Veyilodu Vilaiyadi
From Veyyil · 2006
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singers
- Kailash Kher, Jassie Gift, Tippu, Prasanna
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Veyyil2006
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yaahi.. yaahi.. yaaraahi…. | Vocals / Chants |
| Yaahi… yaahi…yaahi | Vocals / Chants |
| Yaaraahi.. yaraahi.. yaraahi.. hey.. | Vocals / Chants |
| Dhaiyaaree….. dhaiyaaree…. | Vocals / Chants |
| Hey yaahi yaahi yaahi …..eee…. | Vocals / Chants |
| Aeoohooo…rara raa…………….. | Vocals / Chants |
| Male | |
| Veyilodu vilaiyadi | Playing with the sunshine |
| Veyilodu uravaadi | Bonding with the sunshine |
| Whistling :………………. | [Whistling] |
| Male :Veyilodu mallu katti | Wrestling with the sunshine, |
| Aattam pottomae | We danced with joy |
| Male | |
| Nandoorum nari oorum | Where crabs crawl and foxes wander, |
| Karuvelam kaattoram | By the side of the thorny mesquite forest, |
| Thattaanai suththi suththi | Surrounding the dragonfly, |
| Vattam pottomae | We circled around |
| Male | |
| Pasi vandhaa kuruvi muttai | When hungry, sparrow eggs; |
| Thannikku thevankutta | For water, the local pond; |
| Parippomae chola thatta | We plucked corn stalks, |
| Puludhi dhaan namma sattai.. | Dust itself was our shirt.. |
| Puludhi dhaan namma sattai….haaa…. | Dust itself was our shirt.. haaa.. |
| Male | |
| Veyilodu vilaiyadi | Playing with the sunshine |
| Veyilodu uravaadi | Bonding with the sunshine |
| Veyilodu mallu katti | Wrestling with the sunshine |
| Aattam pottomae | We danced with joy |
| Chorus | |
| ………………………….. | [Music Interlude] |
| Male | |
| Veppankottai adichi vandha | The blood shed while hitting neem seeds, |
| Raththam rasichom | We relished with joy |
| Male | |
| Vaththi kuchi adukki | Arranging matchsticks, |
| Kanakku paadam padichom | We learned math lessons |
| Male | |
| Thanni illa aathil | In a dry, waterless river, |
| Kitti pullu adichom | We played tip-cat (gilli-danda) |
| Male | |
| Thandavaalam mela kasu | On top of the railway tracks, placing coins, |
| Vachi tholaichom | We flattened and lost them |
| Male | |
| 5 paisa film-u vaangi | Buying 5-paisa film rolls, |
| Appa-voda vettiyila | Under father's dhoti, |
| Kannaadi lense vachi cinema kaamichom | Using a magnifying glass lens, we projected movies |
| Male | |
| Annaachi kadaiyila dhaan | At the local elder's shop, |
| Ennaiyila thee kulicha barotta-ku | For parottas deep-fried in sizzling oil, |
| Paathi soththai naama azhichom | We squandered half our wealth |
| Male | |
| Pottal kaattil pozhuthellam | Across barren open fields, all day long, |
| Ottam pottu thirinchom | We ran around endlessly |
| Veyila thavira vaazhkaiyila | Except for the scorching sunshine, in life, |
| Vera enna arinchom | What else did we ever know? |
| Male | |
| Veyilodu vilaiyadi | Playing with the sunshine |
| Veyilodu uravaadi | Bonding with the sunshine |
| Veyilodu mallu katti | Wrestling with the sunshine |
| Aattam pottomae | We danced with joy |
| Chorus | |
| ………………………….. | [Music Interlude] |
| Male | |
| Vennilava vettaiyadi | Hunting down the moonlight, |
| Veetil adaichom | We locked it inside our house |
| Male | |
| Pon vanda kottaankuchi | Golden beetles inside coconut shells, |
| Siraiyil valarthom | We raised in imprisonment |
| Male | |
| Kaandhatha mannula thechi | Rubbing magnets in the soil, |
| Peyum aattunom | We made spirits move |
| Male | |
| Record dance paarka | To watch the record dance performance, |
| Meesai ottunom | We stuck fake moustaches on |
| Male | |
| Oomatham poovai maathi | Exchanging Datura flowers, |
| Kalyaanam dhaan kattikuvom | We played at getting married |
| Male | |
| Kazhudhai mela oorvalama | Riding atop a donkey in procession, |
| Oorai suththinom | We roamed around the village |
