- Lyricist
- V. Lakshmanan
- Music director
- S. Balachandar
- Movie name
- Avana Ivan
- Movie release year
- 1962
- Lyrics added on
- 12 Jul 2021
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
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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