Velava Thiru
From Valli Deivanai · 1973
- Lyricist
- Senthurai Marudha Muthu
- Singer
- S. Varalakshmi
- Music director
- N. S. Thiyagarajan
- Details
- Valli Deivanai1973
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Velava thiru amarar kula thalaiva | Oh Velava, leader of the divine celestials! |
| Amudha thamizhil unai paadum varam arulum | Grant me the boon to sing your praise in sweet, nectar-like Tamil. |
| Velava thiru amarar kula thalaiva | Oh Velava, leader of the divine celestials! |
| Amudha thamizhil unai paadum varam arulum | Grant me the boon to sing your praise in sweet, nectar-like Tamil. |
| Velava | Oh Velava! |
| Female | |
| Vendum bodhellaam vara vendum muruga…aa..aa… | Whenever I pray for your arrival, please come to me, Lord Muruga... |
| Vendum bodhellaam vara vendum muruga | Whenever I pray for your arrival, please come to me, Lord Muruga. |
| Vendum bodhellaam vara vendum muruga | Whenever I pray for your arrival, please come to me, Lord Muruga. |
| Saravana bava kumaranae velanae | Oh Saravana Bava, the youth, bearer of the divine spear! |
| Kandhanae kadambanae karunai tharum | Oh Kandha, Kadamba, the merciful one! |
| Velava thiru amarar kula thalaivaa | Oh Velava, leader of the divine celestials! |
| Amudha thamizhil unai paadum varam arulum | Grant me the boon to sing your praise in sweet, nectar-like Tamil. |
| Velava | Oh Velava! |
| Female | |
| Deivaanai thunai yirukka thedi kuramagalai | Even while Deivanai was by your side, you sought the hill girl Valli... |
| Devi endru kondathaeno muruga | Did you accept her as your divine goddess, Lord Muruga? |
| Deivaanai thunai yirukka thedi kuramagalai | Even while Deivanai was by your side, you sought the hill girl Valli... |
| Devi endru kondathaeno | Did you accept her as your divine goddess? |
| Indha ponnaana ulaginil vedhangal yendhi | Was it to uphold the sacred teachings in this golden world... |
| Samathuvam thazhaithidathaanoo | And make equality flourish everywhere? |
| Female | |
| Iru kaiyaalum vanangi naan nenjaara thudhithaen…murugaa..aaaa..aa.. | Joining both my hands in devotion, I praised you from the depths of my heart, Muruga... |
| Iru kaiyaalum vanangi naan nenjaara thudhithaen.. | Joining both my hands in devotion, I praised you from the depths of my heart... |
| Velum mayilum enaiyaalumae | May your divine Spear and Peacock rule over me! |
| Un paadhamae maravamalae | Without ever forgetting your sacred feet, |
| Manam magizhavae nalam seravae | So that my heart rejoices and goodness gathers, |
| Valam soozhavae vaarumae karunai tharum | And prosperity surrounds me, please come, merciful Velava! |
| Female | |
| Velava thiru amarar kula thalaivaa | Oh Velava, leader of the divine celestials! |
| Amudha thamizhil unai paadum varam arulum | Grant me the boon to sing your praise in sweet, nectar-like Tamil. |
| Velava..aaa… | Oh Velava... |
வேலவா திரு அமரர் குலத் தலைவா
அமுதத் தமிழில் உனை பாடும் வரமருளும்
வேலவா திரு அமரர் குலத் தலைவா
அமுதத் தமிழில் உனை பாடும் வரமருளும்
வேலவா
Oh Velava, leader of the divine celestials!
Grant me the boon to sing your praise in sweet, nectar-like Tamil.
Oh Velava, leader of the divine celestials!
Grant me the boon to sing your praise in sweet, nectar-like Tamil.
Oh Velava!
வேண்டும்போதெல்லாம் வர வேண்டும் முருகா ஆ..ஆ..
வேண்டும்போதெல்லாம் வர வேண்டும் முருகா
வேண்டும்போதெல்லாம் வர வேண்டும் முருகா
சரவணபவ குமரனே வேலனே
கந்தனே கடம்பனே கருணை தரும்
வேலவா திரு அமரர் குலத் தலைவா.......
அமுதத் தமிழில் உனை பாடும் வரமருளும்
வேலவா
Whenever I pray for your arrival, please come to me, Lord Muruga...
Whenever I pray for your arrival, please come to me, Lord Muruga.
Whenever I pray for your arrival, please come to me, Lord Muruga.
Oh Saravana Bava, the youth, bearer of the divine spear!
Oh Kandha, Kadamba, the merciful one!
Oh Velava, leader of the divine celestials!
Grant me the boon to sing your praise in sweet, nectar-like Tamil.
Oh Velava!
தெய்வானை துணையிருக்க தேடிக் குறமகளை
தேவி என்று கொண்டதேனோ முருகா.....
தெய்வானை துணையிருக்க தேடிக் குறமகளை
தேவி என்று கொண்டதேனோ
இந்தப் பொன்னான உலகினில் வேதங்கள் ஏந்தி
சமத்துவம் தழைத்திடதானோ.....
Even while Deivanai was by your side, you sought the hill girl Valli...
Did you accept her as your divine goddess, Lord Muruga?
