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Vellikizhamai Indru

From Thayilla Kuzhandhai · 1976

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Thayilla Kuzhandhai
Movie release year
1976
Lyrics added on
28 May 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Vellikkizhamai indru vettri thirunaal
Vellikkizhamai indru vettri thirunaal
Female :Valli idaththil vadivelan varum naal
Valli idaththil vadivelan varum naal
Idhu iniya iniya ninaivu malarum mana naalae
Vellikkizhamai indru vettri thirunaal
Vaalipa vegaththil
Kaalaiyai pidippathu annaalil
Kaalaiyai pidiththa kai
Karandiyai pidippathu innaalil
Vaalipa vegaththil
Kaalaiyai pidippathu annaalil
Kaalaiyai pidiththa kai
Karandiyai pidippathu innaalil
Ennaal aagaathammaa idhu koodaathammaa
Un mael kadhal kondaal intha aniyaayamaa
Idhu niyaayamaa
Female :Intha sevai ingu thevai
Intha sevai ingu thevai
Vellikkizhamai indru vettri thirunaal
Female :Valli idaththil vadivelan varum naal
Idhu iniya iniya ninaivu malarum mana naalae
Vellikkizhamai indru vettri thirunaal…..
Kaaviya druapathi
Kadhalai sothikka vanthaalo
Kannapiraan thantha selai
Nammidam thanthaalo
Unnai ninaitheanammaa
Selai thuvaithaenammaa
Kadhal thoduthaenammaa saayam veluthaenammaa
Veluthae poyittaen po
Intha sevai ingu thevai
Intha sevai ingu thevai
Vellikkizhamai indru vettri thirunaal…..
Sakthiyin sannathi
Saatchiyaai nirkuthu munnaalae
Kaigalai kaattungal
Solvathai sollungal kannaalae
Sakthiyin sannathi
Saatchiyaai nirkuthu munnaalae
Kaigalai kaattungal
Solvathai sollungal kannaalae
Ini vazhiyaethammaa
Solla mozhiyaethammaa
Ini vazhiyaethammaa
Solla mozhiyaethammaa
Inthapillai oru thollai
Female :Vidum ennai peravillai
Vellikkizhamai indru vettri thirunaal
Female :Valli idaththil vadivelan varum naal
Idhu iniya iniya ninaivu malarum mana naalae
Both :Laalaalaalaa lalalallaa….
Today is Friday, a joyful day of victory
Today is Friday, a joyful day of victory
Female: The day Lord Murugan comes to his Valli
The day Lord Murugan comes to his Valli
This is the wedding day where sweet memories blossom
Today is Friday, a joyful day of victory
In the wild rush of youth,
Taming fierce bulls in those days...
The very hand that wrestled a bull,
Is holding a cooking spoon today!
In the wild rush of youth,
Taming fierce bulls in those days...
The very hand that wrestled a bull,
Is holding a cooking spoon today!
I cannot take this anymore, my dear, this isn't right!
Just because I love you, is this unfair treatment my reward?
Is this fair?
Female: This service is truly needed here!
This service is truly needed here!
Today is Friday, a joyful day of victory
Female: The day Lord Murugan comes to his Valli
This is the wedding day where sweet memories blossom
Today is Friday, a joyful day of victory...
Has the legendary Draupadi
Come to put my love to the test?
The endless sari that Lord Krishna gave her,
Did she hand it over to us to wash?
Thinking only of you, my dear,
I washed and scrubbed that sari,
I wove all my love into it, but its color faded away!
Look, I myself have completely worn out and turned pale!
This service is truly needed here!
This service is truly needed here!
Today is Friday, a joyful day of victory...
The shrine of Goddess Shakti
Stands as a witness right before us
Reach out your hands to me,
And say what is in your heart through your eyes
The shrine of Goddess Shakti
Stands as a witness right before us
Reach out your hands to me,
And say what is in your heart through your eyes
What other choice do I have now?
What words are left to say?
What other choice do I have now?
What words are left to say?
This young man is such a handful!
Female: Yet he refuses to leave me alone!
Today is Friday, a joyful day of victory
Female: The day Lord Murugan comes to his Valli
This is the wedding day where sweet memories blossom
Both: La la la la, la la la la...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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