Vandhaai Engal
From Mahalakshmi · 1960
- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singer
- T. S. Bhagavathy
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Mahalakshmi1960
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Vandhaai engal kulam vazhave | You came so that our family lineage may flourish |
| Inbam ellam ingae soozhavae | So that all happiness surrounds us here |
| Vandhaai engal kulam vazhave | You came so that our family lineage may flourish |
| Inbam ellam ingae soozhavae | So that all happiness surrounds us here |
| Eededhum ulagil verilladha selvamae | Oh treasure that has no equal in this world |
| Vandhaai engal kulam vazhave | You came so that our family lineage may flourish |
| Inbam ellam ingae soozhavae | So that all happiness surrounds us here |
| Female | |
| Pongum thangam pudhuthangam neeyada | You are overflowing gold, pure new gold, my dear child |
| Pongum thangam pudhuthangam neeyada | You are overflowing gold, pure new gold, my dear child |
| Anbin chinanm neeyada | You are the symbol of love, my child |
| Anbin chinanm neeyada | You are the symbol of love, my child |
| En singara arumbhae suvai thaenoorum karumbae | My beautiful bud, sweet sugarcane dripping with honey |
| Singara arumbhae suvai thaenoorum karumbae | Beautiful bud, sweet sugarcane dripping with honey |
| Silirkudhada ullam unnai nenaikaiyilae | My heart thrills with delight when I think of you |
| Female | |
| Vandhaai engal kulam vazhave | You came so that our family lineage may flourish |
| Inbam ellam ingae soozhavae | So that all happiness surrounds us here |
| Eededhum ulagil verilladha selvamae | Oh treasure that has no equal in this world |
| Vandhaai engal kulam vazhave | You came so that our family lineage may flourish |
| Inbam ellam ingae soozhavae | So that all happiness surrounds us here |
| Female | |
| Konjum podhu kuyil vandhu koovudhu | When you babble lovingly, the cuckoo comes and sings |
| Konjum podhu kuyil vandhu koovudhu | When you babble lovingly, the cuckoo comes and sings |
| Nenjam engho thaavudhu | My heart leaps up with boundless joy |
| Nenjam engho thaavudhu | My heart leaps up with boundless joy |
| Naan kondaadum ponnae | Oh precious gold that I celebrate |
| Gunakundrae en kannae | Oh hill of good virtues, my dear eye |
| Kondaadum ponnae | Precious gold that I celebrate |
| Gunakundrae en kannae | Oh hill of good virtues, my dear eye |
| Kulirudhada ullam unnai anaikkaiyilae | My heart feels soothing comfort when I embrace you |
| Female | |
| Vandhaai engal kulam vazhave | You came so that our family lineage may flourish |
| Inbam ellam ingae soozhavae | So that all happiness surrounds us here |
| Eededhum ulagil verilladha selvamae | Oh treasure that has no equal in this world |
| Vandhaai engal kulam vazhave | You came so that our family lineage may flourish |
| Inbam ellam ingae soozhavae | So that all happiness surrounds us here |
வந்தாய் எங்கள் குலம் வாழவே
இன்பம் எல்லாம் இங்கே சூழவே
வந்தாய் எங்கள் குலம் வாழவே
இன்பம் எல்லாம் இங்கே சூழவே
ஈடேதும் உலகில் வேறில்லாத செல்வமே
வந்தாய் எங்கள் குலம் வாழவே
இன்பம் எல்லாம் இங்கே சூழவே
You came so that our family lineage may flourish
So that all happiness surrounds us here
You came so that our family lineage may flourish
So that all happiness surrounds us here
Oh treasure that has no equal in this world
You came so that our family lineage may flourish
So that all happiness surrounds us here
பொங்கும் தங்கம் புதுத்தங்கம் நீயடா
பொங்கும் தங்கம் புதுத்தங்கம் நீயடா
அன்பின் சின்னம் நீயடா
அன்பின் சின்னம் நீயடா
என் சிங்கார அரும்பே சுவைத் தேனூறும் கரும்பே
சிங்கார அரும்பே சுவைத் தேனூறும் கரும்பே
சிலிர்க்குதடா உள்ளம் உன்னை நினைக்கையிலே
You are overflowing gold, pure new gold, my dear child
You are overflowing gold, pure new gold, my dear child
You are the symbol of love, my child
You are the symbol of love, my child
My beautiful bud, sweet sugarcane dripping with honey
Beautiful bud, sweet sugarcane dripping with honey
My heart thrills with delight when I think of you
வந்தாய் எங்கள் குலம் வாழவே
இன்பம் எல்லாம் இங்கே சூழவே
ஈடேதும் உலகில் வேறில்லாத செல்வமே
வந்தாய் எங்கள் குலம் வாழவே
இன்பம் எல்லாம் இங்கே சூழவே
You came so that our family lineage may flourish
So that all happiness surrounds us here
Oh treasure that has no equal in this world
You came so that our family lineage may flourish
So that all happiness surrounds us here
கொஞ்சும் போது குயில் வந்து கூவுது
கொஞ்சும் போது குயில் வந்து கூவுது
நெஞ்சம் எங்கோ தாவுது
நெஞ்சம் எங்கோ தாவுது
நான் கொண்டாடும் பொன்னே
குணக்குன்றே என் கண்ணே
கொண்டாடும் பொன்னே
குணக்குன்றே என் கண்ணே
குளிருதடா உள்ளம் உன்னை அணைக்கையிலே.......
