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Lyrics & meaning

Vasanthame Varugave

From Mull Illatha Roja · 1982

Lyricist
K. Ramraj
Singers
P. Susheela, P. Jayachandran
Music director
Murali Raj
Movie name
Mull Illatha Roja
Movie release year
1982
Lyrics added on
22 Jan 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vasanthamae varugavae vasanthamae varugavae
Kavi malaril aadi paadi maalai sooduvom
Puvi meedhil kodi kodi inbam theduvom
Female :Kavi malaril aadi paadi maalai sooduvom
Puvi meedhil kodi kodi inbam theduvom
Male :Vasanthamae
Female :Varugavae
Male :Vasanthamae
Female :Varugavae
Thendral paadudhu thenmalar aadudhu
Vandinam koodudhu manam unnai naadudhu
Male :…………………………………..
Female :Thendral paadudhu thenmalar aadudhu
Vandinam koodudhu manam unnai naadudhu
Male :Manmadhanaalae malar kanaiyaalae
Malarvadhu thaanae inba kalai
Melam muzhangida naalum nerungida
Manam mayangiduthae
Male :Alli anaithida solli koduthida
Aasai perugudhae..aa..aa…aa..aa…
Vasanthamae
Male :Varugavae
Vasanthamae
Male :Varugavae
……………….
Male :…………………..
Anbaal indrae ondraai serndhom
Aayiram kaalam kaadhalil vaazhvom
Female :…………………………..
Male :Anbaal indrae ondraai serndhom
Aayiram kaalam kaadhalil vaazhvom
Female :Kaadhalinaalae kaaviyam aanom
Kaaviyam polae naam iruppom
Vanji magizhndhida konji kulavida
Vaazhvu nammidamae
Female :Nenjam thavithida manjam azhaithida
Thanjam unnidamae…aa…aa…aa..aaa…
Vasanthamae
Female :Varugavae
Male :Vasanthamae
Female :Varugavae
Both :Kavi malaril aadi paadi maalai sosoduvom
Puvi meedhil kodi kodi inbam theduvom
Vasanthamae varugavae
Lalalaalaaa ..lalalaalalaa…..
Welcome, O spring! Welcome, O spring!
Singing and dancing among poetic blossoms, let us exchange garlands,
and search for countless joys upon this earth!
Female: Singing and dancing among poetic blossoms, let us exchange garlands,
and search for countless joys upon this earth!
Male: O spring!
Female: Welcome!
Male: O spring!
Female: Welcome!
The gentle breeze sings, the sweet flower sways,
the swarm of bees gathers, and my heart longs for you.
Male: ...
Female: The gentle breeze sings, the sweet flower sways,
the swarm of bees gathers, and my heart longs for you.
Male: By Manmatha (the god of love) and his arrows of flowers,
this sweet art of joy blooms!
As wedding drums resound and the day draws near,
the heart is spellbound!
Male: To hold you close in an embrace and teach you love,
longing overflows... ah... ah... ah...
O spring!
Male: Welcome!
O spring!
Male: Welcome!
...
Male: ...
Bound by love, we have become one today,
and we shall live in love for a thousand lifetimes.
Female: ...
Male: Bound by love, we have become one today,
and we shall live in love for a thousand lifetimes.
Female: Through love, our story has become an epic,
and like a timeless epic, we shall always remain.
For this maiden to rejoice and sweet love to blossom,
a wonderful life belongs to us!
Female: As my heart yearns and the bed beckons,
my only refuge is in your arms... ah... ah... ah...
O spring!
Female: Welcome!
Male: O spring!
Female: Welcome!
Both: Singing and dancing among poetic blossoms, let us exchange garlands,
and search for countless joys upon this earth!
Welcome, O spring!
La la la la... la la la la...
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Female
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Female
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Male
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Vasanthamae Varugavae from the 1982 Tamil film Mull Illatha Roja is a romantic duet expressing the joyous arrival of love, symbolically depicted as the welcoming of spring (Vasantham). The song conveys the lovers' eager anticipation of marriage, exchanging garlands, and finding infinite happiness in each other's company. Nature imagery such as gentle breezes, blooming flowers, and humming bees underlines the sweet blossoming of their affection. In the second movement, the couple vows eternal togetherness, comparing their union to a timeless literary epic that will endure for a thousand years.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Vasanthamae varugavae vasanthamae varugavae

Springtime ('Vasantham') is used as a metaphor for the arrival of love and happiness in life.

End Rhyme (Iyaibu)

Thendral paadudhu thenmalar aadudhu / Vandinam koodudhu manam unnai naadudhu

The repeating '-dhu' ending across lines creates a fluid, rhythmic musical effect.

Simile (Uvamai)

Kaaviyam polae naam iruppom

The lovers directly compare their eternal romantic bond to a classical epic poem ('kaaviyam polae').

Alliteration (Moonaai)

Kaadhalinaalae kaaviyam aanom

Repetition of initial consonants like 'K' in 'Kaadhalinaalae kaaviyam' gives acoustic harmony.

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Trivia

Mull Illatha Roja (1982) features music composed by Murali Raj with lyrics penned by K. Ramraj. This romantic duet brings together veteran playback singers P. Susheela and P. Jayachandran, known for their expressive vocal chemistry in early 1980s Tamil cinema.

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