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Lyrics & meaning

Vaaya Raja Vasal

From Amarakaviyam · 1981

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
S. Janaki
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Amarakaviyam
Movie release year
1981
Lyrics added on
27 Dec 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vaayaa raaja vaasal thirandhirukku
Veru pakkam pogadhae vandha vazhi maraadhae
Chinna ponnu thaangaadhae
Ennodu onnayiru
Vaayaa raaja vaasal thirandhirukku
Veru pakkam pogadhae vandha vazhi maraadhae
Chinna ponnu thaangaadhae
Ennodu onnayiru
Vaayaa raaja vaasal thirandhirukku
Aa…aaa…haa…aa…
Vaadai kaathai thoodhu vitten vandhadhoo
Indha vanji padum paattai ellaam sonnadhoo
Vaadai kaathai thoodhu vitten vandhadhoo
Indha vanji padum paattai ellaam sonnadhoo
Unnai enni urugi odum mezhuguvarthi allavoo
Vaarthaiyindri paarvaiyaalae viraga thaabam sollavoo
Unnai enni urugi odum mezhuguvarthi allavoo
Vaarthaiyindri paarvaiyaalae viraga thaabam sollavoo
Iravu muludhum uravu mazhaiyil iruvar nenaiya vendumae
Ninaiya ninaiya innuminnum inbam vandhu thondrumae
Vaayaa raajaa rojaa malarnthirukku
Poovidhazhai paaraaiyoo
Thaen edukka vaaraaiyoo
Vedhanaiyai theeraayoo
Neeyindri naan illaiyae
Vaayaa raajaa rojaa malarnthirukku
Yaarai indha paarvai rendum thedumoo
Indha thaerai vittu deivam engu oodumoo
Haa…aaa..yaarai indha paarvai rendum thedumoo
Indha thaerai vittu deivam engu oodumoo
Veedu thedi vandha podhu varavu solla villaiyoo
Koodu thedi paravai vandhu uravu kollvadhillaiyoo
Veedu thedi vandha podhu varavu solla villaiyoo
Koodu thedi paravai vandhu uravu kollvadhillaiyoo
Manadhil unadhu ninaivu irundhu mayakkam kodukkum velaiyil
Madhanum rathiyum kulava vendum paruvam ennum solaiyil
Vaayaa raajaa rojaa malarnthirukku
Poovidhazhai paaraaiyoo
Thaen edukka vaaraaiyoo
Vedhanaiyai theeraayoo
Neeyindri naan illaiyae
Come, my love, the door is open.
Don't go anywhere else, don't forget the way you came.
This young girl cannot bear this ache.
Come and be one with me.
Come, my love, the door is open.
Don't go anywhere else, don't forget the way you came.
This young girl cannot bear this ache.
Come and be one with me.
Come, my love, the door is open.
Ah… aah… ha… ah…
I sent the chilly northern wind as a messenger, did it reach you?
Did it tell you all the longing this girl goes through?
I sent the chilly northern wind as a messenger, did it reach you?
Did it tell you all the longing this girl goes through?
Thinking of you, am I not melting away like a candle?
Without words, should I tell you of my longing with my eyes?
Thinking of you, am I not melting away like a candle?
Without words, should I tell you of my longing with my eyes?
All night long, the two of us must soak in the rain of intimacy.
The more we think of it, the more pleasure will arise.
Come, my love, the rose has bloomed.
Won't you look at the petals?
Won't you come to gather the honey?
Won't you ease this ache?
Without you, I do not exist.
Come, my love, the rose has bloomed.
Who else are these two eyes searching for?
Where could the deity go, leaving this temple chariot behind?
Ha… aah… who else are these two eyes searching for?
Where could the deity go, leaving this temple chariot behind?
When you came to my doorstep, didn't I welcome you in?
Doesn't a bird seek its nest and unite with its mate?
When you came to my doorstep, didn't I welcome you in?
Doesn't a bird seek its nest and unite with its mate?
When thoughts of you fill my heart and make me dizzy with longing,
Madhan and Rathi (god and goddess of love) should unite in this garden of youth.
Come, my love, the rose has bloomed.
Won't you look at the petals?
Won't you come to gather the honey?
Won't you ease this ache?
Without you, I do not exist.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This sensual and evocative song expresses the deep longing and passionate desire of a woman yearning for her lover's presence. She invites him into her heart and life, metaphorically describing herself as a open door, a blooming rose waiting for its nectar to be gathered, and a melting candle consumed by the heat of romantic separation (Viraha Thaabam). She sends the northern wind as a messenger of her pangs and implores him to join her in an intimate union, drawing comparisons to divine lovers Madhan (Kamadeva) and Rathi.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uruvagamb (Metaphor)

“Unnai enni urugi odum mezhuguvarthi allavoo”

The speaker compares herself to a candle melting away from the heat of separation ('urugi odum mezhuguvarthi') and compares youth to a garden ('paruvam ennum solaiyil').

Thoodhu (Wind Messenger Motif)

“Vaadai kaathai thoodhu vitten vandhadhoo”

A classic Sangam poetry literary convention (Thoodhu) where elements of nature like the cold northern wind ('Vaadai kaathu') are sent as messengers to convey the heroine's distress.

Emoni / Monai (Alliteration)

“Veedu thedi vandha podhu... / Koodu thedi paravai vandhu...”

Repetition of initial or internal phonetic sounds across lines, such as 'Veedu' and 'Koodu' creating rhythm.

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Trivia

The song 'Vaayaa raaja vaasal thirandhirukku' from Amarakaviyam (1981) features classical sensuality crafted by lyricist Kannadasan and rendered with iconic seductive nuance by S. Janaki under M. S. Vishwanathan's composition.

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