Deivangal
From Pudhiya Raagam · 1991
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Dheivangal kan paarthadhu | The gods have opened their eyes to bless us |
| Thottathil poo poothadhu | A flower has bloomed in the garden |
| Poo ondru saei aanadhu | A flower became a child |
| Pen ondru thaai aanadhu | A woman became a mother |
| Male | |
| Eer aindhu maadham | For ten months |
| Thaai konda baaram | The burden borne by the mother |
| Thaalaatta thaanae | To sing a lullaby |
| Kai vandhu serum | The child comes into her hands |
| Verenna vendum | What else is needed? |
| Or pillai vandhaal kollai inbam | If a child comes, it brings boundless joy |
| Male | |
| Dheivangal kan paarthadhu | The gods have opened their eyes to bless us |
| Thottathil poo poothadhu | A flower has bloomed in the garden |
| Male | |
| Pillai illaadha veedu | A home without a child |
| Mullai illaadha kaadu | Is like a forest without jasmine flowers |
| Thottil illaadha illam | A house without a cradle |
| Thendral illadha mandram | Is like a gathering without a gentle breeze |
| Male | |
| Chinna pon vandu | A little golden beetle |
| Vanna kan rendu | Two colorful eyes |
| Aagaaya neelam kaattum | Reflecting the blue of the sky |
| Kannam poo chendu | Cheeks like a bouquet of flowers |
| Katti karkandu | Sweet like rock candy |
| Sendhoora kolam theettum | Drawing a red vermilion pattern |
| Male | |
| Maarbodu serthu | Holding close to the chest |
| Mundhaanai moodi | Covering with the saree pallu |
| Paaloottum thaayin | For the mother who feeds milk |
| Aanandham kodi | Joy is multiplied ten million times |
| Verenna vendum | What else is needed? |
| Or pillai vandhaal kollai inbam | If a child comes, it brings boundless joy |
| Male | |
| Poo ondru saei aanadhu | A flower became a child |
| Pen ondru thaai aanadhu | A woman became a mother |
| Eer aindhu maadham | For ten months |
| Thaai konda baaram | The burden borne by the mother |
| Thaalaatta thaanae | To sing a lullaby |
| Kai vandhu serum | The child comes into her hands |
| Verenna vendum | What else is needed? |
| Or pillai vandhaal kollai inbam | If a child comes, it brings boundless joy |
| Male | |
| Poo ondru saei aanadhu | A flower became a child |
| Pen ondru thaai aanadhu | A woman became a mother |
| Female | |
| Annai endraana pinbu | After becoming a mother |
| Thunbam munnooru naatkal | Three hundred days of hardship |
| Pillai kai vandha pinbu | Once the child arrives in hand |
| Kannil sandhosha pookkal | Flowers of happiness bloom in the eyes |
| Female | |
| Pillai chelvangal | Child treasures |
| Pesum dheivangal | Are speaking gods |
| Ellorkkum vaaippadhillai | Not everyone is blessed with this |
| Thaaimai illaadha | Without motherhood |
| Penmai ennaalum | Womanhood forever |
| Kaanaadhu anbin ellai | Cannot witness the boundaries of true love |
| Female | |
| Kai veesi aadum | Waving hands and dancing |
| Vaigaasi megam | The breeze-laden cloud of Vaigaasi month |
| En veedu sera | To enter my home |
| Naan seidha yogam | Is the divine penance I performed |
| Verenna vendum | What else is needed? |
| Or pillai vandhaal kollai inbam | If a child comes, it brings boundless joy |
| Female | |
| Dheivangal kan paarthadhu | The gods have opened their eyes to bless us |
| Thottathil poo poothadhu | A flower has bloomed in the garden |
| Poo ondru saei aanadhu | A flower became a child |
| Pen ondru thaai aanadhu | A woman became a mother |
| Female | |
| Eer aindhu maadham | For ten months |
| Thaai konda baaram | The burden borne by the mother |
| Thaalaatta thaanae | To sing a lullaby |
| Kai vandhu serum | The child comes into her hands |
| Verenna vendum | What else is needed? |
| Or pillai vandhaal kollai inbam | If a child comes, it brings boundless joy |
| Male | |
| Dheivangal kan paarthadhu | The gods have opened their eyes to bless us |
| Thottathil poo poothadhu | A flower has bloomed in the garden |
தெய்வங்கள் கண் பார்த்தது
தோட்டத்தில் பூப் பூத்தது
பூ ஒன்று சேய் ஆனது
பெண் ஒன்று தாய் ஆனது
The gods have opened their eyes to bless us
A flower has bloomed in the garden
A flower became a child
A woman became a mother
ஈரைந்து மாதம்
தாய் கொண்ட பாரம்
தாலாட்டத் தானே
கை வந்து சேரும்
வேறென்ன வேண்டும்
ஓர் பிள்ளை வந்தால்
கொள்ளை இன்பம்
For ten months
The burden borne by the mother
To sing a lullaby
The child comes into her hands
What else is needed?
