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Lyrics & meaning

Vanna Vanna

From Mannar Vagaiyara · 2018

Lyricist
Mani Amuthavan
Singers
Keshav Vinod, Deepika
Music director
Jakes Bejoy
Movie name
Mannar Vagaiyara
Movie release year
2018
Lyrics added on
9 Jan 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vanna vanna
Valayal adi chinna kaiyil
Sinungum padi mattungadi
Thanga thanga
Valaiyal adi thangi kaiyil
Minungum padi pottungadi
Nalla nalla sollu
Nee solli kodu pullai
Ullirukkum pullai
Athu kettu nadakkum
Bandham pogum pathai
Ada boomi panthu mela
Innum kunjom naalil
Athu vechi sirikkum
Aaraaroo paattu sattham
Kekka pogathu veedellaam
Aathi un magana pathi
Pesa pogathu oorellaam
Kekka pogathu uravellaam
Vanna vanna
Valayal adi chinna kaiyil
Sinungum padi mattungadi
Thanga thanga
Valaiyal adi thangi kaiyil
Minungum padi pottungadi
Thathi thathi thaavi
En nenjil vanthu modhi
Alli sendru kaiyaal
Avan ennai anaipan
Vittu pona sondham
Adhu ellam onna serum
Singakutty vanthu
Ada namma inaippan
Aaraaroo paattu sattham
Kekka pogathu veedellaam
Aathi un magana pathi
Pesa pogathu oorellaam
Kekka pogathu uravellaam
Bright and colorful
Bangles on her delicate hands,
Slip them on so they chime softly!
Gleaming and golden
Bangles on her hands,
Put them on so they sparkle bright!
Speak gentle and good words,
Teach them softly, my dear girl,
For the baby growing inside you
Will listen and live by them.
Along the path of family bonds,
Here upon this round earth,
In just a few more days,
That little one will step and smile.
The sweet sound of lullabies
Will soon echo across the house.
Aathi, talking about your son,
The whole town will soon be buzzing,
And all our relatives will come asking!
Bright and colorful
Bangles on her delicate hands,
Slip them on so they chime softly!
Gleaming and golden
Bangles on her hands,
Put them on so they sparkle bright!
Toddling and leaping joyfully,
Rushing straight into my chest,
Reaching out with tiny hands,
He will hold me in a warm embrace.
The family ties that drifted apart
Will all reunite as one,
When our little lion cub arrives
And brings us together again!
The sweet sound of lullabies
Will soon echo across the house.
Aathi, talking about your son,
The whole town will soon be buzzing,
And all our relatives will come asking!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song celebrates the joy of pregnancy, family togetherness, and traditional rituals like the baby shower (Valaikaappu). The lyrics describe adorning the expectant mother with jingling colorful and golden bangles while offering positive affirmations for the unborn child inside the womb. The lyrics express the family's deep yearning and excitement for the newborn, who is envisioned as a little lion cub capable of reuniting estranged relatives, filling the home with lullabies, and bringing pride and happiness to the entire community.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)

Vanna vanna

The deliberate doubling of words like 'Vanna vanna', 'Thanga thanga', 'Nalla nalla', and 'Thathi thathi' creates a rhythmic cadence and conveys intense emotion and affection.

Moonaai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Valayal adi chinna kaiyil

Repetition of the 'Va' sound across consecutive lines ('Vanna' and 'Valayal') provides phonetic harmony.

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

Singakutty vanthu

Comparing the expected newborn to a 'Singakutty' (lion cub) symbolizes strength, nobility, and the central role the child will play in unifying the family.

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Trivia

The song features in the 2018 Tamil rural family entertainer 'Mannar Vagaiyara', directed by Boopathy Pandian and starring Vimal. The film's soundtrack was composed by Jakes Bejoy, with lyrics written by Mani Amuthavan, capturing traditional Tamil cultural festivities around motherhood and family harmony.

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