Aavani Malare
From Thottathellam Ponnagum · 1975
- Lyricist
- Panchu Arunachalam
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
- Music director
- K. Vijaya Baskar
- Details
- Thottathellam Ponnagum1975
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Ho oooo ho ho oooo ho | Ho oooo ho ho oooo ho |
| Male | |
| Ho oooo ho ho oooo ho | Ho oooo ho ho oooo ho |
| Male | |
| Aavani malarae aipasi mazhaiye | Flower of Aavani month, rain of Aippasi month! |
| Karthigai vilakkin thani oliyae | Unique light of the Karthigai lamp! |
| Female :Aavani malarae aipasi mazhaiye | Female: Flower of Aavani month, rain of Aippasi month! |
| Karthigai vilakkin thani oliyae | Unique light of the Karthigai lamp! |
| Female | |
| Kovil kunkumam kuru nagai sangamam | Temple kumkum, confluence of sweet smiles, |
| Poovin idhazh tharum pon megamae | Golden cloud gifted by the flower's petals! |
| Male :Maadhar mangalam manjal mandhiram | Male: Auspiciousness of womanhood, turmeric chant, |
| Thoodhu kondaadum pudhu ragamae | A new melody celebrating love's message! |
| Female | |
| Unakkoru manam undu | You have a heart, |
| Enakkadhil idam undu | And I have a place in it, |
| Marakkavum mudiyadha bandham | An unforgettable bond! |
| Oo oo ohoo oo oo ohoo | Oo oo ohoo oo oo ohoo |
| Male | |
| Ho oooo ho ho oooo ho | Ho oooo ho ho oooo ho |
| Ho ooo hoo | Ho ooo hoo |
| Azhagu vazhiyum ilamai vennila | Youthful white moon overflowing with beauty, |
| Uruvam edutha paruvam allava | Is it not youth taking a physical form? |
| Female | |
| Aavani malarae aipasi mazhaiye | Flower of Aavani month, rain of Aippasi month! |
| Karthigai vilakkin thani oliyae | Unique light of the Karthigai lamp! |
| Male | |
| Kanni idaiyinilae minnum meghalai | The waist ornament glittering on the maiden's waist, |
| Ennai azhaithathu enna solla | How do I explain how it called out to me? |
| Female :Kaadhal mannanai thedum panjanai | Female: The bed searching for the king of love, |
| Pesum sangadhi enna solla | How do I express the matter it speaks of? |
| Male | |
| Pani thodum padhamum | Feet touched by dew, |
| Malar thodum koondhalum | Hair touched by flowers, |
| Ennai thodum aanandham enna solla | How do I describe the joy that touches me? |
| Oo oo ohoo oo oo ohoo | Oo oo ohoo oo oo ohoo |
| Female | |
| Ho oooo ho ho oooo ho | Ho oooo ho ho oooo ho |
| Ho ooo hoo | Ho ooo hoo |
| Udalum manadhum unadhu sondhamae | My body and mind are your sole property! |
| Hae hae | Hae hae |
| Iravum pagalum malarum manjamae | A bed blooming night and day! |
| Male | |
| Aavani malarae | Flower of Aavani month, |
| Female :Aipasi mazhaiye | Female: Rain of Aippasi month, |
| Both :Karthigai vilakkin thani oliyae | Both: Unique light of the Karthigai lamp! |
| Female | |
| Ho oooo ho ho oooo ho | Ho oooo ho ho oooo ho |
| Male | |
| Ho oooo ho ho oooo ho | Ho oooo ho ho oooo ho |
ஓஓ ஓஒ ஒஹோ ஓஓ ஓஒ ஒஹோ
ஓஓ ஓஒ ஒஹோ ஓஓ ஓஒ ஒஹோ
Ho oooo ho ho oooo ho
ஆவணி மலரே ஐப்பசி மழையே
கார்த்திகை விளக்கின் தனி ஒளியே
ஆவணி மலரே ஐப்பசி மழையே
கார்த்திகை விளக்கின் தனி ஒளியே
Ho oooo ho ho oooo ho
கோவில் குங்குமம் குறுநகை சங்கமம்
பூவின் இதழ் தரும் பொன் மேகமே
மாதர் மங்களம் மஞ்சள் மந்திரம்
தூது கொண்டோடும் புது ராகமே
Flower of Aavani month, rain of Aippasi month!
