Vaanil Kaayuthae
From Vaali · 1999
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Mano, Anuradha Sriram, S. J. Surya
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Vaali1999
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Un per vaasikaiyilae | When your name was spoken, |
| Pudhu oosai piranthathae | A new sound was born. |
| Adhu aasai ootuthae | It fuels my desire, |
| En meni silurkuthae | Making my body shiver with joy. |
| Ennidam pesi ponathu | Having spoken to me and gone, |
| Sila nooru pennadi | Were a few hundred girls, my dear; |
| Ennidam pesa maruthaval | The one who refused to speak to me, |
| Nee oruthi thaanadi | Is only you, my dear. |
| Female | |
| Vaanil kaayudhae | In the sky it shines, |
| Vennilaa | The white moon. |
| Nenjil paayudhae minnalaa | Like lightning striking the heart, |
| Nee pesavae oru mozhi illaiya | Do you not have a language to speak? |
| Paarththal podhumae | A mere look is enough; |
| Pookkal vaai pesumaa | Do flowers speak with a mouth? |
| Chorus :Aa..aa..aa..aa.. | Chorus: Aa..aa..aa..aa.. |
| Male | |
| Vaanil kaayudhae vennilaa | The white moon shines in the sky, |
| Nenjil paayudhae minnalaa | Like lightning striking the heart. |
| Vaaipai thanthaal | If you give me a chance, |
| Naan vaai pesuven | I will speak out loud. |
| Unakkum serthu naan | Including for you as well, |
| Oruvan kaadhal seiven | I alone will love for both of us. |
| Chorus :Aa..aa..aa..aa.. | Chorus: Aa..aa..aa..aa.. |
| Female | |
| Nathiyin pokkilae | In the direction of the river's flow, |
| Naanal thalai saaiyuthae | The reed bends its head. |
| Chorus | |
| Aa..aa..aa..aah | Aa..aa..aa..aah |
| Aa..aa..aa..aah | Aa..aa..aa..aah |
| Female | |
| Alli seitha nilavu | Oh moon crafted from lily flowers, |
| En alavu nee kulavu ne vaa | Made to my measure, come and mingle with me. |
| Kannai koththum azhagu | A beauty so striking it pecks at the eyes, |
| En azhagu pen azhagu ne vaa vaa | My beauty, feminine beauty, come, come! |
| Male | |
| Minsaara pennae | Oh electric girl, |
| Aaraaga aanen | I became a flowing river. |
| Minsaaram paainthu | With electricity surging, |
| Meenaagi ponen | I turned into a fish. |
| Yaarendru theriyaamal yosikkiren | Without knowing who you are, I wonder. |
| Female | |
| Yaarendru ennai | Who I am, |
| Nee ketka villai | You did not bother to ask. |
| Megathin urai | The cloud's address, |
| Vil ketpathillai | The rainbow does not ask. |
| Aasaikku adaiyaalam | For desire, an identity |
| Thevai illai | Is not required. |
| Female | |
| Andru vanna minnalaai | That day like colorful lightning, |
| Un kannil thondrinen | I appeared in your eyes. |
| Naan pogum pokkilae | Along the path I was going, |
| Oru poovai veesinen | I tossed a flower at you. |
| Male | |
| Nee poovai veesiyae | Just by throwing a flower, |
| Ennai saambalaakkinaai | You reduced me to ashes. |
| Nee theeyai veesinaal | If you were to throw fire, |
| Naan enna aaguven | What would become of me? |
| Chorus | |
| …………. | ............ |
| Female | |
| Vaanil kaayudhae | In the sky it shines, |
| Vennilaa | The white moon. |
| Nenjil paayudhae minnalaa | Like lightning striking the heart. |
| Female | |
| Vaaipai thanthaal | If you give me a chance, |
| Naan vaai pesuven | I will speak out loud. |
| Female | |
| Paarththal podhumae | A mere look is enough; |
| Pookkal vaai pesumaa | Do flowers speak with a mouth? |
| Chorus :Aa..aa..aa..aa.. | Chorus: Aa..aa..aa..aa.. |
உன் பேர் வாசிக்கையிலே
புது ஓசை பிறந்ததே
அது ஆசை ஊட்டுதே
என் மேனி சிலிர்க்குதே
என்னிடம் பேசி போனது
சில நூறு பெண்ணடி
என்னிடம் பேச மறுத்தவள்
நீ ஒருத்தி தானடி
When your name was spoken,
A new sound was born.
