Thambathyam Oru Sangeetham
From Thambathiyam Oru Sangeetham · 1982
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Thambathiyam Oru Sangeetham1982
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Thambathiyam oru sangeetham | Married life is a form of music |
| Thambathiyam oru sangeetham | Married life is a form of music |
| Sruthi layam nayam kondaadum deva keerthaanam | It is a divine hymn celebrating pitch, rhythm, and elegance |
| Adhuthaan raaga thaala baavam koorum kadhal mandhiram | That is the mantra of love expressing melody, beat, and emotion |
| Male | |
| Thambathiyam oru sangeetham……..sangeetham…. | Married life is music... music... |
| Male | |
| Jaathakangal vagutha vazhi | Following the path charted by horoscopes |
| Jaathigalin uravai kondu | Forming bonds through caste and family lineages |
| Moothavargal samathika | With elders granting their consent |
| Manathavargal palarundu | There are many who get married this way |
| Male | |
| Kaadhalenum veethiyile | On the street named love |
| Kan varitha uravai kondu | Forming a bond chosen by the eyes |
| Maalayitu medaiyinilae | Exchanging garlands upon the wedding stage |
| Mananthavargal silarumundu | There are a few who get married this way |
| Male | |
| Thambathiyam oru sangeetham……..sangeetham…. | Married life is music... music... |
| Male | |
| Omam kundam nei vaarthu | Pouring ghee into the sacrificial fire pit |
| Agniyai valam vanthu | Walking around the holy fire |
| Oorariya kai pidithu | Holding hands in front of the entire community |
| Uravu kooda pirivathundu | Even such bonds sometimes end in separation |
| Male | |
| Sattangalai saatchi vaithu | Keeping the law as a witness |
| Pathirathil pathivu seithu | Registering it legally on official papers |
| Saagum varai piriyaadha | Without separating until the day they die |
| Thambadhigal ullagil undu | There are couples in this world who live like that |
| Male | |
| Thambathiyam oru sangeetham……..sangeetham…. | Married life is music... music... |
| Male | |
| Naayagangum naayagiyum | If the husband and the wife |
| Nenju rendu inaiyaamal | Do not unite their hearts as one |
| Naalukoru kutram solli | Finding fault with each other every day |
| Aalukoru dhisai paarthal | And looking away in opposite directions |
| Male | |
| Endha vagai thirumanamum | Then any form of marriage |
| Idaiyinil udaivathundu | Is bound to break apart midway |
| Thaalam keta paadalai pol | Just like a song that loses its rhythm |
| Kolam ketu povathundu | Its beauty and order will get ruined |
| Male | |
| Thambathiyam oru sangeetham | Married life is music |
| Sangeetham…….sangeetham…. | Music... music... |
தாம்பத்யம் ஒரு சங்கீதம்
தாம்பத்யம் ஒரு சங்கீதம்
ஸ்ருதி லயம் நயம் கொண்டாடும் தேவ கீர்த்தனம்
அதுதான் ராக தாள பாவம் கூறும் காதல் மந்திரம்
Married life is a form of music
Married life is a form of music
It is a divine hymn celebrating pitch, rhythm, and elegance
That is the mantra of love expressing melody, beat, and emotion
தாம்பத்யம் ஒரு சங்கீதம்.......சங்கீதம்........
Married life is music... music...
ஜாதகங்கள் வகுத்த வழி
ஜாதிகளின் உறவைக் கொண்டு
மூத்தவர்கள் சம்மதிக்க
மணந்தவர்கள் பலருண்டு
Following the path charted by horoscopes
Forming bonds through caste and family lineages
With elders granting their consent
There are many who get married this way
காதலெனும் வீதியிலே
கண் வரித்த உறவைக் கொண்டு
மாலையிட்டு மேடையிலே
மணந்தவர்கள் சிலருமுண்டு
On the street named love
Forming a bond chosen by the eyes
Exchanging garlands upon the wedding stage
There are a few who get married this way
தாம்பத்யம் ஒரு சங்கீதம்.......சங்கீதம்........
Married life is music... music...
ஓமக் குண்டம் நெய் வார்த்து
அக்னியை வலம் வந்து
ஊரறிய கைப் பிடித்த
உறவு கூட பிரிவதுண்டு
Pouring ghee into the sacrificial fire pit
Walking around the holy fire
Holding hands in front of the entire community
Even such bonds sometimes end in separation
சட்டங்களை சாட்சி வைத்து
பத்திரத்தில் பதிவு செய்து
சாகும் வரை பிரியாத
தம்பதிகள் உலகில் உண்டு
Keeping the law as a witness
Registering it legally on official papers
Without separating until the day they die
There are couples in this world who live like that
தாம்பத்யம் ஒரு சங்கீதம்.......சங்கீதம்........
Married life is music... music...
