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Vaarayo Vannakili Enge

From Pudhu Padagan · 1990

Lyricist
Kalaipuli S. Thanu
Singer
P. Jayachandran
Music director
Kalaipuli S. Thanu
Movie name
Pudhu Padagan
Movie release year
1990
Lyrics added on
9 Sept 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aaa aa aa aa
Aaa aa aa aa aa aa aa
Vaaraayoo vannakili engae sendraayooo oo oo oo
Kelaayoo sellakkili thoodhu sellaayoo oo oo oo
Vaaraayoo vannakili engae sendraayooo
Kelaayoo sellakkili thoodhu sellaayoo
Varusham poora thollai vaazhvil vasantham illa
Vaaraayoo vannakili engae sendraayooo
Kelaayoo sellakkili thoodhu sellaayoo
Unakkena pirendhen amma vaazhvil inaiya
Uravinai valarthen amma manadhil dhinamum
Pirithathu yaar sollamma
Vidhi seidha sadhiyo amma aa
Ponadhu en kili thooram
Mannukku ini naan baaram
Vaaraayoo vannakili engae sendraayooo
Kelaayoo sellakkili thoodhu sellaayoo
Iravum vidiyavum illai paniyil karaindhu
Thuyaram mudiyavum illai malarai ninainthu
Nenjam engum nethaan amma
Neeyindri naan yeadhamma
Vizhi vazhi aadidum idhayam
Iniyillai vaazhvil udhayam
Vaaraayoo vannakili engae sendraayooo
Kelaayoo sellakkili thoodhu sellaayoo
Varusham poora thollai vaazhvil vasantham illa
Vaaraayoo vannakili engae sendraayooo
Ah... aa aa aa
Ah... aa aa aa aa aa aa
Won't you come, my lovely parrot? Where have you gone?
Won't you listen, my darling parrot? Won't you carry my message?
Won't you come, my lovely parrot? Where have you gone?
Won't you listen, my darling parrot? Won't you carry my message?
Troubles all year long, and there is no spring in my life.
Won't you come, my lovely parrot? Where have you gone?
Won't you listen, my darling parrot? Won't you carry my message?
I was born just for you, my love, to be one with you in life.
I nurtured our bond in my heart every single day.
Tell me, my love, who tore us apart?
Is this a cruel trick of fate, my love?
My little bird has flown far away,
And now I am just a burden to this earth.
Won't you come, my lovely parrot? Where have you gone?
Won't you listen, my darling parrot? Won't you carry my message?
The night never turns to dawn, dissolving in the cold mist.
My sorrow never ends, longing for my flower.
You fill every part of my heart, my love,
What am I without you?
My heart trembles through weeping eyes,
There is no sunrise left in my life anymore.
Won't you come, my lovely parrot? Where have you gone?
Won't you listen, my darling parrot? Won't you carry my message?
Troubles all year long, and there is no spring in my life.
Won't you come, my lovely parrot? Where have you gone?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Vaaraayoo Vannakili from the 1990 film Pudhu Padagan is a deeply emotional lamentation sung by a grieving protagonist who has lost his beloved. Endearingly addressing her as a 'vannakili' (colorful parrot), he begs a messenger bird to fly to her with his anguish. He feels that fate has conspired to tear them apart, leaving his life devoid of spring, hope, or light. Every day feels endless and pitch-black, as he considers himself a burden to the earth without her presence. The lyrics capture the despair of separation, questioning destiny while expressing an unyielding emotional bond that persists despite tragic isolation.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Vaaraayoo vannakili engae sendraayooo”

The lover is affectionately metaphorized as a 'vannakili' (colorful parrot) and a 'malar' (flower).

Monaai (Initial Alliteration)

“Varusham poora thollai vaazhvil vasantham illa”

Repetition of the 'Va' sound across 'Varusham', 'vaazhvil', and 'vasantham' gives rhythmic flow.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

“Kelaayoo sellakkili thoodhu sellaayoo”

Endings like 'sendraayooo' and 'sellaayoo' create melodic rhyming suffixes typical of Tamil thoodhu (messenger) songs.

Did you know?

Trivia

Pudhu Padagan (1990) marked the directorial debut of famed producer Kalaipuli S. Thanu, who also penned the lyrics and composed the music for the film under his own direction, starring Vijayakanth and Radhika.

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