- Lyricist
- Thamarai
- Singer
- Deva
- Music director
- Deva
- Movie name
- Viralukketha Veekkam
- Movie release year
- 1999
- Lyrics added on
- 16 Sept 2021
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Veralukkeththa veekkam illeenga
Naattil varavukeththa selavu illeenga
Aasaikeththa uzhaippum illeenga
Manasa alaiya vittaa avasththai thaanunga
Iru kaiyai neetta koodaathu
Naalum kaiya yaentha koodaathunga
Kaasa vaangi eraichchiputtu
Kaiya katti nikka koodaathu
Naattula namma veettula
Rompa kaalamaa intha pokkuthaan
Sikkanam venum konjam sinthikka venum
Pakkuvam venum innum panpada venum
Veralukkeththa veekkam illeenga
Naattil varavukeththa selavu illeenga
Aasaikeththa uzhaippum illeenga
Manasa alaiya vittaa avasththai thaanunga
Lottary seetta nambi aduppil olaiya vaikkaatahe
Adhirshtam adikkimunnu pattiniyaaga kedakkaathae
Kiliya kettuputtu vaazhkkai payanam pogaathae
Arivai viththuputtu araikuraiyaa nikkaathae
Uzhaippum enbathum vervai enbathu
Vetti vaarththai aachchunga
Ingae ozhaichchu pizhaikkum manushan paadu
Keliyaagi pochchuna
Uzhaippum enbathum vervai enbathum
Vetti vaarthai aachchunga
Ingae ozhaichchu pizhaikkum manushan paadu
Keliyaagi pochchuna
Naattula namma veettula
Rompa kaalamaa intha pokkuthaan
Sikkanam venum konjam sinthikka venum
Pakkuvam venum innum panpada venum
Veralukkeththa veekkam illeenga
Naattil varavukeththa selavu illeenga
Aasaikeththa uzhaippum illeenga
Manasa alaiya vittaa avasththai thaanunga
Cinima tv ellaam pozhuthu pokkunnu sonnaanga
Adhuvae vaazhkkaiyaaga maari ippo ninnaanga
Moolai mudukku ellaam brandy kada aayaachchu
Kudichchi kudichchi manushan aayul paadhi poyaachchu
Moonu seettum cricket bat-yum
Dhesa chinnam aachchunga
Namma vaazhkkaiyaiththaan tholaichchuputtom
Enga poyi thaedanga
Moonu seettum cricket bat-yum
Dhesa chinnam aachchunga
Namma vaazhkkaiyaiththaan tholaichchuputtom
Enga poyi thaedanga
Naattula namma veettula
Rompa kaalamaa intha pokkuthaan
Sikkanam venum konjam sinthikka venum
Pakkuvam venum innum panpada venum
Veralukkeththa veekkam illeenga
Naattil varavukeththa selavu illeenga
Aasaikeththa uzhaippum illeenga
Manasa alaiya vittaa avasththai thaanunga
Iru kaiyai neetta koodaathu
Naalum kaiya yaentha koodaathunga
Kaasa vaangi eraichchiputtu
Kaiya katti nikka koodaathu
Naattula namma veettula
Rompa kaalamaa intha pokkuthaan
Sikkanam venum konjam sinthikka venum
Pakkuvam venum innum panpada venum…
The swelling doesn't match the finger, folks
In our land, spending doesn't match the income, folks
Hard work doesn't match the desires, folks
If you let your mind wander freely, it only brings suffering, folks
You shouldn't reach out your hands to borrow
You shouldn't beg with open palms every day, folks
After borrowing money and squandering it all
You shouldn't stand helpless with folded arms
In our country and in our homes
This has been the trend for a very long time
We need thriftiness, we need to think a little
We need maturity, we need to refine our ways
The swelling doesn't match the finger, folks
In our land, spending doesn't match the income, folks
Hard work doesn't match the desires, folks
If you let your mind wander freely, it only brings suffering, folks
Don't put a pot of water on the stove counting on a lottery ticket
Don't starve yourself waiting for good luck to strike
Don't start your life's journey based on a fortune-telling parrot
Don't throw your common sense away and stand around clueless
Things like hard work and honest sweat
Have become mere empty words, folks
Here, the struggles of the man who works for a living
Have turned into a running joke, folks
Things like hard work and honest sweat
Have become mere empty words, folks
Here, the struggles of the man who works for a living
Have turned into a running joke, folks
In our country and in our homes
This has been the trend for a very long time
We need thriftiness, we need to think a little
We need maturity, we need to refine our ways
The swelling doesn't match the finger, folks
In our land, spending doesn't match the income, folks
Hard work doesn't match the desires, folks
If you let your mind wander freely, it only brings suffering, folks
They told us movies and TV were just entertainment
Now people live inside them and stay stuck there
Every nook and corner has turned into a liquor shop
Drinking continuously has cut a man's lifespan in half
Card games and cricket bats
Have become national symbols, folks
We have completely lost our way of living
Where can we go searching for it, folks?
Card games and cricket bats
Have become national symbols, folks
We have completely lost our way of living
Where can we go searching for it, folks?
In our country and in our homes
This has been the trend for a very long time
We need thriftiness, we need to think a little
We need maturity, we need to refine our ways
The swelling doesn't match the finger, folks
In our land, spending doesn't match the income, folks
Hard work doesn't match the desires, folks
If you let your mind wander freely, it only brings suffering, folks
You shouldn't reach out your hands to borrow
You shouldn't beg with open palms every day, folks
After borrowing money and squandering it all
You shouldn't stand helpless with folded arms
In our country and in our homes
This has been the trend for a very long time
We need thriftiness, we need to think a little
We need maturity, we need to refine our ways
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This song is a socio-economic commentary that addresses financial discipline, hard work, and living within one's means. Using the famous Tamil proverb 'Viralukku etha veekkam' (swelling proportional to the finger size, meaning spending within one's income), lyricist Thamarai criticizes common societal vices such as relying on lottery tickets, parrot fortune-telling, alcoholism, high debt, and addiction to media and gambling. The song urges people to cultivate thriftiness, rational thinking, and maturity to live a respectable and balanced life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Proverb Metaphor (Pazhamozhi)
“Veralukkeththa veekkam illeenga”
The title and hook 'Veralukkeththa veekkam' uses the famous proverb metaphor to urge people to limit expenses to their earning capacity.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Naattil varavukeththa selavu illeenga”
Rhyming endings 'illeenga', 'thaanunga', and 'koodaathunga' create a folk-style conversational rhythm.
Ethukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Sikkanam venum konjam sinthikka venum”
The second letter 'k' rhymes across lines in 'Sikkanam' and 'Pakkuvam'.
Monaai (Initial Alliteration)
“Sikkanam venum konjam sinthikka venum”
Repetition of the 'S' sound in 'Sikkanam' and 'sinthikka'.
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Trivia
The film 'Viralukketha Veekkam' (1999), directed by V. Sekhar, was a comedy-drama centered entirely around three middle-class families living beyond their income due to greed and social pressure. The music for the film was composed by Deva.
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