Vaazhvedhu Suga Vaazhvedhu
From Kalyanam Panni Paar · 1952
- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singer
- V. J. Varma
- Music director
- Ghantasala
- Details
- Kalyanam Panni Paar1952
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Vaazhvaethu suga vaazhvaethu | What life is this, what comfortable life is this? |
| Vaazhvaethu suga vaazhvaethu | What life is this, what comfortable life is this? |
| Vanjaga ulagil vaazhvaethu | What life is this in a deceitful world? |
| Vaazhvaethu suga vaazhvaethu | What life is this, what comfortable life is this? |
| Male | |
| Thaedi vantha un yoga vaazhvilae | In your auspicious life that came seeking you, |
| Kedu vanthatahe vithithaanaa aa…aa…aa… | Did fate bring ruin upon it? Ah... ah... ah... |
| Thaedi vantha un yoga vaazhvilae | In your auspicious life that came seeking you, |
| Kedu vanthatahe vithithaanaa | Did fate bring ruin upon it? |
| Kora paapamum kodiya paathagamum | Terrible sins and cruel atrocities, |
| Maaridaathun kedhithaanaa | Is this your unyielding destiny? |
| Male | |
| Vaazhvaethu suga vaazhvaethu | What life is this, what comfortable life is this? |
| Male | |
| Tamizhan naattilae pengalukkurimai | Women's rights in the Tamil land, |
| Thavarena solvathu sarithaanaa | Is it right to claim that it is a mistake? |
| Tamizhan naattilae pengalukkurimai | Women's rights in the Tamil land, |
| Thavarena solvathu sarithaanaa | Is it right to claim that it is a mistake? |
| Maathar piraviyae maapapa jenmam | Is being born a woman a sinful birth, |
| Vedhanai kelaa nilaithaanaa | A state of hearing only painful distress? |
| Male | |
| Vaazhvaethu suga vaazhvaethu | What life is this, what comfortable life is this? |
| Male | |
| Varathatsanaiyaal vaazhvai sithaiththida | To destroy life through dowry, |
| Vazhi seivathum veen sathithaanaa…aa…aa…aa… | Is paving the way a useless conspiracy? Ah... ah... ah... |
| Varathatsanaiyaal vaazhvai sithaiththida | To destroy life through dowry, |
| Vazhi seivathum veen sathithaanaa | Is paving the way a useless conspiracy? |
| Munnor seitha mooda pazhakkamae | Are superstitious habits made by ancestors, |
| Moondathellaam vinaithaanaa | The cause of all these misfortunes? |
| Male | |
| Vaazhvaethu suga vaazhvaethu | What life is this, what comfortable life is this? |
| Vanjaga ulagil vaazhvaethu | What life is this in a deceitful world? |
| Vaazhvaethu suga vaazhvaethu…. | What life is this, what comfortable life is this? |
வாழ்வேது சுக வாழ்வேது
வாழ்வேது சுக வாழ்வேது
வஞ்சக உலகில் வாழ்வேது
வாழ்வேது சுக வாழ்வேது....
What life is this, what comfortable life is this?
What life is this, what comfortable life is this?
What life is this in a deceitful world?
What life is this, what comfortable life is this?
தேடி வந்த உன் யோக வாழ்விலே
கேடு வந்ததே விதிதானா ஆ....ஆ....ஆ....
தேடி வந்த உன் யோக வாழ்விலே
கேடு வந்ததே விதிதானா
கோர பாபமும் கொடிய பாதகமும்
மாறிடாதுன் கெதிதானா
In your auspicious life that came seeking you,
Did fate bring ruin upon it? Ah... ah... ah...
In your auspicious life that came seeking you,
Did fate bring ruin upon it?
Terrible sins and cruel atrocities,
Is this your unyielding destiny?
வாழ்வேது சுக வாழ்வேது
What life is this, what comfortable life is this?
தமிழன் நாட்டிலே பெண்களுக்குரிமை
தவறென சொல்வது சரிதானா
தமிழன் நாட்டிலே பெண்களுக்குரிமை
தவறென சொல்வது சரிதானா
மாதர் பிறவியே மாபாப ஜென்மம்
வேதனை கேளா நிலைதானா
Women's rights in the Tamil land,
Is it right to claim that it is a mistake?
Women's rights in the Tamil land,
Is it right to claim that it is a mistake?
Is being born a woman a sinful birth,
A state of hearing only painful distress?
வாழ்வேது சுக வாழ்வேது
What life is this, what comfortable life is this?
வரதட்சணையால் வாழ்வை சிதைத்திட
வழி செய்வதும் வீண் சதிதானா...ஆ...ஆ...ஆ....
