Vennilavum Vaanum Pole
From Kalyanam Panniyum Brahmachari · 1954
- Lyricist
- Bharathidasan
- Singer
- Radha Jayalakshmi
- Music director
- T. G. Lingappa
- Details
- Kalyanam Panniyum Brahmachari1954
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Vennilaavum vaanum polae | Like the white moon and the sky |
| Veeranum koorvaalum polae | Like a warrior and his sharp sword |
| Vennilaavum vaanum polae | Like the white moon and the sky |
| Veeranum koorvaalum polae | Like a warrior and his sharp sword |
| Female | |
| Vennilaavum vaanum polae | Like the white moon and the sky |
| Veeranum koorvaalum polae | Like a warrior and his sharp sword |
| Vennilaavum vaanum polae | Like the white moon and the sky |
| Veeranum koorvaalum polae | Like a warrior and his sharp sword |
| Female | |
| Vennilaavum…. | Like the white moon... |
| Female | |
| Vanna poovum manamum polae | Like a colorful flower and its fragrance |
| Aa…aa..aah…aah..aa… | Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... |
| Vanna poovum manamum polae | Like a colorful flower and its fragrance |
| Vanna poovum manamum polae | Like a colorful flower and its fragrance |
| Vanna poovum manamum polae | Like a colorful flower and its fragrance |
| Magara yaazhum isaiyum polae | Like the fish-shaped lute and its music |
| Magara yaazhum isaiyum polae | Like the fish-shaped lute and its music |
| Kannum oliyum polae enathu | Like the eye and its light, my |
| Kannum oliyum polae enathu | Like the eye and its light, my |
| Kannal tamizhum naanum allavo… | Are sweet Tamil and I not inseparable like these? |
| Female | |
| Vennilaavum vaanum polae | Like the white moon and the sky |
| Veeranum koorvaalum polae | Like a warrior and his sharp sword |
| Female | |
| Vennilaavum…. | Like the white moon... |
| Female | |
| Vaiyagamae…aa…aa…aah…aa… | The whole world... ah... ah... ah... ah... |
| Vaiyagamae uyiyumaaru | So that the world may thrive |
| Vaazha tamil ennarum peru | Glorious sweet Tamil lives as a precious treasure |
| Vaiyagamae uyiyumaaru | So that the world may thrive |
| Vaazha tamil ennarum peru | Glorious sweet Tamil lives as a precious treasure |
| Uiyyathaana sangam enum thottilil | In the cradle known as the noble Tamil Sangam |
| Valarntha pillai | The child that grew up |
| Uiyyathaana sangam enum thottilil | In the cradle known as the noble Tamil Sangam |
| Valarntha pillai | The child that grew up |
| Female | |
| Kayilae vel yaenthi | Holding a spear in hand |
| Kayilae vel yaenthi | Holding a spear in hand |
| Kadal ulagaal mooventhar | The three great kings who ruled the ocean-girt world |
| Karuththaendi kaaththaar antha | Cherished and protected it with devotion, that |
| Karuththaendi kaaththaar antha | Cherished and protected it with devotion, that |
| Kannal tamizhum naanum nalla | Sweet Tamil and I are united well |
| Female | |
| Vennilaavum vaanum polae | Like the white moon and the sky |
| Veeranum koorvaalum polae | Like a warrior and his sharp sword |
| Female | |
| Vennilaavum….aa…aah…aa… | Like the white moon... ah... ah... ah... |
வெண்ணிலாவும் வானும் போலே
வீரனும் கூர்வாளும் போலே
வெண்ணிலாவும் வானும் போலே
வீரனும் கூர் வாளும் போலே
Like the white moon and the sky
Like a warrior and his sharp sword
Like the white moon and the sky
Like a warrior and his sharp sword
வெண்ணிலாவும் வானும் போலே
வீரனும் கூர்வாளும் போலே
வெண்ணிலாவும் வானும் போலே
வீரனும் கூர்வாளும் போலே
Like the white moon and the sky
Like a warrior and his sharp sword
Like the white moon and the sky
Like a warrior and his sharp sword
வெண்ணிலாவும்.....
Like the white moon...
வண்ண பூவும் மணமும் போலே
ஆ....ஆ...ஆஹ்....ஆஹ்....ஆ....
வண்ண பூவும் மணமும் போலே
வண்ண பூவும் மணமும் போலே
வண்ண பூவும் மணமும் போலே
மகர யாழும் இசையும் போலே
மகர யாழும் இசையும் போலே
கண்ணும் ஒளியும் போலே எனது
கண்ணும் ஒளியும் போலே எனது
கன்னல் தமிழும் நானும் அல்லவோ....
Like a colorful flower and its fragrance
Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah...
Like a colorful flower and its fragrance
Like a colorful flower and its fragrance
Like a colorful flower and its fragrance
Like the fish-shaped lute and its music
Like the fish-shaped lute and its music
Like the eye and its light, my
Like the eye and its light, my
Are sweet Tamil and I not inseparable like these?
வெண்ணிலாவும் வானும் போலே
வீரனும் கூர்வாளும் போலே
Like the white moon and the sky
Like a warrior and his sharp sword
வெண்ணிலாவும்.....
Like the white moon...
வையகமே ஆ...ஆ...ஆஹ்....ஆ....
வையகமே உய்யுமாறு
வாழ தமிழ் என்னரும் பேறு
வையகமே உய்யுமாறு
வாழ தமிழ் என்னரும் பேறு
உய்யதான சங்கம் எனும் தொட்டிலில்
வளர்ந்த பிள்ளை
உய்யதான சங்கம் எனும் தொட்டிலில்
வளர்ந்த பிள்ளை
The whole world... ah... ah... ah... ah...
