T.M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela perform ‘Velli Salangai’ from the album ‘Sri Ramajayam.’ Lyricist Kannadasan and composer M.S. Viswanathan craft a flirtatious exchange between lovers. Their vocal interplay carries romantic admiration and playful vows.
Velli Salangai
P. Susheela | T. M. Soundararajan • From “Sri Ramajayam”
Sri Ramajayam’s Velli Salangai Tamil Lyrics English Translation
Kannadasan compares love’s growth to natural progressions—a leaf becomes fruit, milk turns to honey. The singers describe how marriage brings artistic abundance. Four hundred new arts blossom from their union according to the lyrics.
Velli Salangai Thulli KulungaAs the silver anklets jump and jingle,
Kalla Sirippu Pinni IzhukkaAnd your mischievous smile pulls me in,
Sollungal Suvai KaaviyamPlease recite a sweet, poetic epic.
Soottungal Tamizh OviyamAdorn us with the beauty of Tamil art.
Velli Salangai Thulli KulungaAs the silver anklets jump and jingle,
Kalla Sirippu Pinni IzhukkaAnd your mischievous smile pulls me in,
Sollungal Suvai KaaviyamPlease recite a sweet, poetic epic.
Soottungal Tamizh OviyamAdorn us with the beauty of Tamil art.
Manjal Mugaththai Nenjil NinaiththaalWhen I cherish your turmeric-glowing face in my heart,
Konja Thudikkum Enthan NinaivuMy pulse throbs with a longing to caress you.
Manjal Mugaththai Nenjil NinaiththaalWhen I cherish your turmeric-glowing face in my heart,
Konja Thudikkum Enthan NinaivuMy pulse throbs with a longing to caress you.
Ilai Poovaagi Kaayaagi KaniyaanathuThe leaf became a flower, then a fruit, and finally ripened.
Idhazh Paalaagi Thaenaagi PadhamaanathuYour lips turned from milk to honey, reaching sweet perfection.
Ilai Poovaagi Kaayaagi KaniyaanathuThe leaf became a flower, then a fruit, and finally ripened.
Idhazh Paalaagi Thaenaagi PadhamaanathuYour lips turned from milk to honey, reaching sweet perfection.
Poochchoodi Choodi Kodi Pola AadiWearing flowers and swaying like a graceful vine,
Ponnaaga Vantha VennilaaYou are the moonlight that arrived like gold.
Kaattraada Aada Kan Jaadai PesumAs we sway in the breeze, your eyes speak in signs.
Kannaana Kannan ThiruvizhaaIt’s a festival for my darling, my Krishna.
Kannaana KannanMy darling, my Krishna,
Thiruvizhaa ThiruvizhaaA celebration, a grand festival.
Velli Salangai Thulli KulungaAs the silver anklets jump and jingle,
Kalla Sirippu Pinni IzhukkaAnd your mischievous smile pulls me in,
Sollungal Suvai KaaviyamPlease recite a sweet, poetic epic.
Soottungal Tamizh OviyamAdorn us with the beauty of Tamil art.
Kamban EzhuththilIn the verses of the great poet Kamban,
Pongum KaruththaiWith those overflowing, profound meanings,
Konjam Ninaiththu Ennai AnaiththuThink of them a little, and then embrace me.
Kamban EzhuththilIn the verses of the great poet Kamban,
Pongum KaruththaiWith those overflowing, profound meanings,
Konjam Ninaiththu Ennai AnaiththuThink of them a little, and then embrace me.
Ini Naalthorum VilaiyaadaTo play together every day from now on,
Thunai VanthathuA true companion has arrived.
Adhil Naanooru Vithamaana Kalai VanthathuAnd with that, four hundred kinds of arts have blossomed.
Ini Naalthorum VilaiyaadaTo play together every day from now on,
Thunai VanthathuA true companion has arrived.
Adhil Naanooru Vithamaana Kalai VanthathuAnd with that, four hundred kinds of arts have blossomed.
Naal Paarththu Paarththu Nee VanthathennaWhy did you wait for the perfect auspicious day to come?
En Rasi Nalla RasithaanMy lucky stars are truly good ones.
Kannaana JodiWe are a beloved, perfect pair,
Ponnaana VaazhvuWith a life that is pure gold,
Kalyaanam Thantha RasithaanIt’s the fortune that marriage has bestowed.
Kalyaanam Thantha Rasithaan RasithaanIt’s the fortune that marriage has bestowed, truly bestowed.
Velli Salangai Thulli KulungaAs the silver anklets jump and jingle,
Kalla Sirippu Pinni IzhukkaAnd your mischievous smile pulls me in,
Sollungal Suvai KaaviyamPlease recite a sweet, poetic epic.
Soottungal Tamizh OviyamAdorn us with the beauty of Tamil art.
Velli Salangai Music Video
Tamil poetry traditions shape the ‘Velli Salangai’ lyrics translation. It presents marital joy as cultural fulfillment. Listeners seeking the lyrics in English find a celebration of partnership through classical imagery.