When you babble lovingly, the cuckoo comes and sings
When you babble lovingly, the cuckoo comes and sings
My heart leaps up with boundless joy
My heart leaps up with boundless joy
Oh precious gold that I celebrate
Oh hill of good virtues, my dear eye
Precious gold that I celebrate
Oh hill of good virtues, my dear eye
My heart feels soothing comfort when I embrace you
வந்தாய் எங்கள் குலம் வாழவே
இன்பம் எல்லாம் இங்கே சூழவே
ஈடேதும் உலகில் வேறில்லாத செல்வமே
வந்தாய் எங்கள் குலம் வாழவே
இன்பம் எல்லாம் இங்கே சூழவே
You came so that our family lineage may flourish
So that all happiness surrounds us here
Oh treasure that has no equal in this world
You came so that our family lineage may flourish
So that all happiness surrounds us here
Vandhaai engal kulam vazhave
You came so that our family lineage may flourish
Inbam ellam ingae soozhavae
So that all happiness surrounds us here
Vandhaai engal kulam vazhave
You came so that our family lineage may flourish
Inbam ellam ingae soozhavae
So that all happiness surrounds us here
Eededhum ulagil verilladha selvamae
Oh treasure that has no equal in this world
Vandhaai engal kulam vazhave
You came so that our family lineage may flourish
Inbam ellam ingae soozhavae
So that all happiness surrounds us here
Pongum thangam pudhuthangam neeyada
You are overflowing gold, pure new gold, my dear child
Pongum thangam pudhuthangam neeyada
You are overflowing gold, pure new gold, my dear child
Anbin chinanm neeyada
You are the symbol of love, my child
Anbin chinanm neeyada
You are the symbol of love, my child
En singara arumbhae suvai thaenoorum karumbae
My beautiful bud, sweet sugarcane dripping with honey
Singara arumbhae suvai thaenoorum karumbae
Beautiful bud, sweet sugarcane dripping with honey
Silirkudhada ullam unnai nenaikaiyilae
My heart thrills with delight when I think of you
Vandhaai engal kulam vazhave
You came so that our family lineage may flourish
Inbam ellam ingae soozhavae
So that all happiness surrounds us here
Eededhum ulagil verilladha selvamae
Oh treasure that has no equal in this world
Vandhaai engal kulam vazhave
You came so that our family lineage may flourish
Inbam ellam ingae soozhavae
So that all happiness surrounds us here
Konjum podhu kuyil vandhu koovudhu
When you babble lovingly, the cuckoo comes and sings
Konjum podhu kuyil vandhu koovudhu
When you babble lovingly, the cuckoo comes and sings
Nenjam engho thaavudhu
My heart leaps up with boundless joy
Nenjam engho thaavudhu
My heart leaps up with boundless joy
Naan kondaadum ponnae
Oh precious gold that I celebrate
Gunakundrae en kannae
Oh hill of good virtues, my dear eye
Kondaadum ponnae
Precious gold that I celebrate
Gunakundrae en kannae
Oh hill of good virtues, my dear eye
Kulirudhada ullam unnai anaikkaiyilae
My heart feels soothing comfort when I embrace you
Vandhaai engal kulam vazhave
You came so that our family lineage may flourish
Inbam ellam ingae soozhavae
So that all happiness surrounds us here
Eededhum ulagil verilladha selvamae
Oh treasure that has no equal in this world
Vandhaai engal kulam vazhave
You came so that our family lineage may flourish
Inbam ellam ingae soozhavae
So that all happiness surrounds us here
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Vandhaai engal kulam vazhave is a heart-warming maternal melody from the 1960 movie Mahalakshmi, composed by K. V. Mahadevan and rendered by T. S. Bhagavathy. The lyrics, written by A. Maruthakasi, express the pure, boundless happiness a mother feels upon the birth of her child. The child is seen as an matchless treasure who brings prosperity, joy, and spiritual fulfillment to the entire family line.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Pongum thangam pudhuthangam neeyada”
The child is directly described as pure gold, sweet honey-dripping sugarcane, and a hill of noble virtues.
Edhugai (Second-letter rhyme)
“Konjum podhu kuyil vandhu koovudhu / Nenjam engho thaavudhu”
Rhyming of the second letter 'n' (nj) in consecutive lines ('Konjum' / 'Nenjam').
Alliteration (Monai)
“Konjum podhu kuyil vandhu koovudhu”
Repetition of initial consonants 'k' across words in 'Konjum podhu kuyil vandhu koovudhu'.
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Trivia
The song is a quintessential Tamil cinema mother-child lullaby composed by 'Thirai Isai Thilakam' K. V. Mahadevan. Singer T. S. Bhagavathy was one of the popular classical playback voices of the 1950s and 60s, frequently chosen for soulful and maternal compositions.
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