Chandrigaiyum Chandiranum
From Porantha Veeda Puguntha Veeda · 1993
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Mano, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Porantha Veeda Puguntha Veeda1993
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Chandrigaiyum chandiranum peril veruthaanadi | Moonlight and the moon differ only in name, my dear girl |
| Sollaponaa ullapadi rendum ondruthaanadi | Truth be told, in reality, both are one and the same |
| Chandrigaiyum chandiranum peril veruthaanadi | Moonlight and the moon differ only in name, my dear girl |
| Sollaponaa ullapadi rendum ondruthaanadi | Truth be told, in reality, both are one and the same |
| Sreedeviyum sreelakshmiyum peril veruthanadi | Sridevi and Sree Lakshmi differ only in name, my dear girl |
| Sollaponaal illarathil rendum ondruthaanadi | Truth be told, in family life, both are one and the same |
| Male | |
| Oru veetil piranthaayamma | You were born in one house, my dear |
| Maru veetil pugunthaayamma | You entered another house, my dear |
| Iru veettirukkum pugazh serthidum | Bringing fame and pride to both families |
| Oru mangai nee thirumangai nee | You are a woman, an auspicious woman |
| Chorus | |
| Chandrigaiyum chandiranum peril veruthaanadi | Moonlight and the moon differ only in name, my dear girl |
| Sollaponaa ullapadi rendum ondruthaanadi | Truth be told, in reality, both are one and the same |
| Female | |
| Mangala naanudan kungumam manjalum | Along with the sacred thread, kumkum, and turmeric |
| Mannavan thandhaane naan punniyam seidhenae | My king gave them to me, I must have performed good deeds in past lives |
| Maamanai pol enai aththaiyum mechida | So that my mother-in-law praises me just like my father-in-law |
| Latchiyam kondenae naan nichayam velvenae | I have set a goal and I will certainly win |
| Male | |
| Ethanai kathiyum muthiya mandaiyil yeraadhu | No matter how much you preach, it won't enter an old stubborn head |
| Aththaiyin buthiyum appadithan oru naai vaalu | Mother-in-law's mind is just like that, like a dog's crooked tail |
| Male | |
| Thandhaikku vaaithathai naan enna solvadhu poonthenae | What can I say about what my father got, my sweet honey? |
| Pillaikku vaaithathu pithalai lladi ponn thane | What the son got is not brass, my dear, it is pure gold! |
| Female | |
| Kuttrangal paarthaal suttrangal illai | If you look for faults, you will have no relatives left |
| Anbirundhaal panbirundhaal | If there is love and good conduct |
| Valluvan solliya illaram vaaikkum | The domestic life described by Valluvar will be blessed |
| Male | |
| Vovvoru aan magan vettrikku | Behind every man's success |
| Pinnoru penman nirpaale | Stands a woman |
| Orr paavalan sonnanae | As a poet once said |
| Kanmani naan oru kaariyam seidhida | My dear, when I undertake a task |
| Pinnani needhaane un paadhiyum naan thane | Aren't you my background support? And am I not your half? |
| Male | |
| Maadhrgal sangangal | Women's associations |
| Mootaiyai kattidum orr naalthaan | Will pack their bags one day |
| Paadhargal sangathai aarambam seiven paar needhaan | I will start a husbands' association, you just wait and see! |
| Female | |
| Yettikku pottigal | Why engage in useless arguments |
| Yen ingu sollunga maamave | Tell me here, uncle? |
| Seekiram aththaikku pakkuvam vanthidum thaanave | Soon mother-in-law will gain maturity on her own |
| Male | |
| Nalladhu kanne nadakkattum pennae | Very well, my dear, let it happen |
