Vaaray En Thozha
From Aankalai Nambathey · 1987
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- Devandran
- Details
- Aankalai Nambathey1987
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Vaarai en thozha varayooo | Come, my friend, do come, |
| Mana pandhal kaana vaarayoo | Come to see the wedding hall. |
| Padhinaaru pettru thalaiva neeyum | May you be blessed with sixteen wealths and, |
| Peruvaazhvu kaana vaarayoo | Come to witness a prosperous life. |
| Chorus | |
| Vaarai en thozha varayooo | Come, my friend, do come, |
| Mana pandhal kaana vaarayoo | Come to see the wedding hall. |
| Male | |
| Ila meesai konda kumaraa | Young man sporting a youthful mustache, |
| Ettu muzha vaetti soodum azhagaa | Handsome one wearing an eight-cubit dhoti, |
| Kalaiyaadha krappu thalaiyaa | One with neatly styled crop hair, |
| Un kannenna kaadhal valaiyaa | Are your eyes a net of love? |
| Male | |
| Sariyana jodi pidichaayoo | Did you find the right match? |
| Love panna neeyum thudichaayoo | Were you eager to fall in love? |
| Chorus :Sariyana jodi pidichaayoo | Chorus: Did you find the right match? |
| Love panna neeyum thudichaayoo | Were you eager to fall in love? |
| Vaarai en thozha varayooo | Come, my friend, do come, |
| Mana pandhal kaana vaarayoo | Come to see the wedding hall. |
| Male | |
| Podhuvaaga solla ponaal | Generally speaking, |
| Nalla pondatti thaasan neeyae | You are a truly devoted husband to your wife. |
| P.T. Ushavai polae | Like sprinter P.T. Usha, |
| Aval pinnadi ooduvaaayae | You will run behind her! |
| Male | |
| Pudavaigal neeyum thuvaippaayoo | Will you wash her sarees as well? |
| Dhinam dhorum soru samaippayoo | Will you cook rice for her every day? |
| Chorus :Pudavaigal neeyum thuvaippaayoo | Chorus: Will you wash her sarees as well? |
| Dhinam dhorum soru samaippayoo | Will you cook rice for her every day? |
| Vaarai en thozha varayooo | Come, my friend, do come, |
| Mana pandhal kaana vaarayoo | Come to see the wedding hall. |
| Male | |
| Avalodu pillai petru nee | By having children with her, |
| Valamaaga vaazha vendum | You must live a prosperous life. |
| Ezhidhaana vazhigal undu | There are easy ways for it, |
| Adhu ellorkkum theriyum indru | And everyone knows that today. |
| Male | |
| Vilaiyattil inbam malaraadhoo | Won't joy bloom in the game of love? |
| Vilai vaasi pol uyaraadhoo | Won't it rise like the cost of living? |
| Vilaiyattil inbam malaraadhoo | Won't joy bloom in the game of love? |
| Vilai vaasi pol uyaraadhoo | Won't it rise like the cost of living? |
| Male | |
| Vaarai en thozha varayooo | Come, my friend, do come, |
| Mana pandhal kaana vaarayoo | Come to see the wedding hall. |
| Padhinaaru pettru thalaiva neeyum | May you be blessed with sixteen wealths and, |
| Peruvaazhvu kaana vaarayoo | Come to witness a prosperous life. |
| Chorus | |
| Vaarai en thozha varayooo | Come, my friend, do come, |
| Mana pandhal kaana vaarayoo | Come to see the wedding hall. |
வாராய் என் தோழா வாராயோ
மணப் பந்தல் காண வாராயோ
பதினாறும் பெற்று தலைவா நீயும்
பெருவாழ்வு காண வாராயோ
Come, my friend, do come,
Come to see the wedding hall.
May you be blessed with sixteen wealths and,
Come to witness a prosperous life.
வாராய் என் தோழா வாராயோ
மணப் பந்தல் காண வாராயோ
Come, my friend, do come,
Come to see the wedding hall.
இள மீசை கொண்ட குமரா
எட்டு முழ வேஷ்டி சூடும் அழகா
கலையாத கிராப்பு தலையா உன்
கண்ணென்ன காதல் வலையா
Young man sporting a youthful mustache,
Handsome one wearing an eight-cubit dhoti,
One with neatly styled crop hair,
Are your eyes a net of love?
சரியான ஜோடி பிடிச்சாயோ
லவ் பண்ண நீயும் துடிச்சாயோ
குழு :
சரியான ஜோடி பிடிச்சாயோ
லவ் பண்ண நீயும் துடிச்சாயோ
வாராய் என் தோழா வாராயோ
மணப் பந்தல் காண வாராயோ...
Did you find the right match?
Were you eager to fall in love?
Chorus: Did you find the right match?
Were you eager to fall in love?
Come, my friend, do come,
Come to see the wedding hall.
பொதுவாக சொல்லப் போனால்
நல்ல பெண்டாட்டி தாசன் நீயே
பி.டி.உஷாவைப் போலே அவள்
பின்னாடி ஓடுவாயே....
Generally speaking,
You are a truly devoted husband to your wife.
Like sprinter P.T. Usha,
You will run behind her!
புடவைகள் நீயும் துவைப்பாயோ
தினந்தோறும் சோறு சமைப்பாயோ
குழு :
புடவைகள் நீயும் துவைப்பாயோ
தினந்தோறும் சோறு சமைப்பாயோ
வாராய் என் தோழா வாராயோ
மணப் பந்தல் காண வாராயோ
Will you wash her sarees as well?
Will you cook rice for her every day?
Chorus: Will you wash her sarees as well?
