Vaarayo Vannakili Enge
From Pudhu Padagan · 1990
- Lyricist
- Kalaipuli S. Thanu
- Singer
- P. Jayachandran
- Music director
- Kalaipuli S. Thanu
- Details
- Pudhu Padagan1990
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aaa aa aa aa | Aaa aa aa aa |
| Aaa aa aa aa aa aa aa | Aaa aa aa aa aa aa aa |
| Male | |
| Vaaraayoo vannakili engae sendraayooo oo oo oo | Won't you come, my colorful parrot? Where have you gone? |
| Kelaayoo sellakkili thoodhu sellaayoo oo oo oo | Won't you listen, my pet parrot? Won't you carry my message? |
| Vaaraayoo vannakili engae sendraayooo | Won't you come, my colorful parrot? Where have you gone? |
| Kelaayoo sellakkili thoodhu sellaayoo | Won't you listen, my pet parrot? Won't you carry my message? |
| Varusham poora thollai vaazhvil vasantham illa | There is trouble all year round; there is no spring in my life. |
| Male | |
| Vaaraayoo vannakili engae sendraayooo | Won't you come, my colorful parrot? Where have you gone? |
| Kelaayoo sellakkili thoodhu sellaayoo | Won't you listen, my pet parrot? Won't you carry my message? |
| Male | |
| Unakkena pirendhen amma vaazhvil inaiya | Oh dear, I was born for you to unite with in life. |
| Uravinai valarthen amma manadhil dhinamum | Oh dear, I nurtured our bond in my heart every single day. |
| Pirithathu yaar sollamma | Tell me, my dear, who separated us? |
| Vidhi seidha sadhiyo amma aa | Is this a cruel conspiracy plotted by fate, my dear? |
| Ponadhu en kili thooram | My parrot has gone far away. |
| Mannukku ini naan baaram | From now on, I am merely a burden to this earth. |
| Male | |
| Vaaraayoo vannakili engae sendraayooo | Won't you come, my colorful parrot? Where have you gone? |
| Kelaayoo sellakkili thoodhu sellaayoo | Won't you listen, my pet parrot? Won't you carry my message? |
| Male | |
| Iravum vidiyavum illai paniyil karaindhu | Night does not dawn, dissolving away into the cold mist. |
| Thuyaram mudiyavum illai malarai ninainthu | My sorrow does not end as I keep thinking of that flower. |
| Nenjam engum nethaan amma | My entire heart is filled only with you, my dear. |
| Neeyindri naan yeadhamma | Without you, what existence do I have, my dear? |
| Vizhi vazhi aadidum idhayam | My heart that once danced through my eyes... |
| Iniyillai vaazhvil udhayam | ...has no new dawn left in life anymore. |
| Male | |
| Vaaraayoo vannakili engae sendraayooo | Won't you come, my colorful parrot? Where have you gone? |
| Kelaayoo sellakkili thoodhu sellaayoo | Won't you listen, my pet parrot? Won't you carry my message? |
| Varusham poora thollai vaazhvil vasantham illa | There is trouble all year round; there is no spring in my life. |
| Male | |
| Vaaraayoo vannakili engae sendraayooo | Won't you come, my colorful parrot? Where have you gone? |
ஆஆஆஆஆஆ....
ஆஆஆஆஆ...
Aaa aa aa aa
Aaa aa aa aa aa aa aa
வாராயோ வண்ணக்கிளி எங்கே சென்றாயோ ஓஓஒ
கேளாயோ செல்லக்கிளி தூது செல்லாயோ ஓஒஓஒ
Won't you come, my colorful parrot? Where have you gone?
Won't you listen, my pet parrot? Won't you carry my message?
Won't you come, my colorful parrot? Where have you gone?
Won't you listen, my pet parrot? Won't you carry my message?
There is trouble all year round; there is no spring in my life.
வாராயோ வண்ணக்கிளி எங்கே சென்றாயோ
கேளாயோ செல்லக்கிளி தூது செல்லாயோ
வருஷம் பூரா தொல்லை வாழ்வில் வசந்தம் இல்ல
வாராயோ வண்ணக்கிளி எங்கே சென்றாயோ
கேளாயோ செல்லக்கிளி தூது செல்லாயோ..
Won't you come, my colorful parrot? Where have you gone?
Won't you listen, my pet parrot? Won't you carry my message?
உனக்கென பிறந்தேன் அம்மா வாழ்வில் இணைய
உறவினை வளர்த்தேன் அம்மா மனதில் தினமும்
பிரித்தது யார் சொல்லம்மா
விதி செய்த சதியோ அம்மா
போனது என் கிளி தூரம்
மண்ணுக்கு இனி நான் பாரம்
Oh dear, I was born for you to unite with in life.
