Madhura Ponnukku
From Meenakshi Thiruvilaiyadal · 1985
- Lyricist
- Tamizh Nambi
- Singer
- V. Kanagaraj
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Meenakshi Thiruvilaiyadal1985
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Madhura ponnukkku maappilla varapporaan | A groom is coming for the Madurai girl |
| Maalaiyum thaaliyum seekiram thara poraan | He will soon give the garland and the sacred thread |
| Madhura ponnukkku maappilla varapporaan | A groom is coming for the Madurai girl |
| Maalaiyum thaaliyum seekiram thara poraan | He will soon give the garland and the sacred thread |
| Maapillaiya pathi paada poraen thaayi | I am going to sing about the groom, O mother |
| Avan magimaigalai kaettukkamma neeyi | Listen to his divine glory, O mother |
| Maapillaiya pathi paada poraen thaayi | I am going to sing about the groom, O mother |
| Avan magimaigalai kaettukkamma neeyi | Listen to his divine glory, O mother |
| Male | |
| Kalyanathu appuram | Will there be fights with a co-wife |
| Sakkalathi sanda varuma | After the marriage takes place? |
| Male | |
| Gangai enum mangai thanai | The maiden named Ganga |
| Thalaiyilae vachirukaan | He holds her upon his head |
| Male | |
| Kaadugalai sezhipadharkkaga | To make the forests flourish |
| Gangai enum mangai thanai | The maiden named Ganga |
| Thalaiyilae vachirukaan | He holds her upon his head |
| Kaadugalai sezhipadharkkaga | To make the forests flourish |
| Male | |
| Kaiyilae odeduthu | Holding a begging bowl in hand |
| Pichaiyoo pichai enbaan | He asks for alms and charity |
| Male | |
| Bhakthargalin anbukkaaga | All for the boundless love of his devotees |
| Kaiyilae odeduthu | Holding a begging bowl in hand |
| Pichaiyoo pichai enbaan | He asks for alms and charity |
| Bhakthargalin anbukkaaga | All for the boundless love of his devotees |
| Male | |
| Pittukku mann sumandhu | Carrying soil on his head for pita cakes |
| Pirampadi pattadhellaam | And bearing strikes from a cane |
| Uzhaikulam pizhaikkanm enbadharkkaaga | So that the labor class could earn their living |
| Thandhai illai thaayum illai | He has no father, nor a mother |
| Thathedukka aalum illai | There is no one to adopt him either |
| Sokkanavan ulagukkellaam | Sokkanathan (Shiva) to the entire world |
| Thandhai thaayamma | Is himself the mother and father, O mother |
| Sokkanavan ulagukkellaam | Sokkanathan (Shiva) to the entire world |
| Thandhai thaayamma | Is himself the mother and father, O mother |
| Male | |
| Madhura ponnukkku maappilla varapporaan | A groom is coming for the Madurai girl |
| Maalaiyum thaaliyum seekiram thara poraan | He will soon give the garland and the sacred thread |
| Maapillaiya pathi paada poraen thaayi | I am going to sing about the groom, O mother |
| Avan magimaigalai kaettukkamma neeyi | Listen to his divine glory, O mother |
| Male | |
| Aanukkoru needhi yendru | He will not act unfairly or preach |
| Aattam poda maataanamma | One rule for men and another for women |
| Male | |
| Avan paadhi udal penn thaanamma | Half of his very body belongs to a woman, O mother |
| Endrum padhinaaru endru | Granting the boon of remaining forever sixteen |
| Vaazhvalithaan siruvanukku | He saved the life of a young boy |
| Male | |
| Anbukku avan adimai thaanamma | He is a slave only to genuine devotion, O mother |
| Male | |
| Nandhiyudan valam varuvaan | He travels around riding the sacred bull Nandi |
| Endrum avan varam tharuvaan | He always grants blessings and boons |
| Aadhiyandham avanukkillai | He has neither a beginning nor an end |
| Arindhu kollamma | Understand this truth well, O mother |
| Koothandhu koothugalil | In all his divine cosmic dances |
| Athanaikkum arthamundu | Every single action carries deep meaning |
| Vaazhndhu paaramma | Live and experience it for yourself, O mother |
| Athanaikkum arthamundu | Every single action carries deep meaning |
| Vaazhndhu paaramma | Live and experience it for yourself, O mother |
| Male | |
| Madhura ponnukkku maappilla varapporaan | A groom is coming for the Madurai girl |
| Maalaiyum thaaliyum seekiram thara poraan | He will soon give the garland and the sacred thread |
| Maapillaiya pathi paada poraen thaayi | I am going to sing about the groom, O mother |
| Avan magimaigalai kaettukkamma neeyi | Listen to his divine glory, O mother |
மதுர பொண்ணுக்கு மாப்பிள்ள வரப்போறான்
மாலையும் தாலியும் சீக்கிரம் தரப்போறான்
மதுர பொண்ணுக்கு மாப்பிள்ள வரப்போறான்
மாலையும் தாலியும் சீக்கிரம் தரப்போறான்
மாப்பிள்ளைய பத்தி பாடப்போறேன் தாயி
அவன் மகிமைகளை கேட்டுக்கம்மா நீயி...
