Gokulathu Radhai Vanthaalo
From Aanandham · 2001
- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singers
- Unni Menon, Sujatha, S. P. Charan, Yugendran
- Music director
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Details
- Aanandham2001
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Soodi thantha sudarkodiyae subavelai nee varuga | Oh radiant creeper like Andal, arrive at this auspicious hour |
| Thedi konda thiraviyamae thaen maalai pola varuga | Oh cherished treasure we sought, come like a garland of honey |
| Minnum ambu vizhi chanthira bimbam | With eyes like gleaming arrows and face like the reflection of the moon |
| Ponnoli veesa mangai maithili ival | Radiating golden light, this young maiden is Maithili |
| Semmalar paatha thandaigal aada sangam soozha varuga | Come surrounded by company, as anklets dance on your lotus-red feet |
| Srirangan thaalai adaiya valar thingalaagi varuga | Come like the waxing moon to reach the feet of Lord Srirangan |
| Male | |
| Gogulaththu radhai vanthaalo | Has Radha of Gokulam arrived? |
| Intha kalyaana thaerilae | On this wedding chariot |
| Female Chorus :Kalyaana therilae | Female Chorus: On the wedding chariot |
| Male :Mithilai nagar seedhai vanthaalo | Male: Has Sita of Mithila city arrived? |
| Engal veettodu vaazhavae | To live in our home |
| Male Chorus :Veettodu vaazhavae | Male Chorus: To live in our home |
| Male :Antha thenmadurai meenaal | Male: That Goddess Meenakshi of southern Madurai |
| Vilakkettra vanthaal | Has come to light the lamp of our home |
| Seethanamaai kayil | In her hands as dowry |
| Thaaipaasam kondu vanthaal | She has brought motherly affection |
| Female | |
| Gogulaththu rathai vanthaalo | Has Radha of Gokulam arrived? |
| Female and Female Chorus : | Female and Female Chorus: |
| Intha kalyaana therilae… | On this wedding chariot… |
| Male :Mithilai nagar seedhai vanthaalo | Male: Has Sita of Mithila city arrived? |
| Male and Male Chorus : | Male and Male Chorus: |
| Engal veettodu vaazhavae | To live with us in our home |
| Female | |
| Ponnu kondu vantha seer vaangi vaikka | To store all the wedding gifts brought by the bride |
| Female and Female Chorus : | Female and Female Chorus: |
| Perisaa veedu onnu kattunga | Build a huge house! |
| Male :Thanga maappillaikku eedaaga neenga | Male: To match our golden groom |
| Male and male Chorus : | Male and male Chorus: |
| Innum paththu madangu kottunga | Pour ten times more dowry gifts! |
| Male | |
| Unga maappillaiyin nenjai ammaanai aadi | Playing with your groom's heart like juggling stones |
| Saelaiyilae mudinji jeyippaalae | She will tie him in her saree drape and win over him! |
| Male :Moonu muzham malligaipoovum | Male: Three cubits of jasmine flowers |
| Konjam halwavum pothume | And a little bit of halwa is quite enough |
| Chorus :Hae…yae…. | Chorus: Hey... yeah... |
| Male :Entha ponnum aambalai nenjil | Male: Any girl will fall on a man's chest |
| Adi thalai saanju mayangumae | Leaning her head and swooning in love |
| Chorus | |
| ……………… | |
| Female | |
| Thanjavur bomma polaththaan | Just like a Tanjore bobblehead doll |
| Unga maappillaiththaan thalaiyaattuvaar | Your groom will nod his head helplessly |
| Female Chorus :Aama thalaiyaattuvaar | Female Chorus: Yes, he will nod his head! |
| Male :Desingu rajan engannan haei | Male: Our brother is like King Raja Desingu, hey! |
| Unga kudhirai vaalattumaa | Can your horse even wag its tail before him? |
| Male Chorus :Aama vaalaattumaa | Male Chorus: Yes, can it wag its tail? |
| Female | |
| Yaei thappaama | Hey, without fail |
| Enga ponnu seivaalae thanthiram | Our girl will perform a clever trick |
| Singaththai katti podum | Tying up the lion |
| Thalaikaani manthiram | With her pillow-talk spell! |
| Male | |
| Pottiyellaam pottu paaththomdi | We engaged in all this playful banter and rivalry |
| Adhu namakkullathaanadi | But that is just between us families |
| Sodiyaththaan nallaa paarudi | Just look closely at the wonderful couple |
| Madhura meenatchi sokkandi | They are like Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar of Madurai! |
சூடி தந்த சுடர்க்கொடியே சுபவேளை நீ வருக
தேடிக் கொண்ட திரவியமே தேன் மாலை போல வருக
மின்னும் அம்பு விழி சந்திர பிம்பம்
பொன்னொளி வீச மங்கை மைதிலி இவள்
செம்மலர் பாதத் தண்டைகள் ஆட சங்கம் சூழ வருக
ஸ்ரீரங்கன் தாளை அடைய வளர் திங்களாகி வருக......
