Devi Vantha Neram
From Vandichakkaram · 1980
- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Vandichakkaram1980
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Devi vantha neram | When the goddess arrived |
| Selvam thedaamal thaanaaga serum | Wealth automatically accumulates without having to search for it |
| Devi vantha neram | When the goddess arrived |
| Selvam thedaamal thaanaaga serum | Wealth automatically accumulates without having to search for it |
| Male | |
| Idhu anantha ragaththin aalaabanai | This is the elaboration of a melody of joy |
| En anbondruthaanae un aaraathanai | My love alone is your worship |
| Female | |
| Devi vantha neram | When the goddess arrived |
| Selvam thedaamal thaanaaga serum | Wealth automatically accumulates without having to search for it |
| Idhu anantha ragaththin aalaabanai | This is the elaboration of a melody of joy |
| En anbondruthaanae un aaraathanai | My love alone is your worship |
| Male | |
| Devi vantha neram | When the goddess arrived |
| Selvam thedaamal thaanaaga serum | Wealth automatically accumulates without having to search for it |
| Female :Serum | Female: Will accumulate |
| Female | |
| Vizhiyellaam oli vellaam | All eyes are filled with a flood of light |
| Engal veedengum deepangalae | Lamps illuminate our entire home |
| Male :Manamellaam isai vellam | Male: The mind is a flood of music |
| Inbam maaraatha naathangalae | Unchanging musical notes of bliss |
| Female | |
| Engum poomegam thaen maari peikindrathu | Everywhere, flower-clouds shower rain of honey |
| Male :Nam ponnaana nenjangal nanaigindrana | Male: Our golden hearts are getting soaked |
| Female | |
| Devi vantha neram | When the goddess arrived |
| Selvam thedaamal thaanaaga serum | Wealth automatically accumulates without having to search for it |
| Male :Idhu anantha ragaththin aalaabanai | Male: This is the elaboration of a melody of joy |
| En anbondruthaanae un aaraathanai | My love alone is your worship |
| Female | |
| Devi vantha neram | When the goddess arrived |
| Selvam thedaamal thaanaaga serum | Wealth automatically accumulates without having to search for it |
| Male :Serum | Male: Will accumulate |
| Male | |
| Mannum vinnum ondraai | Earth and sky becoming one |
| Unthan maanvizhi paarvaiyin kandaen | I saw in the glance of your deer-like eyes |
| Female :Aaa…..kannum nenjum ondraai | Female: Ah... Eyes and heart becoming one |
| Inba gangaiyil aadida vanthaen | I came to bathe in the blissful Ganges |
| Male | |
| Vinnorum kaanaatha sorkkangalae | Paradises that even heavenly beings have not seen |
| Female :Engal veettukku naalthorum vaarungalaen | Female: Please come to our house every day |
| Male | |
| Devi vantha neram | When the goddess arrived |
| Selvam thedaamal thaanaaga serum | Wealth automatically accumulates without having to search for it |
| Female :Idhu anantha ragaththin aalaabanai | Female: This is the elaboration of a melody of joy |
| En anbondruthaanae un aaraathanai | My love alone is your worship |
| Male | |
| Devi vantha neram | When the goddess arrived |
| Selvam thedaamal thaanaaga serum | Wealth automatically accumulates without having to search for it |
| Female :Serum | Female: Will accumulate |
மற்றும் வாணி ஜெய்ராம்
When the goddess arrived
Wealth automatically accumulates without having to search for it
When the goddess arrived
Wealth automatically accumulates without having to search for it
தேவி வந்த நேரம்
செல்வம் தேடாமல் தானாக சேரும்
தேவி வந்த நேரம்
செல்வம் தேடாமல் தானாக சேரும்
This is the elaboration of a melody of joy
My love alone is your worship
இது ஆனந்த ராகத்தின் ஆலாபனை
என் அன்பொன்றுதானே உன் ஆராதனை.....
When the goddess arrived
Wealth automatically accumulates without having to search for it
This is the elaboration of a melody of joy
My love alone is your worship
தேவி வந்த நேரம்
செல்வம் தேடாமல் தானாக சேரும்
இது ஆனந்த ராகத்தின் ஆலாபனை
என் அன்பொன்றுதானே உன் ஆராதனை
When the goddess arrived
Wealth automatically accumulates without having to search for it
Female: Will accumulate
தேவி வந்த நேரம்
செல்வம் தேடாமல் தானாக சேரும்
சேரும்
All eyes are filled with a flood of light
Lamps illuminate our entire home
Male: The mind is a flood of music
Unchanging musical notes of bliss
விழியெல்லாம் ஒளி வெள்ளம்
எங்கள் வீடெங்கும் தீபங்களே
மனமெல்லாம் இசை வெள்ளம்
இன்பம் மாறாத நாதங்களே
Everywhere, flower-clouds shower rain of honey
Male: Our golden hearts are getting soaked
எங்கும் பூமேகம் தேன்மாரி பெய்கின்றது
நம் பொன்னான நெஞ்சங்கள் நனைகின்றன
When the goddess arrived
Wealth automatically accumulates without having to search for it
Male: This is the elaboration of a melody of joy
My love alone is your worship
தேவி வந்த நேரம்
செல்வம் தேடாமல் தானாக சேரும்
இது ஆனந்த ராகத்தின் ஆலாபனை
என் அன்பொன்றுதானே உன் ஆராதனை
When the goddess arrived
Wealth automatically accumulates without having to search for it
Male: Will accumulate
தேவி வந்த நேரம்
செல்வம் தேடாமல் தானாக சேரும்
சேரும்
Earth and sky becoming one
I saw in the glance of your deer-like eyes
Female: Ah... Eyes and heart becoming one
I came to bathe in the blissful Ganges
மண்ணும் விண்ணும் ஒன்றாய்
உந்தன் மான்விழி பார்வையின் கண்டேன்
ஆஆ..கண்ணும் நெஞ்சும் ஒன்றாய்
இன்ப கங்கையில் ஆடிட வந்தேன்
Paradises that even heavenly beings have not seen
Female: Please come to our house every day
விண்ணோரும் காணாத சொர்க்கங்களே
