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Maampoo Magizhampoo Manasukketha

From Magizhampoo · 1969

Lyricist
Poovai Senguttavan
Singer
L. R. Eswari
Music director
D. B. Ramachandran
Movie name
Magizhampoo
Movie release year
1969
Lyrics added on
13 Jul 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Maampoo magizhampoo manasuketha thazhampoo
Kaambhu karuppu kai padatha thaamara poo
Maampoo magizhampoo manasuketha thazhampoo
Kaambhu karuppu kai padatha thaamara poo
Andha kaala rajapaartu veshakaararu
Andha kaala rajapaartu veshakaararu
Marandhu harichandra nadagathil pulugi vechaaru
Valarthathilae moodiya mattum vechikkittaru
Valarthathilae moodiya mattum vechikkittaru
Varumaiyilae meedhiyellam vithuputtaaru
Paavam varumaiyilae meedhiyellam vithuputtaaru
Maampoo magizhampoo manasuketha thazhampoo
Kaambhu karuppu kai padatha thaamara poo
Ammaniyakka aapathukku aayiram kakkaa
Vaaya agalamaa thorandhukittu parakkudhu sokkaa
Ammaniyakka aapathukku aayiram kakkaa
Vaaya agalamaa thorandhukittu parakkudhu sokkaa
Athanaiyum vithuputtu onnu vechirukkaa
Ava athanaiyum vithuputtu onnu vechirukkaa
Iththaa periya kumbalilae eppadi koduppa hei jillakka
Maampoo magizhampoo manasuketha thazhampoo
Kaambhu karuppu kai padatha thaamara poo
Paruva ponna paathu paathu sirikka koodathu
Piragu pallu killu kazhanduthunna theda koodathu
Ooru nelathula kazhudha pola meya koodathu
Ooru nelathula kazhudha pola meya koodathu
Oongi vuttaa udambhukullae elumbirukaadhu hai jillakka
Maampoo magizhampoo manasuketha thazhampoo
Kaambhu karuppu kai padatha thaamara poo
Alukki kulukki nadappatha paar vayasu ponnattam
Indha ammalukku vayasu ippa aimbatha thaandum
Alukki kulukki nadappatha paar vayasu ponnattam
Indha ammalukku vayasu ippa aimbatha thaandum
Kooda konda vela seiyum karanathaalae
Kooda konda vela seiyum karanathaalae
Kumari eve kezhavi eva aiyooo
Vevaram theriyala jillakka
Maampoo magizhampoo manasuketha thazhampoo
Kaambhu karuppu kai padatha thaamara poo
Maampoo magizhampoo manasuketha thazhampoo
Kaambhu karuppu kai padatha thaamara poo
Mango flower, magizham flower, screwpine flower to please the heart,
A dark-stemmed, untouched lotus flower.
Mango flower, magizham flower, screwpine flower to please the heart,
A dark-stemmed, untouched lotus flower.
He was an actor who played kings in the old days,
He was an actor who played kings in the old days,
He slipped up and told a lie during the Harishchandra play!
Of all that he had raised, he only kept his hair,
Of all that he had raised, he only kept his hair,
In his poverty, he sold off everything else.
Poor man, in his poverty, he sold off everything else.
Mango flower, magizham flower, screwpine flower to please the heart,
A dark-stemmed, untouched lotus flower.
Hey lady, a thousand crows gather when trouble strikes!
Look, Chokka, they fly around with their mouths wide open!
Hey lady, a thousand crows gather when trouble strikes!
Look, Chokka, they fly around with their mouths wide open!
She sold off everything and kept just one thing,
She sold off everything and kept just one thing,
In such a huge crowd, how can she give it away? Hey Jillakka!
Mango flower, magizham flower, screwpine flower to please the heart,
A dark-stemmed, untouched lotus flower.
Don't keep staring and smiling at a young woman,
Or don't go searching for your teeth if they get knocked out later!
Don't graze like a donkey on the village land,
Don't graze like a donkey on the village land,
If I land a solid hit, no bones will be left in your body, hey Jillakka!
Mango flower, magizham flower, screwpine flower to please the heart,
A dark-stemmed, untouched lotus flower.
Look at her swaying and strutting like a young girl,
Though this lady is well past fifty now!
Look at her swaying and strutting like a young girl,
Though this lady is well past fifty now!
Just because that fake hair bun is doing its trick,
Just because that fake hair bun is doing its trick,
Who is a young girl and who is an old woman? Oh no,
You can't even tell the difference, Jillakka!
Mango flower, magizham flower, screwpine flower to please the heart,
A dark-stemmed, untouched lotus flower.
Mango flower, magizham flower, screwpine flower to please the heart,
A dark-stemmed, untouched lotus flower.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This lighthearted folk song, sung vibrantly by L. R. Eswari, uses humor and local folk wisdom to describe various quirky characters in a village setting. Using colorful floral metaphors (mango blossom, magizham flower, thazhampoo, lotus) as a refrain, the singer pokes fun at a former theatre actor who played kings but fell into poverty, an old lady who still walks with youthfulness due to hard work, and gives playful warnings to rowdy men about staring at young women.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

Maampoo magizhampoo manasuketha thazhampoo

Maampoo / Kaambhu share the second letter rhyme, adding rhythm to the refrain.

Simile (Uvamai)

Ooru nelathula kazhudha pola meya koodathu

Comparing aimless, misbehaving men to a donkey grazing in village fields ('kazhudha pola meya koodathu').

Irony / Satire

Marandhu harichandra nadagathil pulugi vechaaru

Satirizing the theatrical actor who played Harishchandra (the king known for absolute truthfulness) but ended up lying during a performance.

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Trivia

L. R. Eswari was celebrated in 1960s Tamil cinema for her distinct, energetic voice in folk and dance numbers, often featuring catchy folk refrains like 'Jillakka' that became popular street idioms.

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