Ethanai Iniya Kudumbam
From Nermai · 1985
- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Nermai1985
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ethanai iniya kudumbam | What a sweet family this is! |
| Muthamizh kavidhai arangam | It is a grand stage of three-fold Tamil poetry! |
| Thottadhu thulangum karangal | Hands that bring prosperity to everything they touch, |
| Nalladhai ninaikkum manangal | Hearts that always harbor noble thoughts! |
| Male | |
| Ethanai iniya kudumbam | What a sweet family this is! |
| Muthamizh kavidhai arangam | It is a grand stage of three-fold Tamil poetry! |
| Thottadhu thulangum karangal | Hands that bring prosperity to everything they touch, |
| Nalladhai ninaikkum manangal | Hearts that always harbor noble thoughts! |
| Idhu veedalla naadellaam kondaadum | Is this not a temple that the whole nation will celebrate, |
| Koyil aagaadho | Rather than being just a home? |
| Female | |
| Ini naalellaam aanandham | From this day forth, every day will be filled with bliss! |
| Thaen sindhum paadal kaetkaadho | Won't we hear songs that spill honey-like sweetness? |
| Female | |
| En dheivam neeyae | You are my living deity! |
| Oli dheepam neeyae | You are the radiant lamp of light! |
| Innaalai polae ennaalum vaazhga | May you live every day as joyfully as this day! |
| Male | |
| Pillaigalae pudhu yugam ezhundhadhu | Oh children, a new era has dawned! |
| Oli mazhai pozhindhadhu nanaivom indru | A shower of light has poured down, let us get drenched in it today! |
| Paadungalaen ini varum thalaimurai | Sing aloud, declaring that the coming generation |
| Anaivarum oru nilai adaivom endru | Will all achieve a unified state of harmony and equality! |
| Female | |
| Anbu selvangalae kodiyil aadum mullaigalae | Oh precious treasures of love, jasmine blossoms swaying on the vine! |
| Ungal ullangalae endrum engal selvangalae | Your pure hearts are forever our true wealth! |
| Un sondham thaedi en jenmam kodi | Seeking your kinship, I would take a ten million births! |
| Pon maalai soodi varum vaanampaadi | Like a skylark wearing a golden evening sky! |
| Female | |
| Yaadhum oorae ilakkiyam sonnadhu | Literature proclaimed, 'Every town is my native town'; |
| Ilakkanam aanadhu naeril kanden | I saw it directly become the grammar of our living standard! |
| Yaarum ingae uravenum ninaivilae | With the realization that everyone here is family, |
| Anbenum nadhiyilae aada kanden | I saw everyone bathing in the river of love! |
| Male | |
| Naalum ingae panathilae midhandhavan | I, who floated in wealth every single day, |
| Iruttilae irundhavan ulagai kanden | And lived in spiritual darkness, have finally seen the light of the world! |
| Naanum indrae thalaivanin madiyilae | Today, resting upon the leader's lap, |
| Kuzhandhaiyaai valargiren uruvai kanden | I grow like a child, having realized my true form! |
| Female | |
| Ullam ondraanadhu | Our hearts have become unified as one! |
| Anbin vellam undaanadhu | A great flood of love has risen! |
| Endrum maaraadhadhu | It is something that will never change! |
| Adhilae inbam nooraanadhu | In that, happiness multiplies hundredfold! |
| Male | |
| En pillai neeyae kodi mullai neeyae | You are my child, you are the jasmine on the vine! |
| Female | |
| Un paasam thaanae naan unnum thaenae | Your affection alone is the sweet honey that sustains me! |
வாணி ஜெயராம் மற்றும் எம். எஸ். விஸ்வநாதன்
What a sweet family this is!
It is a grand stage of three-fold Tamil poetry!
Hands that bring prosperity to everything they touch,
Hearts that always harbor noble thoughts!
எத்தனை இனிய குடும்பம்
முத்தமிழ் கவிதை அரங்கம்
தொட்டது துலங்கும் கரங்கள்
நல்லதை நினைக்கும் மனங்கள்
What a sweet family this is!
It is a grand stage of three-fold Tamil poetry!
Hands that bring prosperity to everything they touch,
Hearts that always harbor noble thoughts!
