Aadi Varum Then Nilavai
From Chella Penn · 1969
- Lyricist
- Kumaradevan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- B. A. Chidambaranathan
- Details
- Chella Penn1969
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aadi varum thaen nilavai polae | Like the dancing honeyed moon |
| Naanum ingae | I too am here |
| Aanandham kaana vandha | Came to experience joy |
| Chella pennamma | The cherished darling girl |
| Ullasam ponga ponga thaanae | As joy overflows continuously on its own |
| Vaazhvil inbam | Happiness in life |
| Inbam oru kodi inbam | Bliss, ten million blisses |
| Female | |
| Aadi varum thaen nilavai polae | Like the dancing honeyed moon |
| Naanum ingae | I too am here |
| Aanandham kaana vandha | Came to experience joy |
| Chella pennamma | The cherished darling girl |
| Female | |
| Appa manasu aandavan manasu | Father's heart is a godly heart |
| Avarukku naan oru chellakili | To him, I am a pampered parrot |
| Oor ondru kettaal ulagathaiyae koduthu | If asked for a single village, he gives the whole world |
| Podhumam enbadhu vandha vazhi | Satisfaction and gratitude are his natural way |
| Female | |
| Indha veetirkku nanae | To this household, I am |
| Maha raani | The great queen |
| Ingu nadapadhellaaamae en aatchi | Everything happening here is under my rule |
| Ellaam ingae inbamayam | Everything here is filled with bliss |
| Ellaam ingae inbamayam | Everything here is filled with bliss |
| Idharkkru naan oru aththaachi | And I am the living testament to it |
| Female | |
| Aadi varum thaen nilavai polae | Like the dancing honeyed moon |
| Naanum ingae | I too am here |
| Aanandham kaana vandha | Came to experience joy |
| Chella pennamma | The cherished darling girl |
| Female | |
| Onnae onnu kannae kannu | The unique one, precious as the apple of an eye |
| Uyiraai kaapaval neeyamma | You are the mother who guards me as her own life |
| Ingu en sugam ondrae un sugam endru | Believing my happiness alone is your happiness |
| Inbamaai valarkkum thaaiyamma | The mother who nurtures me with delight |
| Female | |
| Nee kattiya un mana kottaiyil ellaam | In all the mind-castles you have built |
| Kanmanai iruppaal paaramma | See mother, your darling daughter will reside |
| Kaalangal ellaam kai vasamaagum | All times will come under control |
| Kaalangal ellaam kai vasamaagum | All times will come under control |
| Amma nallaasi kooramma | Mother, bestow your good blessings upon me |
| Female | |
| Aadi varum thaen nilavai polae | Like the dancing honeyed moon |
| Naanum ingae | I too am here |
| Aanandham kaana vandha | Came to experience joy |
| Chella pennamma | The cherished darling girl |
ஆடி வரும் தேன் நிலவை போல நானும் இங்கே
ஆனந்தம் காண வந்த செல்லப் பெண்ணம்மா
உல்லாசம் பொங்க பொங்கதானே வாழ்வில் இன்பம்
இன்பம் ஒரு கோடி இன்பம்.....
Like the dancing honeyed moon
I too am here
Came to experience joy
The cherished darling girl
As joy overflows continuously on its own
Happiness in life
Bliss, ten million blisses
ஆடி வரும் தேன் நிலவை போல நானும் இங்கே
ஆனந்தம் காண வந்த செல்லப் பெண்ணம்மா
Like the dancing honeyed moon
I too am here
Came to experience joy
The cherished darling girl
அப்பா மனசு ஆண்டவன் மனசு
அவருக்கு நானொரு செல்லக்கிளி
ஊர் ஒன்று கேட்டால் உலகத்தையே கொடுத்து
போதுமா என்பது வந்த வழி
Father's heart is a godly heart
To him, I am a pampered parrot
If asked for a single village, he gives the whole world
Satisfaction and gratitude are his natural way
இந்த வீட்டிற்கு நானே மகராணி
இங்கு நடப்பதெல்லாமே என் ஆட்சி
எல்லாம் இங்கே இன்பமயம்
எல்லாம் இங்கே இன்பமயம்
இதற்கு நானொரு அத்தாட்சி
To this household, I am
The great queen
Everything happening here is under my rule
Everything here is filled with bliss
Everything here is filled with bliss
And I am the living testament to it
ஆடி வரும் தேன் நிலவை போல நானும் இங்கே
ஆனந்தம் காண வந்த செல்லப் பெண்ணம்மா
Like the dancing honeyed moon
I too am here
Came to experience joy
The cherished darling girl
ஒண்ணே ஒண்ணு கண்ணே கண்ணு
உயிராய் காப்பவள் நீயம்மா இங்கு
என் சுகம் ஒன்றே உன் சுகம் என்று
இன்பமாய் வளர்க்கும் தாயம்மா
The unique one, precious as the apple of an eye
You are the mother who guards me as her own life
Believing my happiness alone is your happiness
The mother who nurtures me with delight
நீ கட்டிய உன் மனக் கோட்டையிலெல்லாம்
கண்மணி இருப்பாள் பாரம்மா
காலங்கள் எல்லாம் கை வசமாகும்
காலங்கள் எல்லாம் கை வசமாகும்
அம்மா நல்லாசி கூறம்மா.......
