En Veetu Thotathil
From Veluchami · 1995
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Gangai Amaran
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Veluchami1995
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| ………………. | ... |
| Male | |
| En veettu thottaththila | In my home garden, |
| Pooththiruntha chinna rosaavae hoi…. | Oh little rose that bloomed, hoi... |
| Unna maalaiyaai thoduththu | Strung into a garland, |
| Samikku thanthathu yaarammaa | Who offered you to God, my dear girl? |
| Male | |
| Uravaada vanthaayaa | Did you come to live a life of worldly love? |
| Thuravaada vanthaayaa sollammaa….hoi | Or did you come to embrace renunciation, tell me... hoi |
| Yaedho vidhi endra oru sollai | This town merely gives a single word called 'fate' |
| Vidaiyaaga tharumintha oorammaa | As their answer to this tragedy, my dear girl. |
| Male | |
| En veettu thottaththila | In my home garden, |
| Pooththiruntha chinna rosaavae hoi…. | Oh little rose that bloomed, hoi... |
| Unna maalaiyaai thoduththu | Strung into a garland, |
| Samikku thanthathu yaarammaa…. | Who offered you to God, my dear girl?... |
| Chorus | |
| ……………… | ... |
| Male | |
| Suththi suththi sutram undu | Surrounding relatives exist all around, |
| Sonthaththukku yaarumillai | Yet there is no real kin to stand by. |
| Nooru vaeli nanjai undu | A hundred acres of fertile land exist, |
| Thaali vaanga yogamillai | Yet there is no fortune to acquire a sacred wedding thread. |
| Male | |
| Oo….oo….ooh…. | Oo....oo....ooh.... |
| Paththu pulla peththu kolla | To give birth to ten children, |
| Paavi maga aasai pattaa | This poor woman had desired, |
| Kadaisiyilae pottapulla | In the end, this young girl, |
| Kaavikuththaan vaakkapattaa | Was wedded off to saffron renunciation. |
| Male | |
| Sontha jaadhi sanamum sakthi illaama | Her own caste and community, helpless and powerless, |
| Azhuthaachchu….hoi | Wept in despair....hoi |
| Intha saabaththa theerkkum saamikkum | Even the God who could cure this curse, |
| Paavam vayasaachchu | Poor thing, has grown too old. |
| Male | |
| En veettu thottaththila | In my home garden, |
| Pooththiruntha chinna rosaavae hoi…. | Oh little rose that bloomed, hoi... |
| Unna maalaiyaai thoduththu | Strung into a garland, |
| Samikku thanthathu yaarammaa…. | Who offered you to God, my dear girl?... |
ஓஓஓஒ.....ஓஓஓஒஹ்........ஓஓஓஓஒஹ்...
ஓஓஓஒ.....ஓஓஓஒஹ்.......ஓஓஓஓஒஹ்...
ஓஓஓஒ.....ஓஓஓஒஹ்.....ஓஓஓஒ.....ஓஓஓஒஹ்
ஓஓஓஒஹ்...ஓஓஓஒஹ்.....ஓஓஓஒஹ்......
...
என் வீட்டுத் தோட்டத்தில்
பூத்திருந்த சின்ன ரோசாவே ஹோய்.......
உன்ன மாலையாய் தொடுத்து
சாமிக்கு தந்தது யாரம்மா....
In my home garden,
Oh little rose that bloomed, hoi...
Strung into a garland,
Who offered you to God, my dear girl?
உறவாட வந்தாயா துறவாட வந்தாயா
சொல்லம்மா...ஹோய்....
ஏதோ விதியென்ற ஒரு சொல்லை
விடையாக தருமிந்த ஊரம்மா
Did you come to live a life of worldly love?
Or did you come to embrace renunciation, tell me... hoi
This town merely gives a single word called 'fate'
As their answer to this tragedy, my dear girl.
என் வீட்டுத் தோட்டத்தில்
பூத்திருந்த சின்ன ரோசாவே ஹோய்.......
உன்ன மாலையாய் தொடுத்து
சாமிக்கு தந்தது யாரம்மா....
In my home garden,
Oh little rose that bloomed, hoi...
Strung into a garland,
Who offered you to God, my dear girl?...
.................................
...
சுத்தி சுத்தி சுற்றம் உண்டு
சொந்தத்துக்கு யாருமில்ல
நூறு வேலி நஞ்சை உண்டு
தாலி வாங்க யோகமில்ல
Surrounding relatives exist all around,
Yet there is no real kin to stand by.
A hundred acres of fertile land exist,
Yet there is no fortune to acquire a sacred wedding thread.