Unique light of the Karthigai lamp!
Female: Flower of Aavani month, rain of Aippasi month!
Unique light of the Karthigai lamp!
உனக்கொரு மனம் உண்டு
எனக்கதில் இடம் உண்டு
மறக்கவும் முடியாத பந்தம்
ஓஓ ஓஒ ஒஹோ ஓஓ ஓஒ ஒஹோ
Temple kumkum, confluence of sweet smiles,
Golden cloud gifted by the flower's petals!
Male: Auspiciousness of womanhood, turmeric chant,
A new melody celebrating love's message!
ஹோ ஓஓஓஹோஹோ ஓஓஓஹோ
ஹோ ஓஓஓஹோ
அழகு வழியும் இளமை வெண்ணிலா
உருவம் எடுத்த பருவம் அல்லவா
You have a heart,
And I have a place in it,
An unforgettable bond!
Oo oo ohoo oo oo ohoo
ஆவணி மலரே ஐப்பசி மழையே
கார்த்திகை விளக்கின் தனி ஒளியே
Ho oooo ho ho oooo ho
Ho ooo hoo
Youthful white moon overflowing with beauty,
Is it not youth taking a physical form?
கன்னி இடையினிலே மின்னும் மேகலை
என்னை அழைத்தது என்ன சொல்ல
காதல் மன்னனை தேடும் பஞ்சணை
பேசும் சங்கதி என்ன சொல்ல
Flower of Aavani month, rain of Aippasi month!
Unique light of the Karthigai lamp!
பனி தொடும் பாதமும்
மலர் தொடும் கூந்தலும்
என்னை தொடும் ஆனந்தம் என்ன சொல்ல
ஓஓ ஓஒ ஒஹோ ஓஓ ஓஒ ஒஹோ
The waist ornament glittering on the maiden's waist,
How do I explain how it called out to me?
Female: The bed searching for the king of love,
How do I express the matter it speaks of?
ஹோ ஓஓஓஹோஹோ ஓஓஓஹோ
ஹோ ஓஓஓஹோ
உடலும் மனதும் உனது சொந்தமே ஹேஹே
இரவும் பகலும் மலரும் மஞ்சமே
Feet touched by dew,
Hair touched by flowers,
How do I describe the joy that touches me?
Oo oo ohoo oo oo ohoo
ஆவணி மலரே
ஐப்பசி மழையே
இருவரும் :
கார்த்திகை விளக்கின் தனி ஒளியே
Ho oooo ho ho oooo ho
Ho ooo hoo
My body and mind are your sole property!
Hae hae
A bed blooming night and day!
ஓஓ ஓஒ ஒஹோ ஓஓ ஓஒ ஒஹோ
ஓஓ ஓஒ ஒஹோ ஓஓ ஓஒ ஒஹோ
Flower of Aavani month,
Female: Rain of Aippasi month,
Both: Unique light of the Karthigai lamp!
Ho oooo ho ho oooo ho
Ho oooo ho ho oooo ho
Ho oooo ho ho oooo ho
Ho oooo ho ho oooo ho
Ho oooo ho ho oooo ho
Ho oooo ho ho oooo ho
Aavani malarae aipasi mazhaiye
Flower of Aavani month, rain of Aippasi month!
Karthigai vilakkin thani oliyae
Unique light of the Karthigai lamp!
Female :Aavani malarae aipasi mazhaiye
Female: Flower of Aavani month, rain of Aippasi month!