So that the world may thrive
Glorious sweet Tamil lives as a precious treasure
So that the world may thrive
Glorious sweet Tamil lives as a precious treasure
In the cradle known as the noble Tamil Sangam
The child that grew up
In the cradle known as the noble Tamil Sangam
The child that grew up
கையிலே வேல் ஏந்தி
கையிலே வேல் ஏந்தி
கடல் உலகாள் மூவேந்தர்
கருத்தேந்தி காத்தார் அந்த
கருத்தேந்தி காத்தார் அந்த
கன்னல் தமிழும் நானும் நல்ல
Holding a spear in hand
Holding a spear in hand
The three great kings who ruled the ocean-girt world
Cherished and protected it with devotion, that
Cherished and protected it with devotion, that
Sweet Tamil and I are united well
வெண்ணிலாவும் வானும் போலே
வீரனும் கூர்வாளும் போலே
Like the white moon and the sky
Like a warrior and his sharp sword
வெண்ணிலாவும்.....ஆ..ஆஹ்....ஆ...
Like the white moon... ah... ah... ah...
Vennilaavum vaanum polae
Like the white moon and the sky
Veeranum koorvaalum polae
Like a warrior and his sharp sword
Vennilaavum vaanum polae
Like the white moon and the sky
Veeranum koorvaalum polae
Like a warrior and his sharp sword
Vennilaavum vaanum polae
Like the white moon and the sky
Veeranum koorvaalum polae
Like a warrior and his sharp sword
Vennilaavum vaanum polae
Like the white moon and the sky
Veeranum koorvaalum polae
Like a warrior and his sharp sword
Vennilaavum….
Like the white moon...
Vanna poovum manamum polae
Like a colorful flower and its fragrance
Aa…aa..aah…aah..aa…
Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah...
Vanna poovum manamum polae
Like a colorful flower and its fragrance
Vanna poovum manamum polae
Like a colorful flower and its fragrance
Vanna poovum manamum polae
Like a colorful flower and its fragrance
Magara yaazhum isaiyum polae
Like the fish-shaped lute and its music
Magara yaazhum isaiyum polae
Like the fish-shaped lute and its music
Kannum oliyum polae enathu
Like the eye and its light, my
Kannum oliyum polae enathu
Like the eye and its light, my
Kannal tamizhum naanum allavo…
Are sweet Tamil and I not inseparable like these?
Vennilaavum vaanum polae
Like the white moon and the sky
Veeranum koorvaalum polae
Like a warrior and his sharp sword
Vennilaavum….
Like the white moon...
Vaiyagamae…aa…aa…aah…aa…
The whole world... ah... ah... ah... ah...
Vaiyagamae uyiyumaaru
So that the world may thrive
Vaazha tamil ennarum peru
Glorious sweet Tamil lives as a precious treasure
Vaiyagamae uyiyumaaru
So that the world may thrive
Vaazha tamil ennarum peru
Glorious sweet Tamil lives as a precious treasure
Uiyyathaana sangam enum thottilil
In the cradle known as the noble Tamil Sangam
Valarntha pillai
The child that grew up
Uiyyathaana sangam enum thottilil
In the cradle known as the noble Tamil Sangam
Valarntha pillai
The child that grew up
Kayilae vel yaenthi
Holding a spear in hand
Kayilae vel yaenthi
Holding a spear in hand
Kadal ulagaal mooventhar
The three great kings who ruled the ocean-girt world
Karuththaendi kaaththaar antha
Cherished and protected it with devotion, that
Karuththaendi kaaththaar antha
Cherished and protected it with devotion, that
Kannal tamizhum naanum nalla
Sweet Tamil and I are united well
Vennilaavum vaanum polae
Like the white moon and the sky
Veeranum koorvaalum polae
Like a warrior and his sharp sword
Vennilaavum….aa…aah…aa…
Like the white moon... ah... ah... ah...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Written by Puratchi Kavingnar Bharathidasan, this song expresses the profound, inseparable bond between the speaker and the Tamil language. Through a series of poetic similes—such as the moon and the sky, a warrior and his sword, a flower and its fragrance, a lute and its music, and the eye and light—it asserts that the speaker's identity is inextricably linked to Tamil. The lyric also glorifies Tamil's ancient heritage, recalling how it was nurtured in the cradle of the Tamil Sangam and protected by the three historic Tamil dynasties (Cheras, Cholas, and Pandyas).
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Vennilaavum vaanum polae”
Extensive use of 'polae' (meaning 'like' or 'as') to draw direct comparisons between inseparable natural pairs and the relationship between the speaker and Tamil.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Vennilaavum vaanum polae / Veeranum koorvaalum polae”
Repetition of refrain lines to create rhythm and emphasize the eternal nature of the comparison.
Edhukai (Second letter rhyme)
“Kannum oliyum polae enathu / Kannal tamizhum naanum allavo…”
Agreement of the second consonant sound across paired words, such as 'Kannum' and 'Kannal'.
Moonaai (Initial consonant alliteration)
“Vennilaavum vaanum polae”
Matching initial sounds in words on the same or adjacent lines (e.g., 'Vennilaavum', 'Veeranum', 'Vanna').
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Trivia
This iconic song composed by T. G. Lingappa features lyrics by the renowned Tamil poet Bharathidasan, celebrating language devotion (Tamil Pattu). It stands as a pivotal example of mid-20th century Dravidian cultural revivalism within Tamil film music.
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