Is this not a temple that the whole nation will celebrate,
Rather than being just a home?
எத்தனை இனிய குடும்பம்
முத்தமிழ் கவிதை அரங்கம்
தொட்டது துலங்கும் கரங்கள்
நல்லதை நினைக்கும் மனங்கள்
இது வீடல்ல நாடெல்லாம் கொண்டாடும்
கோயில் ஆகாதோ
From this day forth, every day will be filled with bliss!
Won't we hear songs that spill honey-like sweetness?
இனி நாளெல்லாம் ஆனந்தம் தேன் சிந்தும்
பாடல் கேட்காதோ
You are my living deity!
You are the radiant lamp of light!
May you live every day as joyfully as this day!
என் தெய்வம் நீயே
ஒளி தீபம் நீயே
இந்நாளைப் போலே எந்நாளும் வாழ்க
Oh children, a new era has dawned!
A shower of light has poured down, let us get drenched in it today!
Sing aloud, declaring that the coming generation
Will all achieve a unified state of harmony and equality!
எத்தனை இனிய குடும்பம்
முத்தமிழ் கவிதை அரங்கம்
தொட்டது துலங்கும் கரங்கள்
நல்லதை நினைக்கும் மனங்கள்
Oh precious treasures of love, jasmine blossoms swaying on the vine!
Your pure hearts are forever our true wealth!
Seeking your kinship, I would take a ten million births!
Like a skylark wearing a golden evening sky!
பிள்ளைகளே புது யுகம் எழுந்தது
ஒளி மழை பொழிந்தது நனைவோம் இன்று
பாடுங்களேன் இனி வரும் தலைமுறை
அனைவரும் ஒருநிலை அடைவோம் என்று
Literature proclaimed, 'Every town is my native town';
I saw it directly become the grammar of our living standard!
With the realization that everyone here is family,
I saw everyone bathing in the river of love!
அன்புச் செல்வங்களே
கொடியில் ஆடும் முல்லைகளே
உங்கள் உள்ளங்களே
என்றும் எங்கள் செல்வங்களே
உன் சொந்தம் தேடி என் ஜென்மம் கோடி
பொன் மாலை சூடி வரும் வானம்பாடி
I, who floated in wealth every single day,
And lived in spiritual darkness, have finally seen the light of the world!
Today, resting upon the leader's lap,
I grow like a child, having realized my true form!
அனைவரும்
: எத்தனை இனிய குடும்பம்
முத்தமிழ் கவிதை அரங்கம்
தொட்டது துலங்கும் கரங்கள்
நல்லதை நினைக்கும் மனங்கள்
Our hearts have become unified as one!
A great flood of love has risen!
It is something that will never change!
In that, happiness multiplies hundredfold!
யாதும் ஊரே இலக்கியம் சொன்னது
இலக்கணம் ஆனது நேரில் கண்டேன்
யாரும் இங்கே உறவெனும் நினைவிலே
அன்பெனும் நதியிலே ஆடக் கண்டேன்
You are my child, you are the jasmine on the vine!
நாளும் இங்கே பணத்திலே மிதந்தவன்
இருட்டிலே இருந்தவன் உலகைக் கண்டேன்
நானும் இன்றே தலைவனின் மடியிலே
குழந்தையாய் வளர்கிறேன் குருவைக் கண்டேன்
Your affection alone is the sweet honey that sustains me!
உள்ளம் ஒன்றானது
அன்பின் வெள்ளம் உண்டானது
என்றும் மாறாதது
அதிலே இன்பம் நூறானது
என் பிள்ளை நீயே கொடி முல்லை நீயே
உன் பாசம் தானே நான் உண்ணும் தேனே
எத்தனை இனிய குடும்பம்
முத்தமிழ் கவிதை அரங்கம்
தொட்டது துலங்கும் கரங்கள்
நல்லதை நினைக்கும் மனங்கள்
Ethanai iniya kudumbam
What a sweet family this is!
Muthamizh kavidhai arangam
It is a grand stage of three-fold Tamil poetry!
Thottadhu thulangum karangal
Hands that bring prosperity to everything they touch,
Nalladhai ninaikkum manangal
Hearts that always harbor noble thoughts!
