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Lyrics & meaning

Vaarai Vaarai

From Bogan · 2017

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Shankar Mahadevan, Shreya Ghoshal
Music director
D. Imman
Details
Bogan2017

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Vaarai…Come...
Vaarai nee vaaraiCome, you come
Nee pogum idam vegu dhooramillaiThe place you are going to is not far
Nee vaaraiYou come
Female
Koorai nee kooraiDeclare, you declare
En raththa idhal un muththa kadalThat my blood-red lips are your ocean of kisses
Ena kooraiDeclare it so
Female
Vaarai vaarai nee vaaraiCome, come, you come
Nee pogum idam vegu dhooramillaiThe place you are going to is not far
Nee vaaraiYou come
Koorai koorai nee kooraiDeclare, declare, you declare
En raththa idhal un muththa kadalThat my blood-red lips are your ocean of kisses
Ena kooraiDeclare it so
Female
Panjaga nee nenjellam theeYou are like cotton, my heart is ablaze
Verenna kelvi patri kolla vaaWhat other question is there, come catch fire
Jaamathil vaan kaamathil aanSky at midnight, man in lust
Aiyangal veen sutri kolla vaaDoubts are futile, come surround me
Female
Siripo unadhu idhalo enadhuIs the smile yours or are the lips mine?
Uyiro unadhu udalo enadhuIs the life yours or is the body mine?
Unadhu enadhuYours, mine
Unadhu enadhuYours, mine
Unadhu enadhuYours, mine
Unadhu enadhuYours, mine
Male
Vaarai nee vaaraiCome, you come
Nee pogum idam vegu dhooramillaiThe place you are going to is not far
Nee vaaraiYou come
Male
Thaarai unai thaaraiGive yourself, give yourself away
Naam kaathirukka ini neramillaiThere is no time left for us to wait
Nee thaarai…Female :Aah….Give yourself... Female: Aah...
Male
Vaarai vaarai nee vaaraiCome, come, you come
Nee pogum idam vegu dhooramillaiThe place you are going to is not far
Nee vaaraiYou come
Male
Tharai thaarai unai thaaraiGive, give, give yourself away
Naam kaathirukka ini neramillaiThere is no time left for us to wait
Nee thaarai…Female :Aah….Give yourself... Female: Aah...
Male
Kallaga nee ullukkul theeYou are like stone, but fire within
Yen innum dhaagam ootrikollatta..Female :Aah….Why still thirst, shall I pour it... Female: Aah...
Panjathil naan manjathil maanI am in famine, a deer on the couch
Konjalgal veen alli thinnattaCoaxing is useless, shall I gather and consume it?
Male
Udaiyo unadhu idaiyo enadhuIs the dress yours or is the waist mine?
Idhayam unadhu maarbo enadhuIs the heart yours or is the chest mine?
Unadhu enadhuYours, mine
Unadhu enadhuYours, mine
Unadhu enadhuYours, mine
Unadhu enadhuYours, mine
Male
Un netriyil thaeninai ootriPouring honey on your forehead
Un paadhathil parugatumaShall I drink it at your feet?
Un mudhuginil theeyinai yetriLighting a fire on your back
Adhil melugena urugatumaShall I melt like wax in it?
Female
Un kilarchi kuviyam arainthuStriking your peak of excitement
Adhil kiligal parakka vidavaShall I let parrots fly out from it?
Hey nee unai theenda idathilHey, in places you cannot touch yourself
Naan naavinil theendidavaShall I touch with my tongue?
Male
Nee endhan sondham illaiYou are not my relative
Maanae maanaeMy deer, my deer
Aanalum undhan melaeYet upon you
Mogam thaanaeIt is lust indeed
Female
Anbae un mugamMy love, your face
En kaadhal adhai kaattumShows my love
Aanalun nagamBut your fingernails
En kamuganai kaattumShow my lustful self
Male
Valaiyal unadhu karangal enadhuBangles are yours, hands are mine
Alagae…O beautiful one...
Valaivu unadhu varangal enadhuCurves are yours, boons are mine
MalaraeO flower...
Female
Kilaigal enadhu kanigal unadhuBranches are mine, fruits are yours
Vali enadhu…Pain is mine...
Pazhi unadhu…Blame is yours...
Kili uyiraeO parrot-like life
Female
Vaarai vaarai nee vaaraiCome, come, you come
Nee pogum idam vegu dhooramillaiThe place you are going to is not far
Nee vaaraiYou come
Male
Thoorai thoorai nee thooraiDrizzle, drizzle, you drizzle
Un moga mazhai en utcha nilaiYour rain of lust is my peak state
Nee thooraiYou drizzle
Female
Panjaga nee nenjellam theeYou are like cotton, my heart is fire
Kenjalgal vendam patri kollattaNo need for pleading, shall it catch fire?
Male :Panjathil naan manjathil maanMale: I am in famine, a deer on the couch
Konjalgal veen alli thinnattaCoaxing is useless, shall I gather and consume it?
Female
Siripo unadhu idhalo enadhuIs the smile yours or are the lips mine?
Male :Idhayam unadhu maarbo enadhuMale: Is the heart yours or is the chest mine?
Female
Vaaraiiii….Come...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Vaarai is a passionate and sensual duet from the film Bogan, penned by Madhan Karky and composed by D. Imman. The song captures an intense dialogue between lovers expressing deep physical desire and romantic surrender. Using vivid imagery of fire, rain, honey, and touch, the lyrics blur the boundaries of possession, constantly interchanging what belongs to whom between the two lovers.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvam)

En raththa idhal un muththa kadal

Compares blood-red lips directly to an ocean of kisses.

Simile / Metaphor

Panjaga nee nenjellam thee

Compares one lover to cotton and the heart to fire, evoking instant ignition.

Antithesis / Parallelism

Siripo unadhu idhalo enadhu

Plays on contrasting and interchanging ownership of body and emotion.

Anaphora / Repetition

Unadhu enadhu

Rhythmic repetition of ownership words emphasizing connection.

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Trivia

Composed by D. Imman for the 2017 fantasy action film Bogan starring Jayam Ravi and Arvind Swamy. Madhan Karky wrote the lyrics incorporating highly sensual yet classical Tamil sensory metaphors into a modern electronic arrangement.

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