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Lyrics & meaning

Aaha…Ennai Paar Manna

From Magudam Katha Mangai · 1957

Lyricist
A. Maruthakasi
Singers
Jikki, T. A. Mothi
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Details
Magudam Katha Mangai1957

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Aaha ..ennai paar mannaAha, look at me, my king
Aruginil vaa kannaaCome near me, my beloved
Manamae inbamadhaaiWith my heart filled with joy
Kaadhal endra amudhunduDrinking the nectar called love
Bodhai kadal moozhgaDrowning in an ocean of bliss
Konji amaidhiyum thaaCaress me and grant me peace
Male :Engae….Male: Where?
Female :Ingae…Female: Here...
Male
Eedilla enadhu kannaeMy matchless apple of my eye
Inimai tharum pennaeOh sweet woman who grants delight
Idhayamadhil kalanthaeMingling deeply in my heart
Endhan kaadhil thaen adhaiHoney into my ears
Undhan kural sindhudhaeYour voice pours forth sweet honey
Anbae idhu nijamaMy love, is this truly real?
Female :EnnaFemale: What?
Male :Kannae……Male: My beloved...
Female
Aaha ..ennai paar mannaAha, look at me, my king
Aruginil vaa kannaaCome near me, my beloved
Manamae inbamadhaaiWith my heart filled with joy
Kaadhal endra amudhunduDrinking the nectar called love
Bodhai kadal moozhgaDrowning in an ocean of bliss
Konji amaidhiyum thaaCaress me and grant me peace
Male :Engae….Male: Where?
Female :Ingae…Female: Here...
Female
Kann munnalae kanda annaalaeThe day I saw you before my eyes
Ennai naan maranthenaeI forgot my very self
Kann munnalae kanda annaalaeThe day I saw you before my eyes
Ennai naan maranthenaeI forgot my very self
Male
Ohoo ooOhoo oo
Kalanga seiyum kangalaalaeBy those eyes that cause turmoil
Kalanga seiyum kangalaalaeBy those eyes that cause turmoil
Mayangi adimaiyaanenI became entranced and enslaved
Mayangi adimaiyaanenI became entranced and enslaved
Female :Thangal anbae minna kandenFemale: I saw your love shine bright
Nenjam thannilWithin my heart
Thangal anbae minna kandenI saw your love shine bright
Nenjam thannilWithin my heart
Male
Eedilla enadhu kannaeMy matchless apple of my eye
Inimai tharum pennaeOh sweet woman who grants delight
Idhayamadhil kalanthaeMingling deeply in my heart
Female :Haa..a.aa…Female: Haa..a.aa…
Male :Endhan kaadhil thaen adhaiMale: Honey into my ears
Undhan kural sindhudhaeYour voice pours forth sweet honey
Anbae idhu nijamaMy love, is this truly real?
Female :Haa..a.aa…Female: Haa..a.aa…
Female
EnnaWhat?
Male :Kannae……Male: My beloved...
Female
Aaha ..ennai paar mannaAha, look at me, my king
Aruginil vaa kannaaCome near me, my beloved
Manamae inbamadhaaiWith my heart filled with joy
Kaadhal endra amudhunduDrinking the nectar called love
Bodhai kadal moozhgaDrowning in an ocean of bliss
Konji amaidhiyum thaaCaress me and grant me peace
Male :Engae….Male: Where?
Female :Ingae…Female: Here...
Female
Ullam ingae silirthida kandenI felt my heart thrill with joy here
Umadhu aasaiyinalaeBecause of your deep desire
Ullam ingae silirthida kandenI felt my heart thrill with joy here
Umadhu aasaiyinalaeBecause of your deep desire
Male
Hoo oo ooHoo oo oo
Mann melae nammaiyae paarpathalaeLooking at us upon this earth
Mann melae nammaiyae paarpathalaeLooking at us upon this earth
Kaadhal mayakkathinaalaeDue to the intoxication of love
Kaadhal mayakkathinaalaeDue to the intoxication of love
Male
Sindhukindraan thaenalaiyaiShowering waves of honey
ChandhiranthaanThe moon itself pours down
Sindhukindraan thaenalaiyaiShowering waves of honey
ChandhiranthaanThe moon itself pours down
Male
Eedilla enadhu kannaeMy matchless apple of my eye
Inimai tharum pennaeOh sweet woman who grants delight
Idhayamadhil kalanthaeMingling deeply in my heart
Female :Haa..a.aa…Female: Haa..a.aa…
Male :Endhan kaadhil thaen adhaiMale: Honey into my ears
Undhan kural sindhudhaeYour voice pours forth sweet honey
Anbae idhu nijamaMy love, is this truly real?
Female :Haa..a.aa…Female: Haa..a.aa…
Female
EnnaWhat?
Male :Kannae……Male: My beloved...
Female
Aaha ..ennai paar mannaAha, look at me, my king
Aruginil vaa kannaaCome near me, my beloved
Manamae inbamadhaaiWith my heart filled with joy
Kaadhal endra amudhunduDrinking the nectar called love
Bodhai kadal moozhgaDrowning in an ocean of bliss
Konji amaidhiyum thaaCaress me and grant me peace
Male :Engae….Male: Where?
Female :Ingae…Female: Here...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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