Maalaiyum Manjalum
From Kalyanam Oru Kaal Kattu · 1985
- Lyricist
- Muthulingam
- Singer
- K. J. Yesudas
- Music director
- M. Lakshmi Narayanan
- Details
- Kalyanam Oru Kaal Kattu1985
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
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| Male | |
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| Malaiyum manjalum | Garland and turmeric |
| Manamagal seedhanam | Are the bride's precious gifts |
| Manamagal seedhanam | Are the bride's precious gifts |
| Male | |
| Malaiyum manjalum manamagal seedhanam | Garland and turmeric are the bride's precious gifts |
| Malaiyum manjalum manamagal seedhanam | Garland and turmeric are the bride's precious gifts |
| Illaram ennum nallaram kandu | Experiencing the righteous virtue of family life |
| Indru pol vaazhgavae | May you live joyfully forever, just like today |
| Malaiyum manjalum manamagal seedhanam | Garland and turmeric are the bride's precious gifts |
| Manamagal seedhanam | Are the bride's precious gifts |
| Male | |
| Oru naal thedi vandha sondham | The kinship that came searching one day |
| Nedunaal vaazhum uyir bandham | Is a lifelong spiritual bond |
| Mudhal naal kaana varum inbam | The happiness that arrives on the first day |
| Thodarum vaazhvil ini endrum | Will continue in life forever from now on |
| Male | |
| Mangala kugumam nilaiyaaga | May the auspicious vermilion remain forever |
| Mai vizhi kaaviya kalaiyaga | May the kohl-lined eyes shine like epic art |
| Ilamai padattumae inimaithedattumae | May youth express itself and seek sweetness |
| Malaiyum manjalum manamagal seedhanam | Garland and turmeric are the bride's precious gifts |
| Manamagal seedhanam | Are the bride's precious gifts |
| Male | |
| Manakum mullai malar manjam | The fragrant bed of jasmine blossoms |
| Mayangum kadhalodu nenjam | The heart swooning with tender love |
| Azhgaai kattil indha velai | A beautiful bed at this present moment |
| Arugae thottil varum naalai | A cradle will soon arrive beside it tomorrow |
| Male | |
| Kaalangal aayiram vaazhadho | Will they not live happily for a thousand ages? |
| Gangaiyai pol valam seradho | Will prosperity not flow abundantly like the river Ganges? |
| Thirunaalum vaazhvile varumae ennalumae | Every day in life will turn into a festive occasion |
| Male | |
| Malaiyum manjalum manamagal seedhanam | Garland and turmeric are the bride's precious gifts |
| Illaram ennum nallaram kandu | Experiencing the righteous virtue of family life |
| Indru pol vaazhgavae | May you live joyfully forever, just like today |
| Malaiyum manjalum manamagal seedhanam | Garland and turmeric are the bride's precious gifts |
| Manamagal seedhanam | Are the bride's precious gifts |
ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம்
ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்
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மாலையும் மஞ்சளும் மணமகள் சீதனம்
மணமகள் சீதனம்
Garland and turmeric
Are the bride's precious gifts
Are the bride's precious gifts
மாலையும் மஞ்சளும் மணமகள் சீதனம்
மாலையும் மஞ்சளும் மணமகள் சீதனம்
இல்லறம் என்னும் நல்லறம் கண்டு
இன்று போல் வாழ்கவே....
மாலையும் மஞ்சளும் மணமகள் சீதனம்
மணமகள் சீதனம்
Garland and turmeric are the bride's precious gifts
Garland and turmeric are the bride's precious gifts
Experiencing the righteous virtue of family life
May you live joyfully forever, just like today
Garland and turmeric are the bride's precious gifts
Are the bride's precious gifts
ஒரு நாள் தேடி வந்த சொந்தம்
திருநாள் வாழும் உயிர் பந்தம்
முதல் நாள் காண வரும் இன்பம்
தொடரும் வாழ்வில் இனி என்றும்
The kinship that came searching one day
Is a lifelong spiritual bond
The happiness that arrives on the first day
Will continue in life forever from now on
மங்கல குங்குமம் நிலையாக
மை விழி காவிய கலையாக
இளமை பாடட்டுமே இனிமை தேடட்டுமே
மாலையும் மஞ்சளும் மணமகள் சீதனம்
மணமகள் சீதனம்..
May the auspicious vermilion remain forever
May the kohl-lined eyes shine like epic art
May youth express itself and seek sweetness
Garland and turmeric are the bride's precious gifts
Are the bride's precious gifts
மணக்கும் முல்லை மலர் மஞ்சம்
மயங்கும் காதலோடு நெஞ்சம்
அழகாய் கட்டில் இந்த வேளை
அருகே தொட்டில் வரும் நாளை
The fragrant bed of jasmine blossoms
The heart swooning with tender love
A beautiful bed at this present moment
A cradle will soon arrive beside it tomorrow
காலங்கள் ஆயிரம் வாழாதோ
கங்கையை போல் வளம் சேராதோ
திருநாளும் வாழ்விலே வருமே எந்நாளுமே
Will they not live happily for a thousand ages?
