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Vegadha Veyilula

From Adutha Saattai · 2019

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singer
Kanchi B. Rajeswari
Music director
Justin Prabhakaran
Movie name
Adutha Saattai
Movie release year
2019
Lyrics added on
20 Jun 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Hmm hmm hmm mmm mm mmm
Hmm hmm hmm mmm mm mmm
Mmm.mmmm mmm mmm mm mmm mmm
Vegaadha veyilula
Vendhaviyum pottalula
Vegaadha veyilula
Vendhaviyum pottalula
Uzhacha appa amma
Vervai indha padippu
Adhil velanjathindha madhippu
Hooo…ooo…hoooo 0000
Aasaiyila peththeduthu
Anudhinam paadupattu
College anuppi vecha
Kaasu illa perusu
Avunga kanavu romba perusu
Thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Thana thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Thana thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Thana thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Thana thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Hoi…(Overlapping)
Edhedho paadangala
Pulla vandhu sollaiyila
Nethiyila muththam vechu
Neranji pogum kudumbam
Antha nenappu edhula adangum
Yeraatha english-a
Em pulla pesuthunnu
Yeraatha english-a
Em pulla pesuthunnu
Ooraara kootti vechi
Perumai pesi kedakkum
Andha pechila vedhanai marakkum
Andha pechila vedhanai marakkum
Vegaadha veyilula
Vendhaviyum pottalula
Male :Vegaadha veyilula…aaaa….
Rara rara raarae
Rara rara raarae
Rara rara raarae…ae…
Rara rara raarae…..
Joraana sattaiyila
Suthi vara venumunnu
Maadha seettu pottu
Thuni eduthu kodukkum
Adhilum varumai vaasam adikkum
Kola saami koyilukku
Thala mudiya thaarennu
Parichaikku anupi vecha
Paasam kodutha maarkku
Indha payanam ethanai perkku
Velai onnu vandhathunna
Vellaama kaatta ellam
Velai onnu vandhathunna
Vellaama kaatta ellam
Meettida maattomaannu
Thavichi kedakkum uravu
Aiyya venum unga thayavu
Aiyya venum unga thayavu
Thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Thana thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Thana thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Hoi…(Overlapping)
Vegaadha veyilula
Vendhaviyum pottalula
Vegaadha veyilula
Vendhaviyum pottalula
Uzhacha appa amma
Vervai indha padippu
Adhil velanjathindha madhippu
Hooo…ooo…hoooo 0000
Thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Thana thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Thana thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Thana thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Thanthana thanthana thandhanaa
Thana thanthana thaanaanae
Tthaanae thandhana thaanaanae
Hoi…(Overlapping)
Hmm hmm hmm mmm mm mmm
Hmm hmm hmm mmm mm mmm
Hmm hmm hmm mmm mm mmm
Mmm... mmmm mmm mmm mm mmm mmm
In the scorching, unsparing sun,
in the sizzling barren fields,
In the scorching, unsparing sun,
in the sizzling barren fields,
our father and mother toiled hard,
this education is their sweat,
and from it grew this dignity.
Oh... oh... oh...
Giving birth to us with deep love,
toiling hard every single day,
they sent us off to college—
the money spent is not what is big,
their dreams for us are truly big.
Thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Thana thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Thana thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Thana thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Thana thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Hoy...
When their child comes home
and explains so many lessons,
kissing their child's forehead,
the family fills with immense joy.
How can that feeling ever be contained?
“The English we could never grasp,
my child speaks it so well!”
“The English we could never grasp,
my child speaks it so well!”
Gathering the whole village,
they boast with swelling pride.
In that talk, all their pain is forgotten.
In that talk, all their pain is forgotten.
In the scorching, unsparing sun,
in the sizzling barren fields,
In the scorching, unsparing sun... aaah...
Raara raara raare
Raara raara raare
Raara raara raare... ye...
Raara raara raare...
Wishing their child would walk around
wearing a smart, fine shirt,
they join a monthly chit fund
and buy new clothes,
yet even in them, the smell of poverty lingers.
Promising the family deity
the offering of their head of hair,
they sent their child to take the exams.
These marks are the reward of pure love—
how many ever get this journey?
“If only a job comes along,
all our mortgaged farmlands,
if only a job comes along,
all our mortgaged farmlands,
won't we be able to redeem them?”
longs the anxious family.
Sir, we need your kind grace.
Sir, we need your kind grace.
Thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Thana thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Thana thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Hoy...
In the scorching, unsparing sun,
in the sizzling barren fields,
In the scorching, unsparing sun,
in the sizzling barren fields,
our father and mother toiled hard,
this education is their sweat,
and from it grew this dignity.
Oh... oh... oh...
Thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Thana thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Thana thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Thana thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Thanthana thanthana thanthanaa
Thana thanthana thaanaane
Thaane thanthana thaanaane
Hoy...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This poignant song highlights the plight, sacrifices, and immense pride of rural, working-class parents who labor under the harsh sun to afford college education for their children. Coming from impoverished backgrounds with mortgaged lands and minimal resources, these parents find ultimate fulfillment not in material wealth, but in watching their children speak fluent English and excel academically. The song expresses how their daily suffering vanishes the moment their children succeed.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Moonaai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Vegaadha veyilula / Vendhaviyum pottalula

Repetition of the initial letter 'Ve' (வே) in 'Vegaadha' and 'Vendhaviyum', creating a rhythmic flow emphasizing the scorching climate.

Metaphor

Uzhacha appa amma / Vervai indha padippu

Education is directly metaphorized as the physical sweat of the laboring parents ('Vervai indha padippu').

Personification / Sensory Imagery

Adhilum varumai vaasam adikkum

Poverty is given a sensory presence as something that emanates an odor ('varumai vaasam adikkum') despite wearing new clothes.

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Trivia

The song is from the social drama film 'Adutha Saattai' (2019), directed by M. Anbazhagan and starring Samuthirakani. The film focuses on reforms needed within the higher education system and celebrates student-teacher bonds in rural Tamil Nadu. Music was composed by Justin Prabhakaran with lyrics by Yugabharathi.

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