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Lyrics & meaning

Vanna Nilave

From Ninaithen Vandhai · 1998

Lyricist
Pazhani Bharathi
Singer
Hariharan
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Ninaithen Vandhai
Movie release year
1998
Lyrics added on
25 Jan 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Vanna nilavae vanna nilavae
Varuvadhu neethaanaa
Vaasanaigal varugirathae
Varuvadhu nijamthaanaa
Oru nooru nilaavin
Velicham paarthen un kannil
Adi kodi puraakal
Koottam kanden en nenjil
Kanmoodinaal un niyabagam
Poo pookudhae en vaalibam
Vanna nilavae vanna nilavae
Varuvadhu neethaanaa
Vaasanaigal varugirathae
Varuvadhu nijamthaanaa
Thana nana …aeae ..aa
Thana nana …aeae ..aa
Kangal ariyaa kaatrai polae
Kanavil ennai thazhuviyathenna
Paadhi iravil thookathai
Kalaikum poovae undhan
Mugavari enna
Medhu medhuvaai mugam kaatum
Pournamiyae oliyaathae
Peyarai kooda sollaamal
En uyirai pizhiyaadhae
Ninaivodu thandhathai ellaam
Nijamaaga tharuvaaya
Uyiruku uyirai thandhu
Uravaada varuvayaa
Vanna nilavae vanna nilavae
Varuvadhu neethaanaa
Vaasanaigal varugirathae
Varuvadhu nijamthaanaa
……………………………………..
Koonthal kaattil vazhi theriyaamal
Maati konden en vazhi enna
Unnai ingae thedi thedi
Tholaindhu ponen en gadhi enna
Mazhai megam naan aanaal
Un vaasal varuvenae
Un meedhu mazhai aagi
En jeevan nanaivenae
Kanavodu vanthaai pennae
Neril vara pozhudhillaiyo
Thavam podhavillai endrae
Dhevathai varavillaiyo
Vanna nilavae vanna nilavae
Varuvadhu neethaanaa
Vaasanaigal varugirathae
Varuvadhu nijamthaanaa
Oru nooru nilaavin
Velicham paarthen un kannil
Adi kodi puraakal
Koottam kanden en nenjil
Kanmoodinaal un niyabagam
Poo pookudhae en vaalibam
Cham... cham... cham... cham... cham... cham...
Aaah... aaah... aaaah... aaah...
O colorful moon, colorful moon,
Is it really you who is coming?
Sweet fragrances are drifting in,
Is your arrival truly real?
The light of a hundred moons,
I saw in your eyes!
A flock of ten million doves,
I saw fluttering in my heart!
When I close my eyes, your memory comes,
And my youth blossoms like a flower!
O colorful moon, colorful moon,
Is it really you who is coming?
Sweet fragrances are drifting in,
Is your arrival truly real?
Thana nana... yea... aa...
Thana nana... yea... aa...
Like the wind unseen by human eyes,
Why did you embrace me in my dream?
Stealing my sleep in the middle of the night,
O lovely flower,
What is your address?
Showing your face so slowly,
O full moon, do not hide away!
Without even telling me your name,
Do not torment my soul!
Everything you gave me in my thoughts,
Will you give it to me in reality?
Offering your life to mine,
Will you come to share your love?
O colorful moon, colorful moon,
Is it really you who is coming?
Sweet fragrances are drifting in,
Is your arrival truly real?
...
Losing my way in the thicket of your hair,
I am trapped; how do I find my way?
Searching and searching for you everywhere,
I am lost; what will become of me?
If I were a rain cloud,
I would come to your doorstep!
Turning into rain upon you,
I would drench my very soul!
You came in my dreams, girl,
Don't you have time to come in person?
Is it because my devotion was not enough
That my angel has not arrived?
O colorful moon, colorful moon,
Is it really you who is coming?
Sweet fragrances are drifting in,
Is your arrival truly real?
The light of a hundred moons,
I saw in your eyes!
A flock of ten million doves,
I saw fluttering in my heart!
When I close my eyes, your memory comes,
And my youth blossoms like a flower!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Vanna Nilave is a romantic track from the 1998 Tamil film Ninaithen Vandhai, composed by Deva and written by Pazhani Bharathi. The song captures the intense longing of a young man who has fallen in love with a woman he has primarily seen in dreams or brief glances. He addresses her as a colorful moon, wondering if her presence and fragrance around him are real or a pleasant illusion. Throughout the song, he describes how her eyes hold the brightness of a hundred moons and how thoughts of her cause a flutter in his heart like a flock of doves. He pleads with her to reveal her name and address, hoping that she will manifest in reality rather than existing solely in his dreams.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

“Vanna nilavae vanna nilavae”

Comparing the beloved woman to a 'vanna nilavu' (colorful moon) to highlight her rare and radiant beauty.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)

“Oru nooru nilaavin Velicham paarthen un kannil”

Exaggerating the radiance of her eyes as equivalent to the light of a hundred moons.

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

“Koonthal kaattil vazhi theriyaamal”

Describing her long hair as a dense forest ('koonthal kaadu') in which the protagonist feels blissfully lost.

Initial Rhyme / Alliteration (Monai)

“Vanna nilavae vanna nilavae / Varuvadhu neethaanaa”

Repetition of the starting sound 'Va' across consecutive lines (Vanna / Varuvadhu / Vaasanaigal / Varuvadhu).

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Trivia

Ninaithen Vandhai (1998) is a Tamil romantic comedy film starring Vijay, Soundarya, and Rambha. It is an official remake of K. Raghavendra Rao's 1996 Telugu blockbuster Pelli Sandadi. The song 'Vanna Nilave', composed by Deva and sung by Hariharan, became one of the most popular Tamil romantic melodies of the late 90s.

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