Vangi Vanden
From Uzhaithu Vaazha Vendum · 1988
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- K. J. Yesudas
- Music director
- Devendran
- Details
- Uzhaithu Vaazha Vendum1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Vaangi vanthaen oru vaazhai maram | I bought and brought a banana tree |
| Vantha pinnae athu thaazhai maram | After coming, it turned into a thorny screwpine tree |
| Vaangi vanthaen oru vaazhai maram | I bought and brought a banana tree |
| Vantha pinnae athu thaazhai maram | After coming, it turned into a thorny screwpine tree |
| Male | |
| Ilavaazha thandu mullaanathaa | Did the tender banana stem turn into a thorn? |
| En kaigal theenda viragaanathaa | When my hands touched it, did it become firewood? |
| Azhuthaalum thozhuthaalum vazhiyae kidaiyaathaa | Even if I cry or pray, is there no way out? |
| Male | |
| Vaangi vanthaen oru vaazhai maram | I bought and brought a banana tree |
| Vantha pinnae athu thaazhai maram | After coming, it turned into a thorny screwpine tree |
| Male | |
| Paai pottu vahchirukku | The mat has been spread out |
| Neeyillaama paalum paazhaanathu | Without you, even the milk has gone to waste |
| En maelae kuththamillai | It is not my fault |
| Vaa kannamma urangi naalaanathu | Come Kannamma, it has been days since I slept |
| Male | |
| Andru sonna vaarththai | The words spoken that day |
| Meiyillai pennae | Were not true, oh woman |
| Indru sollum vaarththai | The words spoken today |
| Poyillai kannae | Are not lies, my dear |
| Male | |
| Vazhi vitu kodukka | To step aside and yield way |
| Vaai vittu azhuthaen | I wept out loud |
| Viral ennai veuththaal | If the finger rejects me |
| Intha nagam engu povaen | Where will this nail go? |
| Male | |
| Vaangi vanthaen oru vaazhai maram | I bought and brought a banana tree |
| Vantha pinnae athu thaazhai maram | After coming, it turned into a thorny screwpine tree |
| Male | |
| Pombalainga kanneer vittaa | If women shed tears |
| Oor thaangaathu bhoomi rendaagumae | The town cannot bear it, the earth will split into two |
| Aambalainga kanneer vittaa | If men shed tears |
| Yaar ketpaaga illai anuthaabamae | Who will listen? There is no sympathy |
| Male | |
| Kaarththigai ponaal mazhai illai maanae | Once Kaarththigai month passes, there is no rain, my dear |
| Karunaiyum ponaal vaazhvillaithaanae | If compassion leaves, there is no life either |
| Unthan manam karumbaa illai idhu irumbaa | Is your heart sweet like sugarcane, or is it made of iron? |
| Vennilavum irukka inga irulodu vaazhvaa | While the full moon exists, should one live in darkness? |
| Male | |
| Vaangi vanthaen oru vaazhai maram | I bought and brought a banana tree |
| Vantha pinnae athu thaazhai maram | After coming, it turned into a thorny screwpine tree |
| Male | |
| Ilavaazha thandu mullaanathaa | Did the tender banana stem turn into a thorn? |
| En kaigal theenda viragaanathaa | When my hands touched it, did it become firewood? |
| Azhuthaalum thozhuthaalum vazhiyae kidaiyaathaa | Even if I cry or pray, is there no way out? |
| Male | |
| Vaangi vanthaen oru vaazhai maram | I bought and brought a banana tree |
| Vantha pinnae athu thaazhai maram | After coming, it turned into a thorny screwpine tree |
| Vaangi vanthaen oru vaazhai maram | I bought and brought a banana tree |
| Vantha pinnae athu thaazhai maram | After coming, it turned into a thorny screwpine tree |
வாங்கி வந்தேன் ஒரு வாழை மரம்
வந்த பின்னே அது தாழை மரம்
வாங்கி வந்தேன் ஒரு வாழை மரம்
வந்த பின்னே அது தாழை மரம்
I bought and brought a banana tree
After coming, it turned into a thorny screwpine tree
I bought and brought a banana tree
After coming, it turned into a thorny screwpine tree
இளவாழத்தண்டு முள்ளானதா
என் கைகள் தீண்ட விறகானதா
அழுதாலும் தொழுதாலும் வழியே கிடையாதா
Did the tender banana stem turn into a thorn?
