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Aththa Magan Mannaru

From Theeratha Vilaiyattu Pillai -1982 · 1982

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Vani Jairam, Chorus
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Theeratha Vilaiyattu Pillai -1982
Movie release year
1982
Lyrics added on
27 Feb 2023

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
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Aththa magan mannaaru
Suththi suththi vanthaaru
Kanniya nambi
Maman pulla manmathan thambi
Aththa magan mannaaru
Suththi suththi vanthaaru
Kanniya nambi
Maman pulla manmathan thambi
Singaarikku aasa irukku
Samsaarikku kaavi edhukku
Odaathae vaadaathae
Ullathai sollividu
Hoi aththa magan mannaaru
Suththi suththi vanthaaru
Kanniya nambi
Maman pulla manmathan thambi
Aandipatty santhaiyilae
Kannukkutti kanomaam
Maattikichchu kannukkutti
Katti poda venaamaa
Aandipatty santhaiyilae
Kannukkutti kanomaam
Maattikichchu kannukkutti
Katti poda venaamaa
Idhu ketti melamadi
Konjam thatti paarungadi
Chorus :Idhu ketti melamadi
Konjam thatti paarungadi
Kelungadi machchaan meesa
Iraval vaangi vanthathadi
Kelungadi machchaan meesa
Iraval vaangi vanthathadi
Aththa magan mannaaru
Suththi suththi vanthaaru
Kanniya nambi
Maman pulla manmathan thambi
Raththirigal anthaalae
Nenjil varum nooraasa
Paarkadalai kudippatharkku
Poonaikenna peraasa
Raththirigal anthaalae
Nenjil varum nooraasa
Paarkadalai kudippatharkku
Poonaikenna peraasa
Adi nee penn jaathu
Unakkedhukku ponjaathi
Chorus :Adi nee penn jaathu
Unakkedhukku ponjaathi
Vilakkathu anaikkumpothu
Vilakkam ketkkum appaavi
Vilakkathu anaikkumpothu
Vilakkam ketkkum appaavi
Aththa magan mannaaru
Suththi suththi vanthaaru
Kanniya nambi
Maman pulla manmathan thambi
Ponnu onna kattikkittaa
Pozhuthu poyi konjikalaam
Munthaan thongalilae
Mudinji unna vachchikalaam
Idhu thullaatha meenu
Rusi illaatha thaenu
Chorus :Idhu thullaatha meenu
Rusi illaatha thaenu
Puththarukku vaarisaagi
Bodhi maraththil nirpaaru
Puththarukku vaarisaagi
Bodhi maraththil nirpaaru
{Aththa magan mannaaru
Suththi suththi vanthaaru
Kanniya nambi
Maman pulla manmathan thambi} (2)
...
My aunt's son, Mannaru,
Kept circling around me,
Trusting this young girl!
My uncle's son is like the god of love's brother!
My aunt's son, Mannaru,
Kept circling around me,
Trusting this young girl!
My uncle's son is like the god of love's brother!
This pretty girl has desire,
Why should a family man wear saffron robes?
Don't run away, don't wilt,
Just speak what is in your heart!
Hoy, my aunt's son, Mannaru,
Kept circling around me,
Trusting this young girl!
My uncle's son is like the god of love's brother!
In the Andipatti market,
They say a calf went missing!
Now that the calf is caught,
Shouldn't we tie it down?
In the Andipatti market,
They say a calf went missing!
Now that the calf is caught,
Shouldn't we tie it down?
This is a sturdy wedding drum, girls,
Try beating on it a little, girls!
Chorus: This is a sturdy wedding drum, girls,
Try beating on it a little, girls!
Listen girls, this cousin's mustache,
Seems borrowed from someone else, girls!
Listen girls, this cousin's mustache,
Seems borrowed from someone else, girls!
My aunt's son, Mannaru,
Kept circling around me,
Trusting this young girl!
My uncle's son is like the god of love's brother!
When the nights arrive,
A hundred desires rise in the heart!
To drink up the whole ocean of milk,
What huge greed for a little cat!
When the nights arrive,
A hundred desires rise in the heart!
To drink up the whole ocean of milk,
What huge greed for a little cat!
Hey, you are as soft as a woman,
Why do you even need a wife?
Chorus: Hey, you are as soft as a woman,
Why do you even need a wife?
When the lamp is put out,
He is so innocent, asking for an explanation!
When the lamp is put out,
He is so innocent, asking for an explanation!
My aunt's son, Mannaru,
Kept circling around me,
Trusting this young girl!
My uncle's son is like the god of love's brother!
If this girl marries you,
We can cuddle when night falls!
In the corner of my saree,
I can knot you up and keep you safe!
This is a fish that doesn't leap,
Honey that has no taste!
Chorus: This is a fish that doesn't leap,
Honey that has no taste!
Becoming an heir to the Buddha,
He will go stand under the Bodhi tree!
Becoming an heir to the Buddha,
He will go stand under the Bodhi tree!
{My aunt's son, Mannaru,
Kept circling around me,
Trusting this young girl!
My uncle's son is like the god of love's brother!} (2)
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Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful teasing song from 'Theeratha Vilaiyattu Pillai' features a female protagonist teasing her cousin (Mannaru) along with her female friends. She playfully mocks his shy, overly innocent, and saint-like demeanor, questioning why a young man like him acts so detached and saintly when he should be embracing romance. Through witty analogies—such as comparing his modesty to a cat wanting to drink the ocean of milk or a monk standing beneath a Bodhi tree—the song pokes fun at his hesitation while inviting him to open his heart to love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Aththa magan mannaaru / Suththi suththi vanthaaru

Matching second consonants across successive lines, such as 'Aththa' and 'Suththi' or 'Singaarikku' and 'Samsaarikku'.

Metaphor / Analogy

Paarkadalai kudippatharkku / Poonaikenna peraasa

Comparing the hero's sudden romantic ambition to a cat attempting to drink the entire mythical Ocean of Milk (Paarkadal).

Irony / Humor

Idhu thullaatha meenu / Rusi illaatha thaenu

Playful puns and paradoxical lines like calling him a fish that doesn't leap and honey without sweetness to highlight his bashfulness.

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Trivia

The film 'Theeratha Vilaiyattu Pillai' (1982) features music composed by the veteran duo Shankar-Ganesh. The lyrics were written by Vairamuthu in his early prime, blending folk humor with contemporary cinematic rhythm, sung soulfully yet playfully by Vani Jairam.

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