- Lyricist
- Annamalai
- Singer
- M. L. R. Karthikeyan
- Music director
- Srikanth Deva
- Movie name
- Isakki
- Movie release year
- 2013
- Lyrics added on
- 21 Sept 2019
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vela enga vela senthur vadivela
Chorus :Ama senthur vadivela
Male :Muruga enga muraga
Kaaka venum muruga
Chorus :Ama kaaka venum muruga
Heyy vela enga vela senthur vadivela
Ama senthur vadivela
Muruga enga muraga
Kaaka venum muruga
Ammadi unmugathil
Kannaadi mugam paarkum
Unnoda vaasathayum
Poovellam varam ketkkum
Kaieduthu kummudirom
Saami pola neethama
Vela enga vela senthur vadivela
Chorus :Ama senthur vadivela
Male :Muruga enga muraga
Kaaka venum muruga
Chorus :Ama kaaka venum muruga
Heyy thathom thaga thom
Thath thom thaga thomm
Heyy thathom thaga thom
Thath thom thaga thomm
Engooru meenkashi
Mookuthi minnuthadi
Chorus :Ama mookuthi minnuthadi
Male :Namooru kamakshi
Kammalu minuthadi
Chorus :Ama kammalu minuthadi
Inthaooru ponnu manam
Thangamaagum
Gettimela satham intha
Veetil kekkum
Antha aagassathil minnal varum
Panthalukku thoranama
Selvam ellam thanga venum
Intha veetil seethanama
Ennachu ethaachu
Ponnu mogam poovachu
Vela enga vela senthur vadivela
Chorus :Ama senthur vadivela
Male :Muruga enga muraga
Kaaka venum muruga
Chorus :Ama kaaka venum muruga
Thaana nannae thanna naanae thanna naa
Heyy thaana nannae thanna naanae thanna naa
Naana nannae nanna naa
Naana nannae nanna naa
Naana nannae nanna naa
Naana nanna naaa
Namooru therukoothu
Engayum illayada
Chorus :Ama engayum illayada
Male :Bombay delhiku ellam
Koothuku povoamada
Chorus :Naama koothuku povomada
Mayilaatam oyilaatam
Nooru aatam
Karagaatam paaka jenam
Koodum kootam
Thappu aatam pottathilla
Eppavumae namma kootam
Naathswaram melasatham
Koodavarum kaalathukkum
Ada namnattu thennattu
Kalaiku eedu verethu
Heyy vela enga vela senthur vadivela
Chorus :Ama senthur vadivela
Male :Muruga enga muraga
Kaaka venum muruga
Chorus :Ama kaaka venum muruga
Ammadi unmugathil
Kannaadi mugam paarkum
Unnoda vaasathayum
Poovellam varam ketkkum
Kaieduthu kummudirom
Saami pola neethama
Heyy thathom thaga thom
Thath thom thaga thomm
Heyy thathom thaga thom
Thath thom thaga thomm
Heyy thathom thaga thom
Thath thom thaga thomm
Heyy thathom thaga thom
Thath thom thaga thomm
Oh Vela, our Vela, beautiful Lord of Thiruchendur!
Chorus: Yes, beautiful Lord of Thiruchendur!
Male: Muruga, our Muruga,
You must protect us, Muruga!
Chorus: Yes, you must protect us, Muruga!
Hey Vela, our Vela, beautiful Lord of Thiruchendur!
Yes, beautiful Lord of Thiruchendur!
Muruga, our Muruga,
You must protect us, Muruga!
Oh dear girl, in your face,
even a mirror looks to admire its reflection.
And wishing for your sweet fragrance,
all the flowers pray for a blessing.
We fold our hands and bow to you,
for you are truly like a goddess to us.
Oh Vela, our Vela, beautiful Lord of Thiruchendur!
Chorus: Yes, beautiful Lord of Thiruchendur!
Male: Muruga, our Muruga,
You must protect us, Muruga!
Chorus: Yes, you must protect us, Muruga!
