Vellai Manam
From Chinna Veedu · 1985
- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singers
- Malaysia Vasudevan, Sunandha
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Chinna Veedu1985
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Vella manam ulla machaan | Oh pure-hearted husband |
| Vizhiyoram eeram enna | Why is there moisture at the edge of your eyes? |
| Pakkathilae naanirundhum | Even when I am right by your side |
| Thukkathile nee irundhaal | If you remain immersed in sorrow |
| Karaiserum kaalam yeppo | When will the time come to reach the shore? |
| Female | |
| Vella manam ulla machaan | Oh pure-hearted husband |
| Vizhiyoram eeram enna | Why is there moisture at the edge of your eyes? |
| Male | |
| Kalla manam mullu thachchi | A deceitful heart got pricked by a thorn |
| Kanneeril moozhguthadi | It is drowning in tears, my dear |
| Vetkathilae naan azhuga | As I cry out of shame |
| Thukkathilae nee azhuga | As you cry out of grief |
| Karai serum kaalam yeppo | When will the time come to reach the shore? |
| Male | |
| Kalla manam mullu thachchi | A deceitful heart got pricked by a thorn |
| Kanneeril moozhguthadi | It is drowning in tears, my dear |
| Male | |
| Sengarumba naan marandhu | Forgetting the sweet red sugarcane |
| Veli mullai yen kadichen | Why did I bite the hedge thorn? |
| Female | |
| Poovukkullum naagam undu | Even inside a flower, there can be a snake |
| Saamikkum thaan veedu rendu | Even God has two homes |
| Male | |
| Kallaiyum paalaa nee ninaicha | You thought of stone as milk |
| Mullaiyum poovaa nee mudicha | You wore thorns as if they were flowers |
| Female | |
| Ponathellaam pogattunga | Let bygones be bygones |
| Yaarumingae raamanillae | Nobody here is a perfect Lord Rama |
| Male | |
| Vella manam ulla machaan | Oh pure-hearted husband |
| Female :Vilaiyaadi oonji vandhaan | Female: He came back exhausted after playing |
| Male :Pakkathilae nee irunthaa | Male: If you are by my side |
| Female :Sorgathilae naan midhappen | Female: I will float in heaven |
| Male :Ennaalum sernthiruppen | Male: I will be united with you forever |
| Male | |
| Vella manam ulla machaan | Oh pure-hearted husband |
| Female :Vilaiyaadi oonji vandhaan | Female: He came back exhausted after playing |
| Female | |
| Koodu vittu ponakili | The parrot that left its nest |
| Jodi kittae sernthathammaa | Has rejoined its pair, my dear |
| Male | |
| Jodi vandhu serndha kili | The parrot that rejoined its mate |
| Kodi sugam kaanuthammaa | Is experiencing endless happiness |
| Female | |
| Sippiya pola naanirundhu | Being like an oyster shell |
| Sinthiya thaena serthu vachen | I saved the spilled honey |
| Male | |
| Senkulathil paiyan vanthaal | If a boy comes into the lotus pond |
| Innum konjam thollaiyadi | It is a bit more trouble, my dear |
| Male | |
| Vella manam ulla machaan | Oh pure-hearted husband |
| Female :Vilaiyaadi oonji vandhaan | Female: He came back exhausted after playing |
| Male :Pakkathilae nee irunthaa | Male: If you are by my side |
| Female :Sorgathilae naan midhappen | Female: I will float in heaven |
| Male :Ennaalum sernthiruppen | Male: I will be united with you forever |
| Male | |
| Vella manam ulla machaan | Oh pure-hearted husband |
| Female :Vilaiyaadi oonji vandhaan | Female: He came back exhausted after playing |
வெள்ளை மனம் உள்ள மச்சான்
விழியோரம் ஈரம் என்ன
பக்கத்திலே நானிருந்தும்
துக்கத்திலே நீ இருந்தால்
கரைசேரும் காலம் எப்போ
Oh pure-hearted husband
Why is there moisture at the edge of your eyes?