| Un manadhu ponn manadhu | Your heart is a heart of gold |
| Enniya ennangal eppavum koodum | Desired wishes will always come true |
| Chorus | |
| Chandrigaiyum chandiranum peril veruthaanadi | Moonlight and the moon differ only in name, my dear girl |
| Sollaponaa ullapadi rendum ondruthaanadi | Truth be told, in reality, both are one and the same |
| Sreedeviyum sreelakshmiyum peril veruthanadi | Sreedevi and Sree Lakshmi differ only in name, my dear girl |
| Sollaponaal illarathil rendum ondruthaanadi | Truth be told, in family life, both are one and the same |
| Male | |
| Oru veetil piranthaayamma | You were born in one house, my dear |
| Maru veetil pugunthaayamma | You entered another house, my dear |
| Iru veettirukkum pugazh serthidum | Bringing fame and pride to both families |
| Oru mangai nee thirumangai nee | You are a woman, an auspicious woman |
| Chorus | |
| Chandrigaiyum chandiranum peril veruthaanadi | Moonlight and the moon differ only in name, my dear girl |
| Sollaponaa ullapadi rendum ondruthaanadi | Truth be told, in reality, both are one and the same |
சந்திரிகையும் சந்திரனும் பேரில் வேறுதானடி
சொல்லப்போனா உள்ளபடி ரெண்டும் ஒன்றுதானடி
சந்திரிகையும் சந்திரனும் பேரில் வேறுதானடி
சொல்லப்போனா உள்ளபடி ரெண்டும் ஒன்றுதானடி
ஸ்ரீதேவியும் ஸ்ரீலட்சுமியும் பேரில் வேறுதானடி
சொல்லப் போனால் இல்லறத்தில் ரெண்டும் ஓன்றுதானடி
Moonlight and the moon differ only in name, my dear girl
Truth be told, in reality, both are one and the same
Moonlight and the moon differ only in name, my dear girl
Truth be told, in reality, both are one and the same
Sridevi and Sree Lakshmi differ only in name, my dear girl
Truth be told, in family life, both are one and the same
ஒரு வீட்டில் நீ பிறந்தாயம்மா
மறு வீட்டில் நீ புகுந்தாயம்மா
இரு வீட்டிற்கும் புகழ் சேர்த்திடும்
ஒரு மங்கை நீ திருமங்கை நீ
You were born in one house, my dear
You entered another house, my dear
Bringing fame and pride to both families
You are a woman, an auspicious woman
சந்திரிகையும் சந்திரனும் பேரில் வேறுதானம்மா
சொல்லப்போனா உள்ளபடி ரெண்டும் ஒன்றுதானம்மா
Moonlight and the moon differ only in name, my dear girl
Truth be told, in reality, both are one and the same
மங்கல நாணுடன் குங்குமம் மஞ்சளும்
மன்னவன் தந்தானே நான் புண்ணியம் செய்தேனே
மாமனைப் போல் எனை அத்தையும் மெச்சிட
லட்சியம் கொண்டேனே நான் நிச்சயம் வெல்வேனே
Along with the sacred thread, kumkum, and turmeric
My king gave them to me, I must have performed good deeds in past lives
So that my mother-in-law praises me just like my father-in-law
I have set a goal and I will certainly win
எத்தனை கத்தியும் முத்திய மண்டையில் ஏறாது
அத்தையின் புத்தியும் அப்படிதான் ஒரு நாய் வாலு
No matter how much you preach, it won't enter an old stubborn head
Mother-in-law's mind is just like that, like a dog's crooked tail
தந்தைக்கு வாய்த்ததை நான் என்ன சொல்வது பூந்தேனே
பிள்ளைக்கு வாய்த்தது பித்தளை அல்லடி பொன் தானே
What can I say about what my father got, my sweet honey?
What the son got is not brass, my dear, it is pure gold!
குற்றங்கள் பார்த்தால் சுற்றங்கள் இல்லை
அன்பிருந்தால் பண்பிருந்தால்
வள்ளுவன் சொல்லிய இல்லறம் வாய்க்கும்...
If you look for faults, you will have no relatives left
If there is love and good conduct
The domestic life described by Valluvar will be blessed
ஒவ்வொரு ஆண் மகன் வெற்றிக்கு
பின்னொரு பெண்மணி நிற்பாளே
ஓர் பாவலன் சொன்னானே
கண்மணி நானொரு காரியம் செய்திட
பின்னணி நீதானே உன் பாதியும் நான்தானே
Behind every man's success
Stands a woman
As a poet once said
My dear, when I undertake a task
Aren't you my background support? And am I not your half?
