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Lyrics & meaning

Vaaray En Thozha

From Aankalai Nambathey · 1987

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
Devandran
Movie name
Aankalai Nambathey
Movie release year
1987
Lyrics added on
7 Nov 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vaarai en thozha varayooo
Mana pandhal kaana vaarayoo
Padhinaaru pettru thalaiva neeyum
Peruvaazhvu kaana vaarayoo
Vaarai en thozha varayooo
Mana pandhal kaana vaarayoo
Ila meesai konda kumaraa
Ettu muzha vaetti soodum azhagaa
Kalaiyaadha krappu thalaiyaa
Un kannenna kaadhal valaiyaa
Sariyana jodi pidichaayoo
Love panna neeyum thudichaayoo
Chorus :Sariyana jodi pidichaayoo
Love panna neeyum thudichaayoo
Vaarai en thozha varayooo
Mana pandhal kaana vaarayoo
Podhuvaaga solla ponaal
Nalla pondatti thaasan neeyae
P.T. Ushavai polae
Aval pinnadi ooduvaaayae
Pudavaigal neeyum thuvaippaayoo
Dhinam dhorum soru samaippayoo
Chorus :Pudavaigal neeyum thuvaippaayoo
Dhinam dhorum soru samaippayoo
Vaarai en thozha varayooo
Mana pandhal kaana vaarayoo
Avalodu pillai petru nee
Valamaaga vaazha vendum
Ezhidhaana vazhigal undu
Adhu ellorkkum theriyum indru
Vilaiyattil inbam malaraadhoo
Vilai vaasi pol uyaraadhoo
Vilaiyattil inbam malaraadhoo
Vilai vaasi pol uyaraadhoo
Vaarai en thozha varayooo
Mana pandhal kaana vaarayoo
Padhinaaru pettru thalaiva neeyum
Peruvaazhvu kaana vaarayoo
Vaarai en thozha varayooo
Mana pandhal kaana vaarayoo
Come, my friend, won't you come?
Won't you come to the wedding canopy?
Blessed with all sixteen fortunes, my friend,
Won't you come to live a grand life?
Come, my friend, won't you come?
Won't you come to the wedding canopy?
Young man with a youthful moustache,
Handsome guy draped in an eight-cubit dhoti,
With your neatly styled crop of hair,
Are your eyes casting a net of love?
Did you find the perfect match?
Were you longing to fall in love?
Chorus: Did you find the perfect match?
Were you longing to fall in love?
Come, my friend, won't you come?
Won't you come to the wedding canopy?
To tell you the honest truth,
You are completely devoted to your wife!
Just like the sprinter P. T. Usha,
You will go running behind her!
Will you wash the sarees for her?
Will you cook the meals every day?
Chorus: Will you wash the sarees for her?
Will you cook the meals every day?
Come, my friend, won't you come?
Won't you come to the wedding canopy?
Having children with her,
You must lead a prosperous life!
There are easy ways for that,
And everyone knows them nowadays!
Won't joy blossom in playful romance?
Won't it keep rising just like the cost of living?
Won't joy blossom in playful romance?
Won't it keep rising just like the cost of living?
Come, my friend, won't you come?
Won't you come to the wedding canopy?
Blessed with all sixteen fortunes, my friend,
Won't you come to live a grand life?
Come, my friend, won't you come?
Won't you come to the wedding canopy?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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.

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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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