Maathargal Vazhkkai
From Bhagya Devathai · 1959
- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singer
- K. Jamunarani
- Music director
- Master Venu
- Details
- Bhagya Devathai1959
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Maatharkal vaazhkkaiyin yanthiramaa | Are women merely machines in the machine of life? |
| Aadavar seitha thanthiramaa | Is this a cunning trick devised by men? |
| Manathirkisaintha maapillai theduthal | Searching for a groom agreeable to one's heart, |
| Mangaiyar kaanum suyanalamaa | Is that selfishness on the part of women? |
| Ila mangaiyar kaanum suyanalamaa | Is that selfishness on the part of young women? |
| Female | |
| Maatharkal vaazhkkaiyin yanthiramaa | Are women merely machines in the machine of life? |
| Aadavar seitha thanthiramaa | Is this a cunning trick devised by men? |
| Female | |
| Vaazhkkaiyum orunaal vasanthamum orunaal | Life lasts but a moment, spring lasts but a moment, |
| Vaanavil pola vaalipam thaanae | Youth itself is transient like a rainbow. |
| Maraiyum munnaalae magizhvathanaalae | If one finds joy before it disappears, |
| Maaraana seyalendru sollaalaama | Can that be called an improper deed? |
| Female | |
| Maatharkal vaazhkkaiyin yanthiramaa | Are women merely machines in the machine of life? |
| Aadavar seitha thanthiramaa | Is this a cunning trick devised by men? |
| Female | |
| Malar vandinam pola magizhvenae | I shall rejoice like flowers and swarms of bees, |
| Naan valarmathi pol thigazhvenae | I shall glow like the bright waxing moon. |
| Malai asainthaalum nilai thavaraamal | Even if mountains move, without faltering from my path, |
| Maanam pirathaanamaai vaazhvaenae | I shall live holding honor as my highest priority. |
| Female | |
| Maatharkal vaazhkkaiyin yanthiramaa | Are women merely machines in the machine of life? |
| Aadavar seitha thanthiramaa | Is this a cunning trick devised by men? |
| Female | |
| Irumanam searnthu oru manamaanal | If two hearts unite to become one mind, |
| Thirumana melam kottanumaa | Is beating the wedding drums strictly necessary? |
| Maraimugamaaga valarnthidum kadhal | Will love that grows in secret, |
| Malaraamalae mangu poe vidumaa | Fade away into darkness without ever blooming? |
| Female | |
| Maatharkal vaazhkkaiyin yanthiramaa | Are women merely machines in the machine of life? |
| Aadavar seitha thanthiramaa | Is this a cunning trick devised by men? |
| Female | |
| Yaemaattruvaarum yaamaaruvaarum | Those who deceive and those who are deceived, |
| Illaamal illai naattinilae | Are certainly present throughout this country. |
| Idhai ennaamal ulagil pennaaga piranthu | Without understanding this, being born as a woman in this world, |
| Yaengi thavippatho veettinilae….. | Should one languish and suffer inside the home? |
| Female | |
| Maatharkal vaazhkkaiyin yanthiramaa | Are women merely machines in the machine of life? |
| Aadavar seitha thanthiramaa | Is this a cunning trick devised by men? |
மாதர்கள் வாழ்க்கையின் யந்திரமா
ஆடவர் செய்த தந்திரமா
மனதிற்கிசைந்த மாப்பிள்ளை தேடுதல்
மங்கையர் காணும் சுயநலமா
இள மங்கையர் காணும் சுயநலமா....
Are women merely machines in the machine of life?
Is this a cunning trick devised by men?
Searching for a groom agreeable to one's heart,
Is that selfishness on the part of women?
Is that selfishness on the part of young women?
மாதர்கள் வாழ்க்கையின் யந்திரமா
ஆடவர் செய்த தந்திரமா
Are women merely machines in the machine of life?
Is this a cunning trick devised by men?
வாழ்க்கையும் ஒருநாள் வசந்தமும் ஒருநாள்
வானவில் போல வாலிபம் தானே
மறையும் முன்னாலே மகிழ்வதனாலே
மாறான செயலென்று சொல்லலாமா
Life lasts but a moment, spring lasts but a moment,
Youth itself is transient like a rainbow.
If one finds joy before it disappears,
Can that be called an improper deed?
மாதர்கள் வாழ்க்கையின் யந்திரமா
ஆடவர் செய்த தந்திரமா
Are women merely machines in the machine of life?
Is this a cunning trick devised by men?
மலர் வண்டினம் போல மகிழ்வேனே
நான் வளர்மதி போல் திகழ்வேனே
மலை அசைந்தாலும் நிலை தவறாமல்
மானம் பிரதானமாய் வாழ்வேனே
I shall rejoice like flowers and swarms of bees,
I shall glow like the bright waxing moon.
Even if mountains move, without faltering from my path,
I shall live holding honor as my highest priority.
மாதர்கள் வாழ்க்கையின் யந்திரமா
ஆடவர் செய்த தந்திரமா
Are women merely machines in the machine of life?
Is this a cunning trick devised by men?
