Velli Nilavai
From Aagaya Pookkal -1995 · 1995
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Mano, K. S. Chitra
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Aagaya Pookkal -19951995
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Lala laa lala laa | Lala laa lala laa |
| Lalalaa lalalaa | Lalalaa lalalaa |
| Laa laa laa lalalaa | Laa laa laa lalalaa |
| Laalaa laa lalalaalalalaa | Laalaa laa lalalaalalalaa |
| Male | |
| Velli nilaavai | The silver moon |
| Alli eduppen kaiyodu | I will scoop it up with my hands |
| Idhu vanna kanaavai | Will this bring colorful dreams |
| Kondu varumo kannodu | To your eyes? |
| Female | |
| Idhu velli vizhaavai | This is a silver jubilee celebration |
| Etti pidikkum santhosam | A joy that reaches out and grasps |
| Unnai vittuvidaathu | It will never leave you |
| Otti irukkum ullaasam | A delight that stays attached |
| Male | |
| Vizhiyoram sila neram | Sometimes in the corner of the eyes |
| Enna manmatha naadagamo | What kind of play of Cupid is this? |
| Female :Arangerum suga raagam | Female: Is this a pleasant melody debuting, |
| Nalla mangala keerththanamo | A auspicious song being performed? |
| Male :Idaiveli thevaiyillaiyadi | Male: No distance is needed, |
| En rasaaththi | My princess! |
| Female | |
| Idhu velli vizhaavai | This is a silver jubilee celebration |
| Etti pidikkum santhosam | A joy that reaches out and grasps |
| Unnai vittuvidaathu | It will never leave you |
| Otti irukkum ullaasam | A delight that stays attached |
| Chorus | |
| ………………. | ... |
| Female | |
| Uchcharippaen naalum | Every day I shall chant |
| Unnudaiya perai | Your name, |
| Achchadikkum ullam allavaa | Is it not printed in my heart? |
| Male | |
| Chiththiravathai polae | Like a sweet torture, |
| Unnazhagai naalum | Your beauty every day |
| Poththi vaikkum | I treasure and keep safe, |
| Ennam allavaa | Is that not my thought? |
| Female | |
| Mella mella neeyum | As you gently |
| Killa killa melum | Pinch me again and again, |
| Minnugira kannamellaam | All these shining cheeks, |
| Male | |
| Thennai ilaneerum | Are like tender coconut water |
| Sengarumbu saarum | And red sugarcane juice, |
| Thekki vaiththa kinnamallavaa | A bowl stored full of sweetness! |
| Female | |
| Nenjadai maanoru | A deer in the chest area |
| Panjanaiyaanathu | Has become a soft bed |
| Naayagan kannuranga | For the hero to sleep |
| Male :Kaigalum ingoru kattilumaanathu | Male: These arms here have become a bed |
| Kaaviya penn uranga | For the epic maiden to sleep |
| Female | |
| Intha poompaavai thegam | This flower-like maiden's body |
| Unthan poonjolai aagum | Will become your flower garden |
| Male | |
| Velli nilaavai | The silver moon |
| Oru velli nilaavai | A silver moon |
| Alli eduppen kaiyodu | I will scoop it up with my hands |
| Idhu vanna kanaavai | Will this bring colorful dreams |
| Kondu varumo kannodu | To your eyes? |
| Chorus | |
| ………………. | ... |
| Male | |
| Selai katti oorai | Draped in a saree, |
| Suttri varum therai | Like a chariot coming around the town, |
| Maalaiyida kaaththirukiraen | I am waiting to put a garland on you |
| Female | |
| Velai varum endru | Praying today |
| Vendi kondu indru | That the right time arrives, |
| Naanum edhirpaarththu nirkkiraen | I stand expecting you |
| Male | |
