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Lyrics & meaning

Vasanthangal Varum

From Lalitha · 1976

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Lalitha
Movie release year
1976
Lyrics added on
27 Oct 2023

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Vasanthangal varum munbae veyil vanthathae
Mazhaikaala megangal kalaigindrathey
Vasanthangal varum munbae veyil vanthathae
Mazhaikaala megangal kalaigindrathey
Ponnaananaal vilai illai
Kannaanaal imai illai
Ilai undu malar undu kani illaiyae
Kani ondru kai vanthu kiliyillaiyae
Aval veenai tharum paadal orae raagamae
Anantham adhil illai orae sogamae
Ponnaananaal vilai illai
Kannaanaal imai illai
Kavi ondru varumendru yaedaanaval
Sila naalil verum thaalil kodaanaval
Pani kaalam kuyil paada koodaanaval
Padikkaamal mudikindra paattaanaval
Ponnaananaal vilai illai
Kannaanaal imai illai
Mana chinnam kazhuththodu sirikkindrathae
Malar kinnam nerupaaga kodhikkindrathae
Ninaikkindra manam mattum ninaikkindrathae
Thadukkindra vidhi yaedho thadukindrathae
Ponnaananaal vilai illai
Kannaanaal imai illai
Vasanthangal varum munbae veyil vanthathae
Mazhaikaala megangal kalaigindrathey
Aaaaa…..aaa…..aaa……aaa…..aaa…….ooo…..
Even before spring could arrive, the scorching heat came.
The rain clouds are scattering away.
Even before spring could arrive, the scorching heat came.
The rain clouds are scattering away.
She became precious as gold, yet has no value.
She became like an eye, yet has no eyelids.
There are leaves and flowers, but no fruit.
Even when a fruit came to hand, there is no parrot to taste it.
The song her veena plays has only one melody.
There is no joy in it, only sorrow.
She became precious as gold, yet has no value.
She became like an eye, yet has no eyelids.
She became an open page, hoping a poem would be written.
In just a few days, she became a mere line on blank paper.
She became a nest for the cuckoo to sing in winter.
She became a song that ended without being read.
She became precious as gold, yet has no value.
She became like an eye, yet has no eyelids.
The symbol of marriage laughs around her neck.
The cup of flowers is boiling like fire.
The yearning heart only keeps on yearning.
An obstructing fate keeps standing in the way.
She became precious as gold, yet has no value.
She became like an eye, yet has no eyelids.
Even before spring could arrive, the scorching heat came.
The rain clouds are scattering away.
Aaaa... aa... aa... aa... aaaa... ooo...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Vasanthangal Varum Munbae is a profoundly melancholic song reflecting a woman's tragic life and unfulfilled hopes. The lyricist Kannadasan utilizes striking metaphors of nature—such as scorching heat arriving before spring, rain clouds dissolving without yielding rain, and trees bearing flowers but no fruit—to illustrate untimely misfortune, emotional emptiness, and intense grief despite external signs of prosperity.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagamm)

“Vasanthangal varum munbae veyil vanthathae”

Life's premature hardships are metaphorically compared to intense summer heat arriving before the pleasant spring season.

Etukai (Second letter rhyme)

“Ponnaananaal vilai illai / Kannaanaal imai illai”

The second consonant sound 'n' (ண்/ன்) rhymes between 'Ponnaananaal' and 'Kannaanaal'.

Iyaippu (End rhyme)

“Kavi ondru varumendru yaedaanaval / Sila naalil verum thaalil kodaanaval”

The suffix 'aanaval' repeats at the end of consecutive lines, creating a rhythmic cadence of tragedy.

Moonaikkam (Alliteration)

“Vasanthangal varum munbae veyil vanthathae”

Repetition of the 'V' sound across words ('Vasanthangal', 'varum', 'veyil', 'vanthathae').

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Trivia

Featured in the 1976 Tamil film 'Lalitha' starring Gemini Ganesan, Sujatha, and Kamal Haasan, this song is regarded as one of Kannadasan and M.S. Viswanathan's iconic sorrowful collaborations, rendered with deep emotional nuance by P. Susheela.

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