Vanthadhu Vanthadhu
From Kilipetchu Ketkava · 1993
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Hmm mm mm hmm mm mm | Hmm mm mm hmm mm mm |
| Hmm mmm mm mm hmm mm mm | Hmm mmm mm mm hmm mm mm |
| Female | |
| Vandhadhu vandhadhu | Something came, something came |
| Nenjinil nindradhu yaaradi kiliyae | Who is it that resides in my heart, my parrot? |
| Thandhadhu thandhadhu | He gave, he gave |
| Sammadham thandhadhu yaaradi kiliyae | Who gave consent, my parrot? |
| Sonnadhu sonnadhu mandhiram sonnadhu | He spoke, he spoke, he spoke a magical chant |
| Yaaradi kliiyae yaaradi kiliyae | Who is it, parrot? Who is it, parrot? |
| Kooradi kiliyae kooradi kiliyae | Tell me, parrot, tell me, parrot! |
| Female | |
| Vandhadhu vandhadhu | Something came, something came |
| Nenjinil nindradhu yaaradi kiliyae | Who is it that resides in my heart, my parrot? |
| Thandhadhu thandhadhu | He gave, he gave |
| Sammadham thandhadhu yaaradi kiliyae | Who gave consent, my parrot? |
| Sonnadhu sonnadhu mandhiram sonnadhu | He spoke, he spoke, he spoke a magical chant |
| Yaaradi kliiyae yaaradi kiliyae | Who is it, parrot? Who is it, parrot? |
| Kooradi kiliyae …ae….kooradi kiliyae | Tell me, parrot... tell me, parrot! |
| Female | |
| Thogai manam maan polae | My peacock-like heart, like a leaping deer |
| Mella thulludhu thulludhu yaaralae | Softly leaps and bounds, because of whom? |
| Paayum nadhi neer polae | Like flowing river water |
| Inbam pongudhu pongudhu yaaralae | Joy overflows and surges, because of whom? |
| Female | |
| Yaar andha magaraajan | Who is that kingly man |
| Ennai thaedi vandhaan | Who came searching for me? |
| Yaen indha ila nenjil | Why in this young heart |
| Yekkangal thandhaan | Did he give such longing? |
| Mannavan thennavan avano | Is he a king, a southern ruler? |
| Illai manmadhan enbavan magano | Or is he the son of Cupid himself? |
| Ennidam ennendru solladi payngiliyae | Tell me what it is, my green parrot! |
| Female | |
| Vandhadhu vandhadhu | Something came, something came |
| Nenjinil nindradhu yaaradi kiliyae | Who is it that resides in my heart, my parrot? |
| Thandhadhu thandhadhu | He gave, he gave |
| Sammadham thandhadhu yaaradi kiliyae | Who gave consent, my parrot? |
| Sonnadhu sonnadhu mandhiram sonnadhu | He spoke, he spoke, he spoke a magical chant |
| Yaaradi kliiyae yaaradi kiliyae | Who is it, parrot? Who is it, parrot? |
| Kooradi kiliyae kooradi kiliyae | Tell me, parrot, tell me, parrot! |
| Female | |
| Vandhadhu vandhadhu | Something came, something came |
| Nenjinil nindradhu yaaradi kiliyae | Who is it that resides in my heart, my parrot? |
| Thandhadhu thandhadhu | He gave, he gave |
| Sammadham thandhadhu yaaradi kiliyae | Who gave consent, my parrot? |
| Chorus | |
| …………………….. | ... |
| Female | |
| Yedho oru aalolam | Some soothing lullaby song |
| Thendral sonnadhu sonnadhu kaadhoram | The gentle breeze whispered near my ears |
| Engo oru oorgolam | Somewhere a joyful procession |
| Ennam sendradhu sendradhu innaeram | My thoughts drifted towards it at this moment |
| Female | |
| Paarkindra idam yaavum | Every place that I behold |
| Pudhidhaana thotram | Has a newly transformed appearance |
