Vennilave Vennilave
From Ladies & Gentlemen · 2013
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Oho….ho…laalaa…. | Oh... ho... laalaa... |
| Aahaa….aahaa…. | Aahaa... aahaa... |
| Oho….ho…laalaa…. | Oh... ho... laalaa... |
| Aahaa….aahaa…. | Aahaa... aahaa... |
| Male | |
| Vennilavae vennilavae | O silver moon, O silver moon, |
| Vaanaththa vittuttu vaa | Come down leaving the sky! |
| Nenjukkulla ullathellaam | Shall I whisper in your ears |
| Kaathula sollidavaa…. | Everything that is inside my heart? |
| Male | |
| Vennilavae vennilavae | O silver moon, O silver moon, |
| Vaanaththa vittuttu vaa | Come down leaving the sky! |
| Nenjukkulla ullathellaam | Shall I whisper in your ears |
| Kaathula sollidavaa…. | Everything that is inside my heart? |
| Male | |
| Idhayam enna puththagamaa | Is the heart a book |
| Padiththu vittu thanthuvida | To read and then return? |
| Kadhal enna kattidamaa | Is love a building |
| Idiththu athai kattivida | To demolish and rebuild? |
| Male | |
| Vennilavae vennilavae | O silver moon, O silver moon, |
| Vaanaththa vittuttu vaa | Come down leaving the sky! |
| Nenjukkulla ullathellaam | Shall I whisper in your ears |
| Kaathula sollidavaa… | Everything that is inside my heart? |
| Male | |
| Pennae adi pennae | Hey girl, O girl, |
| Un ullam sugamaa | Is your heart at peace? |
| Pesu oru vaarththai | Speak just one word; |
| Nee kallaa maramaa… | Are you a stone or a tree? |
| Male | |
| Anbe un kaiyil | My love, in your hand, |
| Naan viralaa nagamaa | Am I a finger or a fingernail? |
| Nagamaai kalainthaayae | You separated like a trimmed nail, |
| Idhu unakkae thagumaa…. | Is this fair of you? |
| Male | |
| Innoru jenmaththil | In another birth, |
| Pennae nee ennaippol | Girl, like me, |
| Aanaaga piranthu varuvaai | May you be born as a man. |
| Un pola pennai nee appothu nesiththaal | If you love a woman like yourself then, |
| Un nenjin vaethanai arivaai | You will understand the agony in your heart. |
| Male | |
| Ulagaththin mudivai | The one who wrote the end of the world, |
| Ezhuthiya avana enakkoru mudivai | Why hasn't he told a conclusion for me yet? |
| Yaen innum sollavillai | Why hasn't he told me yet? |
| Yaen innum sollavillai | Why hasn't he told me yet? |
| Avan oomai illai illai…. | He isn't mute, no, no... |
| Male | |
| Vennilavae vennilavae | O silver moon, O silver moon, |
| Vaanaththa vittuttu vaa | Come down leaving the sky! |
| Nenjukkulla ullathellaam | Shall I whisper in your ears |
| Kaathula sollidavaa…. | Everything that is inside my heart? |
| Male | |
| Anbe en kannil | My love, in my eyes |
| Dhinam kanneer payanam | Tears travel daily. |
| Innum ithu neendaal | If this continues further, |
| Koncha thooram maranam | Death is just a short distance away. |
| Male | |
| Unnaal adi unnaal | Because of you, oh because of you, |
| En aanma urugum | My soul melts away. |
| Unnai dhinam thedi | Searching for you every day, |
| Nuraiyeeral karugum | My lungs char and burn. |
| Male | |
| Eththanai kadhalin tholvigal ullathu | How many failures of love exist, |
| Boomiyil aazhaththil puthainthu | Buried deep within the earth! |
| Aththanai sogamum veliyil vanthathu | All that sorrow has come out, |
| En iru kangalil vazhinthu | Flowing through my two eyes. |
| Male | |
| Urakkaththin naduvil | In the middle of sleep, |
