Veedu Thedi Vanthathu
From Pennin Vazhkkai · 1981
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- P. Susheela, P. Jayachandran
- Music director
- G. K. Venkatesh
- Details
- Pennin Vazhkkai1981
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Veedu thedi vanthathu | A good life has come searching for our home, |
| Nalla vaazhvu enbathu | What we call a prosperous life has arrived. |
| Edhirpaarththathu indru pooththathu | What we eagerly awaited has blossomed today, |
| Nalam aayiram naam kaanaa | May we witness a thousand blessings! |
| Female | |
| Veedu thedi vanthathu | A good life has come searching for our home. |
| Female | |
| Annai thanthai yaavum | Are not my mother and father combined |
| En annan allavo | Embodied in my elder brother? |
| Male :Unnaiyandri veru orr ulagam ullatho | Male: Is there any world for me other than you? |
| Female :Anu mullai vaasam | Female: Like the subtle fragrance of wild jasmine blossoms, |
| Intha annan thangai paasam | So pure is the affection between brother and sister. |
| Idhu naalum vaazha vendum | May this love endure forever. |
| Male | |
| Varungkaalangal vanna kolangal | Will not the coming times turn into colorful patterns, |
| Minnum maaligai aagaatho | And transform into a glittering palace? |
| Female | |
| Veedu thedi vanthathu | A good life has come searching for our home, |
| Nalla vaazhvu enbathu | What we call a prosperous life has arrived. |
| Edhirpaarththathu indru pooththathu | What we eagerly awaited has blossomed today, |
| Nalam aayiram naam kaanaa | May we witness a thousand blessings! |
| Female | |
| Veedu thedi vanthathu | A good life has come searching for our home. |
| Male | |
| Kaalam endra kadalil | In the vast ocean called time, |
| Naam kalangi vaadinom | We wandered and withered in distress. |
| Female :Kadavul seitha karunai | Female: Through the grace bestowed by God, |
| Naam karaiyai naadinom | We have finally reached the shore. |
| Male :Nandri solla vendum | Male: We must offer our heart's gratitude. |
| Female :Solla vaarththai enna thondrum | Female: What words could ever suffice to say it? |
| Male :Intha ullam ondru pothum | Male: Just this loving heart of ours is enough. |
| Female | |
| Oru thaai madi vantha paingili | The sweet green parrot that reached a mother's lap |
| Indru punnagai kondaada | Is celebrating today with bright smiles. |
| Male | |
| Veedu thedi vanthathu | A good life has come searching for our home, |
| Nalla vaazhvu enbathu | What we call a prosperous life has arrived. |
| Edhirpaarththathu indru pooththathu | What we eagerly awaited has blossomed today, |
| Nalam aayiram naam kaanaa | May we witness a thousand blessings! |
| Female | |
| Annan maalai sooda | For my elder brother to wear a wedding garland, |
| Orr anni vendumae | A suitable sister-in-law is needed. |
| Male :Thangai unnai kaakka | Male: To protect you always, my younger sister, |
| Orr thalaivan vendumae | A proper guardian and husband is needed. |
| Female :Maman magalai venda | Female: To marry our uncle's daughter, |
| Male :Unthan madiyil pillai thondra | Male: For a sweet child to be born in your lap, |
| Female :Adhai naamum kaana vendum | Female: We must live to witness all these joys. |
| Male | |
| Pala aasaigal intha velaiyil | So many beautiful desires at this moment, |
| Enna oonjalil aadaatho | Are swinging together in happiness, aren't they? |
வீடு தேடி வந்தது
நல்ல வாழ்வு என்பது
எதிர்பார்த்தது இன்று பூத்தது
நலம் ஆயிரம் நாம் காண
A good life has come searching for our home,
What we call a prosperous life has arrived.
What we eagerly awaited has blossomed today,
May we witness a thousand blessings!
வீடு தேடி வந்தது
A good life has come searching for our home.
அன்னை தந்தை யாவும்
என் அண்ணன் அல்லவோ
உன்னையன்றி வேறு ஓர் உலகம் உள்ளதோ
அன்பு முல்லை வாசம்
இந்த அண்ணன் தங்கை பாசம்
இது நாளும் வாழ வேண்டும்
Are not my mother and father combined
Embodied in my elder brother?
Male: Is there any world for me other than you?
Female: Like the subtle fragrance of wild jasmine blossoms,
So pure is the affection between brother and sister.
May this love endure forever.
வருகாலங்கள் வண்ணக் கோலங்கள்
மின்னும் மாளிகை ஆகாதோ
Will not the coming times turn into colorful patterns,
And transform into a glittering palace?
வீடு தேடி வந்தது
நல்ல வாழ்வு என்பது
எதிர்பார்த்தது இன்று பூத்தது
நலம் ஆயிரம் நாம் காண
A good life has come searching for our home,
What we call a prosperous life has arrived.
What we eagerly awaited has blossomed today,
May we witness a thousand blessings!
வீடு தேடி வந்தது
A good life has come searching for our home.
காலம் என்ற கடலில்
நாம் கலங்கி வாடினோம்
கடவுள் செய்த கருணை
நாம் கரையை நாடினோம்
நன்றி சொல்ல வேண்டும்
சொல்ல வார்த்தை என்ன தோன்றும்
இந்த உள்ளம் ஒன்று போதும்
In the vast ocean called time,
We wandered and withered in distress.
