Vaarayen Thozhi
From Pasamalar · 1961
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- L. R. Eswari
- Music director
- Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
- Details
- Pasamalar1961
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Vaaraai en thozhi vaaraayo | Come, my friend, won't you come? |
| Manappandhal kaana vaaraayo | Won't you come to see the wedding hall? |
| Vaaraai en thozhi vaaraayo | Come, my friend, won't you come? |
| Manappandhal kaana vaaraayo | Won't you come to see the wedding hall? |
| Female | |
| Mana medai thannil | On the wedding stage, |
| Manamae kaanum | Where minds unite, |
| Thirunaalai kaana vaaraayo | Won't you come to see this auspicious day? |
| Chorus | |
| Vaaraai en thozhi vaaraayo | Come, my friend, won't you come? |
| Manappandhal kaana vaaraayo | Won't you come to see the wedding hall? |
| Female | |
| Manakkolam konda magalae | Oh daughter adorned in bridal attire, |
| Pudhu maakkolam podu mayilae | Draw new rice-flour patterns, oh peacock, |
| Gunakkolam konda kaniyae | Oh sweet fruit of virtuous nature, |
| Namm kulam vaazha paadu kuyilae | Sing, oh cuckoo, so our lineage prospers! |
| Female | |
| Sirikkaadha vaayum sirikkaadho | Won't even an unsmiling mouth smile today? |
| Thirunaalai kandu magizhaadho..oo | Won't it rejoice upon seeing this auspicious day? |
| Chorus :Sirikkaadha vaayum sirikkaadho | Chorus: Won't even an unsmiling mouth smile today? |
| Thirunaalai kandu magizhaadho | Won't it rejoice upon seeing this auspicious day? |
| Chorus | |
| Vaaraai en thozhi vaaraayo | Come, my friend, won't you come? |
| Manappandhal kaana vaaraayo | Won't you come to see the wedding hall? |
| Female | |
| Thaniyaaga kaana varuvaar | He will come to see her in solitude, |
| Ival thalir pola thaavi anaivaal | She will leap and embrace him like a tender leaf, |
| Kani pola serndhu magizhvaal | She will unite with him like a sweet fruit and rejoice, |
| Iru kann moodi maarbil thuyilvaal | Closing both eyes, she will sleep on his chest. |
| Female | |
| Ezhilaana koondhal kalaiyaadhoo | Won't her beautiful tresses become disheveled? |
| Idhamaana inbam malaraadho… | Won't a comforting bliss bloom? |
| Chorus | |
| Ezhilaana koondhal kalaiyaadhoo | Won't her beautiful tresses become disheveled? |
| Idhamaana inbam malaraadho… | Won't a comforting bliss bloom? |
| Chorus | |
| Vaaraai en thozhi vaaraayo | Come, my friend, won't you come? |
| Manappandhal kaana vaaraayo | Won't you come to see the wedding hall? |
| Female | |
| Malaraadha pennmai malarum | Unblossomed womanhood will blossom, |
| Munbu theriyaadha unmai theriyum | Truths unknown before will become known, |
| Mayangaadha kanngal mayangum | Unentranced eyes will become mesmerized, |
| Munbu vilangaadha sedhi vilangum | News misunderstood before will become clear. |
| Female | |
| Iravodu nenjam urugaadho | Won't the heart melt with the night? |
| Irandodu moondru valarathoo | Won't two grow into three? |
| Iravodu nenjam urugaadho | Won't the heart melt with the night? |
| Irandodu moondru valarathoo | Won't two grow into three? |
| Chorus | |
| Vaaraai en thozhi vaaraayo | Come, my friend, won't you come? |
| Manappandhal kaana vaaraayo | Won't you come to see the wedding hall? |
| Female | |
| Mana medai thannil | On the wedding stage, |
| Manamae kaanum | Where minds unite, |
| Thirunaalai kaana vaaraayo | Won't you come to see this auspicious day? |
| Chorus | |
| Vaaraai en thozhi vaaraayo | Come, my friend, won't you come? |
| Manappandhal kaana vaaraayo | Won't you come to see the wedding hall? |
வாராய் என் தோழி வாராயோ
மணப்பந்தல் காண வாராயோ
வாராய் என் தோழி வாராயோ
மணப்பந்தல் காண வாராயோ
Come, my friend, won't you come?