| Thalaiyanaikkadiyil kolusoli varuthae | The sound of anklets comes from beneath the pillow. |
| Antha thunbam inbamadi | That sorrow is joy, my dear; |
| Antha inbam thunbamadi | That joy is sorrow, my dear; |
| uyir thedum unthan madi…. | My soul searches for your lap... |
| Male | |
| Vennilavae vennilavae | O silver moon, O silver moon, |
| Vaanaththa vittuttu vaa | Come down leaving the sky! |
| Nenjukkulla ullathellaam | Shall I whisper in your ears |
| Kaathula sollidavaa…. | Everything that is inside my heart? |
| Male | |
| Vennilavae vennilavae | O silver moon, O silver moon, |
| Vaanaththa vittuttu vaa | Come down leaving the sky! |
| Nenjukkulla ullathellaam | Shall I whisper in your ears |
| Kaathula sollidavaa…. | Everything that is inside my heart? |
| Male | |
| Idhayam enna puththagama | Is the heart a book |
| Padiththu vittu thanthuvida | To read and then return? |
| Kadhal enna kattidamaa | Is love a building |
| Idiththu athai kattivida | To demolish and rebuild? |
| Male | |
| Vennilavae vennilavae | O silver moon, O silver moon, |
| Vaanaththa vittuttu vaa | Come down leaving the sky! |
| Nenjukkulla ullathellaam | Shall I whisper in your ears |
| Kaathula sollidavaa… | Everything that is inside my heart? |
ஓஹோ......ஹோ....லாலா
ஆஹா.......ஆஹா.....
ஓஹோ......ஹோ....லாலா
ஆஹா.......ஆஹா.....
Oh... ho... laalaa...
Aahaa... aahaa...
Oh... ho... laalaa...
Aahaa... aahaa...
வெண்ணிலவே வெண்ணிலவே
வானத்த விட்டுட்டு வா
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள உள்ளதெல்லாம்
காதுல சொல்லிடவா
O silver moon, O silver moon,
Come down leaving the sky!
Shall I whisper in your ears
Everything that is inside my heart?
வெண்ணிலவே வெண்ணிலவே
வானத்த விட்டுட்டு வா
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள உள்ளதெல்லாம்
காதுல சொல்லிடவா
O silver moon, O silver moon,
Come down leaving the sky!
Shall I whisper in your ears
Everything that is inside my heart?
இதயம் என்ன புத்தகமா
படித்து விட்டு தந்துவிட
காதல் என்ன கட்டிடமா
இடித்து அதை கட்டிவிட
Is the heart a book
To read and then return?
Is love a building
To demolish and rebuild?
வெண்ணிலவே வெண்ணிலவே
வானத்த விட்டுட்டு வா
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள உள்ளதெல்லாம்
காதுல சொல்லிடவா
O silver moon, O silver moon,
Come down leaving the sky!
Shall I whisper in your ears
Everything that is inside my heart?
பெண்ணே அடி பெண்ணே
உன் உள்ளம் சுகமா
பேசு ஒரு வார்த்தை
நீ கல்லா மரமா
Hey girl, O girl,
Is your heart at peace?
Speak just one word;
Are you a stone or a tree?
அன்பே உன் கையில்
நான் விரலா நகமா
நகமாய் கலைந்தாயே
இது உனக்கே தகுமா
My love, in your hand,
Am I a finger or a fingernail?
You separated like a trimmed nail,
Is this fair of you?
இன்னொரு ஜென்மத்தில்
பெண்ணே நீ என்னைப்போல்
ஆணாக பிறந்து வருவாய்
உன் போல பெண்ணை நீ அப்போது நேசித்தால்
உன் நெஞ்சின் வேதனை அறிவாய்
In another birth,
Girl, like me,
May you be born as a man.
If you love a woman like yourself then,
You will understand the agony in your heart.
உலகத்தின் முடிவை
எழுதிய அவனே எனக்கொரு முடிவை
ஏன் இன்னும் சொல்லவில்லை
ஏன் இன்னும் சொல்லவில்லை
அவன் ஊமை இல்லை இல்லை
The one who wrote the end of the world,
Why hasn't he told a conclusion for me yet?
Why hasn't he told me yet?
Why hasn't he told me yet?
He isn't mute, no, no...
வெண்ணிலவே வெண்ணிலவே
வானத்த விட்டுட்டு வா
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள உள்ளதெல்லாம்
காதுல சொல்லிடவா
O silver moon, O silver moon,
Come down leaving the sky!
