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 polavae | Like a white cloud |
| Nee enmel oorgiraai | You crawl over me |
| Un moga paarvaiyaal | By your passionate gaze |
| Naan neeraai aagiren | I melt into water |
| Male | |
| Kulirndhida muththam thandhaai | You gave a kiss to cool me down |
| Mazhaiyena naanum veezhndhen | I fell down like rain |
| Nuraithidum kadalaai meendum | Again as a foaming sea |
| Alaindhunnai thedi vandhen | I wandered searching for you |
| Male | |
| Isaiyaalae kaadhal | Love through music |
| Jeeviaakkum saindhaviyae | Oh Saindhavi who breathes life into me |
| Male | |
| Ven megam polavae | Like a white cloud |
| Nee enmel oorgiraai | You crawl over me |
| Un moga paarvaiyaal | By your passionate gaze |
| Naan neeraai aagiren | I melt into water |
| Male | |
| Vidyum munnae unnai | Before dawn arrives |
| Nilavaai naan rasippenae | I will admire you as the moon |
| Female :Kaniyum munnae ennai | Female: Before I ripen |
| Pariththaal naan silirppenae | If you pluck me, I will shudder with delight |
| Male | |
| Adi ennai iyakkum | Hey girl, the driving force within me |
| Swasa kaattru neeyadi | You are the very air I breathe |
| Female :En kangal pesidum | Female: My eyes speak |
| Kadhaigal oraayiram | A thousand stories |
| Male :Adhai sonnaal velvenae… | Male: If you tell them, I shall win... |
| Female :Aee….. | Female: Hey... |
| Female | |
| Ven megam polavae | Like a white cloud |
| Nee enmel oorgiraai | You crawl over me |
| Male :Un moga paarvaiyaal | Male: By your passionate gaze |
| Naan neeraai aagiren | I melt into water |
| Female | |
| Thara naa..thara naaa | Thara naa..thara naaa |
| Thara naa..thera naa…aaa…. | Thara naa..thera naa...aaa.... |
| Male | |
| Azhagil ennai vendraai | You conquered me with your beauty |
| Adadaa nee dhevadhaiyaa | Oh my, are you an angel? |
| Anbil ennai kondraai | You killed me with your love |
| Ayyo nee raatchasiyaa | Oh dear, are you a demoness? |
| Female | |
| Malar kollai polavae | Like plucking away flowers |
| Manadhai kondu selgiraai | You carry away my heart |
| Adhai kandu kolgayil | When caught in that act |
| Kambi nee ennuvaai | You will end up behind bars |
| Male :Vidudhalayae vendaamae..ae… | Male: But I don't even want freedom... |
| Female | |
| Ven megam polavae | Like a white cloud |
| Nee enmel oorgiraai | You crawl over me |
| Male :Un moga paarvaiyaal | Male: By your passionate gaze |
| Naan neeraai aagiren | I melt into water |
| Female | |
| Kulirndhida muththam thandhaai | You gave a kiss to cool me down |
| Male :Mazhaiyena naanum veezhndhen | Male: I fell down like rain |
| Female :Nuraithidum kadalaai meendum | Female: Again as a foaming sea |
| Alaindhunnai thedi vandhen | I wandered searching for you |
| Male | |
| Isaiyaalae kaadhal | Love through music |
| Jeeviaakkum saindhaviyae | Oh Saindhavi who breathes life into me |
| Female | |
| Ven megam polavae | Like a white cloud |
| Male :Nee enmel oorgiraai | Male: You crawl over me |
| Female :Un moga paarvaiyaal | Female: By your passionate gaze |
| Male :Naan neeraai aagiren | Male: I melt into water |
வெண் மேகம்
போலவே நீ என்மேல்
ஊர்கிறாய் உன் மோக
பார்வையால் நான்
நீராய் ஆகிறேன்
Like a white cloud
You crawl over me
By your passionate gaze
I melt into water
குளிர்ந்திட முத்தம்
தந்தாய் மழையென நானும்
வீழ்ந்தேன் நுரைத்திடும்
கடலாய் மீண்டும்
அலைந்துன்னை
தேடி வந்தேன்
You gave a kiss to cool me down
I fell down like rain
Again as a foaming sea
I wandered searching for you
இசையாலே
காதல் ஜிவியாக்கும்
சைந்தவியே
Love through music
Oh Saindhavi who breathes life into me
வெண் மேகம்
போலவே நீ என்மேல்
ஊர்கிறாய் உன் மோக
பார்வையால் நான்
நீராய் ஆகிறேன்
Like a white cloud
You crawl over me
By your passionate gaze
I melt into water
விடியும் முன்னே
உன்னை நிலவாய் நான்
ரசிப்பேனே
கனியும் முன்னே
என்னை பறித்தால் நான்
சிலிர்ப்பேனே
Before dawn arrives
I will admire you as the moon
Female: Before I ripen
If you pluck me, I will shudder with delight
அடி என்னை
இயக்கும் சுவாச காற்று
நீயடி
என் கண்கள் பேசிடும்
கதைகள் ஓராயிரம்
அதை சொன்னால்
வெல்வேனே
.............
Hey girl, the driving force within me
You are the very air I breathe
Female: My eyes speak
A thousand stories
Male: If you tell them, I shall win...
