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Aththai Magal Rathinathai Male

From Panakkara Kudumbam · 1964

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
Movie name
Panakkara Kudumbam
Movie release year
1964
Lyrics added on
8 Mar 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Laalalaala laala laalaa
Laalalaala laala laalaa
Laalalaala laala laalaa
Laalalaala laala laalaa
Athai magal rathinathai
Athaan marakkavillai
Anna nadai chinna idai
Azhagai verukkavillai
Sittu vizhi veesi muthu mozhi paesi
Chinna mayil marandhu vittaal…
Sittu vizhi veesi muthu mozhi paesi
Chinna mayil marandhu vittaal…
Sengarumbu chaarum thennai ilaneerum
Thandha mayil parandhu vittaal
Thandha mayil parandhu vittaal
Vanna radham kaana vandhirundha mannan
Vaana radham thaedugiraar
Ponnirundha madiyai poovirundha kodiyai
Enni enni vaadugiraar
Athai magal rathinathai
Athaan marakkavillai
Anna nadai chinna idai
Azhagai verukkavillai
Kanniyarai enni enna sugam kanden
Kaalathai azhaithu vitten… ae…
Kanniyarai enni enna sugam kanden
Kaalathai azhaithu vitten… ae…
Kaadhal mana maedai naadagathil aadum
Kolathai kalaithu vitten
Kolathai kalaithu vitten
Annai meedhaanai thandhai meedhaanai
Ennai nee theendaadhae
Aduthoru piravi eduthingu varuvom
Adhu varai thadukkaadhae
Athai magal rathinathai
Athaan marakkavillai
Anna nadai chinna idai
Azhagai verukkavillai
La la la la, la la la la
La la la la, la la la la
La la la la, la la la la
La la la la, la la la la
His aunt's daughter, his precious gem,
Her cousin has not forgotten.
Her graceful swan-like walk and slender waist,
He has not stopped loving her beauty.
Casting lively glances, speaking words like pearls,
The little peacock has forgotten him...
Casting lively glances, speaking words like pearls,
The little peacock has forgotten him.
She who offered sweet sugarcane juice and tender coconut water,
That peacock has flown away.
That peacock has flown away.
The king who came to see a colorful wedding chariot
Is now searching for a chariot to heaven.
Thinking of her golden lap and her flowering vine-like frame,
He withers away in deep sorrow.
His aunt's daughter, his precious gem,
Her cousin has not forgotten.
Her graceful swan-like walk and slender waist,
He has not stopped loving her beauty.
What joy did I ever gain dreaming of women?
I have only summoned death upon myself... oh...
What joy did I ever gain dreaming of women?
I have only summoned death upon myself.
In the play staged upon love's wedding altar,
I have ruined the lovely design.
I have ruined the lovely design.
I swear on my mother, I swear on my father,
Do not touch me.
We will take another birth and return to this world,
Until then, do not hold me back.
His aunt's daughter, his precious gem,
Her cousin has not forgotten.
Her graceful swan-like walk and slender waist,
He has not stopped loving her beauty.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Athai Magal Rathinathai is a classic duet from the 1964 Tamil film Panakkara Kudumbam. The song captures a bitter-sweet dialogue between lovers where the male protagonist lovingly recalls his cross-cousin (athai magal), describing her grace, swan-like gait, and sweet demeanour, reassuring her that his affection remains unchanged despite time and distance.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Athai magal rathinathai / Athaan marakkavillai”

Matching of initial consonant sounds across lines like 'Athai' and 'Athaan'.

Etukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Anna nadai chinna idai”

Rhyming of the second letter ('n' in 'Anna' and 'ch' sound context in 'chinna').

Metaphor (Uvaman)

“Anna nadai chinna idai / Sittu vizhi veesi muthu mozhi paesi”

Comparing speech to pearls ('muthu mozhi') and walk to a swan ('anna nadai').

Adukku Thodar (Repetition for Emphasis)

“Enni enni vaadugiraar”

Repetition of 'enni' to highlight persistent longing and despair.

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Trivia

Panakkara Kudumbam (1964) starred M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) and B. Saroja Devi. The soundtrack was composed by the legendary Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy duo, with lyrics penned by the King Poet Kannadasan. The playback for this track was rendered by T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela.

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