Vallimalai Pothigaimalai
From Kandhan Karunai · 1967
- Lyricist
- Sankaradas Swamigal
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Kandhan Karunai1967
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Velli malai podhigai malai | Velli mountain, Podhigai mountain, |
| Vaedar malai kaadar malai | Hunters' mountain, forest mountain, |
| Enghal malai ammae… | Are all our mountains, O Mother... |
| Velan vilaiyaadum pazhani malai | The Palani mountain where Murugan plays, |
| Engal malai ammae… | Is our mountain, O Mother... |
| Female | |
| Velli malai podhigai malai | Velli mountain, Podhigai mountain, |
| Vaedar malai kaadar malai | Hunters' mountain, forest mountain, |
| Enghal malai ammae… | Are all our mountains, O Mother... |
| Velan vilaiyaadum pazhani malai | The Palani mountain where Murugan plays, |
| Engal malai ammae… | Is our mountain, O Mother... |
| Velan vilaiyaadum pazhani malai | The Palani mountain where Murugan plays, |
| Engal malai ammae… | Is our mountain, O Mother... |
| Ulla padi kuri uraikkum | The fortune-teller who tells truth as it is, |
| Malai kurathi ammae | I am the mountain Kurathi gypsy woman, O Mother, |
| Malai kurathi ammae | The mountain Kurathi gypsy woman, O Mother. |
| Indru ulladhaiyae naaneduthu | Today, taking the truth as it stands, |
| Unakkuraippen ammae | I shall foretell to you, O Lady. |
| Indru ulladhaiyae naaneduthu | Today, taking the truth as it stands, |
| Unakkuraippen ammae | I shall foretell to you, O Lady. |
| Female | |
| Vana kuravan thinai puna kiliyae | O parrot of the wild hunter's millet field, |
| Oru maanin vayitrilae pirandhaai | You were born from the womb of a deer, |
| Nambi mannan magal yena valarndhaai | You grew up as the daughter of King Nambi. |
| Vana kuravan thinai puna kiliyae | O parrot of the wild hunter's millet field, |
| Oru maanin vayitrilae pirandhaai | You were born from the womb of a deer, |
| Nambi mannan magal yena valarndhaai | You grew up as the daughter of King Nambi. |
| Vanji manathinilum manjal mugathinilum | In your slender heart and on your turmeric-bright face, |
| Nalla maiyal thavazhndhida malarndhaai | You blossomed with sweet love crawling over you, |
| Oru maaya nilaavena ezhundhaai | You arose like a magical moon. |
| Female | |
| Arasan urai padi | As per the King's command, |
| Thinai punam kaathida | To guard the millet fields, |
| Azhaghu chilaiyena nindraai | You stood like a beautiful statue. |
| Arasan urai padi | As per the King's command, |
| Thinai punam kaathida | To guard the millet fields, |
| Azhaghu chilaiyena nindraai | You stood like a beautiful statue. |
| Angu aalolam paadida vandhaai | There you came to sing the Aalolam bird-scaring song, |
| Angu aalolam paadida vandhaai… | There you came to sing the Aalolam song... |
| Female | |
| Aalolam paadidum velaiyilae… | While singing the Aalolam song... |
| Ae… ae… ae… | Hey... hey... hey... |
| Nalla aagaaya maargathu veedhiyilae | Along the path in the heavenly skies, |
| Andha naaradha maamuni thaan varuvaar… | The great sage Narada himself will arrive... |
| Valli naayagi nee avan thaazh panivaai… | O Goddess Valli, you will bow at his feet... |
| Female | |
| Aandi oru sanniyaasi | About an ascetic mendicant, |
| Avanukku thirumanam pesa varuvaar | He will come to propose marriage for him. |
| Vendrum endrae nee kobam kondu | Intentionally, you will get angry, |
| Viruppamillai endru nadithiduvaai | And pretend that you have no interest. |
| Naaradhanum kalyaanam nadakkumendru | Sage Narada will vow to you |
| Unnidathil sabadham seivaan | That this divine marriage will surely take place! |
