Engal Kudumbam
From Oru Kudumbathin Kathai · 1975
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chorus
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Oru Kudumbathin Kathai1975
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| ………………. | |
| Male | |
| Engal kudumbam engum | Our family is everywhere |
| Vilangum kaaviya poonjolai | A celebrated, epic flower garden |
| Naam paasam ennum noolilai kondu | With the thread of our affection |
| Kattiya poomaalai | A flower garland tied together |
| Male | |
| Engal kudumbam engum | Our family is everywhere |
| Vilangum kaaviya poonjolai | A celebrated, epic flower garden |
| Naam paasam ennum noolilai kondu | With the thread of our affection |
| Kattiya poomaalai | A flower garland tied together |
| Male | |
| Oru kudumpathin kadhai idhu | This is the story of a family |
| Anbu karangalaal varainthathu | Drawn by hands filled with love |
| Oru kudumpathin kadhai idhu | This is the story of a family |
| Anbu karangalaal varainthathu | Drawn by hands filled with love |
| Male | |
| Kaadu mlai medugalai kadanthapadi | Crossing forests, mountains, and hillocks |
| Sellum pugaivandi | Moves the steam train |
| Kodum paniyil varum vazhiyil | Along the path through harsh snow and cold |
| Kaikaatti nalla pondaatti | The good wife points the way like a guide signal |
| Male | |
| Hae vaazhkkaiyae neenda payanam | Hey, life is a long journey |
| Thuninthu naam thodaranum | We must boldly press on |
| Male | |
| Oru kudumpathin kadhai idhu | This is the story of a family |
| Anbu karangalaal varainthathu | Drawn by hands filled with love |
| Male | |
| Anbae amuthae azhagae arivae | Oh love, divine nectar, beauty, wisdom! |
| Naan oru kelvi ketkattumaa | May I ask a question? |
| Chorus :Kelunga sir | Chorus: Ask away, sir! |
| Male :Manithanukku eththanai kangal | Male: How many eyes does a human have? |
| Female :Irandu illai irupaththi irandu | Female: Not just two, but twenty-two! |
| Male :Eppadi sollu paarkkalaam | Male: How so? Let us hear your answer! |
| Male :Unga kann irandu nagakkan irupathu | Male: Your two eyes, plus twenty nail-eyes! |
| Male :Very very good | Male: Very very good! |
| Male | |
| Pudhithaai therintha kural ondru sollu | Recite a newly popular proverb |
| Male :Naam iruvar namakku iruvar | Male: We two, for us two! |
| Male | |
| Ohho | Oh-ho! |
| Iniya kudumbam enbathu enna | What defines a sweet family? |
| Female :Irandukku mel eppothum vendaam | Female: Never more than two children! |
| Male :Illae illae | Male: No, no! |
| Male :Iniya kudumbam palkalai kazhagam | Male: A sweet family is an entire university! |
| Male :Very very good | Male: Very very good! |
| Male | |
| Oru kudumpathin kadhai idhu | This is the story of a family |
| Anbu karangalaal varainthathu | Drawn by hands filled with love |
| Chorus | |
| ……………… | |
| Male | |
| Thiru thirunnu karung kurangu | Look at the black monkey blinking wildly |
| Muzhikkuthu paar | Look at it staring wide-eyed! |
| Nammai pazhikkuthu paar | Look at it mocking us! |
| Vaanaramum maanidanum | Monkeys and human beings |
| Aadhiyilae oru aadhiyilae | In the beginning, way back in ancient times... |
| Vilangu pol vaazhum manithan | A man who lives like an animal, |
| Thirunthinaal devanaam | If he reforms, becomes a divine being! |
| Male | |
| Intha kullanariyai polae ullavar yaaru | Who is like this sly fox? |
| Male :Kooda irunthae kuzhi paripaaru | Male: The one who stays close yet digs your pit! |
| Male :Intha ottagasivingiyin uyaram yaarukku | Male: Who possesses the tall height of a giraffe? |
| Ullaththaalae uyarntha perukku | Those who are noble at heart! |
| Male :Ohho ho | Male: Oh-ho ho! |
| Intha yaanai vayiru yaarukku irukku | Who possesses the belly of an elephant? |
| Male :Alavukku melae thinbavarukku | Male: The one who eats beyond moderation! |
| Male | |
| Engal kudumbam engum | Our family is everywhere |
| Vilangum kaaviya poonjolai | A celebrated, epic flower garden |
| Naam paasam ennum noolilai kondu | With the thread of our affection |
| Kattiya poomaalai | A flower garland tied together |
| Male | |
| Oru kudumpathin kadhai idhu | This is the story of a family |
| Anbu karangalaal varainthathu | Drawn by hands filled with love |
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எங்கள் குடும்பம் எங்கும்
விளங்கும் காவிய பூஞ்சோலை
நாம் பாசம் என்னும் நூலிழை கொண்டு
கட்டிய பூமாலை
Our family is everywhere
A celebrated, epic flower garden
With the thread of our affection
A flower garland tied together
எங்கள் குடும்பம் எங்கும்
விளங்கும் காவிய பூஞ்சோலை
நாம் பாசம் என்னும் நூலிழை கொண்டு
கட்டிய பூமாலை
Our family is everywhere
A celebrated, epic flower garden
With the thread of our affection
A flower garland tied together
ஒரு குடும்பத்தின் கதை இது
அன்பு கரங்களால் வரைந்தது
ஒரு குடும்பத்தின் கதை இது
அன்பு கரங்களால் வரைந்தது
This is the story of a family
Drawn by hands filled with love
This is the story of a family
Drawn by hands filled with love
காடு மலை மேடுகளை கடந்தபடி
செல்லும் புகைவண்டி
கொடும் பனியில் வரும் வழியில்
கைக்காட்டி நல்ல பெண்டாட்டி
Crossing forests, mountains, and hillocks
Moves the steam train
Along the path through harsh snow and cold
The good wife points the way like a guide signal
ஹே வாழ்க்கையே நீண்ட பயணம்
துணிந்து நாம் தொடரணும்
Hey, life is a long journey
We must boldly press on
ஒரு குடும்பத்தின் கதை இது
அன்பு கரங்களால் வரைந்தது
This is the story of a family
Drawn by hands filled with love
அன்பே .....அமுதே....அழகே.....அறிவே.....
