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Lyrics & meaning

Valli Valli Ena

From Deiva Vaakku · 1992

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Ilayaraja, S. Janaki
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Deiva Vaakku
Movie release year
1992
Lyrics added on
15 Nov 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Valli valli ena vanthaan
Vadivelan thaan
Pulli vaithu pulli pottaan
Puthu kolam thaan
Solli thara cholli kettu dhinamum
Solli thandha sindhu paadinaan
Valli inba valli endru dhinamum
Mullai charam kondu soodinaan
Valli valli ena vanthaan
Vadivelan thaan hoo oo
Pulli vaithu pulli pottaan
Puthu kolam thaan
Sollaal sollaathathu
Kaadhal sugam sollil nilaathathu
Female :Kannaal undaanathu
Kaigal thoda innaal ondraanathu
Vanna poo vanji poo
Vaai veditha vaasa poo
Anbu thaen inba thaen kottumaa
Indha poo chinna poo
Kanni pogum kanni poo
Vandu thaan vanthu thaan thattumaa
Ennai meendum
Konja thoondum
Naanal pola dhegam thannil
Naanam yennamaa
Valli valli ena vanthaan
Vadivelan thaan
Pulli vaithu pulli pottaan
Puthu kolam thaan
Solli thara cholli kettu dhinamum
Solli thandha sindhu paadinaan
Valli inba valli endru dhinamum
Mullai charam kondu soodinaan
Valli valli ena vanthaan
Vadivelan thaan
Pulli vaithu pulli pottaan
Puthu kolam thaan
Vandhaal pullaanguzhal
Vaangi athai yendhum mannan viral
Male :Mannan sollum kavi
Mangaikkadhu kaadhal neelaambari
Ammammaa appappaa
Inbam tharum baanangal
Eththikkum endraikkum thiththikkum
Mangai nee gangai nee
Vennilavin thangai nee
Unnai thaan en kangal sandhikkum
Enthan jeevan
Konjum dhevan
Unnai andri veru ingu
Yaarum illaiyae
Valli valli ena vanthaan
Vadivelan thaan
Pulli vaithu pulli pottaan
Puthu kolam thaan
Solli thara cholli kettu dhinamum
Solli thandha sindhu paadinaan
Valli inba valli endru dhinamum
Mullai charam kondu soodinaan
Valli valli ena vanthaan
Vadivelan thaan hoo oo
Pulli vaithu pulli pottaan
Puthu kolam thaan
Solli thara cholli kettu dhinamum
Solli thandha sindhu paadinaan
Valli inba valli endru dhinamum
Mullai charam kondu soodinaan
Valli valli ena vanthaan
Vadivelan thaan
Female :Pulli vaithu pulli pottaan
Puthu kolam thaan
Calling out "Valli, Valli," he came,
Lord Murugan himself!
Setting dot after dot,
he drew a brand-new kolam pattern.
Asking every day to be taught,
he sang the folk song he learned.
Calling her "Valli, sweet Valli" every day,
he adorned her with a garland of fresh jasmine.
Calling out "Valli, Valli," he came,
Lord Murugan himself, oh!
Setting dot after dot,
he drew a brand-new kolam pattern.
What words fail to describe,
the sweet joy of love cannot be held in speech.
Female: Born through our eyes,
as our hands touch today, it becomes one.
A colorful flower, a slender bloom,
a fragrant flower bursting open,
will it pour out the sweet honey of love?
This flower is a tender flower,
a fresh, blooming flower,
will the honeybee come and gently knock on it?
Again and again,
it urges him to hold me close.
On a body swaying gently like a reed,
why this shyness, my dear?
Calling out "Valli, Valli," he came,
Lord Murugan himself!
Setting dot after dot,
he drew a brand-new kolam pattern.
Asking every day to be taught,
he sang the folk song he learned.
Calling her "Valli, sweet Valli" every day,
he adorned her with a garland of fresh jasmine.
Calling out "Valli, Valli," he came,
Lord Murugan himself!
Setting dot after dot,
he drew a brand-new kolam pattern.
When a flute comes along,
the king's fingers receive and hold it.
Male: The song the king sings,
to the young woman, is the sweet melody of Neelambari (a soothing love raga).
Oh my, goodness me!
These sweet arrows of pleasure,
taste so sweet in every direction and forever!
You are a precious girl, you are the pure river Ganga,
you are the sister of the bright white moon!
It is you alone that my eyes look upon.
You are my very breath,
my loving god,
besides you, right here,
there is no one else for me.
Calling out "Valli, Valli," he came,
Lord Murugan himself!
Setting dot after dot,
he drew a brand-new kolam pattern.
Asking every day to be taught,
he sang the folk song he learned.
Calling her "Valli, sweet Valli" every day,
he adorned her with a garland of fresh jasmine.
Calling out "Valli, Valli," he came,
Lord Murugan himself, oh!
Setting dot after dot,
he drew a brand-new kolam pattern.
Asking every day to be taught,
he sang the folk song he learned.
Calling her "Valli, sweet Valli" every day,
he adorned her with a garland of fresh jasmine.
Calling out "Valli, Valli," he came,
Lord Murugan himself!
Female: Setting dot after dot,
he drew a brand-new kolam pattern.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Valli Valli Ena Vanthaan is a romantic duet from the movie Deiva Vaakku (1992) that draws rich allegorical parallels to the divine romance of Lord Murugan (Vadivelan) and his consort Valli. The song captures the playful banter and deep emotional bond between two lovers who view their love as a beautiful rangoli pattern (kolam) woven by fate.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Mythological Allusion (Aroopakam / Purana Uvamaani)

Valli valli ena vanthaan / Vadivelan thaan

Draws a poetic connection between the male protagonist and Lord Vadivelan (Murugan) wooing his beloved Valli.

Metaphor (Urvagham)

Pulli vaithu pulli pottaan / Puthu kolam thaan

Compares the life and design of love to laying dots and drawing a fresh rangoli pattern (kolam).

Simile (Upamai)

Naanal pola dhegam thannil

Compares the heroine's flexible and delicate body to a bending reed (Naanal).

Second Letter Rhyme (Ethirai)

Solli thara cholli kettu dhinamum / Solli thandha sindhu paadinaan

Matching of the second consonant sound 'll' in adjacent words/lines for melodic cadence.

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Trivia

The song is composed by Ilaiyaraaja for Deiva Vaakku (1992), featuring lead actors Karthik and Revathi. Lyricist Vaali cleverly infuses traditional Tamil folk rhythms (Sindhu) and classical references, making it one of the memorable melodies of the early 1990s.

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