| Male | |
| Enga ooru megam ellaam | The clouds over our village |
| Eppavaachum mazhai peiyum | Would rain only once in a blue moon |
| Appo naanga minnalula | And when it rained, in the flashes of lightning, |
| Photo pudichom | We took pictures |
| Male | |
| Thoppul kodiya polathaan | Just like an umbilical cord, |
| Indha oorai unarndhom | We felt connected to this village |
| Veyila thavira vaazhkaiyila | Except for the scorching sunshine, in life, |
| Vera enna arinchom | What else did we ever know? |
| Male | |
| Veyilodu vilaiyadi | Playing with the sunshine |
| Veyilodu uravaadi | Bonding with the sunshine |
| Veyilodu mallu katti | Wrestling with the sunshine |
| Aattam pottomae | We danced with joy |
| Male | |
| Nandoorum nari oorum | Where crabs crawl and foxes wander, |
| Karuvelam kaattoram | By the side of the thorny mesquite forest, |
| Thattaanai suththi suththi | Surrounding the dragonfly, |
| Vattam pottomae | We circled around |
| Male | |
| Pasi vandhaa kuruvi muttai | When hungry, sparrow eggs; |
| Thannikku thevankutta | For water, the local pond; |
| Parippomae chola thatta | We plucked corn stalks, |
| Puludhi dhaan namma sattai.. | Dust itself was our shirt.. |
| Puludhi dhaan namma sattai….haaa…. | Dust itself was our shirt.. haaa.. |
| Chorus | |
| Veyilodu vilaiyadi | Playing with the sunshine |
| Veyilodu uravaadi | Bonding with the sunshine |
| Veyilodu mallu katti | Wrestling with the sunshine |
| Aattam pottomae | We danced with joy |
யாகி யாகி யாராகி
யாகி யாகி யாகி
யாராகி யாராகி யாராகி யாராகி..ஹே
தையாரே...தையாரே.....
ஹே யாகி யாகி யாகி...
ஏஹோ...ராரா...ரா
Vocals / Chants
Vocals / Chants
Vocals / Chants
Vocals / Chants
Vocals / Chants
Vocals / Chants
வெயிலோடு விளையாடி
வெயிலோடு உறவாடி
வெயிலோடு மல்லுக்கட்டி
ஆட்டம் போட்டோமே
Playing with the sunshine
Bonding with the sunshine
[Whistling]
Wrestling with the sunshine,
We danced with joy
நண்டூரும் நரியுரும்
கருவேலங் காட்டோரம்
தட்டானைச் சுத்தி சுத்தி
வட்டம் போட்டோமே
Where crabs crawl and foxes wander,
By the side of the thorny mesquite forest,
Surrounding the dragonfly,
We circled around
பசி வந்தா குருவி முட்டை
தண்ணிக்கு தேவன் குட்டை
பறிப்போமே சோளத்தட்டை
புழுதி தான் நம்ம சட்டை
புழுதி தான் நம்ம சட்டை....
When hungry, sparrow eggs;
For water, the local pond;
We plucked corn stalks,
Dust itself was our shirt..
Dust itself was our shirt.. haaa..
வெயிலோடு விளையாடி
வெயிலோடு உறவாடி
வெயிலோடு மல்லுக்கட்டி
ஆட்டம் போட்டோமே
Playing with the sunshine
Bonding with the sunshine
Wrestling with the sunshine
We danced with joy
.................................................
[Music Interlude]
வேப்பங்கொட்டை அடிச்சு வந்த
ரத்தம் ரசிச்சோம்
The blood shed while hitting neem seeds,
We relished with joy
வத்திக்குச்சி அடுக்கி
கணக்கு பாடம் படிச்சோம்
Arranging matchsticks,
We learned math lessons
தண்ணியில்லா ஆத்தில்
கிட்டிப்புல்லு அடிச்சோம்
In a dry, waterless river,
We played tip-cat (gilli-danda)
தண்டவாளம் மேல
காசை வச்சு தொலச்சோம்
On top of the railway tracks, placing coins,
We flattened and lost them
அஞ்சு பைசா ஃபிலிமை வாங்கி
அப்பாவோட வேட்டியில
கண்ணாடி லென்சை வச்சு
சினிமா காமிச்சோம்
Buying 5-paisa film rolls,
Under father's dhoti,
Using a magnifying glass lens, we projected movies
அண்ணாச்சி கடையில தான்
எண்ணெயில தீக்குளிச்ச
பரோட்டாக்கு பாதி சொத்தை
நாம அழிச்சோம்
At the local elder's shop,
For parottas deep-fried in sizzling oil,
We squandered half our wealth
பொட்டல் காட்டில் பொழுதெல்லாம்
ஓட்டம் போட்டு திரிஞ்சோம்
வெயிலத் தவிர வாழ்க்கையில
வேற என்ன அறிஞ்சோம்....
Across barren open fields, all day long,
We ran around endlessly
Except for the scorching sunshine, in life,
What else did we ever know?
வெயிலோடு விளையாடி
வெயிலோடு உறவாடி
வெயிலோடு மல்லுக்கட்டி
ஆட்டம் போட்டோமே
Playing with the sunshine
Bonding with the sunshine
Wrestling with the sunshine
We danced with joy
.................................................
