Maanthoppu Veetukkari
From Rathinapuri Ilavarasi · 1960
- Lyricist
- Pattukkottai Kalyanasundram
- Singer
- P. Leela
- Music director
- Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
- Details
- Rathinapuri Ilavarasi1960
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Maanthoppu veetukkari | The girl from the mango orchard house |
| Maanodum naatukkaari | The girl from the land where deer run |
| Ye machaan ….vaa machaan | Hey cousin... come, cousin |
| Onnai paathu maaardhu aasai vechen | Looking at you, my desire grew in my heart |
| Female | |
| Maanthoppu veetukkari | The girl from the mango orchard house |
| Maanodum naatukkaari | The girl from the land where deer run |
| Female | |
| Pollaadha aththai mavan | The wicked aunt's son |
| Puliyodu sandai pottaan | Fought with a tiger |
| Illaadha aasai kaatti | Showing enticing desires |
| Enmelae kannae pottaan | He cast his eyes on me |
| Female | |
| Pollaadha aththai mavan | The wicked aunt's son |
| Puliyodu sandai pottaan | Fought with a tiger |
| Illaadha aasai kaatti | Showing enticing desires |
| Enmelae kannae pottaan | He cast his eyes on me |
| Female | |
| Villai eduthu machaan | Taking up his bow, cousin |
| Vaettaikku payanam vachaan | Set off on a journey to hunt |
| Sollamalae odi vandhen | Without telling anyone, I ran away and came |
| En shokku machaan | My charming cousin |
| Ye machaan..vaa machaan | Hey cousin... come, cousin |
| Onnai thaan thedi | Searching only for you |
| manam vaadi vandhen | I came with a withered heart |
| Female | |
| Maanthoppu veetukkari | The girl from the mango orchard house |
| Maanodum naatukkaari | The girl from the land where deer run |
| Ye machaan ….vaa machaan | Hey cousin... come, cousin |
| Onnai paathu maaardhu aasai vechen | Looking at you, my desire grew in my heart |
| Female | |
| Maanthoppu veetukkari | The girl from the mango orchard house |
| Maanodum naatukkaari | The girl from the land where deer run |
மாந்தோப்பு வீட்டுக்காரி
மானோடும் நாட்டுக்காரி
ஏ…….மச்சான் – வா……. மச்சான்
ஒன்னைப் பாத்து மாறாத ஆசை வச்சேன்
The girl from the mango orchard house
The girl from the land where deer run
Hey cousin... come, cousin
Looking at you, my desire grew in my heart
மாந்தோப்பு வீட்டுக்காரி
மானோடும் நாட்டுக்காரி
The girl from the mango orchard house
The girl from the land where deer run
பொல்லாத அத்தை மவன்
புலியோட சண்டை போட்டான்
இல்லாத ஆசைகாட்டி
எம்மேலே கண்ணே போட்டான்
The wicked aunt's son
Fought with a tiger
Showing enticing desires
He cast his eyes on me
பொல்லாத அத்தை மவன்
புலியோட சண்டை போட்டான்
இல்லாத ஆசைகாட்டி
எம்மேலே கண்ணே போட்டான்
The wicked aunt's son
Fought with a tiger
Showing enticing desires
He cast his eyes on me
வில்லை எடுத்து மச்சான்
வேட்டைக்கு பயணம் வச்சான்
சொல்லாமே ஒடி வந்தேன்
என் ஷோக்கு மச்சான்
ஏ மச்சான் - வா மச்சான்
ஒன்னைத்தான் தேடி
மனம் வாடி வந்தேன்
Taking up his bow, cousin
Set off on a journey to hunt
Without telling anyone, I ran away and came
My charming cousin
Hey cousin... come, cousin
Searching only for you
I came with a withered heart
மாந்தோப்பு வீட்டுக்காரி
மானோடும் நாட்டுக்காரி
ஏ…….மச்சான் – வா……. மச்சான்
ஒன்னைப் பாத்து மாறாத ஆசை வச்சேன்
The girl from the mango orchard house
The girl from the land where deer run
Hey cousin... come, cousin
Looking at you, my desire grew in my heart
மாந்தோப்பு வீட்டுக்காரி
மானோடும் நாட்டுக்காரி
The girl from the mango orchard house
The girl from the land where deer run
Maanthoppu veetukkari
The girl from the mango orchard house
Maanodum naatukkaari
The girl from the land where deer run
Ye machaan ….vaa machaan
Hey cousin... come, cousin
Onnai paathu maaardhu aasai vechen
Looking at you, my desire grew in my heart
Maanthoppu veetukkari
The girl from the mango orchard house
Maanodum naatukkaari
The girl from the land where deer run
Pollaadha aththai mavan
The wicked aunt's son
Puliyodu sandai pottaan
Fought with a tiger
Illaadha aasai kaatti
Showing enticing desires
Enmelae kannae pottaan
He cast his eyes on me
Pollaadha aththai mavan
The wicked aunt's son
Puliyodu sandai pottaan
Fought with a tiger
Illaadha aasai kaatti
Showing enticing desires
Enmelae kannae pottaan
He cast his eyes on me
Villai eduthu machaan
Taking up his bow, cousin
Vaettaikku payanam vachaan
Set off on a journey to hunt
Sollamalae odi vandhen
Without telling anyone, I ran away and came
En shokku machaan
My charming cousin
Ye machaan..vaa machaan
Hey cousin... come, cousin
Onnai thaan thedi
Searching only for you
manam vaadi vandhen
I came with a withered heart
Maanthoppu veetukkari
The girl from the mango orchard house
Maanodum naatukkaari
The girl from the land where deer run
Ye machaan ….vaa machaan
Hey cousin... come, cousin
Onnai paathu maaardhu aasai vechen
Looking at you, my desire grew in my heart
Maanthoppu veetukkari
The girl from the mango orchard house
Maanodum naatukkaari
The girl from the land where deer run
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This iconic Tamil song captures a rustic female protagonist expressing her deep affection and longing for her preferred cousin (machaan). She proudly describes her pastoral origins in a mango orchard country where deer roam freely. She recounts how an overbearing maternal cousin fought a tiger and cast eyes upon her, but while he set off on a hunting expedition with his bow, she escaped secretly to find her true love, expressing how her heart pined for him.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Maanthoppu veetukkari / Maanodum naatukkaari”
Matching initial sounds in consecutive lines like 'Maanthoppu' and 'Maanodum' enhances melodic flow.
Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Pollaadha aththai mavan / Illaadha aasai kaatti”
Rhyming second letters in 'Pollaadha' and 'Illaadha' gives rhythmic balance to the stanzas.
Imagery
“Maanthoppu veetukkari / Maanodum naatukkaari”
Pastoral imagery depicting deer running through mango orchards creates a vivid rural Tamil landscape.
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Trivia
Composed by the legendary Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy duo with lyrics by Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram, this song showcases P. Leela's versatility in rendering playful Tamil folk tunes.
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