| Thoothu solla yaarum | With no friend around |
| Thozhi illaiyendru | To carry a message, |
| Thogai mayil vaadi nindrathae | The feathered peacock stood withered |
| Female | |
| Kanni magal rathai | The maiden's chariot, |
| Kaal nadakkum paathai | The path where her feet walk, |
| Kannan vazhi thedi nindrathae | Stood searching for Krishna's way |
| Male | |
| Mangala melangal | Auspicious drums |
| Kottidum nerangal | When they start beating, |
| Vanthidum paingiliyae | It will arrive, my sweet parrot! |
| Female | |
| Thaaliyai kandathum | Upon seeing the sacred thread (thaali), |
| Thamarai poomugam | The lotus-like face |
| Saernthidum un madiyae | Will rest upon your lap |
| Male :Idhu pooveega pantham nalla | Male: This is an ancient bond, a fine |
| Deiveega sontham | Divine relationship |
| Female | |
| Velli vizhaavai | Silver jubilee celebration |
| Idhu velli vizhaavai | This is a silver jubilee celebration |
| Etti pidikkum santhosam | A joy that reaches out and grasps |
| Male :Unnai vittuvidaathu | Male: It will never leave you |
| Otti irukkum ullaasam | A delight that stays attached |
லல லா லல லா
லலலா லலலா
லா லா லா லலலா
லா லா லா லலலாலலலா
Lala laa lala laa
Lalalaa lalalaa
Laa laa laa lalalaa
Laalaa laa lalalaalalalaa
வெள்ளி நிலாவை
அள்ளி எடுப்பேன் கையோடு
இது வண்ணக் கனாவைக்
கொண்டு வருமோ கண்ணோடு
The silver moon
I will scoop it up with my hands
Will this bring colorful dreams
To your eyes?
இது வெள்ளி விழாவை
எட்டிப் பிடிக்கும் சந்தோசம்
உன்னை விட்டுவிடாது
ஒட்டி இருக்கும் உல்லாசம்
This is a silver jubilee celebration
A joy that reaches out and grasps
It will never leave you
A delight that stays attached
விழியோரம் சில நேரம்
என்ன மன்மத நாடகமோ
அரங்கேறும் சுக ராகம்
நல்ல மங்கல கீர்த்தனமோ
இடைவெளி தேவையில்லையடி
என் ராசாத்தி
Sometimes in the corner of the eyes
What kind of play of Cupid is this?
Female: Is this a pleasant melody debuting,
A auspicious song being performed?
Male: No distance is needed,
My princess!
இது வெள்ளி விழாவை
எட்டிப் பிடிக்கும் சந்தோசம்
உன்னை விட்டுவிடாது
ஒட்டி இருக்கும் உல்லாசம்
This is a silver jubilee celebration
A joy that reaches out and grasps
It will never leave you
A delight that stays attached
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...
உச்சரிப்பேன் நாளும்
உன்னுடைய பேரை
அச்சடிக்கும் உள்ளம் அல்லவா
Every day I shall chant
Your name,
Is it not printed in my heart?
சித்திரத்தை போலே
உன்னழகை நாளும்
பொத்தி வைக்கும்
எண்ணம் அல்லவா
Like a sweet torture,
Your beauty every day
I treasure and keep safe,
Is that not my thought?
மெல்ல மெல்ல நீயும்
கிள்ள கிள்ள மேலும்
மின்னுகிற கன்னமல்லவா
As you gently
Pinch me again and again,
All these shining cheeks,
தென்னை இளநீரும்
செங்கரும்பு சாறும்
தேக்கி வைத்த கிண்ணமல்லவா
Are like tender coconut water
And red sugarcane juice,
A bowl stored full of sweetness!
நெஞ்சடை மானொரு
பஞ்சணையானது
நாயகன் கண்ணுறங்க
கைகளும் இங்கொரு கட்டிலுமானது
காவியப் பெண் உறங்க
A deer in the chest area
Has become a soft bed
For the hero to sleep
Male: These arms here have become a bed
For the epic maiden to sleep
இந்த பூம்பாவை தேகம்
உந்தன் பூஞ்சோலை ஆகும்
This flower-like maiden's body
Will become your flower garden
வெள்ளி நிலாவை
ஒரு வெள்ளி நிலாவை
அள்ளி எடுப்பேன் கையோடு
இது வண்ணக் கனாவைக்
கொண்டு வருமோ கண்ணோடு
The silver moon
A silver moon
I will scoop it up with my hands
Will this bring colorful dreams
To your eyes?
