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Lyrics & meaning

Veettukku Vilakku

From Porantha Veeda Puguntha Veeda · 1993

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Mano, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Porantha Veeda Puguntha Veeda
Movie release year
1993
Lyrics added on
22 Jan 2026

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Veetukku vilakku yettri vaikka vandha
Pen pillaiyae pen pillaiyae
Kottukkul irundhu koodi kalanthidu
Vambillaiyae vambillaiyae
Kudumbathin vilakkae nambikkaiyin ilakkae
Illarathil inainthirunthu vaazhga vaazhgave
Anbu konda thambathi
Ullangal vaazha vaazhagave
Veettukku thalaimai yettru nadathidum
Aan pillaiyae aan pillaiyae
Paattukku thaguntha thaalam amainthida
Vambillaiyae vambillaiyae
Pennennum kaaviaythai
Ilam punnagai oviyathai
Melliya malliagi poovena ennidam
Maalaiyitta mannanae
Pudhu mallaigai poocharame
Pachai maavilai thoraname
Mannavan nenjoru ponnena ennidum
Maalaiyitta mangaiyae
Aanoru paadhi pennoru paathi
Aakiya koyil pola vedaagume
Male :Oodalgal paathi kodalgal paathi
Kaanbavar vaazhvu thaenin koodaagume
Female :Ottrumaiyaga miga otturavaaga
Nesangal neengidaamal vaazhga vaazhgave
Veetukku vilakku yettri vaikka vandha
Pen pillaiyae pen pillaiyae
Female :Paattukku thaguntha thaalam amainthida
Vambillaiyae vambillaiyae
Kanvizhi rendu undu adhil
Thenpadum kaatchi ondru
Vovvoru kanvizhi vovvoru kaatchiyai
Paarthadhillai endrumae
Ingu ulladhu kaalirandu adhu
Sendridum paadhai ondru
Vovvoru kaalingu vovvoru paadhaiyil
Ponathillai endrume
Orr manadhaaga orr uyiraaga
Serndhingu vaazhum vaazhvu thaenaagumae
Female :Kobam vandhaalum thabm vandhaalum
Seekiram theernthu pogum thaanaagave
Male :Sendhamizh polae kulir thendralai polae
Boomiyil neenda kalam vaazhga vaazhgave
Veetukku vilakku yettri vaikka vandha
Pen pillaiyae pen pillaiyae
Paattukku thaguntha thaalam amainthida
Vambillaiyae vambillaiyae
Kudumbathin vilakkae
Female :Nambikkaiyin ilakkae
Both :Illarathil inainthirunthu vaazhga vaazhgave
Anbu konda thambathi ullangal vaazha vaazhagave
O daughter who has come to light up this home,
Dear daughter, dear daughter!
Stay within your bounds and blend together in love,
There will be no trouble, no trouble at all!
Light of the family, beacon of hope,
Live long and happily, united in married life!
A loving married couple,
May your hearts flourish and live long!
The one who takes charge and leads this home,
Dear son, dear son!
When the rhythm matches the song,
There will be no trouble, no trouble at all!
The epic poem called woman,
The portrait with a gentle smile,
Holding me close like a soft jasmine flower,
O king who garlanded me in marriage!
O fresh garland of jasmine flowers,
O festoon of green mango leaves,
You who treasure your husband's heart like gold,
O woman who garlanded me in marriage!
One half man and one half woman,
Like a sacred temple united as one, holy as the Vedas!
Half lovers' tiffs and half playful teasing,
The life of those who share this turns into a sweet honeycomb!
In perfect unity and deep harmony,
With love that never fades, may you live long and thrive!
O daughter who has come to light up this home,
Dear daughter, dear daughter!
When the rhythm matches the song,
There will be no trouble, no trouble at all!
There are two eyes, yet
The sweet sight they see is only one!
Never has each individual eye
Seen a different sight of its own!
Here there are two legs, yet
The path they walk is only one!
Never has each individual leg
Walked on a different path of its own!
With one mind and as one soul,
A life lived together here turns into honey!
Even if anger flares or longing rises,
It will soon fade away on its own!
Like pure sweet Tamil, like a cool gentle breeze,
May you live long on this earth!
O daughter who has come to light up this home,
Dear daughter, dear daughter!
When the rhythm matches the song,
There will be no trouble, no trouble at all!
O light of the family,
O beacon of hope,
Live long and happily, united in married life!
May the loving hearts of this couple live long and thrive!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from the film 'Porantha Veeda Puguntha Veeda' is an auspicious celebration of married life and family harmony. Written by Vaali and composed by Ilayaraja, the song praises the virtues of both husband and wife as complementary pillars of a home. The lyrics metaphorically equate marriage to two eyes sharing a single vision and two legs walking along a single path, emphasizing absolute unity and mutual respect.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

“Pennennum kaaviaythai Ilam punnagai oviyathai”

Comparing the woman to an epic (Kaaviyam) and a painting (Oviyam), and the relationship to a temple/Veda.

Simile (Uwamai)

“Sendhamizh polae kulir thendralai polae”

Comparing the lifelong bond of the couple to the sweetness of pure Tamil and the coolness of a breeze.

Anaphora / Repetition (Edual / Madakku)

“Pen pillaiyae pen pillaiyae”

Repetition of words like 'Pen pillaiyae' and 'Vambillaiyae' for rhythm and emphasis.

Rhyme / Alliteration (Monai & Ethirhai)

“Kudumbathin vilakkae nambikkaiyin ilakkae”

Matching sound patterns at the beginning and middle of adjacent lines like 'Kudumbathin' and 'Nambikkaiyin'.

Did you know?

Trivia

'Porantha Veeda Puguntha Veeda' (1993) stars Sivakumar and Bhanupriya in pivotal roles. The music by Maestro Ilayaraja blends classic Carnatic nuances with traditional Tamil folk marriage song structures, making it a staple track played at traditional Tamil wedding receptions.

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