| Naaradhanum kalyaanam nadakkumendru | Sage Narada will vow to you |
| Unnidathil sabadham seivaan | That this divine marriage will surely take place! |
| Adhu nadakkaadhu naaradharae | "That will not happen, Sage Narada! |
| Naan dhinam kanniyendru maruthuraippaai | I am a maiden forever," you will reply in refusal. |
| Adhu nadakkaadhu naaradharae | "That will not happen, Sage Narada! |
| Naan dhinam kanniyendru maruthuraippaai | I am a maiden forever," you will reply in refusal. |
| Female | |
| Vanna mugam kondu | With a colorful face, |
| Villondru kai kondu | Holding a bow in hand, |
| Maanai thurathidum vaedan | A hunter chasing a deer, |
| Kangal maanunnaiyae vandhu naadum | His eyes will come seeking you, my deer! |
| Vanna mugam kondu | With a colorful face, |
| Villondru kai kondu | Holding a bow in hand, |
| Maanai thurathidum vaedan | A hunter chasing a deer, |
| Kangal maanunnaiyae vandhu naadum | His eyes will come seeking you, my deer! |
| Adi im maan oru pen maan magal | "Hey, this deer is the daughter of a doe, |
| Am maan magan yem maan yena | That mother deer's child, my deer!" |
| Valli endrunnai azhaippaan | Saying so, he will address you as Valli, |
| Pala vambugal pesiyae maraivaan | Speak many playful teasings, and disappear. |
| Female | |
| Thallaada udal thallaada | With a body trembling and tottering, |
| Oru pazhutha kizhavan varuvaan | A ripe old man will arrive. |
| Avan thalarndhu pona | Seeing his frail, |
| Mudhumai kandu thanga idam tharuvaai | Aged condition, you will grant him a place to rest. |
| Thallaada udal thallaada | With a body trembling and tottering, |
| Oru pazhutha kizhavan varuvaan | A ripe old man will arrive. |
| Avan thalarndhu pona | Seeing his frail, |
| Mudhumai kandu thanga idam tharuvaai | Aged condition, you will grant him a place to rest. |
| Pasiyedukkudhu thaenum thinaiyum | "I am hungry; honey and millet flour |
| Paruga vendum enbaan | I need to consume," he will say. |
| Female | |
| Pasiyedukkudhu thaenum thinaiyum | "I am hungry; honey and millet flour |
| Paruga vendum enbaan | I need to consume," he will say. |
| Nee paruga thandhaal… | When you offer it to him to consume... |
| Nee paruga thandhaal dhaagham theerndhu | When you offer it, with thirst quenched, |
| Mogam vandhadhu enbaan | "Passion has overcome me!" he will say. |
| Nee paruga thandhaal dhaagham theerndhu | When you offer it, with thirst quenched, |
| Mogam vandhadhu enbaan | "Passion has overcome me!" he will say. |
| Female | |
| Karathai pidikkum pazhutha pazhatthai | The ripe old man who grasps your wrist, |
| Thurathi viratta ninaippaai | You will intend to drive away. |
| Avan azhaitha yaanai arugil vandhadhum | When the elephant summoned by him approaches, |
| Thannai marandhu anaippaai | Forgetting yourself in fear, you will embrace him! |
| Karathai pidikkum pazhutha pazhatthai | The ripe old man who grasps your wrist, |
| Thurathi viratta ninaippaai | You will intend to drive away. |
| Avan azhaitha yaanai arugil vandhadhum | When the elephant summoned by him approaches, |
| Thannai marandhu anaippaai | Forgetting yourself in fear, you will embrace him! |
| Female | |
| Anaitha udan mudhumai maari | The moment you embrace him, aging disappears, |
| Azhaghu velan varuvaan… | And the handsome Lord Murugan will appear... |
| Nee ninaithavannam maalai soodi | Just as you wished, he will garland you, |
| Manaiviyaaga peruvaai… | And you will attain him as his wedded divine wife... |
வெள்ளி மலை பொதிகை மலை
வேடர் மலை காடர் மலை
எங்கள் மலை அம்மே...
வேலன் விளையாடும் பழநி மலை
எங்கள் மலை அம்மே...
Velli mountain, Podhigai mountain,
Hunters' mountain, forest mountain,
Are all our mountains, O Mother...
