Varugiral En Devathai
From Unnai Ondru Ketpen · 1986
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- V. S. Narasimhan
- Details
- Unnai Ondru Ketpen1986
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Varugiraal en devathai | My angel is coming. |
| Vazhiyil engum poo vidhai | Sow flowers everywhere along the path. |
| Nediya vaanam kadalil gaanam | The vast sky and the song in the ocean, |
| Nenjai alluthae | Captivate my heart. |
| Un ninaivu vanthu vizhi sivanthu | Thoughts of you arrive, turning my eyes red, |
| Kadhaigal solluthae….. | And they tell stories... |
| Male | |
| Varugiraal en devathai | My angel is coming. |
| Vazhiyil engum poo vidhai | Sow flowers everywhere along the path. |
| Male | |
| Unathu peyarai karaiyil ezhuthum | It writes your name on the shore, |
| Kadal neer inikkum | The ocean water tastes sweet. |
| Ulagam muzhuthum kadhal endraal | If the whole world is love, |
| Unnaiyae ninaikkum | It will think only of you. |
| Unnaiyae ninaikkum…. | It will think only of you... |
| Male | |
| Iravu kooda paniyin uruvil aa…aa…aa… | Even the night, in the form of dew, ah... ah... ah... |
| Iravu kooda paniyin uruvil kanneer vadikkum | Even the night sheds tears in the form of dew. |
| Nee illai illai illaiyendru | Saying that you are not here, not here, not here, |
| Idhayam thudikkum idhayam thudikkum | My heart thumps, my heart thumps. |
| Male | |
| Varugiraal en devathai | My angel is coming. |
| Vazhiyil engum poo vidhai | Sow flowers everywhere along the path. |
| Male | |
| Pudhiya payanam thodarum neram siraginai pariththaai | Just when a new journey was to continue, you snatched my wings. |
| Punnagaiyum poovizhiyum kanavena uraiththaai | You declared that your smile and flower-like eyes were merely a dream. |
| Male | |
| Mayanga vaikkum enathu paadal | My song that mesmerizes, |
| Mayanga vaikkum enathu paadal maranaththin raagam | My song that mesmerizes is now a melody of death. |
| Nee marupadiyum piranthu vanthaal | If you are born again and come back, |
| Maranthidum sogam marainthidum sogam | The sorrow will be forgotten, the sorrow will fade away. |
| Male | |
| Varugiraal en devathai | My angel is coming. |
| Vazhiyil engum poo vidhai | Sow flowers everywhere along the path. |
| Nediya vaanam kadalil gaanam | The vast sky and the song in the ocean, |
| Nenjai alluthae | Captivate my heart. |
| Un ninaivu vanthu vizhi sivanthu | Thoughts of you arrive, turning my eyes red, |
| Kadhaigal solluthae….. | And they tell stories... |
| Male | |
| Varugiraal en devathai…. | My angel is coming... |
வருகிறாள் என் தேவதை
வழியில் எங்கும் பூ விதை
நெடிய வானம் கடலில் கானம்
நெஞ்சை அள்ளுதே
உன் நினைவு வந்து விழி சிவந்து
கதைகள் சொல்லுதே...
My angel is coming.
Sow flowers everywhere along the path.
The vast sky and the song in the ocean,
Captivate my heart.
Thoughts of you arrive, turning my eyes red,
And they tell stories...
வருகிறாள் என் தேவதை
வழியில் எங்கும் பூ விதை
My angel is coming.
Sow flowers everywhere along the path.
உனது பெயரை கரையில் எழுதும்
கடல் நீர் இனிக்கும்
உலகம் முழுதும் காதல் என்றால்
உன்னையே நினைக்கும்
உன்னையே நினைக்கும்....
It writes your name on the shore,
The ocean water tastes sweet.
If the whole world is love,
It will think only of you.
It will think only of you...
இரவு கூட பனியின் உருவில் ஆ.....ஆ....ஆ
இரவு கூட பனியின் உருவில் கண்ணீர் வடிக்கும்
நீ இல்லை இல்லை இல்லையென்று
இதயம் துடிக்கும் இதயம் துடிக்கும்......
Even the night, in the form of dew, ah... ah... ah...
Even the night sheds tears in the form of dew.
Saying that you are not here, not here, not here,
My heart thumps, my heart thumps.
வருகிறாள் என் தேவதை
வழியில் எங்கும் பூ விதை
My angel is coming.
Sow flowers everywhere along the path.
புதிய பயணம் தொடரும் நேரம் சிறகினை பறித்தாய்
புன்னகையும் பூவிழியும் கனவென உரைத்தாய்
Just when a new journey was to continue, you snatched my wings.
You declared that your smile and flower-like eyes were merely a dream.
