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Lyrics & meaning

Chella Namm Veetuku

From Poovellam Un Vasam · 2001

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Malaysia Vasudevan
Music director
Vidyasagar
Movie name
Poovellam Un Vasam
Movie release year
2001
Lyrics added on
12 Mar 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Chella nam veetukku
Vaanavilla karachu
Nallaavae vannam adippom
Chinna nam thottathil
Nakshathiram pookkum
Chinna chinna chedi valarppom
Ithu maadi veedu
Nam jodi veedu
Ada koyil konjam bore adithaal
Theivam vanthu vaazhum veedu
Ahaaa…aaa…aaa…aaa…
Ohooo…ooohooo…ooooo….
Chella nam veetukku
Vaanavilla karachu
Nallaavae vannam adippom
Chinna nam thottathil
Nakshathiram pookkum
Chinna chinna chedi valarppom
Ithu maadi veedu
Nam jodi veedu
Ada koyil konjam bore adithaal
Theivam vanthu vaazhum veedu
Ahaaa…aaa…aaa…aaa…
Male :Ohooo…ooohooo…ooooo….
Jannal valiyae kaatrae varuga
Kathavu valiyae selvam varuga
Vaasthu paathae vaasal vaithom
Vaazhkai selikka
Munnae kaanum pulveli vaazhga
Mottai maadi roja vaazhga
Oomai thendral odi varattum
Oonjal asaikka
Engal idhayam adikkivaithu
Intha illangal elunthathammaa
Female :Nee suvaril kaathu vaithaal
Manam thudippu ketkumammaa
Nam sontham valarnthirikka
Bantham thodarnthirikka
Thalamurai iruvathu vaazhum nam veedu
Chella nam veetukku
Vaanavilla karachu
Nallaavae vannam adippom
Chinna nam thottathil
Nakshathiram pookkum
Chinna chinna chedi valarppom
Veedu manaivi pillai ellaam
Ellaarukkum vaaipathillai
Nanmai seitha nallavarkkellaam
Nandri solgirom
Innor jenmam ondru irunthaal
Ingae oru naaikuttiyaaga
Vanthu vaazhum varamae vendum
Ummai ketkirom
Intha veedu vantha neram
Mazhai ponnaai polinthathammaa
Female :Anthi maalai nizhalai pola
Bantha paasam valaruthammaa
Intha sontham nerungivara
Sorgam arugil vara
Suriyan ulla varai vaazhum nam veedu
Chella nam veetukku
Vaanavilla karachu
Nallaavae vannam adippom
Chinna nam thottathil
Nakshathiram pookkum
Chinna chinna chedi valarppom
Ithu maadi veedu
Female :Nam jodi veedu
Male :Ada koyil konjam bore adithaal
Theivam vanthu vaazhum veedu
For our darling home,
let us dissolve a rainbow
and paint it with vibrant colors!
In our little garden,
where flowers bloom like stars,
let us grow tiny little plants!
This is a storied house,
a pair of twin homes for us!
If God ever gets bored of the temple,
this is the home where God would come to live!
Aaha… aa… aa… aa…
Oho… ooho… oooo…
For our darling home,
let us dissolve a rainbow
and paint it with vibrant colors!
In our little garden,
where flowers bloom like stars,
let us grow tiny little plants!
This is a storied house,
a pair of twin homes for us!
If God ever gets bored of the temple,
this is the home where God would come to live!
Aaha… aa… aa… aa…
Male: Oho… ooho… oooo…
Come through the windows, oh breeze,
come through the doors, oh prosperity!
We set our doorway by Vaastu (traditional architecture),
so that our life may flourish!
Long live the lawn out in the front,
long live the roses on the terrace!
Let the gentle breeze come running
to sway our swing!
By stacking together our very hearts,
these lovely homes have risen!
Female: If you press your ear against the wall,
you can hear our heartbeats!
So our kinship may flourish,
so our bond may endure,
our home will stand for twenty generations!
For our darling home,
let us dissolve a rainbow
and paint it with vibrant colors!
In our little garden,
where flowers bloom like stars,
let us grow tiny little plants!
A home, a wife, and children—
not everyone is blessed with all of these!
To all the good souls who did us good,
we offer our heartfelt gratitude!
If there is another life for us,
to be born as a puppy right here
and live among you is the blessing we seek;
we ask this of You!
From the moment we arrived at this house,
rain showered down like gold!
Female: Just like lengthening evening shadows,
our love and affection keep growing!
As our ties grow closer,
and heaven draws near,
our home will live on as long as the sun shines!
For our darling home,
let us dissolve a rainbow
and paint it with vibrant colors!
In our little garden,
where flowers bloom like stars,
let us grow tiny little plants!
This is a storied house,
Female: a pair of twin homes for us!
Male: If God ever gets bored of the temple,
this is the home where God would come to live!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This joyous song celebrates the warmth, unity, and love present in a family home. The family members describe building their home not just with bricks and mortar, but with their hearts, hopes, and affection. They picture painting the house with colors of the rainbow and nurturing flowers that shine like stars in their garden. They believe their home is so filled with divine harmony that even God would prefer resting there over a temple.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uruvagamy (Metaphor)

Vaanavilla karachu

Comparing colors to a dissolved rainbow ('Vaanavilla karachu') and flowers to blooming stars ('Nakshathiram pookkum').

Upamai (Simile)

Anthi maalai nizhalai pola

Comparing the growth of affection to the lengthening of evening shadows ('Anthi maalai nizhalai pola').

Atukku Thodar (Repetition for Emphasis)

Chinna chinna chedi valarppom

Repetition of the word 'Chinna' to emphasize sweetness and affection.

Personification

Oomai thendral odi varattum

Attributing human actions to wind ('Oomai thendral odi varattum') and walls having heartbeats ('Manam thudippu ketkumammaa').

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Trivia

The song 'Chella Nam Veetukku' was composed by Vidyasagar for the 2001 film 'Poovellam Un Vasam', starring Ajith Kumar and Jyothika. Sung by Sujatha Mohan, Hariharan, and Tippu, the song vividly portrays a joint family celebrating the housewarming of their adjacent houses.

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