In all the mind-castles you have built
See mother, your darling daughter will reside
All times will come under control
All times will come under control
Mother, bestow your good blessings upon me
ஆடி வரும் தேன் நிலவை போல நானும் இங்கே
ஆனந்தம் காண வந்த செல்லப் பெண்ணம்மா
Like the dancing honeyed moon
I too am here
Came to experience joy
The cherished darling girl
Aadi varum thaen nilavai polae
Like the dancing honeyed moon
Naanum ingae
I too am here
Aanandham kaana vandha
Came to experience joy
Chella pennamma
The cherished darling girl
Ullasam ponga ponga thaanae
As joy overflows continuously on its own
Vaazhvil inbam
Happiness in life
Inbam oru kodi inbam
Bliss, ten million blisses
Aadi varum thaen nilavai polae
Like the dancing honeyed moon
Naanum ingae
I too am here
Aanandham kaana vandha
Came to experience joy
Chella pennamma
The cherished darling girl
Appa manasu aandavan manasu
Father's heart is a godly heart
Avarukku naan oru chellakili
To him, I am a pampered parrot
Oor ondru kettaal ulagathaiyae koduthu
If asked for a single village, he gives the whole world
Podhumam enbadhu vandha vazhi
Satisfaction and gratitude are his natural way
Indha veetirkku nanae
To this household, I am
Maha raani
The great queen
Ingu nadapadhellaaamae en aatchi
Everything happening here is under my rule
Ellaam ingae inbamayam
Everything here is filled with bliss
Ellaam ingae inbamayam
Everything here is filled with bliss
Idharkkru naan oru aththaachi
And I am the living testament to it
Aadi varum thaen nilavai polae
Like the dancing honeyed moon
Naanum ingae
I too am here
Aanandham kaana vandha
Came to experience joy
Chella pennamma
The cherished darling girl
Onnae onnu kannae kannu
The unique one, precious as the apple of an eye
Uyiraai kaapaval neeyamma
You are the mother who guards me as her own life
Ingu en sugam ondrae un sugam endru
Believing my happiness alone is your happiness
Inbamaai valarkkum thaaiyamma
The mother who nurtures me with delight
Nee kattiya un mana kottaiyil ellaam
In all the mind-castles you have built
Kanmanai iruppaal paaramma
See mother, your darling daughter will reside
Kaalangal ellaam kai vasamaagum
All times will come under control
Kaalangal ellaam kai vasamaagum
All times will come under control
Amma nallaasi kooramma
Mother, bestow your good blessings upon me
Aadi varum thaen nilavai polae
Like the dancing honeyed moon
Naanum ingae
I too am here
Aanandham kaana vandha
Came to experience joy
Chella pennamma
The cherished darling girl
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Chella Penn' is a joyful, lighthearted expression of a deeply loved daughter celebrating her happiness and familial warmth. She affectionately describes herself as the cherished queen of her household, radiating bliss like a bright moon.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Aadi varum thaen nilavai polae”
Compares the joyful daughter to a dancing honeyed moon using the comparative suffix 'polae'.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Avarukku naan oru chellakili”
Directly identifies the daughter as a pampered parrot ('chellakili') in her father's eye.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Oor ondru kettaal ulagathaiyae koduthu”
Exaggerates the father's immense generosity by claiming he gives the entire world if asked for a village.
Repetition (Adukku Thodar)
“Ullasam ponga ponga thaanae”
Repeats words like 'ponga ponga' and 'inbam' to emphasize boundless, overflowing happiness.
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Trivia
'Chella Penn' (1969) features music composed by B. A. Chidambaranathan with lyrics written by Kumaradevan. Performed by the legendary playback singer P. Susheela, the song captures the warmth of family affection typical of late 1960s Tamil cinema.
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