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Lyrics & meaning

Vennilavin

From Ramanaa · 2002

Lyricist
Pazhani Bharathi
Singers
Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Ramanaa
Movie release year
2002
Lyrics added on
30 Mar 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Vennilavin perai maattravaa
Unnudaiya perai soottaavaa
Vennilavin perai maattravaa
Unnudaiya perai soottaavaa
Utharavu podu en mainaa mainaa
Vennilavin perai maattravaa
Unnudaiya perai soottaavaa
Utharavu podu en mainaa mainaa
Nana nana nana nana
Unnai thodum thendral idam
Enakkoru kobam undu
Thiruttu valiyil udalai thaluvi
Senthiduthae
{Vennilavin perai maattravaa
Unnudaiya perai soottaavaa
Utharavu podu en mainaa mainaa} (2)
Jennal nilavu ennai paarkkum
Engae endru unnai ketkum
Neendidum iravilae
Kolusu saththam
Kaadhil ketkum
Kanngal unnai thedi paarkkum
Theendidum kanavilae
Kolusugal sollum isaiyellaam
Alagiya kaadhal allavaa
Male :Uyirgalai vaazha vaippathu
Isai mazhai chaaral allavaa
Oru thuli manasukkul
Kadalaena aasaigal
Male :Ullamennum kadalukkul
En manam manam
Guthikkum kulanthaiyaai
Vennilavin perai maattravaa
Unnudaiya perai soottaavaa
Utharavu podu en mainaa mainaa
Enthan nenjum nindru pochu
Unthan kaiyil bommai aachu
Adhisayam alagilae
Unthan paarvai thendral aachu
Pennmai indru pookkal aachu
Ragasiyam uravilae
Iyarkkaiyin alagu vendrathu
Unnudaiya alagu allavaa
Female :Alagukku alagu serppathu
Unnudaiya kaadhal allavaa
Chandiranum suriyanum
Kaadhalukku rendu viizhi
Female :En manasu vennilavum
Suttrudhu sutrudhu unnayae ulagilae
Vennilavin perai maattravaa
Unnudaiya perai soottaavaa
Female :Vennilavin perai maattravaa
Unnudaiya perai soottaavaa
Utharavu podu en mainaa mainaa
Vennilavin perai maattravaa
Unnudaiya perai soottaavaa
Utharavu podu en mainaa mainaa
Nana nana nana nana
Unnai thodum thendral idam
Enakkoru kobam undu
Thiruttu valiyil udalai thaluvi
Senthiduthae
Vennilavin perai maattravaa
Unnudaiya perai soottaavaa
Utharavu podu en mainaa mainaa
Vennilavin perai maattravaa
Unnudaiya perai soottaavaa
Utharavu podu en mainaa mainaa
...
Shall I change the bright moon's name?
Shall I give it your name instead?
Shall I change the bright moon's name?
Shall I give it your name instead?
Just give the word, my sweet myna bird!
Shall I change the bright moon's name?
Shall I give it your name instead?
Just give the word, my sweet myna bird!
Nana nana nana nana...
With the gentle breeze that touches you,
I have a jealous complaint,
for it steals in secretly to embrace your body,
and slips away!
Shall I change the bright moon's name?
Shall I give it your name instead?
Just give the word, my sweet myna bird!
The moon outside the window gazes at me,
and asks, "Where is she?"
In this drifting night,
the chime of anklets
echoes in my ears,
my eyes search everywhere for you,
in dreams that gently touch me.
All the music sung by those anklets,
isn't it beautiful love?
What keeps our souls alive,
isn't it a gentle shower of musical rain?
Inside a single drop of a heart,
desires swell like an ocean!
And in this ocean of the heart,
my spirit, my very mind,
leaps around like a child!
Shall I change the bright moon's name?
Shall I give it your name instead?
Just give the word, my sweet myna bird!
My heart came to a standstill,
and became a toy in your hands.
What a wonder in your beauty!
Your gaze turned into a gentle breeze,
and my womanhood blossomed into flowers today.
What a sweet secret in our closeness!
What outshone nature's beauty,
isn't it your own radiant grace?
What adds beauty to beauty itself,
isn't it your tender love?
The sun and the moon
are love's two eyes.
And the bright moon of my heart
keeps orbiting only you in this world!
Shall I change the bright moon's name?
Shall I give it your name instead?
Shall I change the bright moon's name?
Shall I give it your name instead?
Just give the word, my sweet myna bird!
Shall I change the bright moon's name?
Shall I give it your name instead?
Just give the word, my sweet myna bird!
Nana nana nana nana...
With the gentle breeze that touches you,
I have a jealous complaint,
for it steals in secretly to embrace your body,
and slips away!
Shall I change the bright moon's name?
Shall I give it your name instead?
Just give the word, my sweet myna bird!
Shall I change the bright moon's name?
Shall I give it your name instead?
Just give the word, my sweet myna bird!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Vennilavin Perai Maattravaa is a romantic duet from the 2002 Tamil movie Ramanaa, featuring music composed by Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics written by Pazhani Bharathi. Sung by Hariharan and Sadhana Sargam, the song captures a deeply poetic dialogue between two lovers expressing their affectionate devotion and admiration for one another. The lover playfully offers to rename the bright moon after his ladylove and expresses sweet jealousy towards the gentle breeze that gets to touch her. In response, she praises how his love brings life to her world, comparing his devotion to a soothing drizzle of musical rain and acknowledging how her heart leaps like a child in the boundless ocean of their affection. Together, they describe love as the ultimate beauty that surpasses even nature itself.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Hyperbole (Athisayokthi)

“Vennilavin perai maattravaa / Unnudaiya perai soottaavaa”

Poetic exaggeration proposing to rename the moon after the lover to honor her unmatched beauty.

Personification

“Jennal nilavu ennai paarkkum / Engae endru unnai ketkum”

Attributing human actions to the moon visible through the window, describing it as watching and asking where the beloved is.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Ullamennum kadalukkul / Isai mazhai chaaral allavaa”

Directly comparing the mind to an ocean ('ullamennum kadal') and love's impact to a gentle shower of musical rain.

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Trivia

Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja for the blockbuster vigilante action film Ramanaa (2002) starring Vijayakanth and Simran, this track served as a soft, romantic melodic highlight amidst the movie's intense political narrative. The song was acclaimed for its gentle acoustic arrangement, soothing rhythm, and poetic lyrics written by Pazhani Bharathi.

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