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Lyrics & meaning

Vaarayen Thozhi

From Pasamalar · 1961

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
L. R. Eswari
Music director
Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
Movie name
Pasamalar
Movie release year
1961
Lyrics added on
13 Mar 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vaaraai en thozhi vaaraayo
Manappandhal kaana vaaraayo
Vaaraai en thozhi vaaraayo
Manappandhal kaana vaaraayo
Mana medai thannil
Manamae kaanum
Thirunaalai kaana vaaraayo
Vaaraai en thozhi vaaraayo
Manappandhal kaana vaaraayo
Manakkolam konda magalae
Pudhu maakkolam podu mayilae
Gunakkolam konda kaniyae
Namm kulam vaazha paadu kuyilae
Sirikkaadha vaayum sirikkaadho
Thirunaalai kandu magizhaadho..oo
Chorus :Sirikkaadha vaayum sirikkaadho
Thirunaalai kandu magizhaadho
Vaaraai en thozhi vaaraayo
Manappandhal kaana vaaraayo
Thaniyaaga kaana varuvaar
Ival thalir pola thaavi anaivaal
Kani pola serndhu magizhvaal
Iru kann moodi maarbil thuyilvaal
Ezhilaana koondhal kalaiyaadhoo
Idhamaana inbam malaraadho…
Ezhilaana koondhal kalaiyaadhoo
Idhamaana inbam malaraadho…
Vaaraai en thozhi vaaraayo
Manappandhal kaana vaaraayo
Malaraadha pennmai malarum
Munbu theriyaadha unmai theriyum
Mayangaadha kanngal mayangum
Munbu vilangaadha sedhi vilangum
Iravodu nenjam urugaadho
Irandodu moondru valarathoo
Iravodu nenjam urugaadho
Irandodu moondru valarathoo
Vaaraai en thozhi vaaraayo
Manappandhal kaana vaaraayo
Mana medai thannil
Manamae kaanum
Thirunaalai kaana vaaraayo
Vaaraai en thozhi vaaraayo
Manappandhal kaana vaaraayo
Come, my friend, won't you come?
Won't you come to see the wedding canopy?
Come, my friend, won't you come?
Won't you come to see the wedding canopy?
Upon the wedding stage,
where the sacred union takes place,
won't you come to see this auspicious day?
Come, my friend, won't you come?
Won't you come to see the wedding canopy?
O dear girl adorned as a bride,
draw fresh kolam (traditional rice-flour patterns), graceful peacock!
O sweet fruit blessed with good virtues,
sing for our family to prosper, sweet cuckoo!
Won't even unsmiling lips break into a smile?
Won't everyone rejoice seeing this auspicious day?
Chorus: Won't even unsmiling lips break into a smile?
Won't everyone rejoice seeing this auspicious day?
Come, my friend, won't you come?
Won't you come to see the wedding canopy?
He will come to meet her in private,
she will leap like a tender shoot and embrace him,
she will unite with him like sweet fruit and rejoice,
and closing both eyes, sleep upon his chest.
Won't her lovely hair be gently tousled?
Won't a sweet and soothing joy blossom?
Won't her lovely hair be gently tousled?
Won't a sweet and soothing joy blossom?
Come, my friend, won't you come?
Won't you come to see the wedding canopy?
Unblossomed womanhood will bloom,
truths never known before will be discovered,
eyes that never wavered will be enchanted,
mysteries never understood before will become clear.
Won't their hearts melt as the night unfolds?
Won't the two of them soon grow into three?
Won't their hearts melt as the night unfolds?
Won't the two of them soon grow into three?
Come, my friend, won't you come?
Won't you come to see the wedding canopy?
Upon the wedding stage,
where the sacred union takes place,
won't you come to see this auspicious day?
Come, my friend, won't you come?
Won't you come to see the wedding canopy?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'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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