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Lyrics & meaning

Vandale Allipoo

From Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum · 1983

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Ilayaraja
Music director
Ilayaraja
Details
Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum1983

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Laalaa laallaa laa laalaa laallaa laaLaalaa laallaa laa laalaa laallaa laa
Laalaa laallaa laa laalaa laallaa laaLaalaa laallaa laa laalaa laallaa laa
Laa laa laa laa laa laalalaalalaaLaa laa laa laa laa laalalaalalaa
Male
Vanthaalae allippooShe came, the lily flower
En vaazhvil thiththippuA sweetness in my life
Naalthorum santhippuA meeting every single day
Paaloorum kannippooA youthful flower oozing milk-like purity
En vaanil pon megam pogindrathuA golden cloud moves across my sky
Male
Vaazhvae thaenaaga vanthaenae naanaagaWith life becoming like honey, I arrived as myself
Kadhal vaeraaga nee vanthaai neeraagaWith love as the root, you arrived as the life-giving water
Kaanum inbam nooraagaMay the joy we experience multiply a hundredfold
Male
Thirumagal varugaiyil manam uruguthuMy heart melts at the arrival of Goddess Lakshmi
Vegunaalaaga….oo….For a very long time... oo...
Male
Vanthaalae allippooShe came, the lily flower
En vaazhvil thiththippuA sweetness in my life
Naalthorum santhippuA meeting every single day
Paaloorum kannippooA youthful flower oozing milk-like purity
En vaanil pon megam pogindrathuA golden cloud moves across my sky
Female
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Male
Vanthaalae allippooShe came, the lily flower
En vaazhvil thiththippuA sweetness in my life
Naalthorum santhippuA meeting every single day
Paaloorum kannippooA youthful flower oozing milk-like purity
En vaanil pon megam pogindrathuA golden cloud moves across my sky

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song expresses the joyful arrival of a beloved into the protagonist's life, comparing her presence to a blooming lily flower that brings sweetness, hope, and golden clouds to his sky. He celebrates their daily bond and how her gentle, pure presence transforms his life into something as sweet as honey. Through vivid imagery of roots and water, the lyricist highlights their reciprocal connection—describing love as the deep root and the beloved as the nourishing water. Her divine arrival melts his heart with warmth, dispelling long-held longing and turning their union into a hundredfold celebration of happiness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Urvagam)

Vanthaalae allippoo

The beloved is directly described as a blooming lily flower ('allippoo'), signifying soft beauty and elegance.

Metaphor (Urvagam)

Kadhal vaeraaga nee vanthaai neeraaga

Love is conceptualized as a root ('vaer') and the lover as water ('neer') necessary to keep it alive and growing.

End Rhyme (Iyaibu)

En vaazhvil thiththippu

The matching ending syllables 'thiththippu' and 'santhippu' create an engaging rhythmic cadence across consecutive lines.

Imagery & Metaphor

En vaanil pon megam pogindrathu

A mind filled with newfound hope and bliss is represented as a 'golden cloud' ('pon megam') moving across a personal sky.

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Trivia

Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum (1983) is an acclaimed Tamil drama film directed by Sridhar Rajan, adapted from Indira Parthasarathy's novel 'Kuruthipunall'. The soundtrack was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Vairamuthu. The film won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director at the 30th National Film Awards.

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