மாப்பிள்ளைய பத்தி பாடப்போறேன் தாயி
அவன் மகிமைகளை கேட்டுக்கம்மா நீயி...
A groom is coming for the Madurai girl
He will soon give the garland and the sacred thread
A groom is coming for the Madurai girl
He will soon give the garland and the sacred thread
I am going to sing about the groom, O mother
Listen to his divine glory, O mother
I am going to sing about the groom, O mother
Listen to his divine glory, O mother
கல்யாணத்து அப்புறம்
சக்களத்தி சண்ட வருமா
Will there be fights with a co-wife
After the marriage takes place?
கங்கை எனும் மங்கைதனை
தலையிலே வச்சிருக்கான்
The maiden named Ganga
He holds her upon his head
வசனம் :
.............
To make the forests flourish
The maiden named Ganga
He holds her upon his head
To make the forests flourish
காடுகளை செழிப்பதற்காக...
கங்கை எனும் மங்கைதனை
தலையிலே வச்சிருக்கான்
காடுகளை செழிப்பதற்காக...
Holding a begging bowl in hand
He asks for alms and charity
கையிலே ஓடெடுத்து
பிச்சையோ பிச்சை என்பான்
All for the boundless love of his devotees
Holding a begging bowl in hand
He asks for alms and charity
All for the boundless love of his devotees
வசனம் :
.....................
Carrying soil on his head for pita cakes
And bearing strikes from a cane
So that the labor class could earn their living
He has no father, nor a mother
There is no one to adopt him either
Sokkanathan (Shiva) to the entire world
Is himself the mother and father, O mother
Sokkanathan (Shiva) to the entire world
Is himself the mother and father, O mother
பக்தர்களின் அன்புக்காக
கையிலே ஓடெடுத்து
பிச்சையோ பிச்சை என்பான்
பக்தர்களின் அன்புக்காக
A groom is coming for the Madurai girl
He will soon give the garland and the sacred thread
I am going to sing about the groom, O mother
Listen to his divine glory, O mother
பிட்டுக்கு மண் சுமந்து
பிரம்படி பட்டதெல்லாம்
உழைக் குலம் பிழைக்கணும் என்பதற்காக
தந்தை இல்லை தாயும் இல்லை
தத்தெடுக்க ஆளுமில்லை
சொக்கனவன் உலகுக்கெல்லாம்
தந்தை தாயம்மா......
சொக்கனவன் உலகுக்கெல்லாம்
தந்தை தாயம்மா......
He will not act unfairly or preach
One rule for men and another for women
மதுர பொண்ணுக்கு மாப்பிள்ள வரப்போறான்
மாலையும் தாலியும் சீக்கிரம் தரப்போறான்
மாப்பிள்ளைய பத்தி பாடப்போறேன் தாயி
அவன் மகிமைகளை கேட்டுக்கம்மா நீயி...
Half of his very body belongs to a woman, O mother
Granting the boon of remaining forever sixteen
He saved the life of a young boy
ஆணுக்கொரு நீதியென்று
ஆட்டம் போட மாட்டானம்மா
வசனம் :
............
அவன் பாதி உடல் பெண் தானம்மா
என்றும் பதினாறு என்று
வாழ்வளித்தான் சிறுவனுக்கு
வசனம் :
............
அன்புக்கு அவன் அடிமைதானம்மா
He is a slave only to genuine devotion, O mother
நந்தியுடன் வலம் வருவான்
என்றும் அவன் வரம் தருவான்
ஆதியந்தம் அவனுக்கில்லை
அறிந்துக் கொள்ளம்மா
கூத்தனது கூத்துகளில்
காரணங்கள் காரியங்கள்
அத்தனைக்கும் அர்த்தமுண்டு
வாழ்ந்து பாரம்மா
அத்தனைக்கும் அர்த்தமுண்டு
வாழ்ந்து பாரம்மா..
He travels around riding the sacred bull Nandi
He always grants blessings and boons
He has neither a beginning nor an end
Understand this truth well, O mother
In all his divine cosmic dances
Every single action carries deep meaning
Live and experience it for yourself, O mother
Every single action carries deep meaning
Live and experience it for yourself, O mother
மதுர பொண்ணுக்கு மாப்பிள்ள வரப்போறான்
மாலையும் தாலியும் சீக்கிரம் தரப்போறான்
மாப்பிள்ளைய பத்தி பாடப்போறேன் தாயி
அவன் மகிமைகளை கேட்டுக்கம்மா நீயி...
A groom is coming for the Madurai girl
He will soon give the garland and the sacred thread
I am going to sing about the groom, O mother
Listen to his divine glory, O mother
Madhura ponnukkku maappilla varapporaan
A groom is coming for the Madurai girl
Maalaiyum thaaliyum seekiram thara poraan
He will soon give the garland and the sacred thread
Madhura ponnukkku maappilla varapporaan
A groom is coming for the Madurai girl
Maalaiyum thaaliyum seekiram thara poraan
He will soon give the garland and the sacred thread
Maapillaiya pathi paada poraen thaayi
I am going to sing about the groom, O mother
Avan magimaigalai kaettukkamma neeyi
Listen to his divine glory, O mother
Maapillaiya pathi paada poraen thaayi
I am going to sing about the groom, O mother
Avan magimaigalai kaettukkamma neeyi
Listen to his divine glory, O mother
Kalyanathu appuram
Will there be fights with a co-wife
Sakkalathi sanda varuma
After the marriage takes place?
