- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singer
- S. P. Shailaja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Pattanam Pogalam Vaa
- Movie release year
- 1981
- Lyrics added on
- 29 Nov 2021
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Maalai Mangalam Kaanga is an auspicious blessing song from the 1981 film Pattanam Pogalam Vaa. Sung delightfully by S. P. Shailaja with music composed by Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics penned by Gangai Amaran, the song serves as a ceremonial wish for newlyweds, blessing them with harmony, prosperity, and lifelong companionship. The lyrics utilize graceful metaphors of flowing streams and blossoming flora to represent the organic progression of love into a fruitful, sweet marriage.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Moonaai (Initial Alliteration)
“Maalai mangalam kaanga / Manam pola neengalum vaazhga”
Repetition of the initial consonant/vowel sound 'Ma' in adjacent words across lines.
Upamai (Simile)
“Neeroottru pola kaal odudhu”
Comparing the passage of time to the uninterrupted flow of a natural water spring using the word 'pola'.
Uruvagam (Metaphorical Progression)
“Un aasai yaavum poovaandhu / Poovaana ennam kaayandhu / Andha kaaiyellaam kanivanadhu”
A multi-stage metaphor tracing desires turning into flowers, thoughts becoming raw fruits, and fruits ripening into sweetness.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Thodarum sugangal innalilae / Thunaiyaaai varattuum un vaazhvilae”
Matching end sounds with the suffix '-ilae' across consecutive lines.
Did you know?
Trivia
Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and written by his brother Gangai Amaran, this festive song highlights S. P. Shailaja's expressive vocals. It remains a classic Tamil cinema wedding/auspicious sequence melody from the early 1980s.
Keep listening
Songs with a similar feeling
From the same album
More songs from Pattanam Pogalam Vaa
View albumSpot an issue?
Help us improve the lyrics or English translation.