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Nalla Manam Vazhga

From Oru Oothapoo Kan Simittukiradhu · 1976

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
K. J. Yesudas
Music director
V. Dakshinamurthy
Movie name
Oru Oothapoo Kan Simittukiradhu
Movie release year
1976
Lyrics added on
19 Jan 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nalla manam vaazhga
Naadu potra vaazhga
Thaen tamil pol
Vaan mazhai pol
Siranthu endryum vaazhga
Nalla manam vaazhga
Naadu potra vaazhga
Poovuzhagin latchiyangal
Poop pondrae vaadum
Deiva sorkka nichchayamthaan
Thirumanamaai koodum
Poruththamendraal pudhu porutham
Porunthivitta jodi
Poruththamendraal pudhu porutham
Porunthivitta jodi
Naan pulavendraal paadiduvaen
Kavithai oru kodi
Nalla manam vaazhga
Naadu potra vaazhga
Thanmaiyilum menmaiyilum
Thaamaraipol nenjam
Thaaikulaththin ilakkanangal
Thalaiviyidam thanjam
Aalayamaai veeduthanai alangarikka vanthaai
Aalayamaai veeduthanai alangarikka vanthaai
Nee vaazhum nilai unakkaliththaan
Vaazhththugiraen naanae
Nalla manam vaazhga
Naadu potra vaazhga
Manavaazhkkai amaivatharko
Manaivi vaakkavendum
Kulamagalaai kidaippatharkko
Koduththu vaikkavendum
Arumaigalum perumaigalum
Niraivathuthaan inbam
Arumaigalum perumaigalum
Niraivathuthaan inbam
Nee aththanaiyum pettruvittaai
Ananthamaai vaazhga
Nalla manam vaazhga
Naadu potra vaazhga
Thaen tamil pol
Vaan mazhai pol
Siranthu endryum vaazhga
Nalla manam vaazhga
Naadu potra vaazhga
May your good heart live long and flourish,
May you live praised by the whole land!
Like sweet honeyed Tamil,
Like the rains from the sky,
May you always live in greatness!
May your good heart live long and flourish,
May you live praised by the whole land!
The desires of this earthly world
Wither away just like flowers,
Yet matches made in God's heaven
Come together as true marriage.
What a match, a wonderful new match,
A pair made perfectly for each other!
What a match, a wonderful new match,
A pair made perfectly for each other!
If I were a poet, I would sing
Ten million poems for you...
May your good heart live long and flourish,
May you live praised by the whole land!
In gentleness and tenderness,
With a heart like a pure lotus.
All the finest ideals of womanhood
Have found their home in this lady.
You came to grace this home like a temple,
You came to grace this home like a temple,
He has given you a blessed place in life,
And with all my heart, I bless you...
May your good heart live long and flourish,
May you live praised by the whole land!
For a married life to be peaceful,
One must be blessed with a good wife;
And to find a noble woman of grace,
One must be deeply fortunate.
When virtues and honor
Fill our lives, that is true joy.
When virtues and honor
Fill our lives, that is true joy.
You have been blessed with all of that,
May you live in boundless happiness...
May your good heart live long and flourish,
May you live praised by the whole land!
Like sweet honeyed Tamil,
Like the rains from the sky,
May you always live in greatness!
May your good heart live long and flourish,
May you live praised by the whole land!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Nalla Manam Vaazhga is a timeless Tamil wedding blessing anthem from the film Oru Oothapoo Kan Simittukiradhu (1976). Written by the legendary lyricist Kannadasan and set to music by V. Dakshinamurthy, the song is a heartfelt shower of benedictions upon a newly married couple. The lyrics assert that while worldly ambitions fade like flowers, true marriages are matched in heaven by divine destiny. Kannadasan compares the couple's bond to the sweetness of the Tamil language and the purity of rain. The song further praises the virtues of the bride, describing her as the ideal woman who transforms a household into a sacred temple. Expressing that obtaining a virtuous life partner is a rare cosmic fortune, the singer bestows blessings of joy, harmony, and eternal prosperity upon the couple.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Thaen tamil pol / Vaan mazhai pol”

Compares the wished life and purity to the sweetness of Tamil and rain from the sky.

Simile (Upamai)

“Poovuzhagin latchiyangal / Poop pondrae vaadum”

Compares worldly ideals to flowers that eventually wither away.

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

“Aalayamaai veeduthanai alangarikka vanthaai”

Metaphorically treats the home as a sacred temple adorned by the bride's arrival.

Rhyme & Assonance (Ethirhai)

“Poruththamendraal pudhu porutham / Porunthivitta jodi”

The second letters 'lu' and 'vi' match in sound pattern across lines for poetic rhythm.

Refrain (Pallavi repetition)

“Nalla manam vaazhga / Naadu potra vaazhga”

The line blessing the good heart is repeated throughout as a joyful benedictory refrain.

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Trivia

'Nalla Manam Vaazhga' is one of Tamil cinema's most famous wedding blessings, composed by Malayalam maestro V. Dakshinamurthy during his selective stint in Tamil films. Sung soulfully by K.J. Yesudas, Kannadasan's elevated lyrics made it a staple track played at traditional South Indian weddings for decades.

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