Oh radiant creeper like Andal, arrive at this auspicious hour
Oh cherished treasure we sought, come like a garland of honey
With eyes like gleaming arrows and face like the reflection of the moon
Radiating golden light, this young maiden is Maithili
Come surrounded by company, as anklets dance on your lotus-red feet
Come like the waxing moon to reach the feet of Lord Srirangan
கோகுலத்து ராதை வந்தாளோ
இந்த கல்யாண தேரிலே...
பெண் குழு :
கல்யாண தேரிலே.....
மிதிலை நகர் சீதை வந்தாளோ
எங்கள் வீட்டோடு வாழவே
ஆண் குழு :
வீட்டோடு வாழவே
அந்த தென்மதுரை மீனாள்
விளக்கேற்ற வந்தாள்
சீதனமாய் கையில்
தாய்ப்பாசம் கொண்டு வந்தாள்
Has Radha of Gokulam arrived?
On this wedding chariot
Female Chorus: On the wedding chariot
Male: Has Sita of Mithila city arrived?
To live in our home
Male Chorus: To live in our home
Male: That Goddess Meenakshi of southern Madurai
Has come to light the lamp of our home
In her hands as dowry
She has brought motherly affection
கோகுலத்து ராதை வந்தாளோ
பெண் மற்றும் பெண் குழு :
இந்த கல்யாண தேரிலே...
மிதிலை நகர் சீதை வந்தாளோ
ஆண் மற்றும் ஆண் குழு :
எங்கள் வீட்டோடு வாழவே
Has Radha of Gokulam arrived?
Female and Female Chorus:
On this wedding chariot…
Male: Has Sita of Mithila city arrived?
Male and Male Chorus:
To live with us in our home
பொண்ணு கொண்டு வந்த சீர் வாங்கி வைக்க
பெண் மற்றும் பெண் குழு :
பெரிசா வீடு ஒண்ணு கட்டுங்க
தங்க மாப்பிள்ளைக்கு ஈடாக நீங்க
ஆண் மற்றும் ஆண் குழு :
இன்னும் பத்து மடங்கு கொட்டுங்க
To store all the wedding gifts brought by the bride
Female and Female Chorus:
Build a huge house!
Male: To match our golden groom
Male and male Chorus:
Pour ten times more dowry gifts!
உங்க மாப்பிள்ளையின் நெஞ்சை அம்மானை ஆடி
சேலையிலே முடிஞ்சி ஜெயிப்பாளே எங்கள் பொண்ணு
மூணு முழம் மல்லிகைப்பூவும்
கொஞ்சம் அல்வாவும் போதுமே
குழு :
ஹே.....ஏ.......
எந்தப் பெண்ணும் ஆம்பளை நெஞ்சில்
அடி தலை சாஞ்சு மயங்குமே
Playing with your groom's heart like juggling stones
She will tie him in her saree drape and win over him!
Male: Three cubits of jasmine flowers
And a little bit of halwa is quite enough
Chorus: Hey... yeah...
Male: Any girl will fall on a man's chest
Leaning her head and swooning in love
............................