| Naan kaana vizhi meedhu | Upon the eyes through which I gaze |
| Yaar thandha maatram | Who brought this enchanting change? |
| KannukuL iththanai azhagu | Leaving so much beauty within my eyes |
| Vaithu sendravan ennadi uravu | The one who left, how is he related to me? |
| Sondhamo bandhamo solladi paingiliyae | Is he a kin or a sacred bond? Tell me, my green parrot! |
| Female | |
| Vandhadhu vandhadhu | Something came, something came |
| Nenjinil nindradhu yaaradi kiliyae | Who is it that resides in my heart, my parrot? |
| Thandhadhu thandhadhu | He gave, he gave |
| Sammadham thandhadhu yaaradi kiliyae | Who gave consent, my parrot? |
| Sonnadhu sonnadhu mandhiram sonnadhu | He spoke, he spoke, he spoke a magical chant |
| Yaaradi kliiyae yaaradi kiliyae | Who is it, parrot? Who is it, parrot? |
| Kooradi kiliyae kooradi kiliyae | Tell me, parrot, tell me, parrot! |
| Female | |
| Vandhadhu vandhadhu | Something came, something came |
| Nenjinil nindradhu yaaradi kiliyae | Who is it that resides in my heart, my parrot? |
| Thandhadhu thandhadhu | He gave, he gave |
| Sammadham thandhadhu yaaradi kiliyae | Who gave consent, my parrot? |
ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம்
ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம்
Hmm mm mm hmm mm mm
Hmm mmm mm mm hmm mm mm
வந்தது வந்தது
நெஞ்சினில் நின்றது யாரடி கிளியே
தந்தது தந்தது
சம்மதம் தந்தது யாரடி கிளியே
சொன்னது சொன்னது மந்திரம் சொன்னது
யாரடி கிளியே யாரடி கிளியே
கூறடி கிளியே கூறடி கிளியே
Something came, something came
Who is it that resides in my heart, my parrot?
He gave, he gave
Who gave consent, my parrot?
He spoke, he spoke, he spoke a magical chant
Who is it, parrot? Who is it, parrot?
Tell me, parrot, tell me, parrot!
வந்தது வந்தது
நெஞ்சினில் நின்றது யாரடி கிளியே
தந்தது தந்தது
சம்மதம் தந்தது யாரடி கிளியே
சொன்னது சொன்னது மந்திரம் சொன்னது
யாரடி கிளியே யாரடி கிளியே
கூறடி கிளியே.....ஏ......கூறடி கிளியே
Something came, something came
Who is it that resides in my heart, my parrot?
He gave, he gave
Who gave consent, my parrot?
He spoke, he spoke, he spoke a magical chant
Who is it, parrot? Who is it, parrot?
Tell me, parrot... tell me, parrot!
தோகை மனம் மான் போலே
மெல்ல துள்ளுது துள்ளித்து யாராலே
பாயும் நதி நீர் போலே
இன்பம் பொங்குது பொங்குது யாராலே
My peacock-like heart, like a leaping deer
Softly leaps and bounds, because of whom?
Like flowing river water
Joy overflows and surges, because of whom?
யார் அந்த மகாராஜன்
என்னை தேடி வந்தான்
ஏன் இந்த இள நெஞ்சில்
ஏக்கங்கள் தந்தான்
மன்னவன் தென்னவன் அவனோ
இல்லை மன்மதன் என்பவன் மகனோ
என்னிடம் என்னென்று சொல்லடி பைங்கிளியே
Who is that kingly man
Who came searching for me?
Why in this young heart
Did he give such longing?
Is he a king, a southern ruler?
Or is he the son of Cupid himself?
Tell me what it is, my green parrot!
வந்தது வந்தது
நெஞ்சினில் நின்றது யாரடி கிளியே
தந்தது தந்தது
சம்மதம் தந்தது யாரடி கிளியே
சொன்னது சொன்னது மந்திரம் சொன்னது
யாரடி கிளியே யாரடி கிளியே
கூறடி கிளியே கூறடி கிளியே
Something came, something came
Who is it that resides in my heart, my parrot?
He gave, he gave
Who gave consent, my parrot?
He spoke, he spoke, he spoke a magical chant
Who is it, parrot? Who is it, parrot?
Tell me, parrot, tell me, parrot!
