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Lyrics & meaning

En Arumai Selvangal

From Vaazhkai · 1984

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Vaazhkai
Movie release year
1984
Lyrics added on
13 Dec 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Anbirukkum ullangalae
En arumai selvangalae
Inba chumai endhan tholilae
Enna kurai endhan vaazhvilae
Paasathil maalai katti podungal
Paattodu thaalam thatti aadungal
Hae paasathil maalai katti podungal
Paattodu thaalam thatti aadungal
Anbirukkum ullangalae selvangalae
Maalaiyil thendral varum
Vaasalai kootti vidum
Malligai pookkal vizhum
Vaasanai kolam idum
Maalaiyil thendral varum
Vaasalai kootti vidum
Malligai pookkal vizhum
Vaasanai kolam idum
Aaghaayam yeval seiyum
Female :Aahaa
Male :Engum aanandha chaaral vizhum
Female :Haan haa
Pon naalenbadhu…
Innaal vandhadhu haa
Female :En vaanathilum
Pon meen vandhadhu
Male :En kannil inba eeram
En nenjil anbu baaram
En veedengum naal thorum
Sandhosha sangeetham
Anbirukkum ullangalae selvangalae
Kaigalum thaazhndhadhillai
Kaalgalum sorndhadhillai
Yaasagam kettadhillai
Boomiyai paarthadhillai
Kaigalum thaazhndhadhillai
Kaalgalum sorndhadhillai
Yaasagam kettadhillai
Boomiyai paarthadhillai
Maanathil maanaanavan
Female :Aahaa
Male :Thalai yaarukkum saayaadhavan
Female :Aahaa
En aasaigalai…
En thevaigalai…
En vervaigalaal
Naan theerkkindravan
En nenjil undu thangam
En kannil undu vairam
Male :En raajaangam en veedu
Ingundu simmaasanam
Anbirukkum ullangalae
En arumai selvangalae
Inba chumai endhan tholilae
Enna kurai endhan vaazhvilae
Paasathil maalai katti podungal
Paattodu thaalam thatti aadungal
Hae paasathil maalai katti podungal
Paattodu thaalam thatti aadungal
Anbirukkum ullangalae selvangalae
O hearts filled with love!
My precious treasures!
A sweet burden rests upon my shoulders,
so what could ever be lacking in my life?
Weave a garland of affection and place it around me,
clap to the rhythm of the song and dance!
Hey, weave a garland of affection and place it around me,
clap to the rhythm of the song and dance!
O hearts filled with love, my precious treasures!
In the evening, the gentle breeze comes along,
sweeping the front porch clean,
Jasmine blossoms fall all around,
laying out a fragrant rangoli pattern.
In the evening, the gentle breeze comes along,
sweeping the front porch clean,
Jasmine blossoms fall all around,
laying out a fragrant rangoli pattern.
Even the sky obeys our wish,
Female: Aha!
Male: and a shower of joy drizzles everywhere!
Female: Ah, yes!
The golden day we spoke of...
has arrived today, ah!
Female: In my sky too,
a golden star has appeared!
Male: There are tears of joy in my eyes,
a sweet weight of love in my heart,
and every day, throughout my home,
the music of happiness plays!
O hearts filled with love, my precious treasures!
My hands have never lowered to beg,
my feet have never grown weary,
I have never asked for charity,
and I have never hung my head in shame!
My hands have never lowered to beg,
my feet have never grown weary,
I have never asked for charity,
and I have never hung my head in shame!
Rich in dignity and pride,
Female: Aha!
Male: I bow my head to no one!
Female: Aha!
All my desires...
and all my needs...
with the sweat of my brow,
I fulfill on my own!
There is pure gold in my heart,
and diamonds in my eyes!
Male: My kingdom is my home,
and right here sits my throne!
O hearts filled with love!
My precious treasures!
A sweet burden rests upon my shoulders,
so what could ever be lacking in my life?
Weave a garland of affection and place it around me,
clap to the rhythm of the song and dance!
Hey, weave a garland of affection and place it around me,
clap to the rhythm of the song and dance!
O hearts filled with love, my precious treasures!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song expresses profound happiness, family warmth, and self-respect. The protagonist looks at his loved ones as his true wealth and regards familial responsibilities not as a strain, but as a sweet burden ('inba chumai'). He reflects proudly on his life of hard work, noting that he has earned everything through his own sweat without compromising his dignity or begging from anyone. The song turns the humble home into a regal kingdom built on affection, hard work, and contentment.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

“Anbirukkum ullangalae / En arumai selvangalae”

The repetition of initial 'A' sound in 'Anbirukkum' (line 1) and 'Arumai' (line 2).

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

“Maalaiyil thendral varum / Vaasalai kootti vidum / Malligai pookkal vizhum / Vaasanai kolam idum”

Consistent rhyming endings in lines 10-13 with '-um' endings: 'varum', 'vidum', 'vizhum', 'idum'.

Oxymoron / Metaphor

“Inba chumai endhan tholilae”

'Inba chumai' (joyful burden) combines contrasting ideas of pleasure and burden to express fulfilling familial duties.

Imagery

“Malligai pookkal vizhum / Vaasanai kolam idum”

Poetic visual and sensory imagery of the evening breeze sweeping the doorway and jasmine blossoms creating a scented pattern.

Did you know?

Trivia

'Vaazhkai' (1984) starred Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan, Ambika, and Jaishankar. The film's musical score was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics written by renowned poet Pulamaipithan.

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