Vennilavin
From Ramanaa · 2002
- Lyricist
- Pazhani Bharathi
- Singers
- Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Ramanaa2002
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| …………………………. | ... |
| Male | |
| Vennilavin perai maattravaa | Shall I change the white moon's name? |
| Unnudaiya perai soottaavaa | Shall I bestow your name upon it? |
| Male | |
| Vennilavin perai maattravaa | Shall I change the white moon's name? |
| Unnudaiya perai soottaavaa | Shall I bestow your name upon it? |
| Utharavu podu en mainaa mainaa | Give me the order, my Myna bird, my Myna! |
| Male | |
| Vennilavin perai maattravaa | Shall I change the white moon's name? |
| Unnudaiya perai soottaavaa | Shall I bestow your name upon it? |
| Utharavu podu en mainaa mainaa | Give me the order, my Myna bird, my Myna! |
| Chorus | |
| Nana nana nana nana | Nana nana nana nana |
| Male | |
| Unnai thodum thendral idam | At the gentle breeze that touches you, |
| Enakkoru kobam undu | I hold a playful anger. |
| Thiruttu valiyil udalai thaluvi | Embracing your body in stolen ways, |
| Senthiduthae | It sneaks away. |
| Female | |
| {Vennilavin perai maattravaa | {Shall I change the white moon's name? |
| Unnudaiya perai soottaavaa | Shall I bestow your name upon it? |
| Utharavu podu en mainaa mainaa} (2) | Give me the order, my Myna bird, my Myna!} (2) |
| Female | |
| Jennal nilavu ennai paarkkum | The window moon looks at me, |
| Engae endru unnai ketkum | And asks me where you are. |
| Neendidum iravilae | In the lingering night, |
| Male | |
| Kolusu saththam | The sound of anklets, |
| Kaadhil ketkum | Is heard in my ears. |
| Kanngal unnai thedi paarkkum | My eyes search for you, |
| Theendidum kanavilae | In touching dreams. |
| Female | |
| Kolusugal sollum isaiyellaam | Isn't all the music spoken by anklets, |
| Alagiya kaadhal allavaa | Truly beautiful love? |
| Male :Uyirgalai vaazha vaippathu | Male: What sustains life and makes it live, |
| Isai mazhai chaaral allavaa | Is it not the gentle drizzle of musical rain? |
| Female | |
| Oru thuli manasukkul | Inside a tiny drop of a heart, |
| Kadalaena aasaigal | Desires loom as vast as the ocean. |
| Male :Ullamennum kadalukkul | Male: Inside the ocean called the mind, |
| En manam manam | My heart, my heart, |
| Guthikkum kulanthaiyaai | Leaps around like a playing child. |
| Female | |
| Vennilavin perai maattravaa | Shall I change the white moon's name? |
| Unnudaiya perai soottaavaa | Shall I bestow your name upon it? |
| Utharavu podu en mainaa mainaa | Give me the order, my Myna bird, my Myna! |
| Male | |
| Enthan nenjum nindru pochu | My heart came to a complete halt, |
| Unthan kaiyil bommai aachu | It became a doll in your hands. |
| Adhisayam alagilae | In miraculous beauty, |
| Female | |
| Unthan paarvai thendral aachu | Your gaze turned into a breeze. |
| Pennmai indru pookkal aachu | Womanhood today blossomed into flowers, |
| Ragasiyam uravilae | In a secret relationship. |
| Male | |
| Iyarkkaiyin alagu vendrathu | Nature's beauty was conquered, |
| Unnudaiya alagu allavaa | By your beauty, wasn't it? |
| Female :Alagukku alagu serppathu | Female: What adds beauty to beauty, |
| Unnudaiya kaadhal allavaa | Is it not your love? |
| Male | |
| Chandiranum suriyanum | The moon and the sun, |