Female: Through the grace bestowed by God,
We have finally reached the shore.
Male: We must offer our heart's gratitude.
Female: What words could ever suffice to say it?
Male: Just this loving heart of ours is enough.
ஒரு தாய் மடி வந்த பைங்கிளி
இன்று புன்னகை கொண்டாட
The sweet green parrot that reached a mother's lap
Is celebrating today with bright smiles.
வீடு தேடி வந்தது
நல்ல வாழ்வு என்பது
எதிர்பார்த்தது இன்று பூத்தது
நலம் ஆயிரம் நாம் காண
A good life has come searching for our home,
What we call a prosperous life has arrived.
What we eagerly awaited has blossomed today,
May we witness a thousand blessings!
அண்ணன் மாலை சூட
ஓர் அண்ணி வேண்டுமே
தங்கை உன்னை காக்க
ஓர் தலைவன் வேண்டுமே
மாமன் மகளை வேண்ட
உந்தன் மடியில் பிள்ளை தோன்ற
அதை நாமும் காண வேண்டும்
For my elder brother to wear a wedding garland,
A suitable sister-in-law is needed.
Male: To protect you always, my younger sister,
A proper guardian and husband is needed.
Female: To marry our uncle's daughter,
Male: For a sweet child to be born in your lap,
Female: We must live to witness all these joys.
பல ஆசைகள் இந்த வேளையில்
எண்ண ஊஞ்சலில் ஆடாதோ
So many beautiful desires at this moment,
Are swinging together in happiness, aren't they?
வீடு தேடி வந்தது
Veedu thedi vanthathu
A good life has come searching for our home,
Nalla vaazhvu enbathu
What we call a prosperous life has arrived.
Edhirpaarththathu indru pooththathu
What we eagerly awaited has blossomed today,
Nalam aayiram naam kaanaa
May we witness a thousand blessings!
Veedu thedi vanthathu
A good life has come searching for our home.
Annai thanthai yaavum
Are not my mother and father combined
En annan allavo
Embodied in my elder brother?
Male :Unnaiyandri veru orr ulagam ullatho
Male: Is there any world for me other than you?
Female :Anu mullai vaasam
Female: Like the subtle fragrance of wild jasmine blossoms,
Intha annan thangai paasam
So pure is the affection between brother and sister.
Idhu naalum vaazha vendum
May this love endure forever.
Varungkaalangal vanna kolangal
Will not the coming times turn into colorful patterns,
Minnum maaligai aagaatho
And transform into a glittering palace?
Veedu thedi vanthathu
A good life has come searching for our home,
Nalla vaazhvu enbathu
What we call a prosperous life has arrived.
Edhirpaarththathu indru pooththathu
What we eagerly awaited has blossomed today,
Nalam aayiram naam kaanaa
May we witness a thousand blessings!
Veedu thedi vanthathu
A good life has come searching for our home.
Kaalam endra kadalil
In the vast ocean called time,
Naam kalangi vaadinom
We wandered and withered in distress.
Female :Kadavul seitha karunai
Female: Through the grace bestowed by God,
Naam karaiyai naadinom
We have finally reached the shore.
Male :Nandri solla vendum
Male: We must offer our heart's gratitude.
Female :Solla vaarththai enna thondrum
Female: What words could ever suffice to say it?
Male :Intha ullam ondru pothum
Male: Just this loving heart of ours is enough.
Oru thaai madi vantha paingili
The sweet green parrot that reached a mother's lap
Indru punnagai kondaada
Is celebrating today with bright smiles.
Veedu thedi vanthathu
A good life has come searching for our home,
Nalla vaazhvu enbathu
What we call a prosperous life has arrived.
Edhirpaarththathu indru pooththathu
What we eagerly awaited has blossomed today,
Nalam aayiram naam kaanaa
May we witness a thousand blessings!
Annan maalai sooda
For my elder brother to wear a wedding garland,
Orr anni vendumae
A suitable sister-in-law is needed.
Male :Thangai unnai kaakka
Male: To protect you always, my younger sister,
Orr thalaivan vendumae
A proper guardian and husband is needed.
Female :Maman magalai venda
Female: To marry our uncle's daughter,
Male :Unthan madiyil pillai thondra
Male: For a sweet child to be born in your lap,
Female :Adhai naamum kaana vendum
Female: We must live to witness all these joys.
Pala aasaigal intha velaiyil
So many beautiful desires at this moment,
Enna oonjalil aadaatho
Are swinging together in happiness, aren't they?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic song from Pennin Vazhkkai (1981) highlights the deep, affectionate bond between a brother and sister. Having endured hardships in the past, the siblings celebrate the arrival of joy and prosperity into their home, attributing their relief to divine grace.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvam (Metaphor)
“Kaalam endra kadalil”
Compares time to a vast ocean in which they were lost ('Kaalam endra kadalil').
Uvamai (Simile / Imagery)
“Anu mullai vaasam”
Compares sibling love to the delicate scent of jasmine flowers ('Anu mullai vaasam').
Edhukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Veedu thedi vanthathu / Nalla vaazhvu enbathu”
Rhyming of second letters in consecutive lines: 'Veedu' and 'Nalla' (d/l patterns across stanzas).
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Trivia
Composed by G. K. Venkatesh with lyrics by Kannadasan, this duet rendered by P. Susheela and P. Jayachandran captures the heartwarming sentiment of sibling love, a popular motif in early 1980s Tamil cinema.
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