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Lyrics & meaning

Val Val Valli I Love You

From Avana Ivan · 1962

Lyricist
V. Lakshmanan
Singers
Sadhan, Renuka
Music director
S. Balachandar
Details
Avana Ivan1962

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Val val valli val val valliVal val Valli, val val Valli
Val val valliVal val Valli
I love you truly pleaseI love you truly, please
Love me fullyLove me fully
En kitta va valliCome near me, Valli
Val val valliVal val Valli
I love you truly pleaseI love you truly, please
Love me fullyLove me fully
En kitta va valliCome near me, Valli
Male
Val val valliVal val Valli
I love you truly pleaseI love you truly, please
Love me fullyLove me fully
En kitta va valliCome near me, Valli
Male
O sweet darlingOh sweet darling
Your look enna coolingYour look is so cool and refreshing
O sweet darlingOh sweet darling
Your look enna coolingYour look is so cool and refreshing
Een haertu thottu paaruTouch my heart and feel it
Paadum patta keluListen to the song it sings
Padum patta paaruLook at the song it sings
Aa valli ….aa…valliAh Valli... ah Valli
Aa valli ….aa…valliAh Valli... ah Valli
Female
Pattu paadi aasai kattiSinging songs and stirring up desires
Attam podum loosu machaanYou crazy guy dancing around
Etti poyi nilluStand far away
Kaiya thottu pesaadhaeDo not talk to me by touching my hands
Female
Pattu paadi aasai kattiSinging songs and stirring up desires
Attam podum loosu machaanYou crazy guy dancing around
Etti poyi nilluStand far away
Kaiya thottu pesaadhaeDo not talk to me by touching my hands
Male
O boondhi laadu ..Oh sweet Boondhi Laddu!
Yen indha mooduWhy are you in such a mood?
O boondhi laadu ..Oh sweet Boondhi Laddu!
Yen indha mooduWhy are you in such a mood?
Enakkaarum illae eeduNo one can match or equal me
En kittae kittae kittae vandhu aaduCome near, near, near me and dance
Female
Kitta vandhu attam aadiTo come close and dance around
Ishtam pola paattu paadaAnd to sing songs as you please
Katta venum kazhuthula thaaliYou must tie the sacred knot around my neck
Kotta venum kottumelamAnd play the wedding drums loudly
Female
Kitta vandhu attam aadiTo come close and dance around
Ishtam pola paattu paadaAnd to sing songs as you please
Katta venum kazhuthula thaaliYou must tie the sacred knot around my neck
Kotta venum kottumelamAnd play the wedding drums loudly
Male
Kottu melam wasteWedding drums are a total waste
Vendaam adhu costuNo need for them, they cost too much
Purinjikko en tasteUnderstand my taste and preference
Naan pora paadhai fastuThe path I travel is super fast
Kottu melam wasteWedding drums are a total waste
Vendaam adhu costuNo need for them, they cost too much
Purinjikko en tasteUnderstand my taste and preference
Naan pora paadhai fastuThe path I travel is super fast
Val val vap vap ooo oooVal val vap vap ooo ooo
Ah valli….(6)Ah Valli... (repeated 6 times)

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Val Val Valli is a playful, upbeat romantic duet from the 1962 Tamil film Avana Ivan, composed by S. Balachandar with lyrics written by V. Lakshmanan. The song features a quirky, modern hero attempting to court a feisty heroine named Valli using humorous 'Tanglish' phrases, expressing his affection and asking her to dance close with him.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Code-Mixing / Tanglish Rhyming

Kottu melam waste / Vendaam adhu costu / Purinjikko en taste / Naan pora paadhai fastu

The lyrics blend English words with Tamil suffixes to create catchy modern end-rhymes (e.g., waste, cost-u, taste, fast-u).

Metaphor

O boondhi laadu ..

The male lead affectionally compares the heroine to 'Boondhi laadu' (a sweet delicacy) to convey sweet endearment.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Katta venum kazhuthula thaali / Kotta venum kottumelam

Use of matching end sounds across consecutive lines (aadi, paada, thaali, melam / waste, costu, taste, fastu).

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Trivia

Avana Ivan (1962) was directed by versatile genius S. Balachandar, who also composed the music and starred in the film. The track is notable as one of the earliest examples of full-fledged 'Tanglish' (Tamil-English blend) song lyrics in early Tamil cinema, predating the modern Tanglish trend by several decades.

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