Maanikka Maamani
From Thennangkeetru · 1975
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
- Music director
- G. K. Venkatesh
- Details
- Thennangkeetru1975
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Maanikka maamani maalaiyil | In the ruby-gemmed evening time |
| Mangai aval thanga mugam naan kandathu | I saw that maiden's golden face |
| Maanikka maamani maalaiyil | In the ruby-gemmed evening time |
| Mangai aval thanga mugam naan kandathu | I saw that maiden's golden face |
| Male | |
| Maanikka maamani maalaiyil | In the ruby-gemmed evening time |
| Mangai aval thanga mugam naan kandathu | I saw that maiden's golden face |
| Male | |
| Thaen idaiyil oru nyaana bhoomi kandaen | Amidst honey, I found a land of wisdom |
| Theva vilaasam adhu kovil konda paasam | It is divine grace, love enshrined in a temple |
| Idhamo padhamo sugamo | Is it comfort, melody, or joy? |
| Male | |
| Maanikka maamani maalaiyil | In the ruby-gemmed evening time |
| Mangai aval thanga mugam naan kandathu | I saw that maiden's golden face |
| Female | |
| Poo mugaththil oru kodi dheepam kandaen | In her flower-like face, I saw a crore of lamps |
| Baba saabang kolla | Absorbing all the worldly curses |
| Kadhal devasthaanamaanaen | I became a holy temple of love |
| Iraivaa enakku vilakku | Oh Lord, be my guiding light |
| Male | |
| Maanikka maamani maalaiyil | In the ruby-gemmed evening time |
| Mangai aval thanga mugam naan kandathu | I saw that maiden's golden face |
| Maanikka maamani maalaiyil | In the ruby-gemmed evening time |
| Mangai aval thanga mugam naan kandathu | I saw that maiden's golden face |
| Male | |
| Naan varuvaen dhinam anthi santhi neram | I will come every day during twilight hours |
| Female :Naan ninaippaen dhinam jeevaraaga geedham | Female: I will daily cherish the soul's melodic song |
| Male :Udhayam undu namakkum | Male: A new dawn awaits us too |
| Adhil idhaya geedham thudikkum | In which the heart's song will beat |
| Female :Pudhiya vaazhvu inikkum | Female: A new sweet life will blossom |
| Nenjin iniya vaasal thirakkum | Opening the sweet entrance of the heart |
| Male :Namakkum | Male: For us too |
| Female :Orunaal | Female: One day |
| Both :Pirakkum | Both: Will be born |
மாணிக்க மாமணி மாலையில்
மங்கை அவள் தங்க முகம் நான் கண்டது
மாணிக்க மாமணி மாலையில்
மங்கை அவள் தங்க முகம் நான் கண்டது
In the ruby-gemmed evening time
I saw that maiden's golden face
In the ruby-gemmed evening time
I saw that maiden's golden face
மாணிக்க மாமணி மாலையில்
மங்கை அவள் தங்க முகம் நான் கண்டது
In the ruby-gemmed evening time
I saw that maiden's golden face
தேன் இடையில் ஒரு ஞான பூமி கண்டேன்
தேவ விலாசம் அது கோவில் கொண்ட பாசம்
இதமோ பதமோ சுகமோ
Amidst honey, I found a land of wisdom
It is divine grace, love enshrined in a temple
Is it comfort, melody, or joy?