The Palani mountain where Murugan plays,
Is our mountain, O Mother...
வெள்ளி மலை பொதிகை மலை
எங்கள் மலை அம்மே
எங்கள் மலை அம்மே
வேலன் விளையாடும் பழநி மலை
எங்கள் மலை அம்மே
வேலன் விளையாடும் பழநி மலை
எங்கள் மலை அம்மே
உள்ள படி குறி உரைக்கும்
மலைக் குறத்தி அம்மே
மலைக் குறத்தி அம்மே
இன்று உள்ளதையே நானெடுத்து
உனக்குரைப்பேன் அம்மே
இன்று உள்ளதையே நானெடுத்து
உனக்குரைப்பேன் அம்மே
Velli mountain, Podhigai mountain,
Hunters' mountain, forest mountain,
Are all our mountains, O Mother...
The Palani mountain where Murugan plays,
Is our mountain, O Mother...
The Palani mountain where Murugan plays,
Is our mountain, O Mother...
The fortune-teller who tells truth as it is,
I am the mountain Kurathi gypsy woman, O Mother,
The mountain Kurathi gypsy woman, O Mother.
Today, taking the truth as it stands,
I shall foretell to you, O Lady.
Today, taking the truth as it stands,
I shall foretell to you, O Lady.
வனக் குறவன் தினை புனக் கிளியே
ஒரு மானின் வயிற்றிலே பிறந்தாய்
நம்பி மன்னன் மகள் என வளர்ந்தாய்
வனக் குறவன் தினை புனக் கிளியே
ஒரு மானின் வயிற்றிலே பிறந்தாய்
நம்பி மன்னன் மகள் என வளர்ந்தாய்
வஞ்சி மனத்தினிலும் மஞ்சள் முகத்தினிலும்
நல்ல மையல் தவழ்ந்திட மலர்ந்தாய்
ஒரு மாய நிலாவென எழுந்தாய்
O parrot of the wild hunter's millet field,
You were born from the womb of a deer,
You grew up as the daughter of King Nambi.
O parrot of the wild hunter's millet field,
You were born from the womb of a deer,
You grew up as the daughter of King Nambi.
In your slender heart and on your turmeric-bright face,
You blossomed with sweet love crawling over you,
You arose like a magical moon.
அரசன் உரைப் படி
தினை புனம் காத்திட
அழகுச் சிலையென நின்றாய்
அரசன் உரைப் படி
தினை புனம் காத்திட
அழகுச் சிலையென நின்றாய்
அங்கு ஆலோலம் பாடிட வந்தாய்
அங்கு ஆலோலம் பாடிட வந்தாய்...
As per the King's command,
To guard the millet fields,
You stood like a beautiful statue.
As per the King's command,
To guard the millet fields,
You stood like a beautiful statue.
There you came to sing the Aalolam bird-scaring song,
There you came to sing the Aalolam song...
ஆலோலம் பாடிடும் வேளையிலே...
ஏ...... ஏ....... ஏ.......
நல்ல ஆகாய மார்கத்து வீதியிலே
அந்த நாரத மாமுனி தான் வருவார்...
வள்ளி நாயகி நீ அவன் தாழ் பணிவாய்...
While singing the Aalolam song...
Hey... hey... hey...
Along the path in the heavenly skies,
The great sage Narada himself will arrive...
O Goddess Valli, you will bow at his feet...
ஆண்டி ஒரு சன்னியாசி
அவனுக்கு திருமணம் பேச வருவார்
வேண்டும் என்றே நீ கோபம் கொண்டு
விருப்பமில்லை என்று நடித்திடுவாய்
நாரதனும் கல்யாணம் நடக்குமென்று
உன்னிடத்தில் சபதம் செய்வான்
நாரதனும் கல்யாணம் நடக்குமென்று
உன்னிடத்தில் சபதம் செய்வான்
அது நடக்காது நாரதரே
நான் தினம் கன்னியென்று மறுத்துரைப்பாய்
அது நடக்காது நாரதரே
நான் தினம் கன்னியென்று மறுத்துரைப்பாய்
About an ascetic mendicant,
He will come to propose marriage for him.
Intentionally, you will get angry,
And pretend that you have no interest.