நாயகனும் நாயகியும்
நெஞ்சு ரெண்டு இணையாமல்
நாளுக்கொரு குற்றம் சொல்லி
ஆளுக்கொரு திசை பார்த்தால்
If the husband and the wife
Do not unite their hearts as one
Finding fault with each other every day
And looking away in opposite directions
எந்த வகை திருமணமும்
இடையினில் உடைவதுண்டு
தாளம் கெட்ட பாடலை போல்
கோலம் கெட்டு போவதுண்டு
Then any form of marriage
Is bound to break apart midway
Just like a song that loses its rhythm
Its beauty and order will get ruined
தாம்பத்யம் ஒரு சங்கீதம்.......
சங்கீதம்........சங்கீதம்......
Married life is music
Music... music...
Thambathiyam oru sangeetham
Married life is a form of music
Thambathiyam oru sangeetham
Married life is a form of music
Sruthi layam nayam kondaadum deva keerthaanam
It is a divine hymn celebrating pitch, rhythm, and elegance
Adhuthaan raaga thaala baavam koorum kadhal mandhiram
That is the mantra of love expressing melody, beat, and emotion
Thambathiyam oru sangeetham……..sangeetham….
Married life is music... music...
Jaathakangal vagutha vazhi
Following the path charted by horoscopes
Jaathigalin uravai kondu
Forming bonds through caste and family lineages
Moothavargal samathika
With elders granting their consent
Manathavargal palarundu
There are many who get married this way
Kaadhalenum veethiyile
On the street named love
Kan varitha uravai kondu
Forming a bond chosen by the eyes
Maalayitu medaiyinilae
Exchanging garlands upon the wedding stage
Mananthavargal silarumundu
There are a few who get married this way
Thambathiyam oru sangeetham……..sangeetham….
Married life is music... music...
Omam kundam nei vaarthu
Pouring ghee into the sacrificial fire pit
Agniyai valam vanthu
Walking around the holy fire
Oorariya kai pidithu
Holding hands in front of the entire community
Uravu kooda pirivathundu
Even such bonds sometimes end in separation
Sattangalai saatchi vaithu
Keeping the law as a witness
Pathirathil pathivu seithu
Registering it legally on official papers
Saagum varai piriyaadha
Without separating until the day they die
Thambadhigal ullagil undu
There are couples in this world who live like that
Thambathiyam oru sangeetham……..sangeetham….
Married life is music... music...
Naayagangum naayagiyum
If the husband and the wife
Nenju rendu inaiyaamal
Do not unite their hearts as one
Naalukoru kutram solli
Finding fault with each other every day
Aalukoru dhisai paarthal
And looking away in opposite directions
Endha vagai thirumanamum
Then any form of marriage
Idaiyinil udaivathundu
Is bound to break apart midway
Thaalam keta paadalai pol
Just like a song that loses its rhythm
Kolam ketu povathundu
Its beauty and order will get ruined
Thambathiyam oru sangeetham
Married life is music
Sangeetham…….sangeetham….
Music... music...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song presents a profound philosophical reflection on marriage, drawing a extended analogy between marital life and classical music. Vaali outlines how marriages are formed through various means—some arranged by elders through horoscopes, some born out of romantic love, some solemnized through traditional Vedic fire rituals, and others established through legal court registrations. However, the song asserts that regardless of how a marriage begins or what rituals witness it, external forms alone cannot guarantee success. Ultimately, the core message is that marital harmony depends entirely on emotional unity and mutual understanding between partners. If a couple fails to connect from the heart, constantly finds fault, and pulls in opposite directions, even the most ritualistic or legally sound marriage will crumble midway—just as a musical composition falls apart when it loses its rhythm (thaalam).
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Thambathiyam oru sangeetham”
Directly compares married life ('Thambathiyam') to music ('Sangeetham') and divine hymns ('Deva keerthaanam'), establishing the central theme that harmony and rhythm are necessary for a successful marriage.
Simile (Upamai)
“Thaalam keta paadalai pol”
Compares a failing marriage to a song that has lost its rhythmic beat ('Thaalam keta paadalai pol'), highlighting how lack of emotional sync ruins the relationship's structure.
Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Thaalam keta paadalai pol / Kolam ketu povathundu”
The second letters 'la' match in 'Thaalam' and 'Kolam', creating rhythmic internal rhyme in the couplet.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Naayagangum naayagiyum / Nenju rendu inaiyaamal”
The initial letter sound 'Na' repeats in 'Naayagangum', 'Nenju', and 'Naalukoru', enhancing the poetic flow.
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Trivia
This track features music composed and sung by the legendary M. S. Viswanathan (MSV) with lyrics by Vaali for the 1982 film 'Thambathiyam Oru Sangeetham'. MSV was famous for delivering highly expressive, philosophical solo renditions that carried deep emotional resonance, and this song remains a celebrated classic on the dynamics of marital relationships.
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