ஓ.....ஓ....ஓஹ்..
பத்து புள்ள பெத்துக் கொள்ள
பாவி மக ஆசப்பட்டா
கடைசியிலே பொட்டப்புள்ள
காவிக்குத்தான் வாக்கப்பட்டா
Oo....oo....ooh....
To give birth to ten children,
This poor woman had desired,
In the end, this young girl,
Was wedded off to saffron renunciation.
சொந்த ஜாதி சனமும் சக்தி இல்லாம
அழுதாச்சு....ஹோய்....
இந்த சாபத்த தீர்க்கும் சாமிக்கும்
பாவம் வயசாச்சு
Her own caste and community, helpless and powerless,
Wept in despair....hoi
Even the God who could cure this curse,
Poor thing, has grown too old.
என் வீட்டுத் தோட்டத்தில்
பூத்திருந்த சின்ன ரோசாவே ஹோய்......
உன்ன மாலையாய் தொடுத்து
சாமிக்கு தந்தது யாரம்மா....
In my home garden,
Oh little rose that bloomed, hoi...
Strung into a garland,
Who offered you to God, my dear girl?...
……………….
...
En veettu thottaththila
In my home garden,
Pooththiruntha chinna rosaavae hoi….
Oh little rose that bloomed, hoi...
Unna maalaiyaai thoduththu
Strung into a garland,
Samikku thanthathu yaarammaa
Who offered you to God, my dear girl?
Uravaada vanthaayaa
Did you come to live a life of worldly love?
Thuravaada vanthaayaa sollammaa….hoi
Or did you come to embrace renunciation, tell me... hoi
Yaedho vidhi endra oru sollai
This town merely gives a single word called 'fate'
Vidaiyaaga tharumintha oorammaa
As their answer to this tragedy, my dear girl.
En veettu thottaththila
In my home garden,
Pooththiruntha chinna rosaavae hoi….
Oh little rose that bloomed, hoi...
Unna maalaiyaai thoduththu
Strung into a garland,
Samikku thanthathu yaarammaa….
Who offered you to God, my dear girl?...
………………
...
Suththi suththi sutram undu
Surrounding relatives exist all around,
Sonthaththukku yaarumillai
Yet there is no real kin to stand by.
Nooru vaeli nanjai undu
A hundred acres of fertile land exist,
Thaali vaanga yogamillai
Yet there is no fortune to acquire a sacred wedding thread.
Oo….oo….ooh….
Oo....oo....ooh....
Paththu pulla peththu kolla
To give birth to ten children,
Paavi maga aasai pattaa
This poor woman had desired,
Kadaisiyilae pottapulla
In the end, this young girl,
Kaavikuththaan vaakkapattaa
Was wedded off to saffron renunciation.
Sontha jaadhi sanamum sakthi illaama
Her own caste and community, helpless and powerless,
Azhuthaachchu….hoi
Wept in despair....hoi
Intha saabaththa theerkkum saamikkum
Even the God who could cure this curse,
Paavam vayasaachchu
Poor thing, has grown too old.
En veettu thottaththila
In my home garden,
Pooththiruntha chinna rosaavae hoi….
Oh little rose that bloomed, hoi...
Unna maalaiyaai thoduththu
Strung into a garland,
Samikku thanthathu yaarammaa….
Who offered you to God, my dear girl?...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song from the movie Veluchami laments the tragic plight of a young girl forced into religious renunciation and asceticism instead of living a fulfilled family life. The lyricist compares the girl to a tender rose blooming in a family garden, which was plucked before its time and offered up as a floral sacrifice to God.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“En veettu thottaththila Pooththiruntha chinna rosaavae hoi….”
Compares the young girl to a tender rose ('chinna rosa') blooming in a private garden, symbolizing her innocence and vulnerability.
Juxtaposition / Contrast
“Nooru vaeli nanjai undu / Thaali vaanga yogamillai”
Contrasts immense material wealth ('hundred acres of fertile land') with the tragic inability to experience a normal married life ('no fortune to get a wedding thread').
Personification
“Intha saabaththa theerkkum saamikkum Paavam vayasaachchu”
Attributes human aging and helplessness to God, suggesting that even the divine seems too old to intervene in human suffering.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Suththi suththi sutram undu”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds ('Su') to establish rhythm.
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Trivia
The music for 'Veluchami' (1995) was composed by Deva, starring Sarathkumar and Vineetha. Lyricist Vairamuthu captured deep rural emotional tropes in this song, highlighting social dynamics and spiritual devotion versus personal tragedy.
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