Won't you come to see the wedding hall?
Come, my friend, won't you come?
Won't you come to see the wedding hall?
மணமேடை தன்னில்
மணமே காணும்
திருநாளைக் காண வாராயோ
On the wedding stage,
Where minds unite,
Won't you come to see this auspicious day?
வாராய் என் தோழி வாராயோ
மணப்பந்தல் காண வாராயோ
Come, my friend, won't you come?
Won't you come to see the wedding hall?
மணக்கோலம் கொண்ட மகளே
புது மாக்கோலம் போடு மயிலே
குணக்கோலம் கொண்ட கனியே
நம் குலம் வாழப் பாடு குயிலே
Oh daughter adorned in bridal attire,
Draw new rice-flour patterns, oh peacock,
Oh sweet fruit of virtuous nature,
Sing, oh cuckoo, so our lineage prospers!
சிரிக்காத வாயும் சிரிக்காதோ
திருநாளைக் கண்டு மகிழாதோ
குழு :
சிரிக்காத வாயும் சிரிக்காதோ
திருநாளைக் கண்டு மகிழாதோ
Won't even an unsmiling mouth smile today?
Won't it rejoice upon seeing this auspicious day?
Chorus: Won't even an unsmiling mouth smile today?
Won't it rejoice upon seeing this auspicious day?
வாராய் என் தோழி வாராயோ
மணப்பந்தல் காண வாராயோ
Come, my friend, won't you come?
Won't you come to see the wedding hall?
தனியாகக் காண வருவார்
இவள் தளிர்போல தாவி அணைவாள்
கண்போல சேர்ந்து மகிழ்வாள்
இரு கண் மூடி மார்பில் துயில்வாள்
He will come to see her in solitude,
She will leap and embrace him like a tender leaf,
She will unite with him like a sweet fruit and rejoice,
Closing both eyes, she will sleep on his chest.
எழிலான கூந்தல் கலையாதோ
இதமான இன்பம் மலராதோ
குழு :
எழிலான கூந்தல் கலையாதோ
இதமான இன்பம் மலராதோ
Won't her beautiful tresses become disheveled?
Won't a comforting bliss bloom?
வாராய் என் தோழி வாராயோ
மணப்பந்தல் காண வாராயோ
Won't her beautiful tresses become disheveled?
Won't a comforting bliss bloom?
மலராத பெண்மை மலரும்
முன்பு தெரியாத உண்மை தெரியும்
மயங்காத கண்கள் மயங்கும்
முன்பு விளங்காத கேள்வி விளங்கும்
Come, my friend, won't you come?
Won't you come to see the wedding hall?
இரவோடு நெஞ்சம் உருகாதோ
இரண்டோடு மூன்று வளராதோ
இரவோடு நெஞ்சம் உருகாதோ
இரண்டோடு மூன்று வளராதோ
Unblossomed womanhood will blossom,
Truths unknown before will become known,
Unentranced eyes will become mesmerized,
News misunderstood before will become clear.
வாராய் என் தோழி வாராயோ
மணப்பந்தல் காண வாராயோ
Won't the heart melt with the night?
Won't two grow into three?
Won't the heart melt with the night?
Won't two grow into three?
மணமேடை தன்னில்
மணமே காணும்
திருநாளைக் காண வாராயோ
Come, my friend, won't you come?
Won't you come to see the wedding hall?
வாராய் என் தோழி வாராயோ
மணப்பந்தல் காண வாராயோ
On the wedding stage,
Where minds unite,
Won't you come to see this auspicious day?
Come, my friend, won't you come?
Won't you come to see the wedding hall?
Vaaraai en thozhi vaaraayo
Come, my friend, won't you come?
Manappandhal kaana vaaraayo
Won't you come to see the wedding hall?
Vaaraai en thozhi vaaraayo
Come, my friend, won't you come?
Manappandhal kaana vaaraayo
Won't you come to see the wedding hall?
Mana medai thannil
On the wedding stage,
Manamae kaanum
Where minds unite,
Thirunaalai kaana vaaraayo
Won't you come to see this auspicious day?
Vaaraai en thozhi vaaraayo
Come, my friend, won't you come?
Manappandhal kaana vaaraayo
Won't you come to see the wedding hall?
