Maari Varum Society
From Akka Thangai · 1969
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- L. R. Eswari
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Akka Thangai1969
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Maarivarum society | The ever-changing society |
| Vaazhkai pala variety | Life comes in many varieties |
| Theduvathu duty seruvadhu beauty | Searching is duty, uniting is beauty |
| Female | |
| Maarivarum society | The ever-changing society |
| Vaazhkai pala variety | Life comes in many varieties |
| Theduvathu duty seruvadhu beauty | Searching is duty, uniting is beauty |
| Female | |
| Mani mutham kili vannam vazhangum | Bestowing pearl-like kisses and parrot-hued charm |
| Pani sottum iravukkul mayakkam | Intoxication within the night dripping with dew |
| Ponn minnum kalasangal kalangum | Golden gleaming pots tremble |
| Poochinnam kannathil vilangum | A flower imprint shines on the cheek |
| Female | |
| Orae ..thudippu.. | A single heartbeat |
| Adhae ..nadippu | The very same act |
| Orae ..thudippu.. | A single heartbeat |
| Aadhae ..nadippu | The very same act |
| Kavalaiyai vidu kanigalai yedu | Leave worries behind, take the fruits |
| Malargalai thodu thodarattum | Touch the flowers, let it continue |
| Female | |
| Maarivarum society | The ever-changing society |
| Vaazhkai pala variety | Life comes in many varieties |
| Theduvathu duty seruvadhu beauty | Searching is duty, uniting is beauty |
| Female | |
| Pennalla pennalla palingu | She is not just a woman, she is crystal |
| Pechenna moochenna irangu | Why speak, why breathe, dive right in |
| Ennenna suavaiyundoo vazhangu | Offer whatever delicious flavors exist |
| Ennathil idamundu nerungu | There is space in my thoughts, step closer |
| Female | |
| Udal …nadangum | The body trembles |
| Sugam… surangam | Pleasure is a goldmine |
| Udal …nadangum | The body trembles |
| Sugam… surangam | Pleasure is a goldmine |
| Kanavil valaraum ninaivil malarum | Growing in dreams, blooming in memories |
| Urau thodarum thodarattum | The bond continues, let it continue |
| Female | |
| Maarivarum society | The ever-changing society |
| Vaazhkai pala variety | Life comes in many varieties |
| Theduvathu duty seruvadhu beauty | Searching is duty, uniting is beauty |
மாறிவரும் சொசைட்டி வாழ்க்கை பல வெரைட்டி
தேடுவது ட்யூட்டி சேருவது ப்யூட்டி
மாறிவரும் சொசைட்டி வாழ்க்கை பல வெரைட்டி
தேடுவது ட்யூட்டி சேருவது ப்யூட்டி..........
The ever-changing society
Life comes in many varieties
Searching is duty, uniting is beauty
மணி முத்தம் கிளி வண்ணம் வழங்கும்
பனி சொட்டும் இரவுக்குள் மயங்கும்
பொன் மின்னும் கலசங்கள் கலங்கும்
பூச்சின்னம் கன்னத்தில் விளங்கும்
The ever-changing society
Life comes in many varieties
Searching is duty, uniting is beauty
ஒரே......துடிப்பு அதே........நடிப்பு
ஒரே........துடிப்பு அதே........ நடிப்பு
கவலையை விடு கனிகளை எடு
மலர்களைத் தொடு தொடரட்டும்
Bestowing pearl-like kisses and parrot-hued charm
Intoxication within the night dripping with dew
Golden gleaming pots tremble
A flower imprint shines on the cheek
மாறிவரும் சொசைட்டி வாழ்க்கை பல வெரைட்டி
தேடுவது ட்யூட்டி சேருவது ப்யூட்டி
A single heartbeat
The very same act
A single heartbeat
The very same act
Leave worries behind, take the fruits
Touch the flowers, let it continue
பெண்ணல்ல பெண்ணல்ல பளிங்கு
பேச்சென்ன மூச்சென்ன இறங்கு
என்னென்ன சுவையுண்டோ வழங்கு
எண்ணத்தில் இடமுண்டு நெருங்கு
The ever-changing society
Life comes in many varieties
Searching is duty, uniting is beauty
உடல்........நடுங்கும் சுகம்.......சுரங்கம்
உடல்........நடுங்கும் சுகம்.......சுரங்கம்
கனவில் வளரும் நினைவில் மலரும்
உறவு தொடரும் தொடரட்டும்
She is not just a woman, she is crystal
Why speak, why breathe, dive right in
Offer whatever delicious flavors exist