If a child comes, it brings boundless joy
தெய்வங்கள் கண் பார்த்தது
தோட்டத்தில் பூப் பூத்தது
The gods have opened their eyes to bless us
A flower has bloomed in the garden
பிள்ளை இல்லாத வீடு
முல்லை இல்லாத காடு
தொட்டில் இல்லாத இல்லம்
தென்றல் இல்லாத மன்றம்
A home without a child
Is like a forest without jasmine flowers
A house without a cradle
Is like a gathering without a gentle breeze
சின்னப் பொன்வண்டு
வண்ணக் கண் ரெண்டு
ஆகாய நீலம் காட்டும்
கன்னம் பூச்செண்டு
கட்டி கற்கண்டு
செந்தூரக் கோலம் தீட்டும்
A little golden beetle
Two colorful eyes
Reflecting the blue of the sky
Cheeks like a bouquet of flowers
Sweet like rock candy
Drawing a red vermilion pattern
மார்போடு சேர்த்து
முந்தானை மூடி
பாலூட்டும் தாயின்
ஆனந்தம் கோடி
வேறென்ன வேண்டும்
ஓர் பிள்ளை வந்தால்
கொள்ளை இன்பம்
Holding close to the chest
Covering with the saree pallu
For the mother who feeds milk
Joy is multiplied ten million times
What else is needed?
If a child comes, it brings boundless joy
பூ ஒன்று சேய் ஆனது
பெண் ஒன்று தாய் ஆனது
A flower became a child
A woman became a mother
For ten months
The burden borne by the mother
To sing a lullaby
The child comes into her hands
What else is needed?
If a child comes, it brings boundless joy
ஈரைந்து மாதம்
தாய் கொண்ட பாரம்
தாலாட்டத் தானே
கை வந்து சேரும்
வேறென்ன வேண்டும்
ஓர் பிள்ளை வந்தால்
கொள்ளை இன்பம்
A flower became a child
A woman became a mother
பூ ஒன்று சேய் ஆனது
பெண் ஒன்று தாய் ஆனது
After becoming a mother
Three hundred days of hardship
Once the child arrives in hand
Flowers of happiness bloom in the eyes
அன்னை என்றான பின்பு
துன்பம் முந்நூறு நாட்கள்
பிள்ளை கை வந்த பின்பு
கண்ணில் சந்தோஷப் பூக்கள்
Child treasures
Are speaking gods
Not everyone is blessed with this
Without motherhood
Womanhood forever
Cannot witness the boundaries of true love
பிள்ளைச் செல்வங்கள்
பேசும் தெய்வங்கள்
எல்லோர்க்கும் வாய்ப்பதில்லை
தாய்மை இல்லாத
பெண்மை எந்நாளும்
காணாது அன்பின் எல்லை
Waving hands and dancing
The breeze-laden cloud of Vaigaasi month
To enter my home
Is the divine penance I performed
What else is needed?
If a child comes, it brings boundless joy
கை வீசி ஆடும்
வைகாசி மேகம்
என் வீடு சேர
நான் செய்த யோகம்
வேறென்ன வேண்டும்
ஓர் பிள்ளை வந்தால்
கொள்ளை இன்பம்
The gods have opened their eyes to bless us
A flower has bloomed in the garden
A flower became a child
A woman became a mother
தெய்வங்கள் கண் பார்த்தது...ஊ....
தோட்டத்தில் பூப் பூத்தது
பூ ஒன்று சேய் ஆனது.....ஊ...
பெண் ஒன்று தாய் ஆனது
For ten months
The burden borne by the mother
To sing a lullaby
The child comes into her hands
What else is needed?
