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Maathennai Padaithaan

From Rajaraja Chozhan · 1972

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari
Music director
Kunnakudi Vaithiyanathan
Movie name
Rajaraja Chozhan
Movie release year
1972
Lyrics added on
18 Mar 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Maathennai padaiththaan unakkaga
Male :Maathangal padaiththaan namakkaga
Female :Maathennai padaiththaan unakkaga
Male :Maathangal padaiththaan namakkaga
Geedhangal padaiththaan isaikkaga
Male :Kadhalai padaiththaan kanakkaga
Maathennai padaiththaan unakkaga
Male :Maathangal padaiththaan namakkaga
Kaarththikai mathaththu dheepangal pol
Enthan kann parikkum unthan perazhagu
Kaarththikai mathaththu dheepangal pol
Enthan kann parikkum unthan perazhagu
Maargazhi mathathu panimuththu pol
Indru mayangiyathae unthan sol azhagu
Maargazhi mathathu panimuththu pol
Indru mayangiyathae unthan sol azhagu
Thai magalae aththai magalae
Ennai thazhuvida pirantha tamil magalae
Thai magalae aththai magalae
Ennai thazhuvida pirantha tamil magalae
Maasillaatha en maamaniyae
Intha manamagal thediya mannavamae
Maasillaatha en maamaniyae
Intha manamagal thediya mannavamae
Panguni en vaazhvil pangu nee
Intha parthipan paarvaiyil engum nee
Panguni en vaazhvil pangu nee
Intha parthipan paarvaiyil engum nee
Chithirai mathaththu vaanam nee
Engal deiva pulavarin vedham nee
Chithirai mathaththu vaanam nee
Engal deiva pulavarin vedham nee
Vaikaasi piraiyin vadivamae
Vaadatha azhagu paruvamae
Vaikaasi piraiyin vadivamae
Vaadatha azhagu paruvamae
Aani manjanam polavae
Pudhu alangaaram seitha deivamae
Aani manjanam polavae
Pudhu alangaaram seitha deivamae
Aadi kaaviri vellamae
Varum aavani mathathu megamae
Aadi kaaviri vellamae
Varum aavani mathathu megamae
Purattaasi thingalil oru manam
Aippasi maathathil thirumanam
Purattaasi thingalil oru manam
Aippasi maathathil thirumanam
Nam thirumanam
Maathennai padaiththaan unakkaga
Male :Maathangal padaiththaan namakkaga
Female :Geedhangal padaiththaan isaikkaaga
Male :Kadhalai padaiththaan kanakkaga
Maathennai padaiththaan unakkaga
Male :Maathangal padaiththaan namakkaga
God made me, a woman, just for you,
Male: And He made all the months for the two of us!
Female: God made me, a woman, just for you,
Male: And He made all the months for the two of us!
He made songs for music,
Male: And He created love in perfect measure!
God made me, a woman, just for you,
Male: And He made all the months for the two of us!
Like the lamps lit in the month of Karthigai,
your dazzling beauty steals my sight!
Like the lamps lit in the month of Karthigai,
your dazzling beauty steals my sight!
Like the pearls of morning dew in Margazhi,
the charm of your words enchants me today!
Like the pearls of morning dew in Margazhi,
the charm of your words enchants me today!
O my aunt's daughter, my beloved cousin,
O Tamil girl born to embrace me!
O my aunt's daughter, my beloved cousin,
O Tamil girl born to embrace me!
My pure and precious jewel,
you are the king this bride has longed for!
My pure and precious jewel,
you are the king this bride has longed for!
In the month of Panguni, you are the destined share of my life,
and wherever this king looks, he sees only you!
In the month of Panguni, you are the destined share of my life,
and wherever this king looks, he sees only you!
You are the sky of the month of Chithirai,
you are the sacred verse of our divine poet!
You are the sky of the month of Chithirai,
you are the sacred verse of our divine poet!
You are the lovely crescent moon of Vaikasi,
a youthful beauty that never fades!
You are the lovely crescent moon of Vaikasi,
a youthful beauty that never fades!
Like the holy bath of the month of Aani,
you are a goddess adorned in fresh beauty!
Like the holy bath of the month of Aani,
you are a goddess adorned in fresh beauty!
You are the flooding Cauvery river in Aadi,
you are the rain clouds of the coming Aavani!
You are the flooding Cauvery river in Aadi,
you are the rain clouds of the coming Aavani!
In the month of Purattasi, our two hearts unite,
and in the month of Aippasi, our wedding will arrive!
In the month of Purattasi, our two hearts unite,
and in the month of Aippasi, our wedding will arrive!
Yes, our wedding!
God made me, a woman, just for you,
Male: And He made all the months for the two of us!
Female: He made songs for music,
Male: And He created love in perfect measure!
God made me, a woman, just for you,
Male: And He made all the months for the two of us!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This iconic romantic song weaves the twelve months of the Tamil calendar into a narrative of blooming love and matrimonial destiny. The lovers express their adoration by linking each month's natural phenomena and cultural significance—such as Kaarthigai's lamps, Maargazhi's dew, and Aadi's river floods—to their romantic devotion, culminating in their planned wedding in Aippasi. Written by legendary lyricist Kannadasan, the song masterfully blends seasonal imagery with deep romance, highlighting the harmony between divine creation and human affection.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Kaarththikai mathaththu dheepangal pol

Compares the glowing beauty of the beloved to the sacred illuminated lamps of the month of Kaarthigai.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Panguni en vaazhvil pangu nee

Repetition of the 'Pa' consonant sound at the start of adjacent words ('Panguni' and 'pangu').

Rhyme (Iyaibu)

Purattaasi thingalil oru manam / Aippasi maathathil thirumanam

End-rhyme pairing between 'oru manam' (one mind) and 'thirumanam' (marriage) across consecutive lines.

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Trivia

Rajaraja Chozhan (1972) holds the landmark distinction of being the very first CinemaScope feature film produced in Tamil cinema history.

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