எங்கள் வீட்டுக்கு நாள்தோறும் வாருங்களேன்
When the goddess arrived
Wealth automatically accumulates without having to search for it
Female: This is the elaboration of a melody of joy
My love alone is your worship
தேவி வந்த நேரம்
செல்வம் தேடாமல் தானாக சேரும்
இது ஆனந்த ராகத்தின் ஆலாபனை
என் அன்பொன்றுதானே உன் ஆராதனை
When the goddess arrived
Wealth automatically accumulates without having to search for it
Female: Will accumulate
தேவி வந்த நேரம்
செல்வம் தேடாமல் தானாக சேரும்
சேரும்
Devi vantha neram
When the goddess arrived
Selvam thedaamal thaanaaga serum
Wealth automatically accumulates without having to search for it
Devi vantha neram
When the goddess arrived
Selvam thedaamal thaanaaga serum
Wealth automatically accumulates without having to search for it
Idhu anantha ragaththin aalaabanai
This is the elaboration of a melody of joy
En anbondruthaanae un aaraathanai
My love alone is your worship
Devi vantha neram
When the goddess arrived
Selvam thedaamal thaanaaga serum
Wealth automatically accumulates without having to search for it
Idhu anantha ragaththin aalaabanai
This is the elaboration of a melody of joy
En anbondruthaanae un aaraathanai
My love alone is your worship
Devi vantha neram
When the goddess arrived
Selvam thedaamal thaanaaga serum
Wealth automatically accumulates without having to search for it
Female :Serum
Female: Will accumulate
Vizhiyellaam oli vellaam
All eyes are filled with a flood of light
Engal veedengum deepangalae
Lamps illuminate our entire home
Male :Manamellaam isai vellam
Male: The mind is a flood of music
Inbam maaraatha naathangalae
Unchanging musical notes of bliss
Engum poomegam thaen maari peikindrathu
Everywhere, flower-clouds shower rain of honey
Male :Nam ponnaana nenjangal nanaigindrana
Male: Our golden hearts are getting soaked
Devi vantha neram
When the goddess arrived
Selvam thedaamal thaanaaga serum
Wealth automatically accumulates without having to search for it
Male :Idhu anantha ragaththin aalaabanai
Male: This is the elaboration of a melody of joy
En anbondruthaanae un aaraathanai
My love alone is your worship
Devi vantha neram
When the goddess arrived
Selvam thedaamal thaanaaga serum
Wealth automatically accumulates without having to search for it
Male :Serum
Male: Will accumulate
Mannum vinnum ondraai
Earth and sky becoming one
Unthan maanvizhi paarvaiyin kandaen
I saw in the glance of your deer-like eyes
Female :Aaa…..kannum nenjum ondraai
Female: Ah... Eyes and heart becoming one
Inba gangaiyil aadida vanthaen
I came to bathe in the blissful Ganges
Vinnorum kaanaatha sorkkangalae
Paradises that even heavenly beings have not seen
Female :Engal veettukku naalthorum vaarungalaen
Female: Please come to our house every day
Devi vantha neram
When the goddess arrived
Selvam thedaamal thaanaaga serum
Wealth automatically accumulates without having to search for it
Female :Idhu anantha ragaththin aalaabanai
Female: This is the elaboration of a melody of joy
En anbondruthaanae un aaraathanai
My love alone is your worship
Devi vantha neram
When the goddess arrived
Selvam thedaamal thaanaaga serum
Wealth automatically accumulates without having to search for it
Female :Serum
Female: Will accumulate
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Devi Vantha Neram' from the movie Vandichakkaram (1980) is a romantic duet expressing divine joy and auspiciousness brought by love. The male protagonist compares his beloved's entry into his life to the arrival of Goddess Lakshmi, which automatically brings wealth, light, and harmony into the household without any struggle. The lovers describe their emotional bond as a continuous flow of musical melody (aalaabanai) and sacred worship. Throughout the song, poetic imagery transforms mundane life into a heavenly experience—where eyes flood with light, minds overflow with music, and flower-clouds rain honey. The lyrics celebrate mutual devotion, comparing their shared domestic life to an unmatched paradise on earth where sky and earth merge through love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Vizhiyellaam oli vellaam”
Comparing the eyes overflowing with brightness to a flood of light (oli vellam).
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Male :Manamellaam isai vellam”
Comparing the mind's joyful feelings to a flood of musical notes (isai vellam).
Epithet / Metaphor
“Unthan maanvizhi paarvaiyin kandaen”
Comparing the lady's gentle eyes to those of a deer (maanvizhi).
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Engum poomegam thaen maari peikindrathu”
Exaggerating the ecstatic experience of love as clouds made of flowers raining sweet honey everywhere.
Second-Letter Rhyme (Edhugai)
“Idhu anantha ragaththin aalaabanai / En anbondruthaanae un aaraathanai”
The second consonant 'ra' (raagaththin / aaraathanai) rhymes across adjacent lines.
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Trivia
'Vandichakkaram' (1980) is famous for introducing actor Vijayakanth in a breakout anti-hero role and introducing Silk Smitha to Tamil cinema, where she got her screen name 'Silk' from her character in this film. Music duo Shankar-Ganesh composed this timeless romantic song, beautifully rendered by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and Vani Jairam.
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