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Lyrics & meaning

Marriage Endral

From Vaseegara · 2003

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singer
Karthik
Music director
S. A. Rajkumar
Movie name
Vaseegara
Movie release year
2003
Lyrics added on
22 Apr 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{ Marriageu endral
Verum pechu alla
Meenaatchi sundaresa } (2)
Hey villageil
Poyi kalyaanam paru
Meenaatchi sundaresa
Vaanga vaanga
Endru sollanum solli
Solli vaayum valikanum
Vanthavanga
Vayiru niraiyanum
Vaazhthu solli
Nenjum niraiyanum
Oru naal
Koothu endruthaan
Indha kalyaanatha
Unaku yaaru sonnathu
Thirunaal pathu
Endruthaan indha
kalyaanatha thirukural
Netru sonnathu
Yea sundaresa
Marriageu endral
Verum pechu alla
Meenaatchi sundaresa hey
Vaanavila kondu
Vanthu valachu katti
Panthal podu
Vinmeen ellam
Kotti vanthu seriyal
Bulbah maathi podu
Aagaayam paarthu
Sooriyan ketu aarathi
Thattaai edu
Vanthorukellam
Muthukal alli atchatha
Poova podu
Ulla sontham
Ellam sernthu vanthu
Thirumanatha nadathurapo
{ Adada aatam
Paatamthaan andha
Kalyaanamae alaga
Pootha thottamthaan } (2)
Marriageu endral
Verum pechu alla
Meenaatchi sundaresa
Nama villageil
Poyi kalyaanam paru
Meenaatchi sundaresa
Hey velli kaasu
Alli thantha panthal
Poda aal kidaikum
Neril sendru
Koopitathaan panthal
Ulla aal irukum
Advanceu
Thantha alagana caru
Oorvolam poga varum
Anbullam konda
Sonthangalthanae caroda
Kooda varum
Hey pala
Raapagala kan
Mulichu mela
Satham ketkirappo
{ Adada aatam
Paatamthaan andha
Kalyaanamae alaga
Pootha thottamthaan } (2)
Marriageu endral
Verum pechu alla
Meenaatchi sundaresa
Hey villageil
Poyi kalyaanam paru
Meenaatchi sundaresa
Vaanga vaanga
Endru sollanum solli
Solli vaayum valikanum
Vanthavanga
Vayiru niraiyanum
Vaazhthu solli
Nenjum niraiyanum
Oru naal
Koothu endruthaan
Indha kalyaanatha
Unaku yaaru sonnathu
Thirunaal pathu
Endruthaan indha
kalyaanatha thirukural
Netru sonnathu
Yea sundaresa
Marriage is
not just empty talk,
O Meenakshi Sundaresa!
Hey, go visit a village
and see a real wedding,
O Meenakshi Sundaresa!
"Please come, welcome!"
you must keep saying,
until your mouth aches from welcoming guests!
For all the guests who arrive,
their bellies must be filled with food,
and as they bless the couple,
their hearts must be filled with joy!
That it is only
a one-day show,
about a wedding,
who told you that?
It is a ten-day grand festival,
that is what
the Tirukkural (ancient Tamil book of wisdom)
said about marriage yesterday!
Hey Sundaresa!
Marriage is
not just empty talk,
O Meenakshi Sundaresa, hey!
Bring the rainbow,
bend it and tie it up
to make the wedding canopy!
Gather all the shining stars
and replace the string lights
with them!
Look up at the sky,
ask for the sun and use it
as the blessing plate!
For everyone who has arrived,
scoop up handfuls of pearls
and shower them like blessing rice and flowers!
When all our relatives
gather together
and celebrate the wedding,
ah, there is dancing
and singing everywhere;
that entire wedding
is like a garden blooming with beauty!
Marriage is
not just empty talk,
O Meenakshi Sundaresa!
Go visit our village
and see a real wedding,
O Meenakshi Sundaresa!
Hey, if you shower silver coins,
you can easily hire workers
to put up the canopy!
Only if you go invite them in person
and welcome them warmly,
will people actually fill that canopy!
If you pay an advance,
a fancy decorated car
will arrive for the street procession!
Only loving
relatives and family
will walk alongside that car!
Hey, staying awake
for many days and nights,
when the sound of celebratory wedding drums
echoes in the air,
ah, there is dancing
and singing everywhere;
that entire wedding
is like a garden blooming with beauty!
Marriage is
not just empty talk,
O Meenakshi Sundaresa!
Hey, go visit a village
and see a real wedding,
O Meenakshi Sundaresa!
"Please come, welcome!"
you must keep saying,
until your mouth aches from welcoming guests!
For all the guests who arrive,
their bellies must be filled with food,
and as they bless the couple,
their hearts must be filled with joy!
That it is only
a one-day show,
about a wedding,
who told you that?
It is a ten-day grand festival,
that is what
the Tirukkural (ancient Tamil book of wisdom)
said about marriage yesterday!
Hey Sundaresa!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Marriageu Endral' from the film Vaseegara is a vibrant, celebratory track that contrasts superficial modern wedding arrangements with traditional, heart-felt village celebrations. It invokes Lord Sundareswarar and Goddess Meenakshi (metaphorically addressing a friend or partner as Sundaresa) to describe what a true wedding should feel like. The song emphasizes hospitality, genuine warmth, personal invitations, family bonds, and joy that turns a marriage into a multi-day festival resembling a blooming garden rather than a commercial transaction.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Agedhai / Alliteration (Monai)

“Vaanavila kondu / Vanthu valachu katti”

Repetition of initial consonant sounds across adjacent words, such as 'Vaanavila' and 'Vanthu valachu' in the canopy stanza.

Hyperbole (Uruvagandhu / Athisayokthi)

“Vaanavila kondu vanthu valachu katti panthal podu”

Exaggerating cosmic elements—using a rainbow as a wedding canopy, stars as serial lights, and the sun as an aarathi plate—to elevate the grandeur of marriage.

Contrast / Anthesis

“Advanceu thantha alagana caru... Anbullam konda sonthangalthanae caroda kooda varum”

Juxtaposing hired services (money buys a car or canopy) with genuine human presence and affectionate family participation.

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

“Kalyaanamae alaga pootha thottamthaan”

Comparing a joyful, community-filled wedding to a blooming floral garden.

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Trivia

The song features in the 2003 romantic comedy 'Vaseegara' starring Vijay and Sneha, composed by S. A. Rajkumar. The lyrics, penned by Pa. Vijay, reflect classic South Indian village wedding tropes combined with contemporary comedic elements.

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