If a child comes, it brings boundless joy
ஈரைந்து மாதம்
தாய் கொண்ட பாரம்
தாலாட்டத் தானே
கை வந்து சேரும்
வேறென்ன வேண்டும்
ஓர் பிள்ளை வந்தால்
கொள்ளை இன்பம்
The gods have opened their eyes to bless us
A flower has bloomed in the garden
தெய்வங்கள் கண் பார்த்தது
தோட்டத்தில் பூப் பூத்தது
Dheivangal kan paarthadhu
The gods have opened their eyes to bless us
Thottathil poo poothadhu
A flower has bloomed in the garden
Poo ondru saei aanadhu
A flower became a child
Pen ondru thaai aanadhu
A woman became a mother
Eer aindhu maadham
For ten months
Thaai konda baaram
The burden borne by the mother
Thaalaatta thaanae
To sing a lullaby
Kai vandhu serum
The child comes into her hands
Verenna vendum
What else is needed?
Or pillai vandhaal kollai inbam
If a child comes, it brings boundless joy
Dheivangal kan paarthadhu
The gods have opened their eyes to bless us
Thottathil poo poothadhu
A flower has bloomed in the garden
Pillai illaadha veedu
A home without a child
Mullai illaadha kaadu
Is like a forest without jasmine flowers
Thottil illaadha illam
A house without a cradle
Thendral illadha mandram
Is like a gathering without a gentle breeze
Chinna pon vandu
A little golden beetle
Vanna kan rendu
Two colorful eyes
Aagaaya neelam kaattum
Reflecting the blue of the sky
Kannam poo chendu
Cheeks like a bouquet of flowers
Katti karkandu
Sweet like rock candy
Sendhoora kolam theettum
Drawing a red vermilion pattern
Maarbodu serthu
Holding close to the chest
Mundhaanai moodi
Covering with the saree pallu
Paaloottum thaayin
For the mother who feeds milk
Aanandham kodi
Joy is multiplied ten million times
Verenna vendum
What else is needed?
Or pillai vandhaal kollai inbam
If a child comes, it brings boundless joy
Poo ondru saei aanadhu
A flower became a child
Pen ondru thaai aanadhu
A woman became a mother
Eer aindhu maadham
For ten months
Thaai konda baaram
The burden borne by the mother
Thaalaatta thaanae
To sing a lullaby
Kai vandhu serum
The child comes into her hands
Verenna vendum
What else is needed?
Or pillai vandhaal kollai inbam
If a child comes, it brings boundless joy
Poo ondru saei aanadhu
A flower became a child
Pen ondru thaai aanadhu
A woman became a mother
Annai endraana pinbu
After becoming a mother
Thunbam munnooru naatkal
Three hundred days of hardship
Pillai kai vandha pinbu
Once the child arrives in hand
Kannil sandhosha pookkal
Flowers of happiness bloom in the eyes
Pillai chelvangal
Child treasures
Pesum dheivangal
Are speaking gods
Ellorkkum vaaippadhillai
Not everyone is blessed with this
Thaaimai illaadha
Without motherhood
Penmai ennaalum
Womanhood forever
Kaanaadhu anbin ellai
Cannot witness the boundaries of true love
Kai veesi aadum
Waving hands and dancing
Vaigaasi megam
The breeze-laden cloud of Vaigaasi month
En veedu sera
To enter my home
Naan seidha yogam
Is the divine penance I performed
Verenna vendum
What else is needed?
Or pillai vandhaal kollai inbam
If a child comes, it brings boundless joy
Dheivangal kan paarthadhu
The gods have opened their eyes to bless us
Thottathil poo poothadhu
A flower has bloomed in the garden
Poo ondru saei aanadhu
A flower became a child
Pen ondru thaai aanadhu
A woman became a mother
Eer aindhu maadham
For ten months
Thaai konda baaram
The burden borne by the mother
Thaalaatta thaanae
To sing a lullaby
Kai vandhu serum
The child comes into her hands
Verenna vendum
What else is needed?
Or pillai vandhaal kollai inbam
If a child comes, it brings boundless joy
Dheivangal kan paarthadhu
The gods have opened their eyes to bless us
Thottathil poo poothadhu
A flower has bloomed in the garden
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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