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Lyrics & meaning

Vatchala Yogam

From Suba Muhurtham · 1983

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Suba Muhurtham
Movie release year
1983
Lyrics added on
18 Jan 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vathsalaa yogam vanthathu
Guru paaravathaan en mel pattathu
Nokku naan nekku nee mudivaachchu
Suba muhurththam vachchaachu thai maasam
Kalyaanam panna nekkuththaan
Yogam poranthathu
Guru paaravaithaan en mel vizhunthathu
Neengathaan mappilla mudivaachchu
Suba muhurththam vachchaachu
Thai maasam kalyaanam panna
Vathsalaa yogam vanthathu
Guru paaravathaan en mel pattathu
Pakkaththu aaththu mama maathiri
Panjakatcham kattungonnaa
Antha paarththasaarathi perumalaattam
Thiruman idungonnaa
Pakkaththu aaththu mama vishayam
Nokku theriyaathu
Avar neththiyil thiruman maththathu saibar
Sonnaa kelaendi
Engaaththilae rompa aachchaaram
Vengaayam kittae saeraathu
Engaaththilae rompa aachchaaram
Vengaayam kittae saeraathu
Male :Naanum koodam aachchaaramthaan
Poori masaalaa madiyaa thimbaen
Vathsalaa yogam vanthathu
Guru paaravathaan en mel pattathu
Mappillaiyaa latchanamaa
Manthiraththa solvelaa
Ammi mithichchu kannaalae
Arunthathi paarpelaa
Manthiraththa vaaththiyaarthaan
Manappaadam pandraarae
Ammi mithikkum intha
Arunthathiya paarpean
Nannaaththaan peththirukkaa
Ungala ammaanji asataattam
Nannaaththaan peththirukkaa
Ungala ammaanji asataattam
Ammaaththaan peththaa appaa maathuri
Achchaa poranthaendi
Nekkuththaan yogam poranthathu
Gurupaarvaithaan en mel vizhunthathu
Shanthi muhurththa pattu kattinaa
Santhaana yogamnaa antha
Sundhari purushan senjathu polae
Samarththaa paduppelaa
Shanthi muhurththam seekkiram pannaa
Santhosham thaanaedi
Nee santhanam poosi sangathi pesa
Sangoja paduvedi
Avasaram yaennaa anjaaru
Poranthudum nekku thaangaathu
Avasaram yaennaa anjaaru
Poranthudum nekku thaangaathu
Male :Kushelar polae perukattum ingae
Samaalipendi guberan kudumbam
Vathsalaa yogam vanthathu
Guru paaravathaan en mel pattathu
Female :Neengathaan mappilla mudivaachchu
Suba muhurththam vachchaachu thai maasam
Male :Suba muhurththam vachchaachu thai maasam
Both :Suba muhurththam vachchaachu thai maasam
Vatsala, good fortune has arrived!
Jupiter's blessed gaze has fallen upon me!
I am for you, and you are for me—it is settled!
An auspicious wedding date is set for the month of Thai!
To get married, for me too...
good fortune is born!
Jupiter's blessed gaze has fallen upon me!
It is decided that you are the bridegroom!
An auspicious wedding date has been set,
to get married in the month of Thai!
Vatsala, good fortune has arrived!
Jupiter's blessed gaze has fallen upon me!
Like the uncle living next door,
please wear a traditional pleated dhoti!
Like Lord Parthasarathy Himself,
please wear the sacred mark on your forehead!
The truth about that uncle next door,
you know nothing about it!
He has holy marks on his forehead, but the rest is a big zero!
Just listen to me, girl!
In our home, we are very orthodox;
we do not even let onions near us!
In our home, we are very orthodox;
we do not even let onions near us!
Male: I am quite orthodox too—
I eat poori masala with strict ritual cleanliness!
Vatsala, good fortune has arrived!
Jupiter's blessed gaze has fallen upon me!
Like a handsome, dignified groom,
will you chant the sacred wedding mantras?
While treading the grindstone,
will you look up at the star Arundhati?
Even the priest himself
is struggling to memorize the mantras!
While treading the stone,
I will only look at you, my Arundhati!
Your mother gave birth to you nicely indeed,
like a naive, silly mama's boy!
Your mother gave birth to you nicely indeed,
like a naive, silly mama's boy!
Mother gave birth to me, but just like my father,
I was born as his exact copy, girl!
For me, good fortune is born!
Jupiter's blessed gaze has fallen upon me!
Once you wear the silk saree for our wedding night,
for the blessing of having children,
just like Sundari's husband did,
will you behave smartly and go to sleep?
If we have our wedding night soon,
won't it be pure happiness, girl?
When you wear sandalwood paste and start talking about love,
you will only end up feeling shy, girl!
Why the hurry? Five or six kids
will be born, and I can't handle it!
Why the hurry? Five or six kids
will be born, and I can't handle it!
Male: Let them multiply like Kuchela's children!
I'll manage like Kubera's wealthy family!
Vatsala, good fortune has arrived!
Jupiter's blessed gaze has fallen upon me!
Female: It is decided that you are the bridegroom!
An auspicious date is set in the month of Thai!
Male: An auspicious date is set in the month of Thai!
Both: An auspicious date is set in the month of Thai!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful and humorous duets from the 1983 film 'Suba Muhurtham' depicts a romantic conversation between a prospective groom and bride from a traditional Tamil Brahmin background as they look forward to their upcoming wedding in the month of Thai. They playfully debate household traditions, ritualistic orthodox habits (such as eating onion-free food and wearing traditional Panchakatcham), and their expectations regarding marital life and children.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyebu (Rhyming Refrain)

Suba muhurththam vachchaachu thai maasam

Repetition of the phrase 'Suba muhurththam vachchaachu thai maasam' across multiple verses creates rhythm and reinforces the main wedding theme.

Dialectal Nuance / Mani-pravalam (Brahmin Tamil dialect)

Nokku naan nekku nee mudivaachchu

Use of specific dialectal words like 'Nokku' (for you), 'Nekku' (for me), 'Aaththile' (at home), and 'Ammaanji' (simpleton) to establish local color and humor.

Alliteration (Moonaai / Etukai)

Nee santhanam poosi sangathi pesa Sangoja paduvedi

Repetition of similar consonant sounds like 'Santhanamm', 'Sangathi', 'Sangoja' across words in the line.

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Trivia

The lyricist Pulamaipithan cleverly incorporated authentic Iyer/Brahmin dialectical Tamil vocabulary ('Nokku', 'Nekku', 'Madiyaa', 'Panjakatcham') to fit the socio-cultural background of the characters in the song, set to a light-hearted composition by the duo Shankar-Ganesh.

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