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Lyrics & meaning

Vallava Ennai Vellava

From Vallavan · 2006

Lyricist
Thamarai
Singer
Sunidhi Chauhan
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
Vallavan2006

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Vallava ennai vellavaaOh capable one, come and conquer me
Konjam kollava nenjai allavaKill me a little, gather my heart
Vallavaa ennai vellavaaOh capable one, come and conquer me
Unnai kandathae varam allavaaIsn't seeing you a boon in itself?
Female
Paathi kangal moodiyumEven with eyes half-closed
Paarvai unnai theduthaeMy gaze searches for you
Unnai yenni yenniyaeThinking of you continuously
Ullam than vaaduthaeMy heart withers away
Female
Sandhoshathil thallaadurenI stagger in happiness
Karpanaigalil thindaadurenI struggle in my imagination
Kadhalai naanum kondaadurenI celebrate this love
Kondaaduren kondaadurenCelebrating it, celebrating it
Female
Vallava ennai vellavaaOh capable one, come and conquer me
Konjam kollava nenjai allavaKill me a little, gather my heart
Vallavaa ennai vellavaaOh capable one, come and conquer me
Unnai kandathae varam allavaaIsn't seeing you a boon in itself?
Female
En netri meethuUpon my forehead
Un vervai sinthiSpilling your sweat
Eerathilae ennai azhthividumDrown me in that wetness
Un moochu kaatruYour warm breath
Veppathai serthuAdding heat
Moozhgum munnae enai meettuvidumRescues me before I drown completely
Female
Velithotrum tharumLove based on external appearance
Kaadhal yaavumIs all temporary
Sila naalae varum mayam agumLasting only a few days before becoming an illusion
Adi nenjil sendru kudiyerumResiding deep within the heart
Gunam thaanae pala yugam vazhumCharacter alone endures for ages
Female
Neeyaai enaiWhen you pull me on your own
Izhuppathai anaippathaiAnd embrace me
Manasukkul manasukkul rasippenI secretly relish it within my heart
Veliyae athu pidikkalai pidikalaiWhile acting on the outside like I do not like it
Ena oru naadagam nadippenI play a dramatic facade
Female
Vallavaa….vallavaaOh capable one... oh capable one
Female
Yemaanthu ponenI was deceived
Yemaanthu ponenI was deceived
Thendralendrae unnai ennivittenI mistook you for a gentle breeze
Nee ennai soozhnthuWhen you surrounded me
Aatkonda pothuAnd overpowered me
Puyal endru unnai kandukondenI realized you were a storm
Female
Ennodu nee irukkumbothuWhen you are with me
Porulilla pala sandai thondrumMany meaningless fights arise
Enadharaiyil ulla suvar naangumAll four walls of my room
Vidha vidhamai un padam thaangumDisplay your pictures in various forms
Female
Kaalam palaMuch time
Kadandhathu kadandhathuHas passed, has passed
Uravidhu uravidhu kannaaThis bond is eternal, my dear
Yaarum ithai pirithida ninaithidaIf anyone thinks of separating this
Udal mattum ulavidum kannaaOnly a lifeless body will roam, my dear
Female
Vallava ennai vellavaaOh capable one, come and conquer me
Konjam kollava nenjai allavaKill me a little, gather my heart
Vallavaa ennai vellavaaOh capable one, come and conquer me
Unnai kandathae varam allavaaIsn't seeing you a boon in itself?
Female
Paathi kangal moodiyumEven with eyes half-closed
Paarvai unnai theduthaeMy gaze searches for you
Unnai yenni yenniyaeThinking of you continuously
Ullam than vaaduthae..My heart withers away..
Ae…ae..ae..ae…ae….ae…heyyy..Ae…ae..ae..ae…ae….ae…heyyy..
Female
Sandhoshathil thallaadurenI stagger in happiness
Karpanaigalil thindaadurenI struggle in my imagination
Kadhalai naanum kondaadurenI celebrate this love
Kondaaduren kondaaduren ey ey eyyyCelebrating it, celebrating it ey ey eyyy
Female
Vallava ennai vellavaaOh capable one, come and conquer me
Kollava allavaKill me, gather me
Vallavaa ennai vellavaaOh capable one, come and conquer me
Unnai kandathae varam allavaaIsn't seeing you a boon in itself?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This sensual and evocative song expresses the intense passion, intimacy, and profound emotional depth of a woman towards her lover. She calls out to him as her conqueror, describing how his presence overwhelms her senses and how she revels in the sweet playfulness and romantic friction between them.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Emoni / Rhyme (Monorhyme & Internal Rhyme)

Vallava ennai vellavaa / Konjam kollava nenjai allava

The song employs end-rhymes with matching suffixes like 'vallavaa', 'vellavaa', 'kollavaa', and 'allavaa' to create a melodious flow.

Metaphor

Thendralendrae unnai ennivitten ... Puyal endru unnai kandukonden

The lover is compared first to a 'thendral' (gentle breeze) and then to a 'puyal' (storm) to show the evolution of his intense impact on her life.

Contrast / Antithesis

Eerathilae ennai azhthividum ... Moozhgum munnae enai meettuvidum

Juxtaposition of drowning in intimacy and being rescued by his warm breath.

Alliteration (Monaid)

Paathi kangal moodiyum / Paarvai unnai theduthae

Repetition of initial consonants 'Pa' in 'Paathi', 'Paarvai'.

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Trivia

The track is from the 2006 film 'Vallavan', directed by Silambarasan (Simbu), with music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and lyrics penned by Thamarai.

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