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Lyrics & meaning

Enga Magathan

From Pattanandhan Pogalamadi · 1990

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
Sankar Ganesh
Movie name
Pattanandhan Pogalamadi
Movie release year
1990
Lyrics added on
9 Nov 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Humming …………….
Enga magathaan thanga magathaan
Thalai mulugame
Muthu eduppaa pethu eduppaa
Vali theriyaame
Ezhettu masam masakkaiyilae
Vaadi irundhaaloo vannakuyilae
Thaalattavae iva thaayaaga poraa
Enga magathaan thanga magathaan
Thalai mulugame
Muthu eduppaa pethu eduppaa
Vali theriyaame
Vaazhaithandu polae vazha vazhappa
Vanji karam minna palapalappa
Vanna valai soodum nalla thinandhaan
Vaazhthu solli paadum ooru sananthaan
Paarndhan thaalamal madi sumakka
Pillaithaan varaporaan paalootti paakka
Enga magathaan thanga magathaan
Thalai mulugame
Muthu eduppaa pethu eduppaa
Vali theriyaame
Ezhettu masam masakkaiyilae
Vaadi irundhaaloo vannakuyilae
Thaalattavae iva thaayaaga poraa
Enga magathaan thanga magathaan
Thalai mulugame
Muthu eduppaa pethu eduppaa
Vali theriyaame
Humming ………….
Moonu tamizh vaazhu mazhalai mozhi
Muppoludhum pesum siriya kili
Vaanavillai poale sirithappadi
Vandhu vilaiyaadum pavazhakkodi
Kaadhil thaan ketkaadhoo salangai oli
Ammammaa theeraadha aanandham kodi
Enga magathaan thanga magathaan
Thalai mulugame
Muthu eduppaa pethu eduppaa
Vali theriyaame
Ezhettu masam masakkaiyilae
Vaadi irundhaaloo vannakuyilae
Thaalattavae iva thaayaaga poraa
Enga magathaan thanga magathaan
Thalai mulugame
Muthu eduppaa pethu eduppaa
Vali theriyaame
(Humming...)
Our daughter is a golden daughter,
having conceived with child,
she will bring forth a pearl, giving birth,
without even feeling any pain!
Through the morning sickness of seven or eight months,
did she wilt away, our colorful cuckoo?
She is going to become a mother to sing lullabies!
Our daughter is a golden daughter,
having conceived with child,
she will bring forth a pearl, giving birth,
without even feeling any pain!
As smooth as the stem of a plantain,
with her slender hands glowing and bright,
today is the auspicious day to adorn her with colorful bangles!
The townspeople sing, offering their blessings.
As her lap gently bears the growing weight,
a baby is coming for her to nurse and love.
Our daughter is a golden daughter,
having conceived with child,
she will bring forth a pearl, giving birth,
without even feeling any pain!
Through the morning sickness of seven or eight months,
did she wilt away, our colorful cuckoo?
She is going to become a mother to sing lullabies!
Our daughter is a golden daughter,
having conceived with child,
she will bring forth a pearl, giving birth,
without even feeling any pain!
(Humming...)
Babbling sweet baby words rich with all three forms of Tamil,
a little parrot who will chatter all day long,
smiling brightly like a rainbow,
a tender coral vine who will come and play!
Won't our ears hear the chime of ankle bells?
Oh, what endless, boundless joy!
Our daughter is a golden daughter,
having conceived with child,
she will bring forth a pearl, giving birth,
without even feeling any pain!
Through the morning sickness of seven or eight months,
did she wilt away, our colorful cuckoo?
She is going to become a mother to sing lullabies!
Our daughter is a golden daughter,
having conceived with child,
she will bring forth a pearl, giving birth,
without even feeling any pain!
Chorus
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Chorus
Female
Female
Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This heartfelt track captures the traditional Tamil ceremony celebrating a young expectant mother (Valaikaappu or Seemantham ritual). The family and villagers come together to shower love, pray for an easy and pain-free childbirth, and bless the mother-to-be. The lyrics tenderly compare the pregnant woman to gold and a vibrant cuckoo bird, acknowledging her pregnancy struggles while looking forward to her newfound motherhood. The second half expresses the grand anticipation of the newborn's arrival—imagining the child's babbling words, innocent smiles, and the ringing sound of anklets filling the household. Through rich cultural metaphors, lyricist Vaali and singer P. Susheela convey the supreme joy and divine blessing of welcoming a new life into a family.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Muthu eduppaa pethu eduppaa”

Compares giving birth to a newborn child to harvesting a precious, flawless pearl.

Simile (Uwamai)

“Vaazhaithandu polae vazha vazhappa”

Uses the word 'polae' (like) to compare the smoothness of her skin/hands to a tender plantain stem.

End Rhyme (Iyaipu)

“Vaazhaithandu polae vazha vazhappa / Vanji karam minna palapalappa”

The rhythmic ending words 'vazhavazhappa' and 'palapalappa' create a musical rhyming harmony.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Vaadi irundhaaloo vannakuyilae”

Refers to the young expectant mother lovingly as a 'vannakuyil' (colourful cuckoo bird).

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Trivia

'Pattanandhan Pogalamadi' (1990) features music composed by the veteran duo Sankar Ganesh, who were renowned for delivering hit folk and family-oriented melodies throughout the 1980s and 1990s. The song is brought to life by legendary playback singer P. Susheela, whose soothing vocal texture perfectly aligns with classic maternal and celebratory Tamil folk numbers.

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