| Kaadhalukku rendu viizhi | Are the two eyes of love. |
| Female :En manasu vennilavum | Female: My mind and the moon, |
| Suttrudhu sutrudhu unnayae ulagilae | Revolve only around you in this world. |
| Male | |
| Vennilavin perai maattravaa | Shall I change the white moon's name? |
| Unnudaiya perai soottaavaa | Shall I bestow your name upon it? |
| Female :Vennilavin perai maattravaa | Female: Shall I change the white moon's name? |
| Unnudaiya perai soottaavaa | Shall I bestow your name upon it? |
| Utharavu podu en mainaa mainaa | Give me the order, my Myna bird, my Myna! |
| Male | |
| Vennilavin perai maattravaa | Shall I change the white moon's name? |
| Unnudaiya perai soottaavaa | Shall I bestow your name upon it? |
| Utharavu podu en mainaa mainaa | Give me the order, my Myna bird, my Myna! |
| Chorus | |
| Nana nana nana nana | Nana nana nana nana |
| Female | |
| Unnai thodum thendral idam | At the gentle breeze that touches you, |
| Enakkoru kobam undu | I hold a playful anger. |
| Thiruttu valiyil udalai thaluvi | Embracing your body in stolen ways, |
| Senthiduthae | It sneaks away. |
| Male | |
| Vennilavin perai maattravaa | Shall I change the white moon's name? |
| Unnudaiya perai soottaavaa | Shall I bestow your name upon it? |
| Utharavu podu en mainaa mainaa | Give me the order, my Myna bird, my Myna! |
| Female | |
| Vennilavin perai maattravaa | Shall I change the white moon's name? |
| Unnudaiya perai soottaavaa | Shall I bestow your name upon it? |
| Utharavu podu en mainaa mainaa | Give me the order, my Myna bird, my Myna! |
.......................
...
வெண்ணிலவின்
பேரை மாற்றவா
உன்னுடைய பேரை
சூட்டவா
Shall I change the white moon's name?
Shall I bestow your name upon it?
வெண்ணிலவின்
பேரை மாற்றவா உன்னுடைய
பேரை சூட்டவா உத்தரவு
போடு என் மைனா மைனா
Shall I change the white moon's name?
Shall I bestow your name upon it?
Give me the order, my Myna bird, my Myna!
வெண்ணிலவின்
பேரை மாற்றவா உன்னுடைய
பேரை சூட்டவா உத்தரவு
போடு என் மைனா மைனா
Shall I change the white moon's name?
Shall I bestow your name upon it?
Give me the order, my Myna bird, my Myna!
....................................
Nana nana nana nana
உன்னை தொடும்
தென்றல் இடம் எனக்கொரு
கோபம் உண்டு திருட்டு
வழியில் உடலை தழுவி
சேந்திடுதே
At the gentle breeze that touches you,
I hold a playful anger.
Embracing your body in stolen ways,
It sneaks away.
{ வெண்ணிலவின்
பேரை மாற்றவா உன்னுடைய
பேரை சூட்டவா உத்தரவு
போடு என் மைனா மைனா } (2)
{Shall I change the white moon's name?
Shall I bestow your name upon it?
Give me the order, my Myna bird, my Myna!} (2)
ஜன்னல் நிலவு
என்னை பார்க்கும் எங்கே
என்று உன்னை கேட்கும்
நீண்டிடும் இரவிலே
The window moon looks at me,
And asks me where you are.
In the lingering night,
கொலுசு சத்தம்
காதில் கேட்கும் கண்கள்
உன்னை தேடி பார்க்கும்
தீண்டிடும் கனவிலே
The sound of anklets,
Is heard in my ears.
My eyes search for you,
In touching dreams.
கொலுசுகள்
சொல்லும் இசை
எல்லாம் அழகிய
காதல் அல்லவா
உயிர்களை
வாழ வைப்பது இசை
மழை சாரல் அல்லவா
Isn't all the music spoken by anklets,
Truly beautiful love?
Male: What sustains life and makes it live,
Is it not the gentle drizzle of musical rain?
ஒரு துளி
மனசுக்குள் கடலென
ஆசைகள்
உள்ளமென்னும்
கடலுக்குள் என் மனம்
மனம் குதிக்கும்
குழந்தையாய்
Inside a tiny drop of a heart,
Desires loom as vast as the ocean.