Will you cook rice for her every day?
Come, my friend, do come,
Come to see the wedding hall.
அளவோடு பிள்ளை பெற்று
நீ வளமாக வாழ வேண்டும்
எளிதான வழிகள் உண்டு
அது எல்லோர்க்கும் தெரியும் இன்று
By having children with her,
You must live a prosperous life.
There are easy ways for it,
And everyone knows that today.
விளையாட்டில் இன்பம் மலராதோ
விலைவாசி போல உயராதோ
விளையாட்டில் இன்பம் மலராதோ
விலைவாசி போல உயராதோ
Won't joy bloom in the game of love?
Won't it rise like the cost of living?
Won't joy bloom in the game of love?
Won't it rise like the cost of living?
வாராய் என் தோழா வாராயோ
மணப் பந்தல் காண வாராயோ
பதினாறும் பெற்று தலைவா நீயும்
பெருவாழ்வு காண வாராயோ
Come, my friend, do come,
Come to see the wedding hall.
May you be blessed with sixteen wealths and,
Come to witness a prosperous life.
வாராய் என் தோழா வாராயோ
மணப் பந்தல் காண வாராயோ
Come, my friend, do come,
Come to see the wedding hall.
Vaarai en thozha varayooo
Come, my friend, do come,
Mana pandhal kaana vaarayoo
Come to see the wedding hall.
Padhinaaru pettru thalaiva neeyum
May you be blessed with sixteen wealths and,
Peruvaazhvu kaana vaarayoo
Come to witness a prosperous life.
Vaarai en thozha varayooo
Come, my friend, do come,
Mana pandhal kaana vaarayoo
Come to see the wedding hall.
Ila meesai konda kumaraa
Young man sporting a youthful mustache,
Ettu muzha vaetti soodum azhagaa
Handsome one wearing an eight-cubit dhoti,
Kalaiyaadha krappu thalaiyaa
One with neatly styled crop hair,
Un kannenna kaadhal valaiyaa
Are your eyes a net of love?
Sariyana jodi pidichaayoo
Did you find the right match?
Love panna neeyum thudichaayoo
Were you eager to fall in love?
Chorus :Sariyana jodi pidichaayoo
Chorus: Did you find the right match?
Love panna neeyum thudichaayoo
Were you eager to fall in love?
Vaarai en thozha varayooo
Come, my friend, do come,
Mana pandhal kaana vaarayoo
Come to see the wedding hall.
Podhuvaaga solla ponaal
Generally speaking,
Nalla pondatti thaasan neeyae
You are a truly devoted husband to your wife.
P.T. Ushavai polae
Like sprinter P.T. Usha,
Aval pinnadi ooduvaaayae
You will run behind her!
Pudavaigal neeyum thuvaippaayoo
Will you wash her sarees as well?
Dhinam dhorum soru samaippayoo
Will you cook rice for her every day?
Chorus :Pudavaigal neeyum thuvaippaayoo
Chorus: Will you wash her sarees as well?
Dhinam dhorum soru samaippayoo
Will you cook rice for her every day?
Vaarai en thozha varayooo
Come, my friend, do come,
Mana pandhal kaana vaarayoo
Come to see the wedding hall.
Avalodu pillai petru nee
By having children with her,
Valamaaga vaazha vendum
You must live a prosperous life.
Ezhidhaana vazhigal undu
There are easy ways for it,
Adhu ellorkkum theriyum indru
And everyone knows that today.
Vilaiyattil inbam malaraadhoo
Won't joy bloom in the game of love?
Vilai vaasi pol uyaraadhoo
Won't it rise like the cost of living?
Vilaiyattil inbam malaraadhoo
Won't joy bloom in the game of love?
Vilai vaasi pol uyaraadhoo
Won't it rise like the cost of living?
Vaarai en thozha varayooo
Come, my friend, do come,
Mana pandhal kaana vaarayoo
Come to see the wedding hall.
Padhinaaru pettru thalaiva neeyum
May you be blessed with sixteen wealths and,
Peruvaazhvu kaana vaarayoo
Come to witness a prosperous life.
Vaarai en thozha varayooo
Come, my friend, do come,
Mana pandhal kaana vaarayoo
Come to see the wedding hall.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful song from the 1987 film 'Aankalai Nambathey' is a lighthearted banter directed at a young groom as he arrives at his marriage hall. The lyrics tease him about his stylish appearance, his eagerness to fall in love, and how he is destined to become a completely devoted husband ('pondatti thaasan') who will do house chores like washing sarees and cooking meals. The song humorously blends traditional Tamil marital blessings (wishing sixteen wealths and a long prosperous life) with modern pop-culture analogies and everyday economic metaphors, celebrating the fun and ribbing that friends engage in during weddings.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Sariyana jodi pidichaayoo / Love panna neeyum thudichaayoo”
The lines end with matching rhyming suffixes like 'pidichaayoo' and 'thudichaayoo', creating a catchy musical rhythm.
Uvamai (Simile)
“P.T. Ushavai polae / Aval pinnadi ooduvaaayae”
Compares the groom running after his wife to Indian track star P.T. Usha running on the track.
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Un kannenna kaadhal valaiyaa”
Directly metaphors the groom's eyes as a net designed to catch love.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Vaarai en thozha varayooo”
The refrain 'Vaarai en thozha varayooo' repeats periodically to anchor the song as a welcoming chant.
Did you know?
Trivia
The lyricist Vaali cleverly includes a topical pop-culture reference to P.T. Usha, who was at the peak of her Asian Games fame in the mid-1980s, to evoke humor about a husband running after his wife.
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