Machi Mannaru
From En Uyir Thozhan · 1990
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- Ilayaraja, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- En Uyir Thozhan1990
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aen… machi mannaaru | Hey... friend Mannaru |
| Em mansukkulla baejaaru | There is distress inside my heart |
| Tochu pannaaru | He poked and troubled me |
| Takkaraa ninnu ponaaru | He stood with style and walked away |
| Male | |
| Machi mannaaru | Friend Mannaru |
| Em mansukkulla baejaaru | There is distress inside my heart |
| Tochu pannaaru | He poked and troubled me |
| Takkaraa ninnu ponaaru | He stood with style and walked away |
| Daavu oru daavu naan kattum neram | When I try to start a romance |
| Novu oru novu puriyaama yerum | An unknown pain mysteriously rises |
| Thaaren otha moyam poovu | I will give a flower as a token |
| Sammu sammunnu vaasam | A rich and delightful fragrance |
| Aiya sallu sallunnu thookkum | Oh sir, it wafts strongly and overwhelms |
| Aa sammu sammunnu vaasam | Ah, a rich and delightful fragrance |
| Aiya sallu sallunnu thookkum | Oh sir, it wafts strongly and overwhelms |
| Male | |
| Machi mannaaru | Friend Mannaru |
| Em mansukkulla baejaaru | There is distress inside my heart |
| Tochu pannaaru | He poked and troubled me |
| Takkaraa ninnu ponaaru | He stood with style and walked away |
| Male | |
| Yaa… shokkana kuppathula | Yeah... in this fine slum area |
| Kuyilukku voodu | There is a home for the cuckoo |
| Kekkaadha baashaiyila koovi paadu | Sing loud in an unheard language |
| Female | |
| Raasaavae onna vittu | Oh King, leaving you behind |
| Naan enna paada | What else can I sing? |
| Male :Aiya | Male : Ah sir |
| Koosaama kaiya thottu saendhaada | Holding hands without hesitation to dance together |
| Male | |
| Ae kaaveri aaraattam | Like the dynamic river Kaveri |
| Nee mae nee mae | You are like that, yes you are |
| Odaadha koovam thaan naa mae | I am like the slow Cooum river |
| Female | |
| Pazhasellaam poyaachu | All the old past is gone |
| Raasaa raasaa | Oh King, my King |
| Manasellaam poovaachu laesaa | The mind has lightly turned into a flower |
| Male | |
| Ae aasaiyila allikinu | Gathering up with deep desire |
| Anga inga killikinu | Playfully pinching here and there |
| Ulladhellaam sollikinu o | Expressing everything inside the heart |
| Onna vachu thallikinu | Taking you along with me |
| Oorellaam round uduvom vaa mae | Come girl, let us roam around the entire town |
| Female | |
| Ada sammu sammunu vaasam | Oh, a rich and delightful fragrance |
| Ippa sallu sallunu thookkum | Now it wafts strongly and overwhelms |
| Male :Aiya | Male : Ah sir |
| Female :Sammu sammunu vaasam | Female : A rich and delightful fragrance |
| Ippa sallu sallunu thookkum | Now it wafts strongly and overwhelms |
| Male | |
| Innaa sada paathukkuniyaa… | What, did you see my grand look? |
| Ippa ennaandra… | Now what do you say to that... |
| Hehehhehaei… | Hehehhehaei... |
| Male | |
| Reejentaa coattu soottu | Wearing a decent suit and coat |
| Pottukkeenukkeeren | I am dressed up nicely |
| Nee kettaa elaathaiyum vaangiyaaren | If you ask, I will buy and bring everything |
| Female | |
| Super star padathukku thaan | Only for a Superstar movie |
| Koottikittu ponga | Take me along with you |
| Adhukkaaga ticket rendu vaangiyaanga | Buy two tickets for that |
| Male | |
| Aiyae keyakkaala peechaangara | Hey, right hand and left hand |
| Yaemmae yaemmae | Why girl, why? |
| Kai kothu engooda vaammae | Hold hands and come with me, girl |
| Female | |
| Nee pogum edam ellaam | Every place you go |
| Naan thaan vaaren | I will surely follow you |