மாதர்கள் சங்கங்கள்
மூட்டையை கட்டிடும் ஓர் நாள்தான்
பாதர்கள் சங்கத்தை ஆரம்பம் செய்வேன் பார் நீதான்
Women's associations
Will pack their bags one day
I will start a husbands' association, you just wait and see!
ஏட்டிக்கு போட்டிகள்
ஏனிங்கு சொல்லுங்க மாமாவே
சீக்கிரம் அத்தைக்கு பக்குவம் வந்திடும் தானாவே
Why engage in useless arguments
Tell me here, uncle?
Soon mother-in-law will gain maturity on her own
நல்லது கண்ணே நடக்கட்டும் பெண்ணே
உன் மனது பொன் மனது
எண்ணிய எண்ணங்கள் எப்பவும் கூடும்
Very well, my dear, let it happen
Your heart is a heart of gold
Desired wishes will always come true
சந்திரிகையும் சந்திரனும் பேரில் வேறுதானடி
சொல்லப்போனா உள்ளபடி ரெண்டும் ஒன்றுதானடி
ஸ்ரீதேவியும் ஸ்ரீலட்சுமியும் பேரில் வேறுதானடி
சொல்லப் போனால் இல்லறத்தில் ரெண்டும் ஓன்றுதானடி
Moonlight and the moon differ only in name, my dear girl
Truth be told, in reality, both are one and the same
Sreedevi and Sree Lakshmi differ only in name, my dear girl
Truth be told, in family life, both are one and the same
ஒரு வீட்டில் நீ பிறந்தாயம்மா
மறு வீட்டில் நீ புகுந்தாயம்மா
இரு வீட்டிற்கும் புகழ் சேர்த்திடும்
ஒரு மங்கை நீ திருமங்கை நீ
You were born in one house, my dear
You entered another house, my dear
Bringing fame and pride to both families
You are a woman, an auspicious woman
சந்திரிகையும் சந்திரனும் பேரில் வேறுதானம்மா
சொல்லப்போனா உள்ளபடி ரெண்டும் ஒன்றுதானம்மா
Moonlight and the moon differ only in name, my dear girl
Truth be told, in reality, both are one and the same
Chandrigaiyum chandiranum peril veruthaanadi
Moonlight and the moon differ only in name, my dear girl
Sollaponaa ullapadi rendum ondruthaanadi
Truth be told, in reality, both are one and the same
Chandrigaiyum chandiranum peril veruthaanadi
Moonlight and the moon differ only in name, my dear girl
Sollaponaa ullapadi rendum ondruthaanadi
Truth be told, in reality, both are one and the same
Sreedeviyum sreelakshmiyum peril veruthanadi
Sridevi and Sree Lakshmi differ only in name, my dear girl
Sollaponaal illarathil rendum ondruthaanadi
Truth be told, in family life, both are one and the same
Oru veetil piranthaayamma
You were born in one house, my dear
Maru veetil pugunthaayamma
You entered another house, my dear
Iru veettirukkum pugazh serthidum
Bringing fame and pride to both families
Oru mangai nee thirumangai nee
You are a woman, an auspicious woman
Chandrigaiyum chandiranum peril veruthaanadi
Moonlight and the moon differ only in name, my dear girl
Sollaponaa ullapadi rendum ondruthaanadi
Truth be told, in reality, both are one and the same
Mangala naanudan kungumam manjalum
Along with the sacred thread, kumkum, and turmeric
Mannavan thandhaane naan punniyam seidhenae
My king gave them to me, I must have performed good deeds in past lives
Maamanai pol enai aththaiyum mechida
So that my mother-in-law praises me just like my father-in-law
Latchiyam kondenae naan nichayam velvenae
I have set a goal and I will certainly win
Ethanai kathiyum muthiya mandaiyil yeraadhu
No matter how much you preach, it won't enter an old stubborn head
Aththaiyin buthiyum appadithan oru naai vaalu
Mother-in-law's mind is just like that, like a dog's crooked tail
Thandhaikku vaaithathai naan enna solvadhu poonthenae
What can I say about what my father got, my sweet honey?
Pillaikku vaaithathu pithalai lladi ponn thane
What the son got is not brass, my dear, it is pure gold!