Male: Inside the ocean called the mind,
My heart, my heart,
Leaps around like a playing child.
வெண்ணிலவின்
பேரை மாற்றவா உன்னுடைய
பேரை சூட்டவா உத்தரவு
போடு என் மைனா மைனா
Shall I change the white moon's name?
Shall I bestow your name upon it?
Give me the order, my Myna bird, my Myna!
எந்தன் நெஞ்சும்
நின்று போச்சு உந்தன்
கையில் பொம்மை ஆச்சு
அதிசயம் அழகிலே
My heart came to a complete halt,
It became a doll in your hands.
In miraculous beauty,
உந்தன் பார்வை
தென்றல் ஆச்சு பெண்மை
இன்று பூக்கள் ஆச்சு
ரகசியம் உறவிலே
Your gaze turned into a breeze.
Womanhood today blossomed into flowers,
In a secret relationship.
இயற்கையின்
அழகு வென்றது
உன்னுடைய அழகு
அல்லவா
அழகுக்கு அழகு
சேர்ப்பது உன்னுடைய
காதல் அல்லவா
Nature's beauty was conquered,
By your beauty, wasn't it?
Female: What adds beauty to beauty,
Is it not your love?
சந்திரனும்
சூரியனும் காதலுக்கு
ரெண்டு விழி
என் மனசு
வெண்ணிலாவும்
சுற்றுது சுற்றுது
உன்னையே உலகிலே
The moon and the sun,
Are the two eyes of love.
Female: My mind and the moon,
Revolve only around you in this world.
வெண்ணிலவின்
பேரை மாற்றவா
உன்னுடைய பேரை
சூட்டவா
வெண்ணிலவின்
பேரை மாற்றவா
உன்னுடைய பேரை
சூட்டவா உத்தரவு போடு
என் மைனா மைனா
Shall I change the white moon's name?
Shall I bestow your name upon it?
Female: Shall I change the white moon's name?
Shall I bestow your name upon it?
Give me the order, my Myna bird, my Myna!
வெண்ணிலவின்
பேரை மாற்றவா
உன்னுடைய பேரை
சூட்டவா உத்தரவு போடு
என் மைனா மைனா
Shall I change the white moon's name?
Shall I bestow your name upon it?
Give me the order, my Myna bird, my Myna!
..............................
Nana nana nana nana
உன்னை தொடும்
தென்றல் இடம் எனக்கொரு
கோபம் உண்டு திருட்டு
வழியில் உடலை தழுவி
சேந்திடுதே
At the gentle breeze that touches you,
I hold a playful anger.
Embracing your body in stolen ways,
It sneaks away.
வெண்ணிலவின்
பேரை மாற்றவா
உன்னுடைய பேரை
சூட்டவா உத்தரவு
போடு என் மைனா
மைனா
Shall I change the white moon's name?
Shall I bestow your name upon it?
Give me the order, my Myna bird, my Myna!
வெண்ணிலவின்
பேரை மாற்றவா உன்னுடைய
பேரை சூட்டவா உத்தரவு போடு
என் மைனா மைனா
Shall I change the white moon's name?
Shall I bestow your name upon it?
Give me the order, my Myna bird, my Myna!
………………………….
...
Vennilavin perai maattravaa
Shall I change the white moon's name?
Unnudaiya perai soottaavaa
Shall I bestow your name upon it?
Vennilavin perai maattravaa
Shall I change the white moon's name?
Unnudaiya perai soottaavaa
Shall I bestow your name upon it?
Utharavu podu en mainaa mainaa
Give me the order, my Myna bird, my Myna!
Vennilavin perai maattravaa
Shall I change the white moon's name?
Unnudaiya perai soottaavaa
Shall I bestow your name upon it?
Utharavu podu en mainaa mainaa
Give me the order, my Myna bird, my Myna!
Nana nana nana nana
Nana nana nana nana
Unnai thodum thendral idam
At the gentle breeze that touches you,
Enakkoru kobam undu
I hold a playful anger.
