Delta Kalyanam
From Meiyazhagan · 2024
- Lyricist
- Karthik Netha
- Music director
- Govind Vasantha
- Details
- Meiyazhagan2024
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Thaayaagimaare vaarume | Come, all mothers and elder women! |
| Kalyana naale | It is the wedding day! |
| Pangaalimaare koorume arule | Kith and kin, speak and bestow your grace! |
| Indhaatti pandhi vaikka | To set up the grand feast table this time, |
| Thiru naalum vandhaache | The auspicious holy day has arrived! |
| Ammaatti oravu murainga varudhe | Relatives of all relations are arriving this time! |
| Male | |
| Vaayaara onnu koodi | Gathering together wholeheartedly, |
| Sanam vaazhtha vandhaare | The people have come to bestow blessings. |
| Vandhaare nallore | Good-hearted people have arrived! |
| Chorus | |
| Adi thala vaazha | Hey, on the tip of the banana leaf, |
| Ela mela pari maarum | As delicacies are served upon the leaf, |
| Manam pola vayiraara | To heart's content and belly's fill, |
| Pasiyaarum nannaalu dhaan | This is the good day that satiates all hunger! |
| Chorus | |
| Etti virundhombal marapallo | Isn't extending hospitality to guests our ancient tradition? |
| Thamizh naattu chirappallo | Isn't it the pride and glory of Tamil Nadu? |
| Thalaiyaaya gunamallo | Isn't hospitality our supreme virtue? |
| Vaazhthume vaazha | Bless them so that life flourishes! |
| Chorus | |
| Thengaai poli konda | Bring the coconut poli sweet! |
| Theratti paala konda | Bring the sweet condensed milk (therattipal)! |
| Suzhiyan soiyyaan konda | Bring the suzhiyan and soiyyan sweet treats! |
| Thavala ada dosaiyum | Thick thavala adai dosa as well, |
| Melagu mana kozhambaiyum | And the aromatic pepper gravy, |
| Penanchi adi da themba | Mix it well and eat with gusto, my boy! |
| Male | |
| Hmmm mm | Hmmm mm |
| Thaali yeri poova ninnaale | When she stands like a flower adorning the sacred thread (thaali), |
| Aathi maappillai | Oh my, the groom, |
| Aram pole avan vaazhvaane | He will live a life rooted in righteousness! |
| Chorus | |
| Karam aada valai aadave | As hands sway and bangles jingle in rhythm, |
| Sothu mela sothaa kumi kumichidu | Heap mound upon mound of rice! |
| Viyathu kotti pasiyaarume aa oore | Sweating with joy, the whole village satisfies its hunger! |
| Narambodu thamizh polave | Just like the Tamil language is intertwined with our nerves, |
| Sondha bandham koodi | Gathering together with relatives and kin, |
| Vaazhndhu irundhida | To live together in harmony, |
| Thiralaaga oravodu sirithidum | Laughing amidst a grand gathering of loved ones, |
| Naalae inikkum vaazhnaale | This day makes the rest of life sweet! |
முனங்கல் :
.............
Come, all mothers and elder women!
It is the wedding day!
Kith and kin, speak and bestow your grace!
To set up the grand feast table this time,
The auspicious holy day has arrived!
Relatives of all relations are arriving this time!
தாயாகிமாரே வாருமே
கல்யாண நாளே
பங்காளிமாரே கூறுமே அருளே
இந்தாட்டி பந்தி வைக்க
திரு நாளும் வந்தாச்சே
அம்மாட்டி ஒறவு முறைங்க வருதே
Gathering together wholeheartedly,
The people have come to bestow blessings.
Good-hearted people have arrived!
வாயார ஒண்ணு கூடி
சனம் வாழ்த்த வந்தாரே
வந்தாரே நல்லோரே
Hey, on the tip of the banana leaf,
As delicacies are served upon the leaf,
To heart's content and belly's fill,
This is the good day that satiates all hunger!
அடி தலை வாழ
எல மேல பரிமாறும்
மனம் போல வயிரார
பசியாரும் நன்னாளு தான்
Isn't extending hospitality to guests our ancient tradition?
Isn't it the pride and glory of Tamil Nadu?
Isn't hospitality our supreme virtue?
Bless them so that life flourishes!
ஏட்டி விருந்தோம்பல் மரபல்லோ
தமிழ் நாட்டு சிரப்பல்லோ
தலையாய குணமல்லோ
வாழ்த்துமே வாழ
Bring the coconut poli sweet!
Bring the sweet condensed milk (therattipal)!
Bring the suzhiyan and soiyyan sweet treats!
Thick thavala adai dosa as well,
And the aromatic pepper gravy,
Mix it well and eat with gusto, my boy!
தேங்காய் போளி கொண்டா
தெரட்டி பால கொண்டா
சுழியன் சொய்யான் கொண்டா
தவள அட தோசையும்
மிளகு மண கொழம்பையும்
பெனஞ்சி அடி டா செம்பா
Hmmm mm
When she stands like a flower adorning the sacred thread (thaali),
Oh my, the groom,
He will live a life rooted in righteousness!
ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம்
தாலி ஏறி
பூவா நின்னாலே
ஆத்தி மாப்பிள்ளை
அறம் போல் அவன் வாழ்வானே
As hands sway and bangles jingle in rhythm,
Heap mound upon mound of rice!
Sweating with joy, the whole village satisfies its hunger!
Just like the Tamil language is intertwined with our nerves,
Gathering together with relatives and kin,
To live together in harmony,
Laughing amidst a grand gathering of loved ones,
This day makes the rest of life sweet!
கரம் ஆட வலை ஆடவே
சோத்து மேல சோத்த குமி குமிச்சிடு
வியத்து கொட்டி பசியாறுமே ஊரே
நரம்போடு தமிழ் போலவே
சொந்த பந்தம் கூடி
வாழ்ந்து இருந்திடா
திரலாக ஓரவோடு சிரிதிடும்
நாளே இனிக்கும் வாழ்நாளே
சொந்த கல்யாணம் தான்
பந்த கல்யாணம் தான்
நம்ம கல்யாணம் தான்
டெல்டா கல்யாணம் தான்
டெல்டா கல்யாணம் தான்
டெல்டா கல்யாணம் தான்
சொந்த கல்யாணம் தான்
பந்த கல்யாணம் தான்
நம்ம கல்யாணம் தான்
டெல்டா கல்யாணம் தான்
டெல்டா கல்யாணம் தான்
டெல்டா கல்யாணம் தான்
Thaayaagimaare vaarume
Come, all mothers and elder women!
Kalyana naale
It is the wedding day!
Pangaalimaare koorume arule
Kith and kin, speak and bestow your grace!
Indhaatti pandhi vaikka
To set up the grand feast table this time,
Thiru naalum vandhaache
The auspicious holy day has arrived!
Ammaatti oravu murainga varudhe
Relatives of all relations are arriving this time!
Vaayaara onnu koodi
Gathering together wholeheartedly,
Sanam vaazhtha vandhaare
The people have come to bestow blessings.
Vandhaare nallore
Good-hearted people have arrived!
Adi thala vaazha
Hey, on the tip of the banana leaf,
Ela mela pari maarum
As delicacies are served upon the leaf,
Manam pola vayiraara
To heart's content and belly's fill,
Pasiyaarum nannaalu dhaan
This is the good day that satiates all hunger!
Etti virundhombal marapallo
Isn't extending hospitality to guests our ancient tradition?
Thamizh naattu chirappallo
Isn't it the pride and glory of Tamil Nadu?
Thalaiyaaya gunamallo
Isn't hospitality our supreme virtue?
Vaazhthume vaazha
Bless them so that life flourishes!
Thengaai poli konda
Bring the coconut poli sweet!
Theratti paala konda
Bring the sweet condensed milk (therattipal)!
Suzhiyan soiyyaan konda
Bring the suzhiyan and soiyyan sweet treats!
Thavala ada dosaiyum
Thick thavala adai dosa as well,
Melagu mana kozhambaiyum
And the aromatic pepper gravy,
Penanchi adi da themba
Mix it well and eat with gusto, my boy!
Hmmm mm
Hmmm mm
Thaali yeri poova ninnaale
When she stands like a flower adorning the sacred thread (thaali),
Aathi maappillai
Oh my, the groom,
Aram pole avan vaazhvaane
He will live a life rooted in righteousness!
Karam aada valai aadave
As hands sway and bangles jingle in rhythm,
Sothu mela sothaa kumi kumichidu
Heap mound upon mound of rice!
Viyathu kotti pasiyaarume aa oore
Sweating with joy, the whole village satisfies its hunger!
Narambodu thamizh polave
Just like the Tamil language is intertwined with our nerves,
Sondha bandham koodi
Gathering together with relatives and kin,
Vaazhndhu irundhida
To live together in harmony,
Thiralaaga oravodu sirithidum
Laughing amidst a grand gathering of loved ones,
Naalae inikkum vaazhnaale
This day makes the rest of life sweet!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from 'Meiyazhagan' (2024) is a joyous celebration of traditional Tamil wedding hospitality (Virundhombal) and community bonding. Set during a festive family gathering, it calls upon mothers, relatives, and elders to join in the festivities, serve a lavish spread of traditional delicacies on banana leaves, and bless the newlywed couple.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Narambodu thamizh polave”
Compares the bond among family members to the deep, intrinsic connection between the Tamil language and one's nervous system.
Gustatory Imagery
“Thengaai poli konda / Theratti paala konda / Melagu mana kozhambaiyum”
Uses vivid culinary descriptions (poli, therattipal, suzhiyan, pepper curry) to evoke mouth-watering sensory details of a traditional feast.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Thamizh naattu chirappallo / Thalaiyaaya gunamallo”
Repetition of the initial 'Tha' sound across consecutive lines creating a rhythmic, poetic flow.
Rhetorical Question (Aanandhakazhi)
“Etti virundhombal marapallo / Thamizh naattu chirappallo”
Uses emphatic rhetorical questions ending in '-allo' to highlight traditional Tamil cultural virtues.
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Trivia
Composed by Govind Vasantha for C. Prem Kumar's directorial 'Meiyazhagan' (2024), this folk-inspired festive song celebrates the rich culinary traditions and deep-rooted hospitality of the Tanjore Delta region in Tamil Nadu.
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