Nalla Manam Vazhga
From Oru Oothapoo Kan Simittukiradhu · 1976
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- K. J. Yesudas
- Music director
- V. Dakshinamurthy
- Details
- Oru Oothapoo Kan Simittukiradhu1976
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Nalla manam vaazhga | Long live the good heart |
| Naadu potra vaazhga | May you live praised by the nation |
| Thaen tamil pol | Like sweet honey-like Tamil |
| Vaan mazhai pol | Like heavenly rain from the sky |
| Siranthu endryum vaazhga | Live excellently forever |
| Male | |
| Nalla manam vaazhga | Long live the good heart |
| Naadu potra vaazhga | May you live praised by the nation |
| Male | |
| Poovuzhagin latchiyangal | The ideals of this earthly world |
| Poop pondrae vaadum | Will wither like a flower |
| Deiva sorkka nichchayamthaan | But a true marriage is determined |
| Thirumanamaai koodum | By divine heavenly decree |
| Male | |
| Poruththamendraal pudhu porutham | If there is a match, it is a novel match |
| Porunthivitta jodi | A couple that fits perfectly together |
| Poruththamendraal pudhu porutham | If there is a match, it is a novel match |
| Porunthivitta jodi | A couple that fits perfectly together |
| Naan pulavendraal paadiduvaen | If I were a poet, I would sing |
| Kavithai oru kodi | Ten million poems |
| Male | |
| Nalla manam vaazhga | Long live the good heart |
| Naadu potra vaazhga | May you live praised by the nation |
| Male | |
| Thanmaiyilum menmaiyilum | In coolness and in gentleness |
| Thaamaraipol nenjam | A heart like a lotus flower |
| Thaaikulaththin ilakkanangal | The virtues of womanhood |
| Thalaiviyidam thanjam | Have taken refuge in the lady of the house |
| Aalayamaai veeduthanai alangarikka vanthaai | You came to adorn this home like a temple |
| Aalayamaai veeduthanai alangarikka vanthaai | You came to adorn this home like a temple |
| Male | |
| Nee vaazhum nilai unakkaliththaan | Seeing the noble life given to you |
| Vaazhththugiraen naanae | I offer my heartfelt blessings |
| Male | |
| Nalla manam vaazhga | Long live the good heart |
| Naadu potra vaazhga | May you live praised by the nation |
| Male | |
| Manavaazhkkai amaivatharko | For a blissful married life to be settled |
| Manaivi vaakkavendum | One needs a blessed wife |
| Kulamagalaai kidaippatharkko | To get a noble virtuous bride |
| Koduththu vaikkavendum | One must be truly blessed by destiny |
| Male | |
| Arumaigalum perumaigalum | Rarities and glories |
| Niraivathuthaan inbam | Being fulfilled is true happiness |
| Arumaigalum perumaigalum | Rarities and glories |
| Niraivathuthaan inbam | Being fulfilled is true happiness |
| Nee aththanaiyum pettruvittaai | You have attained all of those blessings |
| Ananthamaai vaazhga | Live in eternal bliss |
| Male | |
| Nalla manam vaazhga | Long live the good heart |
| Naadu potra vaazhga | May you live praised by the nation |
| Thaen tamil pol | Like sweet honey-like Tamil |
| Vaan mazhai pol | Like heavenly rain from the sky |
| Siranthu endryum vaazhga | Live excellently forever |
| Male | |
| Nalla manam vaazhga | Long live the good heart |
| Naadu potra vaazhga | May you live praised by the nation |
நல்ல மனம் வாழ்க
நாடு போற்ற வாழ்க
தேன் தமிழ் போல்
வான் மழைப் போல்
சிறந்து என்றும் வாழ்க
Long live the good heart
May you live praised by the nation
Like sweet honey-like Tamil
Like heavenly rain from the sky
Live excellently forever
நல்ல மனம் வாழ்க
நாடு போற்ற வாழ்க
Long live the good heart
May you live praised by the nation
பூவுலகின் லட்சியங்கள்
பூப்போன்றே வாடும்
தெய்வ சொர்க்க நிச்சயம்தான்
திருமணமாய் கூடும்
The ideals of this earthly world
Will wither like a flower
But a true marriage is determined
By divine heavenly decree
பொருத்தமென்றால் புது பொருத்தம்
பொருந்திவிட்ட ஜோடி
பொருத்தமென்றால் புது பொருத்தம்
பொருந்திவிட்ட ஜோடி
நான் புலவனென்றால் பாடிடுவேன்
கவிதை ஒரு கோடி.......