Kuttrangal paarthaal suttrangal illai
If you look for faults, you will have no relatives left
Anbirundhaal panbirundhaal
If there is love and good conduct
Valluvan solliya illaram vaaikkum
The domestic life described by Valluvar will be blessed
Vovvoru aan magan vettrikku
Behind every man's success
Pinnoru penman nirpaale
Stands a woman
Orr paavalan sonnanae
As a poet once said
Kanmani naan oru kaariyam seidhida
My dear, when I undertake a task
Pinnani needhaane un paadhiyum naan thane
Aren't you my background support? And am I not your half?
Maadhrgal sangangal
Women's associations
Mootaiyai kattidum orr naalthaan
Will pack their bags one day
Paadhargal sangathai aarambam seiven paar needhaan
I will start a husbands' association, you just wait and see!
Yettikku pottigal
Why engage in useless arguments
Yen ingu sollunga maamave
Tell me here, uncle?
Seekiram aththaikku pakkuvam vanthidum thaanave
Soon mother-in-law will gain maturity on her own
Nalladhu kanne nadakkattum pennae
Very well, my dear, let it happen
Un manadhu ponn manadhu
Your heart is a heart of gold
Enniya ennangal eppavum koodum
Desired wishes will always come true
Chandrigaiyum chandiranum peril veruthaanadi
Moonlight and the moon differ only in name, my dear girl
Sollaponaa ullapadi rendum ondruthaanadi
Truth be told, in reality, both are one and the same
Sreedeviyum sreelakshmiyum peril veruthanadi
Sreedevi and Sree Lakshmi differ only in name, my dear girl
Sollaponaal illarathil rendum ondruthaanadi
Truth be told, in family life, both are one and the same
Oru veetil piranthaayamma
You were born in one house, my dear
Maru veetil pugunthaayamma
You entered another house, my dear
Iru veettirukkum pugazh serthidum
Bringing fame and pride to both families
Oru mangai nee thirumangai nee
You are a woman, an auspicious woman
Chandrigaiyum chandiranum peril veruthaanadi
Moonlight and the moon differ only in name, my dear girl
Sollaponaa ullapadi rendum ondruthaanadi
Truth be told, in reality, both are one and the same
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Chandrigaiyum Chandiranum is a warm, lighthearted duet from the movie Porantha Veeda Puguntha Veeda (1993), featuring a playful dialogue between a husband and wife. The song opens with allegories comparing inseparable concepts—such as the moon and moonlight, or Sridevi and Sree Lakshmi—to illustrate that despite surface differences, a married couple is fundamentally one. It reflects on the transition of a bride leaving her parental home to bring honour and harmony to her marital home. Written by Vaali and set to Ilaiyaraaja's tune, the song balances humorous domestic banter about mother-in-law dynamics with sincere reflections on virtue, marital fidelity, and Thiruvalluvar's domestic philosophy. The couple reaffirms their bond, celebrating the ideal that behind every successful man stands a supportive woman, and acknowledging that love and patience can overcome any family friction.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Moonaal / Alliteration
“Chandrigaiyum chandiranum peril veruthaanadi”
Repetition of initial consonants like 'Ch' in 'Chandrigaiyum' and 'chandiranum' creates a smooth, melodic flow.
Edhugai / Second-letter Rhyming
“Oru veetil piranthaayamma”
Matching of the second consonant ('ru') across 'Oru veetil' and 'Maru veetil' creates structural rhythm.
Metaphor / Simile (Uvamai)
“Aththaiyin buthiyum appadithan oru naai vaalu”
Comparing the stubborn nature of the mother-in-law to a dog's unstraightenable tail ('naai vaalu').
Cultural Allusion
“Valluvan solliya illaram vaaikkum”
Direct allusion to Thiruvalluvar's ethical treatise Thirukkural regarding ideal household ethics ('illaram').
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Trivia
Directed by V. Sekhar, 'Porantha Veeda Puguntha Veeda' (1993) is a classic Tamil family drama starring Sivakumar and Bhanupriya that humorously explores mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationships. This song, composed by Ilaiyaraaja and sung by Mano and K. S. Chithra, became an iconic domestic anthem in Tamil Nadu often played during wedding celebrations and festive family broadcasts.
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