It fuels my desire,
Making my body shiver with joy.
Having spoken to me and gone,
Were a few hundred girls, my dear;
The one who refused to speak to me,
Is only you, my dear.
வானில் காயுதே
வெண்ணிலா
நெஞ்சில் பாயுதே மின்னலா
நீ பேசவே
ஒரு மொழி இல்லையா
வாசம் போதுமே
பூக்கள் வாய் பேசுமா
குழு :
ஆ...ஆ...ஆ...ஆ..
In the sky it shines,
The white moon.
Like lightning striking the heart,
Do you not have a language to speak?
A mere look is enough;
Do flowers speak with a mouth?
Chorus: Aa..aa..aa..aa..
வானில் காயுதே
வெண்ணிலா
நெஞ்சில் பாயுதே மின்னலா
வாய்ப்பை தந்தால்
நான் வாய் பேசுவேன்
உனக்கும் சேர்த்து நான்
ஒருவன் காதல் செய்வேன்
குழு :
ஆ…ஆ…ஆ…ஆ..
The white moon shines in the sky,
Like lightning striking the heart.
If you give me a chance,
I will speak out loud.
Including for you as well,
I alone will love for both of us.
Chorus: Aa..aa..aa..aa..
நதியின் போக்கிலே
நாணல் தலை சாயவே
In the direction of the river's flow,
The reed bends its head.
ஆ…ஆ…ஆ…ஆ...
ஆ…ஆ…ஆ…ஆ...
Aa..aa..aa..aah
Aa..aa..aa..aah
சொல்லி செய்த நிலவு
என் அழகு நீ குலவு நீ வா
கண்ணை கொத்தும் அழகு
என் அழகு பெண் அழகு நீ வா வா
Oh moon crafted from lily flowers,
Made to my measure, come and mingle with me.
A beauty so striking it pecks at the eyes,
My beauty, feminine beauty, come, come!
மின்சார பெண்ணே
ஆறாக ஆனேன்
மின்சாரம் பாய்ந்து
மீனாகி போனேன்
யாரென்று தெரியாமல்
யோசிக்கிரேன்
Oh electric girl,
I became a flowing river.
With electricity surging,
I turned into a fish.
Without knowing who you are, I wonder.
யாரென்று என்னை
நீ கேட்க வில்லை
மேகத்தின் ஊரை
விண் கேட்பதில்லை
ஆசைக்கு அடையாளம்
தேவை இல்லை
Who I am,
You did not bother to ask.
The cloud's address,
The rainbow does not ask.
For desire, an identity
Is not required.
அன்று வண்ண மின்னலாய்
உன் கண்ணில் தோன்றினேன்
நான் போகும் போக்கிலே
ஒரு பூவை வீசினேன்
That day like colorful lightning,
I appeared in your eyes.
Along the path I was going,
I tossed a flower at you.
நீ பூவை வீசியே
என்னை சாம்பலாக்கினாய்
நீ தீயை வீசினால்
நான் என்ன ஆகுவேன்
Just by throwing a flower,
You reduced me to ashes.
If you were to throw fire,
What would become of me?
................................
............
வானில் காயுதே
வெண்ணிலா
நெஞ்சில் பாயுதே மின்னலா
In the sky it shines,
The white moon.
Like lightning striking the heart.
வாய்ப்பை தந்தால்
நான் வாய் பேசுவேன்
If you give me a chance,
I will speak out loud.
வாசம் போதுமே
பூக்கள் வாய் பேசுமா
குழு :
ஆ..ஆ..ஆ..ஆ..
A mere look is enough;
Do flowers speak with a mouth?
Chorus: Aa..aa..aa..aa..
Un per vaasikaiyilae
When your name was spoken,
Pudhu oosai piranthathae
A new sound was born.
Adhu aasai ootuthae
It fuels my desire,
En meni silurkuthae
Making my body shiver with joy.
Ennidam pesi ponathu
Having spoken to me and gone,
Sila nooru pennadi
Were a few hundred girls, my dear;
Ennidam pesa maruthaval
The one who refused to speak to me,
Nee oruthi thaanadi
Is only you, my dear.
Vaanil kaayudhae
In the sky it shines,
Vennilaa
The white moon.
Nenjil paayudhae minnalaa
Like lightning striking the heart,
Nee pesavae oru mozhi illaiya
Do you not have a language to speak?