மாணிக்க மாமணி மாலையில்
மங்கை அவள் தங்க முகம் நான் கண்டது
In the ruby-gemmed evening time
I saw that maiden's golden face
பூ முகத்தில் ஒரு கோடி தீபம் கண்டேன்
பாப சாபங் கொள்ள
காதல் தேவஸ்தானமானேன்
இறைவா எனக்கு விளக்கு
In her flower-like face, I saw a crore of lamps
Absorbing all the worldly curses
I became a holy temple of love
Oh Lord, be my guiding light
மாணிக்க மாமணி மாலையில்
மன்னனவன் புன்னகைதான் நான் கண்டது
மாணிக்க மாமணி மாலையில்
மன்னனவன் புன்னகைதான் நான் கண்டது
In the ruby-gemmed evening time
I saw that maiden's golden face
In the ruby-gemmed evening time
I saw that maiden's golden face
நான் வருவேன் தினம் அந்தி சந்தி நேரம்
நான் நினைப்பேன் தினம் ஜீவராக கீதம்
உதயம் உண்டு நமக்கும்
அதில் இதய கீதம் துடிக்கும்
புதிய வாழ்வு இனிக்கும்
நெஞ்சின் இனிய வாசல் திறக்கும்
நமக்கும்
ஒருநாள்
இருவர் :
பிறக்கும்
I will come every day during twilight hours
Female: I will daily cherish the soul's melodic song
Male: A new dawn awaits us too
In which the heart's song will beat
Female: A new sweet life will blossom
Opening the sweet entrance of the heart
Male: For us too
Female: One day
Both: Will be born
Maanikka maamani maalaiyil
In the ruby-gemmed evening time
Mangai aval thanga mugam naan kandathu
I saw that maiden's golden face
Maanikka maamani maalaiyil
In the ruby-gemmed evening time
Mangai aval thanga mugam naan kandathu
I saw that maiden's golden face
Maanikka maamani maalaiyil
In the ruby-gemmed evening time
Mangai aval thanga mugam naan kandathu
I saw that maiden's golden face
Thaen idaiyil oru nyaana bhoomi kandaen
Amidst honey, I found a land of wisdom
Theva vilaasam adhu kovil konda paasam
It is divine grace, love enshrined in a temple
Idhamo padhamo sugamo
Is it comfort, melody, or joy?
Maanikka maamani maalaiyil
In the ruby-gemmed evening time
Mangai aval thanga mugam naan kandathu
I saw that maiden's golden face
Poo mugaththil oru kodi dheepam kandaen
In her flower-like face, I saw a crore of lamps
Baba saabang kolla
Absorbing all the worldly curses
Kadhal devasthaanamaanaen
I became a holy temple of love
Iraivaa enakku vilakku
Oh Lord, be my guiding light
Maanikka maamani maalaiyil
In the ruby-gemmed evening time
Mangai aval thanga mugam naan kandathu
I saw that maiden's golden face
Maanikka maamani maalaiyil
In the ruby-gemmed evening time
Mangai aval thanga mugam naan kandathu
I saw that maiden's golden face
Naan varuvaen dhinam anthi santhi neram
I will come every day during twilight hours
Female :Naan ninaippaen dhinam jeevaraaga geedham
Female: I will daily cherish the soul's melodic song
Male :Udhayam undu namakkum
Male: A new dawn awaits us too
Adhil idhaya geedham thudikkum
In which the heart's song will beat
Female :Pudhiya vaazhvu inikkum
Female: A new sweet life will blossom
Nenjin iniya vaasal thirakkum
Opening the sweet entrance of the heart
Male :Namakkum
Male: For us too
Female :Orunaal
Female: One day
Both :Pirakkum
Both: Will be born
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Maanikka Maamani Maalaiyil is a deeply soulful romantic song from the 1975 Tamil film Thennangkeetru. Written by Kannadasan, the lyric blends spiritual metaphors with romance, portraying love as a sacred shrine where the protagonist finds pure radiance in his beloved's face during twilight. The song transitions into an optimistic exchange between the lovers, expressing hope for a bright tomorrow despite current hardships, believing that a new dawn of sweet life will eventually open the doors of their hearts.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Maanikka maamani maalaiyil”
Repetition of the initial sound 'Ma' in 'Maanikka maamani maalaiyil' creates a rhythmic euphonic flow.
Metaphor (Roobakam)
“Poo mugaththil oru kodi dheepam kandaen”
Comparing the maiden's flower-like face to a brightness containing a crore (ten million) lamps.
Iyaibu (Rhyme)
“Udhayam undu namakkum / Adhil idhaya geedham thudikkum”
End rhyming words ending in '-kkum' ('namakkum', 'thudikkum', 'inikkum', 'thirakkum') establish melodic harmony across lines.
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Trivia
The music was composed by G. K. Venkatesh, a legendary composer under whom Maestro Ilaiyaraaja worked as an assistant composer and arranger prior to making his independent debut in 1976.
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