இருமனம் சேர்ந்து ஒரு மனமானால்
திருமண மேளம் கொட்டணுமா
மறைமுகமாக வளர்ந்திடும் காதல்
மலராமலே மங்கிப் போய் விடுமா
If two hearts unite to become one mind,
Is beating the wedding drums strictly necessary?
Will love that grows in secret,
Fade away into darkness without ever blooming?
மாதர்கள் வாழ்க்கையின் யந்திரமா
ஆடவர் செய்த தந்திரமா
Are women merely machines in the machine of life?
Is this a cunning trick devised by men?
ஏமாற்றுவாரும் ஏமாறுவாரும்
இல்லாமல் இல்லை நாட்டினிலே
இதை எண்ணாமல் உலகில் பெண்ணாகப் பிறந்து
ஏங்கித் தவிப்பதோ வீட்டினிலே...
Those who deceive and those who are deceived,
Are certainly present throughout this country.
Without understanding this, being born as a woman in this world,
Should one languish and suffer inside the home?
மாதர்கள் வாழ்க்கையின் யந்திரமா
ஆடவர் செய்த தந்திரமா
Are women merely machines in the machine of life?
Is this a cunning trick devised by men?
Maatharkal vaazhkkaiyin yanthiramaa
Are women merely machines in the machine of life?
Aadavar seitha thanthiramaa
Is this a cunning trick devised by men?
Manathirkisaintha maapillai theduthal
Searching for a groom agreeable to one's heart,
Mangaiyar kaanum suyanalamaa
Is that selfishness on the part of women?
Ila mangaiyar kaanum suyanalamaa
Is that selfishness on the part of young women?
Maatharkal vaazhkkaiyin yanthiramaa
Are women merely machines in the machine of life?
Aadavar seitha thanthiramaa
Is this a cunning trick devised by men?
Vaazhkkaiyum orunaal vasanthamum orunaal
Life lasts but a moment, spring lasts but a moment,
Vaanavil pola vaalipam thaanae
Youth itself is transient like a rainbow.
Maraiyum munnaalae magizhvathanaalae
If one finds joy before it disappears,
Maaraana seyalendru sollaalaama
Can that be called an improper deed?
Maatharkal vaazhkkaiyin yanthiramaa
Are women merely machines in the machine of life?
Aadavar seitha thanthiramaa
Is this a cunning trick devised by men?
Malar vandinam pola magizhvenae
I shall rejoice like flowers and swarms of bees,
Naan valarmathi pol thigazhvenae
I shall glow like the bright waxing moon.
Malai asainthaalum nilai thavaraamal
Even if mountains move, without faltering from my path,
Maanam pirathaanamaai vaazhvaenae
I shall live holding honor as my highest priority.
Maatharkal vaazhkkaiyin yanthiramaa
Are women merely machines in the machine of life?
Aadavar seitha thanthiramaa
Is this a cunning trick devised by men?
Irumanam searnthu oru manamaanal
If two hearts unite to become one mind,
Thirumana melam kottanumaa
Is beating the wedding drums strictly necessary?
Maraimugamaaga valarnthidum kadhal
Will love that grows in secret,
Malaraamalae mangu poe vidumaa
Fade away into darkness without ever blooming?
Maatharkal vaazhkkaiyin yanthiramaa
Are women merely machines in the machine of life?
Aadavar seitha thanthiramaa
Is this a cunning trick devised by men?
Yaemaattruvaarum yaamaaruvaarum
Those who deceive and those who are deceived,
Illaamal illai naattinilae
Are certainly present throughout this country.
Idhai ennaamal ulagil pennaaga piranthu
Without understanding this, being born as a woman in this world,
Yaengi thavippatho veettinilae…..
Should one languish and suffer inside the home?
Maatharkal vaazhkkaiyin yanthiramaa
Are women merely machines in the machine of life?
Aadavar seitha thanthiramaa
Is this a cunning trick devised by men?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from the 1959 film 'Bhagya Devathai' raises bold, progressive questions about societal expectations placed on women. The protagonist questions whether women are viewed merely as emotionless machines and whether social marriage conventions are tricks created by men to control them. She argues that seeking love and happiness on one's own terms is a natural desire rather than selfishness, comparing youth to a fleeting rainbow that ought to be enjoyed before it passes.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Vaanavil pola vaalipam thaanae”
Compares fleeting youth to a temporary rainbow to highlight the transient nature of life's prime years.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Naan valarmathi pol thigazhvenae”
Compares the speaker's radiance and graceful growth to the beauty of a waxing moon.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Malai asainthaalum nilai thavaraamal”
Uses an exaggerated image of a mountain shaking to emphasize unbreakable resolve and unwavering virtue.
Alliteration (Moonaai)
“Maatharkal vaazhkkaiyin yanthiramaa”
Repetition of initial consonant sound 'Ma' across successive lines creating melodic harmony.
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Trivia
Bhagya Devathai (1959) was directed by Tapi Chanakya and featured music composed by Master Venu. Lyricist Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass was known for embedding strong social commentary and philosophical questioning into film songs during the Golden Age of Tamil Cinema.
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