Manakkolam konda magalae
Oh daughter adorned in bridal attire,
Pudhu maakkolam podu mayilae
Draw new rice-flour patterns, oh peacock,
Gunakkolam konda kaniyae
Oh sweet fruit of virtuous nature,
Namm kulam vaazha paadu kuyilae
Sing, oh cuckoo, so our lineage prospers!
Sirikkaadha vaayum sirikkaadho
Won't even an unsmiling mouth smile today?
Thirunaalai kandu magizhaadho..oo
Won't it rejoice upon seeing this auspicious day?
Chorus :Sirikkaadha vaayum sirikkaadho
Chorus: Won't even an unsmiling mouth smile today?
Thirunaalai kandu magizhaadho
Won't it rejoice upon seeing this auspicious day?
Vaaraai en thozhi vaaraayo
Come, my friend, won't you come?
Manappandhal kaana vaaraayo
Won't you come to see the wedding hall?
Thaniyaaga kaana varuvaar
He will come to see her in solitude,
Ival thalir pola thaavi anaivaal
She will leap and embrace him like a tender leaf,
Kani pola serndhu magizhvaal
She will unite with him like a sweet fruit and rejoice,
Iru kann moodi maarbil thuyilvaal
Closing both eyes, she will sleep on his chest.
Ezhilaana koondhal kalaiyaadhoo
Won't her beautiful tresses become disheveled?
Idhamaana inbam malaraadho…
Won't a comforting bliss bloom?
Ezhilaana koondhal kalaiyaadhoo
Won't her beautiful tresses become disheveled?
Idhamaana inbam malaraadho…
Won't a comforting bliss bloom?
Vaaraai en thozhi vaaraayo
Come, my friend, won't you come?
Manappandhal kaana vaaraayo
Won't you come to see the wedding hall?
Malaraadha pennmai malarum
Unblossomed womanhood will blossom,
Munbu theriyaadha unmai theriyum
Truths unknown before will become known,
Mayangaadha kanngal mayangum
Unentranced eyes will become mesmerized,
Munbu vilangaadha sedhi vilangum
News misunderstood before will become clear.
Iravodu nenjam urugaadho
Won't the heart melt with the night?
Irandodu moondru valarathoo
Won't two grow into three?
Iravodu nenjam urugaadho
Won't the heart melt with the night?
Irandodu moondru valarathoo
Won't two grow into three?
Vaaraai en thozhi vaaraayo
Come, my friend, won't you come?
Manappandhal kaana vaaraayo
Won't you come to see the wedding hall?
Mana medai thannil
On the wedding stage,
Manamae kaanum
Where minds unite,
Thirunaalai kaana vaaraayo
Won't you come to see this auspicious day?
Vaaraai en thozhi vaaraayo
Come, my friend, won't you come?
Manappandhal kaana vaaraayo
Won't you come to see the wedding hall?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Vaaraai En Thozhi Vaaraayo' is a classic Tamil wedding song from the 1961 film Pasamalar. Sung by the bride's friends, the song serves as a celebratory invitation to witness the wedding and celebrate the bride's passage into married life. Through poetic imagery, lyricist Kannadasan highlights the festive atmosphere, the bride's inner and outer beauty, and the joyous coming together of families. The song playfully transitions into gentle teasing regarding the couple's upcoming intimacy on their wedding night. It beautifully describes the shy romance, tender union, and the ultimate blessing of starting a family, cleverly symbolizing the birth of a child through the iconic phrase 'two growing into three'.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Vaaraai en thozhi vaaraayo / Manappandhal kaana vaaraayo”
Repetition of ending sounds 'vaaraayo' across consecutive lines to create a rhythmic chant-like invitation.
Upama (Simile)
“Ival thalir pola thaavi anaivaal”
Comparing the bride's tender leap and embrace to a gentle leaf ('thalir pola').
Euphemism / Metaphor
“Irandodu moondru valarathoo”
Kannadasan poetically uses 'two growing into three' as a delicate euphemism for childbirth and family expansion.
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Manakkolam konda magalae / Pudhu maakkolam podu mayilae”
Repetition of the initial 'Ma' sound across words ('Manakkolam', 'magalae', 'maakkolam', 'mayilae').
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Trivia
'Vaaraai En Thozhi Vaaraayo' remains one of the most quintessential wedding songs in Tamil cinema culture, composed by the iconic duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy and performed primarily by L. R. Eswari alongside P. Susheela and S. Janaki.
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