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Lyrics & meaning

Varatha Kalangal

From Nadhiyai Thedi Vandha Kadal · 1980

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
P. Susheela, S. P. Shailaja
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Nadhiyai Thedi Vandha Kadal
Movie release year
1980
Lyrics added on
26 Nov 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Varadha kaalangal vandha pon naal amma
Peraadha inbangal konda nannaal amma
Oru deivam vandhathu en sogam kandathu
Kaavalaai nindrathu
Varadha kaalangal vandha pon naal amma
Peraadha inbangal konda nannaal amma
Kaalangal maarum kavalaigal theerum
Kaathirundhaal
Thaaiyidam pillai serndhathu mullai
Yaar maruppaar
Naduvil vandhavar kedudhal seibavar
Uravai angum ingumaaga thaan maattrinaar
Idhu kaalam seidha kolam andri ver yedhu
Varadha kaalangal vandha pon naal amma
Peraadha inbangal konda nannaal amma
Paedhaiyai pola vaazhndhuvittenae
Soozhchiyinaal
Pillaiyai indru paarthu vitten
Un aadharavaal
Nandri sollavae endrum ennavae
Manadhil inbam kodiyaaga nee kaatinaai
Ini naanum endhan pillai kooda vazhvenae
Varadha kaalangal vandha pon naal amma
Peraadha inbangal konda nannaal amma
Oru annai nenjilae pudhu inbam sernthathu
Thaaimaiyai kandhathu
Varadha kaalangal vandha pon naal amma
Peraadha inbangal konda nannaal amma
This is a golden day that brought times I never thought would come.
This is a wonderful day filled with joys I had never known.
A divine soul appeared and saw my sorrow,
And stood by me as a protector.
This is a golden day that brought times I never thought would come.
This is a wonderful day filled with joys I had never known.
Times will change and sorrows will end,
If only we wait patiently.
The child has reunited with the mother, sweet as jasmine,
Who can ever deny this?
Those who came between us with evil intent
Tore our bond apart and threw our lives into chaos.
What is this if not the cruel game played by time?
This is a golden day that brought times I never thought would come.
This is a wonderful day filled with joys I had never known.
I lived like a helpless fool,
Deceived by wicked schemes.
Today, I have seen my child,
Only because of your kind support.
How can I ever thank you enough?
You raised a banner of joy in my heart.
From now on, I will live with my child.
This is a golden day that brought times I never thought would come.
This is a wonderful day filled with joys I had never known.
A fresh wave of joy has filled a mother's heart,
As she embraces the bliss of motherhood.
This is a golden day that brought times I never thought would come.
This is a wonderful day filled with joys I had never known.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This poignant song celebrates the joyful reunion of a long-separated mother and her child. It expresses deep relief and gratitude after surviving years of pain, deceit, and conspiratorial division. The mother acknowledges the divine support that protected her and reunited her with her child, reaffirming that patience eventually brings an end to sorrow.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Moonaai (Initial Alliteration)

“Varadha kaalangal vandha pon naal amma”

Repetition of the initial sound 'Va' in 'Varadha' and 'Vandha'.

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Varadha kaalangal... / Peraadha inbangal...”

Matching second consonant 'ra' in 'Varadha' and 'Peraadha'.

Metaphor

“Idhu kaalam seidha kolam andri ver yedhu”

Describing time's unpredictable twists as a 'kolam' (decorative pattern).

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Trivia

The film 'Nadhiyai Thedi Vandha Kadal' (1980) features music composed by Ilaiyaraaja and starred Jayalalithaa and Sarath Babu. Lyricist Kannadasan frequently used personifications of time ('Kaalam') and destiny in his emotional tracks, especially those dealing with familial relationships and motherly affection.

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