Vanthal Puguntha Vasal
From Amman Kovil Vaasalile · 1996
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- K. S. Chithra, Swarnalatha
- Music director
- Sirpy
- Details
- Amman Kovil Vaasalile1996
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Aa…..aa…..aah…aa….aa…. | Ah... ah... ah... |
| Aa….aaa….aa….aa….aa…aah…. | Ah... ah... ah... |
| Chorus | |
| Vanthaal puguntha vaasal vilanga | She has arrived to illuminate the doorway of the house she entered, |
| Mahalaksmiyae | O Goddess Mahalakshmi! |
| Pon thaaliyodum thilakathodum | Adorned with a golden sacred thread and vermilion mark, |
| Maalai soodiyae manjal poosiyae | Wearing a garland and adorned with turmeric paste, |
| Chorus | |
| Pon manjal sumath | Carrying golden turmeric, |
| Maalai sumanthu vanthaal manamagal | The bride has arrived wearing a wedding garland, |
| Ival nooru aandu thalaivanodu | May she live for a hundred years with her leader, |
| Vaazhum poongili theerkka sumangali | A sweet songbird living as an eternal sumangali. |
| Chorus | |
| Aththai endru aval unakku aana pinnaalum | Even after she becomes a mother-in-law to you, |
| Pettreduththa thaayenavae ninaiththidu naalum | Always consider her as the mother who gave birth to you. |
| Pennkuzhanthai yaedhumindri avalirunthaalae | If she remained without any female child of her own, |
| Anthakkurai theerththu vaikka vantha ilam maanae | You have come as a young deer to fulfill that void. |
| Chorus | |
| Oru ponnaal enbathum | To call this a golden day, |
| Nannaal enpathum unnaal vanthathammaa | And an auspicious day, is all because of you, dear. |
| Nalla ullam yaavum vaazhththa vanthaval | She who has come to be blessed by all good hearts, |
| Deva mangaiyo jeeva gangaiyo | Is she a divine maiden or the living Ganges? |
| Chorus | |
| Ingu vanthaal puguntha vaasal vilanga | She has arrived here to illuminate the house she entered, |
| Mahalaksmiyae | O Goddess Mahalakshmi! |
| Pon thaaliyodum thilakathodum | Adorned with a golden sacred thread and vermilion mark, |
| Maalai soodiyae manjal poosiyae | Wearing a garland and adorned with turmeric paste, |
| Chorus | |
| Aa…..aa…..aah…aa….aa…. | Ah... ah... ah... |
| Aa….aaa….aa….aa….aa…aah…. | Ah... ah... ah... |
| Chorus | |
| Valluvanum vaasugiyum vaazhnthathu polae | Just as Thiruvalluvar and Vasugi lived together, |
| Vannamayil mannarudan vaazhavanthaalae | This colorful peacock has come to live with her king. |
| Thillai tamil panbugalai kaaththiruppaalae | She will safeguard the traditional values of Tamil culture, |
| Thaaram avathaaram endru pereduppaalae | She will earn a reputation as a divine avatar of a wife. |
| Chorus | |
| Ingu uttraar mechchavum | To be praised by relatives here, |
| Ooraar mechchavum vanthaal ponmagalae | And praised by the townsfolk, the golden daughter has arrived. |
| Ival ingae vanthu kaalai vaiththathum | The moment she set her foot here, |
| Illam vaazhumae inbam soozhumae | The household flourishes and happiness surrounds it. |
| Chorus | |
| Ingu vanthaal puguntha vaasal vilanga | She has arrived here to illuminate the house she entered, |
| Mahalaksmiyae | O Goddess Mahalakshmi! |
| Pon thaaliyodum thilakathodum | Adorned with a golden sacred thread and vermilion mark, |
| Maalai soodiyae manjal poosiyae | Wearing a garland and adorned with turmeric paste, |
| Chorus | |
| Pon manjal sumath | Carrying golden turmeric, |
| Maalai sumanthu vanthaal manamagal | The bride has arrived wearing a wedding garland, |
| Ival nooru aandu thalaivanodu | May she live for a hundred years with her leader, |
| Vaazhum poongili theerkka sumangali | A sweet songbird living as an eternal sumangali. |
ஆ....ஆ.....ஆஹ்....ஆ...ஆ....
அ.....ஆஅ....ஆ.....ஆ....ஆ.....ஆஹ்....
Ah... ah... ah...
Ah... ah... ah...
வந்தால் புகுந்த வாசல் விளங்க
மகாலட்சுமியே
பொன் தாலியோடும் திலகத்தோடும்
மாலை சூடியே மஞ்சள் பூசியே
She has arrived to illuminate the doorway of the house she entered,
O Goddess Mahalakshmi!