Oh dear, I nurtured our bond in my heart every single day.
Tell me, my dear, who separated us?
Is this a cruel conspiracy plotted by fate, my dear?
My parrot has gone far away.
From now on, I am merely a burden to this earth.
வாராயோ வண்ணக்கிளி எங்கே சென்றாயோ
கேளாயோ செல்லக்கிளி தூது செல்லாயோ...
Won't you come, my colorful parrot? Where have you gone?
Won't you listen, my pet parrot? Won't you carry my message?
இரவும் விடியவில்லை பனியில் கரைந்து
துயரம் முடியவும் இல்லை மலரை நினைந்து
நெஞ்சம் எங்கும் நீதானம்மா
நீயின்றி நான் ஏதம்மா
விதி வழி ஆடிடும் இதயம்
இனியில்லை வாழ்வில் உதயம்
Night does not dawn, dissolving away into the cold mist.
My sorrow does not end as I keep thinking of that flower.
My entire heart is filled only with you, my dear.
Without you, what existence do I have, my dear?
My heart that once danced through my eyes...
...has no new dawn left in life anymore.
வாராயோ வண்ணக்கிளி எங்கே சென்றாயோ
கேளாயோ செல்லக்கிளி தூது செல்லாயோ
வருஷம் பூரா தொல்லை வாழ்வில் வசந்தம் இல்ல
Won't you come, my colorful parrot? Where have you gone?
Won't you listen, my pet parrot? Won't you carry my message?
There is trouble all year round; there is no spring in my life.
வாராயோ வண்ணக்கிளி எங்கே சென்றாயோ
Won't you come, my colorful parrot? Where have you gone?
Aaa aa aa aa
Aaa aa aa aa
Aaa aa aa aa aa aa aa
Aaa aa aa aa aa aa aa
Vaaraayoo vannakili engae sendraayooo oo oo oo
Won't you come, my colorful parrot? Where have you gone?
Kelaayoo sellakkili thoodhu sellaayoo oo oo oo
Won't you listen, my pet parrot? Won't you carry my message?
Vaaraayoo vannakili engae sendraayooo
Won't you come, my colorful parrot? Where have you gone?
Kelaayoo sellakkili thoodhu sellaayoo
Won't you listen, my pet parrot? Won't you carry my message?
Varusham poora thollai vaazhvil vasantham illa
There is trouble all year round; there is no spring in my life.
Vaaraayoo vannakili engae sendraayooo
Won't you come, my colorful parrot? Where have you gone?
Kelaayoo sellakkili thoodhu sellaayoo
Won't you listen, my pet parrot? Won't you carry my message?
Unakkena pirendhen amma vaazhvil inaiya
Oh dear, I was born for you to unite with in life.
Uravinai valarthen amma manadhil dhinamum
Oh dear, I nurtured our bond in my heart every single day.
Pirithathu yaar sollamma
Tell me, my dear, who separated us?
Vidhi seidha sadhiyo amma aa
Is this a cruel conspiracy plotted by fate, my dear?
Ponadhu en kili thooram
My parrot has gone far away.
Mannukku ini naan baaram
From now on, I am merely a burden to this earth.
Vaaraayoo vannakili engae sendraayooo
Won't you come, my colorful parrot? Where have you gone?
Kelaayoo sellakkili thoodhu sellaayoo
Won't you listen, my pet parrot? Won't you carry my message?
Iravum vidiyavum illai paniyil karaindhu
Night does not dawn, dissolving away into the cold mist.
Thuyaram mudiyavum illai malarai ninainthu
My sorrow does not end as I keep thinking of that flower.
Nenjam engum nethaan amma
My entire heart is filled only with you, my dear.
Neeyindri naan yeadhamma
Without you, what existence do I have, my dear?
Vizhi vazhi aadidum idhayam
My heart that once danced through my eyes...
Iniyillai vaazhvil udhayam
...has no new dawn left in life anymore.
Vaaraayoo vannakili engae sendraayooo
Won't you come, my colorful parrot? Where have you gone?
Kelaayoo sellakkili thoodhu sellaayoo
Won't you listen, my pet parrot? Won't you carry my message?
Varusham poora thollai vaazhvil vasantham illa
There is trouble all year round; there is no spring in my life.
Vaaraayoo vannakili engae sendraayooo
Won't you come, my colorful parrot? Where have you gone?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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