தஞ்சாவூர் பொம்மப் போலத்தான்
உங்க மாப்பிள்ளைத்தான் தலையாட்டுவார்
பெண் குழு :
ஆமா தலையாட்டுவார்
தேசிங்கு ராஜன் எங்கண்ணன் ஹேய்
உங்க குதிரை வாலாட்டுமா...
ஆண் குழு :
ஆமா வாலாட்டுமா...
Just like a Tanjore bobblehead doll
Your groom will nod his head helplessly
Female Chorus: Yes, he will nod his head!
Male: Our brother is like King Raja Desingu, hey!
Can your horse even wag its tail before him?
Male Chorus: Yes, can it wag its tail?
ஏய் தப்பாம
எங்கப் பொண்ணு செய்வாளே தந்திரம்
சிங்கத்தை கட்டிப் போடும்
தலைகாணி மந்திரம்
Hey, without fail
Our girl will perform a clever trick
Tying up the lion
With her pillow-talk spell!
போட்டியெல்லாம் போட்டுப் பாத்தோம்டி
அது நமக்குள்ள தானடி
சோடியத்தான் நல்லாப் பாருடி
மதுர மீனாட்சி சொக்கன்டி....
We engaged in all this playful banter and rivalry
But that is just between us families
Just look closely at the wonderful couple
They are like Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar of Madurai!
ஆண் குழு :
வெள்ளிப்பனி முற்றத்தில்
வெட்கம் எனும் தோட்டத்தில்
மல்லிகை பூத்ததோ
புது மல்லிகை பூத்ததோ
ஆண் குழு :
மாடக் குயில் சத்தத்தில்
மஞ்சள் முகம் நாணத்தில்
மங்கலம் வந்ததோ......
தினம் மங்கலம் வந்ததோ
ஆண் குழு :
இனி எங்கள்
நெஞ்சக் கூடத்தில் தீபத் திருவிழா
எங்கள் வானில் வெளிச்சம் வீசுதே
சின்ன வெண்ணிலா
ஆண் குழு :
எங்கள் அன்புக்கு அண்ணன் பண்புக்கு
தென்றல் சந்தனம் பூசுதோ
எங்கள் வீட்டுக்குள் வீசும் தென்றலாய்
ஒரு தேவதை வந்ததோ ஓ...ஓ....ஓ....ஓ...
Soodi thantha sudarkodiyae subavelai nee varuga
Oh radiant creeper like Andal, arrive at this auspicious hour
Thedi konda thiraviyamae thaen maalai pola varuga
Oh cherished treasure we sought, come like a garland of honey
Minnum ambu vizhi chanthira bimbam
With eyes like gleaming arrows and face like the reflection of the moon
Ponnoli veesa mangai maithili ival
Radiating golden light, this young maiden is Maithili
Semmalar paatha thandaigal aada sangam soozha varuga
Come surrounded by company, as anklets dance on your lotus-red feet
Srirangan thaalai adaiya valar thingalaagi varuga
Come like the waxing moon to reach the feet of Lord Srirangan
Gogulaththu radhai vanthaalo
Has Radha of Gokulam arrived?
Intha kalyaana thaerilae
On this wedding chariot
Female Chorus :Kalyaana therilae
Female Chorus: On the wedding chariot
Male :Mithilai nagar seedhai vanthaalo
Male: Has Sita of Mithila city arrived?
Engal veettodu vaazhavae
To live in our home
Male Chorus :Veettodu vaazhavae
Male Chorus: To live in our home
Male :Antha thenmadurai meenaal
Male: That Goddess Meenakshi of southern Madurai
Vilakkettra vanthaal
Has come to light the lamp of our home
Seethanamaai kayil
In her hands as dowry
Thaaipaasam kondu vanthaal
She has brought motherly affection
Gogulaththu rathai vanthaalo
Has Radha of Gokulam arrived?
Female and Female Chorus :
Female and Female Chorus:
Intha kalyaana therilae…
On this wedding chariot…
Male :Mithilai nagar seedhai vanthaalo
Male: Has Sita of Mithila city arrived?