Hey, Thathom Thaga Thom!
Thath Thom Thaga Thom!
Hey, Thathom Thaga Thom!
Thath Thom Thaga Thom!
Our village's Meenakshi,
her nose stud shines so bright!
Chorus: Yes, her nose stud shines so bright!
Male: Our village's Kamakshi,
her earring is sparkling!
Chorus: Yes, her earring is sparkling!
The heart of this village girl
is pure as gold.
The sound of wedding drums
will soon ring out in this house.
Lightning from the sky above
will become decorations for the canopy.
May all wealth and prosperity
stay in this home as a lasting gift.
Look what has happened!
The girl's face has bloomed like a flower!
Oh Vela, our Vela, beautiful Lord of Thiruchendur!
Chorus: Yes, beautiful Lord of Thiruchendur!
Male: Muruga, our Muruga,
You must protect us, Muruga!
Chorus: Yes, you must protect us, Muruga!
Thaana nanne thanna naane thanna naa
Hey, thaana nanne thanna naane thanna naa
Naana nanne nannaa naa
Naana nanne nannaa naa
Naana nanne nannaa naa
Naana nannaa naa
Our village's street theatre
is unlike anything anywhere else, friend!
Chorus: Yes, nowhere else, friend!
Male: All the way to Bombay and Delhi,
we will go perform our folk arts, friend!
Chorus: Yes, we will go perform our arts, friend!
Peacock dance, graceful Oyilattam,
and a hundred other styles!
To watch the Karagattam (pot-balancing dance),
massive crowds gather together!
Our troupe has never once
danced a single wrong step!
The sound of pipes and festive drums
will accompany us through every era!
Ah, for the folk arts of our Southern land,
is there anything that can match them?
Hey Vela, our Vela, beautiful Lord of Thiruchendur!
Chorus: Yes, beautiful Lord of Thiruchendur!
Male: Muruga, our Muruga,
You must protect us, Muruga!
Chorus: Yes, you must protect us, Muruga!
Oh dear girl, in your face,
even a mirror looks to admire its reflection.
And wishing for your sweet fragrance,
all the flowers pray for a blessing.
We fold our hands and bow to you,
for you are truly like a goddess to us.
Hey, Thathom Thaga Thom!
Thath Thom Thaga Thom!
Hey, Thathom Thaga Thom!
Thath Thom Thaga Thom!
Hey, Thathom Thaga Thom!
Thath Thom Thaga Thom!
Hey, Thathom Thaga Thom!
Thath Thom Thaga Thom!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a high-energy folk invocation and celebration centered on Lord Murugan and the vibrant cultural heritage of rural Tamil Nadu. It blends religious devotion—invoking the protective spear (Vel) of Lord Murugan of Tiruchendur—with joyful praises for village women, upcoming wedding celebrations, and traditional folk art forms like Therukoothu, Mayilattam, Oyilattam, and Karagattam.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)
“Kannaadi mugam paarkum / Unnoda vaasathayum Poovellam varam ketkkum”
Extravagant praise where a mirror looks into the girl's face to see itself, and flowers pray for her fragrance.
Personification
“Poovellam varam ketkkum”
Attributing human desires to inanimate flowers that pray for a boon of fragrance.
Metaphor (Uvamai Ani)
“Inthaooru ponnu manam Thangamaagum”
Comparing a pure heart directly to gold (Thangamaagum) and sky's lightning to wedding entrance garlands (Thoranama).
Monai / Ethirai (Rhythmic Assonance & Rhyme)
“Mayilaatam oyilaatam / Karagaatam paaka jenam”
Repetitive rhythmic end-rhymes standard in Tamil folk tradition (Therukoothu, Mayilaatam, Oyilaatam, Karagaatam).
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Trivia
The song is from the 2013 Tamil movie 'Isakki', written by lyricist Annamalai. It heavily utilizes authentic folk rhythm meters ('Konnakol' beats like 'thathom thaga thom') designed for Therukoothu and village festival dance sequences.
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