Vaarai Nee Vaarai
From Manthiri Kumari · 1950
- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singers
- Thiruchi Loganathan, Jikki
- Music director
- G. Ramanathan
- Details
- Manthiri Kumari1950
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Varaai nee varaai | Come, oh come |
| Varaai nee varaai | Come, oh come |
| Pogum idam veghu thooram illai nee vaaraai | The destination is not very far away, come |
| Pogum idam veghu thooram illai nee vaaraai | The destination is not very far away, come |
| Female | |
| Ahaa marutham veesuvadhalae | Ah, as the gentle breeze blows |
| Aanaandham ponguthae manadhilae.. | Joy overflows in the heart |
| Ahaa marutham veesuvadhalae | Ah, as the gentle breeze blows |
| Aanaandham ponguthae manadhilae..ae…. | Joy overflows in the heart |
| Male | |
| Idhininum aananadham adaindhae | Attaining joy even greater than this |
| Iyarkaiyil kalnthuyir vinninai kaanbaai | Blending with nature, your soul shall behold the heavens |
| Idhininum aananadham adaindhae | Attaining joy even greater than this |
| Iyarkaiyil kalnthuyir vinninai kaanbaai | Blending with nature, your soul shall behold the heavens |
| Angae vaaraai | Come there |
| Female | |
| Amaidhi nilavudhae saantham thazhuvudhae..ooo | Peace prevails, serenity embraces... |
| Amaidhi nilavudhae saantham thazhuvudhae.. | Peace prevails, serenity embraces... |
| Azhivila mona nilaiyai thoovudhae | Showering an undying state of silent bliss |
| Male | |
| Mudivila mona nilaiyai nee | You, an endless state of silent bliss |
| Mudivila mona nilaiyai nee | You, an endless state of silent bliss |
| Malai mudivil kaanuvaai | Shall behold at the top of the mountain |
| Varaai nee varaai… | Come, oh come... |
| Pogum idam veghu thooram illai nee vaaraai | The destination is not very far away, come |
| Female | |
| Eedillaa azhagai sigaram meedhilae | At the peak, unmatched beauty |
| Kandu inbamae kolvom..aaa… | Seeing it, we shall experience pure bliss |
| Eedillaa azhagai sigaram meedhilae | At the peak, unmatched beauty |
| Kandu inbamae kolvom | Seeing it, we shall experience pure bliss |
| Male | |
| Inbamum adainthae igamarandhae | Attaining delight and forgetting this earthly world |
| Veru ulagam kaanuvom angae | We shall see another world there |
| Inbamum adainthae igamarandhae | Attaining delight and forgetting this earthly world |
| Veru ulagam kaanuvom angae | We shall see another world there |
| Male | |
| Varaai nee varai | Come, oh come |
| Pogum idam veghu thooram illai nee vaaraai | The destination is not very far away, come |
| Male | |
| Vaaraai | Come |
வாராய் நீ வாராய்
வாராய் நீ வாராய்
போகுமிடம் வெகு தூரமில்லை நீ வாராய்
போகுமிடம் வெகு தூரமில்லை நீ வாராய்
Come, oh come
Come, oh come
The destination is not very far away, come
The destination is not very far away, come
ஆஹா மாருதம் வீசுவதாலே
ஆனந்தம் பொங்குதே மனதிலே....
ஆஹா மாருதம் வீசுவதாலே
ஆனந்தம் பொங்குதே மனதிலே.....ஏ ...
Ah, as the gentle breeze blows
Joy overflows in the heart
Ah, as the gentle breeze blows
Joy overflows in the heart
இதனினும் ஆனந்தம் அடைந்தே
இயற்கையில் கலந்துயர் விண்ணினைக் காண்பாய்
இதனினும் ஆனந்தம் அடைந்தே
இயற்கையில் கலந்துயர் விண்ணினைக் காண்பாய்
அங்கே வாராய்.....
Attaining joy even greater than this
Blending with nature, your soul shall behold the heavens
Attaining joy even greater than this
Blending with nature, your soul shall behold the heavens
Come there
அமைதி நிலவுதே சாந்தம் தவழுதே ஓஓஓஓ
அமைதி நிலவுதே சாந்தம் தவழுதே
அழிவிலா மோன நிலையைத் தூவுதே
Peace prevails, serenity embraces...
Peace prevails, serenity embraces...
Showering an undying state of silent bliss
முடிவிலா மோன நிலையை நீ
முடிவிலா மோன நிலையை நீ
மலை முடியில் காணுவாய்
வாராய் நீ வாராய்
போகுமிடம் வெகு தூரமில்லை நீ வாராய்
You, an endless state of silent bliss
You, an endless state of silent bliss
Shall behold at the top of the mountain
Come, oh come...