Even while Deivanai was by your side, you sought the hill girl Valli...
Did you accept her as your divine goddess?
Was it to uphold the sacred teachings in this golden world...
And make equality flourish everywhere?
இரு கையாலும் வணங்கி நான் நெஞ்சார துதித்தால்
முருகர்...ஆஅ..ஆஅ..
இரு கையாலும் வணங்கி நான் நெஞ்சார துதித்தால்
வேலும் மயிலும் எனையாளுமே
உன் பாதமே மறவாமலே மனம் மகிழவே
நலம் சேரவே வளம் சூழவே வாருமே கருணை தரும்
Joining both my hands in devotion, I praised you from the depths of my heart, Muruga...
Joining both my hands in devotion, I praised you from the depths of my heart...
May your divine Spear and Peacock rule over me!
Without ever forgetting your sacred feet,
So that my heart rejoices and goodness gathers,
And prosperity surrounds me, please come, merciful Velava!
வேலவா திரு அமரர் குலத் தலைவா
அமுதத் தமிழில் உனை பாடும் வரமருளும்
வேலவா...ஆஅ ..
Oh Velava, leader of the divine celestials!
Grant me the boon to sing your praise in sweet, nectar-like Tamil.
Oh Velava...
Velava thiru amarar kula thalaiva
Oh Velava, leader of the divine celestials!
Amudha thamizhil unai paadum varam arulum
Grant me the boon to sing your praise in sweet, nectar-like Tamil.
Velava thiru amarar kula thalaiva
Oh Velava, leader of the divine celestials!
Amudha thamizhil unai paadum varam arulum
Grant me the boon to sing your praise in sweet, nectar-like Tamil.
Velava
Oh Velava!
Vendum bodhellaam vara vendum muruga…aa..aa…
Whenever I pray for your arrival, please come to me, Lord Muruga...
Vendum bodhellaam vara vendum muruga
Whenever I pray for your arrival, please come to me, Lord Muruga.
Vendum bodhellaam vara vendum muruga
Whenever I pray for your arrival, please come to me, Lord Muruga.
Saravana bava kumaranae velanae
Oh Saravana Bava, the youth, bearer of the divine spear!
Kandhanae kadambanae karunai tharum
Oh Kandha, Kadamba, the merciful one!
Velava thiru amarar kula thalaivaa
Oh Velava, leader of the divine celestials!
Amudha thamizhil unai paadum varam arulum
Grant me the boon to sing your praise in sweet, nectar-like Tamil.
Velava
Oh Velava!
Deivaanai thunai yirukka thedi kuramagalai
Even while Deivanai was by your side, you sought the hill girl Valli...
Devi endru kondathaeno muruga
Did you accept her as your divine goddess, Lord Muruga?
Deivaanai thunai yirukka thedi kuramagalai
Even while Deivanai was by your side, you sought the hill girl Valli...
Devi endru kondathaeno
Did you accept her as your divine goddess?
Indha ponnaana ulaginil vedhangal yendhi
Was it to uphold the sacred teachings in this golden world...
Samathuvam thazhaithidathaanoo
And make equality flourish everywhere?
Iru kaiyaalum vanangi naan nenjaara thudhithaen…murugaa..aaaa..aa..
Joining both my hands in devotion, I praised you from the depths of my heart, Muruga...
Iru kaiyaalum vanangi naan nenjaara thudhithaen..
Joining both my hands in devotion, I praised you from the depths of my heart...
Velum mayilum enaiyaalumae
May your divine Spear and Peacock rule over me!
Un paadhamae maravamalae
Without ever forgetting your sacred feet,
Manam magizhavae nalam seravae
So that my heart rejoices and goodness gathers,
Valam soozhavae vaarumae karunai tharum
And prosperity surrounds me, please come, merciful Velava!
Velava thiru amarar kula thalaivaa
Oh Velava, leader of the divine celestials!
Amudha thamizhil unai paadum varam arulum
Grant me the boon to sing your praise in sweet, nectar-like Tamil.
Velava..aaa…
Oh Velava...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This devotional song from the film 'Valli Deivanai' (1973) is a soulful hymn addressed to Lord Muruga. The singer implores the deity, as the leader of the celestial beings, to grant the divine blessing of singing His praise in sweet Tamil. The lyrics express deep longing and surrender, asking Muruga to grant His presence whenever invoked.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monaai (Initial Alliteration)
“Velum mayilum enaiyaalumae... Valam soozhavae vaarumae”
Repetition of the initial 'V' consonant sound across lines creating a melodious rhythm.
Rhetorical Question (Vinaa Ani)
“Deivaanai thunai yirukka thedi kuramagalai / Devi endru kondathaeno”
The song uses a philosophical query asking why Muruga wed the tribal girl Valli alongside Deivanai, highlighting the theme of universal equality.
Epithet / Namavali
“Saravana bava kumaranae velanae / Kandhanae kadambanae”
Multiple sacred epithets of Lord Muruga are used in sequence to build devotional intensity.
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Trivia
Composed by N. S. Thiyagarajan and sung by the veteran Carnatic singer and actress S. Varalakshmi, this song beautifully blends devotional grandeur with classical Carnatic elements, reflecting the lore of Lord Muruga's consorts Valli and Deivanai.
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