வந்தது வந்தது
நெஞ்சினில் நின்றது யாரடி கிளியே
தந்தது தந்தது
சம்மதம் தந்தது யாரடி கிளியே
Something came, something came
Who is it that resides in my heart, my parrot?
He gave, he gave
Who gave consent, my parrot?
...........................
...
ஏதோ ஒரு ஆலோலம்
தென்றல் சொன்னது சொன்னதி காதோரம்
எங்கோ ஒரு ஊர்கோலம்
எண்ணம் சென்றது சென்றது இந்நேரம்
Some soothing lullaby song
The gentle breeze whispered near my ears
Somewhere a joyful procession
My thoughts drifted towards it at this moment
பார்க்கின்ற இடம் யாவும்
புதிதான தோற்றம்
நான் காண விழி மீது
யார் தந்த மாற்றம்
கண்ணுக்குள் இத்தனை அழகு
வைத்து சென்றவன் என்னடி உறவு
சொந்தமோ பந்தமோ சொல்லடி பைங்கிளியே
Every place that I behold
Has a newly transformed appearance
Upon the eyes through which I gaze
Who brought this enchanting change?
Leaving so much beauty within my eyes
The one who left, how is he related to me?
Is he a kin or a sacred bond? Tell me, my green parrot!
வந்தது வந்தது
நெஞ்சினில் நின்றது யாரடி கிளியே
தந்தது தந்தது
சம்மதம் தந்தது யாரடி கிளியே
சொன்னது சொன்னது மந்திரம் சொன்னது
யாரடி கிளியே யாரடி கிளியே
கூறடி கிளியே கூறடி கிளியே
Something came, something came
Who is it that resides in my heart, my parrot?
He gave, he gave
Who gave consent, my parrot?
He spoke, he spoke, he spoke a magical chant
Who is it, parrot? Who is it, parrot?
Tell me, parrot, tell me, parrot!
வந்தது வந்தது
நெஞ்சினில் நின்றது யாரடி கிளியே
தந்தது தந்தது
சம்மதம் தந்தது யாரடி கிளியே
Something came, something came
Who is it that resides in my heart, my parrot?
He gave, he gave
Who gave consent, my parrot?
Hmm mm mm hmm mm mm
Hmm mm mm hmm mm mm
Hmm mmm mm mm hmm mm mm
Hmm mmm mm mm hmm mm mm
Vandhadhu vandhadhu
Something came, something came
Nenjinil nindradhu yaaradi kiliyae
Who is it that resides in my heart, my parrot?
Thandhadhu thandhadhu
He gave, he gave
Sammadham thandhadhu yaaradi kiliyae
Who gave consent, my parrot?
Sonnadhu sonnadhu mandhiram sonnadhu
He spoke, he spoke, he spoke a magical chant
Yaaradi kliiyae yaaradi kiliyae
Who is it, parrot? Who is it, parrot?
Kooradi kiliyae kooradi kiliyae
Tell me, parrot, tell me, parrot!
Vandhadhu vandhadhu
Something came, something came
Nenjinil nindradhu yaaradi kiliyae
Who is it that resides in my heart, my parrot?
Thandhadhu thandhadhu
He gave, he gave
Sammadham thandhadhu yaaradi kiliyae
Who gave consent, my parrot?
Sonnadhu sonnadhu mandhiram sonnadhu
He spoke, he spoke, he spoke a magical chant
Yaaradi kliiyae yaaradi kiliyae
Who is it, parrot? Who is it, parrot?
Kooradi kiliyae …ae….kooradi kiliyae
Tell me, parrot... tell me, parrot!
Thogai manam maan polae
My peacock-like heart, like a leaping deer
Mella thulludhu thulludhu yaaralae
Softly leaps and bounds, because of whom?
Paayum nadhi neer polae
Like flowing river water
Inbam pongudhu pongudhu yaaralae
Joy overflows and surges, because of whom?
Yaar andha magaraajan
Who is that kingly man
Ennai thaedi vandhaan
Who came searching for me?
Yaen indha ila nenjil
Why in this young heart
Yekkangal thandhaan
Did he give such longing?
Mannavan thennavan avano
Is he a king, a southern ruler?
Illai manmadhan enbavan magano
Or is he the son of Cupid himself?