Will prosperity not flow abundantly like the river Ganges?
Every day in life will turn into a festive occasion
மாலையும் மஞ்சளும் மணமகள் சீதனம்
இல்லறம் என்னும் நல்லறம் கண்டு
இன்று போல் வாழ்கவே....
மாலையும் மஞ்சளும் மணமகள் சீதனம்
மணமகள் சீதனம்
Garland and turmeric are the bride's precious gifts
Experiencing the righteous virtue of family life
May you live joyfully forever, just like today
Garland and turmeric are the bride's precious gifts
Are the bride's precious gifts
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Malaiyum manjalum
Garland and turmeric
Manamagal seedhanam
Are the bride's precious gifts
Manamagal seedhanam
Are the bride's precious gifts
Malaiyum manjalum manamagal seedhanam
Garland and turmeric are the bride's precious gifts
Malaiyum manjalum manamagal seedhanam
Garland and turmeric are the bride's precious gifts
Illaram ennum nallaram kandu
Experiencing the righteous virtue of family life
Indru pol vaazhgavae
May you live joyfully forever, just like today
Malaiyum manjalum manamagal seedhanam
Garland and turmeric are the bride's precious gifts
Manamagal seedhanam
Are the bride's precious gifts
Oru naal thedi vandha sondham
The kinship that came searching one day
Nedunaal vaazhum uyir bandham
Is a lifelong spiritual bond
Mudhal naal kaana varum inbam
The happiness that arrives on the first day
Thodarum vaazhvil ini endrum
Will continue in life forever from now on
Mangala kugumam nilaiyaaga
May the auspicious vermilion remain forever
Mai vizhi kaaviya kalaiyaga
May the kohl-lined eyes shine like epic art
Ilamai padattumae inimaithedattumae
May youth express itself and seek sweetness
Malaiyum manjalum manamagal seedhanam
Garland and turmeric are the bride's precious gifts
Manamagal seedhanam
Are the bride's precious gifts
Manakum mullai malar manjam
The fragrant bed of jasmine blossoms
Mayangum kadhalodu nenjam
The heart swooning with tender love
Azhgaai kattil indha velai
A beautiful bed at this present moment
Arugae thottil varum naalai
A cradle will soon arrive beside it tomorrow
Kaalangal aayiram vaazhadho
Will they not live happily for a thousand ages?
Gangaiyai pol valam seradho
Will prosperity not flow abundantly like the river Ganges?
Thirunaalum vaazhvile varumae ennalumae
Every day in life will turn into a festive occasion
Malaiyum manjalum manamagal seedhanam
Garland and turmeric are the bride's precious gifts
Illaram ennum nallaram kandu
Experiencing the righteous virtue of family life
Indru pol vaazhgavae
May you live joyfully forever, just like today
Malaiyum manjalum manamagal seedhanam
Garland and turmeric are the bride's precious gifts
Manamagal seedhanam
Are the bride's precious gifts
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Malaiyum Manjalum is a traditional auspicious Tamil song from the film Kalyanam Oru Kaal Kattu (1985) that celebrates the sacred bond of matrimony and blesses a newlywed couple. It highlights sacred symbols like the wedding garland, turmeric, and kumkum as the ultimate treasures for a bride, wishing for a long, harmonious, and prosperous life together. The lyrics beautifully capture the transition from wedding festivities to domestic happiness, expressing wishes that the love between the couple flourishes like the perennial river Ganges and brings the joyful arrival of future generations.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Moonaai (Initial Alliteration)
“Malaiyum manjalum manamagal seedhanam”
Repetition of initial consonant sound 'm' in 'Malaiyum' and 'manjalum' creates a rhythmic euphonic flow.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Oru naal thedi vandha sondham / Nedunaal vaazhum uyir bandham”
Rhyming endings 'sondham', 'bandham', and 'inbam' create musicality across successive lines.
Uvamai (Simile)
“Gangaiyai pol valam seradho”
Compares the continuous abundance and prosperity of married life to the eternal flow of the river Ganges.
Anaphora (Pallavi Repetition)
“Malaiyum manjalum manamagal seedhanam”
The core phrase 'Malaiyum manjalum' is repeated systematically as a refrain to anchor the theme of marital sacredness.
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Trivia
Composed by M. Lakshmi Narayanan and rendered with smooth classical nuances by K. J. Yesudas, this song written by lyricist Muthulingam became a frequently played track during South Indian Tamil wedding ceremonies due to its traditional lyrics and blessings.
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