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Anbinal Endrum Neengal

From Manjal Mahimai · 1959

Lyricist
Udumalai Narayanakavi
Singers
P. Susheela, Sarojini
Music director
Master Venu
Movie name
Manjal Mahimai
Movie release year
1959
Lyrics added on
10 Apr 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Anbinaal endrum neengal ondraai vaazhanum
Anbinaal endrum neengal ondraai vaazhanum
Ooraayiram kaalam serndhu nandrai vaazhanum
Chorus :Anbinaal serum sondhamai
Endrum neengal ondraai vaazhanum
Kondavarai ullam ennum
Koyilukkul vaikkonum
Kozhunthanai thanae pettra
Kuzhandhaiyaaga nenaikanum
Bandhu janam ellorukkum
Patchamaaaga irukkanum
Bandhu janam ellorukkum
Patchamaaaga irukkanum
Parthavin petrror thammai
Paadhukaathu madhikanum
Anbinaal endrum neengal ondraai vaazhanum
Inba thunbam edhunalaum
Pangudaiyal samsaaram
Illaalum illa veettil
Yerpadhaadhu alangaram
Ambuviyil anil padhi
Pen enbadhu needhisaaram
Ambuviyil anil padhi
Pen enbadhu needhisaaram
Arindhu nada thambhi iruvarum
Oruvarukku oruvar aadhaaram
Anbinaal maganae sondhamai
Endrum neengal ondraai vaazhanum
Ooraayiram kaalam serndhu nandrai vaazhanum
Anbinaal endrum neengal ondraai vaazhanum
Thandhai thaayin perukunnal
Thaazh vara nadakkathae
Sambaththu vandhaalum nee
Thar perumai adikkathae
Sandhadhamum kanavan sollai
Thaduthu mugam sulikathae
Sandhadhamum kanavan sollai
Thaduthu mugam sulikathae
Samyam thaan kidaikum bothu
Thalayanai mandhiram jabikathae
Anbinaal maganae sondhamai
Endrum neengal ondraai vaazhanum
Ooraayiram kaalam serndhu nandrai vaazhanum
Anbinaal endrum neengal ondraai vaazhanum
May you always live as one through love
May you always live as one through love
May you live well together for a thousand lifetimes
Chorus: Bound as a family through love,
May you always live as one
Keep the husband you married
Inside the temple of your heart
And look upon your young brother-in-law
As a child born from your own womb
Toward all your relatives and kin,
You must always show kindness and affection
Toward all your relatives and kin,
You must always show kindness and affection
Cherish and respect
The parents who raised him
May you always live as one through love
In every joy and in every sorrow,
A wife shares an equal part
A home without the lady of the house
Will never have true grace or beauty
In this world, woman is one half of man—
That is the essence of all wisdom
In this world, woman is one half of man—
That is the essence of all wisdom
Understand this and live by it, brother,
For the two of you are each other's greatest support
Through love, my son, as one true family,
May you always live as one
May you live well together for a thousand lifetimes
May you always live as one through love
Never act in a way that brings disgrace
To the good name of your parents
Even if great wealth comes your way,
Never boast or become arrogant
Never oppose your husband's words
Or turn away from him with a frown
Never oppose your husband's words
Or turn away from him with a frown
Whenever you get a quiet moment,
Do not whisper manipulative pillow talk into his ear
Through love, my son, as one true family,
May you always live as one
May you live well together for a thousand lifetimes
May you always live as one through love
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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