Vanavillena Vandhu
From Asai Magan · 1953
- Lyricist
- Kuyilan
- Singer
- Jikki
- Music director
- V. Dakshinamurthy
- Details
- Asai Magan1953
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Vaanavillena vanthu kadhalin | You came like a rainbow and showed |
| Varna jalanal kaattinaai | The colorful magic of love. |
| Maasillaatha en ulla veenaiyil | On the unblemished veena of my heart, |
| Mouna geedhangal meettinaai | You played silent songs. |
| Female | |
| Vaazhvin aanantha pon moolaigalil | In the golden corners of life's joy, |
| Vanthu peroli veesinaai | You arrived and shone a grand light. |
| Vaazhga nee enthan ulla koyilil | May you dwell in the temple of my heart, |
| Vaazhga vaazhga nee endrumae | May you live long, live long forever. |
| Female | |
| Vaana veedhiyil odum meanal | Will a cloud drifting in the sky's path |
| Varna villinai moodumo | Obscure the colorful rainbow? |
| Maasillaatha en ulla kottaigal | Will the pristine fortresses of my heart |
| Mannil vizhunthu mannaagumo | Fall to the earth and turn into dust? |
| Female | |
| Thenil thointhezhum enthan aasaigal | My desires drenched in honey, |
| Theinthu maainthidum kaalamo | Is it time for them to erode and perish? |
| Theerumo thuyar maarumo | Will this sorrow end? Will it change? |
| Ariyaathu en manam yaenguthae | Without knowing the answers, my heart yearns in anguish. |
வானவில்லென வந்து காதலின்
வர்ண ஜாலங்கள் காட்டினாய்
மாசில்லாத என் உள்ள வீணையில்
மௌன கீதங்கள் மீட்டினாய்
You came like a rainbow and showed
The colorful magic of love.
On the unblemished veena of my heart,
You played silent songs.
வாழ்வின் ஆனந்தப் பொன் மூலைகளில்
வந்து பேரொளி வீசினாய்
வாழ்க நீ எந்தன் உள்ளக் கோயிலில்
வாழ்க வாழ்க நீ என்றுமே...
In the golden corners of life's joy,
You arrived and shone a grand light.
May you dwell in the temple of my heart,
May you live long, live long forever.
வான வீதியில் ஓடும் மேகங்கள்
வர்ண வில்லினை மூடுமோ
மாசில்லாத என் உள்ளக் கோட்டைகள்
மண்ணில் விழுந்து மண்ணாகுமோ
Will a cloud drifting in the sky's path
Obscure the colorful rainbow?
Will the pristine fortresses of my heart
Fall to the earth and turn into dust?
தேனில் தோய்ந்தெழும் எந்தன் ஆசைகள்
தேய்ந்து மாய்ந்திடும் காலமோ
தீருமோ துயர் மாறுமோ
அறியாது என் மனம் ஏங்குதே
My desires drenched in honey,
Is it time for them to erode and perish?
Will this sorrow end? Will it change?
Without knowing the answers, my heart yearns in anguish.
Vaanavillena vanthu kadhalin
You came like a rainbow and showed
Varna jalanal kaattinaai
The colorful magic of love.
Maasillaatha en ulla veenaiyil
On the unblemished veena of my heart,
Mouna geedhangal meettinaai
You played silent songs.
Vaazhvin aanantha pon moolaigalil
In the golden corners of life's joy,
Vanthu peroli veesinaai
You arrived and shone a grand light.
Vaazhga nee enthan ulla koyilil
May you dwell in the temple of my heart,
Vaazhga vaazhga nee endrumae
May you live long, live long forever.
Vaana veedhiyil odum meanal
Will a cloud drifting in the sky's path
Varna villinai moodumo
Obscure the colorful rainbow?
Maasillaatha en ulla kottaigal
Will the pristine fortresses of my heart
Mannil vizhunthu mannaagumo
Fall to the earth and turn into dust?
Thenil thointhezhum enthan aasaigal
My desires drenched in honey,
Theinthu maainthidum kaalamo
Is it time for them to erode and perish?
Theerumo thuyar maarumo
Will this sorrow end? Will it change?
Ariyaathu en manam yaenguthae
Without knowing the answers, my heart yearns in anguish.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a deeply emotional reflection on the bliss of love intertwined with the fear of heartbreak and uncertainty. The speaker remembers how their beloved entered their life like a radiant rainbow, playing quiet melodies on the veena of their heart and bringing immense light into their existence. They pray for their beloved to forever reside in the temple of their soul. However, the narrative shifts to anxious foreboding. The speaker wonders whether floating clouds will cover their rainbow, whether the strong fortresses of their heart will crumble into dust, and if their honeyed dreams are destined to erode away. Unable to foresee the future, their heart aches with uncertainty, questioning whether their grief will ever find resolution.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai Ani)
“Vaanavillena vanthu kadhalin”
Compares the sudden, beautiful entry of love into the protagonist's life to the appearance of a vibrant rainbow ('Vaanavillena').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Maasillaatha en ulla veenaiyil”
Metaphorically equates the soul/heart to a veena ('ulla veenaiyil') and a temple ('ulla koyilil').
Second-Letter Rhyme (Edhugai)
“Maasillaatha en ulla kottaigal”
The second consonant 's' (க்/ஸ்) rhymes across lines 'Maasillaatha' (line 3) and 'Maasillaatha' (line 11), or the 'i'/'u' sound matches in Tamil prosody.
Initial Rhyme / Alliteration (Monai)
“Thenil thointhezhum enthan aasaigal”
Repetition of the initial sound 'Th' across words 'Thenil' and 'Theinthu', as well as 'Theerumo' in subsequent lines.
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Trivia
'Asai Magan' (1953) featured lyrics by the prominent poet Kuyilan. The imagery of comparing love to a transient rainbow obscured by clouds is a traditional motifs in classical Tamil poetry (Sangam literature) adapted into 1950s cinema.
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