When my hands touched it, did it become firewood?
Even if I cry or pray, is there no way out?
வாங்கி வந்தேன் ஒரு வாழை மரம்
வந்த பின்னே அது தாழை மரம்
I bought and brought a banana tree
After coming, it turned into a thorny screwpine tree
பாய் போட்டு வச்சிருக்கு
நீயில்லாம பாலும் பாழானது
என் மேலே குத்தமில்லை
வா கண்ணம்மா உறங்கி நாளானது
The mat has been spread out
Without you, even the milk has gone to waste
It is not my fault
Come Kannamma, it has been days since I slept
அன்று சொன்ன வார்த்தை
மெய்யில்லை பெண்ணே
இன்று சொல்லும் வார்த்தை
பொய்யில்லை கண்ணே
The words spoken that day
Were not true, oh woman
The words spoken today
Are not lies, my dear
வழி விட்டு கொடுக்க
வாய்விட்டு அழுதேன்
விரல் என்னை வெறுத்தால்
இந்த நகம் எங்கு போவேன்
To step aside and yield way
I wept out loud
If the finger rejects me
Where will this nail go?
வாங்கி வந்தேன் ஒரு வாழை மரம்
வந்த பின்னே அது தாழை மரம்
I bought and brought a banana tree
After coming, it turned into a thorny screwpine tree
பொம்பளைங்க கண்ணீர் விட்டா
ஊர் தாங்காது பூமி ரெண்டாகுமே
ஆம்பளைங்க கண்ணீர் விட்டா
யார் கேட்பாக இல்லை அனுதாபமே
If women shed tears
The town cannot bear it, the earth will split into two
If men shed tears
Who will listen? There is no sympathy
கார்த்திகை போனால் மழை இல்லை மானே
கருணையும் போனால் வாழ்வில்லை தானே
உந்தன் மனம் கரும்பா இல்லை அது இரும்பா
வெண்ணிலவும் இருக்க இங்கு இருளோடு வாழ்வா
Once Kaarththigai month passes, there is no rain, my dear
If compassion leaves, there is no life either
Is your heart sweet like sugarcane, or is it made of iron?
While the full moon exists, should one live in darkness?
வாங்கி வந்தேன் ஒரு வாழை மரம்
வந்த பின்னே அது தாழை மரம்
I bought and brought a banana tree
After coming, it turned into a thorny screwpine tree
இளவாழத்தண்டு முள்ளானதா
என் கைகள் தீண்ட விறகானதா
அழுதாலும் தொழுதாலும் வழியே கிடையாதா
Did the tender banana stem turn into a thorn?
When my hands touched it, did it become firewood?
Even if I cry or pray, is there no way out?
வாங்கி வந்தேன் ஒரு வாழை மரம்
வந்த பின்னே அது தாழை மரம்
வாங்கி வந்தேன் ஒரு வாழை மரம்
வந்த பின்னே அது தாழை மரம்
I bought and brought a banana tree
After coming, it turned into a thorny screwpine tree
I bought and brought a banana tree
After coming, it turned into a thorny screwpine tree
Vaangi vanthaen oru vaazhai maram
I bought and brought a banana tree
Vantha pinnae athu thaazhai maram
After coming, it turned into a thorny screwpine tree
Vaangi vanthaen oru vaazhai maram
I bought and brought a banana tree
Vantha pinnae athu thaazhai maram
After coming, it turned into a thorny screwpine tree
Ilavaazha thandu mullaanathaa
Did the tender banana stem turn into a thorn?