Ennidam ennendru solladi payngiliyae
Tell me what it is, my green parrot!
Vandhadhu vandhadhu
Something came, something came
Nenjinil nindradhu yaaradi kiliyae
Who is it that resides in my heart, my parrot?
Thandhadhu thandhadhu
He gave, he gave
Sammadham thandhadhu yaaradi kiliyae
Who gave consent, my parrot?
Sonnadhu sonnadhu mandhiram sonnadhu
He spoke, he spoke, he spoke a magical chant
Yaaradi kliiyae yaaradi kiliyae
Who is it, parrot? Who is it, parrot?
Kooradi kiliyae kooradi kiliyae
Tell me, parrot, tell me, parrot!
Vandhadhu vandhadhu
Something came, something came
Nenjinil nindradhu yaaradi kiliyae
Who is it that resides in my heart, my parrot?
Thandhadhu thandhadhu
He gave, he gave
Sammadham thandhadhu yaaradi kiliyae
Who gave consent, my parrot?
……………………..
...
Yedho oru aalolam
Some soothing lullaby song
Thendral sonnadhu sonnadhu kaadhoram
The gentle breeze whispered near my ears
Engo oru oorgolam
Somewhere a joyful procession
Ennam sendradhu sendradhu innaeram
My thoughts drifted towards it at this moment
Paarkindra idam yaavum
Every place that I behold
Pudhidhaana thotram
Has a newly transformed appearance
Naan kaana vizhi meedhu
Upon the eyes through which I gaze
Yaar thandha maatram
Who brought this enchanting change?
KannukuL iththanai azhagu
Leaving so much beauty within my eyes
Vaithu sendravan ennadi uravu
The one who left, how is he related to me?
Sondhamo bandhamo solladi paingiliyae
Is he a kin or a sacred bond? Tell me, my green parrot!
Vandhadhu vandhadhu
Something came, something came
Nenjinil nindradhu yaaradi kiliyae
Who is it that resides in my heart, my parrot?
Thandhadhu thandhadhu
He gave, he gave
Sammadham thandhadhu yaaradi kiliyae
Who gave consent, my parrot?
Sonnadhu sonnadhu mandhiram sonnadhu
He spoke, he spoke, he spoke a magical chant
Yaaradi kliiyae yaaradi kiliyae
Who is it, parrot? Who is it, parrot?
Kooradi kiliyae kooradi kiliyae
Tell me, parrot, tell me, parrot!
Vandhadhu vandhadhu
Something came, something came
Nenjinil nindradhu yaaradi kiliyae
Who is it that resides in my heart, my parrot?
Thandhadhu thandhadhu
He gave, he gave
Sammadham thandhadhu yaaradi kiliyae
Who gave consent, my parrot?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song captures the innocence and joy of a young woman falling in love for the first time. Speaking playfully to her pet parrot, she wonders who this mysterious figure is who has captured her heart and filled her life with enchanted feelings. She describes her racing heart, overflowing happiness, and how the world around her suddenly looks renewed and vibrant. The lyrics express her wonder about this newfound connection, questioning if he is a king or Cupid's incarnation, as she confides her sweetest romantic secrets to her parrot.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Adukkuthodar (Repetition / Anaphora)
“Vandhadhu vandhadhu / Thandhadhu thandhadhu”
Words like 'Vandhadhu vandhadhu', 'Thandhadhu thandhadhu', and 'Sonnadhu sonnadhu' repeat consecutively to emphasize rhythm and heighten emotional enthusiasm.
Uvamai (Simile)
“Thogai manam maan polae / Paayum nadhi neer polae”
The heart is compared to a deer leaping softly, and joy is compared to flowing river water.
Apostrophe (Addressing a non-human companion)
“Sondhamo bandhamo solladi paingiliyae”
Addressing the parrot ('kiliyae' / 'paingiliyae') as a confidante to express intimate feelings of love.
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Trivia
Kilipetchu Ketkava (1993) was directed by Fazil and starred Mammootty and Kanaka. Although listed as unknown in the prompt, the iconic soundtrack was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, featuring lyrics by Vaali and vocals by S. Janaki.
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