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...
சேலைக் கட்டி ஊரை
சுற்றி வரும் தேரை
மாலையிட காத்திருக்கிறேன்
Draped in a saree,
Like a chariot coming around the town,
I am waiting to put a garland on you
வேளை வரும் என்று
வேண்டிக் கொண்டு இன்று
நானும் எதிர்பார்த்து நிற்கிறேன்
Praying today
That the right time arrives,
I stand expecting you
தூது சொல்ல யாரும்
தோழி இல்லையென்று
தோகை மயில் வாடி நின்றதே
With no friend around
To carry a message,
The feathered peacock stood withered
கன்னி மகள் ராதை
கால் நடக்கும் பாதை
கண்ணன் வழி தேடி நின்றதே
The maiden's chariot,
The path where her feet walk,
Stood searching for Krishna's way
மங்கள மேளங்கள்
கொட்டிடும் நேரங்கள்
வந்திடும் பைங்கிளியே
Auspicious drums
When they start beating,
It will arrive, my sweet parrot!
தாலியைக் கண்டதும்
தாமரைப் பூமுகம்
சேர்ந்திடும் உன் மடியே
இது பூர்வீக பந்தம் நல்ல
தெய்வீக சொந்தம்
Upon seeing the sacred thread (thaali),
The lotus-like face
Will rest upon your lap
Male: This is an ancient bond, a fine
Divine relationship
வெள்ளி விழாவை
இது வெள்ளி விழாவை
எட்டிப் பிடிக்கும் சந்தோசம்
உன்னை விட்டுவிடாது
ஒட்டி இருக்கும் உல்லாசம்
Silver jubilee celebration
This is a silver jubilee celebration
A joy that reaches out and grasps
Male: It will never leave you
A delight that stays attached
Lala laa lala laa
Lala laa lala laa
Lalalaa lalalaa
Lalalaa lalalaa
Laa laa laa lalalaa
Laa laa laa lalalaa
Laalaa laa lalalaalalalaa
Laalaa laa lalalaalalalaa
Velli nilaavai
The silver moon
Alli eduppen kaiyodu
I will scoop it up with my hands
Idhu vanna kanaavai
Will this bring colorful dreams
Kondu varumo kannodu
To your eyes?
Idhu velli vizhaavai
This is a silver jubilee celebration
Etti pidikkum santhosam
A joy that reaches out and grasps
Unnai vittuvidaathu
It will never leave you
Otti irukkum ullaasam
A delight that stays attached
Vizhiyoram sila neram
Sometimes in the corner of the eyes
Enna manmatha naadagamo
What kind of play of Cupid is this?
Female :Arangerum suga raagam
Female: Is this a pleasant melody debuting,
Nalla mangala keerththanamo
A auspicious song being performed?
Male :Idaiveli thevaiyillaiyadi
Male: No distance is needed,
En rasaaththi
My princess!
Idhu velli vizhaavai
This is a silver jubilee celebration
Etti pidikkum santhosam
A joy that reaches out and grasps
Unnai vittuvidaathu
It will never leave you
Otti irukkum ullaasam
A delight that stays attached
……………….
...
Uchcharippaen naalum
Every day I shall chant
Unnudaiya perai
Your name,
Achchadikkum ullam allavaa
Is it not printed in my heart?
Chiththiravathai polae
Like a sweet torture,
Unnazhagai naalum
Your beauty every day
Poththi vaikkum
I treasure and keep safe,
Ennam allavaa
Is that not my thought?
