Vennilavae Vennilavae Sad
From Minsara Kanavu · 1997
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Shankar Mahadevan, Kavitha Paudwal
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Minsara Kanavu1997
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| En azhagenna en thozhilenna | What is my beauty, what is my profession? |
| Yen ennodu un kaadhal undaachu | Why did love for me blossom in you? |
| En azhagenna en thozhilenna | What is my beauty, what is my profession? |
| Yen ennodu un kaadhal undaachu | Why did love for me blossom in you? |
| Male | |
| Siru kaneeraai naan thavazhdhenae | I crawled like a small drop of tear, |
| Idhil eppodhu minsaaram undaachu | When did electricity spark in this? |
| Pennae….ae.. pennae……ae… | Oh woman... oh woman... |
| Raavodum pagalodum undhan gyabaga thollai | Night and day, the persistent torment of your thoughts, |
| Rayil paadhai poovodu | On the flowers along the railway track, |
| Vandugal thoonguvadhillai | Bees do not sleep. |
| Idhu sariya thavara enbadhai solla | To judge whether this is right or wrong, |
| Sathirathil idamillai | There is no space in the court of law. |
| Male | |
| Vennilavae vennilavae | Oh silver moon, oh silver moon, |
| Ennai pola theyadhae | Do not wane like me. |
| Unnodum kaadhal noiyaa | Do you also suffer from the disease of love? |
| Female | |
| Oru poongaavai pol | Like a flower garden, |
| Endhan ullam vaithen | I maintained my heart, |
| Adhil puyalvesi kolaithadhu yaar | Who blew a storm in it and destroyed it? |
| Female | |
| Vennilavae vennilavae | Oh silver moon, oh silver moon, |
| Ennai pola theyadhae | Do not wane like me. |
| Unnodum kaadhal noiyaa | Do you also suffer from the disease of love? |
| Female | |
| Oru poongaavai pol | Like a flower garden, |
| Endhan ullam vaithen | I maintained my heart, |
| Adhil puyalvesi kolaithadhu yaar | Who blew a storm in it and destroyed it? |
ம்... என் அழகென்ன
என் தொழில் என்ன
ஏன் என்னோடு உன் காதல் உண்டாச்சு
என் அழகென்ன.. என் தொழில் என்ன
ஏன் என்னோடு உன் காதல் உண்டாச்சு
What is my beauty, what is my profession?
Why did love for me blossom in you?
What is my beauty, what is my profession?
Why did love for me blossom in you?
சிறு கண்ணீராய் நான் தவழ்ந்தேனே
இதில் எப்போது மின்சாரம் உண்டாச்சு
பெண்ணே பெண்ணே
ராவோடும் பகலோடும்
உந்தன் ஞாபக தொல்லை
ரயில் பாதை பூவோடு
வண்டுகள் தூங்குவதில்லை
இது சரியா... தவறா...என்பதை சொல்ல
சாஸ்திரத்தில் இடமில்லை
I crawled like a small drop of tear,
When did electricity spark in this?
Oh woman... oh woman...
Night and day, the persistent torment of your thoughts,
On the flowers along the railway track,
Bees do not sleep.
To judge whether this is right or wrong,
There is no space in the court of law.
வெண்ணிலவே வெண்ணிலவே
என்னை போல தேயாதே
உன்னோடும் காதல் நோயா
Oh silver moon, oh silver moon,
Do not wane like me.
Do you also suffer from the disease of love?
ஒரு பூங்காவை போல்
எந்தன் உள்ளம் வைத்தேன்
அதில் புயல் வீசி குலைத்தது யார்
Like a flower garden,
I maintained my heart,
Who blew a storm in it and destroyed it?
வெண்ணிலவே வெண்ணிலவே
என்னை போல தேயாதே
உன்னோடும் காதல் நோயா
Oh silver moon, oh silver moon,
Do not wane like me.
Do you also suffer from the disease of love?
ஒரு பூங்காவை போல்
எந்தன் உள்ளம் வைத்தேன்
அதில் புயல் வீசி குலைத்தது யார்
Like a flower garden,
I maintained my heart,
Who blew a storm in it and destroyed it?
En azhagenna en thozhilenna
What is my beauty, what is my profession?
Yen ennodu un kaadhal undaachu
Why did love for me blossom in you?
En azhagenna en thozhilenna
What is my beauty, what is my profession?
Yen ennodu un kaadhal undaachu
Why did love for me blossom in you?
Siru kaneeraai naan thavazhdhenae
I crawled like a small drop of tear,
Idhil eppodhu minsaaram undaachu
When did electricity spark in this?
Pennae….ae.. pennae……ae…
Oh woman... oh woman...
Raavodum pagalodum undhan gyabaga thollai
Night and day, the persistent torment of your thoughts,
Rayil paadhai poovodu
On the flowers along the railway track,
Vandugal thoonguvadhillai
Bees do not sleep.
Idhu sariya thavara enbadhai solla
To judge whether this is right or wrong,
Sathirathil idamillai
There is no space in the court of law.
Vennilavae vennilavae
Oh silver moon, oh silver moon,
Ennai pola theyadhae
Do not wane like me.
Unnodum kaadhal noiyaa
Do you also suffer from the disease of love?
Oru poongaavai pol
Like a flower garden,
Endhan ullam vaithen
I maintained my heart,
Adhil puyalvesi kolaithadhu yaar
Who blew a storm in it and destroyed it?
Vennilavae vennilavae
Oh silver moon, oh silver moon,
Ennai pola theyadhae
Do not wane like me.
Unnodum kaadhal noiyaa
Do you also suffer from the disease of love?
Oru poongaavai pol
Like a flower garden,
Endhan ullam vaithen
I maintained my heart,
Adhil puyalvesi kolaithadhu yaar
Who blew a storm in it and destroyed it?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song snippet expresses the overwhelming, sudden onset of love and the emotional turmoil it brings. The protagonist wonders why such deep affection was directed toward them, comparing their initial quiet existence to a teardrop that suddenly caught electric energy. Day and night are filled with restless thoughts, rendering sleep impossible just like bees near a busy track. The speaker addresses the moon, asking if it too wanes because of the agonizing 'sickness' of love, while lamenting how a once-peaceful heart—kept like a pristine garden—has been ravaged by the sudden tempest of romantic passion.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Siru kaneeraai naan thavazhdhenae / Idhil eppodhu minsaaram undaachu”
Comparing the spark of love arising from a teardrop to electricity (minsaaram).
Personification
“Vennilavae vennilavae / Ennai pola theyadhae / Unnodum kaadhal noiyaa”
Addressing the moon as a fellow sufferer of love who wanes due to heartaches.
Simile
“Oru poongaavai pol / Endhan ullam vaithen”
Comparing the speaker's heart to a serene flower garden prior to being struck by love.
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Trivia
The music for Minsara Kanavu (1997) was composed by A. R. Rahman, who won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for this album. Lyricist Vairamuthu also won the National Film Award for Best Lyrics for his work in this soundtrack songs like 'Thanga Thamarai'.
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