Sage Narada will vow to you
That this divine marriage will surely take place!
Sage Narada will vow to you
That this divine marriage will surely take place!
"That will not happen, Sage Narada!
I am a maiden forever," you will reply in refusal.
"That will not happen, Sage Narada!
I am a maiden forever," you will reply in refusal.
வண்ண முகம் கொண்டு
வில்லொன்று கை கொண்டு
மானைத் துரத்திடும் வேடன்
கண்கள் மானுன்னையே வந்து நாடும்
வண்ண முகம் கொண்டு
வில்லொன்று கை கொண்டு
மானைத் துரத்திடும் வேடன்
கண்கள் மானுன்னையே வந்து நாடும்
அடி இம் மான் ஒரு பெண் மான் மகள்
அம் மான் மகள் எம் மான் என
வள்ளி என்றுன்னை அழைப்பான்
பல வம்புகள் பேசியே மறைவான்
With a colorful face,
Holding a bow in hand,
A hunter chasing a deer,
His eyes will come seeking you, my deer!
With a colorful face,
Holding a bow in hand,
A hunter chasing a deer,
His eyes will come seeking you, my deer!
"Hey, this deer is the daughter of a doe,
That mother deer's child, my deer!"
Saying so, he will address you as Valli,
Speak many playful teasings, and disappear.
தள்ளாட உடல் தள்ளாட
ஒரு பழுத்த கிழவன் வருவான்
அவன் தளர்ந்து போன
முதுமை கண்டு தங்க இடம் தருவாய்
தள்ளாட உடல் தள்ளாட
ஒரு பழுத்த கிழவன் வருவான்
அவன் தளர்ந்து போன
முதுமை கண்டு தங்க இடம் தருவாய்
பசியெடுக்குது தேனும் தினையும்
பருக வேண்டும் என்பான்
With a body trembling and tottering,
A ripe old man will arrive.
Seeing his frail,
Aged condition, you will grant him a place to rest.
With a body trembling and tottering,
A ripe old man will arrive.
Seeing his frail,
Aged condition, you will grant him a place to rest.
"I am hungry; honey and millet flour
I need to consume," he will say.
பசியெடுக்குது தேனும் தினையும்
பருக வேண்டும் என்பான்
நீ பருக தந்தால்...
நீ பருக தந்தால் தாகம் தீர்ந்து
மோகம் வந்தது என்பான்
நீ பருக தந்தால் தாகம் தீர்ந்து
மோகம் வந்தது என்பான்
"I am hungry; honey and millet flour
I need to consume," he will say.
When you offer it to him to consume...
When you offer it, with thirst quenched,
"Passion has overcome me!" he will say.
When you offer it, with thirst quenched,
"Passion has overcome me!" he will say.
கரத்தை பிடிக்கும் பழுத்த பழத்தை
துரத்தி விரட்ட நினைப்பாய்
அவன் அழைத்த யானை அருகில் வந்ததும்
தன்னை மறந்து அணைப்பாய்
கரத்தை பிடிக்கும் பழுத்த பழத்தை
துரத்தி விரட்ட நினைப்பாய்
அவன் அழைத்த யானை அருகில் வந்ததும்
தன்னை மறந்து அணைப்பாய்
The ripe old man who grasps your wrist,
You will intend to drive away.
When the elephant summoned by him approaches,
Forgetting yourself in fear, you will embrace him!
The ripe old man who grasps your wrist,
You will intend to drive away.
When the elephant summoned by him approaches,
Forgetting yourself in fear, you will embrace him!
அணைத்த உடன் முதுமை மாறி
அழகு வேலன் வருவான்...
நீ நினைத்த வண்ணம் மாலை சூடி
மனைவியாகப் பெறுவாய்...
The moment you embrace him, aging disappears,
And the handsome Lord Murugan will appear...
Just as you wished, he will garland you,
And you will attain him as his wedded divine wife...
Velli malai podhigai malai
Velli mountain, Podhigai mountain,
Vaedar malai kaadar malai
Hunters' mountain, forest mountain,
Enghal malai ammae…
Are all our mountains, O Mother...
Velan vilaiyaadum pazhani malai
The Palani mountain where Murugan plays,
Engal malai ammae…
Is our mountain, O Mother...