Shall I whisper in your ears
Everything that is inside my heart?
அன்பே என் கண்ணில்
தினம் கண்ணீர் பயணம்
இன்னும் இது நீண்டால்
கொஞ்ச தூரம் மரணம்
My love, in my eyes
Tears travel daily.
If this continues further,
Death is just a short distance away.
உன்னால் அடி உன்னால்
என் ஆன்மா உருகும்
உன்னை தினம் தேடி
நுரையீரல் கருகும்
Because of you, oh because of you,
My soul melts away.
Searching for you every day,
My lungs char and burn.
எத்தனை காதலின் தோல்விகள் உள்ளது
பூமியில் ஆழத்தில் புதைந்து
அத்தனை சோகமும் வெளியில் வந்தது
என் இரு கண்களில் வழிந்து
How many failures of love exist,
Buried deep within the earth!
All that sorrow has come out,
Flowing through my two eyes.
உறக்கத்தின் நடுவில்
தலையனைக்கடில் கொலுசொலி வருதே
அந்த துன்பம் இன்பமடி
அந்த இன்பம் துன்பமடி
உயிர் தேடும் உந்தன் மடி
In the middle of sleep,
The sound of anklets comes from beneath the pillow.
That sorrow is joy, my dear;
That joy is sorrow, my dear;
My soul searches for your lap...
வெண்ணிலவே வெண்ணிலவே
வானத்த விட்டுட்டு வா
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள உள்ளதெல்லாம்
காதுல சொல்லிடவா
O silver moon, O silver moon,
Come down leaving the sky!
Shall I whisper in your ears
Everything that is inside my heart?
வெண்ணிலவே வெண்ணிலவே
வானத்த விட்டுட்டு வா
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள உள்ளதெல்லாம்
காதுல சொல்லிடவா
O silver moon, O silver moon,
Come down leaving the sky!
Shall I whisper in your ears
Everything that is inside my heart?
இதயம் என்ன புத்தகமா
படித்து விட்டு தந்துவிட
காதல் என்ன கட்டிடமா
இடித்து அதை கட்டிவிட
Is the heart a book
To read and then return?
Is love a building
To demolish and rebuild?
வெண்ணிலவே வெண்ணிலவே
வானத்த விட்டுட்டு வா
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள உள்ளதெல்லாம்
காதுல சொல்லிடவா
O silver moon, O silver moon,
Come down leaving the sky!
Shall I whisper in your ears
Everything that is inside my heart?
Oho….ho…laalaa….
Oh... ho... laalaa...
Aahaa….aahaa….
Aahaa... aahaa...
Oho….ho…laalaa….
Oh... ho... laalaa...
Aahaa….aahaa….
Aahaa... aahaa...
Vennilavae vennilavae
O silver moon, O silver moon,
Vaanaththa vittuttu vaa
Come down leaving the sky!
Nenjukkulla ullathellaam
Shall I whisper in your ears
Kaathula sollidavaa….
Everything that is inside my heart?
Vennilavae vennilavae
O silver moon, O silver moon,
Vaanaththa vittuttu vaa
Come down leaving the sky!
Nenjukkulla ullathellaam
Shall I whisper in your ears
Kaathula sollidavaa….
Everything that is inside my heart?
Idhayam enna puththagamaa
Is the heart a book
Padiththu vittu thanthuvida
To read and then return?
Kadhal enna kattidamaa
Is love a building
Idiththu athai kattivida
To demolish and rebuild?
Vennilavae vennilavae
O silver moon, O silver moon,
Vaanaththa vittuttu vaa
Come down leaving the sky!
Nenjukkulla ullathellaam
Shall I whisper in your ears
Kaathula sollidavaa…
Everything that is inside my heart?
Pennae adi pennae
Hey girl, O girl,
Un ullam sugamaa
Is your heart at peace?
Pesu oru vaarththai
Speak just one word;
Nee kallaa maramaa…
Are you a stone or a tree?
Anbe un kaiyil
My love, in your hand,
Naan viralaa nagamaa
Am I a finger or a fingernail?
Nagamaai kalainthaayae
You separated like a trimmed nail,
Idhu unakkae thagumaa….
Is this fair of you?
