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Lyrics & meaning

Vaanilai

From Marakkuma Nenjam · 2023

Lyricist
Thamarai
Singer
Hitha
Music director
Sachin Warrier
Details
Marakkuma Nenjam2023

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Vaanilai sugam sugamThe weather is so pleasant, so pleasant,
Vattudhor mugam mugamA circular face keeps hovering in my heart.
Female
Naan thanimaiyil thoindhidaTo be immersed in solitude,
Thavippinil theindhidaTo wear away in yearning,
Yeno virumbugirenWhy do I desire it so?
Female
Un madiyil saainthidaTo lean back on your lap,
Malarena veezhndhidaTo fall like a flower,
Naalum arumbugirenI blossom every single day.
Female
Naan ennaiyum meeriSurpassing even myself,
Vennilavaagi thadhumbugirenI brim over like the white full moon.
Female
Vaanilai sugam sugamThe weather is so pleasant, so pleasant,
Vattudhor mugam mugamA circular face keeps hovering in my heart.
Female
Paartha mudhal naalaeFrom the very first day we met,
Pesum kalaiyaaleWith his charming art of speaking,
Eerthu selvaanHe pulls me toward him,
En kadhaanayaganMy protagonist.
Female
Kaigal aadamalWithout moving his hands,
Pesa theriyaadhaeHe does not know how to speak;
Kaatrukkum yedhoEven to the gentle wind,
Kadhai solbavanHe tells stories.
Female
Paadalgalai naan rasithenI enjoyed the songs,
Nee rasithaai sernthiniYou enjoyed them too, and now together,
Ondraaga naam rasippomWe shall enjoy them as one.
Iravugulai kaarthigaiIn the nights of Kaarthigai,
Maargazhi maadhathuAnd during the month of Maargazhi,
Mun pani nilaavil naam kalippomWe shall rejoice under the early morning misty moonlight.
Oru karpanai meerumA life beyond all imagination,
Unnadha vaazhvai vaazhndhiruppomA magnificent life we shall live.
Female
Vaanilai sugam sugamThe weather is so pleasant, so pleasant,
Vattudhor mugam mugamA circular face keeps hovering in my heart.
Female
Thoovaanam pudikkumaeYou too love the drizzle,
Unakkum kai korthuHolding hands together,
Nanaiyavae azhaikkumIt invites us to get drenched.
Ahaa haa ninaikkavae silirkkumAha, just thinking about it gives me goosebumps!
Nenjoram ninaivugalMemories at the corner of my heart,
Female
Nadhikarai naanalgal aagumBecome reeds by the riverbank.
Thaan valaivadhai yaaridam koorumTo whom will they express their bending?
Kulirvadhai yaaridam koorumTo whom will they express their feeling of cold?
En vidukadhai unnaal thaan theerumMy riddle will be solved only by you.
Female
Vaanilai sugam sugamThe weather is so pleasant, so pleasant,
Vattudhor mugam mugamA circular face keeps hovering in my heart.
Female
Naan thanimaiyil thoindhidaTo be immersed in solitude,
Thavippinil theindhidaTo wear away in yearning,
Yeno virumbugirenWhy do I desire it so?
Female
Un madiyil saainthidaTo lean back on your lap,
Malarena veezhndhidaTo fall like a flower,
Naalum arumbugirenI blossom every single day.
Female
Naan ennaiyum meeriSurpassing even myself,
Vennilavaagi thadhumbugirenI brim over like the white full moon.
Female
: Vaan vaan engumSky, sky everywhere,
Vaan engum …vaan engumEverywhere in the sky... everywhere in the sky,
Ahaa ahaa ahaa vaan engumAha aha aha, everywhere in the sky,
Vaan engum vaan engumEverywhere in the sky, everywhere in the sky,
Female
Ahaa vaan engumAha, everywhere in the sky,
Vaan vaan engumSky, sky everywhere,
Vaan engum vaan engum} Overlapping…Everywhere in the sky, everywhere in the sky... (overlapping vocals)

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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