[Music Interlude]
வெண்ணிலவ வேட்டையாடி
வீட்டில் அடைச்சோம்
Hunting down the moonlight,
We locked it inside our house
பொன் வண்டை கொட்டாங்குச்சி
சிறையில் வளர்த்தோம்
Golden beetles inside coconut shells,
We raised in imprisonment
காந்தத்தை மண்ணுல தேய்ச்சு
பேயை ஆட்டுனோம்
Rubbing magnets in the soil,
We made spirits move
ரெக்கார்டு டான்சு பார்க்க
மீசை ஒட்டுனோம்
To watch the record dance performance,
We stuck fake moustaches on
ஊமத்தம் பூவை மாத்தி
கல்யாணம் தான் கட்டிக்குவோம்
Exchanging Datura flowers,
We played at getting married
கழுதை மேல ஊர்வலமா
ஊரை சுத்துனோம்
Riding atop a donkey in procession,
We roamed around the village
எங்க ஊரு மேகமெல்லாம்
எப்பவாச்சும் மழை பெய்யும்
அப்ப நாங்க மின்னலுல
போட்டோ புடிச்சோம்
The clouds over our village
Would rain only once in a blue moon
And when it rained, in the flashes of lightning,
We took pictures
தொப்புள்கொடியைப் போலத்தான்
இந்த ஊரை உணர்ந்தோம்
வெயிலைத் தவிர வாழ்க்கையில
வேற என்ன அறிஞ்சோம்
Just like an umbilical cord,
We felt connected to this village
Except for the scorching sunshine, in life,
What else did we ever know?
வெயிலோடு விளையாடி
வெயிலோடு உறவாடி
வெயிலோடு மல்லுக்கட்டி
ஆட்டம் போட்டோமே
Playing with the sunshine
Bonding with the sunshine
Wrestling with the sunshine
We danced with joy
நண்டூரும் நரியுரும்
கருவேலங் காட்டோரம்
தட்டானைச் சுத்தி சுத்தி
வட்டம் போட்டோமே
Where crabs crawl and foxes wander,
By the side of the thorny mesquite forest,
Surrounding the dragonfly,
We circled around
பசி வந்தா குருவி முட்டை
தண்ணிக்கு தேவன் குட்டை
பறிப்போமே சோளத்தட்டை
புழுதி தான் நம்ம சட்டை
புழுதி தான் நம்ம சட்டை....
When hungry, sparrow eggs;
For water, the local pond;
We plucked corn stalks,
Dust itself was our shirt..
Dust itself was our shirt.. haaa..
வெயிலோடு விளையாடி
வெயிலோடு உறவாடி
வெயிலோடு மல்லுக்கட்டி
ஆட்டம் போட்டோமே
Playing with the sunshine
Bonding with the sunshine
Wrestling with the sunshine
We danced with joy
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
வெயிலோடு விளையாடி
வெயிலோடு உறவாடி
வெயிலோடு மல்லுக்கட்டி
ஆட்டம் போட்டோமே
Yaahi.. yaahi.. yaaraahi….
Vocals / Chants
Yaahi… yaahi…yaahi
Vocals / Chants
Yaaraahi.. yaraahi.. yaraahi.. hey..
Vocals / Chants
Dhaiyaaree….. dhaiyaaree….
Vocals / Chants
Hey yaahi yaahi yaahi …..eee….
Vocals / Chants
Aeoohooo…rara raa……………..
Vocals / Chants
Veyilodu vilaiyadi
Playing with the sunshine
Veyilodu uravaadi
Bonding with the sunshine
Whistling :……………….
[Whistling]
Male :Veyilodu mallu katti
Wrestling with the sunshine,
Aattam pottomae
We danced with joy
Nandoorum nari oorum
Where crabs crawl and foxes wander,
Karuvelam kaattoram
By the side of the thorny mesquite forest,
Thattaanai suththi suththi
Surrounding the dragonfly,
Vattam pottomae
We circled around
Pasi vandhaa kuruvi muttai
When hungry, sparrow eggs;
Thannikku thevankutta
For water, the local pond;
Parippomae chola thatta
We plucked corn stalks,
Puludhi dhaan namma sattai..
Dust itself was our shirt..
Puludhi dhaan namma sattai….haaa….
Dust itself was our shirt.. haaa..
Veyilodu vilaiyadi
Playing with the sunshine
Veyilodu uravaadi
Bonding with the sunshine
Veyilodu mallu katti
Wrestling with the sunshine
Aattam pottomae
We danced with joy
…………………………..