Thiruttu valiyil udalai thaluvi
Embracing your body in stolen ways,
Senthiduthae
It sneaks away.
{Vennilavin perai maattravaa
{Shall I change the white moon's name?
Unnudaiya perai soottaavaa
Shall I bestow your name upon it?
Utharavu podu en mainaa mainaa} (2)
Give me the order, my Myna bird, my Myna!} (2)
Jennal nilavu ennai paarkkum
The window moon looks at me,
Engae endru unnai ketkum
And asks me where you are.
Neendidum iravilae
In the lingering night,
Kolusu saththam
The sound of anklets,
Kaadhil ketkum
Is heard in my ears.
Kanngal unnai thedi paarkkum
My eyes search for you,
Theendidum kanavilae
In touching dreams.
Kolusugal sollum isaiyellaam
Isn't all the music spoken by anklets,
Alagiya kaadhal allavaa
Truly beautiful love?
Male :Uyirgalai vaazha vaippathu
Male: What sustains life and makes it live,
Isai mazhai chaaral allavaa
Is it not the gentle drizzle of musical rain?
Oru thuli manasukkul
Inside a tiny drop of a heart,
Kadalaena aasaigal
Desires loom as vast as the ocean.
Male :Ullamennum kadalukkul
Male: Inside the ocean called the mind,
En manam manam
My heart, my heart,
Guthikkum kulanthaiyaai
Leaps around like a playing child.
Vennilavin perai maattravaa
Shall I change the white moon's name?
Unnudaiya perai soottaavaa
Shall I bestow your name upon it?
Utharavu podu en mainaa mainaa
Give me the order, my Myna bird, my Myna!
Enthan nenjum nindru pochu
My heart came to a complete halt,
Unthan kaiyil bommai aachu
It became a doll in your hands.
Adhisayam alagilae
In miraculous beauty,
Unthan paarvai thendral aachu
Your gaze turned into a breeze.
Pennmai indru pookkal aachu
Womanhood today blossomed into flowers,
Ragasiyam uravilae
In a secret relationship.
Iyarkkaiyin alagu vendrathu
Nature's beauty was conquered,
Unnudaiya alagu allavaa
By your beauty, wasn't it?
Female :Alagukku alagu serppathu
Female: What adds beauty to beauty,
Unnudaiya kaadhal allavaa
Is it not your love?
Chandiranum suriyanum
The moon and the sun,
Kaadhalukku rendu viizhi
Are the two eyes of love.
Female :En manasu vennilavum
Female: My mind and the moon,
Suttrudhu sutrudhu unnayae ulagilae
Revolve only around you in this world.
Vennilavin perai maattravaa
Shall I change the white moon's name?
Unnudaiya perai soottaavaa
Shall I bestow your name upon it?
Female :Vennilavin perai maattravaa
Female: Shall I change the white moon's name?
Unnudaiya perai soottaavaa
Shall I bestow your name upon it?
Utharavu podu en mainaa mainaa
Give me the order, my Myna bird, my Myna!
Vennilavin perai maattravaa
Shall I change the white moon's name?
Unnudaiya perai soottaavaa
Shall I bestow your name upon it?
Utharavu podu en mainaa mainaa
Give me the order, my Myna bird, my Myna!
Nana nana nana nana
Nana nana nana nana
Unnai thodum thendral idam
At the gentle breeze that touches you,
Enakkoru kobam undu
I hold a playful anger.
Thiruttu valiyil udalai thaluvi
Embracing your body in stolen ways,
Senthiduthae
It sneaks away.
Vennilavin perai maattravaa
Shall I change the white moon's name?
Unnudaiya perai soottaavaa
Shall I bestow your name upon it?
Utharavu podu en mainaa mainaa
Give me the order, my Myna bird, my Myna!
Vennilavin perai maattravaa
Shall I change the white moon's name?
Unnudaiya perai soottaavaa
Shall I bestow your name upon it?
Utharavu podu en mainaa mainaa
Give me the order, my Myna bird, my Myna!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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