Vandi Rendum Odudhu
From Athma Shanthi · 1952
- Lyricist
- K. P. Kamatchisundaram
- Singers
- P. Leela, T. A. Mothi
- Music director
- T. R. Paapa
- Details
- Athma Shanthi1952
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Lalalalalalalalala | Tra la la la la la la la |
| Vandi rendum odudhu paar | Look, both carts are running |
| Vandi rendum odudhu paar | Look, both carts are running |
| Lalalalalalalalala | Tra la la la la la la la |
| Vandi rendum odudhu paar | Look, both carts are running |
| Female | |
| Vaanampaadi kuruvigal polae | Like skylark birds |
| Pogalaam ini melae | We can soar higher from now on |
| Vaanampaadi kuruvigal polae | Like skylark birds |
| Pogalaam ini melae | We can soar higher from now on |
| Aanandham lalalala kanuvom | Let us experience bliss, tra la la |
| Female | |
| Vandi rendum odudhu paar | Look, both carts are running |
| Vandi rendum odudhu paar | Look, both carts are running |
| Lalalalalalalalala | Tra la la la la la la la |
| Vandi rendum odudhu paar | Look, both carts are running |
| Male | |
| Valarmathi polae ezhil mugamaanae | O one with a beautiful face like the waxing moon |
| Female :Vaazhvin jodhi nee thaanae | Female: You are the light of life |
| Male :Valarmathi polae ezhil mugamaanae | Male: O one with a beautiful face like the waxing moon |
| Female :Vaazhvin jodhi nee thaanae | Female: You are the light of life |
| Male :Maamayilae | Male: O majestic peacock |
| Female :Maamugilae | Female: O majestic raincloud |
| Male :Lalalalala | Male: Tra la la la |
| Female | |
| Lalalalalalalalala | Tra la la la la la la la |
| Vandi rendum odudhu paar | Look, both carts are running |
| Male :Kannirandum koodudhu paar | Male: Look, two pairs of eyes are meeting |
| Lalalalalala | Tra la la la la |
| Vandi rendum odudhu paar | Look, both carts are running |
| Male | |
| Vaasmaevum maamalar neeyae | You are a sweet-smelling great flower |
| Female :Vaazhvin manam nee thaanae | Female: You are the fragrance of life |
| Male :Aasai thandha mohini neeyae | Male: You are the enchantress who awakened desire |
| Female :Azhagu moghanan neeyae | Female: You are the handsome charmer |
| Male | |
| Vaasmaevum maamalar neeyae | You are a sweet-smelling great flower |
| Female :Vaazhvin manam nee thaanae | Female: You are the fragrance of life |
| Male :Aasai thandha mohini neeyae | Male: You are the enchantress who awakened desire |
| Female :Azhagu moghanan neeyae | Female: You are the handsome charmer |
| Female | |
| Lalalalalalalalala | Tra la la la la la la la |
| Male :Lalalalalalalalala | Male: Tra la la la la la la la |
| Female :Vandi rendum odudhu paar | Female: Look, both carts are running |
| Male :Kannirandum koodudhu paar | Male: Look, two pairs of eyes are meeting |
| Lalalalalala | Tra la la la la |
பாடியவர்கள் :
டி. ஏ. மோத்தி மற்றும் பி. லீலா
Tra la la la la la la la
Look, both carts are running
Look, both carts are running
Tra la la la la la la la
Look, both carts are running
லாலாலலலலாலா...
வண்டிரண்டும் ஓடுது பார்
வண்டிரண்டும் ஓடுது பார்
லாலாலலலலாலா...
வண்டிரண்டும் ஓடுது பார்
Like skylark birds
We can soar higher from now on
Like skylark birds
We can soar higher from now on
Let us experience bliss, tra la la
வானம்பாடி குருவிகள் போலே
போகலாம் இனி மேலே
வானம்பாடி குருவிகள் போலே
போகலாம் இனி மேலே
ஆனந்தம்.....லாலாலாலா.....காணுவோம்
Look, both carts are running
Look, both carts are running
Tra la la la la la la la
Look, both carts are running
வண்டிரண்டும் ஓடுது பார்
வண்டிரண்டும் ஓடுது பார்
லாலாலலலலாலா...
வண்டிரண்டும் ஓடுது பார்
O one with a beautiful face like the waxing moon
Female: You are the light of life
Male: O one with a beautiful face like the waxing moon
Female: You are the light of life
Male: O majestic peacock
Female: O majestic raincloud
Male: Tra la la la
வளர்மதி போலே எழில் முகமானே
வாழ்வின் ஜோதி நீதானே
வளர்மதி போலே எழில் முகமானே
வாழ்வின் ஜோதி நீதானே
மாமயிலே......
மாமுகிலே....
லாலலலாலா.....
Tra la la la la la la la
Look, both carts are running
Male: Look, two pairs of eyes are meeting
Tra la la la la
Look, both carts are running
லாலாலலலலாலா...