If there is a match, it is a novel match
A couple that fits perfectly together
If there is a match, it is a novel match
A couple that fits perfectly together
If I were a poet, I would sing
Ten million poems
நல்ல மனம் வாழ்க
நாடு போற்ற வாழ்க
Long live the good heart
May you live praised by the nation
தன்மையிலும் மென்மையிலும்
தாமரைபோல் நெஞ்சம்
தாய்க்குலத்தின் இலக்கணங்கள்
தலைவியிடம் தஞ்சம்
ஆலயமாய் வீடுதனை அலங்கரிக்க வந்தாய்
ஆலயமாய் வீடுதனை அலங்கரிக்க வந்தாய்
In coolness and in gentleness
A heart like a lotus flower
The virtues of womanhood
Have taken refuge in the lady of the house
You came to adorn this home like a temple
You came to adorn this home like a temple
நீ வாழும் நிலை உனக்களித்தான்
வாழ்த்துகிறேன் நானே........
Seeing the noble life given to you
I offer my heartfelt blessings
நல்ல மனம் வாழ்க
நாடு போற்ற வாழ்க
Long live the good heart
May you live praised by the nation
மணவாழ்க்கை அமைவதற்கோ
மனைவி வாய்க்கவேண்டும்
குலமகளாய் கிடைப்பதற்கோ
கொடுத்து வைக்கவேண்டும்
For a blissful married life to be settled
One needs a blessed wife
To get a noble virtuous bride
One must be truly blessed by destiny
அருமைகளும் பெருமைகளும்
நிறைவதுதான் இன்பம்
அருமைகளும் பெருமைகளும்
நிறைவதுதான் இன்பம்
நீ அத்தனையும் பெற்றுவிட்டாய்
ஆனந்தமாய் வாழ்க......
Rarities and glories
Being fulfilled is true happiness
Rarities and glories
Being fulfilled is true happiness
You have attained all of those blessings
Live in eternal bliss
நல்ல மனம் வாழ்க
நாடு போற்ற வாழ்க
தேன் தமிழ் போல்
வான் மழைப் போல்
சிறந்து என்றும் வாழ்க
Long live the good heart
May you live praised by the nation
Like sweet honey-like Tamil
Like heavenly rain from the sky
Live excellently forever
நல்ல மனம் வாழ்க
நாடு போற்ற வாழ்க
Long live the good heart
May you live praised by the nation
Nalla manam vaazhga
Long live the good heart
Naadu potra vaazhga
May you live praised by the nation
Thaen tamil pol
Like sweet honey-like Tamil
Vaan mazhai pol
Like heavenly rain from the sky
Siranthu endryum vaazhga
Live excellently forever
Nalla manam vaazhga
Long live the good heart
Naadu potra vaazhga
May you live praised by the nation
Poovuzhagin latchiyangal
The ideals of this earthly world
Poop pondrae vaadum
Will wither like a flower
Deiva sorkka nichchayamthaan
But a true marriage is determined
Thirumanamaai koodum
By divine heavenly decree
Poruththamendraal pudhu porutham
If there is a match, it is a novel match
Porunthivitta jodi
A couple that fits perfectly together
Poruththamendraal pudhu porutham
If there is a match, it is a novel match
Porunthivitta jodi
A couple that fits perfectly together
Naan pulavendraal paadiduvaen
If I were a poet, I would sing
Kavithai oru kodi
Ten million poems
Nalla manam vaazhga
Long live the good heart
Naadu potra vaazhga
May you live praised by the nation
Thanmaiyilum menmaiyilum
In coolness and in gentleness
Thaamaraipol nenjam
A heart like a lotus flower
Thaaikulaththin ilakkanangal
The virtues of womanhood
Thalaiviyidam thanjam
Have taken refuge in the lady of the house
Aalayamaai veeduthanai alangarikka vanthaai
You came to adorn this home like a temple
Aalayamaai veeduthanai alangarikka vanthaai
You came to adorn this home like a temple
Nee vaazhum nilai unakkaliththaan
Seeing the noble life given to you
Vaazhththugiraen naanae
I offer my heartfelt blessings
Nalla manam vaazhga
Long live the good heart
Naadu potra vaazhga
May you live praised by the nation
Manavaazhkkai amaivatharko
For a blissful married life to be settled
Manaivi vaakkavendum
One needs a blessed wife
Kulamagalaai kidaippatharkko
To get a noble virtuous bride
Koduththu vaikkavendum
One must be truly blessed by destiny
Arumaigalum perumaigalum
Rarities and glories
Niraivathuthaan inbam
Being fulfilled is true happiness
Arumaigalum perumaigalum
Rarities and glories
Niraivathuthaan inbam
Being fulfilled is true happiness
Nee aththanaiyum pettruvittaai
You have attained all of those blessings
Ananthamaai vaazhga
Live in eternal bliss
Nalla manam vaazhga
Long live the good heart
Naadu potra vaazhga
May you live praised by the nation
Thaen tamil pol
Like sweet honey-like Tamil
Vaan mazhai pol
Like heavenly rain from the sky
Siranthu endryum vaazhga
Live excellently forever
Nalla manam vaazhga
Long live the good heart
Naadu potra vaazhga
May you live praised by the nation
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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