- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Clinton Cerejo, Srinivas, A. R. Rahman
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Movie name
- Alaipayuthey
- Movie release year
- 2000
- Lyrics added on
- 19 May 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
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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