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Lyrics & meaning

Veedu Thedi Vanthathu

From Pennin Vazhkkai · 1981

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
P. Susheela, P. Jayachandran
Music director
G. K. Venkatesh
Movie name
Pennin Vazhkkai
Movie release year
1981
Lyrics added on
22 Aug 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Veedu thedi vanthathu
Nalla vaazhvu enbathu
Edhirpaarththathu indru pooththathu
Nalam aayiram naam kaanaa
Veedu thedi vanthathu
Annai thanthai yaavum
En annan allavo
Male :Unnaiyandri veru orr ulagam ullatho
Female :Anu mullai vaasam
Intha annan thangai paasam
Idhu naalum vaazha vendum
Varungkaalangal vanna kolangal
Minnum maaligai aagaatho
Veedu thedi vanthathu
Nalla vaazhvu enbathu
Edhirpaarththathu indru pooththathu
Nalam aayiram naam kaanaa
Veedu thedi vanthathu
Kaalam endra kadalil
Naam kalangi vaadinom
Female :Kadavul seitha karunai
Naam karaiyai naadinom
Male :Nandri solla vendum
Female :Solla vaarththai enna thondrum
Male :Intha ullam ondru pothum
Oru thaai madi vantha paingili
Indru punnagai kondaada
Veedu thedi vanthathu
Nalla vaazhvu enbathu
Edhirpaarththathu indru pooththathu
Nalam aayiram naam kaanaa
Annan maalai sooda
Orr anni vendumae
Male :Thangai unnai kaakka
Orr thalaivan vendumae
Female :Maman magalai venda
Male :Unthan madiyil pillai thondra
Female :Adhai naamum kaana vendum
Pala aasaigal intha velaiyil
Enna oonjalil aadaatho
It came knocking at our door,
A truly good life.
What we hoped for has blossomed today,
Bringing a thousand joys for us to see.
It came knocking at our door.
Mother and father, everything to me,
Is my brother, isn't he?
Male: Other than you, do I have any other world?
Female: Sweet like the scent of fresh jasmine
Is this bond between brother and sister.
This love must live on every single day.
Will our future days, like colorful patterns,
Not become a shining palace?
It came knocking at our door,
A truly good life.
What we hoped for has blossomed today,
Bringing a thousand joys for us to see.
It came knocking at our door.
In the ocean of time,
We struggled and suffered in despair.
Female: But through the grace of God,
We safely reached the shore.
Male: We must offer our gratitude.
Female: What words could we ever find to say it?
Male: This heartfelt feeling alone is enough,
For the sweet bird from our mother's lap
To celebrate today with a smile.
It came knocking at our door,
A truly good life.
What we hoped for has blossomed today,
Bringing a thousand joys for us to see.
For my brother to wear a wedding garland,
We need a sister-in-law.
Male: To protect and care for you, my sister,
You need a good husband.
Female: When you ask for uncle's daughter in marriage,
Male: And a child rests in your lap,
Female: We must live to witness it all!
At this moment, so many desires,
Won't they swing with joy in our hearts?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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