Maangalyam
From Alaipayuthey · 2000
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Clinton Cerejo, Srinivas, A. R. Rahman
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Alaipayuthey2000
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Maangalyam thanthunaanaena | This sacred thread, which is essential for my life, |
| Mama jeevana haetuna | And the reason for my living, |
| Kantae badhnaami subhagae | I tie around your neck, O fortunate and blessed lady, |
| Twama jeeva saradadat satam | May you live happily for a hundred autumns (years). |
| Male | |
| Endrendrum punnagai | Everlasting smile, |
| Mudivillaa punnagai | An endless, timeless smile, |
| Indru naan meendum meendum | Today, over and over again, |
| Pirandhen oru thuli paarvaiyilae | I was reborn in just a single drop of your glance. |
| Oh ennuyirae… oh ennuyirae…. | Oh my precious life... oh my precious life... |
| Oh ennuyirae…o.. oh ennuyirae…. | Oh my precious life... oh my precious life... |
| Male | |
| Maangalyam thanthunaanaena | This sacred thread, which is essential for my life, |
| Mangalyammmmm…. | Sacred marital thread... |
| Mama jeevana haetuna | And the reason for my living, |
| Kantae badhnaami subhagae | I tie around your neck, O fortunate and blessed lady, |
| Twama jeeva saradadat satam | May you live happily for a hundred autumns. |
| Male | |
| Maangalyam thanthunaanaena | This sacred thread, which is essential for my life, |
| Mama jeevana haetuna | And the reason for my living, |
| Hey mangalyam mangalyam | Hey sacred thread, auspicious bond, |
| Kantae badhnaami subhagae | I tie around your neck, O fortunate and blessed lady, |
| Twama jeeva saradadat satam | May you live happily for a hundred autumns. |
| Mangalyamm….. | Sacred thread... |
மாங்கல்யம்
தந்துனானே மம ஜீவன
ஹேதுனா கண்டே பத்னாமி
சுபகே த்வாம் ஜீவ சரடாடட்
சத்தம்
This sacred thread, which is essential for my life,
And the reason for my living,
I tie around your neck, O fortunate and blessed lady,
May you live happily for a hundred autumns (years).
என்றென்றும் புன்னகை
முடிவில்லா புன்னகை இன்று
நான் மீண்டும் மீண்டும் பிறந்தேன்
ஒரு துளி பார்வையிலே ஓ என்னுயிரே
ஓ என்னுயிரே ஓ என்னுயிரே
ஓ என்னுயிரே
Everlasting smile,
An endless, timeless smile,
Today, over and over again,
I was reborn in just a single drop of your glance.
Oh my precious life... oh my precious life...
Oh my precious life... oh my precious life...
மாங்கல்யம்
தந்துனானே மாங்கல்யம்
மம ஜீவன ஹேதுனா கண்டே
பத்னாமி சுபகே த்வாம் ஜீவ
சரடாடட் சத்தம்
This sacred thread, which is essential for my life,
Sacred marital thread...
And the reason for my living,
I tie around your neck, O fortunate and blessed lady,
May you live happily for a hundred autumns.
மாங்கல்யம்
தந்துனானே மம ஜீவன
ஹேதுனா ஹே மாங்கல்யம்
மாங்கல்யம் கண்டே
பத்னாமி சுபகே த்வாம் ஜீவ
சரடாடட் சத்தம் மாங்கல்யம்
This sacred thread, which is essential for my life,
And the reason for my living,
Hey sacred thread, auspicious bond,
I tie around your neck, O fortunate and blessed lady,
May you live happily for a hundred autumns.
Sacred thread...
Maangalyam thanthunaanaena
This sacred thread, which is essential for my life,
Mama jeevana haetuna
And the reason for my living,
Kantae badhnaami subhagae
I tie around your neck, O fortunate and blessed lady,
Twama jeeva saradadat satam
May you live happily for a hundred autumns (years).
Endrendrum punnagai
Everlasting smile,
Mudivillaa punnagai
An endless, timeless smile,
Indru naan meendum meendum
Today, over and over again,
Pirandhen oru thuli paarvaiyilae
I was reborn in just a single drop of your glance.
Oh ennuyirae… oh ennuyirae….
Oh my precious life... oh my precious life...
Oh ennuyirae…o.. oh ennuyirae….
Oh my precious life... oh my precious life...
Maangalyam thanthunaanaena
This sacred thread, which is essential for my life,
Mangalyammmmm….
Sacred marital thread...
Mama jeevana haetuna
And the reason for my living,
Kantae badhnaami subhagae
I tie around your neck, O fortunate and blessed lady,
Twama jeeva saradadat satam
May you live happily for a hundred autumns.
Maangalyam thanthunaanaena
This sacred thread, which is essential for my life,
Mama jeevana haetuna
And the reason for my living,
Hey mangalyam mangalyam
Hey sacred thread, auspicious bond,
Kantae badhnaami subhagae
I tie around your neck, O fortunate and blessed lady,
Twama jeeva saradadat satam
May you live happily for a hundred autumns.
Mangalyamm…..
Sacred thread...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song seamlessly blends traditional Vedic wedding mantras (the Mangalya Dharanam mantra) with contemporary Tamil poetry celebrating everlasting love. It marks a pivotal moment of secret marriage and deep emotional bonding between the lead characters in the film. The core message emphasizes how love breathes new life into a person, transforming a single glance into a spiritual rebirth and promising an eternal smile and lifelong commitment.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Code-mixing / Linguistic Fusion
“Maangalyam thanthunaanaena / Endrendrum punnagai”
Intertwining traditional Sanskrit Vedic slokas with modern Tamil poetic verses to bridge sacred tradition and contemporary romantic emotion.
Anaphora (Repetition)
“Oh ennuyirae… oh ennuyirae….”
Repetition of the phrase 'Oh ennuyirae' and 'Endrendrum / Mudivillaa' to heighten the emotional intensity and feeling of infinite love.
Metaphor
“Pirandhen oru thuli paarvaiyilae”
Describing a beloved's brief look ('oru thuli paarvai') as a source of rebirth ('pirandhen'), metaphorically treating a glance as a life-giving liquid drop.
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Trivia
Composed by A. R. Rahman for Mani Ratnam's classic 'Alaipayuthey' (2000), this sequence accompanies a secret wedding scene in a temple. The track ingeniously layers western harmony and contemporary rhythms over the traditional Vedic Mangalya Dharanam chant, sung by Clinton Cerejo, Srinivas, and A. R. Rahman himself.
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