Innoru jenmaththil
In another birth,
Pennae nee ennaippol
Girl, like me,
Aanaaga piranthu varuvaai
May you be born as a man.
Un pola pennai nee appothu nesiththaal
If you love a woman like yourself then,
Un nenjin vaethanai arivaai
You will understand the agony in your heart.
Ulagaththin mudivai
The one who wrote the end of the world,
Ezhuthiya avana enakkoru mudivai
Why hasn't he told a conclusion for me yet?
Yaen innum sollavillai
Why hasn't he told me yet?
Yaen innum sollavillai
Why hasn't he told me yet?
Avan oomai illai illai….
He isn't mute, no, no...
Vennilavae vennilavae
O silver moon, O silver moon,
Vaanaththa vittuttu vaa
Come down leaving the sky!
Nenjukkulla ullathellaam
Shall I whisper in your ears
Kaathula sollidavaa….
Everything that is inside my heart?
Anbe en kannil
My love, in my eyes
Dhinam kanneer payanam
Tears travel daily.
Innum ithu neendaal
If this continues further,
Koncha thooram maranam
Death is just a short distance away.
Unnaal adi unnaal
Because of you, oh because of you,
En aanma urugum
My soul melts away.
Unnai dhinam thedi
Searching for you every day,
Nuraiyeeral karugum
My lungs char and burn.
Eththanai kadhalin tholvigal ullathu
How many failures of love exist,
Boomiyil aazhaththil puthainthu
Buried deep within the earth!
Aththanai sogamum veliyil vanthathu
All that sorrow has come out,
En iru kangalil vazhinthu
Flowing through my two eyes.
Urakkaththin naduvil
In the middle of sleep,
Thalaiyanaikkadiyil kolusoli varuthae
The sound of anklets comes from beneath the pillow.
Antha thunbam inbamadi
That sorrow is joy, my dear;
Antha inbam thunbamadi
That joy is sorrow, my dear;
uyir thedum unthan madi….
My soul searches for your lap...
Vennilavae vennilavae
O silver moon, O silver moon,
Vaanaththa vittuttu vaa
Come down leaving the sky!
Nenjukkulla ullathellaam
Shall I whisper in your ears
Kaathula sollidavaa….
Everything that is inside my heart?
Vennilavae vennilavae
O silver moon, O silver moon,
Vaanaththa vittuttu vaa
Come down leaving the sky!
Nenjukkulla ullathellaam
Shall I whisper in your ears
Kaathula sollidavaa….
Everything that is inside my heart?
Idhayam enna puththagama
Is the heart a book
Padiththu vittu thanthuvida
To read and then return?
Kadhal enna kattidamaa
Is love a building
Idiththu athai kattivida
To demolish and rebuild?
Vennilavae vennilavae
O silver moon, O silver moon,
Vaanaththa vittuttu vaa
Come down leaving the sky!
Nenjukkulla ullathellaam
Shall I whisper in your ears
Kaathula sollidavaa…
Everything that is inside my heart?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song portrays the deep anguish and intense sorrow of a heartbroken lover coping with rejection and separation. Calling upon the moon as a silent confidant, the protagonist questions the disposable nature of love, lamenting how emotions were treated casually as if a heart were merely a book to read and return, or love a structure to tear down and rebuild.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Apostrophe / Personification
“Vennilavae vennilavae / Vaanaththa vittuttu vaa”
Addressing the celestial moon directly as a close companion to confide heartful secrets.
Rhetorical Question & Metaphor
“Idhayam enna puththagamaa / Padiththu vittu thanthuvida”
Comparing a heart to a readable book and love to a replaceable building to question the lover's cruelty.
Analogy
“Naan viralaa nagamaa / Nagamaai kalainthaayae”
Comparing the intimate relationship to a finger and fingernail, and the pain of breakup to clipping a fingernail.
Oxymoron / Chiasmus
“Antha thunbam inbamadi / Antha inbam thunbamadi”
Juxtaposing sorrow and joy in an inverted structure to convey emotional confusion and agony.
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Trivia
The song features lyrics written by prominent Tamil lyricist Pa. Vijay for the soundtrack of 'Ladies & Gentlemen' (2013). The lyrics showcase his signature blend of poignant modern metaphors paired with raw emotional imagery.
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