Male and Male Chorus :
Male and Male Chorus:
Engal veettodu vaazhavae
To live with us in our home
Ponnu kondu vantha seer vaangi vaikka
To store all the wedding gifts brought by the bride
Female and Female Chorus :
Female and Female Chorus:
Perisaa veedu onnu kattunga
Build a huge house!
Male :Thanga maappillaikku eedaaga neenga
Male: To match our golden groom
Male and male Chorus :
Male and male Chorus:
Innum paththu madangu kottunga
Pour ten times more dowry gifts!
Unga maappillaiyin nenjai ammaanai aadi
Playing with your groom's heart like juggling stones
Saelaiyilae mudinji jeyippaalae
She will tie him in her saree drape and win over him!
Male :Moonu muzham malligaipoovum
Male: Three cubits of jasmine flowers
Konjam halwavum pothume
And a little bit of halwa is quite enough
Chorus :Hae…yae….
Chorus: Hey... yeah...
Male :Entha ponnum aambalai nenjil
Male: Any girl will fall on a man's chest
Adi thalai saanju mayangumae
Leaning her head and swooning in love
………………
Thanjavur bomma polaththaan
Just like a Tanjore bobblehead doll
Unga maappillaiththaan thalaiyaattuvaar
Your groom will nod his head helplessly
Female Chorus :Aama thalaiyaattuvaar
Female Chorus: Yes, he will nod his head!
Male :Desingu rajan engannan haei
Male: Our brother is like King Raja Desingu, hey!
Unga kudhirai vaalattumaa
Can your horse even wag its tail before him?
Male Chorus :Aama vaalaattumaa
Male Chorus: Yes, can it wag its tail?
Yaei thappaama
Hey, without fail
Enga ponnu seivaalae thanthiram
Our girl will perform a clever trick
Singaththai katti podum
Tying up the lion
Thalaikaani manthiram
With her pillow-talk spell!
Pottiyellaam pottu paaththomdi
We engaged in all this playful banter and rivalry
Adhu namakkullathaanadi
But that is just between us families
Sodiyaththaan nallaa paarudi
Just look closely at the wonderful couple
Madhura meenatchi sokkandi
They are like Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar of Madurai!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from the film 'Aanandham' (2001) is a joyful, traditional wedding celebration track featuring a playful musical banter (Nalangu style) between the bride's and groom's families. The lyrics poetically compare the bride and groom to revered divine couples such as Radha and Krishna, Sita and Rama, and Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar (Sokkan). Both sides lightheartedly tease each other about gifts, household dominance, and marriage life, with the groom's side boasting of his stature while the bride's side teasingly claims she will easily control him with charm and pillow talk ('Thalaikaani Manthiram'). Ultimately, the song concludes on a warm, celebratory note, highlighting the visual harmony and divine compatibility of the newlyweds within a loving family context.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uwamai / Simile & Metaphor
“Thanjavur bomma polaththaan unga maappillaiththaan thalaiyaattuvaar”
Compares the groom to a Tanjore bobblehead doll ('Thanjavur Bommai'), humorously indicating that he will passively nod to his wife's commands.
Mythological Allusion (Ani)
“Gogulaththu radhai vanthaalo / Mithilai nagar seedhai vanthaalo”
Uses archetypal divine figures (Radha of Gokulam and Sita of Mithila) as poetic metaphors for the grace and purity of the bride.
Cultural Idiom
“Thalaikaani manthiram”
Refers to the colloquial Tamil concept of 'pillow talk'—the persuasive influence a wife exerts on her husband in private.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Gogulaththu radhai vanthaalo / Mithilai nagar seedhai vanthaalo”
Matching end sounds ('vanthaalo') creating a rhythmic, call-and-response lyrical structure typical of folk wedding songs.
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Trivia
'Aanandham' (2001) marked the directorial debut of N. Lingusamy and was a blockbuster family drama produced by R. B. Choudhary's Super Good Films. The soundtrack, composed by S. A. Rajkumar, was a massive hit across Tamil Nadu. This particular wedding sequence song showcases an ensemble vocal performance by Unni Menon, Sujatha, S. P. Charan, and Yugendran, reflecting the celebratory dynamics of a large joint family structure starring Mammootty, Murali, Abbas, Devayani, and Rambha.
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