The destination is not very far away, come
ஈடில்லா அழகை சிகரம் மீதிலே
கண்டு இன்பமே கொள்வோம்
ஈடில்லா அழகை சிகரம் மீதிலே
கண்டு இன்பமே கொள்வோம்
At the peak, unmatched beauty
Seeing it, we shall experience pure bliss
At the peak, unmatched beauty
Seeing it, we shall experience pure bliss
இன்பமும் அடைந்தே இகமறந்தே
வேறுலகம் காணுவோம் அங்கே
இன்பமும் அடைந்தே இகமறந்தே
வேறுலகம் காணுவோம் அங்கே
Attaining delight and forgetting this earthly world
We shall see another world there
Attaining delight and forgetting this earthly world
We shall see another world there
வாராய் நீ வாராய்
புலியெனைத் தொடர்ந்தே புதுமான் நீயே வாராய்
Come, oh come
The destination is not very far away, come
வாராய்..........
Come
Varaai nee varaai
Come, oh come
Varaai nee varaai
Come, oh come
Pogum idam veghu thooram illai nee vaaraai
The destination is not very far away, come
Pogum idam veghu thooram illai nee vaaraai
The destination is not very far away, come
Ahaa marutham veesuvadhalae
Ah, as the gentle breeze blows
Aanaandham ponguthae manadhilae..
Joy overflows in the heart
Ahaa marutham veesuvadhalae
Ah, as the gentle breeze blows
Aanaandham ponguthae manadhilae..ae….
Joy overflows in the heart
Idhininum aananadham adaindhae
Attaining joy even greater than this
Iyarkaiyil kalnthuyir vinninai kaanbaai
Blending with nature, your soul shall behold the heavens
Idhininum aananadham adaindhae
Attaining joy even greater than this
Iyarkaiyil kalnthuyir vinninai kaanbaai
Blending with nature, your soul shall behold the heavens
Angae vaaraai
Come there
Amaidhi nilavudhae saantham thazhuvudhae..ooo
Peace prevails, serenity embraces...
Amaidhi nilavudhae saantham thazhuvudhae..
Peace prevails, serenity embraces...
Azhivila mona nilaiyai thoovudhae
Showering an undying state of silent bliss
Mudivila mona nilaiyai nee
You, an endless state of silent bliss
Mudivila mona nilaiyai nee
You, an endless state of silent bliss
Malai mudivil kaanuvaai
Shall behold at the top of the mountain
Varaai nee varaai…
Come, oh come...
Pogum idam veghu thooram illai nee vaaraai
The destination is not very far away, come
Eedillaa azhagai sigaram meedhilae
At the peak, unmatched beauty
Kandu inbamae kolvom..aaa…
Seeing it, we shall experience pure bliss
Eedillaa azhagai sigaram meedhilae
At the peak, unmatched beauty
Kandu inbamae kolvom
Seeing it, we shall experience pure bliss
Inbamum adainthae igamarandhae
Attaining delight and forgetting this earthly world
Veru ulagam kaanuvom angae
We shall see another world there
Inbamum adainthae igamarandhae
Attaining delight and forgetting this earthly world
Veru ulagam kaanuvom angae
We shall see another world there
Varaai nee varai
Come, oh come
Pogum idam veghu thooram illai nee vaaraai
The destination is not very far away, come
Vaaraai
Come
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Varaai Nee Varaai from the movie Manthiri Kumari (1950) is a masterclass in dramatic irony and poetic subtlety. On the surface, the lyrics present an idyllic walk up a mountain peak where the husband sings to his wife about nature's tranquility, gentle breezes, and reaching a state of eternal peace. However, within the film's narrative, the villainous husband is luring his wife to the cliff top to push her to her death. The lyrics artfully use double entendres, where terms like 'blending with nature', 'seeing the heavens', and 'endless silent state' literally describe death disguised as spiritual enlightenment.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Dramatic Irony & Euphemism
“Iyarkaiyil kalnthuyir vinninai kaanbaai”
The phrase 'seeing the heavens' and 'blending with nature' functions as a polite euphemism for death, masking a murderous scheme under spiritual aesthetic expression.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Inbamum adainthae igamarandhae”
Matching initial vowel sound 'I' in 'Inbamum' and 'igamarandhae' creates a pleasing melodic rhythm.
Double Entendre (Iraicchi / Siledai)
“Mudivila mona nilaiyai nee malai mudivil kaanuvaai”
'Mudivila mona nilai' translates to 'endless state of silence', describing spiritual meditation on one level and eternal death/silence on another.
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Trivia
This song accompanies one of Tamil cinema's most famous climax sequences written by M. Karunanidhi. In the film, Parthiban (S. A. Natarajan) tricks his wife Amudhavalli (G. Shakuntala) to the mountain peak to kill her. Realizing his intent, Amudhavalli asks to circumambulate him three times as a dutiful wife before dying, and on the final lap, she pushes him off the cliff instead, delivering iconic cinematic justice.
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