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Vandhadhu Yogam

From Kodeeswaran · 1955

Lyricist
Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
Singers
Jikki, P. Leela
Music director
S. V. Venkatraman
Movie name
Kodeeswaran
Movie release year
1955
Lyrics added on
18 Oct 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vandhadhu yogam vaazhvilae
Manam polae vaazhvilae
Vandhadhu yogam vaazhvilae
Manam polae vaazhvilae
Kathirundha kamalavukku
Nethirundhae vandhaar
Kathirundha kamalavukku
Nethirundhae vandhaar
M. A. padicha maappillai
Panam eppavum irukkum jaebilae
M. A. padicha maappillai
Panam eppavum irukkum jaebilae
Enakku maathiramaa unakkum nijamaa
Vandhadhu yogam vaazhvilae
Manam polae vaazhvilae
Vandhadhu yogam vaazhvilae
Manam polae vaazhvilae
Vasantha gaana kavidhaiyinaalae
Valaiyai veesinaarae
Avar vasantha gaana kavidhaiyinaalae
Valaiyai veesinaarae
Avar M. B. B. S maappillai
Maruntheppavum irukkum jaebilae
M. B. B. S maappillai
Maruntheppavum irukkum jaebilae
Kamala un manam poalvae
Kaadhal virundhu tharuvaar
Neela un purushan manovyathikkum
Nalla marandhu tharuvaar
Nalla marundhu tharuvaar
Ohh un kanavar inimael
Veliyilae varavum mattaar
Un doctor iravil urgentu case
Paarkkavum maattaar
Unnai sokku podi pottu vittaar
Joraana maappillai
Joraana maappillai
Unnai thoondi pottu kavarndhu vittaar
Nooravadhu maappillai
Nooravadhu maappillai
M. A. padicha maappillai
Panam eppavum irukkum jaebilae
M. B. B. S maappillai
Maruntheppavum irukkum jaebilae
Hello my darling come on come on
Endru azhaithiduvaar
Female :Edhukku
Female :Joliyaai javuli kadaikku …
Female :Appuram
Female :Angirundhu caarilae parandhu povaar
Angirundhu caarilae parandhu povaar
Female :Edhukku
Female :Cinemaavukku
Female :Appuram
Female :Rombha avasaramaagavae
Veedu thirumbhuvaar
Female :Edhukku
Female :Adhuvaa
Vaan mugilai kandu
Thogai virithaadum kalabathin
Nilaiyai polae
Thelliya manathodu thulli vilaiyaadudhae
Thendralil alai meedhinilae
Unga sarsam yaavum purinjadhu
Un saattru kaviyum therinjadhu
Unga sarsam yaavum purinjadhu
Un saattru kaviyum therinjadhu
Ragasiyamaai maraichu vecha nadakkuma
Ragasiyamaai maraichu vecha nadakkuma
Indha raavbagadhur magalukku thaan kidaikkuma
Indha raavbagadhur magalukku thaan kidaikkuma
Thookam pidikkuma thookam pidikkuma
Thookam pidikkuma thookam pidikkuma
M. B. B. S maappillai
Maruntheppavum irukkum jaebilae
M. A. padicha maappillai
Panam eppavum irukkum jaebilae
M. B. B. S maappillai
Nalla samayathil vandhaar maappillai
Thaali irukkudha unga jaebilae
Good fortune has entered our lives,
in life, just as our hearts desired!
Good fortune has entered our lives,
in life, just as our hearts desired!
For Kamala, who had been waiting,
he arrived just yesterday!
For Kamala, who had been waiting,
he arrived just yesterday!
An M.A. graduate groom,
with money always in his pocket!
An M.A. graduate groom,
with money always in his pocket!
Is it just for me, or is it true for you too?
Good fortune has entered our lives,
in life, just as our hearts desired!
Good fortune has entered our lives,
in life, just as our hearts desired!
With his sweet song of springtime poetry,
he cast a net!
With his sweet song of springtime poetry,
he cast a net!
He is an MBBS doctor groom,
with medicine always in his pocket!
An MBBS doctor groom,
with medicine always in his pocket!
Kamala, just as your heart desires,
he will offer a feast of love!
Neela, for your heartache too, your husband
will give a wonderful medicine!
He will give a wonderful medicine!
Oh, your husband will never
step outside anymore!
And your doctor, at night,
will not even go see an emergency case!
He cast a spell on you,
that dashing groom!
That dashing groom!
He hooked and caught your heart,
that hundredth suitor!
That hundredth suitor!
An M.A. graduate groom,
with money always in his pocket!
An MBBS doctor groom,
with medicine always in his pocket!
"Hello my darling, come on, come on,"
he will call out to you!
Female: What for?
Female: Merrily, to the clothing shop...
Female: And then?
Female: From there, he will speed off in a car!
From there, he will speed off in a car!
Female: What for?
Female: To the cinema!
Female: And then?
Female: In a great hurry,
he will return home!
Female: What for?
Female: Well, you know why!
Like the sight of storm clouds
making a peacock spread its feathers
and dance with delight,
with a light heart, it leaps and plays
riding the waves of the gentle breeze!
I understand all your playful teasing,
and I see through your sweet verses too!
I understand all your playful teasing,
and I see through your sweet verses too!
Can anything happen if you keep it a secret?
Can anything happen if you keep it a secret?
Can this daughter of a Rao Bahadur (honorary title)
ever catch any sleep?
Will sleep ever come? Will sleep ever come?
Will sleep ever come? Will sleep ever come?
An MBBS doctor groom,
with medicine always in his pocket!
An M.A. graduate groom,
with money always in his pocket!
An MBBS doctor groom!
The groom arrived at just the right time;
do you have the thali (sacred wedding thread) in your pocket?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful, conversational duet features two young women (Kamala and Neela, sung by P. Leela and Jikki) lightheartedly teasing each other about prospective suitors and dream husbands—one being an M.A. graduate with money always in his pocket, and the other an M.B.B.S. doctor with remedies at hand. They banter about grand lifestyle expectations, shopping trips, cinema outings, romantic gestures, and societal status (referencing a 'Rao Bahadur's daughter'). Written with rhythmic flair by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass and set to upbeat music by S. V. Venkatraman for 'Kodeeswaran' (1955), the song captures the joyful anticipation of marriage, youthful banter, and humor. It concludes with an amusing jab asking whether the groom has brought the sacred marriage thread ('thaali') along in his pocket.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Vandhadhu yogam vaazhvilae / Manam polae vaazhvilae

Matching second consonants across consecutive lines, such as 'Vandhadhu' and 'Manam' (n-sound alignment) or 'Kathirundha' and 'Nethirundhae'.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme / Refrain)

Panam eppavum irukkum jaebilae

Repetition of ending words or sounds across lines, such as 'jaebilae' occurring in multiple stanzas.

Upamai (Simile)

Vaan mugilai kandu thogai virithaadum kalabathin nilaiyai polae

Comparing the joyful, fluttering mind to a peacock spreading its feathers upon seeing rainclouds.

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Trivia

'Kodeeswaran' (1955) was a comedy film produced and directed by Sundar Rao Nadkarni, featuring music composed by S. V. Venkatraman. Lyricist Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass was legendary in 1950s Tamil cinema for blending popular colloquial terms, English phrases ('Hello my darling come on come on', 'urgent case'), and rhythmic Folk-Carnatic fusion in humorous duets.

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