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Lyrics & meaning

Velli Salangai

From Sri Ramajayam · 1979

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Sri Ramajayam
Movie release year
1979
Lyrics added on
26 Apr 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Velli salangai thulli kulunga
Kalla sirippu pinni izhukka
Female :Sollungal suvai kaaviyam
Soottungal tamizh oviyam
Velli salangai thulli kulunga
Kalla sirippu pinni izhukka
Female :Sollungal suvai kaaviyam
Soottungal tamizh oviyam
Manjal mugaththai nenjil ninaiththaal
Konja thudikkum enthan ninaivu
Manjal mugaththai nenjil ninaiththaal
Konja thudikkum enthan ninaivu
Ilai poovaagi kaayaagi kaniyaanathu
Idhazh paalaagi thaenaagi padhamaanathu
Ilai poovaagi kaayaagi kaniyaanathu
Idhazh paalaagi thaenaagi padhamaanathu
Poochchoodi choodi kodi pola aadi
Ponnaaga vantha vennilaa
Kaattraada aada kan jaadai pesum
Kannaana kannan thiruvizhaa
Kannaana kannan
Thiruvizhaa thiruvizhaa
Velli salangai thulli kulunga
Kalla sirippu pinni izhukka
Female :Sollungal suvai kaaviyam
Soottungal tamizh oviyam
Kamban ezhuththil
Pongum karuththai
Konjam ninaiththu ennai anaiththu
Kamban ezhuththil
Pongum karuththai
Konjam ninaiththu ennai anaiththu
Ini naalthorum vilaiyaada
Thunai vanthathu
Adhil naanooru vithamaana kalai vanthathu
Ini naalthorum vilaiyaada
Thunai vanthathu
Adhil naanooru vithamaana kalai vanthathu
Naal paarththu paarththu nee vanthathenna
En rasi nalla rasithaan
Kannaana jodi
Ponnaana vaazhvu
Kalyaanam thantha rasithaan
Kalyaanam thantha rasithaan rasithaan
Velli salangai thulli kulunga
Kalla sirippu pinni izhukka
Female :Sollungal suvai kaaviyam
Soottungal tamizh oviyam
With silver anklets bouncing and jingling,
And a teasing, sly smile pulling me close,
Female: Tell me a sweet, romantic tale,
Adorn me like a classic work of Tamil art!
With silver anklets bouncing and jingling,
And a teasing, sly smile pulling me close,
Female: Tell me a sweet, romantic tale,
Adorn me like a classic work of Tamil art!
When I picture your glowing, turmeric-adorned face,
My heart aches to hold and cuddle you.
When I picture your glowing, turmeric-adorned face,
My heart aches to hold and cuddle you.
The leaf became a blossom, then a raw fruit, and now sweet ripe fruit,
Your lips were like milk, turned into honey, and are now in perfect ripeness.
The leaf became a blossom, then a raw fruit, and now sweet ripe fruit,
Your lips were like milk, turned into honey, and are now in perfect ripeness.
Adorned with flowers, swaying gently like a vine,
The full moon has arrived shining like gold.
As the cool breeze dances and your eyes speak teasingly,
It is a joyful festival of my beloved Krishna!
My precious Krishna's...
...festival, a joyful celebration!
With silver anklets bouncing and jingling,
And a teasing, sly smile pulling me close,
Female: Tell me a sweet, romantic tale,
Adorn me like a classic work of Tamil art!
In the verses of poet Kamban,
With the deep passion overflowing in his words,
Think of them a little and take me in your arms.
In the verses of poet Kamban,
With the deep passion overflowing in his words,
Think of them a little and take me in your arms!
From now on, to play and share love every day,
A companion has arrived,
Bringing four hundred forms of romantic art!
From now on, to play and share love every day,
A companion has arrived,
Bringing four hundred forms of romantic art!
You chose the most auspicious day to enter my life,
My stars are truly blessed with good fortune!
A perfect, precious pair,
A golden, beautiful life,
This is the wonderful luck brought by marriage!
Yes, the wonderful luck brought by marriage!
With silver anklets bouncing and jingling,
And a teasing, sly smile pulling me close,
Female: Tell me a sweet, romantic tale,
Adorn me like a classic work of Tamil art!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic duet expresses the beauty of marital bliss, mutual affection, and romantic longing through classical Tamil metaphors. The song portrays the romantic interactions between newlyweds, comparing their love to classical Tamil poetry (specifically referencing the legendary poet Kamban) and the progression of nature from flower to fruit.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

Poochchoodi choodi kodi pola aadi

Compares the graceful movement of the maiden to a creeper vine ('kodi pola aadi').

Rupakam (Metaphor)

Soottungal tamizh oviyam

Equates the maiden's beauty to a Tamil work of art ('tamizh oviyam') and a romantic story to a sweet epic ('suvai kaaviyam').

Ethirukaai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Ilai poovaagi kaayaagi kaniyaanathu / Idhazh paalaagi thaenaagi padhamaanathu

The second letters of 'Ilai' and 'Idhazh' share phonetic rhyming harmony across consecutive lines.

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Trivia

Written by Kannadasan and set to tune by M. S. Viswanathan, this track relies heavily on classical literary imagery, referencing Kamban's verses and traditional Tamil poetic motifs of love (Akathinai).

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