Velli malai podhigai malai
Velli mountain, Podhigai mountain,
Vaedar malai kaadar malai
Hunters' mountain, forest mountain,
Enghal malai ammae…
Are all our mountains, O Mother...
Velan vilaiyaadum pazhani malai
The Palani mountain where Murugan plays,
Engal malai ammae…
Is our mountain, O Mother...
Velan vilaiyaadum pazhani malai
The Palani mountain where Murugan plays,
Engal malai ammae…
Is our mountain, O Mother...
Ulla padi kuri uraikkum
The fortune-teller who tells truth as it is,
Malai kurathi ammae
I am the mountain Kurathi gypsy woman, O Mother,
Malai kurathi ammae
The mountain Kurathi gypsy woman, O Mother.
Indru ulladhaiyae naaneduthu
Today, taking the truth as it stands,
Unakkuraippen ammae
I shall foretell to you, O Lady.
Indru ulladhaiyae naaneduthu
Today, taking the truth as it stands,
Unakkuraippen ammae
I shall foretell to you, O Lady.
Vana kuravan thinai puna kiliyae
O parrot of the wild hunter's millet field,
Oru maanin vayitrilae pirandhaai
You were born from the womb of a deer,
Nambi mannan magal yena valarndhaai
You grew up as the daughter of King Nambi.
Vana kuravan thinai puna kiliyae
O parrot of the wild hunter's millet field,
Oru maanin vayitrilae pirandhaai
You were born from the womb of a deer,
Nambi mannan magal yena valarndhaai
You grew up as the daughter of King Nambi.
Vanji manathinilum manjal mugathinilum
In your slender heart and on your turmeric-bright face,
Nalla maiyal thavazhndhida malarndhaai
You blossomed with sweet love crawling over you,
Oru maaya nilaavena ezhundhaai
You arose like a magical moon.
Arasan urai padi
As per the King's command,
Thinai punam kaathida
To guard the millet fields,
Azhaghu chilaiyena nindraai
You stood like a beautiful statue.
Arasan urai padi
As per the King's command,
Thinai punam kaathida
To guard the millet fields,
Azhaghu chilaiyena nindraai
You stood like a beautiful statue.
Angu aalolam paadida vandhaai
There you came to sing the Aalolam bird-scaring song,
Angu aalolam paadida vandhaai…
There you came to sing the Aalolam song...
Aalolam paadidum velaiyilae…
While singing the Aalolam song...
Ae… ae… ae…
Hey... hey... hey...
Nalla aagaaya maargathu veedhiyilae
Along the path in the heavenly skies,
Andha naaradha maamuni thaan varuvaar…
The great sage Narada himself will arrive...
Valli naayagi nee avan thaazh panivaai…
O Goddess Valli, you will bow at his feet...
Aandi oru sanniyaasi
About an ascetic mendicant,
Avanukku thirumanam pesa varuvaar
He will come to propose marriage for him.
Vendrum endrae nee kobam kondu
Intentionally, you will get angry,
Viruppamillai endru nadithiduvaai
And pretend that you have no interest.
Naaradhanum kalyaanam nadakkumendru
Sage Narada will vow to you
Unnidathil sabadham seivaan
That this divine marriage will surely take place!
Naaradhanum kalyaanam nadakkumendru
Sage Narada will vow to you
Unnidathil sabadham seivaan
That this divine marriage will surely take place!
Adhu nadakkaadhu naaradharae
"That will not happen, Sage Narada!
Naan dhinam kanniyendru maruthuraippaai
I am a maiden forever," you will reply in refusal.
Adhu nadakkaadhu naaradharae
"That will not happen, Sage Narada!
Naan dhinam kanniyendru maruthuraippaai
I am a maiden forever," you will reply in refusal.
Vanna mugam kondu
With a colorful face,
Villondru kai kondu
Holding a bow in hand,
Maanai thurathidum vaedan
A hunter chasing a deer,
Kangal maanunnaiyae vandhu naadum
His eyes will come seeking you, my deer!
