Vaanil Vattamadippom
From Poovizhi Raja · 1988
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
- Music director
- Yuvaraj
- Details
- Poovizhi Raja1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Vaanil vattamadippom | We will circle high up in the sky |
| Vaazhvai etti pidippom | We will reach out and seize life |
| Vaanil vattamadippom | We will circle high up in the sky |
| Vaazhvai etti pidippom | We will reach out and seize life |
| Vaanampaadi kaanam paadum naalthanae | Isn't today the day the skylark sings its song? |
| Varavu varavu iniya uravu idhuthaanae haehoi… | Welcome, welcome, isn't this a sweet relationship? Haehoi... |
| Female | |
| Vaanil vattamadippom | We will circle high up in the sky |
| Vaazhvai etti pidippom | We will reach out and seize life |
| Vaanil vattamadippom | We will circle high up in the sky |
| Vaazhvai etti pidippom | We will reach out and seize life |
| Vaanampaadi kaanam paadum naalthanae | Isn't today the day the skylark sings its song? |
| Varavu varavu iniya uravu idhuthaanae haehoi… | Welcome, welcome, isn't this a sweet relationship? Haehoi... |
| Male | |
| Naan oru raja poovizhi raja | I am a king, a flower-eyed king |
| Keladi rojaa nee enna lesaa | Listen my rose, are you someone to be taken lightly? |
| Female :Sabalam salanam dhinamum thodarum | Female: Temptation and turbulence continue every single day |
| Ilamai manathil iravum pagalum kuraiyaathae | In a youthful heart, night and day, it never diminishes |
| Male | |
| Vaanil vattamadippom | We will circle high up in the sky |
| Female :Vaazhvai etti pidippom | Female: We will reach out and seize life |
| Male | |
| Aayiram raagam vaalipa thaalam | A thousand melodies and a youthful rhythm |
| Vaalipam ponaal vaazhvathu paavam | If youth fades away, life itself becomes a burden |
| Female :Irukkum varaiyil eduppom koduppom | Female: As long as it lasts, let us give and take |
| Ilamai inimai ezhuthum kavithai idhuthaanae | Isn't this the poetry written by the sweetness of youth? |
| Male | |
| Vaanil vattamadippom | We will circle high up in the sky |
| Vaazhvai etti pidippom | We will reach out and seize life |
| Female :Vaanil vattamadippom | Female: We will circle high up in the sky |
| Vaazhvai etti pidippom | We will reach out and seize life |
| Male: Vaanampaadi kaanam paadum naalthanae | Male: Isn't today the day the skylark sings its song? |
| Female :Varavu varavu iniya uravu idhuthaanae haehoi… | Female: Welcome, welcome, isn't this a sweet relationship? Haehoi... |
மற்றும் வாணி ஜெயராம்
We will circle high up in the sky
We will reach out and seize life
We will circle high up in the sky
We will reach out and seize life
Isn't today the day the skylark sings its song?
Welcome, welcome, isn't this a sweet relationship? Haehoi...
வானில் வட்டமடிப்போம்
வாழ்வை எட்டிப் பிடிப்போம்
வானில் வட்டமடிப்போம்
வாழ்வை எட்டிப் பிடிப்போம்
வானம்பாடி கானம் பாடும் நாள்தானே
வரவு வரவு இனிய உறவு இதுதானே ஹேஹோய்.
We will circle high up in the sky
We will reach out and seize life
We will circle high up in the sky
We will reach out and seize life
Isn't today the day the skylark sings its song?
Welcome, welcome, isn't this a sweet relationship? Haehoi...
வானில் வட்டமடிப்போம்
வாழ்வை எட்டிப் பிடிப்போம்
வானில் வட்டமடிப்போம்
வாழ்வை எட்டிப் பிடிப்போம்
வானம்பாடி கானம் பாடும் நாள்தானே
வரவு வரவு இனிய உறவு இதுதானே ஹேஹோய்...
I am a king, a flower-eyed king
Listen my rose, are you someone to be taken lightly?
Female: Temptation and turbulence continue every single day
In a youthful heart, night and day, it never diminishes
நானொரு ராஜா பூவிழி ராஜா
கேளடி ரோஜா நீ என்ன லேசா
சபலம் சலனம் தினமும் தொடரும்
இளமை மனதில் இரவும் பகலும் குறையாதே
We will circle high up in the sky
Female: We will reach out and seize life
வானில் வட்டமடிப்போம்
வாழ்வை எட்டிப் பிடிப்போம்
A thousand melodies and a youthful rhythm
If youth fades away, life itself becomes a burden
Female: As long as it lasts, let us give and take
Isn't this the poetry written by the sweetness of youth?
