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Deivam Malarodu

From Enga Veettu Penn · 1965

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Enga Veettu Penn
Movie release year
1965
Lyrics added on
28 Nov 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Deivam malarodu vaitha manam narumanam
Anbu manadhodu vaitha manam thirumanam
Deivam malarodu vaitha manam narumanam
Anbu manadhodu vaitha manam thirumanam
Undhan mugathodu vandha manam paal manam
Undhan mugathodu vandha manam paal manam
Vanna munnazhagil vandha manam thaen manam
Deivam malarodu vaitha manam narumanam
Anbu manadhodu vaitha manam thirumanam
Malar irukkum kaigalilae manam irukkum
Andha manathinilae kulamagailin gunam irukkum
Malar irukkum kaigalilae manam irukkum
Andha manathinilae kulamagailin gunam irukkum
Gunamirukkum idathinilae kulam mirukkum
Gunamirukkum idathinilae kulam mirukkum
Andha kulathinilae thirumagalin thunai irukkum
Male :Deivam malarodu vaitha manam narumanam
Female :Anbu manadhodu vaitha manam thirumanam
Pottu manjal mugathin meedhu pottu vaithu
Andha kolathilae ennuyirai thottu vaithu
Pottu manjal mugathin meedhu pottu vaithu
Andha kolathilae ennuyirai thottu vaithu
Male :Pattu pondra koondhal thannai katti veithu
Pattu pondra koondhal thannai katti veithu
Adhil paruvathaiyum uruvathaiyum suttri veithu
Deivam malarodu vaitha manam narumanam
Male :Anbu manadhodu vaitha manam thirumanam
Nandri solla vendum andha iraivanukku
Indha naangu kangal sera vaitha thalaivanukku
Nandri solla vendum andha iraivanukku
Indha naangu kangal sera vaitha thalaivanukku
Female :Nandri solla vendum indha thalaivanukku
Nandri solla vendum indha thalaivanukku
Ennai naayagyaai kolla vantha iraivanukku
Deivam malarodu vaitha manam narumanam
Female :Anbu manadhodu vaitha manam thirumanam
Undhan mugathodu vandha manam paal manam
Female :Vanna munnazhagil vandha manam thaen manam
The fragrance God gave to flowers is a sweet scent,
The bond love brings to the heart is marriage.
The fragrance God gave to flowers is a sweet scent,
The bond love brings to the heart is marriage.
The fragrance on your face is the sweet scent of milk,
The fragrance on your face is the sweet scent of milk,
The fragrance of your radiant beauty is the sweetness of honey.
The fragrance God gave to flowers is a sweet scent,
The bond love brings to the heart is marriage.
Fragrance lingers in hands that hold flowers,
And in that heart lives the virtue of a noble woman.
Fragrance lingers in hands that hold flowers,
And in that heart lives the virtue of a noble woman.
Where good character lives, a noble family thrives,
Where good character lives, a noble family thrives,
And Goddess Lakshmi (goddess of fortune) will always bless that home.
Male: The fragrance God gave to flowers is a sweet scent,
Female: The bond love brings to the heart is marriage.
With a bindi and turmeric adorning your face,
You touched my soul in that lovely form,
With a bindi and turmeric adorning your face,
You touched my soul in that lovely form,
Male: Gathering and tying your silky-soft hair,
Gathering and tying your silky-soft hair,
Wrapping all your youth and beauty within it...
The fragrance God gave to flowers is a sweet scent,
Male: The bond love brings to the heart is marriage.
We must give thanks to the God above,
To the Lord who brought our four eyes together.
We must give thanks to the God above,
To the Lord who brought our four eyes together.
Female: I must give thanks to this lord of my heart,
I must give thanks to this lord of my heart,
To the godlike man who came to make me his wife.
The fragrance God gave to flowers is a sweet scent,
Female: The bond love brings to the heart is marriage.
The fragrance on your face is the sweet scent of milk,
Female: And the fragrance of your radiant beauty is the sweetness of honey.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic romantic song from 'Enga Veettu Penn' (1965) celebrates the divine sanctity of marriage, love, and womanhood. Kannadasan masterfully uses wordplay around the Tamil word 'Manam' (which means both 'fragrance' and 'mind/marriage') to weave a poetic connection between natural beauty, virtuous character, and conjugal bliss. The male and female protagonists express their deep affection and gratitude to God and to each other for bringing them together in holy matrimony.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Slesha / Pun (Wordplay)

“Deivam malarodu vaitha manam narumanam / Anbu manadhodu vaitha manam thirumanam”

The word 'Manam' is used repeatedly with different meanings: 'Narumanam' (fragrance), 'Thirumanam' (marriage), and 'Manam' (mind/heart).

Upamai (Simile)

“Pattu pondra koondhal thannai katti veithu”

Comparing the softness and glossiness of hair to silk using 'pondra' (like).

Edhukai (Second letter rhyme)

“Pottu manjal mugathin meedhu pottu vaithu / Andha kolathilae ennuyirai thottu vaithu”

Rhyming of second letters 'i' in 'Deivam' and 'Anbu' or 'Pottu' and 'Andha' (matching consonant sounds across lines).

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Trivia

'Deivam Malarodu Vaitha Manam' is one of the fine examples of Kannadasan's mastery over Tamil semantics, leveraging homonyms to deliver philosophical yet accessible romantic lyrics. Set to music by K. V. Mahadevan, this song remains an evergreen classic in Tamil cinema.

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