Vanna mugam kondu
With a colorful face,
Villondru kai kondu
Holding a bow in hand,
Maanai thurathidum vaedan
A hunter chasing a deer,
Kangal maanunnaiyae vandhu naadum
His eyes will come seeking you, my deer!
Adi im maan oru pen maan magal
"Hey, this deer is the daughter of a doe,
Am maan magan yem maan yena
That mother deer's child, my deer!"
Valli endrunnai azhaippaan
Saying so, he will address you as Valli,
Pala vambugal pesiyae maraivaan
Speak many playful teasings, and disappear.
Thallaada udal thallaada
With a body trembling and tottering,
Oru pazhutha kizhavan varuvaan
A ripe old man will arrive.
Avan thalarndhu pona
Seeing his frail,
Mudhumai kandu thanga idam tharuvaai
Aged condition, you will grant him a place to rest.
Thallaada udal thallaada
With a body trembling and tottering,
Oru pazhutha kizhavan varuvaan
A ripe old man will arrive.
Avan thalarndhu pona
Seeing his frail,
Mudhumai kandu thanga idam tharuvaai
Aged condition, you will grant him a place to rest.
Pasiyedukkudhu thaenum thinaiyum
"I am hungry; honey and millet flour
Paruga vendum enbaan
I need to consume," he will say.
Pasiyedukkudhu thaenum thinaiyum
"I am hungry; honey and millet flour
Paruga vendum enbaan
I need to consume," he will say.
Nee paruga thandhaal…
When you offer it to him to consume...
Nee paruga thandhaal dhaagham theerndhu
When you offer it, with thirst quenched,
Mogam vandhadhu enbaan
"Passion has overcome me!" he will say.
Nee paruga thandhaal dhaagham theerndhu
When you offer it, with thirst quenched,
Mogam vandhadhu enbaan
"Passion has overcome me!" he will say.
Karathai pidikkum pazhutha pazhatthai
The ripe old man who grasps your wrist,
Thurathi viratta ninaippaai
You will intend to drive away.
Avan azhaitha yaanai arugil vandhadhum
When the elephant summoned by him approaches,
Thannai marandhu anaippaai
Forgetting yourself in fear, you will embrace him!
Karathai pidikkum pazhutha pazhatthai
The ripe old man who grasps your wrist,
Thurathi viratta ninaippaai
You will intend to drive away.
Avan azhaitha yaanai arugil vandhadhum
When the elephant summoned by him approaches,
Thannai marandhu anaippaai
Forgetting yourself in fear, you will embrace him!
Anaitha udan mudhumai maari
The moment you embrace him, aging disappears,
Azhaghu velan varuvaan…
And the handsome Lord Murugan will appear...
Nee ninaithavannam maalai soodi
Just as you wished, he will garland you,
Manaiviyaaga peruvaai…
And you will attain him as his wedded divine wife...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a pivotal narrative performance from the classic Tamil mythological film 'Kandhan Karunai' (1967). In this sequence, a Kurathi (gypsy fortune-teller) sings to Goddess Valli, foretelling her destiny and recounting the cosmic drama of how Lord Murugan will win her hand. The lyrics detail Valli's unique origins, her duty guarding the millet fields (thinai punam), the arrival of Sage Narada proposing the alliance, Valli's playful rejection, and Lord Murugan's disguises—first as a hunter seeking a deer and later as an old man asking for food and shelter.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani / Uragham)
“Vana kuravan thinai puna kiliyae”
Comparing Valli to a parrot guarding the millet field ('thinai puna kiliyae') and a statue ('azhaghu chilaiyena nindraai').
Simile (Uvamai)
“Oru maaya nilaavena ezhundhaai”
Comparing Valli's graceful rising appearance to a magical moon ('Oru maaya nilaavena ezhundhaai').
Rhyme / Alliteration (Monai & Ethirai)
“Velli malai podhigai malai”
Use of matching initial consonants across lines (e.g., Velli / Vaedar / Velan).
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Trivia
This track adapts traditional folk lyrics and verses associated with Sankaradas Swamigal's famous Tamil musical play 'Valli Thirumanam'. Sankaradas Swamigal (1867–1922) is widely revered as the Father of Modern Tamil Theatre, and his legendary stage plays laid the foundations for early Tamil cinema.
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