Vaigaraiyil Vaigaikaraiyil
From Payanangal Mudivathillai · 1982
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Payanangal Mudivathillai1982
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Vaigaraiyil vaigaikkaraiyil | At dawn, on the banks of river Vaigai |
| Vandhaal varuven un arugil | If you come, I will come near you |
| Vaigaraiyil vaigaikkaraiyil | At dawn, on the banks of river Vaigai |
| Vandhaal varuven un arugil | If you come, I will come near you |
| Un ninaivil nenjam vaan veliyil | In your thoughts, my heart conducts processions |
| Naalum nadathum oorvalangal | In the vast expanse of the sky every day |
| Vaigaraiyil vaigaikkaraiyil | At dawn, on the banks of river Vaigai |
| Vandhaal varuven un arugil | If you come, I will come near you |
| Male | |
| Un ninaivae enakkor surudhi | Your memory is my musical pitch |
| Un kanavae enakkor kirudhi | Your dream is my song composition |
| Un unarvil manamae urugi | Melting away in your emotions, my mind |
| Vaadudhammaa malar pol karugi | Is wilting and burning away like a flower |
| Pala pala jenmam naan eduppen | I will take many, many births |
| Paadalgal kodi naan padippen | I will sing millions of songs |
| Anbae unakkae kaathiruppen… | My love, I will wait only for you... |
| Aah..aa.. aaah….aa….aaa…aaa…aaa… | Ah..aa.. aaah....aa....aaa...aaa...aaa... |
| Male | |
| Vaigaraiyil vaigaikkaraiyil | At dawn, on the banks of river Vaigai |
| Vandhaal varuven un arugil | If you come, I will come near you |
| Male | |
| Aayiram aayiram aasaigalai | Thousands and thousands of desires |
| Aasaiyil unnidam pesa vandhen | I came to speak with you out of longing |
| Aaviyil maeviya saedhigalai | The messages that dwell deep in my soul |
| Kaelena nenjidam koora vandhen | I came to tell your heart to listen to |
| Male | |
| Ninaivugal engo alaigiradhae | Memories wander off somewhere |
| Kanavugal yeno kalaigiradhae | Why do dreams shatter and disperse? |
| Nizhal pol unnai thodargiradhae… | It follows you like a shadow... |
| Aah..aa.. aaah….aa….aaa…aaa…aaa… | Ah..aa.. aaah....aa....aaa...aaa...aaa... |
| Male | |
| Vaigaraiyil vaigaikkaraiyil | At dawn, on the banks of river Vaigai |
| Vandhaal varuven un arugil | If you come, I will come near you |
| Un ninaivil nenjam vaan veliyil | In your thoughts, my heart conducts processions |
| Naalum nadathum oorvalangal | In the vast expanse of the sky every day |
| Vaigaraiyil vaigaikkaraiyil | At dawn, on the banks of river Vaigai |
| Vandhaal… varuven… un arugil…. | If you come... I will come... near you.... |
வைகறையில் வைகைக்கரையில்
வந்தால் வருவேன் உன் அருகில்
வைகறையில் வைகைக்கரையில்
வந்தால் வருவேன் உன் அருகில்
உன் நினைவில் நெஞ்சம் வான் வெளியில்
நாளும் நடத்தும் ஊர்வலங்கள்
வைகறையில் வைகைக்கரையில்
வந்தால் வருவேன் உன் அருகில்
At dawn, on the banks of river Vaigai
If you come, I will come near you
At dawn, on the banks of river Vaigai
If you come, I will come near you
In your thoughts, my heart conducts processions
In the vast expanse of the sky every day
At dawn, on the banks of river Vaigai
If you come, I will come near you
உன் நினைவே எனக்கோர் சுருதி
உன் கனவே எனக்கோர் கிருதி
உன் உணர்வில் மனமே உருகி
வாடுதம்மா மலர்போல் கருகி
பலபல ஜென்மம் நானெடுப்பேன்
பாடல்கள் கோடி நான் படிப்பேன்
அன்பே உனக்கே காத்திருப்பேன்
ஆஅ.....ஆஅ.....ஆஅ.....ஆ.....ஆஅ.....ஆஅ......ஆஅ....
Your memory is my musical pitch
Your dream is my song composition
Melting away in your emotions, my mind
Is wilting and burning away like a flower
I will take many, many births
I will sing millions of songs
My love, I will wait only for you...
Ah..aa.. aaah....aa....aaa...aaa...aaa...
வைகறையில் வைகைக்கரையில்
வந்தால் வருவேன் உன் அருகில்
At dawn, on the banks of river Vaigai
If you come, I will come near you
ஆயிரம் ஆயிரம் ஆசைகளை
ஆசையில் உன்னிடம் பேச வந்தேன்
ஆவியில் மேவிய சேதிகளை
கேளென நெஞ்சிடம் கூற வந்தேன்
Thousands and thousands of desires
I came to speak with you out of longing
The messages that dwell deep in my soul
I came to tell your heart to listen to
நினைவுகள் எங்கோ அலைகிறதே
கனவுகள் ஏனோ கலைகிறதே
நிழல் போல் உன்னைத் தொடர்கிறதே
ஆஅ.....ஆஅ.....ஆஅ.....ஆ.....ஆஅ.....ஆஅ......ஆஅ....
