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Lyrics & meaning

Vanathu Nilaveduthu

From Simmarasi · 1998

Lyricist
Kalai Kumar
Singers
P. Unnikrishnan, Swarnalatha
Music director
S. A. Rajkumar
Movie name
Simmarasi
Movie release year
1998
Lyrics added on
27 Nov 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vaanaththu nilaveduththu…oo…
Vasalil vaikkattumaa
Sevvanthi pookkalilae…ae…
Panthalai podattumaa
Aanantha kummi poduthu nenjam
Aasaiyil kangal thaeduthu thanjam
Azhagu poonkodiyae…ae…
Kadhalai katti vaikka kattu thari illai
Female :Vaanavil mazhai pattu karaivathum illai
Vaanaththu nilaveduththu…oo…
Vasalil vaikkattumaa
Aa….aa….aah….
Aah….aa….aa….aa….
Ungal veettu thottaththil
Nam nenjam suttruvathenna
Female :Kannaamoochchi aattaththil
Pookkal kai thattuvathenna
Sirikkindra malarukku
Kavithai sollikodu
Sirikkindra iravukku
Kanavai allikkodu
Kannaththil kannaththila
Meesai urasuthu
Kannukkul kannukkul
Minnal adikkuthu
Kadhalai katti vaikka kattu thari illai
Female :Vaanavil mazhai pattu karaivathum illai
Vaanaththu nilaveduththu…oo…
Vasalil vaikkattumaa
Male :Sevvanthi pookkalilae…ae…
Panthalai podattumaa
……………
Chiththirai pennae
Vetkkaththai dhoraththil poga sollu
Kattalai ittu sorkkaththai
Pakkaththil nirkka sollu
Inikkindra ilamaikku
Siragai kattividu
Midhakkindra nilavukku
Nadakka kattrukkodu
Ennavo ennavo
Enakkul nadakkuthu
Ammammaa ammammaa
Manasu parakkuthu
Kadhalai katti vaikka kattu thari illai
Vaanavil mazhai pattu karaivathum illai
Vaanaththu nilaveduththu…oo…
Vasalil vaikkattumaa
Female :Sevvanthi pookkalilae…ae…
Panthalai podattumaa
Aanantha kummi poduthu nenjam
Female :Aasaiyil kangal thaeduthu thanjam
Azhagu poonkodiyae…ae…
Kadhalai katti vaikka kattu thari illai
Female :Vaanavil mazhai pattu karaivathum illai
Vaanaththu nilaveduththu…oo…
Vasalil vaikkattumaa
Female :Sevvanthi pookkalilae…ae…
Panthalai podattumaa…..
Shall I take the moon from the sky... oh...
...and place it at your doorstep?
With yellow chrysanthemums...
...shall I build a canopy?
My heart dances with joy,
in longing, my eyes seek refuge.
Oh, lovely flowering vine...
No post can tie down love,
Female: nor does a rainbow dissolve in the rain.
Shall I take the moon from the sky... oh...
...and place it at your doorstep?
Aa... aa... aah...
Aah... aa... aa... aa...
In the garden of your home,
why is our heart wandering around?
Female: In this game of hide-and-seek,
why are the flowers clapping their hands?
To the smiling flower,
teach a poem.
To the smiling night,
give a handful of dreams.
Against the cheek, on the cheek,
a moustache softly brushes.
Within the eyes, inside the eyes,
lightning strikes.
No post can tie down love,
Female: nor does a rainbow dissolve in the rain.
Shall I take the moon from the sky... oh...
...and place it at your doorstep?
Male: With yellow chrysanthemums...
...shall I build a canopy?
...
Oh girl of Chithirai (spring),
tell your shyness to go far away.
Give an order to heaven,
and tell it to stand beside us.
To this sweet youth,
tie on a pair of wings.
To the drifting moon,
teach it how to walk.
Something, oh something,
is happening inside me.
Oh my, oh my,
my heart is taking flight.
No post can tie down love,
nor does a rainbow dissolve in the rain.
Shall I take the moon from the sky... oh...
...and place it at your doorstep?
Female: With yellow chrysanthemums...
...shall I build a canopy?
My heart dances with joy,
Female: in longing, my eyes seek refuge.
Oh, lovely flowering vine...
No post can tie down love,
Female: nor does a rainbow dissolve in the rain.
Shall I take the moon from the sky... oh...
...and place it at your doorstep?
Female: With yellow chrysanthemums...
...shall I build a canopy?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Vaanaththu Nilaveduththu from the 1998 Tamil film Simmarasi is a romantic duet expressing the grandiosity, boundless freedom, and sheer joy of love. The lovers use romantic hyperboles, such as fetching the moon to decorate the doorstep and weaving a canopy out of chrysanthemums, to describe their deep affection and celebration of togetherness. The refrain emphasizes that true love cannot be restricted or bound, comparing its permanence to a rainbow that remains untouched and undissolved even under heavy rain.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Kadhalai katti vaikka kattu thari illai / Vaanavil mazhai pattu karaivathum illai”

Comparing love to an intangible phenomenon like a rainbow that cannot be dissolved by rain or tied to a post.

Personification (Uruvagapaduthal)

“Midhakkindra nilavukku nadakka kattrukkodu”

Attributing human traits such as walking and smiling to celestial bodies and objects of nature like the moon and flowers.

Edhukai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Sirikkindra malarukku / Sirikkindra iravukku”

Matching second consonants across consecutive lines for poetic rhythm.

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Trivia

Simmarasi (1998) featured music composed by S. A. Rajkumar and starred Sarathkumar and Khushbu in lead roles. The album was widely popular for its melodious folk-pop fusion tracks.

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