Vaazhvil Ninaive Kanavaagume
From Dharma Devatha · 1952
- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singer
- G. Kasthuri
- Music director
- C. R. Subbaraman
- Details
- Dharma Devatha1952
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Vaazhvil ninaivae kanavaagumaa | Will memories in life turn into a dream? |
| Valarum kadhal poiyaagumaa | Will growing love turn into a lie? |
| Vaazhvil ninaivae kanavaagumaa | Will memories in life turn into a dream? |
| Valarum kadhal poiyaagumaa | Will growing love turn into a lie? |
| Female | |
| Pennaasai yaavum peraasaithaanaa | Is all of a woman's desire merely greed? |
| Pennaasai yaavum peraasaithaanaa | Is all of a woman's desire merely greed? |
| Bedhai manamae kelaamalae ini thaalaamalae | O innocent heart, without listening, unable to bear it anymore |
| Oo….ooo…oooo…. | Oo....ooo...oooo.... |
| Female | |
| Vaazhvil ninaivae kanavaagumaa | Will memories in life turn into a dream? |
| Valarum kadhal poiyaagumaa | Will growing love turn into a lie? |
| Female | |
| Kaanilae maevidum nilaavai polaagumaa | Will it become like the moon shining in an empty forest? |
| Kaanpathellaamae kanavaagumaa | Will everything seen turn into a dream? |
| Ennaalum inbam yaemaattramthaanaa | Is everlasting joy just a deception? |
| Ennaalum inbam yaemaattramthaanaa | Is everlasting joy just a deception? |
| Yazhai manam kelaamalae ini thaalaamalae | O poor heart, without listening, unable to bear it anymore |
| Ooo…ooo…oo… | Ooo...ooo...oo... |
| Female | |
| Vaazhvil ninaivae kanavaagumaa | Will memories in life turn into a dream? |
| Valarum kadhal poiyaagumaa | Will growing love turn into a lie? |
| Female | |
| Cholai vanamae paalai vanamaai | As the lush garden turned into a desert |
| Soozhnthathaalae vaazhvil naanae | Because it engulfed my life |
| Ilavu kaaththa killaiyum aanaen | I became like the parrot waiting for the silk-cotton fruit |
| Ilavu kaaththa killaiyum aanaen | I became like the parrot waiting for the silk-cotton fruit |
| Ennai izhanthae yaengugiraen…ooo…. | Having lost myself, I yearn... ooo... |
| Female | |
| Vaazhvil ninaivae kanavaagumaa | Will memories in life turn into a dream? |
| Valarum kadhal poiyaagumaa | Will growing love turn into a lie? |
வாழ்வில் நினைவே கனவாகுமா
வளரும் காதல் பொய்யாகுமா
வாழ்வில் நினைவே கனவாகுமா
வளரும் காதல் பொய்யாகுமா....
Will memories in life turn into a dream?
Will growing love turn into a lie?
Will memories in life turn into a dream?
Will growing love turn into a lie?
பெண்ணாசை யாவும் பேராசை தானா
பெண்ணாசை யாவும் பேராசை தானா
பேதை மனமே கேளாமலே இனி தாளாமலே
ஓஓ....ஓஓ....ஓஓஓஒ.....
Is all of a woman's desire merely greed?
Is all of a woman's desire merely greed?
O innocent heart, without listening, unable to bear it anymore
Oo....ooo...oooo....
வாழ்வில் நினைவே கனவாகுமா
வளரும் காதல் பொய்யாகுமா....
Will memories in life turn into a dream?
Will growing love turn into a lie?
கானிலே மேவிடும் நிலாவைப் போலாகுமா
காண்பதெல்லாமே கனவாகுமா
எந்நாளும் இன்பம் ஏமாற்றம் தானா
எந்நாளும் இன்பம் ஏமாற்றம் தானா
ஏழை மனம் கேளாமலே இனி தாளாமலே
ஓஓஓஓஓஓஓ......
Will it become like the moon shining in an empty forest?
Will everything seen turn into a dream?
Is everlasting joy just a deception?
Is everlasting joy just a deception?
O poor heart, without listening, unable to bear it anymore
Ooo...ooo...oo...
வாழ்வில் நினைவே கனவாகுமா
வளரும் காதல் பொய்யாகுமா.....
Will memories in life turn into a dream?
Will growing love turn into a lie?
சோலைவனமே பாலை வனமாய்
சூழ்ந்ததாலே வாழ்வில் நானே
இலவுக் காத்த கிள்ளையும் ஆனேன்
இலவுக் காத்த கிள்ளையும் ஆனேன்
என்னை இழந்தே ஏங்குகிறேன்...ஓஓஒ...
