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Lyrics & meaning

Ondre Engal Devan

From Apoorva Sahodarigal · 1983

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Bappi Lahiri
Movie name
Apoorva Sahodarigal
Movie release year
1983
Lyrics added on
28 Nov 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ondrey engal devan
Male :Ondrey engal jeevan
Female :Ondrey engal devan
Male :Ondrey engal jeevan
Ellorumae oru poomaalai pol
Anbaalae Ondru pattom
Male :Naan nee pedhamillai
Female :Orr thaai petra pillai
Uravennum paasa oonjalil
Pozhuthellaam aaduvom
Uyirulla kaalam yaavumae
Pirivinddri kooduvom
Manamennum koyil vaasalil
Mani dheepam yaettruvom
Kaalangal maarum bothilum
Anaiyaamal pottruvom
Male: Thaaithaan dheivam inae
Female :Thanthai selvam ingae
Ondrey engal devan
Female :Ondrey engal jeevan
Varugindra naala vaazhththiyae
Varavettru paaduvom
Vasanthangal naalum vendiyae
Dheivaththai naaduvom
Poonthendral veesum solai pol
Naam vaazhum veeduthaan
Ennaalum aadal paadalgal
Ponnaana vaazhuthaan
Female :Naanthaan sontham kondu
Male :Kanbom sorkkam ingae
Ondrey engal devan
Ondrey engal jeevan
Ellorumae oru poomaalai pol
Anbaalae Ondru pattom
Female :Naan nee pedhamillai
Male :Orr thaai petra pillai
Female :Naan nee pedhamillai
Male :Orr thaai petra pillai
Our God is one,
Male: Our life is one.
Female: Our God is one,
Male: Our life is one.
Like a single garland of flowers, all of us
Have united through love.
Male: There is no difference between you and me,
Female: We are children born of one mother.
On the affectionate swing of kinship,
We will swing all day long.
For as long as we have life in us,
We will stay together without parting.
At the doorway of the temple of the heart,
We will light a precious lamp.
Even as times change,
We will cherish it so it never goes out.
Male: Mother is our goddess here,
Female: Father is our treasure here.
Our God is one,
Female: Our life is one.
Blessing the days to come,
We will welcome them with song.
Praying for springtime every day,
We will seek God's grace.
Like a garden where gentle breezes blow,
Such is the home we live in.
Filled every day with dance and song,
This is truly a golden life.
Female: Embracing one another in love,
Male: We will find heaven right here.
Our God is one,
Our life is one.
Like a single garland of flowers, all of us
Have united through love.
Female: There is no difference between you and me,
Male: We are children born of one mother.
Female: There is no difference between you and me,
Male: We are children born of one mother.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a heart-warming celebration of familial togetherness, unconditional sibling love, and values of unity. The lyrics emphasize that despite individual differences, the family members are strung together by love like individual blossoms forming a single, beautiful flower garland. They hold sacred respect for their parents, identifying the mother as God and the father as wealth. Throughout the song, the home is envisioned as a breezy garden filled with song and joy, and the heart as a sacred temple where the flame of unity is kept burning through all seasons of life. It conveys an optimistic message that living together in harmony turns earthly home life into a true heaven.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai Ani)

“Ellorumae oru poomaalai pol”

Compares all the family members being bound together by love to individual flowers woven into a single flower garland ('poomaalai pol').

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

“Uravennum paasa oonjalil”

Metaphorically equates familial relationship ('uravu') and affection ('paasam') to a swinging cradle or swing ('oonjal').

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

“Manamennum koyil vaasalil”

Compares the human mind/heart ('manam') directly to a temple ('koyil').

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Varugindra naala vaazhththiyae / Varavettru paaduvom”

Repetition of the initial sound 'Va' across adjacent lines ('Varugindra', 'Varavettru').

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Trivia

This track is featured in the 1983 Tamil movie 'Apoorva Sahodarigal' (directed by R. Thyagarajan and produced by Devar Films), with lyrics written by legendary poet Vaali. It is distinct from the famous 1989 Kamal Haasan blockbuster movie of the same name ('Apoorva Sagodharargal').

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