Paarththal podhumae
A mere look is enough;
Pookkal vaai pesumaa
Do flowers speak with a mouth?
Chorus :Aa..aa..aa..aa..
Chorus: Aa..aa..aa..aa..
Vaanil kaayudhae vennilaa
The white moon shines in the sky,
Nenjil paayudhae minnalaa
Like lightning striking the heart.
Vaaipai thanthaal
If you give me a chance,
Naan vaai pesuven
I will speak out loud.
Unakkum serthu naan
Including for you as well,
Oruvan kaadhal seiven
I alone will love for both of us.
Chorus :Aa..aa..aa..aa..
Chorus: Aa..aa..aa..aa..
Nathiyin pokkilae
In the direction of the river's flow,
Naanal thalai saaiyuthae
The reed bends its head.
Aa..aa..aa..aah
Aa..aa..aa..aah
Aa..aa..aa..aah
Aa..aa..aa..aah
Alli seitha nilavu
Oh moon crafted from lily flowers,
En alavu nee kulavu ne vaa
Made to my measure, come and mingle with me.
Kannai koththum azhagu
A beauty so striking it pecks at the eyes,
En azhagu pen azhagu ne vaa vaa
My beauty, feminine beauty, come, come!
Minsaara pennae
Oh electric girl,
Aaraaga aanen
I became a flowing river.
Minsaaram paainthu
With electricity surging,
Meenaagi ponen
I turned into a fish.
Yaarendru theriyaamal yosikkiren
Without knowing who you are, I wonder.
Yaarendru ennai
Who I am,
Nee ketka villai
You did not bother to ask.
Megathin urai
The cloud's address,
Vil ketpathillai
The rainbow does not ask.
Aasaikku adaiyaalam
For desire, an identity
Thevai illai
Is not required.
Andru vanna minnalaai
That day like colorful lightning,
Un kannil thondrinen
I appeared in your eyes.
Naan pogum pokkilae
Along the path I was going,
Oru poovai veesinen
I tossed a flower at you.
Nee poovai veesiyae
Just by throwing a flower,
Ennai saambalaakkinaai
You reduced me to ashes.
Nee theeyai veesinaal
If you were to throw fire,
Naan enna aaguven
What would become of me?
………….
............
Vaanil kaayudhae
In the sky it shines,
Vennilaa
The white moon.
Nenjil paayudhae minnalaa
Like lightning striking the heart.
Vaaipai thanthaal
If you give me a chance,
Naan vaai pesuven
I will speak out loud.
Paarththal podhumae
A mere look is enough;
Pookkal vaai pesumaa
Do flowers speak with a mouth?
Chorus :Aa..aa..aa..aa..
Chorus: Aa..aa..aa..aa..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic duet from the 1999 movie Vaali features a playful yet deeply romantic exchange between two lovers. The male protagonist expresses how intrigued he is by her quiet resistance, noting that while hundreds of women have conversed with him, her silence is what captivates him most. He yearns to speak and love on behalf of both of them. In response, the female protagonist explains that silent gestures are more powerful than spoken words, comparing her presence to a flower tossed that electrifies and transforms him. She highlights that true love does not require formal introductions, identities, or labels, just as a rainbow does not ask for a cloud's address.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Minsaara pennae”
The male protagonist addresses the female as 'Minsaara pennae' (Electric Girl) and 'Alli seitha nilavu' (Moon made of lilies), using vivid metaphors to describe her dazzling look.
Rhetorical Question
“Pookkal vaai pesumaa”
The female protagonist asks 'Pookkal vaai pesumaa' (Do flowers speak with a mouth?) to emphasize that her silence is natural and expressive in itself.
Simile (Upamai)
“Andru vanna minnalaai”
The female compares her sudden emergence in his life to a flash of colorful lightning ('Andru vanna minnalaai').
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)
“Nee poovai veesiyae / Ennai saambalaakkinaai”
The protagonist hyperbolically states that merely tossing a flower reduced him to ashes, exaggerating the overwhelming power of her love.
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Trivia
Composed by Deva with lyrics penned by Vairamuthu, 'Vaanil Kaayudhae' is one of the standout tracks from S. J. Suryah's hit psychological thriller 'Vaali' (1999) starring Ajith Kumar and Simran. The song is celebrated for its lush orchestration and soulful vocal performances by Hariharan and K. S. Chithra.
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