நான் ஒரு கேள்வி கேட்கட்டுமா
குழு :
கேளூங்க சார்
மனிதனுக்கு எத்தனை கண்கள்
இரண்டு இல்லை இருபத்தி இரண்டு
எப்படி சொல்லு பார்க்கலாம்
உங்க கண் இரண்டு நகக்கண் இருபது
வெரி வெரி குட்
Oh love, divine nectar, beauty, wisdom!
May I ask a question?
Chorus: Ask away, sir!
Male: How many eyes does a human have?
Female: Not just two, but twenty-two!
Male: How so? Let us hear your answer!
Male: Your two eyes, plus twenty nail-eyes!
Male: Very very good!
புதிதாய் தெரிந்த குறள் ஒன்று சொல்லு?
நாம் இருவர் நமக்கு இருவர்
Recite a newly popular proverb
Male: We two, for us two!
ஓஹ்ஹோ
இனிய குடும்பம் என்பது என்ன?
இரண்டுக்கு மேல் எப்போதும் வேண்டாம்
இல்லே இல்லே
இனிய குடும்பம் பல்கலை கழகம்
வெரி வெரி குட்
Oh-ho!
What defines a sweet family?
Female: Never more than two children!
Male: No, no!
Male: A sweet family is an entire university!
Male: Very very good!
ஒரு குடும்பத்தின் கதை இது
அன்பு கரங்களால் வரைந்தது
This is the story of a family
Drawn by hands filled with love
...............................
திரு திருன்னு கருங்குரங்கு
முழிக்குது பார்
நம்மை பழிக்குதுபார்
வானரமும் மானிடனும்
ஆதியிலே ஒரு ஜாதியிலே
விலங்கு போல் வாழும் மனிதன்
திருந்தினால் தேவனாம்
Look at the black monkey blinking wildly
Look at it staring wide-eyed!
Look at it mocking us!
Monkeys and human beings
In the beginning, way back in ancient times...
A man who lives like an animal,
If he reforms, becomes a divine being!
இந்த குள்ளனரியை போலே உள்ளவர் யாரு
கூட இருந்தே குழி பறிப்பாரு
இந்த ஒட்டகசிவிங்கியின் உயரம் யாருக்கு
உள்ளத்தாலே உயர்ந்த பேருக்கு
ஓஹ்ஹோ ஹோ
இந்த யானை வயிறு யாருக்கு இருக்கு
அளவுக்குமேலே தின்பவருக்கு
Who is like this sly fox?
Male: The one who stays close yet digs your pit!
Male: Who possesses the tall height of a giraffe?
Those who are noble at heart!
Male: Oh-ho ho!
Who possesses the belly of an elephant?
Male: The one who eats beyond moderation!
எங்கள் குடும்பம் எங்கும்
விளங்கும் காவிய பூஞ்சோலை
நாம் பாசம் என்னும் நூலிழை கொண்டு
கட்டிய பூமாலை
Our family is everywhere
A celebrated, epic flower garden
With the thread of our affection
A flower garland tied together
ஒரு குடும்பத்தின் கதை இது
அன்பு கரங்களால் வரைந்தது
This is the story of a family
Drawn by hands filled with love
……………….
