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Lyrics & meaning

Deivangal

From Pudhiya Raagam · 1991

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Mano, S. Janaki
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Pudhiya Raagam
Movie release year
1991
Lyrics added on
16 Dec 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Dheivangal kan paarthadhu
Thottathil poo poothadhu
Poo ondru saei aanadhu
Pen ondru thaai aanadhu
Eer aindhu maadham
Thaai konda baaram
Thaalaatta thaanae
Kai vandhu serum
Verenna vendum
Or pillai vandhaal kollai inbam
Dheivangal kan paarthadhu
Thottathil poo poothadhu
Pillai illaadha veedu
Mullai illaadha kaadu
Thottil illaadha illam
Thendral illadha mandram
Chinna pon vandu
Vanna kan rendu
Aagaaya neelam kaattum
Kannam poo chendu
Katti karkandu
Sendhoora kolam theettum
Maarbodu serthu
Mundhaanai moodi
Paaloottum thaayin
Aanandham kodi
Verenna vendum
Or pillai vandhaal kollai inbam
Poo ondru saei aanadhu
Pen ondru thaai aanadhu
Eer aindhu maadham
Thaai konda baaram
Thaalaatta thaanae
Kai vandhu serum
Verenna vendum
Or pillai vandhaal kollai inbam
Poo ondru saei aanadhu
Pen ondru thaai aanadhu
Annai endraana pinbu
Thunbam munnooru naatkal
Pillai kai vandha pinbu
Kannil sandhosha pookkal
Pillai chelvangal
Pesum dheivangal
Ellorkkum vaaippadhillai
Thaaimai illaadha
Penmai ennaalum
Kaanaadhu anbin ellai
Kai veesi aadum
Vaigaasi megam
En veedu sera
Naan seidha yogam
Verenna vendum
Or pillai vandhaal kollai inbam
Dheivangal kan paarthadhu
Thottathil poo poothadhu
Poo ondru saei aanadhu
Pen ondru thaai aanadhu
Eer aindhu maadham
Thaai konda baaram
Thaalaatta thaanae
Kai vandhu serum
Verenna vendum
Or pillai vandhaal kollai inbam
Dheivangal kan paarthadhu
Thottathil poo poothadhu
The gods looked upon us with grace
A flower has bloomed in our garden
A flower has become a child
A woman has become a mother
For ten long months
The weight the mother carried
Just to be cradled and sung to sleep
Has arrived into her arms
What more is needed?
When a child arrives, it brings boundless joy!
The gods looked upon us with grace
A flower has bloomed in our garden
A home without a child
Is like a forest without jasmine
A house without a cradle
Is like a courtyard without a breeze
Like a tiny golden beetle,
Two bright, colorful eyes
Reflect the blue of the sky
Cheeks like a bunch of flowers,
Sweet like rock sugar,
Painting patterns of rosy red
Holding the baby close to her chest
Covering with the end of her sari,
The nursing mother feels
Countless millions of joys
What more is needed?
When a child arrives, it brings boundless joy!
A flower has become a child
A woman has become a mother
For ten long months
The weight the mother carried
Just to be cradled and sung to sleep
Has arrived into her arms
What more is needed?
When a child arrives, it brings boundless joy!
A flower has become a child
A woman has become a mother
Once she is called a mother,
There is pain for three hundred days;
Once the child is in her arms,
Flowers of happiness bloom in her eyes.
Precious children
Are speaking gods;
Not everyone is blessed to have them.
Without motherhood,
Womanhood will never
Experience the true bounds of love.
Waving its hands and swaying,
Like a gentle summer cloud,
For it to reach my home
Is the blessing I have earned.
What more is needed?
When a child arrives, it brings boundless joy!
The gods looked upon us with grace
A flower has bloomed in our garden
A flower has become a child
A woman has become a mother
For ten long months
The weight the mother carried
Just to be cradled and sung to sleep
Has arrived into her arms
What more is needed?
When a child arrives, it brings boundless joy!
The gods looked upon us with grace
A flower has bloomed in our garden
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song celebrates the divine sanctity of motherhood and the overwhelming happiness brought by a newborn child into a home. It vividly portrays how a childless home feels empty and incomplete, comparing it to a forest without blooming jasmine or an open hall without a soothing breeze. Lyricist Vaali beautifully captures the transformation of a woman's 300 days of pregnancy discomfort into infinite bliss the moment she cradles her baby. The lyrics emphasize that children are living gods and that motherhood is the ultimate realization of unconditional love in womanhood.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvam)

“Pillai chelvangal / Pesum dheivangal”

Describing children directly as speaking divinities ('Pesum dheivangal') to show their sacred and pure nature.

Edhukai (Second letter rhyming)

“Pillai illaadha veedu / Mullai illaadha kaadu”

The second letter 'll' rhymes in 'Pillai' and 'Mullai', creating rhythmic harmony across the lines.

Analogy / Imagery

“Pillai illaadha veedu / Mullai illaadha kaadu”

Comparing the emptiness of a childless house to a lifeless forest lacking jasmine flowers, creating strong visual imagery.

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Trivia

'Pudhiya Raagam' (1991) marked the directorial debut of actor Rahman, who also played the lead role. The song features emotional lyricism by Vaali, highlighting maternal love.

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