- Lyricist
- Muthulingam
- Singers
- S. Janaki, T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Mambazhathu Vandu
- Movie release year
- 1979
- Lyrics added on
- 22 May 2021
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kodaali konda pottu
Kodanattu saela katti
Malaiyoram povadhengae
Maanae pen kuyilae
Andha mazhaivaazha thoppu pakkam
Vaadi pon mayilae
Andha mazhaivaazha thoppu pakkam
Vaadi pon mayilae
Javvaadhu pottu vechi
Jariga karai vetti katti
Velli mala vedan polae
Vambhu pannadhae
Ingae velaiyillaa thottaminnu
Ennai ennadhae
Ingae velaiyillaa thottaminnu
Ennai ennadhae
Thaeyilai kattil sirichavalae
Aayiram thadavai paarthavalae
Jaadaigal seidha pin
Thamadham yenadi pakkam vaadi
Thaeyilai kattil sirichavalae
Aayiram thadavai paarthavalae
Jaadaigal seidha pin
Thamadham yenadi pakkam vaadi
Velaikku naan poren
Venuminnae marikiriyae
Naalaikku sandhippom
Maalai nerathilae
Velaikku naan poren
Venuminnae marikiriyae
Naalaikku sandhippom
Maalai nerathilae
Angae nagalingam maram irukkum
Solai orathilae
Angae nagalingam maram irukkum
Solai orathilae
Kodaali konda pottu
Kodanattu saela katti
Malaiyoram povadhengae
Maanae pen kuyilae
Andha mazhaivaazha thoppu pakkam
Vaadi pon mayilae
Andha mazhaivaazha thoppu pakkam
Vaadi pon mayilae
Aathulae naethu naan
Manjal poosi kulikkakayilae
Paatha machaanae
Aathulae naethu naan
Manjal poosi kulikkakayilae
Paatha machaanae
Aasaiyilae enna aada vechae
Yengi vaada vechae
Orakkam neenga vechae
Kanna veenga vechae
Aasaiyilae enna aada vechae
Yengi vaada vechae
Orakkam neenga vechae
Kanna veenga vechae
Onna naan therinjikkitten
Sonnadha purinjikkitten
Onna naan therinjikkitten
Sonnadha purinjikkitten
Oru naal poruthukalam yengadhae nee
Oru naal poruthukalam yengadhae nee
Kodaali konda pottu
Kodanattu saela katti
Malaiyoram povadhengae
Maanae pen kuyilae
Andha mazhaivaazha thoppu pakkam
Vaadi pon mayilae
Andha mazhaivaazha thoppu pakkam
Vaadi pon mayilae
Javvaadhu pottu vechi
Jariga karai vetti katti
Velli mala vedan polae
Vambhu pannadhae
Ingae velaiyillaa thottaminnu
Ennai ennadhae
Ingae velaiyillaa thottaminnu
Ennai ennadhae
With your hair tied in an axe-bun,
Draped in a Kodanadu saree,
Where are you heading along the hillside,
My deer, my sweet songbird?
Towards that mountain-banana grove,
Come to me, my golden peacock!
Towards that mountain-banana grove,
Come to me, my golden peacock!
With a dot of fragrant javvadhu (perfume paste) on your forehead,
Dressed in a zari-bordered dhoti,
Like a hunter from the silver mountains,
Do not try to tease me!
Do not think of me as an unguarded grove,
Do not take me lightly!
Do not think of me as an unguarded grove,
Do not take me lightly!
You who smiled at me from the tea bushes,
You who looked at me a thousand times,
After dropping so many teasing hints,
Why delay now? Come to my side!
You who smiled at me from the tea bushes,
You who looked at me a thousand times,
After dropping so many teasing hints,
Why delay now? Come to my side!
I am on my way to work,
Yet you deliberately block my path!
Let us meet tomorrow,
In the evening hours.
I am on my way to work,
Yet you deliberately block my path!
Let us meet tomorrow,
In the evening hours.
Near the Nagalingam tree (cannonball tree) over there,
By the edge of the grove.
Near the Nagalingam tree (cannonball tree) over there,
By the edge of the grove.
With your hair tied in an axe-bun,
Draped in a Kodanadu saree,
Where are you heading along the hillside,
My deer, my sweet songbird?
Towards that mountain-banana grove,
Come to me, my golden peacock!
Towards that mountain-banana grove,
Come to me, my golden peacock!
Yesterday in the river,
When I applied turmeric and bathed,
You were watching me, my sweetheart!
Yesterday in the river,
When I applied turmeric and bathed,
You were watching me, my sweetheart!
You stirred up desire and made me restless,
You left me pining and wilting,
You chased away my sleep,
You left my eyes swollen from longing!
You stirred up desire and made me restless,
You left me pining and wilting,
You chased away my sleep,
You left my eyes swollen from longing!
I have understood everything,
I clearly grasp what you said.
I have understood everything,
I clearly grasp what you said.
We can wait just one more day, do not pine away!
We can wait just one more day, do not pine away!
With your hair tied in an axe-bun,
Draped in a Kodanadu saree,
Where are you heading along the hillside,
My deer, my sweet songbird?
Towards that mountain-banana grove,
Come to me, my golden peacock!
Towards that mountain-banana grove,
Come to me, my golden peacock!
With a dot of fragrant javvadhu (perfume paste) on your forehead,
Dressed in a zari-bordered dhoti,
Like a hunter from the silver mountains,
Do not try to tease me!
Do not think of me as an unguarded grove,
Do not take me lightly!
Do not think of me as an unguarded grove,
Do not take me lightly!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This energetic romantic duet portrays playful flirtation between a young tea plantation worker and her suitor in a lush hill station. The hero attempts to entice his beloved into the nearby banana grove, admiring her traditional Kodanad attire and unique hairstyle. She jokingly reprimands him for disrupting her work while pointing out his theatrical hunter-like appearance.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Kodaali konda pottu / Kodanattu saela katti”
Repetition of the initial 'Ko' sound across lines creating a pleasing rhythmic start.
Etukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Kodaali konda pottu / Kodanattu saela katti”
Rhyming of the second consonant sound 'da' across both lines.
Metaphor / Imagery (Uvamai)
“Maanae pen kuyilae / Vaadi pon mayilae”
Using natural imagery like deer (Maan), cuckoo (Kuyil), and peacock (Mayil) to describe the beauty and grace of the maiden.
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Trivia
The lyricist Muthulingam captures authentic rural Nilgiris imagery by referencing 'Kodanattu Saela' (a saree style associated with Kodanad in the Nilgiris) and 'Kodaali Konda' (an axe-shaped traditional top-knot hair bun).
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