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Lyrics & meaning

Thirunirai Selvi

From Idhaya Veenai · 1972

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Idhaya Veenai
Movie release year
1972
Lyrics added on
1 Dec 2020

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Indru pola endrum vaazhga…
Engal veettu pon magalae…
Vaazha kandru pola thalaivan pakkam…
Nindrirukkum kula magalae…
Thirunirai chelvi mangaiyarkkarasi
Thirumanam kondaal inidhaaga
En iru vizhi polae iruvaru indru
Illaram kaanattum nalamaaga
Illaram kaanattum nalamaaga
Thirunirai chelvi mangaiyarkkarasi
Thirumanam kondaal inidhaaga
Thirumanam kondaal inidhaaga
Manjal kungumam malar soodi
Mana magal maedaiyil angirukka
Manjal kungumam malar soodi
Mana magal maedaiyil angirukka
Nenjam niraiya vaazhthukkal yaendhi
Nallavan oruvan ingirukka
Nenjam niraiya vaazhthukkal yaendhi
Nallavan oruvan ingirukka
Aayiram kaalam naayagan kooda
Vaazhndhidum magalae nalamaaga
Aanandhathaalae kanneer pongum
Ezhaiyin kangal kulamaaga
Thirunirai chelvi mangaiyarkkarasi
Thirumanam kondaal inidhaaga
Thirumanam kondaal inidhaagha
Engal vaanathu vennilavaam
Ival innoru veettukku vilakkaanaal
Engal vaanathu vennilavaam
Ival innoru veettukku vilakkaanaal
Engal kulam valar kanmaniyaam
Ival innoru kudumbathin kannaanaal
Thaai vazhi vandha naanamum maanamum
Than vazhi kondu nadappavalaam
Koyilil illai kumbidum dheivam
Kondavan yendrae ninaippavalaam
Thirunirai chelvi mangaiyarkkarasi
Thirumanam kondaal inidhaaga
Thirumanam kondaal inidhaaga
Oruvarai oruvar anbu kondu
Varum sugathilum thuyarilum pangu kondu
Oruvarai oruvar anbu kondu
Varum sugathilum thuyarilum pangu kondu
Iruvarum oruvaril paadhiyendru
Ingu inbura vaazhattum pallaandu
Iruvarum oruvaril paadhiyendru
Ingu inbura vaazhattum pallaandu
Kural vazhi kaanum aram porul inbam
Kuraivindri naalum valarndhiduga
Thennavar pottrum panbugal yaavum
Kannena pottri vaazhdhiduga
Thirunirai chelvi mangaiyarkkarasi
Thirumanam kondaal inidhaaga
En iru vizhi polae iruvaru indru
Illaram kaanattum nalamaaga
Illaram kaanattum nalamaaga
Thirunirai chelvi mangaiyarkkarasi
Thirumanam kondaal inidhaaga
Thirumanam kondaal inidhaaga
May you live forever just as happily as today...
O golden daughter of our home...
Standing beside her husband like a tender plantain sapling...
O noble daughter of our clan...
The blessed Mangaiyarkkarasi,
Has entered into marriage so sweetly.
Like my two eyes, may the two of them today
Build a happy home together in all goodness.
Build a happy home together in all goodness.
The blessed Mangaiyarkkarasi,
Has entered into marriage so sweetly.
Has entered into marriage so sweetly.
Adorned with turmeric, kumkum, and flowers,
As the bride sits there on the wedding dais,
Adorned with turmeric, kumkum, and flowers,
As the bride sits there on the wedding dais,
With a heart brimming with blessings,
A good man stands right here.
With a heart brimming with blessings,
A good man stands right here.
By your husband's side for a thousand years,
May you live in happiness, dear daughter!
With overwhelming joy, tears overflow,
Turning this poor man's eyes into pools of water.
The blessed Mangaiyarkkarasi,
Has entered into marriage so sweetly.
Has entered into marriage so sweetly.
She was the bright moon in our sky,
Now she has become the lamp of another home.
She was the bright moon in our sky,
Now she has become the lamp of another home.
The cherished gem of our family,
She has now become the light of another family's eyes.
With modesty and self-respect inherited from her mother,
She carries herself with quiet dignity.
Believing her worshiped deity is not in a stone temple,
She sees that divine presence in the husband she wed.
The blessed Mangaiyarkkarasi,
Has entered into marriage so sweetly.
Has entered into marriage so sweetly.
Cherishing one another with deep love,
Sharing in every joy and sorrow that comes,
Cherishing one another with deep love,
Sharing in every joy and sorrow that comes,
Knowing that each is one half of the other,
May they live here in joy for many long years!
Knowing that each is one half of the other,
May they live here in joy for many long years!
May the virtue, wealth, and love taught by the Kural (ancient Tamil ethical work)
Grow without measure in their lives day after day!
All the noble values praised by the Tamil people,
May they protect them as dearly as their own eyes and thrive!
The blessed Mangaiyarkkarasi,
Has entered into marriage so sweetly.
Like my two eyes, may the two of them today
Build a happy home together in all goodness.
Build a happy home together in all goodness.
The blessed Mangaiyarkkarasi,
Has entered into marriage so sweetly.
Has entered into marriage so sweetly.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This iconic Tamil song from the movie Idhaya Veenai (1972) is a quintessential wedding blessing anthem. Sung during a marriage ceremony, it expresses deep affection, goodwill, and maternal/paternal blessings for a newly wedded bride as she transitions into her new home. The lyrics celebrate traditional marital values, family honor, and long-lasting devotion between partners. The song invokes Thirukkural ideals of Aram (virtue), Porul (wealth), and Inbam (love/happiness), wishing the couple a harmonious life where they share equal partnership in joy and sorrow, living together as two halves of a single soul for thousands of years.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani (Simile)

En iru vizhi polae iruvaru indru

Compares the bride and groom to the speaker's two eyes, emphasizing equal love and protection.

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

Engal vaanathu vennilavaam / Ival innoru veettukku vilakkaanaal

Metaphorically calls the bride the full moon of their sky and a light guiding her new household.

Anaapora (Repetition for Emphasis)

Thirumanam kondaal inidhaaga

Repetition of lines highlights the deep joy and ritual significance of the auspicious wedding ceremony.

Moonaai (Initial Alliteration)

Manjal kungumam malar soodi / Mana magal maedaiyil angirukka

Matching initial sound 'Ma' creates rhythmic melody appropriate for wedding festivities.

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Trivia

Composed by the musical duo Shankar-Ganesh with lyrics by Vaali, this track remains one of Tamil cinema's most timeless auspicious marriage songs, frequently played at Tamil weddings across the world over.

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