Karthigai vilakkin thani oliyae
Unique light of the Karthigai lamp!
Kovil kunkumam kuru nagai sangamam
Temple kumkum, confluence of sweet smiles,
Poovin idhazh tharum pon megamae
Golden cloud gifted by the flower's petals!
Male :Maadhar mangalam manjal mandhiram
Male: Auspiciousness of womanhood, turmeric chant,
Thoodhu kondaadum pudhu ragamae
A new melody celebrating love's message!
Unakkoru manam undu
You have a heart,
Enakkadhil idam undu
And I have a place in it,
Marakkavum mudiyadha bandham
An unforgettable bond!
Oo oo ohoo oo oo ohoo
Oo oo ohoo oo oo ohoo
Ho oooo ho ho oooo ho
Ho oooo ho ho oooo ho
Ho ooo hoo
Ho ooo hoo
Azhagu vazhiyum ilamai vennila
Youthful white moon overflowing with beauty,
Uruvam edutha paruvam allava
Is it not youth taking a physical form?
Aavani malarae aipasi mazhaiye
Flower of Aavani month, rain of Aippasi month!
Karthigai vilakkin thani oliyae
Unique light of the Karthigai lamp!
Kanni idaiyinilae minnum meghalai
The waist ornament glittering on the maiden's waist,
Ennai azhaithathu enna solla
How do I explain how it called out to me?
Female :Kaadhal mannanai thedum panjanai
Female: The bed searching for the king of love,
Pesum sangadhi enna solla
How do I express the matter it speaks of?
Pani thodum padhamum
Feet touched by dew,
Malar thodum koondhalum
Hair touched by flowers,
Ennai thodum aanandham enna solla
How do I describe the joy that touches me?
Oo oo ohoo oo oo ohoo
Oo oo ohoo oo oo ohoo
Ho oooo ho ho oooo ho
Ho oooo ho ho oooo ho
Ho ooo hoo
Ho ooo hoo
Udalum manadhum unadhu sondhamae
My body and mind are your sole property!
Hae hae
Hae hae
Iravum pagalum malarum manjamae
A bed blooming night and day!
Aavani malarae
Flower of Aavani month,
Female :Aipasi mazhaiye
Female: Rain of Aippasi month,
Both :Karthigai vilakkin thani oliyae
Both: Unique light of the Karthigai lamp!
Ho oooo ho ho oooo ho
Ho oooo ho ho oooo ho
Ho oooo ho ho oooo ho
Ho oooo ho ho oooo ho
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Aavani Malarae is a romantic Tamil duet from the 1975 film Thottathellam Ponnagum, composed by K. Vijaya Baskar and written by Panchu Arunachalam. The song uses seasonal imagery from the Tamil calendar—Aavani blossoms, Aippasi rains, and Karthigai lamp light—to express the romantic warmth and divine togetherness of the couple. Through poetic metaphors of auspicious elements such as temple kumkum, turmeric, and flowers, the lovers praise each other's beauty and reaffirm an eternal, inseparable bond, surrendering their body and mind to love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam / உருவகம்)
“Aavani malarae aipasi mazhaiye / Karthigai vilakkin thani oliyae”
The beloved is poetically compared to seasonal elements like Aavani flower, Aippasi rain, and the Karthigai lamp's unique flame.
Alliteration (Monai / மோனை)
“Maadhar mangalam manjal mandhiram”
Repetition of initial consonant and vowel sounds creating rhythmic musicality.
Personification
“Kaadhal mannanai thedum panjanai / Pesum sangadhi enna solla”
Attributing human traits like searching and speaking to inanimate objects like a bed or waist chain.
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Trivia
Thottathellam Ponnagum (1975) features music by K. Vijaya Baskar, a renowned composer prominent in Kannada and Tamil cinema. The song stands out for Panchu Arunachalam's evocative use of traditional Tamil calendar months (Aavani, Aippasi, Karthigai) to build poetic imagery.
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