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Lyrics & meaning

Maalai Enai Vattudhu

From Pookkalai Parikkatheergal · 1986

Lyricist
T. Rajendar
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Music director
T. Rajendar
Movie name
Pookkalai Parikkatheergal
Movie release year
1986
Lyrics added on
28 Aug 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Maalai enai vaattuthu
Mananaalai manam theduthu
Female :Maalai enai vaattuthu
Mananaalai manam theduthu
Naatgal nagaraatho
Pozhuthum pogaatho
Female :Naatgal nagaraatho
Pozhuthum pogaatho
Maalai enai vaattuthu
Female :Mananaalai manam theduthu
Vizhivaasal thedi nee kolam poda
Vaazhvelaam koodi naam raagam paada
Vizhivaasal thedi nee kolam poda
Vaazhvelaam koodi naam raagam paada
Mayil unnai thazhuva virumbugiraen
Kuyil thanai izhanthu pulambugiraen
: Ilamaiyum thoongaathaa illai
Idhayamum thoongaathaa thaagamum thaniyaathaa
Enthan thanai izhanthu pulambugiraen
Maalai enai vaattuthu
Male :Mananaalai manam theduthu
Un kovil sera pooththitta poo naan
Un nenjil aada poojaiyum ennaal
Un kovil sera pooththitta poo naan
Un nenjil aada poojaiyum ennaal
Ninaivinil aadum en kannin oram
Nee vanthu nindraal adhu sugamaagum
Thalaivanai azhaiththidavaa madiyai
Thalaiyanai aakkidvaa
Iru karam saernthidavaa illai
Enaiyae veezhththidavaa
Maalai namai vaattuthu
Mananaalai imai theduthu
Female :Maalai namai vaattuthu
Mananaalai imai theduthu
Naatgal nagaraatho pozhuthum pogaatho
Naatgal nagaraatho pozhuthum pogaatho
Maalai namai vaattuthu
Female :Mananaalai imai theduthu
The evening torments me
My heart longs for our wedding day
Female: The evening torments me
My heart longs for our wedding day
Won't the days pass by?
Won't the hours slip away?
Female: Won't the days pass by?
Won't the hours slip away?
The evening torments me
Female: My heart longs for our wedding day
As you come to the doorway of my eyes to draw patterns
As we join together all our lives to sing a melody
As you come to the doorway of my eyes to draw patterns
As we join together all our lives to sing a melody
I long to hold you close, my peacock
Like a cuckoo losing its composure, I cry out in longing
Won't youth ever fall asleep, or
won't the heart sleep? Won't this thirst be quenched?
Losing myself, I cry out in longing
The evening torments me
Male: My heart longs for our wedding day
I am a flower that bloomed to reach your temple
When is the sacred worship for me to rest upon your chest?
I am a flower that bloomed to reach your temple
When is the sacred worship for me to rest upon your chest?
Dancing in my thoughts, at the corner of my eyes
if you come and stand before me, it would be sweet bliss
Shall I call my beloved, and make
my lap into a pillow for you?
Shall our hands join together, or
shall I surrender myself completely?
The evening torments us
Our eyes search for our wedding day
Female: The evening torments us
Our eyes search for our wedding day
Won't the days pass by? Won't the hours slip away?
Won't the days pass by? Won't the hours slip away?
The evening torments us
Female: Our eyes search for our wedding day
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Maalai Enai Vaattuthu' is a romantic duet from the film 'Pookkalai Parikkatheergal' (1986), written and composed by T. Rajendar. The song portrays the intense longing and sweet torment experienced by lovers as evening falls, leaving them anxious for their upcoming wedding day. The twilight hour amplifies their passion and impatience with the slow progression of time.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

“Maalai enai vaattuthu / Mananaalai manam theduthu”

Matching second consonants across lines ('aalai' in Maalai and 'ananaalai' in Mananaalai) creating a rhythmic cadence characteristic of T. Rajendar's poetry.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Un kovil sera pooththitta poo naan”

The speaker compares themselves to a flower bloomed specifically to enter the temple of the beloved.

Visual Imagery

“Vizhivaasal thedi nee kolam poda”

Poetic imagery of decorating the doorway of one's eyes with traditional kolam patterns to welcome the beloved.

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Trivia

T. Rajendar handled story, screenplay, direction, lyrics, and music composition for 'Pookkalai Parikkatheergal' (1986). The song features his signature rhyming lyricism paired with rich vocal renditions by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki.

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