Velli Meenum
From Orey Vazhi · 1959
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- P. Susheela, A. M. Raja
- Music director
- R. Govarthanam
- Details
- Orey Vazhi1959
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Velli meenum thulli aadudhae en naeril | A silver fish is leaping and dancing right before me |
| Vizhi irandum vannam paaduthu | Both eyes are singing in vibrant colors |
| Velli meenum thulli aadudhae en naeril | A silver fish is leaping and dancing right before me |
| Vizhi irandum vannam paaduthu | Both eyes are singing in vibrant colors |
| Female | |
| Thellamudhin vadivamaanadhu en naeril | Taking the form of pure sweet nectar right before me |
| Sithiram pol kavidhai pesudhu | Speaks poetry like a living picture |
| Thellamudhin vadivamaanadhu en naeril | Taking the form of pure sweet nectar right before me |
| Sithiram pol kavidhai pesudhu | Speaks poetry like a living picture |
| Male | |
| Punnagaiyin saarathilae | In the very essence of a smile |
| Porul vilangum nerathilae | At the moment when meaning becomes clear |
| Female :Hoo oo oo oo oo | Female: Hoo oo oo oo oo |
| Male :Punnagaiyin saarathilae | Male: In the very essence of a smile |
| Porul vilangum nerathilae | At the moment when meaning becomes clear |
| Ennangalil mayakkam thondruthae | An intoxication arises within my thoughts |
| En nenjam …ilayamagal uravai naadudhae | My heart seeks the bond of the young maiden |
| Velli meenum thulli aadudhae en naeril | A silver fish is leaping and dancing right before me |
| Vizhi irandum vannam paaduthu | Both eyes are singing in vibrant colors |
| Female | |
| Kan imaikkum nerathilae | In the twinkling of an eye |
| Kaikattum thoorathilae | Within a beckoning distance |
| Male :Hoo oo oo oo oo | Male: Hoo oo oo oo oo |
| Female :Kan imaikkum nerathilae | Female: In the twinkling of an eye |
| Kaikattum thoorathilae | Within a beckoning distance |
| Odi varum paavaithaan idhu | This is the maiden running towards me |
| Ondraaga uravu kolla thamadham yedhu | Why is there any delay in uniting together? |
| Male :Velli meenum thulli aadudhae en naeril | Male: A silver fish is leaping and dancing right before me |
| Female :Sithiram pol kavidhai pesudhu | Female: Speaks poetry like a living picture |
| Male | |
| Vaanam pola nee irundhaai | You were like the expansive sky |
| Vaiyam pola naan irundhen | I was like the vast earth |
| Female :Hoo oo oo oo oo | Female: Hoo oo oo oo oo |
| Male :Vaanam pola nee irundhaai | Male: You were like the expansive sky |
| Vaiyam pola naan irundhen | I was like the vast earth |
| Female :Mannil vilundha mazhaithuli | Female: Like a raindrop falling onto the soil |
| Polae namm vaazhkkai | So is our life |
| Kann kalanthathu kaadhalinaalae | Our eyes met and mingled through pure love |
வெள்ளி மீனும் துள்ளி ஆடுதே என் நேரில்
விழி இரண்டும் வண்ணம் பாடுது
வெள்ளி மீனும் துள்ளி ஆடுதே என் நேரில்
விழி இரண்டும் வண்ணம் பாடுது
A silver fish is leaping and dancing right before me
Both eyes are singing in vibrant colors
A silver fish is leaping and dancing right before me
Both eyes are singing in vibrant colors
தெள்ளமுதின் வடிவமானது என் நேரில்
சித்திரம் போல் கவிதை பேசுது...
தெள்ளமுதின் வடிவமானது என் நேரில்
சித்திரம் போல் கவிதை பேசுது...
Taking the form of pure sweet nectar right before me
Speaks poetry like a living picture
Taking the form of pure sweet nectar right before me
Speaks poetry like a living picture
முனங்கல் :
ஓஒ..ஓ...ஆ....ஆ....ஆ...ஓ...ஓ...ஓ..ஆ.ஆ.ஆ.
In the very essence of a smile
At the moment when meaning becomes clear
Female: Hoo oo oo oo oo
Male: In the very essence of a smile
At the moment when meaning becomes clear
An intoxication arises within my thoughts
My heart seeks the bond of the young maiden
A silver fish is leaping and dancing right before me
Both eyes are singing in vibrant colors
புன்னகையின் சாரத்திலே
பொருள் விளங்கும் நேரத்திலே
.ஓ...ஓ...ஓ..
புன்னகையின் சாரத்திலே
பொருள் விளங்கும் நேரத்திலே
எண்ணங்களில் மயக்கம் தோன்றுதே
என் நெஞ்சம் இளையமகள் உறவை நாடுதே
வெள்ளி மீனும் துள்ளி ஆடுதே என் நேரில்
விழி இரண்டும் வண்ணம் பாடுது
In the twinkling of an eye
Within a beckoning distance
Male: Hoo oo oo oo oo
Female: In the twinkling of an eye
Within a beckoning distance
This is the maiden running towards me
Why is there any delay in uniting together?
Male: A silver fish is leaping and dancing right before me
Female: Speaks poetry like a living picture
கண்ணிமைக்கும் நேரத்திலே
கைக்கெட்டும் தூரத்திலே
ஆண் : .
