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Lyrics & meaning

Vetri Meethu Vetri

From Thedi Vandha Mappillai · 1970

Lyricist: Lyricist Not Known
Singer: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director: M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name: Thedi Vandha Mappillai
Movie release year: 1970
Lyrics added on: 5 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

{ Vetri meedhu

Vetri vandhu ennai serum

Adhai vaangi thandha

Perumai ellam unnai serum } (2)

{ Petreduthu

Peyar kodutha annai

Allavo nee pesugindra

Deivam enbadhu unmai allavo } (2)

Vetri meedhu

Vetri vandhu ennai serum

Adhai vaangi thandha

Perumai ellam unnai serum

{ Thaai paalil

Veeram kanden

Thaalaatil thamizhai kanden } (2)

{ Unnaamal

Iruka kanden

Urangaamal vizhika kanden } (2)

Matravarku

Vaazhugindra ullam

Ennavo adhu unnidathil

Naan arindha paadam allavo

Vetri meedhu

Vetri vandhu ennai serum

Adhai vaangi thandha

Perumai ellam unnai serum

{ Annai sindhum

Kanneer ellam

Pillaiyinaal panneer aagum } (2)

{ Aasai tharum

Kanavugal ellam

Avanaaldhaan nenavugal aagum } (2)

Andru thottu

Nee ninaitha ennam

Ennamma adhai indru

Thottu naan mudikum

Vannam paaramma

Vetri meedhu

Vetri vandhu ennai serum

Adhai vaangi thandha

Perumai ellam unnai serum

Victory upon

victory comes to me,

and all the credit for earning it

belongs completely to you.

Giving me birth

and giving me a name,

you are my mother; that you are a living

god who speaks—isn't that true?

Victory upon

victory comes to me,

and all the credit for earning it

belongs completely to you.

In my mother's milk,

I found courage;

in your lullabies, I found Tamil.

I saw you go without food,

enduring your hunger,

and stay awake through the night without sleep.

Living for others

with a selfless heart—

isn't that the lesson

I learned from you?

Victory upon

victory comes to me,

and all the credit for earning it

belongs completely to you.

All the tears

that a mother sheds

turn into fragrant rosewater through her child.

All the fond

dreams in her heart

become reality only through him.

Ever since those days,

whatever hopes you held, Mother,

see how today

I fulfill every one of them

and make them come true!

Victory upon

victory comes to me,

and all the credit for earning it

belongs completely to you.

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Vetri Meedhu Vetri Vandhu' is an emotionally resonant Tamil song celebrating maternal devotion, sacrifice, and filial gratitude. The protagonist attributes all his life accomplishments and victories solely to his mother, whom he considers a living goddess on earth. He acknowledges her sacrifices—how she endured hunger and sleepless nights to raise him—and recalls how she infused him with courage and love for the Tamil language.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

“Vetri meedhu / Vetri vandhu ennai serum”

Repetition of the 'V' consonant sound at the start of adjacent lines.

Edugai (Second Letter Rhyming)

“Unnaamal / Urangaamal vizhika kanden”

Matching second letter 'n' in 'Unnaamal' and 'Urangaamal'.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

“Kanneer ellam / Pillaiyinaal panneer aagum”

Rhyming word endings with 'Kanneer' and 'Panneer', as well as 'Kanavugal' and 'Nenavugal'.

Metaphor

“Allavo nee pesugindra / Deivam enbadhu unmai allavo”

Comparing the mother to a speaking, living deity ('pesugindra Deivam').

Did you know?

Trivia

This famous track from the movie 'Thedi Vandha Mappillai' (1970) stars M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) and Jayalalithaa. The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, sung by T. M. Soundararajan, with lyrics authored by Vaali.

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