Adorned with a golden sacred thread and vermilion mark,
Wearing a garland and adorned with turmeric paste,
பொன் மஞ்சள் சுமந்து
மாலை சுமந்து வந்தால் மணமகள்
இவள் நூறு ஆண்டு தலைவனோடு
வாழும் பூங்கிளி தீர்க்க சுமங்கலி
Carrying golden turmeric,
The bride has arrived wearing a wedding garland,
May she live for a hundred years with her leader,
A sweet songbird living as an eternal sumangali.
அத்தை என்று அவள் உனக்கு ஆன பின்னாலும்
பெற்றெடுத்த தாயெனவே நினைத்திடு நாளும்
பெண்குழந்தை ஏதுமின்றி அவளிருந்தாலே
அந்தக்குறை தீர்த்துவைக்க வந்த இளம் மானே
Even after she becomes a mother-in-law to you,
Always consider her as the mother who gave birth to you.
If she remained without any female child of her own,
You have come as a young deer to fulfill that void.
ஒரு பொண்ணால் என்பதும்
நன்நாள் என்பதும் உன்னால் வந்ததம்மா
நல்ல உள்ளம் யாவும் வாழ்த்த வந்தவள்
தேவ மங்கையோ ஜீவ கங்கையோ
To call this a golden day,
And an auspicious day, is all because of you, dear.
She who has come to be blessed by all good hearts,
Is she a divine maiden or the living Ganges?
இங்கு வந்தால் புகுந்த வாசல் விளங்க
மகாலட்சுமியே
பொன் தாலியோடும் திலகத்தோடும்
மாலை சூடியே மஞ்சள் பூசியே
She has arrived here to illuminate the house she entered,
O Goddess Mahalakshmi!
Adorned with a golden sacred thread and vermilion mark,
Wearing a garland and adorned with turmeric paste,
ஆ....ஆ.....ஆஹ்....ஆ...ஆ....
அ.....ஆஅ....ஆ.....ஆ....ஆ.....ஆஹ்....
Ah... ah... ah...
Ah... ah... ah...
வள்ளுவனும் வாசுகியும் வாழ்ந்தது போலே
வண்ணமயில் மன்னருடன் வாழவந்தாலே
தில்லை தமிழ் பண்புகளை காத்திருப்பாளே
தாரம் அவதாரம் என்று பேரேடுபாளே
Just as Thiruvalluvar and Vasugi lived together,
This colorful peacock has come to live with her king.
She will safeguard the traditional values of Tamil culture,
She will earn a reputation as a divine avatar of a wife.
இங்கு உற்றார் மெச்சவும்
ஊரார் மெச்சவும் வந்தால் பொன்மகளே
இவள் இங்கே வந்து காலை வைத்ததும்
இல்லம் வாழுமே இன்பம் சூழுமே
To be praised by relatives here,
And praised by the townsfolk, the golden daughter has arrived.
The moment she set her foot here,
The household flourishes and happiness surrounds it.
இங்கு வந்தால் புகுந்த வாசல் விளங்க
மகாலட்சுமியே
பொன் தாலியோடும் திலகத்தோடும்
மாலை சூடியே மஞ்சள் பூசியே
She has arrived here to illuminate the house she entered,
O Goddess Mahalakshmi!
Adorned with a golden sacred thread and vermilion mark,
Wearing a garland and adorned with turmeric paste,
பொன் மஞ்சள் சுமந்து
மாலை சுமந்து வந்தால் மணமகள்
இவள் நூறு ஆண்டு தலைவனோடு
வாழும் பூங்கிளி தீர்க்க சுமங்கலி
Carrying golden turmeric,
The bride has arrived wearing a wedding garland,
May she live for a hundred years with her leader,
A sweet songbird living as an eternal sumangali.
Aa…..aa…..aah…aa….aa….
Ah... ah... ah...
Aa….aaa….aa….aa….aa…aah….
Ah... ah... ah...
Vanthaal puguntha vaasal vilanga
She has arrived to illuminate the doorway of the house she entered,
Mahalaksmiyae
O Goddess Mahalakshmi!
Pon thaaliyodum thilakathodum
Adorned with a golden sacred thread and vermilion mark,
Maalai soodiyae manjal poosiyae
Wearing a garland and adorned with turmeric paste,
Pon manjal sumath
Carrying golden turmeric,
Maalai sumanthu vanthaal manamagal
The bride has arrived wearing a wedding garland,
Ival nooru aandu thalaivanodu
May she live for a hundred years with her leader,
Vaazhum poongili theerkka sumangali
A sweet songbird living as an eternal sumangali.