ஓ...ஓ...ஓ..
கண்ணிமைக்கும் நேரத்திலே
கைக்கெட்டும் தூரத்திலே
ஓடி வரும் பாவைதான் இது
ஒன்றாக உறவுக் கொள்ள தாமதமேது
You were like the expansive sky
I was like the vast earth
Female: Hoo oo oo oo oo
Male: You were like the expansive sky
I was like the vast earth
Female: Like a raindrop falling onto the soil
So is our life
Our eyes met and mingled through pure love
வெள்ளி மீனும் துள்ளி ஆடுதே என் நேரில்
தெள்ளமுதின் வடிவமானது என் நேரில்
வானம் போல நீயிருந்தாய்
வையம் போல நானிருந்தேன்
.ஓ...ஓ...ஓ..
வானம் போல நீயிருந்தாய்
வையம் போல நானிருந்தேன்
மண்ணில் விழுந்த மழைத்துளி
போலே நம் வாழ்க்கை
கண் கலந்தது காதலினாலே
முனங்கல் :
ஆ...ஆ....ஆ..ஓ..ஓ..ஓ..
Velli meenum thulli aadudhae en naeril
A silver fish is leaping and dancing right before me
Vizhi irandum vannam paaduthu
Both eyes are singing in vibrant colors
Velli meenum thulli aadudhae en naeril
A silver fish is leaping and dancing right before me
Vizhi irandum vannam paaduthu
Both eyes are singing in vibrant colors
Thellamudhin vadivamaanadhu en naeril
Taking the form of pure sweet nectar right before me
Sithiram pol kavidhai pesudhu
Speaks poetry like a living picture
Thellamudhin vadivamaanadhu en naeril
Taking the form of pure sweet nectar right before me
Sithiram pol kavidhai pesudhu
Speaks poetry like a living picture
Punnagaiyin saarathilae
In the very essence of a smile
Porul vilangum nerathilae
At the moment when meaning becomes clear
Female :Hoo oo oo oo oo
Female: Hoo oo oo oo oo
Male :Punnagaiyin saarathilae
Male: In the very essence of a smile
Porul vilangum nerathilae
At the moment when meaning becomes clear
Ennangalil mayakkam thondruthae
An intoxication arises within my thoughts
En nenjam …ilayamagal uravai naadudhae
My heart seeks the bond of the young maiden
Velli meenum thulli aadudhae en naeril
A silver fish is leaping and dancing right before me
Vizhi irandum vannam paaduthu
Both eyes are singing in vibrant colors
Kan imaikkum nerathilae
In the twinkling of an eye
Kaikattum thoorathilae
Within a beckoning distance
Male :Hoo oo oo oo oo
Male: Hoo oo oo oo oo
Female :Kan imaikkum nerathilae
Female: In the twinkling of an eye
Kaikattum thoorathilae
Within a beckoning distance
Odi varum paavaithaan idhu
This is the maiden running towards me
Ondraaga uravu kolla thamadham yedhu
Why is there any delay in uniting together?
Male :Velli meenum thulli aadudhae en naeril
Male: A silver fish is leaping and dancing right before me
Female :Sithiram pol kavidhai pesudhu
Female: Speaks poetry like a living picture
Vaanam pola nee irundhaai
You were like the expansive sky
Vaiyam pola naan irundhen
I was like the vast earth
Female :Hoo oo oo oo oo
Female: Hoo oo oo oo oo
Male :Vaanam pola nee irundhaai
Male: You were like the expansive sky
Vaiyam pola naan irundhen
I was like the vast earth
Female :Mannil vilundha mazhaithuli
Female: Like a raindrop falling onto the soil
Polae namm vaazhkkai
So is our life
Kann kalanthathu kaadhalinaalae
Our eyes met and mingled through pure love
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Velli Meenum Thulli Aadudhae is a classic romantic duet from the film Orey Vazhi (1959), written by Kannadasan and set to music by R. Govarthanam. The song captures the exhilaration of two lovers expressing their affection and attraction through poetically charged metaphors of nature. The lover visualizes the lady's expressive eyes as dancing silver fish and her presence as liquid nectar speaking poetry. As the song progresses, the lovers compare themselves to the sky and the earth, bound together naturally like raindrops merging into the fertile soil.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Velli meenum thulli aadudhae en naeril”
Compares the expressive eyes of the beloved to a leaping silver fish (Velli meenum).
Simile (Uvamai)
“Sithiram pol kavidhai pesudhu”
Compares her artistic speech to poetry emerging from a portrait (Sithiram pol).
Simile (Uvamai)
“Vaanam pola nee irundhaai”
Compares the lovers to the sky (Vaanam) and the earth (Vaiyam).
Simile (Uvamai)
“Female :Mannil vilundha mazhaithuli”
Compares their union in life to raindrops merging into the soil (Mannil vilundha mazhaithuli polae).
Emoni / Alliteration
“Vaiyam pola naan irundhen”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds across lines (Vaanam / Vaiyam).
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Trivia
Orey Vazhi (1959) featured memorable melodies composed by R. Govarthanam, who worked extensively in early Tamil cinema. Kannadasan's use of rich classical imagery such as comparing eyes to fish (Kayalvizhi) refreshed traditional Tamil literary conventions for modern film music lovers.
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