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Vangi Vanden

From Uzhaithu Vaazha Vendum · 1988

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
K. J. Yesudas
Music director
Devendran
Movie name
Uzhaithu Vaazha Vendum
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
16 Oct 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vaangi vanthaen oru vaazhai maram
Vantha pinnae athu thaazhai maram
Vaangi vanthaen oru vaazhai maram
Vantha pinnae athu thaazhai maram
Ilavaazha thandu mullaanathaa
En kaigal theenda viragaanathaa
Azhuthaalum thozhuthaalum vazhiyae kidaiyaathaa
Vaangi vanthaen oru vaazhai maram
Vantha pinnae athu thaazhai maram
Paai pottu vahchirukku
Neeyillaama paalum paazhaanathu
En maelae kuththamillai
Vaa kannamma urangi naalaanathu
Andru sonna vaarththai
Meiyillai pennae
Indru sollum vaarththai
Poyillai kannae
Vazhi vitu kodukka
Vaai vittu azhuthaen
Viral ennai veuththaal
Intha nagam engu povaen
Vaangi vanthaen oru vaazhai maram
Vantha pinnae athu thaazhai maram
Pombalainga kanneer vittaa
Oor thaangaathu bhoomi rendaagumae
Aambalainga kanneer vittaa
Yaar ketpaaga illai anuthaabamae
Kaarththigai ponaal mazhai illai maanae
Karunaiyum ponaal vaazhvillaithaanae
Unthan manam karumbaa illai idhu irumbaa
Vennilavum irukka inga irulodu vaazhvaa
Vaangi vanthaen oru vaazhai maram
Vantha pinnae athu thaazhai maram
Ilavaazha thandu mullaanathaa
En kaigal theenda viragaanathaa
Azhuthaalum thozhuthaalum vazhiyae kidaiyaathaa
Vaangi vanthaen oru vaazhai maram
Vantha pinnae athu thaazhai maram
Vaangi vanthaen oru vaazhai maram
Vantha pinnae athu thaazhai maram
I brought home a tender banana plant,
Once here, it became a thorny screw-pine.
I brought home a tender banana plant,
Once here, it became a thorny screw-pine.
Has that tender plantain stem turned into thorns?
Did it turn into dry wood the moment my hands touched it?
Even if I weep and plead, is there no way out?
I brought home a tender banana plant,
Once here, it became a thorny screw-pine.
The sleeping mat is spread out,
Without you, the milk has gone to waste.
I am not to blame,
Come, my dear, it has been days since I slept.
The words I spoke back then,
Were not true, my girl.
The words I speak today,
Are not a lie, my darling.
Yielding and making way for you,
I wept my heart out.
If the finger rejects me,
Where can I, the fingernail, go?
I brought home a tender banana plant,
Once here, it became a thorny screw-pine.
If women shed tears,
The world cannot bear it, and the earth will split apart.
If men shed tears,
Who will listen? There is no sympathy at all.
Once Karthigai (the monsoon season) passes, there is no rain, my dear,
And without compassion, there is no life at all.
Is your heart sweet sugarcane, or is it hard iron?
With the bright moon right here, must I live in darkness?
I brought home a tender banana plant,
Once here, it became a thorny screw-pine.
Has that tender plantain stem turned into thorns?
Did it turn into dry wood the moment my hands touched it?
Even if I weep and plead, is there no way out?
I brought home a tender banana plant,
Once here, it became a thorny screw-pine.
I brought home a tender banana plant,
Once here, it became a thorny screw-pine.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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.

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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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