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Lyrics & meaning

Anbinal Endrum Neengal

From Manjal Mahimai · 1959

Lyricist
Udumalai Narayanakavi
Singers
P. Susheela, Sarojini
Music director
Master Venu
Details
Manjal Mahimai1959

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Anbinaal endrum neengal ondraai vaazhanumMay you always live united through love.
Anbinaal endrum neengal ondraai vaazhanumMay you always live united through love.
Ooraayiram kaalam serndhu nandrai vaazhanumMay you live well together for thousands of years.
Chorus :Anbinaal serum sondhamaiChorus: Oh relatives united by love,
Endrum neengal ondraai vaazhanumMay you always live united as one.
Female
Kondavarai ullam ennumPlace your husband inside
Koyilukkul vaikkonumThe temple of your heart.
Kozhunthanai thanae pettraTreat your brother-in-law
Kuzhandhaiyaaga nenaikanumLike a child born to yourself.
Bandhu janam ellorukkumTowards all relatives and kinsfolk,
Patchamaaaga irukkanumShow affection and kindness.
Bandhu janam ellorukkumTowards all relatives and kinsfolk,
Patchamaaaga irukkanumShow affection and kindness.
Parthavin petrror thammaiProtect and respect
Paadhukaathu madhikanumYour husband's parents.
Chorus
Anbinaal endrum neengal ondraai vaazhanumMay you always live united through love.
Female
Inba thunbam edhunalaumWhatever happiness or sorrow comes,
Pangudaiyal samsaaramA wife shares in it all.
Illaalum illa veettilA home without a housewife
Yerpadhaadhu alangaramLacks true beauty and decoration.
Ambuviyil anil padhiOn this earth, half of a man's life
Pen enbadhu needhisaaramIs a woman, as per moral essence.
Ambuviyil anil padhiOn this earth, half of a man's life
Pen enbadhu needhisaaramIs a woman, as per moral essence.
Arindhu nada thambhi iruvarumLive knowing this, young couple,
Oruvarukku oruvar aadhaaramBeing the support for one another.
Chorus
Anbinaal maganae sondhamaiWith love, my son, as true kinsfolk,
Endrum neengal ondraai vaazhanumMay you always live united as one.
Ooraayiram kaalam serndhu nandrai vaazhanumMay you live well together for thousands of years.
Anbinaal endrum neengal ondraai vaazhanumMay you always live united through love.
Female
Thandhai thaayin perukunnalDo not act in a way that lowers
Thaazh vara nadakkathaeThe great name of your father and mother.
Sambaththu vandhaalum neeEven if wealth comes to you,
Thar perumai adikkathaeDo not boast or show self-pride.
Sandhadhamum kanavan sollaiAlways, to your husband's words,
Thaduthu mugam sulikathaeDo not refuse with a scowl on your face.
Sandhadhamum kanavan sollaiAlways, to your husband's words,
Thaduthu mugam sulikathaeDo not refuse with a scowl on your face.
Samyam thaan kidaikum bothuWhenever you find an opportunity,
Thalayanai mandhiram jabikathaeDo not whisper malicious pillow-talk into his ears.
Chorus
Anbinaal maganae sondhamaiWith love, my son, as true kinsfolk,
Endrum neengal ondraai vaazhanumMay you always live united as one.
Ooraayiram kaalam serndhu nandrai vaazhanumMay you live well together for thousands of years.
Anbinaal endrum neengal ondraai vaazhanumMay you always live united through love.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This auspicious song from Manjal Mahimai (1959) serves as a traditional set of ethical guidelines (Araneri) for newly married couples and family members. Udumalai Narayanakavi outlines essential principles for leading a happy, harmonious marital and familial life centered around love, mutual respect, and selfless devotion. The lyrics advise the bride to hold her husband in highest esteem, treat her brother-in-law as her own child, respect her in-laws, and maintain warm relationships with all relatives. It also reminds the couple that a wife is an equal partner sharing both joy and sorrow, and cautions against arrogance during prosperity, disrespecting parents, or using pillow-talk to create family rifts.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Kondavarai ullam ennum Koyilukkul vaikkonum

The human heart is metaphorically framed as a sacred temple where the husband should reside.

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Kozhunthanai thanae pettra / Kuzhandhaiyaaga nenaikanum

The second letter 'zha' matches between 'Kozhunthanai' and 'Kuzhandhaiyaaga', creating a rhythmic flow.

Monai (First-letter Alliteration)

Anbinaal endrum neengal ondraai vaazhanum

The initial vowel 'A' is repeated across 'Anbinaal', 'endrum', and 'ondraai' (vowel harmony monai).

Idiomatic Expression (Pazhamozhi / Sollaratchi)

Samyam thaan kidaikum bothu Thalayanai mandhiram jabikathae

'Thalayanai mandhiram' refers to pillow-talk or manipulative whispering in private, a classic Tamil idiomatic caution.

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Trivia

Manjal Mahimai (1959) starred A. Nageswara Rao, Savitri, and B. Saroja Devi. It was the Tamil remake of the 1956 Telugu hit 'Ilavelpu'. The lyricist Udumalai Narayanakavi was famous for embedding social reform and moral values (Kaviraayar tradition) even in formal film songs.

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