Velodu Vilaiyadum
From Chitrangi · 1964
- Lyricist
- Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- S. Vedhachalam
- Details
- Chitrangi1964
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Velodu vilaiyadum murugaiya | Oh Lord Muruga, who plays with the spear! |
| Velodu vilaiyadum murugaiya | Oh Lord Muruga, who plays with the spear! |
| En vaazhvodum vilaiyada vanthanaiya | Have you come to play with my life as well? |
| Velodu vilaiyadum murugaiya | Oh Lord Muruga, who plays with the spear! |
| En vaazhvodum vilaiyada vanthanaiya | Have you come to play with my life as well? |
| Velodu vilaiyadum murugaiya | Oh Lord Muruga, who plays with the spear! |
| Female | |
| Kuravalli manamaalaithanai soodinaai | You wore the wedding garland of Valli from the Kuravar tribe. |
| Dhevakulathodu inainthe ne uravaadinaai | You united with the celestial clan and bonded with them. |
| Kuravalli manamaalaithanai soodinaai | You wore the wedding garland of Valli from the Kuravar tribe. |
| Dhevakulathodu inainthe ne uravaadinaai | You united with the celestial clan and bonded with them. |
| En kurai kandu enakintha nilai kaatinaai | Seeing my flaw, did you reduce me to this miserable state? |
| En kurai kandu enakintha nilai kaatinaai | Seeing my flaw, did you reduce me to this miserable state? |
| Ne kudi konda en nenjai yaen vaatinaai | Why did you torment my heart where you yourself reside? |
| Ne kudi konda en nenjai yaen vaatinaai | Why did you torment my heart where you yourself reside? |
| Female | |
| Velodu vilaiyadum murugaiya | Oh Lord Muruga, who plays with the spear! |
| Velodu vilaiyadum murugaiya | Oh Lord Muruga, who plays with the spear! |
| En vaazhvodum vilaiyada vanthanaiya | Have you come to play with my life as well? |
| Velodu vilaiyadum murugaiya | Oh Lord Muruga, who plays with the spear! |
| En vaazhvodum vilaiyada vanthanaiya | Have you come to play with my life as well? |
| Velodu vilaiyadum murugaiya | Oh Lord Muruga, who plays with the spear! |
| Female | |
| Uravu thantha ne pirivu thanthu | Having given me a bond, is it right to grant separation instead, |
| Manam uruga seinthal sariya | And make my heart melt in agony? |
| Iru uyir kalanthapin thunai izhantha pen | After two souls have merged into one, for a lonely woman without a companion, |
| ulagil vaazhthal muraiya | Is it fair to go on living in this world? |
| Naan manatha nathanai adainthu illaram | Reaching the lord of my heart to lead a joyful domestic life, |
| Magizhum kaalam varuma | Will that blissful time ever come? |
| Vaazhvu malarum naalum varuma…varuma | Will the day when my life blossoms ever come... ever come? |
வேலோடு விளையாடும் முருகையா
வேலோடு விளையாடும் முருகையா
என் வாழ்வோடும் விளையாட வந்தனையா
வேலோடு விளையாடும் முருகையா
என் வாழ்வோடும் விளையாட வந்தனையா
வேலோடு விளையாடும் முருகையா
Oh Lord Muruga, who plays with the spear!
Oh Lord Muruga, who plays with the spear!
Have you come to play with my life as well?
Oh Lord Muruga, who plays with the spear!
Have you come to play with my life as well?
Oh Lord Muruga, who plays with the spear!
குறவள்ளி மணமாலைதனைச் சூடினாய்
தேவ குலத்தோடு இணைத்தே நீ உறவாடினாய்
குறவள்ளி மணமாலைதனைச் சூடினாய்
தேவ குலத்தோடு இணைத்தே நீ உறவாடினாய்
என்ன குறைக்கண்டு எனக்கிந்த நிலைக் காட்டினாய்
என்ன குறைக்கண்டு எனக்கிந்த நிலைக் காட்டினாய்
நீ குடிக்கொண்ட என் நெஞ்சை ஏன் வாட்டினாய்
நீ குடிக்கொண்ட என் நெஞ்சை ஏன் வாட்டினாய்
You wore the wedding garland of Valli from the Kuravar tribe.
You united with the celestial clan and bonded with them.
You wore the wedding garland of Valli from the Kuravar tribe.
You united with the celestial clan and bonded with them.
Seeing my flaw, did you reduce me to this miserable state?
Seeing my flaw, did you reduce me to this miserable state?
Why did you torment my heart where you yourself reside?
Why did you torment my heart where you yourself reside?
வேலோடு விளையாடும் முருகையா
என் வாழ்வோடும் விளையாட வந்தனையா
வேலோடு விளையாடும் முருகையா
என் வாழ்வோடும் விளையாட வந்தனையா
வேலோடு விளையாடும் முருகையா
Oh Lord Muruga, who plays with the spear!
Oh Lord Muruga, who plays with the spear!
Have you come to play with my life as well?
Oh Lord Muruga, who plays with the spear!
Have you come to play with my life as well?
Oh Lord Muruga, who plays with the spear!