Memories wander off somewhere
Why do dreams shatter and disperse?
It follows you like a shadow...
Ah..aa.. aaah....aa....aaa...aaa...aaa...
வைகறையில் வைகைக்கரையில்
வந்தால் வருவேன் உன் அருகில்
உன் நினைவில் நெஞ்சம் வான் வெளியில்
நாளும் நடத்தும் ஊர்வலங்கள்
வைகறையில் வைகைக்கரையில்
வந்தால் வருவேன் உன் அருகில்
At dawn, on the banks of river Vaigai
If you come, I will come near you
In your thoughts, my heart conducts processions
In the vast expanse of the sky every day
At dawn, on the banks of river Vaigai
If you come... I will come... near you....
Vaigaraiyil vaigaikkaraiyil
At dawn, on the banks of river Vaigai
Vandhaal varuven un arugil
If you come, I will come near you
Vaigaraiyil vaigaikkaraiyil
At dawn, on the banks of river Vaigai
Vandhaal varuven un arugil
If you come, I will come near you
Un ninaivil nenjam vaan veliyil
In your thoughts, my heart conducts processions
Naalum nadathum oorvalangal
In the vast expanse of the sky every day
Vaigaraiyil vaigaikkaraiyil
At dawn, on the banks of river Vaigai
Vandhaal varuven un arugil
If you come, I will come near you
Un ninaivae enakkor surudhi
Your memory is my musical pitch
Un kanavae enakkor kirudhi
Your dream is my song composition
Un unarvil manamae urugi
Melting away in your emotions, my mind
Vaadudhammaa malar pol karugi
Is wilting and burning away like a flower
Pala pala jenmam naan eduppen
I will take many, many births
Paadalgal kodi naan padippen
I will sing millions of songs
Anbae unakkae kaathiruppen…
My love, I will wait only for you...
Aah..aa.. aaah….aa….aaa…aaa…aaa…
Ah..aa.. aaah....aa....aaa...aaa...aaa...
Vaigaraiyil vaigaikkaraiyil
At dawn, on the banks of river Vaigai
Vandhaal varuven un arugil
If you come, I will come near you
Aayiram aayiram aasaigalai
Thousands and thousands of desires
Aasaiyil unnidam pesa vandhen
I came to speak with you out of longing
Aaviyil maeviya saedhigalai
The messages that dwell deep in my soul
Kaelena nenjidam koora vandhen
I came to tell your heart to listen to
Ninaivugal engo alaigiradhae
Memories wander off somewhere
Kanavugal yeno kalaigiradhae
Why do dreams shatter and disperse?
Nizhal pol unnai thodargiradhae…
It follows you like a shadow...
Aah..aa.. aaah….aa….aaa…aaa…aaa…
Ah..aa.. aaah....aa....aaa...aaa...aaa...
Vaigaraiyil vaigaikkaraiyil
At dawn, on the banks of river Vaigai
Vandhaal varuven un arugil
If you come, I will come near you
Un ninaivil nenjam vaan veliyil
In your thoughts, my heart conducts processions
Naalum nadathum oorvalangal
In the vast expanse of the sky every day
Vaigaraiyil vaigaikkaraiyil
At dawn, on the banks of river Vaigai
Vandhaal… varuven… un arugil….
If you come... I will come... near you....
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic song expresses eternal, profound love through musical metaphors and poignant longing. The singer promises to meet their beloved on the tranquil riverbanks at dawn, describing how their entire world revolves around the thoughts of their lover. The lover's memory is compared to a pitch (surudhi) and dreams to a musical composition (kirudhi), illustrating that love forms the very essence of their musical soul. Even as memories wander and dreams shatter in pain, the singer vows eternal devotion—promising to wait through multiple lifetimes and sing millions of songs just to be near their beloved, following them faithfully like a shadow.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monaai (Initial Alliteration)
“Vaigaraiyil vaigaikkaraiyil / Vandhaal varuven un arugil”
Repetition of the initial 'Va' sound across words creates melodic rhythm.
Edughai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Un ninaivae / Un kanavae / Un unarvil”
The second consonant 'na' (ன) is repeated across consecutive line openings.
Metaphor (Uvamaai)
“Un ninaivae enakkor surudhi / Un kanavae enakkor kirudhi”
The lover's memory and dream are directly equated to fundamental elements of Carnatic music: 'surudhi' (pitch/drone) and 'kirudhi' (composition/kriti).
Simile (Uvamanai)
“Vaadudhammaa malar pol karugi”
The heart's agony and wilting are explicitly compared to a burning flower using the comparison word 'pol'.
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Trivia
Payanangal Mudivathillai (1982), directed by R. Sundarrajan and starring Mohan and Poornima Jayaram, was a massive blockbuster renowned for its timeless soundtrack composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja. The male version of 'Vaigaraiyil' was sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and the female version by S. Janaki, earning iconic status for its classical musical themes.
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