மயங்க வைக்கும் எனது பாடல்
மயங்க வைக்கும் எனது பாடல் மரணத்தின் ராகம்
நீ மறுபடியும் பிறந்து வந்தால்
மறைந்திடும் சோகம் மறைந்திடும் சோகம்.....
My song that mesmerizes,
My song that mesmerizes is now a melody of death.
If you are born again and come back,
The sorrow will be forgotten, the sorrow will fade away.
வருகிறாள் என் தேவதை
வழியில் எங்கும் பூ விதை
நெடிய வானம் கடலில் கானம்
நெஞ்சை அள்ளுதே
உன் நினைவு வந்து விழி சிவந்து
கதைகள் சொல்லுதே...
My angel is coming.
Sow flowers everywhere along the path.
The vast sky and the song in the ocean,
Captivate my heart.
Thoughts of you arrive, turning my eyes red,
And they tell stories...
வருகிறாள் என் தேவதை......
My angel is coming...
Varugiraal en devathai
My angel is coming.
Vazhiyil engum poo vidhai
Sow flowers everywhere along the path.
Nediya vaanam kadalil gaanam
The vast sky and the song in the ocean,
Nenjai alluthae
Captivate my heart.
Un ninaivu vanthu vizhi sivanthu
Thoughts of you arrive, turning my eyes red,
Kadhaigal solluthae…..
And they tell stories...
Varugiraal en devathai
My angel is coming.
Vazhiyil engum poo vidhai
Sow flowers everywhere along the path.
Unathu peyarai karaiyil ezhuthum
It writes your name on the shore,
Kadal neer inikkum
The ocean water tastes sweet.
Ulagam muzhuthum kadhal endraal
If the whole world is love,
Unnaiyae ninaikkum
It will think only of you.
Unnaiyae ninaikkum….
It will think only of you...
Iravu kooda paniyin uruvil aa…aa…aa…
Even the night, in the form of dew, ah... ah... ah...
Iravu kooda paniyin uruvil kanneer vadikkum
Even the night sheds tears in the form of dew.
Nee illai illai illaiyendru
Saying that you are not here, not here, not here,
Idhayam thudikkum idhayam thudikkum
My heart thumps, my heart thumps.
Varugiraal en devathai
My angel is coming.
Vazhiyil engum poo vidhai
Sow flowers everywhere along the path.
Pudhiya payanam thodarum neram siraginai pariththaai
Just when a new journey was to continue, you snatched my wings.
Punnagaiyum poovizhiyum kanavena uraiththaai
You declared that your smile and flower-like eyes were merely a dream.
Mayanga vaikkum enathu paadal
My song that mesmerizes,
Mayanga vaikkum enathu paadal maranaththin raagam
My song that mesmerizes is now a melody of death.
Nee marupadiyum piranthu vanthaal
If you are born again and come back,
Maranthidum sogam marainthidum sogam
The sorrow will be forgotten, the sorrow will fade away.
Varugiraal en devathai
My angel is coming.
Vazhiyil engum poo vidhai
Sow flowers everywhere along the path.
Nediya vaanam kadalil gaanam
The vast sky and the song in the ocean,
Nenjai alluthae
Captivate my heart.
Un ninaivu vanthu vizhi sivanthu
Thoughts of you arrive, turning my eyes red,
Kadhaigal solluthae…..
And they tell stories...
Varugiraal en devathai….
My angel is coming...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Varugiraal En Devathai' is a deeply poignant song expressing the bittersweet agony of heartbreak and longing for a lost beloved. The protagonist visualizes his beloved as a divine angel whose memory permeates all of nature—from ocean waves tasting sweet upon writing her name on the shore, to the night itself shedding tears in the form of dew in grief over her absence. As the song unfolds, the painful reality dawns: just as a new life journey was taking flight, his wings were stripped away when her smile and tender eyes turned out to be a fleeting dream. His enchanting music turns into a melody of death, yet he holds onto a tragic hope that her return could erase all sorrow.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Varugiraal en devathai”
Comparing the beloved directly to a heavenly angel ('devathai').
Personification
“Iravu kooda paniyin uruvil kanneer vadikkum”
Attributing the human emotional act of crying tears to the night through dew drops.
Hyperbole (Uvavai/Atiyokthi)
“Unathu peyarai karaiyil ezhuthum kadal neer inikkum”
Exaggerating that the salty ocean water becomes sweet upon writing the beloved's name on the shore.
Contrast / Juxtaposition
“Mayanga vaikkum enathu paadal maranaththin raagam”
Contrasting an enchanting, mesmerizing song with a song of death ('maranaththin raagam').
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Trivia
Composed by classical maestro V. S. Narasimhan, known for his western classical violin arrangements combined with Carnatic nuances, this track from the 1986 film 'Pudhiya Poovithu' highlights S. P. Balasubrahmanyam's expressive vocal range paired with Vaali's evocative lyrics.
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