As the lush garden turned into a desert
Because it engulfed my life
I became like the parrot waiting for the silk-cotton fruit
I became like the parrot waiting for the silk-cotton fruit
Having lost myself, I yearn... ooo...
வாழ்வில் நினைவே கனவாகுமா
வளரும் காதல் பொய்யாகுமா.....
Will memories in life turn into a dream?
Will growing love turn into a lie?
Vaazhvil ninaivae kanavaagumaa
Will memories in life turn into a dream?
Valarum kadhal poiyaagumaa
Will growing love turn into a lie?
Vaazhvil ninaivae kanavaagumaa
Will memories in life turn into a dream?
Valarum kadhal poiyaagumaa
Will growing love turn into a lie?
Pennaasai yaavum peraasaithaanaa
Is all of a woman's desire merely greed?
Pennaasai yaavum peraasaithaanaa
Is all of a woman's desire merely greed?
Bedhai manamae kelaamalae ini thaalaamalae
O innocent heart, without listening, unable to bear it anymore
Oo….ooo…oooo….
Oo....ooo...oooo....
Vaazhvil ninaivae kanavaagumaa
Will memories in life turn into a dream?
Valarum kadhal poiyaagumaa
Will growing love turn into a lie?
Kaanilae maevidum nilaavai polaagumaa
Will it become like the moon shining in an empty forest?
Kaanpathellaamae kanavaagumaa
Will everything seen turn into a dream?
Ennaalum inbam yaemaattramthaanaa
Is everlasting joy just a deception?
Ennaalum inbam yaemaattramthaanaa
Is everlasting joy just a deception?
Yazhai manam kelaamalae ini thaalaamalae
O poor heart, without listening, unable to bear it anymore
Ooo…ooo…oo…
Ooo...ooo...oo...
Vaazhvil ninaivae kanavaagumaa
Will memories in life turn into a dream?
Valarum kadhal poiyaagumaa
Will growing love turn into a lie?
Cholai vanamae paalai vanamaai
As the lush garden turned into a desert
Soozhnthathaalae vaazhvil naanae
Because it engulfed my life
Ilavu kaaththa killaiyum aanaen
I became like the parrot waiting for the silk-cotton fruit
Ilavu kaaththa killaiyum aanaen
I became like the parrot waiting for the silk-cotton fruit
Ennai izhanthae yaengugiraen…ooo….
Having lost myself, I yearn... ooo...
Vaazhvil ninaivae kanavaagumaa
Will memories in life turn into a dream?
Valarum kadhal poiyaagumaa
Will growing love turn into a lie?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Vaazhvil ninaivae kanavaagumaa is a poignant lament sung from the perspective of a heartbroken woman questioning the nature of love, desire, and fate. Expressing deep sorrow, she wonders if her cherished hopes and growing love were mere illusions destined to end in betrayal and despair. She reflects on whether a woman's yearning for affection is condemned as greed, comparing her state to a moon wasting its light in an uninhabited forest or a lush garden turning into a barren desert. She invokes the classic Tamil idiom 'Ilavu kaaththa kili' (the parrot waiting in vain for the inedible silk-cotton fruit to ripen) to describe her futile anticipation and shattered hopes. Losing her sense of self amidst overwhelming grief, her troubled heart struggles to endure the anguish of unfulfilled love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Vaazhvil ninaivae kanavaagumaa / Valarum kadhal poiyaagumaa”
Repetition of the initial 'V' sound in 'Vaazhvil' and 'Valarum' creates rhythmic harmony across opening lines.
Simile / Proverbial Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Ilavu kaaththa killaiyum aanaen”
The traditional Tamil metaphor 'Ilavu kaaththa kili' compares a person waiting in vain for something worthless to a parrot waiting for the silk-cotton fruit to open, only to find inedible fluff.
Contrast (Muran)
“Cholai vanamae paalai vanamaai”
Contrasts 'Cholai vanam' (lush grove) with 'Paalai vanam' (barren desert) to represent the shift from happiness to sorrow.
Rhetorical Question (Vinai)
“Pennaasai yaavum peraasaithaanaa”
Posing emotional questions asking if love is a lie and female desire is greed.
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Trivia
Dharma Devatha (1952) was a bilingual film made simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu by Rohini Pictures. The soundtrack was composed by C. R. Subburaman, one of South Indian cinema's most acclaimed early composers, who tragically passed away at a young age shortly after working on this film.
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