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Nam Veeduthan

From Veedu Manaivi Makkal · 1988

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Mano, Vani Jairam, Suja Radhakrishnan, Visu
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Veedu Manaivi Makkal
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
24 Jan 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nam veeduthaan idhu pon veeduthaan
Nam veeduthaan idhu pon veeduthaan
Nam kaattilae mazhai naal indruthaan
Pon veedu thantha thalaivanukku
Engal nandrithaan…..
Nam veeduthaan idhu pon veeduthaan
Nam veeduthaan idhu pon veeduthaan
Aasaigal aayiram kodi
Adhai adakki vaippen nenjil moodi
Naadagam aaduven podi
Adi irukkirathe motta maadi
Kuthippen kuthippen
Adhai ketpathu yaaru
Oohho kodiya viraivil
Naan cinimaa star-ru
Idhu pol veedu
Eththanai venum appuram paaru
Nam veeduthaan idhu pon veeduthaan
Nam kaattilae mazhai naal indruthaan
Pon veedu thantha thalaivanukku
Engal nandrithaan…..
Nam veeduthaan idhu pon veeduthaan
…………………
Viduthalai viduthalai viduthalai
Veettukkaaran thollaiyai vittu
viduthalai……viduthalai….
Vadakaikkum viduthalai
Advance-kkum viduthalai
Brokker-kkum viduthalai
Pudungalukkum viduthalai
Ennoda veedu idhil inbangal thedu
Thaappaala podu ini unnoda paadu
Male :Adi niththamae aayiram muththamae theduvaen
Paththiyam kidaiyaathu
Adi nithamum varave ini pagalum irave
Adi nithamum varave ini pagalum irave
Veedu fullaa aani adichchu
Veettukkaaranai maattunga
Ishtapadi paadunga ellam saththamum podunga
Bathroomla kulichchikittae pallaankuliyum aadunga
Muththuch solaiyil thaththi thaavuthu
Engal koottam idhu inba thottam
Ini yogam varu colour tv varum
Oru thunbam illai sugabogam varum
Ini thaen unnum vandattam
En paadu kondaattam
Parappaen endrum sirippaen
Parappaen endrum sirippaen
Paththu manikku melae ingae kadhavadaikkaathu
Paththirikkai padikkaiyilae velakkanaiyaathu
Thaarumaaraa adippaen naan thanniyilae medhappaen
Thaarumaaraa adippaen naan thanniyilae medhappaen
Moodu vanthaa veedu pullaa naan odiyaadi pidippaen
This is our home, a golden home indeed!
This is our home, a golden home indeed!
Fortune has rained down on us today!
To the head of the family who gave us this golden home,
we give our heartfelt thanks...
This is our home, a golden home indeed!
This is our home, a golden home indeed!
A thousand crore wishes,
I kept locked up inside my heart.
I will act on stage, just watch, girl!
Hey, look, we even have an open terrace!
I will jump and dance around,
and who is there to stop me?
Oho, in no time,
I will become a cinema star!
Houses just like this,
see how many more I will buy later!
This is our home, a golden home indeed!
Fortune has rained down on us today!
To the head of the family who gave us this golden home,
we give our heartfelt thanks...
This is our home, a golden home indeed!
...
Freedom, freedom, total freedom!
From the landlord's endless trouble,
freedom... sweet freedom!
Freedom from paying rent,
freedom from paying advance deposits,
freedom from house brokers,
freedom from all the constant nagging!
This is my own home, find your joy here,
bolt the door shut, from now on it's all up to you!
Girl, every day I'll seek a thousand kisses,
and there will be no holding back!
Let joy keep coming every day and night,
let joy keep coming every day and night!
Drive nails all over the walls of the house,
and hang up the landlord!
Sing as you please and make all the noise you want,
even play Pallanguzhi (traditional board game) while taking a bath!
Hopping and dancing in this garden of pearls,
is our family—this is our garden of joy!
Good luck will arrive, a color TV will come,
there's no sorrow anymore, comfort and luxury will come!
Like a bee drinking sweet nectar,
my life will be pure celebration!
I'll fly high and laugh forever,
I'll fly high and laugh forever!
Past ten o'clock, the doors won't be locked,
the lights won't be switched off while reading the paper!
I'll pump water endlessly and float in it,
I'll pump water endlessly and float in it,
and whenever the mood strikes, I'll run around the whole house playing tag!
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Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This jubilant song celebrates the joy of finally owning a home and moving out of rented accommodation. The family expresses immense relief from the constant headaches associated with rented living—such as strict house owners, monthly rent, huge advance payments, broker fees, and restrictive rules regarding noise, lights, or hammering nails into walls.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

Vadakaikkum viduthalai / Advance-kkum viduthalai

Matching second consonant 'd' across consecutive lines (Vadakaikkum / Advance-kkum / Brokker-kkum / Pudungalukkum).

Moonaa (Initial letter/sound rhyming)

Parappaen endrum sirippaen / Paththu manikku melae

Repetition of initial sound 'P' in 'Parappaen' and 'Paththu'.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Nam kaattilae mazhai naal indruthaan

Describing good fortune showering as 'rain falling in our forest' (Nam kaattilae mazhai naal indruthaan).

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)

Bathroomla kulichchikittae pallaankuliyum aadunga

Exaggerating freedom by suggesting playing board games while taking a bath or hanging the landlord on a wall nail.

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Trivia

'Veedu Manaivi Makkal' (1988) is a popular Tamil comedy-drama film directed by T. P. Gajendran, centered around the struggles and aspirations of middle-class families aiming to build or purchase their own dream house.

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