| Thaangaadhu pirinjaalae verae | My roots cannot bear separation from you |
| Male | |
| Apdeengura… | So you say... |
| Saami kaiyil sathiyamaa | Swearing on God's hands |
| Sollipputten nichayamaa | I have promised with certainty |
| Citiyila nee thaan inga | In this city, you alone here |
| Dharmanukku sondhamummae | Are akin to the righteous Lord Dharma |
| Sera sammadhatha thaammae | Give your consent to join together |
| Female | |
| Ada sammu sammunu vaasam | Oh, a rich and delightful fragrance |
| Ippa sallu sallunu thookkum | Now it wafts strongly and overwhelms |
| Male :Aiya | Male : Ah sir |
| Female :Sammu sammunu vaasam | Female : A rich and delightful fragrance |
| Ippa sallu sallunu thookkum | Now it wafts strongly and overwhelms |
| Male | |
| Machi mannaaru | Friend Mannaru |
| Em mansukkulla baejaaru | There is distress inside my heart |
| Tochu pannaaru | He poked and troubled me |
| Takkaraa ninnu ponaaru | He stood with style and walked away |
| Daavu oru daavu naan kattum neram | When I try to start a romance |
| Female :Novu oru novu puriyaama yerum | Female : An unknown pain mysteriously rises |
| Male :Thaaren otha moyam poovu | Male : I will give a flower as a token |
| Female | |
| Ada sammu sammunnu vaasam | Oh, a rich and delightful fragrance |
| Ippa sallu sallunnu thookkum | Now it wafts strongly and overwhelms |
| Male :Aa sammu sammunnu vaasam | Male : Ah, a rich and delightful fragrance |
| Aiya sallu sallunnu thookkum | Oh sir, it wafts strongly and overwhelms |
ஏன்.... மச்சி மன்னாரு
எம் மனசுக்குள்ள பேஜாரு
டச்சு பண்ணாரு
டக்கரா நின்னு போனாரு
Hey... friend Mannaru
There is distress inside my heart
He poked and troubled me
He stood with style and walked away
மச்சி மன்னாரு
எம் மனசுக்குள்ள பேஜாரு
டச்சு பண்ணாரு
டக்கரா நின்னு போனாரு
டாவு ஒரு டாவு நான் கட்டும் நேரம்
நோவு ஒரு நோவு புரியாம ஏறும்
தாரேன் ஒத்த மொயம் பூவ
சம்மு சம்முனு வாசம்
அய்ய சல்லு சல்லுனு தூக்கும்
ஆ சம்மு சம்முனு வாசம்
அய்ய சல்லு சல்லுனு தூக்கும்
Friend Mannaru
There is distress inside my heart
He poked and troubled me
He stood with style and walked away
When I try to start a romance
An unknown pain mysteriously rises
I will give a flower as a token
A rich and delightful fragrance
Oh sir, it wafts strongly and overwhelms
Ah, a rich and delightful fragrance
Oh sir, it wafts strongly and overwhelms
ஏன்.... மச்சி மன்னாரு
எம் மன்சுக்குள்ள பேஜாரு
டச்சு பண்ணாரு
டக்கரா நின்னு போனாரு
Friend Mannaru
There is distress inside my heart
He poked and troubled me
He stood with style and walked away
யா... ஷோக்கான குப்பத்துல
குயிலுக்கு வூடு
கேக்காத பாஷையில கூவிப் பாடு
Yeah... in this fine slum area
There is a home for the cuckoo
Sing loud in an unheard language
ராசாவே ஒன்ன விட்டு
நான் என்ன பாட
அய்ய
கூசாம கையத் தொட்டு சேந்தாட
Oh King, leaving you behind
What else can I sing?
Male : Ah sir
Holding hands without hesitation to dance together
ஏ காவேரி ஆறாட்டம்
நீ மே நீ மே
ஓடாத கூவம்தான் நா மே
Like the dynamic river Kaveri
You are like that, yes you are
I am like the slow Cooum river
பழசெல்லாம் போயாச்சு
ராசா ராசா
மனசெல்லாம் பூவாச்சு லேசா
All the old past is gone
Oh King, my King
The mind has lightly turned into a flower
ஏ ஆசையில அள்ளிக்கினு
அங்க இங்க கிள்ளிக்கினு
உள்ளதெல்லாம் சொல்லிக்கினு
ஒன்ன வச்சு தள்ளிக்கினு
ஊரெல்லாம் ரௌண்ட் உடுவோம் வா மே
Gathering up with deep desire
Playfully pinching here and there
Expressing everything inside the heart
Taking you along with me
Come girl, let us roam around the entire town
அட சம்மு சம்முனு வாசம்
இப்ப சல்லு சல்லுனு தூக்கும்
அய்ய
சம்மு சம்முனு வாசம்
இப்ப சல்லு சல்லுனு தூக்கும்
Oh, a rich and delightful fragrance
Now it wafts strongly and overwhelms
Male : Ah sir
Female : A rich and delightful fragrance
Now it wafts strongly and overwhelms
இன்னா சட பாத்துக்குனியா...
