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Lyrics & meaning

Vaanilai

From Marakkuma Nenjam · 2023

Lyricist
Thamarai
Singer
Hitha
Music director
Sachin Warrier
Movie name
Marakkuma Nenjam
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
29 May 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vaanilai sugam sugam
Vattudhor mugam mugam
Naan thanimaiyil thoindhida
Thavippinil theindhida
Yeno virumbugiren
Un madiyil saainthida
Malarena veezhndhida
Naalum arumbugiren
Naan ennaiyum meeri
Vennilavaagi thadhumbugiren
Vaanilai sugam sugam
Vattudhor mugam mugam
Paartha mudhal naalae
Pesum kalaiyaale
Eerthu selvaan
En kadhaanayagan
Kaigal aadamal
Pesa theriyaadhae
Kaatrukkum yedho
Kadhai solbavan
Paadalgalai naan rasithen
Nee rasithaai sernthini
Ondraaga naam rasippom
Iravugulai kaarthigai
Maargazhi maadhathu
Mun pani nilaavil naam kalippom
Oru karpanai meerum
Unnadha vaazhvai vaazhndhiruppom
Vaanilai sugam sugam
Vattudhor mugam mugam
Thoovaanam pudikkumae
Unakkum kai korthu
Nanaiyavae azhaikkum
Ahaa haa ninaikkavae silirkkum
Nenjoram ninaivugal
Nadhikarai naanalgal aagum
Thaan valaivadhai yaaridam koorum
Kulirvadhai yaaridam koorum
En vidukadhai unnaal thaan theerum
Vaanilai sugam sugam
Vattudhor mugam mugam
Naan thanimaiyil thoindhida
Thavippinil theindhida
Yeno virumbugiren
Un madiyil saainthida
Malarena veezhndhida
Naalum arumbugiren
Naan ennaiyum meeri
Vennilavaagi thadhumbugiren
: Vaan vaan engum
Vaan engum …vaan engum
Ahaa ahaa ahaa vaan engum
Vaan engum vaan engum
Ahaa vaan engum
Vaan vaan engum
Vaan engum vaan engum} Overlapping…
The weather is so pleasant, so pleasant
A tender face haunts my thoughts
To be soaked in solitude,
To wear away in longing,
Why do I wish for this?
To rest my head upon your lap,
To fall gently like a flower,
I blossom with every passing day.
Losing all control over myself,
I brim over like the glowing moon.
The weather is so pleasant, so pleasant
A tender face haunts my thoughts
Right from the very first day,
With his sweet art of talking,
He draws me in and carries me away,
My hero.
Without his hands moving,
He does not even know how to speak;
Yet even to the breeze,
He tells some story.
I enjoyed listening to songs,
And you enjoyed them too; from now on,
Together we shall enjoy them.
On the nights of Karthigai (Tamil month of lamps),
And in the month of Margazhi (Tamil winter month),
We shall rejoice beneath the early winter moonlight.
Beyond all imagination,
We will live a wonderful life.
The weather is so pleasant, so pleasant
A tender face haunts my thoughts
You love the gentle drizzle, don't you?
Holding hands with you,
It invites us to get drenched.
Aha ha, just thinking of it gives me chills of joy.
Beside my heart, memories
Turn into reeds along the riverbank.
To whom will they tell that they are bending?
To whom will they tell that they are shivering in the cold?
My riddle can be solved only by you.
The weather is so pleasant, so pleasant
A tender face haunts my thoughts
To be soaked in solitude,
To wear away in longing,
Why do I wish for this?
To rest my head upon your lap,
To fall gently like a flower,
I blossom with every passing day.
Losing all control over myself,
I brim over like the glowing moon.
Across the entire sky
Across the sky... across the sky
Aha aha aha, across the sky
Across the sky, across the sky
Aha, across the sky
Across the vast sky
Across the sky, across the sky...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Vaanilai Sugam Sugam is a soulful, romantic composition from the movie Marakkuma Nenjam (2023), composed by Sachin Warrier and written by Thamarai. The song captures the delicate emotions of a woman falling deeply in love, comparing her internal emotional landscape to pleasant weather, blossoming flowers, and misty winter nights. She fondly reminisces about her partner's expressive nature, his storytelling, and the sweet shared moments they cherish. Through vivid visual imagery of riverbank reeds bending in the wind and glowing full moons, lyricist Thamarai portrays love as a comforting riddle that only the beloved can solve. The track evokes a deep sense of warmth, nostalgia, and blissful romantic anticipation.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Malarena veezhndhida”

Comparing the act of falling into love to a flower gently falling down.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Vennilavaagi thadhumbugiren”

Comparing the swelling heart of love to a glowing, overflowing full moon.

Initial Alliteration (Monai)

“Naan thanimaiyil thoindhida / Thavippinil theindhida”

Repetition of the initial sound 'Th' in consecutive lines.

Visual Imagery

“Nenjoram ninaivugal / Nadhikarai naanalgal aagum”

Paints a vivid picture of memories bending like soft reeds on a quiet riverbank.

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Trivia

The film title 'Marakkuma Nenjam' shares its name with the famous musical concert tour by Academy Award-winning composer A. R. Rahman. The song features expressive Tamil lyrics by veteran lyricist Thamarai, known for her poetic and pure Tamil phrasing in modern film music.

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