Ethanai iniya kudumbam
What a sweet family this is!
Muthamizh kavidhai arangam
It is a grand stage of three-fold Tamil poetry!
Thottadhu thulangum karangal
Hands that bring prosperity to everything they touch,
Nalladhai ninaikkum manangal
Hearts that always harbor noble thoughts!
Idhu veedalla naadellaam kondaadum
Is this not a temple that the whole nation will celebrate,
Koyil aagaadho
Rather than being just a home?
Ini naalellaam aanandham
From this day forth, every day will be filled with bliss!
Thaen sindhum paadal kaetkaadho
Won't we hear songs that spill honey-like sweetness?
En dheivam neeyae
You are my living deity!
Oli dheepam neeyae
You are the radiant lamp of light!
Innaalai polae ennaalum vaazhga
May you live every day as joyfully as this day!
Pillaigalae pudhu yugam ezhundhadhu
Oh children, a new era has dawned!
Oli mazhai pozhindhadhu nanaivom indru
A shower of light has poured down, let us get drenched in it today!
Paadungalaen ini varum thalaimurai
Sing aloud, declaring that the coming generation
Anaivarum oru nilai adaivom endru
Will all achieve a unified state of harmony and equality!
Anbu selvangalae kodiyil aadum mullaigalae
Oh precious treasures of love, jasmine blossoms swaying on the vine!
Ungal ullangalae endrum engal selvangalae
Your pure hearts are forever our true wealth!
Un sondham thaedi en jenmam kodi
Seeking your kinship, I would take a ten million births!
Pon maalai soodi varum vaanampaadi
Like a skylark wearing a golden evening sky!
Yaadhum oorae ilakkiyam sonnadhu
Literature proclaimed, 'Every town is my native town';
Ilakkanam aanadhu naeril kanden
I saw it directly become the grammar of our living standard!
Yaarum ingae uravenum ninaivilae
With the realization that everyone here is family,
Anbenum nadhiyilae aada kanden
I saw everyone bathing in the river of love!
Naalum ingae panathilae midhandhavan
I, who floated in wealth every single day,
Iruttilae irundhavan ulagai kanden
And lived in spiritual darkness, have finally seen the light of the world!
Naanum indrae thalaivanin madiyilae
Today, resting upon the leader's lap,
Kuzhandhaiyaai valargiren uruvai kanden
I grow like a child, having realized my true form!
Ullam ondraanadhu
Our hearts have become unified as one!
Anbin vellam undaanadhu
A great flood of love has risen!
Endrum maaraadhadhu
It is something that will never change!
Adhilae inbam nooraanadhu
In that, happiness multiplies hundredfold!
En pillai neeyae kodi mullai neeyae
You are my child, you are the jasmine on the vine!
Un paasam thaanae naan unnum thaenae
Your affection alone is the sweet honey that sustains me!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Ethanai Iniya Kudumbam' from the 1985 Tamil film 'Nermai' is a soulful celebration of familial harmony, human kindness, and social equality. Written by Pulamaipithan, the lyrics portray a loving home that transcends material boundaries, transforming into a temple of moral and emotional values. The song celebrates a family rooted in noble thoughts, where relationships are prized over monetary wealth.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Ethanai iniya kudumbam / Muthamizh kavidhai arangam”
The second consonant sound 'th' (த்) rhymes between 'Ethanai' and 'Muthamizh', creating a rhythmic flow.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Anbenum nadhiyilae aada kanden”
Love is directly compared to a river ('river of love' - Anbenum nadhi) in which human souls bathe.
Literary Allusion
“Yaadhum oorae ilakkiyam sonnadhu”
Directly alludes to the famous Sangam Tamil line 'Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir' by poet Kaniyan Pungundranar.
Personification / Simile
“Anbu selvangalae kodiyil aadum mullaigalae”
Children are affectionately compared to delicate jasmine flowers swaying on a vine.
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Trivia
'Nermai' (1985) is a drama film directed by R. Krishnamoorthy, starring Sivaji Ganesan and Sujatha. The songs were composed by M. S. Viswanathan with lyrics penned by the veteran lyricist Pulamaipithan, known for incorporating classical Tamil literary themes into popular cinema music.
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