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Lyrics & meaning

Ullathil Idam Kodutha

From Pennukku Yaar Kaval · 1980

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
Ramesh Naidu
Details
Pennukku Yaar Kaval1980

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Ullaththil idam koduththa thirumaganeO respected son who gave a place in his heart,
Illaththai azhangarikkum thirumagaleO respected daughter who decorates the house,
Manamaalai soodiya azhagana jodiyaeO beautiful couple adorned with wedding garlands,
Mangala kolam thaangi vaanzhungal…May you live carrying auspicious beauty...
Pallaandu vaazhungal…May you live long for many years...
Female
Ullaththil idam koduththa thirumaganeO respected son who gave a place in his heart,
Illaththai azhangarikkum thirumagaleO respected daughter who decorates the house,
Manamaalai soodiya azhagana jodiyaeO beautiful couple adorned with wedding garlands,
Mangala kolam thaangi vaanzhungal…May you live carrying auspicious beauty...
Pallaandu vaazhungal…May you live long for many years...
Female
Ennam polavey manaivi amaivathuGetting a wife according to one's desires,
Iraivan ezhuthiya ezhuththallavo….ooo….Is it not a destiny written by God?...
Iru manam ondraai kalanthidum podhuWhen two hearts blend into one,
Ilamai vaazhkkai karumpallavao…..ooo…Isn't youthful married life like sweet sugarcane?...
Female
Ennaalum aanatham alai veesattumMay happiness wave like ocean waves every day,
Idhamaana poonthendraal vilaiyaadattumMay a gentle, pleasing flower breeze play around.
Female
Ullaththil idam koduththa thirumaganeO respected son who gave a place in his heart,
Illaththai azhangarikkum thirumagaleO respected daughter who decorates the house,
Manamaalai soodiya azhagana jodiyaeO beautiful couple adorned with wedding garlands,
Mangala kolam thaangi vaanzhungal…May you live carrying auspicious beauty...
Pallaandu vaazhungal…May you live long for many years...
Female
Unatharul vendidum oru sila perukkuTo a few people who seek your divine grace,
udhava maranthaval neeyallavo…ooo..Aren't you the goddess who never forgot to help?...
Unmaiyil ivarkalai aasirvathippaaiTruly, please bless these people,
Ulakor vanangum thaayallavo…ooo..Aren't you the divine mother worshipped by the world?...
Female
Umaiyaalin maniyosai isaiyaakattumLet the temple bell sound of Goddess Uma become music,
Urukaatha manam kooda thudhi paadattumLet even an unmelting, hardened heart sing praise,
Urukaatha manam kooda thudhi paadattumLet even an unmelting, hardened heart sing praise,
Chorus
Ailaesaa mmmmmheemAilaesaa mmmmmheem
Ailaesaa mmmmmheem….aileasaaAilaesaa mmmmmheem....aileasaa
Female
Ullaththil idam koduththa thirumaganeO respected son who gave a place in his heart,
Illaththai azhangarikkum thirumagaleO respected daughter who decorates the house,
Manamaalai soodiya azhagana jodiyaeO beautiful couple adorned with wedding garlands,
Mangala kolam thaangi vaanzhungal…May you live carrying auspicious beauty...
Pallaandu vaazhungal…May you live long for many years...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is an auspicious Tamil wedding chant and blessing wish for a newlywed couple. It celebrates the divine union of marriage, asserting that finding a compatible life partner is a blessing written by God Himself. When two souls merge into one, life becomes as sweet as sugarcane, filled with eternal waves of joy and peaceful breezes.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Ullaththil / Illaththai

The second letters of 'Ullaththil' and 'Illaththai' rhyme ('lla'), establishing rhythmic harmony in the opening couplet.

Metaphor (Uvamai)

Ilamai vaazhkkai karumpallavao

Youthful married life ('ilamai vaazhkkai') is compared to sweet sugarcane ('karumbu') when two minds blend into one.

Anaphora / Refrain

Pallaandu vaazhungal…

Repetition of the refrain lines ('Ullaththil idam...', 'Pallaandu vaazhungal') reinforces the core theme of traditional long-life blessings.

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Trivia

Lyrics by Kannadasan frequently incorporated classical Tamil poetic structures and traditional wedding benedictions (Pallaandu blessing format) to give Tamil film songs a devotional and culturally rooted quality.

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