En kaigal theenda viragaanathaa
When my hands touched it, did it become firewood?
Azhuthaalum thozhuthaalum vazhiyae kidaiyaathaa
Even if I cry or pray, is there no way out?
Vaangi vanthaen oru vaazhai maram
I bought and brought a banana tree
Vantha pinnae athu thaazhai maram
After coming, it turned into a thorny screwpine tree
Paai pottu vahchirukku
The mat has been spread out
Neeyillaama paalum paazhaanathu
Without you, even the milk has gone to waste
En maelae kuththamillai
It is not my fault
Vaa kannamma urangi naalaanathu
Come Kannamma, it has been days since I slept
Andru sonna vaarththai
The words spoken that day
Meiyillai pennae
Were not true, oh woman
Indru sollum vaarththai
The words spoken today
Poyillai kannae
Are not lies, my dear
Vazhi vitu kodukka
To step aside and yield way
Vaai vittu azhuthaen
I wept out loud
Viral ennai veuththaal
If the finger rejects me
Intha nagam engu povaen
Where will this nail go?
Vaangi vanthaen oru vaazhai maram
I bought and brought a banana tree
Vantha pinnae athu thaazhai maram
After coming, it turned into a thorny screwpine tree
Pombalainga kanneer vittaa
If women shed tears
Oor thaangaathu bhoomi rendaagumae
The town cannot bear it, the earth will split into two
Aambalainga kanneer vittaa
If men shed tears
Yaar ketpaaga illai anuthaabamae
Who will listen? There is no sympathy
Kaarththigai ponaal mazhai illai maanae
Once Kaarththigai month passes, there is no rain, my dear
Karunaiyum ponaal vaazhvillaithaanae
If compassion leaves, there is no life either
Unthan manam karumbaa illai idhu irumbaa
Is your heart sweet like sugarcane, or is it made of iron?
Vennilavum irukka inga irulodu vaazhvaa
While the full moon exists, should one live in darkness?
Vaangi vanthaen oru vaazhai maram
I bought and brought a banana tree
Vantha pinnae athu thaazhai maram
After coming, it turned into a thorny screwpine tree
Ilavaazha thandu mullaanathaa
Did the tender banana stem turn into a thorn?
En kaigal theenda viragaanathaa
When my hands touched it, did it become firewood?
Azhuthaalum thozhuthaalum vazhiyae kidaiyaathaa
Even if I cry or pray, is there no way out?
Vaangi vanthaen oru vaazhai maram
I bought and brought a banana tree
Vantha pinnae athu thaazhai maram
After coming, it turned into a thorny screwpine tree
Vaangi vanthaen oru vaazhai maram
I bought and brought a banana tree
Vantha pinnae athu thaazhai maram
After coming, it turned into a thorny screwpine tree
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song expresses the agony of marital discord and unfulfilled expectations in life. The protagonist uses the metaphor of bringing home a fruitful banana tree (representing peace and happiness), only for it to turn into a thorny screwpine tree (symbolizing unexpected strife and pain). He laments his loneliness, pleading for reconciliation while reflecting on how his past mistakes or words were untrue, and asserting his current sincerity.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamaani / Metaphor
“Vaangi vanthaen oru vaazhai maram / Vantha pinnae athu thaazhai maram”
Comparing a relationship/life to a banana tree (vaazhai maram) turning into a thorny screwpine (thaazhai maram).
Analogy
“Viral ennai veuththaal / Intha nagam engu povaen”
Comparing the inseparable bond of husband and wife to a finger and its fingernail.
Contrast / Anthesis
“Pombalainga kanneer vittaa... Aambalainga kanneer vittaa...”
Contrasting societal reaction to women's tears versus men's tears.
Did you know?
Trivia
The movie Uzhaithu Vaazha Vendum (1988) features lyrics written by Vairamuthu, highlighting deep rural metaphors such as 'Vaazhai' (banana tree, symbolic of prosperity) versus 'Thaazhai' (screwpine tree, symbolic of sharpness and pain).
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