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Aaha…Ennai Paar Manna

From Magudam Katha Mangai · 1957

Lyricist
A. Maruthakasi
Singers
Jikki, T. A. Mothi
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Magudam Katha Mangai
Movie release year
1957
Lyrics added on
2 Apr 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aaha ..ennai paar manna
Aruginil vaa kannaa
Manamae inbamadhaai
Kaadhal endra amudhundu
Bodhai kadal moozhga
Konji amaidhiyum thaa
Male :Engae….
Female :Ingae…
Eedilla enadhu kannae
Inimai tharum pennae
Idhayamadhil kalanthae
Endhan kaadhil thaen adhai
Undhan kural sindhudhae
Anbae idhu nijama
Female :Enna
Male :Kannae……
Aaha ..ennai paar manna
Aruginil vaa kannaa
Manamae inbamadhaai
Kaadhal endra amudhundu
Bodhai kadal moozhga
Konji amaidhiyum thaa
Male :Engae….
Female :Ingae…
Kann munnalae kanda annaalae
Ennai naan maranthenae
Kann munnalae kanda annaalae
Ennai naan maranthenae
Ohoo oo
Kalanga seiyum kangalaalae
Kalanga seiyum kangalaalae
Mayangi adimaiyaanen
Mayangi adimaiyaanen
Female :Thangal anbae minna kanden
Nenjam thannil
Thangal anbae minna kanden
Nenjam thannil
Eedilla enadhu kannae
Inimai tharum pennae
Idhayamadhil kalanthae
Female :Haa..a.aa…
Male :Endhan kaadhil thaen adhai
Undhan kural sindhudhae
Anbae idhu nijama
Female :Haa..a.aa…
Enna
Male :Kannae……
Aaha ..ennai paar manna
Aruginil vaa kannaa
Manamae inbamadhaai
Kaadhal endra amudhundu
Bodhai kadal moozhga
Konji amaidhiyum thaa
Male :Engae….
Female :Ingae…
Ullam ingae silirthida kanden
Umadhu aasaiyinalae
Ullam ingae silirthida kanden
Umadhu aasaiyinalae
Hoo oo oo
Mann melae nammaiyae paarpathalae
Mann melae nammaiyae paarpathalae
Kaadhal mayakkathinaalae
Kaadhal mayakkathinaalae
Sindhukindraan thaenalaiyai
Chandhiranthaan
Sindhukindraan thaenalaiyai
Chandhiranthaan
Eedilla enadhu kannae
Inimai tharum pennae
Idhayamadhil kalanthae
Female :Haa..a.aa…
Male :Endhan kaadhil thaen adhai
Undhan kural sindhudhae
Anbae idhu nijama
Female :Haa..a.aa…
Enna
Male :Kannae……
Aaha ..ennai paar manna
Aruginil vaa kannaa
Manamae inbamadhaai
Kaadhal endra amudhundu
Bodhai kadal moozhga
Konji amaidhiyum thaa
Male :Engae….
Female :Ingae…
Aha... look at me, my king,
Come close to me, my beloved!
With my heart filled with bliss,
Drinking the nectar of love,
Drowning in an ocean of sweet intoxication,
Caress me and grant me peace!
Male: Where?
Female: Here...
My matchless darling,
Sweet and gentle girl,
Mingling with my heart,
Like honey poured into my ears,
Your sweet voice flows!
My love, is this real?
Female: What?
Male: Darling...
Aha... look at me, my king,
Come close to me, my beloved!
With my heart filled with bliss,
Drinking the nectar of love,
Drowning in an ocean of sweet intoxication,
Caress me and grant me peace!
Male: Where?
Female: Here...
The very day I saw you before my eyes,
I forgot myself completely!
The very day I saw you before my eyes,
I forgot myself completely!
Oho oh
With those mesmerizing eyes of yours,
With those mesmerizing eyes of yours,
I was charmed and became your captive!
I was charmed and became your captive!
Female: I saw your love shining bright
Inside my heart!
I saw your love shining bright
Inside my heart!
My matchless darling,
Sweet and gentle girl,
Mingling with my heart,
Female: Ha... ah... ah...
Male: Like honey poured into my ears,
Your sweet voice flows!
My love, is this real?
Female: Ha... ah... ah...
What?
Male: Darling...
Aha... look at me, my king,
Come close to me, my beloved!
With my heart filled with bliss,
Drinking the nectar of love,
Drowning in an ocean of sweet intoxication,
Caress me and grant me peace!
Male: Where?
Female: Here...
I feel my heart thrill with joy,
Stirred by your sweet desire!
I feel my heart thrill with joy,
Stirred by your sweet desire!
Ho oh oh
Watching the two of us down on earth,
Watching the two of us down on earth,
Enchanted by the spell of love,
Enchanted by the spell of love,
He pours down honeyed waves of light,
The moon above!
He pours down honeyed waves of light,
The moon above!
My matchless darling,
Sweet and gentle girl,
Mingling with my heart,
Female: Ha... ah... ah...
Male: Like honey poured into my ears,
Your sweet voice flows!
My love, is this real?
Female: Ha... ah... ah...
What?
Male: Darling...
Aha... look at me, my king,
Come close to me, my beloved!
With my heart filled with bliss,
Drinking the nectar of love,
Drowning in an ocean of sweet intoxication,
Caress me and grant me peace!
Male: Where?
Female: Here...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic duet portrays two lovers expressing their deep, mesmerizing affection for one another. The female lead calls her king closer to taste the sweet nectar of love and find peace, while the male lead feels enraptured by her sweet voice, comparing it to honey pouring into his ears. As they gaze upon each other, even the moon seems to shower sweet honeyed light upon their love, driving them into a state of pleasant intoxication and eternal devotion.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uruvam (Metaphor)

Kaadhal endra amudhundu

Compares love directly to 'amudhu' (immortal nectar).

Uruvam (Metaphor)

Bodhai kadal moozhga

Compares the state of sweet romantic intoxication to an ocean ('bodhai kadal').

Metaphor

Endhan kaadhil thaen adhai undhan kural sindhudhae

Compares the sweet voice of the beloved to honey ('thaen') spilling into the listener's ears.

Ethirai (Second letter rhyme)

Kann munnalae kanda annaalae / Ennai naan maranthenae

Rhyming of the second consonant sound 'nn' across adjacent lines ('Kann' and 'Ennai').

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Trivia

Composed by K. V. Mahadevan with lyrics by A. Maruthakasi, 'Magudam Katha Mangai' (1957) features a classic duet sung by Jikki and T. A. Mothi. The song uses conversational playfulness between the leads ('Engae', 'Ingae') which was a popular narrative device in 1950s Tamil cinema music.

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