Mella mella neeyum
As you gently
Killa killa melum
Pinch me again and again,
Minnugira kannamellaam
All these shining cheeks,
Thennai ilaneerum
Are like tender coconut water
Sengarumbu saarum
And red sugarcane juice,
Thekki vaiththa kinnamallavaa
A bowl stored full of sweetness!
Nenjadai maanoru
A deer in the chest area
Panjanaiyaanathu
Has become a soft bed
Naayagan kannuranga
For the hero to sleep
Male :Kaigalum ingoru kattilumaanathu
Male: These arms here have become a bed
Kaaviya penn uranga
For the epic maiden to sleep
Intha poompaavai thegam
This flower-like maiden's body
Unthan poonjolai aagum
Will become your flower garden
Velli nilaavai
The silver moon
Oru velli nilaavai
A silver moon
Alli eduppen kaiyodu
I will scoop it up with my hands
Idhu vanna kanaavai
Will this bring colorful dreams
Kondu varumo kannodu
To your eyes?
……………….
...
Selai katti oorai
Draped in a saree,
Suttri varum therai
Like a chariot coming around the town,
Maalaiyida kaaththirukiraen
I am waiting to put a garland on you
Velai varum endru
Praying today
Vendi kondu indru
That the right time arrives,
Naanum edhirpaarththu nirkkiraen
I stand expecting you
Thoothu solla yaarum
With no friend around
Thozhi illaiyendru
To carry a message,
Thogai mayil vaadi nindrathae
The feathered peacock stood withered
Kanni magal rathai
The maiden's chariot,
Kaal nadakkum paathai
The path where her feet walk,
Kannan vazhi thedi nindrathae
Stood searching for Krishna's way
Mangala melangal
Auspicious drums
Kottidum nerangal
When they start beating,
Vanthidum paingiliyae
It will arrive, my sweet parrot!
Thaaliyai kandathum
Upon seeing the sacred thread (thaali),
Thamarai poomugam
The lotus-like face
Saernthidum un madiyae
Will rest upon your lap
Male :Idhu pooveega pantham nalla
Male: This is an ancient bond, a fine
Deiveega sontham
Divine relationship
Velli vizhaavai
Silver jubilee celebration
Idhu velli vizhaavai
This is a silver jubilee celebration
Etti pidikkum santhosam
A joy that reaches out and grasps
Male :Unnai vittuvidaathu
Male: It will never leave you
Otti irukkum ullaasam
A delight that stays attached
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This romantic duet expresses the profound love and deep intimacy between two lovers who view their bond as a divine and ancient connection. They exchange affectionate imagery, describing each other's beauty through metaphors of nature—comparing cheeks to bowls of sweet sugarcane juice and tender coconut, and describing the beloved as a lotus-faced maiden and a chariot adorned for a festival. The song captures the eager anticipation of marriage and lifelong togetherness, where waiting for the sacred marital thread (thaali) brings immense joy. The lovers express how their embrace and affection turn all moments into a grand, celebratory silver jubilee of happiness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamaani / Simile
“Thennai ilaneerum Sengarumbu saarum”
Compares the sweet, glowing cheeks to bowls filled with tender coconut water and red sugarcane juice ('Thennai ilaneerum Sengarumbu saarum Thekki vaiththa kinnamallavaa').
Rupakam / Metaphor
“Velli nilaavai Alli eduppen kaiyodu”
Metaphorically equates the silver moon to happiness that can be scooped up in one's hands ('Velli nilaavai Alli eduppen kaiyodu').
Emona / Rhyme Scheme (Yugm / Monorhyme)
“Mangala melangal Kottidum nerangal”
Use of end rhymes with '-um' and '-a' endings across successive lines to create musicality (e.g., 'nerangal', 'paingiliyae', 'madiyae').
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Trivia
Composed by Deva with lyrics written by legendary poet Vaali, this romantic song features the popular vocal pairing of Mano and K. S. Chithra, known for their expressive duet performances in mid-90s Tamil cinema.
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