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Lyrics & meaning

Aatha Mangatha

From Asthivaram · 1982

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
Malaysia Vasudevan
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Asthivaram
Movie release year
1982
Lyrics added on
5 Dec 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aaththaa mangaaththaa enga maamiyaaru ungaaththaa
Naalu pera kettu paaradi adhai
Nampaatti seettu ezhuthi pottu paaradi
Hae aaththaa mangaaththaa enga maamiyaaru ungaaththaa
Naalu pera kettu paaradi adhai
Nampaatti seettu ezhuthi pottu paaradi
Ammaadi aaththaadi maalai maaththu munnaadi
Ammaadi aaththaadi maalai maaththu munnaadi
Aaththaa mangaaththaa enga maamiyaaru ungaaththaa
Naalu pera kettu paaradi adhai
Nampaatti seettu ezhuthi pottu paaradi
………………..
Poo vaangi vachchirukkendi nee pottukkaththaan
Paavaadai thachchirukkendi
Naan paai vaangi pottirukkendi
Un kaipidikka panjaangam paaththirukkendi
Mamannu kooppittu paaru un naakkulathaan
Paavaadai thachchirukkendi
Naan paai vaangi pottirukkendi
Un kaippidikka panjaangam paaththirukkendi
Hae aaththaa mangaaththaa enga maamiyaaru ungaaththaa
Naalu pera kettu paaradi adhai
Nampaatti seettu ezhuthi pottu paaradi haei haei
Podaatha veththila paakku
Nee naan eduththu poosaatha vaasanai soap-pu
Soodaatha malligai maalai
Nee paagavathar paadaatha manmatha leelai
Adi naan paarththaen aayiram ponnu
Naan paaththathula needhaandi nooththula onnu
Hae aaththaa mangaaththaa enga maamiyaaru ungaaththaa
Naalu pera kettu paaradi adhai
Nampaatti seettu ezhuthi pottu paaradi haei
………………..
Raaththiri neram
Naan kann muzhichchu neththoda onbathu vaaram
Thaangaathu yaenura nenju
Nee anil kadichchu thingaatha vellari pinu
Nee paakkaathae aayiram kuththam
Nee sammathichchaa ketkaatho naayana saththam
Nee paakkaathae aayiram kuththam
Nee sammathichchaa ketkaatho naayana saththam
Aaththaa mangaaththaa enga maamiyaaru ungaaththaa
Naalu pera kettu paaradi adhai
Nampaatti seettu ezhuthi pottu paaradi
Ammaadi aaththaadi maalai maaththu munnaadi
Ammaadi aaththaadi maalai maaththu munnaadi
………………..
O Goddess Mangatha, my mother-in-law is your mother!
Go ask four people and see, girl,
Or draw a fortune chit like our grandmother does, girl!
Hey, O Goddess Mangatha, my mother-in-law is your mother!
Go ask four people and see, girl,
Or draw a fortune chit like our grandmother does, girl!
Oh my, oh dear, before we exchange garlands!
Oh my, oh dear, before we exchange garlands!
O Goddess Mangatha, my mother-in-law is your mother!
Go ask four people and see, girl,
Or draw a fortune chit like our grandmother does, girl!
[Music]
I have bought flowers for you to wear, girl,
I have stitched a skirt for you, girl,
I have bought and laid out a mat, girl,
I have checked the almanac to hold your hand in marriage, girl!
Call me "Uncle" just once on your tongue and see,
I have stitched a skirt for you, girl,
I have bought and laid out a mat, girl,
I have checked the almanac to hold your hand in marriage, girl!
Hey, O Goddess Mangatha, my mother-in-law is your mother!
Go ask four people and see, girl,
Or draw a fortune chit like our grandmother does, girl, hey hey!
You are betel leaf and nut unchewed,
You are a fragrant soap I haven't picked up and used,
A garland of jasmine never worn,
You are the divine romance that Bhagavathar never sang!
Hey, I have seen a thousand girls,
But among all I saw, you are one in a hundred!
Hey, O Goddess Mangatha, my mother-in-law is your mother!
Go ask four people and see, girl,
Or draw a fortune chit like our grandmother does, girl, hey!
[Music]
During the night hours,
As of yesterday, I've stayed awake for nine weeks!
My yearning heart can bear it no longer,
You are a fresh tender cucumber untouched by a squirrel!
Don't go looking for a thousand faults in me,
If you consent, won't the sound of the wedding pipes be heard?
Don't go looking for a thousand faults in me,
If you consent, won't the sound of the wedding pipes be heard?
O Goddess Mangatha, my mother-in-law is your mother!
Go ask four people and see, girl,
Or draw a fortune chit like our grandmother does, girl!
Oh my, oh dear, before we exchange garlands!
Oh my, oh dear, before we exchange garlands!
[Music]
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This folk-style romantic song features a young man playfully wooing his lover, insisting that their marriage is pre-ordained by fate and family relationships (referring to his mother-in-law being her mother). He details all the preparations he has made for their life together, from buying flowers and matting to checking auspicious timings in the almanac. Throughout the song, he praises her purity and beauty while humorously lamenting his sleepless nights caused by his deep yearning for her.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Aaththaa mangaaththaa enga maamiyaaru ungaaththaa

Matching second letter 'th' in Aaththaa and Mangaaththaa.

Monaai (Alliteration)

Poo vaangi vachchirukkendi ... Paavaadai thachchirukkendi

Repetition of initial consonant sound 'P' in Poo, Paavaadai, Paai, Panjaangam.

Metaphor

Nee anil kadichchu thingaatha vellari pinu

Comparing the heroine's pure beauty to a tender cucumber untouched by squirrels.

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Trivia

Written by the legendary lyricist Vaali, this song incorporates authentic Tamil rural folk idioms and traditional marriage customs, such as casting lots ('seettu') to determine auspicious divine approval for marriage.

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