There is space in my thoughts, step closer
மாறிவரும் சொசைட்டி வாழ்க்கை பல வெரைட்டி
தேடுவது ட்யூட்டி சேருவது ப்யூட்டி
The body trembles
Pleasure is a goldmine
The body trembles
Pleasure is a goldmine
Growing in dreams, blooming in memories
The bond continues, let it continue
The ever-changing society
Life comes in many varieties
Searching is duty, uniting is beauty
Maarivarum society
The ever-changing society
Vaazhkai pala variety
Life comes in many varieties
Theduvathu duty seruvadhu beauty
Searching is duty, uniting is beauty
Maarivarum society
The ever-changing society
Vaazhkai pala variety
Life comes in many varieties
Theduvathu duty seruvadhu beauty
Searching is duty, uniting is beauty
Mani mutham kili vannam vazhangum
Bestowing pearl-like kisses and parrot-hued charm
Pani sottum iravukkul mayakkam
Intoxication within the night dripping with dew
Ponn minnum kalasangal kalangum
Golden gleaming pots tremble
Poochinnam kannathil vilangum
A flower imprint shines on the cheek
Orae ..thudippu..
A single heartbeat
Adhae ..nadippu
The very same act
Orae ..thudippu..
A single heartbeat
Aadhae ..nadippu
The very same act
Kavalaiyai vidu kanigalai yedu
Leave worries behind, take the fruits
Malargalai thodu thodarattum
Touch the flowers, let it continue
Maarivarum society
The ever-changing society
Vaazhkai pala variety
Life comes in many varieties
Theduvathu duty seruvadhu beauty
Searching is duty, uniting is beauty
Pennalla pennalla palingu
She is not just a woman, she is crystal
Pechenna moochenna irangu
Why speak, why breathe, dive right in
Ennenna suavaiyundoo vazhangu
Offer whatever delicious flavors exist
Ennathil idamundu nerungu
There is space in my thoughts, step closer
Udal …nadangum
The body trembles
Sugam… surangam
Pleasure is a goldmine
Udal …nadangum
The body trembles
Sugam… surangam
Pleasure is a goldmine
Kanavil valaraum ninaivil malarum
Growing in dreams, blooming in memories
Urau thodarum thodarattum
The bond continues, let it continue
Maarivarum society
The ever-changing society
Vaazhkai pala variety
Life comes in many varieties
Theduvathu duty seruvadhu beauty
Searching is duty, uniting is beauty
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This energetic club song from the 1969 film Akka Thangai captures the modernizing trends and changing social values of late 1960s urban Tamil society. Sung brilliantly by L. R. Eswari, the track encourages letting go of worries and embracing romance, beauty, and sensory pleasures. Kannadasan deftly mixes English loanwords with vivid Tamil imagery to reflect a stylish, upbeat lifestyle where searching for happiness is seen as a person's ultimate duty.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Maarivarum society / Vaazhkai pala variety / Theduvathu duty seruvadhu beauty”
Use of English rhyming end words like society, variety, duty, and beauty to establish a modern tempo.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Pennalla pennalla palingu ... Sugam surangam”
Comparing pleasure to a mine or treasure trove (surangam), and a woman's purity/beauty to crystal (palingu).
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Mani mutham kili vannam vazhangum / Pani sottum iravukkul mayakkam”
Matching initial consonant/vowel sounds in words like Mani/Mutham and Pani/Mayakkam.
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Trivia
L. R. Eswari was the undisputed queen of Western-influenced cabaret and club songs in South Indian cinema during the 1960s and 70s. Lyricist Kannadasan was known for seamlessly weaving contemporary English terms into traditional Tamil poetic structures to appeal to the modern youth of that era.
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