Ullam Oru Kovil
From Thaali Bhagyam · 1966
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Thaali Bhagyam1966
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Ullam oru kovil | My heart is a temple |
| Un uruvam adhil dheivam | Your form is the deity inside |
| Male | |
| Kangal adhan vaasal | My eyes are its entrance |
| Pennin naanam angu kaaval | A woman's modesty stands guard there |
| Female | |
| Ullam oru kovil | My heart is a temple |
| Un uruvam adhil dheivam | Your form is the deity inside |
| Male | |
| Kangal adhan vaasal | My eyes are its entrance |
| Pennin naanam angu kaaval | A woman's modesty stands guard there |
| Female | |
| Ullam oru kovil | My heart is a temple |
| Female | |
| Naan kulikkum nalla manjalukku | For the fine turmeric with which I bathe |
| Thiru naayaganaai nee vandhaayae | You arrived as the divine lord |
| Naan kulikkum nalla manjalukku | For the fine turmeric with which I bathe |
| Thiru naayaganaai nee vandhaayae | You arrived as the divine lord |
| Male | |
| Poovidhazhoram thaen eduthu | Gathering honey from the edge of flower petals |
| Ilam punnagaiyil nee thandhaayae | You gave it to me in your tender smile |
| Poovidhazhoram thaen eduthu | Gathering honey from the edge of flower petals |
| Ilam punnagaiyil nee thandhaayae | You gave it to me in your tender smile |
| Female | |
| Aanandha kadalin alai enbaen | I shall call you a wave in the ocean of bliss |
| Male | |
| Unnai aani ponnudal silai enbaen | I shall call you a statue of pure gold |
| Female | |
| Ullam oru kovil | My heart is a temple |
| Un uruvam adhil dheivam | Your form is the deity inside |
| Male | |
| Kangal adhan vaasal | My eyes are its entrance |
| Pennin naanam angu kaaval | A woman's modesty stands guard there |
| Female | |
| Ullam oru kovil | My heart is a temple |
| Female | |
| Pazhagum thamizh vandha vazhiyaaven | I shall become the path through which sweet Tamil flows |
| Vanna pani idhazhaal thaen mozhiyuraippen | With colorful dew-like lips, I will speak honeyed words |
| Pazhagum thamizh vandha vazhiyaaven | I shall become the path through which sweet Tamil flows |
| Vanna pani idhazhaal thaen mozhiyuraippen | With colorful dew-like lips, I will speak honeyed words |
| Male | |
| Munnazhagodu pinnazhagai en | Your complete grace and beauty from front to back |
| Manachimizhil naan adaithu vaippen | I will lock away inside the small casket of my mind |
| Munnazhagodu pinnazhagai en | Your complete grace and beauty from front to back |
| Manachimizhil naan adaithu vaippen | I will lock away inside the small casket of my mind |
| Female | |
| Tholgalil kodi pol padarndhiruppen | I will entwine around your shoulders like a creeper vine |
| Male | |
| Unnai sumandhu kondae | Carrying your presence within me |
| Naan nadandhiruppen | I will walk through life |
| Female | |
| Ullam oru kovil | My heart is a temple |
| Un uruvam adhil dheivam | Your form is the deity inside |
| Male | |
| Kangal adhan vaasal | My eyes are its entrance |
| Pennin naanam angu kaaval | A woman's modesty stands guard there |
| Female | |
| Ullam oru kovil | My heart is a temple |
உள்ளம் ஒரு கோவில்
உன் உருவம் அதில் தெய்வம்
My heart is a temple
Your form is the deity inside
கண்கள் அதன் வாசல்
பெண்ணின் நாணம் அங்கு காவல்
My eyes are its entrance
A woman's modesty stands guard there
உள்ளம் ஒரு கோவில்
உன் உருவம் அதில் தெய்வம்
My heart is a temple
Your form is the deity inside
கண்கள் அதன் வாசல்
பெண்ணின் நாணம் அங்கு காவல்
My eyes are its entrance
A woman's modesty stands guard there
உள்ளம் ஒரு கோவில்
My heart is a temple
நான் குளிக்கும் நல்ல மஞ்சளுக்கு
திரு நாயகனாய் நீ வந்தாயே
நான் குளிக்கும் நல்ல மஞ்சளுக்கு
திரு நாயகனாய் நீ வந்தாயே
For the fine turmeric with which I bathe
You arrived as the divine lord
For the fine turmeric with which I bathe
You arrived as the divine lord
பூவிதழோரம் தேன் எடுத்து
இளம் புன்னகையில் நீ தந்தாயே
பூவிதழோரம் தேன் எடுத்து
இளம் புன்னகையில் நீ தந்தாயே
Gathering honey from the edge of flower petals
You gave it to me in your tender smile
Gathering honey from the edge of flower petals
You gave it to me in your tender smile
ஆனந்த கடலின் அலை என்பேன்
I shall call you a wave in the ocean of bliss
உன்னை ஆனி பொன்னுடல்
சிலை என்பேன்
I shall call you a statue of pure gold
உள்ளம் ஒரு கோவில்
உன் உருவம் அதில் தெய்வம்
My heart is a temple
Your form is the deity inside
கண்கள் அதன் வாசல்
பெண்ணின் நாணம் அங்கு காவல்
My eyes are its entrance
A woman's modesty stands guard there
உள்ளம் ஒரு கோவில்
My heart is a temple
பழகும் தமிழ் வந்த வழியாவேன்
வண்ண பனி இதழால்
தேன்மொழியுரைப்பேன்
பழகும் தமிழ் வந்த வழியாவேன்
வண்ண பனி இதழால்
தேன்மொழியுரைப்பேன்
I shall become the path through which sweet Tamil flows
With colorful dew-like lips, I will speak honeyed words
I shall become the path through which sweet Tamil flows
With colorful dew-like lips, I will speak honeyed words
முன்னழகோடு பின்னழகை
என் மனசிமிழில்
நான் அடைத்து வைப்பேன்
முன்னழகோடு பின்னழகை
என் மனசிமிழில்
நான் அடைத்து வைப்பேன்
Your complete grace and beauty from front to back
I will lock away inside the small casket of my mind
Your complete grace and beauty from front to back
I will lock away inside the small casket of my mind
தோள்களில் கொடிபோல்
படர்ந்திருப்பேன்
I will entwine around your shoulders like a creeper vine
உன்னை சுமந்து கொண்டே
நான் நடந்திருப்பேன்
Carrying your presence within me
I will walk through life
உள்ளம் ஒரு கோவில்
உன் உருவம் அதில் தெய்வம்
My heart is a temple
Your form is the deity inside
கண்கள் அதன் வாசல்
பெண்ணின் நாணம் அங்கு காவல்
My eyes are its entrance
A woman's modesty stands guard there
உள்ளம் ஒரு கோவில்...
