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Lyrics & meaning

Ven Megam Polave

From Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam · 2014

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
G. V. Prakash Kumar, Saindhavi
Music director
Sharreth
Details
Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam2014

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Ven megam polavaeLike a white cloud
Nee enmel oorgiraaiYou crawl over me
Un moga paarvaiyaalBy your passionate gaze
Naan neeraai aagirenI melt into water
Male
Kulirndhida muththam thandhaaiYou gave a kiss to cool me down
Mazhaiyena naanum veezhndhenI fell down like rain
Nuraithidum kadalaai meendumAgain as a foaming sea
Alaindhunnai thedi vandhenI wandered searching for you
Male
Isaiyaalae kaadhalLove through music
Jeeviaakkum saindhaviyaeOh Saindhavi who breathes life into me
Male
Ven megam polavaeLike a white cloud
Nee enmel oorgiraaiYou crawl over me
Un moga paarvaiyaalBy your passionate gaze
Naan neeraai aagirenI melt into water
Male
Vidyum munnae unnaiBefore dawn arrives
Nilavaai naan rasippenaeI will admire you as the moon
Female :Kaniyum munnae ennaiFemale: Before I ripen
Pariththaal naan silirppenaeIf you pluck me, I will shudder with delight
Male
Adi ennai iyakkumHey girl, the driving force within me
Swasa kaattru neeyadiYou are the very air I breathe
Female :En kangal pesidumFemale: My eyes speak
Kadhaigal oraayiramA thousand stories
Male :Adhai sonnaal velvenae…Male: If you tell them, I shall win...
Female :Aee…..Female: Hey...
Female
Ven megam polavaeLike a white cloud
Nee enmel oorgiraaiYou crawl over me
Male :Un moga paarvaiyaalMale: By your passionate gaze
Naan neeraai aagirenI melt into water
Female
Thara naa..thara naaaThara naa..thara naaa
Thara naa..thera naa…aaa….Thara naa..thera naa...aaa....
Male
Azhagil ennai vendraaiYou conquered me with your beauty
Adadaa nee dhevadhaiyaaOh my, are you an angel?
Anbil ennai kondraaiYou killed me with your love
Ayyo nee raatchasiyaaOh dear, are you a demoness?
Female
Malar kollai polavaeLike plucking away flowers
Manadhai kondu selgiraaiYou carry away my heart
Adhai kandu kolgayilWhen caught in that act
Kambi nee ennuvaaiYou will end up behind bars
Male :Vidudhalayae vendaamae..ae…Male: But I don't even want freedom...
Female
Ven megam polavaeLike a white cloud
Nee enmel oorgiraaiYou crawl over me
Male :Un moga paarvaiyaalMale: By your passionate gaze
Naan neeraai aagirenI melt into water
Female
Kulirndhida muththam thandhaaiYou gave a kiss to cool me down
Male :Mazhaiyena naanum veezhndhenMale: I fell down like rain
Female :Nuraithidum kadalaai meendumFemale: Again as a foaming sea
Alaindhunnai thedi vandhenI wandered searching for you
Male
Isaiyaalae kaadhalLove through music
Jeeviaakkum saindhaviyaeOh Saindhavi who breathes life into me
Female
Ven megam polavaeLike a white cloud
Male :Nee enmel oorgiraaiMale: You crawl over me
Female :Un moga paarvaiyaalFemale: By your passionate gaze
Male :Naan neeraai aagirenMale: I melt into water

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This poetic duet from 'Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam' captures a deep romantic discourse between two lovers, comparison-driven by imagery of nature—clouds, rain, ocean waves, and dawning skies. The song uses metaphors of water cycles (clouds floating, rain falling, foaming oceans wandering) to represent how love transforms and moves the soul continuously between the lovers.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Ven megam polavae

Compares the beloved floating over the protagonist to a soft white cloud ('Ven megam polavae').

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Un moga paarvaiyaal / Naan neeraai aagiren

Metaphorically describes melting into liquid water under a gaze of desire ('Naan neeraai aagiren').

Oxymoron / Contrast (Muran)

Adadaa nee dhevadhaiyaa... Ayyo nee raatchasiyaa

Contrasts divine angel ('Dhevadhaiyaa') with a demoness ('Raatchasiyaa') to portray the overwhelming impact of beauty and love.

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Trivia

The track featured music composed by Sharreth, who was one of four guest composers selected by director R. Parthiban for 'Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam', a film famous for its tag line 'A film without a story'.

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