'Vellai Pura ondru' is one of the most underrated songs in the Tamil industry. One of the many gems of the Vairamuthu-Ilayaraja combo. When there are two versions of a track (sad and happy), I've always like the sad one better. My liking for sad melancholic songs have had many reasons. I feel, the pathos that a quality composition can bring out in a person is beyond comparison to any other aura, that a song of any other genre can bring. This song comes in a situation where the guy sings for his lost love. When you go in for a sad melancholy, only a few people can bring the mournful feel better than K.J.Yesudas does. The hum in the beginning of the song transfused with the flute prelude showcases the brilliance of Raja sir. Vairamuthu's genius is evident in the each of the verses of the stanzas, and especially in the last verse.
Thalaividhi ennum vaarthai ondru,
Kavalaiku marundhu aanathey
Bedhangale vaazhum varai
Sogangale kaadhal kathai
Kaarkaala malargalum ennodu thalladum
Muthal ezhuthu thaai mozhiyil
Thalai ezhuthu yaar mozhiyil
Thuduppu izhandhathum kaadhal odam
Thisai maranthadhu paingkili
Pogum vazhi noor aanathey
Kaneerinaal saer aanathey
Illaatha uravukku naan seiyyum abhishekham
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