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Family Paattu

From Veetla Vishesham · 2022

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singers
Jairam Balasubramanian, Bombay Jayashree, Debapriya Adhikary
Music director
Girishh Gopalakrishnan
Movie name
Veetla Vishesham
Movie release year
2022
Lyrics added on
18 May 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nooru kovil thevai illai
Thaaiyum thanthaiyum podhumae
Ooril ulla deivam ellaam
Engal veettil vaazhumae
Yaarum illai endru thaan
Ingu yaarumae illai
Aadhi bagavan veettile
Endrum anbukkedhellai
Nooru kovil thevai illai
Thaaiyum thanthaiyum podhumae
…………………..
Irandu vaazhkai ulladha
Idhayam namakku chinnadha
Kavalai marandhu uravil kalandhu
Seidha thavarai sernthu rasithiduvom
Ethanai peyarkku ippadi vaazhum
Varangal kidaikkum boomiyilae
Kidaitha uravai deivathin parisaai
Semithu vaippom nenjikullae
………………….
Udaintha idhayangal seruma
Uravil idhayangal udaiyuma
Virumbum nenjangal vizhaguma
Vizhagum nenjangal virumbuma
Paarthu pazhagiya manasu thaan
Pazhasa maranthiduma
Pazhasa marakka ninaikkayil
Meendum ninaithiduma
Ethanai peyarkku inbamai vaazha
Varangal kidaikkum boomiyilae
Kidaitha varamthai kan munnae kalaithu
Ullukkul azhudhu punnagai chedikku
Kanneerai ootruvadha…
Nooru kovil thevai illai
Thaaiyum thanthaiyum podhumae
Ooril ulla deivam ellaam
Engal veettil vaazhumae
Yaarum illai endru thaan
Ingu yaarumae illai
Aadhi bagavan veettilae
Endrum anbukkedhellai
Nooru kovil thevai illai
Thaaiyum thanthaiyum podhumae….
…………………..
There is no need for a hundred temples,
A mother and a father are enough.
All the gods in this world
Live right inside our home.
To say they have no one at all,
There is no one like that here.
In God's very own home,
Does love ever have any limits?
There is no need for a hundred temples,
A mother and a father are enough.
...
Do we have two lives to live?
Is our heart really so small?
Forgetting our worries and coming together as family,
Let us smile together over the mistakes we made.
To how many people on this earth
Is a life like this granted as a blessing?
Treating the family we have as God's gift,
Let us treasure it deep in our hearts.
...
Can broken hearts come together again?
Do hearts ever break within a family?
Will hearts that love drift apart?
Can hearts that drifted apart love again?
Can a heart that knows someone so well
Ever truly forget the past?
Even while trying to forget the past,
Does it only remember all over again?
To how many people on this earth
Is the blessing of living happily granted?
Shattering that blessing before our own eyes,
And weeping inside, should we water the plant of smiles
With our own tears?
There is no need for a hundred temples,
A mother and a father are enough.
All the gods in this world
Live right inside our home.
To say they have no one at all,
There is no one like that here.
In God's very own home,
Does love ever have any limits?
There is no need for a hundred temples,
A mother and a father are enough.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This soulful track from 'Veetla Vishesham' centers on the sanctity of family, parental devotion, and the depth of emotional relationships. The opening verses proclaim that one does not need to wander to a hundred temples seeking God, because a mother and a father embody divinity within the home. It underscores the belief that under God's roof, unconditional love knows no bounds, and no one is ever truly alone.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Udaintha idhayangal seruma / Uravil idhayangal udaiyuma”

The lines end with rhythmic, rhyming musical suffixes ('seruma', 'udaiyuma', 'vizhaguma', 'virumbuma'), creating a soft lyrical cadence.

Muran (Antithesis)

“Virumbum nenjangal vizhaguma / Vizhagum nenjangal virumbuma”

Contrasts opposing concepts—desiring/loving ('virumbum') versus separating/distancing ('vizhagum')—to express the complex nature of human emotions.

Metaphor

“Ullukkul azhudhu punnagai chedikku / Kanneerai ootruvadha…”

Metaphorically compares a person's smile to a small plant ('punnagai chedi') that is sorrowfully watered by hidden inner tears ('kanneer').

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Trivia

'Veetla Vishesham' (2022) is the official Tamil remake of the hit 2018 Hindi film 'Badhaai Ho'. Music director Girishh Gopalakrishnan incorporated classical and traditional choral textures into the soundtrack, featuring classical vocalist Bombay Jayashri alongside Jairam Balasubramanian and Debapriya Adhikary to evoke deep filial reverence and emotional warmth.

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