Female: Hey...
வெண் மேகம்
போலவே நீ என்மேல்
ஊர்கிறாய்
உன் மோக
பார்வையால் நான்
நீராய் ஆகிறேன்
Like a white cloud
You crawl over me
Male: By your passionate gaze
I melt into water
தர நா தர நா
தர நா தர நா ....ஆ
Thara naa..thara naaa
Thara naa..thera naa...aaa....
அழகில் என்னை
வென்றாய் அடடா நீ
தேவதையா அன்பில்
என்னை கொன்றாய்
அய்யோ நீ ராட்சசியா
You conquered me with your beauty
Oh my, are you an angel?
You killed me with your love
Oh dear, are you a demoness?
மலர் கொல்லை
போலவே மனதை கொண்டு
செல்கிறாய் அதை கண்டு
கொள்கையில் கம்பி நீ
எண்ணுவாய்
விடுதலையே
வேண்டாமே
Like plucking away flowers
You carry away my heart
When caught in that act
You will end up behind bars
Male: But I don't even want freedom...
வெண் மேகம்
போலவே நீ என்மேல்
ஊர்கிறாய்
உன் மோக
பார்வையால் நான்
நீராய் ஆகிறேன்
Like a white cloud
You crawl over me
Male: By your passionate gaze
I melt into water
குளிர்ந்திட
முத்தம் தந்தாய்
மழையென
நானும் வீழ்ந்தேன்
நுரைத்திடும்
கடலாய் மீண்டும்
அலைந்துன்னை
தேடி வந்தேன்
You gave a kiss to cool me down
Male: I fell down like rain
Female: Again as a foaming sea
I wandered searching for you
இசையாலே
காதல் ஜிவியாக்கும்
சைந்தவியே
Love through music
Oh Saindhavi who breathes life into me
வெண் மேகம்
போலவே
நீ என்மேல்
ஊர்கிறாய்
உன் மோக
பார்வையால்
நான்
நீராய் ஆகிறேன்
Like a white cloud
Male: You crawl over me
Female: By your passionate gaze
Male: I melt into water
Ven megam polavae
Like a white cloud
Nee enmel oorgiraai
You crawl over me
Un moga paarvaiyaal
By your passionate gaze
Naan neeraai aagiren
I melt into water
Kulirndhida muththam thandhaai
You gave a kiss to cool me down
Mazhaiyena naanum veezhndhen
I fell down like rain
Nuraithidum kadalaai meendum
Again as a foaming sea
Alaindhunnai thedi vandhen
I wandered searching for you
Isaiyaalae kaadhal
Love through music
Jeeviaakkum saindhaviyae
Oh Saindhavi who breathes life into me
Ven megam polavae
Like a white cloud
Nee enmel oorgiraai
You crawl over me
Un moga paarvaiyaal
By your passionate gaze
Naan neeraai aagiren
I melt into water
Vidyum munnae unnai
Before dawn arrives
Nilavaai naan rasippenae
I will admire you as the moon
Female :Kaniyum munnae ennai
Female: Before I ripen
Pariththaal naan silirppenae
If you pluck me, I will shudder with delight
Adi ennai iyakkum
Hey girl, the driving force within me
Swasa kaattru neeyadi
You are the very air I breathe
Female :En kangal pesidum
Female: My eyes speak
Kadhaigal oraayiram
A thousand stories
Male :Adhai sonnaal velvenae…
Male: If you tell them, I shall win...
Female :Aee…..
Female: Hey...
Ven megam polavae
Like a white cloud
Nee enmel oorgiraai
You crawl over me
Male :Un moga paarvaiyaal
Male: By your passionate gaze
Naan neeraai aagiren
I melt into water
Thara naa..thara naaa
Thara naa..thara naaa
Thara naa..thera naa…aaa….
Thara naa..thera naa...aaa....
Azhagil ennai vendraai
You conquered me with your beauty
Adadaa nee dhevadhaiyaa
Oh my, are you an angel?
Anbil ennai kondraai
You killed me with your love
Ayyo nee raatchasiyaa
Oh dear, are you a demoness?
Malar kollai polavae
Like plucking away flowers
Manadhai kondu selgiraai
You carry away my heart
Adhai kandu kolgayil
When caught in that act
Kambi nee ennuvaai
You will end up behind bars
Male :Vidudhalayae vendaamae..ae…
Male: But I don't even want freedom...
Ven megam polavae
Like a white cloud
Nee enmel oorgiraai
You crawl over me
Male :Un moga paarvaiyaal
Male: By your passionate gaze
Naan neeraai aagiren
I melt into water
Kulirndhida muththam thandhaai
You gave a kiss to cool me down
Male :Mazhaiyena naanum veezhndhen
Male: I fell down like rain
Female :Nuraithidum kadalaai meendum
Female: Again as a foaming sea
Alaindhunnai thedi vandhen
I wandered searching for you
Isaiyaalae kaadhal
Love through music
Jeeviaakkum saindhaviyae
Oh Saindhavi who breathes life into me
Ven megam polavae
Like a white cloud
Male :Nee enmel oorgiraai
Male: You crawl over me
Female :Un moga paarvaiyaal
Female: By your passionate gaze
Male :Naan neeraai aagiren
Male: 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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