Gangai enum mangai thanai
The maiden named Ganga
Thalaiyilae vachirukaan
He holds her upon his head
Kaadugalai sezhipadharkkaga
To make the forests flourish
Gangai enum mangai thanai
The maiden named Ganga
Thalaiyilae vachirukaan
He holds her upon his head
Kaadugalai sezhipadharkkaga
To make the forests flourish
Kaiyilae odeduthu
Holding a begging bowl in hand
Pichaiyoo pichai enbaan
He asks for alms and charity
Bhakthargalin anbukkaaga
All for the boundless love of his devotees
Kaiyilae odeduthu
Holding a begging bowl in hand
Pichaiyoo pichai enbaan
He asks for alms and charity
Bhakthargalin anbukkaaga
All for the boundless love of his devotees
Pittukku mann sumandhu
Carrying soil on his head for pita cakes
Pirampadi pattadhellaam
And bearing strikes from a cane
Uzhaikulam pizhaikkanm enbadharkkaaga
So that the labor class could earn their living
Thandhai illai thaayum illai
He has no father, nor a mother
Thathedukka aalum illai
There is no one to adopt him either
Sokkanavan ulagukkellaam
Sokkanathan (Shiva) to the entire world
Thandhai thaayamma
Is himself the mother and father, O mother
Sokkanavan ulagukkellaam
Sokkanathan (Shiva) to the entire world
Thandhai thaayamma
Is himself the mother and father, O mother
Madhura ponnukkku maappilla varapporaan
A groom is coming for the Madurai girl
Maalaiyum thaaliyum seekiram thara poraan
He will soon give the garland and the sacred thread
Maapillaiya pathi paada poraen thaayi
I am going to sing about the groom, O mother
Avan magimaigalai kaettukkamma neeyi
Listen to his divine glory, O mother
Aanukkoru needhi yendru
He will not act unfairly or preach
Aattam poda maataanamma
One rule for men and another for women
Avan paadhi udal penn thaanamma
Half of his very body belongs to a woman, O mother
Endrum padhinaaru endru
Granting the boon of remaining forever sixteen
Vaazhvalithaan siruvanukku
He saved the life of a young boy
Anbukku avan adimai thaanamma
He is a slave only to genuine devotion, O mother
Nandhiyudan valam varuvaan
He travels around riding the sacred bull Nandi
Endrum avan varam tharuvaan
He always grants blessings and boons
Aadhiyandham avanukkillai
He has neither a beginning nor an end
Arindhu kollamma
Understand this truth well, O mother
Koothandhu koothugalil
In all his divine cosmic dances
Athanaikkum arthamundu
Every single action carries deep meaning
Vaazhndhu paaramma
Live and experience it for yourself, O mother
Athanaikkum arthamundu
Every single action carries deep meaning
Vaazhndhu paaramma
Live and experience it for yourself, O mother
Madhura ponnukkku maappilla varapporaan
A groom is coming for the Madurai girl
Maalaiyum thaaliyum seekiram thara poraan
He will soon give the garland and the sacred thread
Maapillaiya pathi paada poraen thaayi
I am going to sing about the groom, O mother
Avan magimaigalai kaettukkamma neeyi
Listen to his divine glory, O mother
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a celebratory folk narrative extolling Lord Sundareswarar (Shiva) as he prepares to marry Goddess Meenakshi of Madurai. The lyrics playfully address the concerns of the bride's family and people of Madurai, explaining the Lord's divine nature and cosmic plays (Thiruvilaiyadal). It reassures that although Ganga rests in his hair, it is to bestow prosperity upon the Earth, and though he wanders as a beggar, it is to receive the devotion of his followers.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Madhura ponnukkku maappilla varapporaan / Maalaiyum thaaliyum seekiram thara poraan”
Matching second consonants across lines, such as 'Gangai' and 'Thalaiyilae' or 'Madhura' and 'Maalaiyum'.
Monaai (Alliteration)
“Madhura ponnukkku maappilla varapporaan”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds across words in a line, such as 'Madhura' and 'maappilla'.
Mythological Allusions (Thiruvilaiyadal references)
“Avan paadhi udal penn thaanamma / Pittukku mann sumandhu”
References to Shiva's divine sports like Ardhanarishvara (half-woman form), carrying mud for Pittu (Pittu ku mann sumandhu), and granting immortality to Markandeya (Endrum padhinaaru).
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Trivia
The song highlights key episodes from the 64 sacred sports of Lord Shiva recorded in the Tamil text 'Thiruvilaiyadal Puranam', specifically setting the scene for the divine wedding of Meenakshi and Sundareswarar in Madurai.
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