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Vayava

From Kattil · 2022

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Saindhavi, Sathya Prakash
Music director
Srikanth Deva
Movie name
Kattil
Movie release year
2022
Lyrics added on
9 Dec 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vayava en vayava
Maraindhen ena ninaithaayoo
Pirindhen ena ninaithaayoo
Maraindhen ena ninaithaayoo unai
Pirindhen ena ninaithaayoo
Neelum ninaivaai neenga nizhalaai
Naanae varuvadhai marandhaaiyoo
Agalin oliyaai magalin vizhiyaai
Inbam tharuvadhai marandhaaiyoo
Vayava en vayava
Or unmai mattum sollavaa
Vayava en vayava
En uyirae needhaan allavaa
Maraindhen ena ninaithaayoo
Pirindhen ena ninaithaayoo
Maraindhen ena ninaithaayoo unai
Pirindhen ena ninaithaayoo
Ondraai siritha varudangalum
Udainthu kidantha poluthugalum
Kaadhal thavira ellaam izhandhu
Veedhiyil nadantha nimidangalum
Ondraai siritha varudangalum
Udainthu kidantha poluthugalum
Kaadhal thavira ellaam izhandhu
Veedhiyil nadantha nimidangalum
Izhapadhu ellaam
Adainthidathaanena
Aarudhal kooriya vaarthaigalum
Azhuvadhu ellaam sirithidathaanena
Ennidam pesiya paarvaigalum
Kanava nanava solvaai vayava
Vayava en vayava
Or unmai mattum sollavaa
Vayava en vayava
En uyirae needhaan allavaa
Munnoor nadantha vazhiyinilae
Naanum avalum nadanthadhuvum
Innoor thadathai padhikkam munnae
Avalin paadham maraindhadhuvum
Munnoor nadantha vazhiyinilae
Naanum avalum nadanthadhuvum
Innoor thadathai padhikkam munnae
Avalin paadham maraindhadhuvum
Enathannai thandhai
Magizhndhadhai polavae
Avaludan vaazhndhida ninaithathuvum
Emakkena kanda kanavugal yaavaiyum
Or nodi poluthil nee udaithadhuvum
Azhava..vizhava..idhu dhaan mudivaa
Iraivaa en iraivaa
Naan ondrai ondrai ketkava
Iraivaa en iraivaa
En uyirai konjam meettu vaa
Marandhen ena ninaithaayaa
Arundhen ena ninaithaayaa
Kaalam muludhum kaneer eluthum
Kaadhal kadhaigalai arivaaya
Vannam sedhaindhum
Mannil pudhaindhum
Kaadhal thodarvadhai arivaaya
Vayava en vayava
Or unmai mattum sollavaa
Vayava en vayava
En uyirae needhaan allavaa
Vayava
Vayavaa, oh my Vayavaa,
Did you think I have vanished?
Did you think I have left you?
Did you think I have vanished,
did you think I parted from you?
As an enduring memory, as an unfading shadow,
did you forget that it is I who returns?
As the glow of a lamp, as the eyes of our daughter,
did you forget that I bring you joy?
Vayavaa, oh my Vayavaa,
Shall I tell you just one truth?
Vayavaa, oh my Vayavaa,
Aren't you my very life?
Did you think I have vanished?
Did you think I have left you?
Did you think I have vanished,
did you think I parted from you?
The years we laughed together,
and the moments we lay broken,
Losing everything except our love,
and the minutes we walked down the streets,
The years we laughed together,
and the moments we lay broken,
Losing everything except our love,
and the minutes we walked down the streets,
Saying that whatever we lose
is only so that we may gain it back,
those comforting words you spoke,
Saying that every tear is only to smile again,
those glances that spoke to me,
Were they a dream or reality? Tell me, Vayavaa.
Vayavaa, oh my Vayavaa,
Shall I tell you just one truth?
Vayavaa, oh my Vayavaa,
Aren't you my very life?
Along the path our ancestors walked,
the way she and I walked together,
Before she could leave another footprint,
the way her steps vanished forever,
Along the path our ancestors walked,
the way she and I walked together,
Before she could leave another footprint,
the way her steps vanished forever,
Just as my mother and father
had lived with happiness,
I wished to live with her,
Yet all the dreams we held for ourselves,
You shattered them in a single moment.
Shall I weep? Shall I fall? Is this the end?
Oh God, my God,
may I ask You just one thing?
Oh God, my God,
please bring my life back to me.
Did you think I forgot?
Did you think I was torn apart?
Written in tears through all of time,
do you know the stories of love?
Even when its colors fade,
even when buried in the earth,
do you know that love lives on?
Vayavaa, oh my Vayavaa,
Shall I tell you just one truth?
Vayavaa, oh my Vayavaa,
Aren't you my very life?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Vayava from the film Kattil (2022) is an emotional duet exploring the themes of grief, eternal love, and the pain of separation. The song portrays a deeply personal conversation between lovers, where one reassures the other that true love never truly disappears with physical death or distance, persisting like an unyielding shadow or the warm light of a lamp. Meanwhile, the grieving partner questions fate and pleads to God to return their lost soulmate, lamenting how a lifetime of shared dreams was shattered in a single instant. Madhan Karky's poignant lyrics capture how love transcends mortality, remaining eternal even when buried under the earth.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

“Agalin oliyaai magalin vizhiyaai”

Compares the presence of the beloved to the comforting light of an oil lamp and the gentle, affection-filled eyes of a daughter.

Antithesis / Contrast (Muran)

“Izhapadhu ellaam adainthidathaanena / Azhuvadhu ellaam sirithidathaanena”

Contrasts losing with gaining, and weeping with laughing to depict emotional consolation amidst sorrow.

Assonance & Rhyme (Etugai)

“Vannam sedhaindhum / Mannil pudhaindhum”

Uses matching second letter sound patterns across poetic lines ('Vannam' and 'Mannil') to create rhythmic flow.

Did you know?

Trivia

The film 'Kattil' (2022), directed by Ganesh Babu, centers around a traditional wooden cot passed down across generations, serving as a silent witness to family bonds, heritage, and emotional history. The song 'Vayava' highlights Srikanth Deva's melody sung by Saindhavi and Sathya Prakash.

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