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Lyrics & meaning

Veettuku Veedu Vaasappadi

From Veettuku Veedu Vasapadi · 1979

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
Music director
Rajan Nagendra
Movie name
Veettuku Veedu Vasapadi
Movie release year
1979
Lyrics added on
12 May 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Veettukku veedu vaasappadi
Vishayangal aasaippadi
Engengum poraattandhaan
Ellaarum onnaattandhaan
Veettukku veedu vaasappadi
Vishayangal aasaippadi
Engengum poraattandhaan
Ellaarum onnaattandhaan
Kalyaanam kadavul seyal
Female :Kanneerum avan seyalae
Both :Nadandhadhu marappadhu nalladhammaa
Seethaikkum thunbam undu
Raadhaikkum thunbam undu
Eppodhum thaangi kondaal
Ellorkkum maenmai undu
……………………….
Aasaigal kodi undu
Aanaalum ellai undu
Paadhaigal nooru undu
Payanangal veru veru
Both :Payanangal veru veru
Adadadadadadada ahaa…
AiyaavumFemale :Ammaavum
Both :Onnaaga koodunga kannaaga vaazhunga
Anbaaga panbaaga
Serndhu nadappadhu samsaaram
Serndhu padippadhu sangeetham
Mysooril thangam undu
Malainaattil rubber undu
Engengae enna undo
Adhiledhaan vaazhkkai undu
Aaa…..aaa…..aaa….aaa….
Male :Haiyo haiyo haiyoo haiyoo
Yedhedho ennam kondu
Ennaalum sandaiyittaal
Vaadhaada neram pogum
Vaazhvukku neram edhu
Both :Vaazhvukku neram edhu
Thanneeril neendhum meenai
Tharaimeedhu podalaamaa
Pennaaga vandha pinnae
Pirivaagi vaazhalaamaa
Pendaatti aasai kondaal
Kondaada neram vendum
Ennaalum velai endraal
Engaedhaan thaaram selvaal
Every home has its doorway,
and things go according to our wishes.
Everywhere is a struggle,
yet everyone is just the same.
Every home has its doorway,
and things go according to our wishes.
Everywhere is a struggle,
yet everyone is just the same.
Marriage is God’s doing,
Female: and tears are His doing too.
Both: It is good to forget what has passed.
Even Sita had her sorrows,
even Radha had her sorrows.
If we always learn to bear them,
there is greatness for everyone.
...
There are millions of desires,
yet there is a limit.
There are a hundred paths,
and the journeys are all different.
Both: And the journeys are all different.
Oh my, ah...
The gentleman and Female: the lady,
Both: Come together as one and live like precious eyes!
With love and good grace,
walking together is family life.
Learning together is sweet harmony.
Mysore has its gold,
the hill country has its rubber.
Whatever is found in each place,
life is found right there.
Ah... ah... ah... ah...
Male: Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear!
Harboring all kinds of thoughts,
if you fight every day,
time will slip away in arguing,
then where is the time to live?
Both: Where is the time to live?
A fish that swims in the water—
can you cast it onto dry land?
Having come into your home as a wife,
can she live in separation?
If a wife has a longing in her heart,
there must be time to cherish it.
If every single day is only work,
where else can a wife go?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic song composed around the themes of domestic life offers practical wisdom and consolation regarding married life and human suffering. It asserts that every household faces challenges and that hardships are universal—even divine figures like Sita and Radha endured pain. The song emphasizes that life is best lived by letting go of past grief and accepting reality. Furthermore, the lyricist highlights the importance of harmony, quality time, and mutual affection between partners. It compares marital companionship to music and cautions against losing precious time in endless arguments or workaholic routines, reminding husbands that wives require affection and togetherness to thrive.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

“Veettukku veedu vaasappadi / Vishayangal aasaippadi”

Rhyming line endings created by '-ppadi' and '-andhaan' in the refrain to build a catchy, rhythmic cadence.

Allusion (Purana/Epic Reference)

“Seethaikkum thunbam undu / Raadhaikkum thunbam undu”

Reference to Sita and Radha from Hindu epics/traditions to normalise hardship as an inescapable aspect of life.

Metaphor (Uvamai)

“Serndhu nadappadhu samsaaram / Serndhu padippadhu sangeetham”

Comparing family harmony to making music together ('Serndhu padippadhu sangeetham').

Analogy

“Thanneeril neendhum meenai / Tharaimeedhu podalaamaa”

Comparing a married woman forced into emotional separation to a fish pulled out of water onto land.

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Trivia

Written by the legendary poet Kannadasan, 'Veettukku Veedu Vaasappadi' is well remembered for its pragmatic philosophical commentary on family dynamics, blending conversational Tamil with profound life wisdom that became a staple trope in 1970s Tamil cinema.

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