My heart is a temple
Ullam oru kovil
My heart is a temple
Un uruvam adhil dheivam
Your form is the deity inside
Kangal adhan vaasal
My eyes are its entrance
Pennin naanam angu kaaval
A woman's modesty stands guard there
Ullam oru kovil
My heart is a temple
Un uruvam adhil dheivam
Your form is the deity inside
Kangal adhan vaasal
My eyes are its entrance
Pennin naanam angu kaaval
A woman's modesty stands guard there
Ullam oru kovil
My heart is a temple
Naan kulikkum nalla manjalukku
For the fine turmeric with which I bathe
Thiru naayaganaai nee vandhaayae
You arrived as the divine lord
Naan kulikkum nalla manjalukku
For the fine turmeric with which I bathe
Thiru naayaganaai nee vandhaayae
You arrived as the divine lord
Poovidhazhoram thaen eduthu
Gathering honey from the edge of flower petals
Ilam punnagaiyil nee thandhaayae
You gave it to me in your tender smile
Poovidhazhoram thaen eduthu
Gathering honey from the edge of flower petals
Ilam punnagaiyil nee thandhaayae
You gave it to me in your tender smile
Aanandha kadalin alai enbaen
I shall call you a wave in the ocean of bliss
Unnai aani ponnudal silai enbaen
I shall call you a statue of pure gold
Ullam oru kovil
My heart is a temple
Un uruvam adhil dheivam
Your form is the deity inside
Kangal adhan vaasal
My eyes are its entrance
Pennin naanam angu kaaval
A woman's modesty stands guard there
Ullam oru kovil
My heart is a temple
Pazhagum thamizh vandha vazhiyaaven
I shall become the path through which sweet Tamil flows
Vanna pani idhazhaal thaen mozhiyuraippen
With colorful dew-like lips, I will speak honeyed words
Pazhagum thamizh vandha vazhiyaaven
I shall become the path through which sweet Tamil flows
Vanna pani idhazhaal thaen mozhiyuraippen
With colorful dew-like lips, I will speak honeyed words
Munnazhagodu pinnazhagai en
Your complete grace and beauty from front to back
Manachimizhil naan adaithu vaippen
I will lock away inside the small casket of my mind
Munnazhagodu pinnazhagai en
Your complete grace and beauty from front to back
Manachimizhil naan adaithu vaippen
I will lock away inside the small casket of my mind
Tholgalil kodi pol padarndhiruppen
I will entwine around your shoulders like a creeper vine
Unnai sumandhu kondae
Carrying your presence within me
Naan nadandhiruppen
I will walk through life
Ullam oru kovil
My heart is a temple
Un uruvam adhil dheivam
Your form is the deity inside
Kangal adhan vaasal
My eyes are its entrance
Pennin naanam angu kaaval
A woman's modesty stands guard there
Ullam oru kovil
My heart is a temple
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
In this expressive romantic song from 'Thaali Bhagyam', the heroine tenderly compares her heart to a sacred temple in which her beloved sits as the ruling deity. Her eyes serve as the grand doorway to this sanctuary, protected carefully by her feminine modesty. She speaks of her devotion and joy, describing her lover as a wave upon an ocean of bliss and a pure golden statue. Through rich poetic imagery, she promises to sweeten her speech like honey and Tamil literature, wrap around him like a protective creeper vine, and carry his memory eternally in her heart.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Ullam oru kovil / Un uruvam adhil dheivam”
Directly equates the heart to a temple ('Ullam oru kovil'), the lover's image to a deity ('uruvam adhil dheivam'), and eyes to the entrance ('kangal adhan vaasal').
Simile (Uvamai)
“Tholgalil kodi pol padarndhiruppen”
Uses 'pol' (like/as) to compare her embrace around his shoulders to a creeper vine clinging to a tree.
Edhugai (Second-letter rhyme)
“Munnazhagodu pinnazhagai en”
Rhyming of the second letter 'nn' in 'Munnazhagodu' and 'pinnazhagai' to create rhythmic symmetry.
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Trivia
The 1966 film 'Thaali Bhagyam' starred M. G. Ramachandran (MGR), B. Saroja Devi, and K. R. Vijaya. The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics authored by Vaali. This song highlights Vaali's classic style of blending classical Tamil devotional metaphor with romantic sentiment.
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