Even when I am right by your side
If you remain immersed in sorrow
When will the time come to reach the shore?
வெள்ளை மனம் உள்ள மச்சான்
விழியோரம் ஈரம் என்ன
Oh pure-hearted husband
Why is there moisture at the edge of your eyes?
கள்ள மனம் முள்ளு தச்சி
கண்ணீரில் மூழ்குதடி
வெட்கத்திலே நான் அழுக
துக்கத்திலே நீ அழுத
கரை சேரும் காலம் எப்போ
A deceitful heart got pricked by a thorn
It is drowning in tears, my dear
As I cry out of shame
As you cry out of grief
When will the time come to reach the shore?
கள்ள மனம் முள்ளு தச்சி
கண்ணீரில் மூழ்குதடி
A deceitful heart got pricked by a thorn
It is drowning in tears, my dear
செங்கரும்ப நான் மறந்து
வேலி முள்ளை ஏன் கடிச்சேன்
Forgetting the sweet red sugarcane
Why did I bite the hedge thorn?
பூவுக்குள்ளும் நாகம் உண்டு
சாமிக்கும் தான் வீடு ரெண்டு
Even inside a flower, there can be a snake
Even God has two homes
கள்ளையும் பாலா நீ நினைச்ச
முள்ளையும் பூவா நீ முடிச்ச
You thought of stone as milk
You wore thorns as if they were flowers
போனதெல்லாம் போகட்டும்ங்க
யாருமிங்கே ராமனில்லே
Let bygones be bygones
Nobody here is a perfect Lord Rama
வெள்ளை மனம் உள்ள மச்சான்
விளையாடி ஓஞ்சி வந்தான்
பக்கத்திலே நீ இருந்தா
சொர்க்கத்திலே நான் மிதப்பேன்
எந்நாளும் சேர்ந்திருப்பேன்
Oh pure-hearted husband
Female: He came back exhausted after playing
Male: If you are by my side
Female: I will float in heaven
Male: I will be united with you forever
வெள்ளை மனம் உள்ள மச்சான்
விளையாடி ஓஞ்சி வந்தான்
Oh pure-hearted husband
Female: He came back exhausted after playing
கூடுவிட்டு போனகிளி
ஜோடி கிட்டே சேர்ந்ததம்மா
The parrot that left its nest
Has rejoined its pair, my dear
ஜோடி வந்து சேர்ந்த கிளி
கோடி சுகம் காணுதம்மா
The parrot that rejoined its mate
Is experiencing endless happiness
சிப்பிய போல நானிருந்து
சிந்திய தேனை சேர்த்து வச்சேன்
Being like an oyster shell
I saved the spilled honey
செங்குளத்தில் பையன் வந்தால்
இன்னும் கொஞ்சம் தொல்லையடி
If a boy comes into the lotus pond
It is a bit more trouble, my dear
வெள்ளை மனம் உள்ள மச்சான்
விளையாடி ஓஞ்சி வந்தான்
பக்கத்திலே நீ இருந்தா
சொர்க்கத்திலே நான் மிதப்பேன்
எந்நாளும் சேர்ந்திருப்பேன்
Oh pure-hearted husband
Female: He came back exhausted after playing
Male: If you are by my side
Female: I will float in heaven
Male: I will be united with you forever
வெள்ளை மனம் உள்ள மச்சான்
விளையாடி ஓஞ்சி வந்தான்
Oh pure-hearted husband
Female: He came back exhausted after playing
Vella manam ulla machaan
Oh pure-hearted husband
Vizhiyoram eeram enna
Why is there moisture at the edge of your eyes?
Pakkathilae naanirundhum
Even when I am right by your side
Thukkathile nee irundhaal
If you remain immersed in sorrow
Karaiserum kaalam yeppo
When will the time come to reach the shore?
Vella manam ulla machaan
Oh pure-hearted husband
Vizhiyoram eeram enna
Why is there moisture at the edge of your eyes?
