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Lyrics & meaning

Vasantha Vizha

From Thirumalai Deivam · 1973

Lyricist
Udumalai Narayanakavi
Singer
B. Vasantha
Music director
Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan
Movie name
Thirumalai Deivam
Movie release year
1973
Lyrics added on
13 Jun 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vasanthavizha nalla vasanthavizha
Vasanthavizha nalla vasanthavizha
Kaadhal varam ketkkum
Kanniyarkku sirantha vizha
Kaadhal varam ketkkum
Kanniyarkku sirantha vizha
Vasanthavizha nalla vasanthavizha aa aa aa
Ilamai vizha indru inimai vizha
Nenjam ezhilodu vilayaadum thiruvizha
Thendral pattu vannam thottu mugam paarkalaam
Naanappattu vaazhvaithottu sugam serkalaam
Thunai thedalaam suvai kaanalaam
Thunai thedalaam suvai kaanalaam
Both :Vasanthavizha nalla vasanthavizha aa aa aa
Maega karungkuzhal muthirai ponnudal
Minnal varaigindra sithiramaai
Female :Minnal varaigindra sithiramaai
Female :Velvizhi paarvaiyum sevidazh ppovaiyum
Seethanam thanthidum pakkuvamaai
Female :Seethanam thanthidum pakkuvamaai
Mella mella nadanthu
Palliarai adainthu
Uyiril kalanthu ulagai marakkum
Aarambam eppadiyoo
Andha uravil malarum
Paruva kodiyil
Aanandham epapdiyoo
Both :Andha aanandham eppadiyoo
Vasanthavizha nalla vasanthavizha aa aa aa
Endhan kannum idathu thozhum
Thudippadhenna thozhi
Indha naalil oru nanmai ungalai
Thedi vanthidum devi
Yaedho ondru manadhil vanthu
Vaatuvadhennadi thozhi
Ilamai vanthavudan kaadhal yaekkam
vandhae theerum devi
Iravinil thookkam varavillaiyae
Adhu yaeno solladi thozhi
Ungal idhayathil oruvan pugunthiruppaan
Adhai avanidam kelungal devi
Kanavilum avanai kandathillaiyae
Ennadi seiven thozhi
Female :Kandaal avanai thaniyae azhaithu
Thandanai kodungal devi
A spring festival, a wonderful spring festival!
A spring festival, a wonderful spring festival!
For young girls wishing for the gift of love,
it is the grandest festival.
For young girls wishing for the gift of love,
it is the grandest festival.
A spring festival, a wonderful spring festival, ah...
Today is a festival of youth, a festival of sweetness,
a celebration where the heart plays with beauty!
Touched by the cool breeze and glowing in colors, one can admire her face,
feeling shy and embracing life, one can find sweet joy.
One can seek a partner and taste true sweetness,
one can seek a partner and taste true sweetness!
Both: A spring festival, a wonderful spring festival, ah...
Dark hair like rainclouds and a glowing golden body,
like a portrait sketched by lightning,
Female: like a portrait sketched by lightning,
Female: with spear-sharp eyes and flower-like red lips,
ripe at this age to offer them as gifts of love,
Female: ripe at this age to offer them as gifts of love!
Walking softly, step by step,
stepping into the bridal room,
merging soul with soul and forgetting the world...
how will that beginning feel?
Blossoming through that union,
on this youthful flowering vine,
how wonderful will that happiness feel?
Both: How wonderful will that happiness feel?
A spring festival, a wonderful spring festival, ah...
Why are my eye and left shoulder
twitching like this, my friend?
On this day, something truly good
will come searching for you, my lady!
Why does something stir in my heart
and torment me so, my friend?
When youth arrives, a deep yearning for love
is sure to follow, my lady!
Sleep does not come to me through the night;
tell me why that is, my friend!
Someone must have stolen into your heart;
go ask him that, my lady!
I have not seen him even in my dreams;
what shall I do, my friend?
Female: When you find him, call him alone
and give him his punishment, my lady!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Vasanthavizha nalla vasanthavizha from Thirumalai Deivam (1973) celebrates the beauty of spring, youth, and the awakening of romantic feelings in maidens. The song frames love as a divine boon granted during spring and transitions into a playful conversational song between a young woman experiencing the physical and emotional symptoms of falling in love and her wise confidante.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Minnal varaigindra sithiramaai”

Compares a maiden's beauty and form to a artwork painted by lightning.

Metaphor (Urvagam)

“Maega karungkuzhal muthirai ponnudal”

Compares dark hair to rain clouds (Maega karungkuzhal) and eyes to sharp spears (Velvizhi).

Ethirukaadai (Second Letter Rhyme / Ethirai)

“Mella mella nadanthu / Palliarai adainthu”

The second letter 'lla' rhymes across lines creating rhythmic harmony.

Refrain / Dialogue Structure

“Thudippadhenna thozhi / Thedi vanthidum devi”

Alternating call-and-response refrain using 'Thozhi' (friend) and 'Devi' (lady).

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Trivia

Thirumalai Deivam (1973) is a classic Tamil devotional film directed by A. P. Nagarajan. Although a religious film centered around Lord Venkateswara, it features rich classical and traditional songs composed by Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan with lyrics by veteran poet Udumalai Narayana Kavi.

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