வண்டிரண்டும் ஓடுது பார்
கண்ணிரெண்டும் கூடுது பார்
லாலாலலலலாலா
வண்டிரண்டும் ஓடுது பார்
You are a sweet-smelling great flower
Female: You are the fragrance of life
Male: You are the enchantress who awakened desire
Female: You are the handsome charmer
வாசமேவும் மாமலர் நீயே
வாழ்வின் மனம் நீதானே
ஆசை தந்த மோகினி நீயே
அழகு மோகனன் நீயே
You are a sweet-smelling great flower
Female: You are the fragrance of life
Male: You are the enchantress who awakened desire
Female: You are the handsome charmer
வாசமேவும் மாமலர் நீயே
வாழ்வின் மனம் நீதானே
ஆசை தந்த மோகினி நீயே
அழகு மோகனன் நீயே
Tra la la la la la la la
Male: Tra la la la la la la la
Female: Look, both carts are running
Male: Look, two pairs of eyes are meeting
Tra la la la la
பாசமேவும் காதலாலே
பழகும் சகடைகள் நாமே
பாசமேவும் காதலாலே
பழகும் சகடைகள் நாமே
லாலலலாலா ஆண் :
லாலலலாலா
வண்டி ரெண்டும் ஓடுது பார்
கண்ணிரெண்டும் கூடுது பார்
லாலலலலலல்ல்ல்லா……
Lalalalalalalalala
Tra la la la la la la la
Vandi rendum odudhu paar
Look, both carts are running
Vandi rendum odudhu paar
Look, both carts are running
Lalalalalalalalala
Tra la la la la la la la
Vandi rendum odudhu paar
Look, both carts are running
Vaanampaadi kuruvigal polae
Like skylark birds
Pogalaam ini melae
We can soar higher from now on
Vaanampaadi kuruvigal polae
Like skylark birds
Pogalaam ini melae
We can soar higher from now on
Aanandham lalalala kanuvom
Let us experience bliss, tra la la
Vandi rendum odudhu paar
Look, both carts are running
Vandi rendum odudhu paar
Look, both carts are running
Lalalalalalalalala
Tra la la la la la la la
Vandi rendum odudhu paar
Look, both carts are running
Valarmathi polae ezhil mugamaanae
O one with a beautiful face like the waxing moon
Female :Vaazhvin jodhi nee thaanae
Female: You are the light of life
Male :Valarmathi polae ezhil mugamaanae
Male: O one with a beautiful face like the waxing moon
Female :Vaazhvin jodhi nee thaanae
Female: You are the light of life
Male :Maamayilae
Male: O majestic peacock
Female :Maamugilae
Female: O majestic raincloud
Male :Lalalalala
Male: Tra la la la
Lalalalalalalalala
Tra la la la la la la la
Vandi rendum odudhu paar
Look, both carts are running
Male :Kannirandum koodudhu paar
Male: Look, two pairs of eyes are meeting
Lalalalalala
Tra la la la la
Vandi rendum odudhu paar
Look, both carts are running
Vaasmaevum maamalar neeyae
You are a sweet-smelling great flower
Female :Vaazhvin manam nee thaanae
Female: You are the fragrance of life
Male :Aasai thandha mohini neeyae
Male: You are the enchantress who awakened desire
Female :Azhagu moghanan neeyae
Female: You are the handsome charmer
Vaasmaevum maamalar neeyae
You are a sweet-smelling great flower
Female :Vaazhvin manam nee thaanae
Female: You are the fragrance of life
Male :Aasai thandha mohini neeyae
Male: You are the enchantress who awakened desire
Female :Azhagu moghanan neeyae
Female: You are the handsome charmer
Lalalalalalalalala
Tra la la la la la la la
Male :Lalalalalalalalala
Male: Tra la la la la la la la
Female :Vandi rendum odudhu paar
Female: Look, both carts are running
Male :Kannirandum koodudhu paar
Male: Look, two pairs of eyes are meeting
Lalalalalala
Tra la la la la
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Vandi rendum odudhu paar is a lighthearted romantic duet from the 1952 film Athma Shanthi. The lovers express their joy as they travel alongside each other in bullock carts, using the journey as a metaphor for their blissful unison. They picture themselves soaring high like skylarks and exchanged endearments comparing one another to the waxing moon, a fragrant flower, and the light of life. The song captures the youthful excitement of romance, where the physical movement of the carts mirrors the meeting of their eyes and hearts.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Vaanampaadi kuruvigal polae”
Compares the lovers soaring in joy to skylark birds freely flying high.
Simile (Upamai)
“Valarmathi polae ezhil mugamaanae”
Compares the beloved's radiant face to the glowing waxing moon.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Vaazhvin jodhi nee thaanae”
Directly equates the lover to the very light/flame of life.
Rhyme / Monai-Edhugai
“Kannirandum koodudhu paar”
Rhythmic pairing matching 'Vandi rendum' with 'Kannirandum' emphasizing the meeting of eyes along with the motion of carts.
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Trivia
Athma Shanthi (1952) is an early Tamil-Malayalam bilingual film directed by Joseph Taliath, featuring T. R. Ramachandran and Padmini.
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