வரதட்சணையால் வாழ்வை சிதைத்திட
வழி செய்வதும் வீண் சதிதானா
முன்னோர் செய்த மூடபழக்கமே
மூண்டதெல்லாமே வினைதானா
To destroy life through dowry,
Is paving the way a useless conspiracy? Ah... ah... ah...
To destroy life through dowry,
Is paving the way a useless conspiracy?
Are superstitious habits made by ancestors,
The cause of all these misfortunes?
வாழ்வேது சுக வாழ்வேது
வஞ்சக உலகில் வாழ்வேது
வாழ்வேது சுக வாழ்வேது....
What life is this, what comfortable life is this?
What life is this in a deceitful world?
What life is this, what comfortable life is this?
Vaazhvaethu suga vaazhvaethu
What life is this, what comfortable life is this?
Vaazhvaethu suga vaazhvaethu
What life is this, what comfortable life is this?
Vanjaga ulagil vaazhvaethu
What life is this in a deceitful world?
Vaazhvaethu suga vaazhvaethu
What life is this, what comfortable life is this?
Thaedi vantha un yoga vaazhvilae
In your auspicious life that came seeking you,
Kedu vanthatahe vithithaanaa aa…aa…aa…
Did fate bring ruin upon it? Ah... ah... ah...
Thaedi vantha un yoga vaazhvilae
In your auspicious life that came seeking you,
Kedu vanthatahe vithithaanaa
Did fate bring ruin upon it?
Kora paapamum kodiya paathagamum
Terrible sins and cruel atrocities,
Maaridaathun kedhithaanaa
Is this your unyielding destiny?
Vaazhvaethu suga vaazhvaethu
What life is this, what comfortable life is this?
Tamizhan naattilae pengalukkurimai
Women's rights in the Tamil land,
Thavarena solvathu sarithaanaa
Is it right to claim that it is a mistake?
Tamizhan naattilae pengalukkurimai
Women's rights in the Tamil land,
Thavarena solvathu sarithaanaa
Is it right to claim that it is a mistake?
Maathar piraviyae maapapa jenmam
Is being born a woman a sinful birth,
Vedhanai kelaa nilaithaanaa
A state of hearing only painful distress?
Vaazhvaethu suga vaazhvaethu
What life is this, what comfortable life is this?
Varathatsanaiyaal vaazhvai sithaiththida
To destroy life through dowry,
Vazhi seivathum veen sathithaanaa…aa…aa…aa…
Is paving the way a useless conspiracy? Ah... ah... ah...
Varathatsanaiyaal vaazhvai sithaiththida
To destroy life through dowry,
Vazhi seivathum veen sathithaanaa
Is paving the way a useless conspiracy?
Munnor seitha mooda pazhakkamae
Are superstitious habits made by ancestors,
Moondathellaam vinaithaanaa
The cause of all these misfortunes?
Vaazhvaethu suga vaazhvaethu
What life is this, what comfortable life is this?
Vanjaga ulagil vaazhvaethu
What life is this in a deceitful world?
Vaazhvaethu suga vaazhvaethu….
What life is this, what comfortable life is this?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song reflects on the plight and suffering of women in a deceitful world, questioning deep-seated societal evils such as dowry demands and the suppression of women's rights. The narrator laments how fate and regressive social practices ruin auspicious lives, turning womanhood into a state of perpetual pain and distress. Through a series of rhetorical questions, the lyrics critique blind adherence to ancestral superstitions and social injustices, questioning whether true happiness can ever exist under such oppressive traditions.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Thaedi vantha un yoga vaazhvilae / Kedu vanthatahe vithithaanaa”
The second consonant sound 'di' in 'Thaedi' matches with 'du' in 'Kedu' across consecutive lines.
Anaaphora / Epanalepsis
“Vaazhvaethu suga vaazhvaethu”
The repetition of 'Vaazhvaethu suga vaazhvaethu' establishes a rhythmic refrain questioning the quality of life.
Rhetorical Questions (Vinaa)
“Thavarena solvathu sarithaanaa”
Frequent use of ending questions with '-aanaa' ('sarithaanaa', 'vithithaanaa', 'sathithaanaa') to challenge social constructs and fate.
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Trivia
'Kalyanam Panni Paar' (1952) was a popular Tamil comedy-drama produced by Vijaya Vauhini Studios, simultaneously made in Telugu as 'Pelli Chesi Choodu'. The music was composed by Ghantasala, with lyricist Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass injecting strong social reformative messages against dowry and gender inequality into the song tracks.
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