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Lyrics & meaning

Vellikizhamai Indru

From Thayilla Kuzhandhai · 1976

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Details
Thayilla Kuzhandhai1976

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Vellikkizhamai indru vettri thirunaalToday is Friday, an auspicious day of victory
Vellikkizhamai indru vettri thirunaalToday is Friday, an auspicious day of victory
Female :Valli idaththil vadivelan varum naalFemale: The day Lord Murugan arrives at Valli's abode
Valli idaththil vadivelan varum naalThe day Lord Murugan arrives at Valli's abode
Idhu iniya iniya ninaivu malarum mana naalaeThis is a sweet, sweet wedding day where memories blossom
Male
Vellikkizhamai indru vettri thirunaalToday is Friday, an auspicious day of victory
Female
Vaalipa vegaththilIn youthful speed and passion
Kaalaiyai pidippathu annaalilTaming the bull in those days
Kaalaiyai pidiththa kaiThe hand that tamed the bull
Karandiyai pidippathu innaalilHolds the kitchen ladle in these days
Female
Vaalipa vegaththilIn youthful speed and passion
Kaalaiyai pidippathu annaalilTaming the bull in those days
Kaalaiyai pidiththa kaiThe hand that tamed the bull
Karandiyai pidippathu innaalilHolds the kitchen ladle in these days
Male
Ennaal aagaathammaa idhu koodaathammaaI cannot endure this any longer, my lady, this should not be so
Un mael kadhal kondaal intha aniyaayamaaIs it such an injustice to fall in love with you?
Idhu niyaayamaaIs this fair?
Female :Intha sevai ingu thevaiFemale: This service is needed right here
Intha sevai ingu thevaiThis service is needed right here
Male
Vellikkizhamai indru vettri thirunaalToday is Friday, an auspicious day of victory
Female :Valli idaththil vadivelan varum naalFemale: The day Lord Murugan arrives at Valli's abode
Idhu iniya iniya ninaivu malarum mana naalaeThis is a sweet, sweet wedding day where memories blossom
Male
Vellikkizhamai indru vettri thirunaal…..Today is Friday, an auspicious day of victory...
Female
Kaaviya druapathiHas the epic Draupadi
Kadhalai sothikka vanthaaloCome to test my love?
Kannapiraan thantha selaiThe saree given by Lord Krishna
Nammidam thanthaaloDid she hand it over to us?
Male
Unnai ninaitheanammaaThinking of you, oh my lady
Selai thuvaithaenammaaI washed the saree, oh my lady
Kadhal thoduthaenammaa saayam veluthaenammaaI wove love, oh my lady, and the dye faded away
Veluthae poyittaen poI have completely faded away myself, go on!
Female
Intha sevai ingu thevaiThis service is needed right here
Intha sevai ingu thevaiThis service is needed right here
Vellikkizhamai indru vettri thirunaal…..Today is Friday, an auspicious day of victory...
Female
Sakthiyin sannathiThe sanctum of Goddess Sakthi
Saatchiyaai nirkuthu munnaalaeStands as a witness before us
Kaigalai kaattungalShow your hands
Solvathai sollungal kannaalaeSay what you wish to say with your eyes
Female
Sakthiyin sannathiThe sanctum of Goddess Sakthi
Saatchiyaai nirkuthu munnaalaeStands as a witness before us
Kaigalai kaattungalShow your hands
Solvathai sollungal kannaalaeSay what you wish to say with your eyes
Male
Ini vazhiyaethammaaNow what is the way out, my lady?
Solla mozhiyaethammaaWhere are the words to express it, my lady?
Ini vazhiyaethammaaNow what is the way out, my lady?
Solla mozhiyaethammaaWhere are the words to express it, my lady?
Inthapillai oru thollaiThis child is such a nuisance
Female :Vidum ennai peravillaiFemale: Leave me alone, I am not your mother!
Male
Vellikkizhamai indru vettri thirunaalToday is Friday, an auspicious day of victory
Female :Valli idaththil vadivelan varum naalFemale: The day Lord Murugan arrives at Valli's abode
Idhu iniya iniya ninaivu malarum mana naalaeThis is a sweet, sweet wedding day where memories blossom
Both :Laalaalaalaa lalalallaa….Both: Laalaalaalaa lalalallaa....

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Vellikkizhamai Indru Vettri Thirunaal is a playful romantic duet from the 1976 Tamil film Thayilla Kuzhandhai. The song celebrates domestic warmth, humor, and marital intimacy framed around Friday, which is traditionally revered as an auspicious day in Tamil culture. The husband playfully teases his wife about how his manly strength—once spent taming bulls—is now devoted to doing chores like cooking with a ladle and washing sarees. In response, the wife cheerfully insists that such selfless service is precisely what is needed in a household.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Mythological Allusion (Uvamai)

Valli idaththil vadivelan varum naal

Reference to Lord Murugan (Vadivelan) coming to meet Valli, comparing the couple's romance to divine lovers.

Antithesis / Contrast (Muran)

Kaalaiyai pidiththa kai Karandiyai pidippathu innaalil

Juxtaposes heroic feats of youth (taming a bull) with mundane domestic reality (holding a ladle).

Pun / Double Entendre (Sileadai)

Kadhal thoduthaenammaa saayam veluthaenammaa Veluthae poyittaen po

Plays on 'saayam veluthaen' (dye fading) and 'veluthae poyittaen' (fading away physically/mentally due to labor).

Second-Letter Rhyming (Ethukai)

Sakthiyin sannathi Saatchiyaai nirkuthu munnaalae

Rhyming of second consonants across lines: 'Sakthiyin' and 'Saatchiyaai'.

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Trivia

The song features music composed by the duo Shankar-Ganesh with lyrics written by the legendary poet Kannadasan. Sung by veteran singers T.M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela, it showcases Kannadasan's signature flair for weaving ancient Tamil cultural motifs and epic references (such as Draupadi's saree and Lord Murugan) into lighthearted, everyday marital banter.

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