உறவு தந்த நீ பிரிவு தந்து
மனம் உருக செய்தல் சரியா
இரு உயிர் கலந்தபின் துணை இழந்த பெண்
உலகில் வாழ்தல் முறையா
நான் மணந்த நாதனை அடைந்து இல்லறம்
மகிழும் காலம் வருமா
வாழ்வு மலரும் நாளும் வருமா... வருமா
Having given me a bond, is it right to grant separation instead,
And make my heart melt in agony?
After two souls have merged into one, for a lonely woman without a companion,
Is it fair to go on living in this world?
Reaching the lord of my heart to lead a joyful domestic life,
Will that blissful time ever come?
Will the day when my life blossoms ever come... ever come?
Velodu vilaiyadum murugaiya
Oh Lord Muruga, who plays with the spear!
Velodu vilaiyadum murugaiya
Oh Lord Muruga, who plays with the spear!
En vaazhvodum vilaiyada vanthanaiya
Have you come to play with my life as well?
Velodu vilaiyadum murugaiya
Oh Lord Muruga, who plays with the spear!
En vaazhvodum vilaiyada vanthanaiya
Have you come to play with my life as well?
Velodu vilaiyadum murugaiya
Oh Lord Muruga, who plays with the spear!
Kuravalli manamaalaithanai soodinaai
You wore the wedding garland of Valli from the Kuravar tribe.
Dhevakulathodu inainthe ne uravaadinaai
You united with the celestial clan and bonded with them.
Kuravalli manamaalaithanai soodinaai
You wore the wedding garland of Valli from the Kuravar tribe.
Dhevakulathodu inainthe ne uravaadinaai
You united with the celestial clan and bonded with them.
En kurai kandu enakintha nilai kaatinaai
Seeing my flaw, did you reduce me to this miserable state?
En kurai kandu enakintha nilai kaatinaai
Seeing my flaw, did you reduce me to this miserable state?
Ne kudi konda en nenjai yaen vaatinaai
Why did you torment my heart where you yourself reside?
Ne kudi konda en nenjai yaen vaatinaai
Why did you torment my heart where you yourself reside?
Velodu vilaiyadum murugaiya
Oh Lord Muruga, who plays with the spear!
Velodu vilaiyadum murugaiya
Oh Lord Muruga, who plays with the spear!
En vaazhvodum vilaiyada vanthanaiya
Have you come to play with my life as well?
Velodu vilaiyadum murugaiya
Oh Lord Muruga, who plays with the spear!
En vaazhvodum vilaiyada vanthanaiya
Have you come to play with my life as well?
Velodu vilaiyadum murugaiya
Oh Lord Muruga, who plays with the spear!
Uravu thantha ne pirivu thanthu
Having given me a bond, is it right to grant separation instead,
Manam uruga seinthal sariya
And make my heart melt in agony?
Iru uyir kalanthapin thunai izhantha pen
After two souls have merged into one, for a lonely woman without a companion,
ulagil vaazhthal muraiya
Is it fair to go on living in this world?
Naan manatha nathanai adainthu illaram
Reaching the lord of my heart to lead a joyful domestic life,
Magizhum kaalam varuma
Will that blissful time ever come?
Vaazhvu malarum naalum varuma…varuma
Will the day when my life blossoms ever come... ever come?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This emotional composition from the film Chitrangi (1964) is a heart-wrenching plea directed at Lord Muruga. The heroine laments her sorrowful state, drawing a contrast between Murugan's divine pastime of wielding his spear ('Vel') and his apparent decision to play with her life. She reminds the Lord of His divine mercy—how He embraced both Valli from the earthly tribal community and Devasena from the celestial realm—and questions why He has forsaken her. Overwhelmed by separation and grief, she asks why the deity torments the very heart in which He resides. She questions the justice of being separated from her beloved after two souls had united as one, desperately longing for a time when her life will blossom again into domestic happiness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethirai (Second-Letter Rhyme) / Metaphor
“Velodu vilaiyadum murugaiya / En vaazhvodum vilaiyada vanthanaiya”
The word 'Velodu' (with spear) is paired with 'vaazhvodum' (with life) in adjacent lines, creating a second-letter rhyming pattern while drawing a metaphorical parallel between playing with a weapon and playing with a person's fate.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Kuravalli manamaalaithanai soodinaai / Dhevakulathodu inainthe ne uravaadinaai”
The lines end with the matching suffix 'soodinaai' and 'uravaadinaai', establishing a rhythmic and melodic flow.
Vina (Rhetorical Question)
“Manam uruga seinthal sariya / ulagil vaazhthal muraiya”
The lyricist uses rhetorical questions like 'sariya' (is it right?) and 'muraiya' (is it fair?) to emphasize the heroine's intense helplessness and moral questioning of fate.
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Trivia
Composed by S. Vedhachalam with lyrics by Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam, 'Velodu Vilaiyadum Murugaiya' is one of singer P. Susheela's most expressive classical Tamil film songs. The song beautifully blends classical Carnatic musical phrasing with narrative emotion, expressing 'Nindastuthi'—a poetic style in South Indian devotion where the devotee lovingly reproaches the deity.
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