Kalla manam mullu thachchi
A deceitful heart got pricked by a thorn
Kanneeril moozhguthadi
It is drowning in tears, my dear
Vetkathilae naan azhuga
As I cry out of shame
Thukkathilae nee azhuga
As you cry out of grief
Karai serum kaalam yeppo
When will the time come to reach the shore?
Kalla manam mullu thachchi
A deceitful heart got pricked by a thorn
Kanneeril moozhguthadi
It is drowning in tears, my dear
Sengarumba naan marandhu
Forgetting the sweet red sugarcane
Veli mullai yen kadichen
Why did I bite the hedge thorn?
Poovukkullum naagam undu
Even inside a flower, there can be a snake
Saamikkum thaan veedu rendu
Even God has two homes
Kallaiyum paalaa nee ninaicha
You thought of stone as milk
Mullaiyum poovaa nee mudicha
You wore thorns as if they were flowers
Ponathellaam pogattunga
Let bygones be bygones
Yaarumingae raamanillae
Nobody here is a perfect Lord Rama
Vella manam ulla machaan
Oh pure-hearted husband
Female :Vilaiyaadi oonji vandhaan
Female: He came back exhausted after playing
Male :Pakkathilae nee irunthaa
Male: If you are by my side
Female :Sorgathilae naan midhappen
Female: I will float in heaven
Male :Ennaalum sernthiruppen
Male: I will be united with you forever
Vella manam ulla machaan
Oh pure-hearted husband
Female :Vilaiyaadi oonji vandhaan
Female: He came back exhausted after playing
Koodu vittu ponakili
The parrot that left its nest
Jodi kittae sernthathammaa
Has rejoined its pair, my dear
Jodi vandhu serndha kili
The parrot that rejoined its mate
Kodi sugam kaanuthammaa
Is experiencing endless happiness
Sippiya pola naanirundhu
Being like an oyster shell
Sinthiya thaena serthu vachen
I saved the spilled honey
Senkulathil paiyan vanthaal
If a boy comes into the lotus pond
Innum konjam thollaiyadi
It is a bit more trouble, my dear
Vella manam ulla machaan
Oh pure-hearted husband
Female :Vilaiyaadi oonji vandhaan
Female: He came back exhausted after playing
Male :Pakkathilae nee irunthaa
Male: If you are by my side
Female :Sorgathilae naan midhappen
Female: I will float in heaven
Male :Ennaalum sernthiruppen
Male: I will be united with you forever
Vella manam ulla machaan
Oh pure-hearted husband
Female :Vilaiyaadi oonji vandhaan
Female: He came back exhausted after playing
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Vella Manam Ulla Machaan from the film Chinna Veedu (1985) is an emotional duet centered around remorse, forgiveness, and marital reconciliation. The husband laments his past missteps and infidelity, comparing his mistake to choosing hedge thorns over sweet sugarcane. Expressing deep guilt, he drowns in tears of shame while his wife stands beside him in empathy.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Sengarumba naan marandhu Veli mullai yen kadichen”
Compares the sweet, pure wife to red sugarcane (Sengarumbu) and the illicit affair/temptation to a hedge thorn (Veli mullai).
Ethirai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Vetkathilae naan azhuga / Thukkathilae nee azhuga”
Matching second consonants in consecutive lines ('tk' in Vetkathilae / Thukkathilae).
Mythological Allusion
“Yaarumingae raamanillae”
References Lord Rama, the ideal human, to emphasize that ordinary human beings are flawed and prone to errors.
Moonaam (Initial Alliteration)
“Sippiya pola naanirundhu / Sinthiya thaena serthu vachen”
Repetition of the 'S' sound at the beginning of consecutive words/lines (Sippiya / Sinthiya / Senkulathil).
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Trivia
Chinna Veedu (1985) was written and directed by K. Bhagyaraj, who also starred in the lead role. The film's soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Pulamaipithan, and this particular duet was rendered by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki.
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