Engengo Ullasa Oorvalam
From Yanai Valartha Vanampadi Magan · 1971
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Yanai Valartha Vanampadi Magan1971
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Engengo ullasa oorvalam | A joyful procession going everywhere, |
| Sellum vennila | Oh travelling white moon! |
| Indru endhendha oorilae thiruvizha | In which towns is there a festival today? |
| Female | |
| Unnai kalyaana penendru sollavaa | Shall I call you a bride? |
| Azhagu kannadi un maeni allavaa | Is not your body a beautiful glass mirror? |
| Unnai kalyaana penendru sollavaa | Shall I call you a bride? |
| Azhagu kannadi un maeni allavaa | Is not your body a beautiful glass mirror? |
| Mannukku nee thandha paavadai ondralla | The silk dress of moonlight you gave to the earth is not just one, |
| Pennukkum tharuvaaya | Will you give one to a woman like me too? |
| Female | |
| Engengo ullasa oorvalam | A joyful procession going everywhere, |
| Sellum vennila | Oh travelling white moon! |
| Indru endhendha oorilae thiruvizha | In which towns is there a festival today? |
| Female | |
| Muthu pallaakku yaar thandha vaaganam | Who gave you this pearl palanquin as a vehicle? |
| Velli vinmeengal yaar thandha sedhanam | Who gave you the silver stars as a dowry? |
| Muthu pallaakku yaar thandha vaaganam | Who gave you this pearl palanquin as a vehicle? |
| Velli vinmeengal yaar thandha sedhanam | Who gave you the silver stars as a dowry? |
| Oorukku sollamal kalyanam aanadhae | You got married secretly without telling the town, |
| Yaar andha maapillaiyoo | Who is that bridegroom? |
| Female | |
| Engengo ullasa oorvalam | A joyful procession going everywhere, |
| Sellum vennila | Oh travelling white moon! |
| Indru endhendha oorilae thiruvizha | In which towns is there a festival today? |
| Female | |
| Iravu vaanathil varugindra pennadi | Oh girl who appears in the night sky, |
| Pagal nerathil un velai ennadi | What is your work during the daytime? |
| Iravu vaanathil varugindra pennadi | Oh girl who appears in the night sky, |
| Pagal nerathil un velai ennadi | What is your work during the daytime? |
| Yen endru kelamal enakkaga solladi | Without asking why, tell me for my sake, |
| Naanum pennallavoo | Am I not a woman as well? |
| Female | |
| Engengo ullasa oorvalam | A joyful procession going everywhere, |
| Sellum vennila | Oh travelling white moon! |
| Indru endhendha oorilae thiruvizha | In which towns is there a festival today? |
எங்கெங்கோ உல்லாச ஊர்வலம்
செல்லும் வெண்ணிலா
இன்று எந்தெந்த ஊரிலே திருவிழா
A joyful procession going everywhere,
Oh travelling white moon!
In which towns is there a festival today?
உன்னை கல்யாணப் பெண்ணென்று சொல்லவா
அழகுக் கண்ணாடி உன் மேனி அல்லவா
உன்னை கல்யாணப் பெண்ணென்று சொல்லவா
அழகுக் கண்ணாடி உன் மேனி அல்லவா
மண்ணுக்கு நீ தந்த பாவாடை ஒன்றல்ல
பெண்ணுக்கும் தருவாயா.......!
Shall I call you a bride?
Is not your body a beautiful glass mirror?
Shall I call you a bride?
Is not your body a beautiful glass mirror?
The silk dress of moonlight you gave to the earth is not just one,
Will you give one to a woman like me too?
எங்கெங்கோ உல்லாச ஊர்வலம்
செல்லும் வெண்ணிலா
இன்று எந்தெந்த ஊரிலே திருவிழா
A joyful procession going everywhere,
Oh travelling white moon!
In which towns is there a festival today?
முத்துப் பல்லாக்கு யார் தந்த வாகனம்
வெள்ளி விண்மீன்கள் யார் தந்த சீதனம்
முத்துப் பல்லாக்கு யார் தந்த வாகனம்
வெள்ளி விண்மீன்கள் யார் தந்த சீதனம்
ஊருக்குச் சொல்லாமல் கல்யாணம் ஆனதே
யார் அந்த மாப்பிளையோ......?
Who gave you this pearl palanquin as a vehicle?
Who gave you the silver stars as a dowry?
Who gave you this pearl palanquin as a vehicle?
Who gave you the silver stars as a dowry?
You got married secretly without telling the town,
Who is that bridegroom?
எங்கெங்கோ உல்லாச ஊர்வலம்
செல்லும் வெண்ணிலா
இன்று எந்தெந்த ஊரிலே திருவிழா
A joyful procession going everywhere,
Oh travelling white moon!