இப்ப என்னான்ற...
ஹெஹெஹ்ஹெஹேய்.....
What, did you see my grand look?
Now what do you say to that...
Hehehhehaei...
ரீஜென்டா கோட்டு சூட்டு
போட்டுக்கினுகீரேன்
நீ கேட்டா எல்லாத்தையும்
வாங்கியாரேன்
Wearing a decent suit and coat
I am dressed up nicely
If you ask, I will buy and bring everything
சூப்பர் ஸ்டார்
படத்துக்குத்தான்
கூட்டிக்கிட்டு போங்க
அதுக்காக டிக்கெட்டு
ரெண்டு வாங்கியாங்க
Only for a Superstar movie
Take me along with you
Buy two tickets for that
அய்யே கெயக்கால பீச்சாங்கர
ஏம்மே ஏம்மே
கை கோத்து எங் கூட வாம்மே
Hey, right hand and left hand
Why girl, why?
Hold hands and come with me, girl
நீ போகும் எடம் எல்லாம்
நான்தான் வாரேன்
தாங்காது பிரிஞ்சாலே வேறே
Every place you go
I will surely follow you
My roots cannot bear separation from you
அப்டீங்குற...
சாமி கையில் சத்தியமா
சொல்லிப்புட்டேன் நிச்சயமா
சிட்டியில நீ தான் இங்க
தர்மனுக்கு சொந்தமம்மே
சேர சம்மதத்த தாம்மே
So you say...
Swearing on God's hands
I have promised with certainty
In this city, you alone here
Are akin to the righteous Lord Dharma
Give your consent to join together
அட சம்மு சம்முனு வாசம்
இப்ப சல்லு சல்லுனு தூக்கும்
அய்ய
சம்மு சம்முனு வாசம்
இப்ப சல்லு சல்லுனு தூக்கும்
Oh, a rich and delightful fragrance
Now it wafts strongly and overwhelms
Male : Ah sir
Female : A rich and delightful fragrance
Now it wafts strongly and overwhelms
மச்சி மன்னாரு
எம் மனசுக்குள்ள பேஜாரு
டச்சு பண்ணாரு
டக்கரா நின்னு போனாரு
டாவு ஒரு டாவு நான் கட்டும் நேரம்
நோவு ஒரு நோவு புரியாம ஏறும்
தாரேன் ஒத்த மொயம் பூவ
Friend Mannaru
There is distress inside my heart
He poked and troubled me
He stood with style and walked away
When I try to start a romance
Female : An unknown pain mysteriously rises
Male : I will give a flower as a token
அட சம்மு சம்முனு வாசம்
இப்ப சல்லு சல்லுனு தூக்கும்
ஆ சம்மு சம்முனு வாசம்
அய்ய சல்லு சல்லுனு தூக்கும்
Oh, a rich and delightful fragrance
Now it wafts strongly and overwhelms
Male : Ah, a rich and delightful fragrance
Oh sir, it wafts strongly and overwhelms
Aen… machi mannaaru
Hey... friend Mannaru
Em mansukkulla baejaaru
There is distress inside my heart
Tochu pannaaru
He poked and troubled me
Takkaraa ninnu ponaaru
He stood with style and walked away
Machi mannaaru
Friend Mannaru
Em mansukkulla baejaaru
There is distress inside my heart
Tochu pannaaru
He poked and troubled me
Takkaraa ninnu ponaaru
He stood with style and walked away
Daavu oru daavu naan kattum neram
When I try to start a romance
Novu oru novu puriyaama yerum
An unknown pain mysteriously rises
Thaaren otha moyam poovu
I will give a flower as a token
Sammu sammunnu vaasam
A rich and delightful fragrance
Aiya sallu sallunnu thookkum
Oh sir, it wafts strongly and overwhelms
Aa sammu sammunnu vaasam
Ah, a rich and delightful fragrance
Aiya sallu sallunnu thookkum
Oh sir, it wafts strongly and overwhelms
Machi mannaaru
Friend Mannaru
Em mansukkulla baejaaru
There is distress inside my heart
Tochu pannaaru
He poked and troubled me
Takkaraa ninnu ponaaru
He stood with style and walked away
Yaa… shokkana kuppathula
Yeah... in this fine slum area
Kuyilukku voodu
There is a home for the cuckoo
Kekkaadha baashaiyila koovi paadu
Sing loud in an unheard language
Raasaavae onna vittu
Oh King, leaving you behind
Naan enna paada
What else can I sing?