[Music Interlude]
Veppankottai adichi vandha
The blood shed while hitting neem seeds,
Raththam rasichom
We relished with joy
Vaththi kuchi adukki
Arranging matchsticks,
Kanakku paadam padichom
We learned math lessons
Thanni illa aathil
In a dry, waterless river,
Kitti pullu adichom
We played tip-cat (gilli-danda)
Thandavaalam mela kasu
On top of the railway tracks, placing coins,
Vachi tholaichom
We flattened and lost them
5 paisa film-u vaangi
Buying 5-paisa film rolls,
Appa-voda vettiyila
Under father's dhoti,
Kannaadi lense vachi cinema kaamichom
Using a magnifying glass lens, we projected movies
Annaachi kadaiyila dhaan
At the local elder's shop,
Ennaiyila thee kulicha barotta-ku
For parottas deep-fried in sizzling oil,
Paathi soththai naama azhichom
We squandered half our wealth
Pottal kaattil pozhuthellam
Across barren open fields, all day long,
Ottam pottu thirinchom
We ran around endlessly
Veyila thavira vaazhkaiyila
Except for the scorching sunshine, in life,
Vera enna arinchom
What else did we ever know?
Veyilodu vilaiyadi
Playing with the sunshine
Veyilodu uravaadi
Bonding with the sunshine
Veyilodu mallu katti
Wrestling with the sunshine
Aattam pottomae
We danced with joy
…………………………..
[Music Interlude]
Vennilava vettaiyadi
Hunting down the moonlight,
Veetil adaichom
We locked it inside our house
Pon vanda kottaankuchi
Golden beetles inside coconut shells,
Siraiyil valarthom
We raised in imprisonment
Kaandhatha mannula thechi
Rubbing magnets in the soil,
Peyum aattunom
We made spirits move
Record dance paarka
To watch the record dance performance,
Meesai ottunom
We stuck fake moustaches on
Oomatham poovai maathi
Exchanging Datura flowers,
Kalyaanam dhaan kattikuvom
We played at getting married
Kazhudhai mela oorvalama
Riding atop a donkey in procession,
Oorai suththinom
We roamed around the village
Enga ooru megam ellaam
The clouds over our village
Eppavaachum mazhai peiyum
Would rain only once in a blue moon
Appo naanga minnalula
And when it rained, in the flashes of lightning,
Photo pudichom
We took pictures
Thoppul kodiya polathaan
Just like an umbilical cord,
Indha oorai unarndhom
We felt connected to this village
Veyila thavira vaazhkaiyila
Except for the scorching sunshine, in life,
Vera enna arinchom
What else did we ever know?
Veyilodu vilaiyadi
Playing with the sunshine
Veyilodu uravaadi
Bonding with the sunshine
Veyilodu mallu katti
Wrestling with the sunshine
Aattam pottomae
We danced with joy
Nandoorum nari oorum
Where crabs crawl and foxes wander,
Karuvelam kaattoram
By the side of the thorny mesquite forest,
Thattaanai suththi suththi
Surrounding the dragonfly,
Vattam pottomae
We circled around
Pasi vandhaa kuruvi muttai
When hungry, sparrow eggs;
Thannikku thevankutta
For water, the local pond;
Parippomae chola thatta
We plucked corn stalks,
Puludhi dhaan namma sattai..
Dust itself was our shirt..
Puludhi dhaan namma sattai….haaa….
Dust itself was our shirt.. haaa..
Veyilodu vilaiyadi
Playing with the sunshine
Veyilodu uravaadi
Bonding with the sunshine
Veyilodu mallu katti
Wrestling with the sunshine
Aattam pottomae
We danced with joy
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Veyilodu Vilaiyadi' from the film Veyyil (2006) is a deeply nostalgic anthem celebrating rural childhood in the arid, sun-drenched landscapes of Southern Tamil Nadu. Written by Na. Muthukumar, the lyrics vividly capture the innocence, unfiltered joys, and mischievous games of growing up in poverty where nature and imagination were the primary playmates.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora / Rhyme (Egal)
“Veyilodu vilaiyadi / Veyilodu uravaadi / Veyilodu mallu katti”
Repetition of 'Veyilodu' (with the sunshine) at the start of consecutive lines creates a rhythmic, musical pulse celebrating the central theme of the sun.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Thoppul kodiya polathaan / Indha oorai unarndhom”
The bond between the villagers and their native soil is compared directly to the umbilical cord ('Thoppul kodi'), signifying an indelible ancestral connection.
Hyperbole (Uruvagaimai / Uyharvu Navitchi)
“Vennilava vettaiyadi / Veetil adaichom”
Exaggerated childhood imagery, such as hunting the moonlight or capturing lightning flashes as photographs, expressing magical childhood perception.
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Trivia
Music for this song was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar in his debut film album at the age of 19. The song was sung by Tipu, Kailash Kher, Jassie Gift, and V.V. Prasanna. Na. Muthukumar won critical acclaim for bringing authentic southern Tamil rural childhood games and slangs into mainstream cinema lyrics.
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