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Velava Thiru

From Valli Deivanai · 1973

Lyricist
Senthurai Marudha Muthu
Singer
S. Varalakshmi
Music director
N. S. Thiyagarajan
Movie name
Valli Deivanai
Movie release year
1973
Lyrics added on
12 Jun 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Velava thiru amarar kula thalaiva
Amudha thamizhil unai paadum varam arulum
Velava thiru amarar kula thalaiva
Amudha thamizhil unai paadum varam arulum
Velava
Vendum bodhellaam vara vendum muruga…aa..aa…
Vendum bodhellaam vara vendum muruga
Vendum bodhellaam vara vendum muruga
Saravana bava kumaranae velanae
Kandhanae kadambanae karunai tharum
Velava thiru amarar kula thalaivaa
Amudha thamizhil unai paadum varam arulum
Velava
Deivaanai thunai yirukka thedi kuramagalai
Devi endru kondathaeno muruga
Deivaanai thunai yirukka thedi kuramagalai
Devi endru kondathaeno
Indha ponnaana ulaginil vedhangal yendhi
Samathuvam thazhaithidathaanoo
Iru kaiyaalum vanangi naan nenjaara thudhithaen…murugaa..aaaa..aa..
Iru kaiyaalum vanangi naan nenjaara thudhithaen..
Velum mayilum enaiyaalumae
Un paadhamae maravamalae
Manam magizhavae nalam seravae
Valam soozhavae vaarumae karunai tharum
Velava thiru amarar kula thalaivaa
Amudha thamizhil unai paadum varam arulum
Velava..aaa…
O Velava, leader of the immortal gods,
Grant me the boon to sing of you in sweet, nectar-like Tamil,
O Velava, leader of the immortal gods,
Grant me the boon to sing of you in sweet, nectar-like Tamil,
O Velava!
Whenever I call, you must come to me, O Muruga! Ah...
Whenever I call, you must come to me, O Muruga!
Whenever I call, you must come to me, O Muruga!
O Saravanabhava, youthful Kumara, bearer of the spear,
O Kanda, Kadamba, giver of boundless grace,
O Velava, leader of the immortal gods!
Grant me the boon to sing of you in sweet, nectar-like Tamil,
O Velava!
With Deivanai by your side, why did you seek out the tribal girl
and take her as your goddess, O Muruga?
With Deivanai by your side, why did you seek out the tribal girl
and take her as your goddess?
Was it to uphold the sacred teachings in this golden world
and let equality flourish?
If I pray with folded hands and praise you with all my heart,
Muruga... Ah... ah...
If I pray with folded hands and praise you with all my heart,
your spear and peacock will protect and guide me!
Never forgetting your sacred feet, so my heart overflows with joy,
so goodness gathers and prosperity surrounds me, come, O merciful
Velava, leader of the immortal gods!
Grant me the boon to sing of you in sweet, nectar-like Tamil,
O Velava... Ah...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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