ஆயிரம் ராகம் வாலிப தாளம்
வாலிபம் போனால் வாழ்வது பாவம்
இருக்கும் வரையில் எடுப்போம் கொடுப்போம்
இளமை இனிமை எழுதும் கவிதை இதுதானே
We will circle high up in the sky
We will reach out and seize life
Female: We will circle high up in the sky
We will reach out and seize life
Male: Isn't today the day the skylark sings its song?
Female: Welcome, welcome, isn't this a sweet relationship? Haehoi...
வானில் வட்டமடிப்போம்
வாழ்வை எட்டிப் பிடிப்போம்
வானில் வட்டமடிப்போம்
வாழ்வை எட்டிப் பிடிப்போம்
வானம்பாடி கானம் பாடும் நாள்தானே
வரவு வரவு இனிய உறவு இதுதானே ஹேஹே...
வானில் வட்டமடிப்போம்
வாழ்வை எட்டிப் பிடிப்போம்....
Vaanil vattamadippom
We will circle high up in the sky
Vaazhvai etti pidippom
We will reach out and seize life
Vaanil vattamadippom
We will circle high up in the sky
Vaazhvai etti pidippom
We will reach out and seize life
Vaanampaadi kaanam paadum naalthanae
Isn't today the day the skylark sings its song?
Varavu varavu iniya uravu idhuthaanae haehoi…
Welcome, welcome, isn't this a sweet relationship? Haehoi...
Vaanil vattamadippom
We will circle high up in the sky
Vaazhvai etti pidippom
We will reach out and seize life
Vaanil vattamadippom
We will circle high up in the sky
Vaazhvai etti pidippom
We will reach out and seize life
Vaanampaadi kaanam paadum naalthanae
Isn't today the day the skylark sings its song?
Varavu varavu iniya uravu idhuthaanae haehoi…
Welcome, welcome, isn't this a sweet relationship? Haehoi...
Naan oru raja poovizhi raja
I am a king, a flower-eyed king
Keladi rojaa nee enna lesaa
Listen my rose, are you someone to be taken lightly?
Female :Sabalam salanam dhinamum thodarum
Female: Temptation and turbulence continue every single day
Ilamai manathil iravum pagalum kuraiyaathae
In a youthful heart, night and day, it never diminishes
Vaanil vattamadippom
We will circle high up in the sky
Female :Vaazhvai etti pidippom
Female: We will reach out and seize life
Aayiram raagam vaalipa thaalam
A thousand melodies and a youthful rhythm
Vaalipam ponaal vaazhvathu paavam
If youth fades away, life itself becomes a burden
Female :Irukkum varaiyil eduppom koduppom
Female: As long as it lasts, let us give and take
Ilamai inimai ezhuthum kavithai idhuthaanae
Isn't this the poetry written by the sweetness of youth?
Vaanil vattamadippom
We will circle high up in the sky
Vaazhvai etti pidippom
We will reach out and seize life
Female :Vaanil vattamadippom
Female: We will circle high up in the sky
Vaazhvai etti pidippom
We will reach out and seize life
Male: Vaanampaadi kaanam paadum naalthanae
Male: Isn't today the day the skylark sings its song?
Female :Varavu varavu iniya uravu idhuthaanae haehoi…
Female: Welcome, welcome, isn't this a sweet relationship? Haehoi...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Vaanil vattamadippom' from the movie Poovizhi Raja (1988) is an energetic celebration of youth, freedom, and romantic joy. Using birds soaring in the sky as a metaphor, the lyrics encourage living life to the fullest, seizing every joyful moment before youth fades away.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Vaanil vattamadippom / Vaazhvai etti pidippom”
Matching second consonants in adjacent lines creating rhythmic flow (Vaanil / Vaazhvai).
Metaphor
“Vaanampaadi kaanam paadum naalthanae”
Comparing the joy of living and singing to the carefree flight and song of a skylark (Vaanampaadi).
Alliteration (Monaai)
“Varavu varavu iniya uravu idhuthaanae haehoi…”
Repetition of initial consonants or vowels across words (Varavu varavu).
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Trivia
The lyrics were penned by Gangai Amaran, who is well known for bringing conversational simplicity and catchy rhythmic patterns to Tamil film songs in the 1980s.
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