- Lyricist
- Aalangudi Somu
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, Chorus
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Movie name
- Kongu Nattu Thangam
- Movie release year
- 1961
- Lyrics added on
- 20 Apr 2025
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kandha un vaasalilae kaarthigai thirunaal
Unnai kondaadum manadhil inbam
Serthida varum naal
Arogaraa
Kandha un vaasalilae kaarthigai thirunaal
Unnai kondaadum manadhil inbam
Serthida varum naal
Andhamigundhidu sendhil valarndharul
Thandhu magizhndhuyir vindhai purindhidar
Nindhai kalaindhezhil sindhai kavarndhidum
Sundhara velaa sankara baalaa
Kandha un vaasalilae kaarthigai thirunaal
Unnai kondaadum manadhil inbam
Serthida varum naal
Arogaraa
Kandha un vaasalilae kaarthigai thirunaal
Unnai kondaadum manadhil inbam
Serthida varum naal
Sikkal vadivelanukku sakkarai kaavadi katti
Chorus :Ho o o o ho o o o ..vel
Ho o o o ho o o o ..vel
Male :Ho o o o ho o o o ….
Sikkal vadivelanukku sakkarai kaavadi katti
Chorus :Pakkuvamaaga thaalathodu aaduvom
Ettu thikkulirundhum ingae vandhu kooduvom
Muthozhil mudhalvan kandhan
Vithaigal puriyum vindhan
Bakthiyil vandhu mukkthiyai thandha
Sakthiyin arumai maindhan
Ho o o o ho o o o ….
Chorus :Vel vel…vel vel
Kandha un vaasalilae kaarthigai thirunaal
Unnai kondaadum manadhil inbam
Serthida varum naal
Chorus :Arogaraa
Kandha un vaasalilae kaarthigai thirunaal
Unnai kondaadum manadhil inbam
Serthida varum naal
Maanai thurathi vandhu kaana kurathi valli
Maadhai kavarndhu manam kondavaa
Chorus :Muruga
Male :Soorar maarbai thulaithu vetri kandavaa
Chorus :Muruga
Male :Maanai thurathi vandhu kaana kurathi valli
Maadhai kavarndhu manam kondavaa
Soorar maarbai thulaithu vetri kandavaa
Meigyaana karuthai thandhai kaadhir pugandru arul
Mona punnagai seidhu nindravaa
Unnai kaana thirandu vandhom mannavaa
Chorus :Muruga
Male :Kandha un vaasalilae kaarthigai thirunaal
Unnai kondaadum manadhil inbam
Serthida varum naal
Arogaraa
All :Kandha un vaasalilae kaarthigai thirunaal
Unnai kondaadum manadhil inbam
Serthida varum naal
Unnai kondaadum manadhil inbam
Serthida varum naal
Unnai kondaadum manadhil inbam
Serthida varum naal
Inbam serthida varum naal
Inbam serthida varum naal
O Kanda, at your doorstep is the holy Karthigai festival!
It is the day that comes to bring joy
into the hearts that celebrate you!
Arohara!
O Kanda, at your doorstep is the holy Karthigai festival!
It is the day that comes to bring joy
into the hearts that celebrate you!
Dwelling in beautiful Tiruchendur and showering grace,
giving joy, working wonders for all beings, and removing distress,
dispelling all blame and stealing our hearts with your beauty,
O handsome Lord with the spear, O beloved son of Shiva!
O Kanda, at your doorstep is the holy Karthigai festival!
It is the day that comes to bring joy
into the hearts that celebrate you!
Arohara!
O Kanda, at your doorstep is the holy Karthigai festival!
It is the day that comes to bring joy
into the hearts that celebrate you!
Bearing the sweet sugar-kavadi for the handsome Lord of Sikkal,
Chorus: Ho o o o ho o o o... Vel!
Ho o o o ho o o o... Vel!
Male: Ho o o o ho o o o....
Bearing the sweet sugar-kavadi for the handsome Lord of Sikkal,
Chorus: We shall dance with grace to the rhythm!
We shall gather here from all eight directions!
Lord Kandan is the master of the three cosmic deeds,
a wondrous Lord who performs divine wonders!
He who appears for true devotion and grants freedom from rebirth,
he is the precious son of Goddess Shakti!
Ho o o o ho o o o....
Chorus: Vel, Vel... Vel, Vel!
O Kanda, at your doorstep is the holy Karthigai festival!
It is the day that comes to bring joy
into the hearts that celebrate you!
Chorus: Arohara!
O Kanda, at your doorstep is the holy Karthigai festival!
It is the day that comes to bring joy
into the hearts that celebrate you!
Chasing after a deer, you won the heart of Valli,
the forest maiden, and took her as your bride!
Chorus: Muruga!
Male: You who pierced the demon Sooran's chest and attained victory!
Chorus: Muruga!
Male: Chasing after a deer, you won the heart of Valli,
the forest maiden, and took her as your bride!
You who pierced the demon Sooran's chest and attained victory!
Whispering the essence of true divine wisdom into your father's ear,
you stood with a silent, graceful smile!
We have gathered in crowds to see you, O King!
Chorus: Muruga!
Male: O Kanda, at your doorstep is the holy Karthigai festival!
It is the day that comes to bring joy
into the hearts that celebrate you!
Arohara!
All: O Kanda, at your doorstep is the holy Karthigai festival!
It is the day that comes to bring joy
into the hearts that celebrate you!
It is the day that comes to bring joy
into the hearts that celebrate you!
It is the day that comes to bring joy
into the hearts that celebrate you!
The day that comes to bring joy!
The day that comes to bring joy!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Kandha un vaasalilae is a vibrant Tamil devotional song from the 1961 movie Kongu Nattu Thangam, composed by K. V. Mahadevan and rendered powerfully by T. M. Soundararajan along with chorus. Set against the auspicious occasion of the Karthigai Deepam festival, the song captures devotees offering sweet Kaavadi and dancing in ecstasy to celebrate Lord Murugan.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Alliteration)
“Sundhara velaa sankara baalaa”
Use of matching initial consonant sounds ('s') creating musicality across words.
Sandham (Rhythmic Meter)
“Andhamigundhidu sendhil valarndharul / Thandhu magizhndhuyir vindhai purindhidar”
Quick, rhythmic meter with internal rhyming suffixes (arul, idar, idum) mimicking traditional folk devotional chants.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Vithaigal puriyum vindhan / Sakthiyin arumai maindhan”
Rhyming endings across consecutive lines (vithaigal puriyum vindhan / sakthiyin arumai maindhan).
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Trivia
T. M. Soundararajan (TMS) was widely regarded as the definitive voice for Lord Murugan devotional songs in Tamil cinema and pop culture. Lyricist Aalangudi Somu composed many popular folk-infused devotional songs in the 1960s.
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