Male :Aiya
Male : Ah sir
Koosaama kaiya thottu saendhaada
Holding hands without hesitation to dance together
Ae kaaveri aaraattam
Like the dynamic river Kaveri
Nee mae nee mae
You are like that, yes you are
Odaadha koovam thaan naa mae
I am like the slow Cooum river
Pazhasellaam poyaachu
All the old past is gone
Raasaa raasaa
Oh King, my King
Manasellaam poovaachu laesaa
The mind has lightly turned into a flower
Ae aasaiyila allikinu
Gathering up with deep desire
Anga inga killikinu
Playfully pinching here and there
Ulladhellaam sollikinu o
Expressing everything inside the heart
Onna vachu thallikinu
Taking you along with me
Oorellaam round uduvom vaa mae
Come girl, let us roam around the entire town
Ada sammu sammunu vaasam
Oh, a rich and delightful fragrance
Ippa sallu sallunu thookkum
Now it wafts strongly and overwhelms
Male :Aiya
Male : Ah sir
Female :Sammu sammunu vaasam
Female : A rich and delightful fragrance
Ippa sallu sallunu thookkum
Now it wafts strongly and overwhelms
Innaa sada paathukkuniyaa…
What, did you see my grand look?
Ippa ennaandra…
Now what do you say to that...
Hehehhehaei…
Hehehhehaei...
Reejentaa coattu soottu
Wearing a decent suit and coat
Pottukkeenukkeeren
I am dressed up nicely
Nee kettaa elaathaiyum vaangiyaaren
If you ask, I will buy and bring everything
Super star padathukku thaan
Only for a Superstar movie
Koottikittu ponga
Take me along with you
Adhukkaaga ticket rendu vaangiyaanga
Buy two tickets for that
Aiyae keyakkaala peechaangara
Hey, right hand and left hand
Yaemmae yaemmae
Why girl, why?
Kai kothu engooda vaammae
Hold hands and come with me, girl
Nee pogum edam ellaam
Every place you go
Naan thaan vaaren
I will surely follow you
Thaangaadhu pirinjaalae verae
My roots cannot bear separation from you
Apdeengura…
So you say...
Saami kaiyil sathiyamaa
Swearing on God's hands
Sollipputten nichayamaa
I have promised with certainty
Citiyila nee thaan inga
In this city, you alone here
Dharmanukku sondhamummae
Are akin to the righteous Lord Dharma
Sera sammadhatha thaammae
Give your consent to join together
Ada sammu sammunu vaasam
Oh, a rich and delightful fragrance
Ippa sallu sallunu thookkum
Now it wafts strongly and overwhelms
Male :Aiya
Male : Ah sir
Female :Sammu sammunu vaasam
Female : A rich and delightful fragrance
Ippa sallu sallunu thookkum
Now it wafts strongly and overwhelms
Machi mannaaru
Friend Mannaru
Em mansukkulla baejaaru
There is distress inside my heart
Tochu pannaaru
He poked and troubled me
Takkaraa ninnu ponaaru
He stood with style and walked away
Daavu oru daavu naan kattum neram
When I try to start a romance
Female :Novu oru novu puriyaama yerum
Female : An unknown pain mysteriously rises
Male :Thaaren otha moyam poovu
Male : I will give a flower as a token
Ada sammu sammunnu vaasam
Oh, a rich and delightful fragrance
Ippa sallu sallunnu thookkum
Now it wafts strongly and overwhelms
Male :Aa sammu sammunnu vaasam
Male : Ah, a rich and delightful fragrance
Aiya sallu sallunnu thookkum
Oh sir, it wafts strongly and overwhelms
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful Madras bashai (Chennai slang) duet expresses playful banter and romantic longing between two lovers living in a local neighborhood. The protagonist speaks of the emotional turmoil and yearning caused by love, comparing the thrill of romance to pleasant fragrances and energetic city life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Aen… machi mannaaru / Em mansukkulla baejaaru”
Rhyming of the second letter across consecutive lines in Madras slang Tamil (e.g., 'machi mannaaru' / 'em mansukkulla baejaaru').
Simile (Upama)
“Ae kaaveri aaraattam... Odaadha koovam thaan naa mae”
Comparing the lovers to the fast Kaveri river and slow Cooum river to highlight contrasting personalities.
Onomatopoeia
“Sammu sammunnu vaasam / Aiya sallu sallunnu thookkum”
Use of sensory sound words like 'sammu sammunnu' and 'sallu sallunnu' to evoke the rich smell and powerful wafting of fragrance.
Did you know?
Trivia
The song is composed in the iconic Madras local dialect (Chennai Gana style), penned by Gangai Amaran for the film 'En Uyir Thozhan' (1990) directed by Bharathiraja, featuring music composed by Ilaiyaraaja.
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