in the line.

Onomatopoeia (Anukaranam)

Daangiratakkaa deengiratakkaa

Use of rhythmic nonsense folk syllables ('Daangiratakkaa deengiratakkaa') to build acoustic energy and dance cadence.

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Trivia

'Anbu Thangai' (1974), directed by S. P. Muthuraman and starring R. Muthuraman and Jayalalithaa, features a famous soundtrack composed by 'Mellisai Mannar' K. V. Mahadevan. This duet showcases the contrasting vocal textures of legendary playback singers P. Susheela and L. R. Eswari, a signature pairing of 1970s Tamil cinema for competitive upbeat female duets.

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