Aththai endru aval unakku aana pinnaalum
Even after she becomes a mother-in-law to you,
Pettreduththa thaayenavae ninaiththidu naalum
Always consider her as the mother who gave birth to you.
Pennkuzhanthai yaedhumindri avalirunthaalae
If she remained without any female child of her own,
Anthakkurai theerththu vaikka vantha ilam maanae
You have come as a young deer to fulfill that void.
Oru ponnaal enbathum
To call this a golden day,
Nannaal enpathum unnaal vanthathammaa
And an auspicious day, is all because of you, dear.
Nalla ullam yaavum vaazhththa vanthaval
She who has come to be blessed by all good hearts,
Deva mangaiyo jeeva gangaiyo
Is she a divine maiden or the living Ganges?
Ingu vanthaal puguntha vaasal vilanga
She has arrived here to illuminate the house she entered,
Mahalaksmiyae
O Goddess Mahalakshmi!
Pon thaaliyodum thilakathodum
Adorned with a golden sacred thread and vermilion mark,
Maalai soodiyae manjal poosiyae
Wearing a garland and adorned with turmeric paste,
Aa…..aa…..aah…aa….aa….
Ah... ah... ah...
Aa….aaa….aa….aa….aa…aah….
Ah... ah... ah...
Valluvanum vaasugiyum vaazhnthathu polae
Just as Thiruvalluvar and Vasugi lived together,
Vannamayil mannarudan vaazhavanthaalae
This colorful peacock has come to live with her king.
Thillai tamil panbugalai kaaththiruppaalae
She will safeguard the traditional values of Tamil culture,
Thaaram avathaaram endru pereduppaalae
She will earn a reputation as a divine avatar of a wife.
Ingu uttraar mechchavum
To be praised by relatives here,
Ooraar mechchavum vanthaal ponmagalae
And praised by the townsfolk, the golden daughter has arrived.
Ival ingae vanthu kaalai vaiththathum
The moment she set her foot here,
Illam vaazhumae inbam soozhumae
The household flourishes and happiness surrounds it.
Ingu vanthaal puguntha vaasal vilanga
She has arrived here to illuminate the house she entered,
Mahalaksmiyae
O Goddess Mahalakshmi!
Pon thaaliyodum thilakathodum
Adorned with a golden sacred thread and vermilion mark,
Maalai soodiyae manjal poosiyae
Wearing a garland and adorned with turmeric paste,
Pon manjal sumath
Carrying golden turmeric,
Maalai sumanthu vanthaal manamagal
The bride has arrived wearing a wedding garland,
Ival nooru aandu thalaivanodu
May she live for a hundred years with her leader,
Vaazhum poongili theerkka sumangali
A sweet songbird living as an eternal sumangali.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This auspicious wedding song from 'Amman Kovil Vaasalile' (1996) celebrates the arrival of a bride into her marital household. Sung by K. S. Chithra and Swarnalatha with music by Sirpy, the lyrics by legendary poet Vaali draw on deeply traditional Tamil imagery. The bride is elevated to Goddess Mahalakshmi, whose presence illuminates the home, fills the lives of her new family with joy, and completes the void of a daughter for her mother-in-law. Vaali highlights cultural expectations of maternal love, devotion, and mutual respect, wishing the couple a century of marital bliss reminiscent of classical ideals like Valluvar and Vasugi. The song captures the solemnity, beauty, and festive warmth of a traditional Tamil marriage ceremony.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Mahalaksmiyae”
Compares the bride directly to Goddess Mahalakshmi, symbolizing prosperity, divinity, and purity.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Valluvanum vaasugiyum vaazhnthathu polae”
Compares the couple's upcoming married life to the legendary, ideal marital harmony of Sage Thiruvalluvar and his wife Vasugi.
Rhyme / Assonance (Iyaibu & Monai)
“Deva mangaiyo jeeva gangaiyo”
Uses end-rhyming (-yo) and alliteration with 'm' sounds to create a fluid, poetic cadence.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Anthakkurai theerththu vaikka vantha ilam maanae”
Refers affectionately to the bride as a 'young deer' (ilam maane) and 'colorful peacock' (vannamayil).
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Trivia
'Amman Kovil Vaasalile' (1996) features music composed by Sirpy, known for his melodious rural soundtrack hits in the mid-90s. Vaali's lyricism incorporates the classic reference to Thiruvalluvar and Vasugi, a timeless cultural benchmark in Tamil literature for spousal devotion.
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