In which towns is there a festival today?
இரவு வானத்தில் வருகின்ற பெண்ணடி
பகல் நேரத்தில் உன் வேலை என்னடி
இரவு வானத்தில் வருகின்ற பெண்ணடி
பகல் நேரத்தில் உன் வேலை என்னடி
ஏனென்று கேளாமல் எனக்காகச் சொல்லடி
நானும் பெண்ணல்லவோ..........!
Oh girl who appears in the night sky,
What is your work during the daytime?
Oh girl who appears in the night sky,
What is your work during the daytime?
Without asking why, tell me for my sake,
Am I not a woman as well?
எங்கெங்கோ உல்லாச ஊர்வலம்
செல்லும் வெண்ணிலா
இன்று எந்தெந்த ஊரிலே திருவிழா
A joyful procession going everywhere,
Oh travelling white moon!
In which towns is there a festival today?
Engengo ullasa oorvalam
A joyful procession going everywhere,
Sellum vennila
Oh travelling white moon!
Indru endhendha oorilae thiruvizha
In which towns is there a festival today?
Unnai kalyaana penendru sollavaa
Shall I call you a bride?
Azhagu kannadi un maeni allavaa
Is not your body a beautiful glass mirror?
Unnai kalyaana penendru sollavaa
Shall I call you a bride?
Azhagu kannadi un maeni allavaa
Is not your body a beautiful glass mirror?
Mannukku nee thandha paavadai ondralla
The silk dress of moonlight you gave to the earth is not just one,
Pennukkum tharuvaaya
Will you give one to a woman like me too?
Engengo ullasa oorvalam
A joyful procession going everywhere,
Sellum vennila
Oh travelling white moon!
Indru endhendha oorilae thiruvizha
In which towns is there a festival today?
Muthu pallaakku yaar thandha vaaganam
Who gave you this pearl palanquin as a vehicle?
Velli vinmeengal yaar thandha sedhanam
Who gave you the silver stars as a dowry?
Muthu pallaakku yaar thandha vaaganam
Who gave you this pearl palanquin as a vehicle?
Velli vinmeengal yaar thandha sedhanam
Who gave you the silver stars as a dowry?
Oorukku sollamal kalyanam aanadhae
You got married secretly without telling the town,
Yaar andha maapillaiyoo
Who is that bridegroom?
Engengo ullasa oorvalam
A joyful procession going everywhere,
Sellum vennila
Oh travelling white moon!
Indru endhendha oorilae thiruvizha
In which towns is there a festival today?
Iravu vaanathil varugindra pennadi
Oh girl who appears in the night sky,
Pagal nerathil un velai ennadi
What is your work during the daytime?
Iravu vaanathil varugindra pennadi
Oh girl who appears in the night sky,
Pagal nerathil un velai ennadi
What is your work during the daytime?
Yen endru kelamal enakkaga solladi
Without asking why, tell me for my sake,
Naanum pennallavoo
Am I not a woman as well?
Engengo ullasa oorvalam
A joyful procession going everywhere,
Sellum vennila
Oh travelling white moon!
Indru endhendha oorilae thiruvizha
In which towns is there a festival today?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
In this classic song from 'Yanai Valartha Vanampadi Magan', the protagonist addresses the full moon personified as a beautiful bride traversing the night sky. She playfully inquires about the moon's secret wedding, asking who gifted her the celestial vehicle of a pearl palanquin and the silver stars as dowry gifts. The song captures a innocent, inquisitive woman's fascination with nature, musing on the moon's daily life and comparing her own longing for womanhood and love with the bright beauty of the night sky.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification
“Unnai kalyaana penendru sollavaa”
The moon is personified as a bride dressed up for a grand procession.
Metaphor
“Velli vinmeengal yaar thandha sedhanam”
The twinkling stars in the sky are metaphorically described as silver dowry gifts ('sedhanam') given to the moon.
Ethugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Muthu pallaakku... / Velli vinmeengal...”
The second consonant sound 'th' (த்) / 'l' (ல்) creates structural rhyming across couplets.
Simile / Visual Imagery
“Azhagu kannadi un maeni allavaa”
Comparing the radiant glow of the moon's surface to a polished glass mirror.
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Trivia
The film 'Yanai Valartha Vanampadi Magan' (1971) features music by the legendary master K. V. Mahadevan. Lyrics written by 'Kaviarasu' Kannadasan were famous for seamlessly blending grand cosmic imagery with simple, relatable emotional language. Singer P. Susheela's sweet rendition of this song remains a classic example of her work in 1970s Tamil cinema.
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