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Vasantha Kaalangal

From Rail Payanangalil · 1981

Lyricist
T. Rajendar
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Vijaya T. Rajendar
Movie name
Rail Payanangalil
Movie release year
1981
Lyrics added on
11 May 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Laalalalalalaalaa
Laalalalalalaalaa laalalalalalaalaa
Lalaala lalaala lalaala lalaala lalaa lalaa lalaa lalaa
Laalalalalalaalaa
Laalalalalalaalaa laalalalalalaalaa
Lalaala lalaala lalaala lalaala lalaa lalaa lalaa lalaa
Vasandha kaalangal isaindhu paadungal
Vasandha kaalangal isaindhu paadungal
Pudhumugamaana malargalae neengal
Nadhithanil aadi kavi pala paadi
Asaindhu asaindhu aadungal
Asaindhu asaindhu aadungal
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah
Vasandha kaalangal isaindhu paadungal
Lallalaala lallalaala lallalaala lallalaala lallalaalaa
Lallalaala lallalaala lallalaala lallalaala lallalaalaa
Lallalaala lallalaala lallalaala lallalaala laalaa
Laalaa laalaa
Karuvandu nadanam tharugindra nalinam
Idhayathil salanam ammammaa
Karuvandu nadanam tharugindra nalinam
Idhayathil salanam ammammaa ammammaa
{Un maivizhi kulathinil
Thavazhvadhu meeninamo
Kavi kandida manathinil
Kamazhvadhu thamizh manamo} (2)
Semmaandha malargal annaandhu paarkkum
Un kaandha vizhigal
Oru yaegaandha raagam themmaangil paada
Yaedhaedho kuyilgal
Malaiyil neliyum mega kuzhalghal
Thaagam theerththidumo
Poovil modha paadham noga nenjam thaanghidumo
Vasandha kaalangal isaindhu paadungal
Lalalala lalaa lalaa lalala lalalala lalaa lalaa lalalaa
Maadhulai idhazhaal maadhavi ezhilaal
Maangani niraththaal ammammaa
Maadhulai idhazhaal maadhavi ezhilaal
Maangani niraththaal ammammaa ammammaa
{Suru vaazhaiyin menmaiyai
Maeniyil kondavalae
Irul kaadaenum koondhalai
Idaivarai kandavalae }(2)
Nool thaangum idaiyaal kaalpaarthu
Nadakka neligindra nalinam
Maththaalathai polae dhaeghathai
Aakki kuzhalkattai jaalam
Paavai soodum vaadai kooda perumai kollumadi
Thaevai undhan saevai endru idhazhghal oorumadi
Idhazhghal oorumadi idhazh kal oorumadi
Vasandha kaalangal isaindhu paadungal
Pudhumugamaana malargalae neengal
Nadhithanil aadi kavi pala paadi
Asaindhu asaindhu aadungal
Asaindhu asaindhu aadungal
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la, la la la la la la la
La la la, la la la, la la la, la la la, la la, la la, la la, la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la, la la la la la la la
La la la, la la la, la la la, la la la, la la, la la, la la, la la
O spring seasons, sing in harmony!
O spring seasons, sing in harmony!
You fresh, newly blossomed flowers,
dancing in the river, singing many poems,
sway and dance gracefully!
Sway and dance gracefully!
Aa aa aa aa aa aa aa aa aa aa
Aa aa aa aa aa aa aa aa aa aa
Aa aa aa aa
O spring seasons, sing in harmony!
Lal la la la, lal la la la, lal la la la, lal la la la, lal la la la
Lal la la la, lal la la la, lal la la la, lal la la la, lal la la la
Lal la la la, lal la la la, lal la la la, lal la la la, la la
La la, la la
The graceful dance of the black bee,
stirs up a flutter in my heart, oh my!
The graceful dance of the black bee,
stirs up a flutter in my heart, oh my, oh my!
In the pool of your kohl-lined eyes,
is that a pair of fish swimming?
Seeing poetry in this, in my heart,
is it the sweet fragrance of Tamil that blooms?
Proud, blooming flowers look up in awe
at your magnetic eyes!
As a lonely melody is sung in folk rhythm
by the cuckoos,
will your cloud-like hair, winding like mountain mists,
quench my longing thirst?
If your feet hurt from brushing against flowers, could my heart bear it?
O spring seasons, sing in harmony!
La la la la, la la, la la, la la la, la la la la, la la, la la, la la la
With lips like pomegranate seeds and the charm of a blooming creeper,
with the golden glow of a ripe mango, oh my!
With lips like pomegranate seeds and the charm of a blooming creeper,
with the golden glow of a ripe mango, oh my!
You who have the softness of a tender plantain shoot
in your gentle form,
you whose hair is like a dark forest
flowing all the way down to your waist!
With a waist as slender as a thread, looking down at your steps
as you walk with swaying grace,
shaping your body with curves like a drum,
oh, the magic of your tied-up hair!
Even the cool breeze that caresses you feels proud!
Yearning for your sweet closeness, my lips tingle with desire!
My lips tingle with desire, oh, my lips crave for yours!
O spring seasons, sing in harmony!
You fresh, newly blossomed flowers,
dancing in the river, singing many poems,
sway and dance gracefully!
Sway and dance gracefully!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Vasandha Kaalangal is a poetic celebration of youth, beauty, and romance composed by T. Rajendar for the film Rail Payanangalil. The singer personifies the arrival of spring and invites the blooming flowers to join in song and dance. The lyrics elaborately describe the heroine's enchanting physical traits, comparing her eyes to fish in a pond, her complexion to ripe mangoes, her lips to pomegranates, and her waist to a delicate thread. Throughout the song, classical Tamil literary tropes are used to glorify feminine grace. The poet wonders if the fragrance in his poetic mind is the essence of Tamil itself. The song weaves nature imagery—clouds, streams, black beetles, and singing cuckoos—to express the intense adoration and romantic stirrings felt by the lover.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani (Simile) / Uruvagam (Metaphor)

“Un maivizhi kulathinil Thavazhvadhu meeninamo”

Comparing the heroine's kohl-rimmed eyes to a pond with fish ('Un maivizhi kulathinil Thavazhvadhu meeninamo') and lips to pomegranate petals ('Maadhulai idhazhaal').

Adukkuthodar (Repetition for poetic effect)

“Asaindhu asaindhu aadungal”

The words 'Asaindhu asaindhu' are repeated to emphasize the slow, graceful swaying dance motion.

Edhukai (Second letter rhyme)

“Suru vaazhaiyin menmaiyai / Irul kaadaenum koondhalai”

Rhyming of the second letter 'ru' in 'Suru' and 'Irul' across adjacent lines.

Thodai / Visual Metaphor

“Irul kaadaenum koondhalai”

Comparing dark long hair reaching the waist to a dense dark forest ('Irul kaadaenum koondhalai').

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Trivia

This famous track from 'Rail Payanangalil' (1981) was written, composed, and directed by T. Rajendar himself, who is renowned for his signature rhythmic rhyming lyrics and unique musical arrangements. Sung by P. Jayachandran, the song became a timeless romantic classic in Tamil cinema.

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