Engal kudumbam engum
Our family is everywhere
Vilangum kaaviya poonjolai
A celebrated, epic flower garden
Naam paasam ennum noolilai kondu
With the thread of our affection
Kattiya poomaalai
A flower garland tied together
Engal kudumbam engum
Our family is everywhere
Vilangum kaaviya poonjolai
A celebrated, epic flower garden
Naam paasam ennum noolilai kondu
With the thread of our affection
Kattiya poomaalai
A flower garland tied together
Oru kudumpathin kadhai idhu
This is the story of a family
Anbu karangalaal varainthathu
Drawn by hands filled with love
Oru kudumpathin kadhai idhu
This is the story of a family
Anbu karangalaal varainthathu
Drawn by hands filled with love
Kaadu mlai medugalai kadanthapadi
Crossing forests, mountains, and hillocks
Sellum pugaivandi
Moves the steam train
Kodum paniyil varum vazhiyil
Along the path through harsh snow and cold
Kaikaatti nalla pondaatti
The good wife points the way like a guide signal
Hae vaazhkkaiyae neenda payanam
Hey, life is a long journey
Thuninthu naam thodaranum
We must boldly press on
Oru kudumpathin kadhai idhu
This is the story of a family
Anbu karangalaal varainthathu
Drawn by hands filled with love
Anbae amuthae azhagae arivae
Oh love, divine nectar, beauty, wisdom!
Naan oru kelvi ketkattumaa
May I ask a question?
Chorus :Kelunga sir
Chorus: Ask away, sir!
Male :Manithanukku eththanai kangal
Male: How many eyes does a human have?
Female :Irandu illai irupaththi irandu
Female: Not just two, but twenty-two!
Male :Eppadi sollu paarkkalaam
Male: How so? Let us hear your answer!
Male :Unga kann irandu nagakkan irupathu
Male: Your two eyes, plus twenty nail-eyes!
Male :Very very good
Male: Very very good!
Pudhithaai therintha kural ondru sollu
Recite a newly popular proverb
Male :Naam iruvar namakku iruvar
Male: We two, for us two!
Ohho
Oh-ho!
Iniya kudumbam enbathu enna
What defines a sweet family?
Female :Irandukku mel eppothum vendaam
Female: Never more than two children!
Male :Illae illae
Male: No, no!
Male :Iniya kudumbam palkalai kazhagam
Male: A sweet family is an entire university!
Male :Very very good
Male: Very very good!
Oru kudumpathin kadhai idhu
This is the story of a family
Anbu karangalaal varainthathu
Drawn by hands filled with love
………………
Thiru thirunnu karung kurangu
Look at the black monkey blinking wildly
Muzhikkuthu paar
Look at it staring wide-eyed!
Nammai pazhikkuthu paar
Look at it mocking us!
Vaanaramum maanidanum
Monkeys and human beings
Aadhiyilae oru aadhiyilae
In the beginning, way back in ancient times...
Vilangu pol vaazhum manithan
A man who lives like an animal,
Thirunthinaal devanaam
If he reforms, becomes a divine being!
Intha kullanariyai polae ullavar yaaru
Who is like this sly fox?
Male :Kooda irunthae kuzhi paripaaru
Male: The one who stays close yet digs your pit!
Male :Intha ottagasivingiyin uyaram yaarukku
Male: Who possesses the tall height of a giraffe?
Ullaththaalae uyarntha perukku
Those who are noble at heart!
Male :Ohho ho
Male: Oh-ho ho!
Intha yaanai vayiru yaarukku irukku
Who possesses the belly of an elephant?
Male :Alavukku melae thinbavarukku
Male: The one who eats beyond moderation!
Engal kudumbam engum
Our family is everywhere
Vilangum kaaviya poonjolai
A celebrated, epic flower garden
Naam paasam ennum noolilai kondu
With the thread of our affection
Kattiya poomaalai
A flower garland tied together
Oru kudumpathin kadhai idhu
This is the story of a family
Anbu karangalaal varainthathu
Drawn by hands filled with love
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Oru Kudumbathin Kathai' is a joyful, thematic track celebrating family values, human virtues, and the bonds of love. It portrays a ideal family as an epic flower garden knit together by threads of deep affection, where life itself is a long train journey navigated courageously together by husband and wife.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Naam paasam ennum noolilai kondu Kattiya poomaalai”
Affection (paasam) is metaphorically equated to a thread (noolilai) that binds the family together like a flower garland.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Iniya kudumbam palkalai kazhagam”
A happy family is directly compared to a university (palkalai kazhagam), emphasizing it as a place of constant learning and moral growth.
Simile (Upamai)
“Intha kullanariyai polae ullavar yaaru”
Comparing deceitful human behavior directly to a sly fox (kullanari) using the explicit comparison word 'polae'.
Rhyme / Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Anbae amuthae azhagae arivae”
Repetition of the initial letter 'A' across the words in the line for musical rhythm.
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Trivia
The song features lyrics by legendary poet Vaali set to music by the veteran composer duo Shankar-Ganesh. S. P. Balasubrahmanyam's dynamic vocal performance elevates the interactive Q&A style of the song, mixing playful riddles about human nature, modern family planning slogans of the 1970s ('Naam iruvar namakku iruvar'), and traditional moral ideals.
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