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Malaikalil Megangal

From Kanavan Manaivi · 1976

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
V. Kumar
Movie name
Kanavan Manaivi
Movie release year
1976
Lyrics added on
1 Oct 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Malaigalil megangal raagangal paadum
Male :Mazhaithuli mann meethu vanthaaga vendum
Female :Vaanmugil pondraval naan
Male :Unnai vaangidum bhoomiyum naanthaan kannae
Malaigalil megangal raagangal paadum
Male :Mazhaithuli mann meethu vanthaaga vendum
Ilang kadhal kili jodi edhirkaala isai paadi
Inbathai santhikattum
Female :Aaaaa…..eeraezhu ulagangal illaathaa bogangal
Ennendru sinthikattum
Odam idhu odum intha odaithanilae
Female :Naanam vidai koorum antha velaithanilae
Male :Odam idhu odum intha odaithanilae
Female :Naanam vidai koorum antha velaithanilae
Male :Valaikkaram valaikkayilae
Valaikkaram valaikkayilae
Female :Vaaliba naadagam kaanbom kannaa
Malaigalil megangal raagangal paadum
Female :Mazhaithuli mann meethu vanthaaga vendum
Vaikaasi nilavae nee kai veesi nadai podu
Sorkaththin pakkathilae
Female :Aaaaa……maan vaiththa kannodu
Mai vaiththa pen ennai
Konjattum vetkaththilae
Naalai manamaalai iru tholai thazhuvum
Female :Mogam enum raagam iru thegam pazhagum
Male :Naalai manamaalai iru tholai thazhuvum
Female :Aaaa….mogam enum raagam iru thegam pazhagum
Male :Mani vizhi mayangidumo
Mani vizhi mayangidumo
Female :Manthira poojaigal adhuthaan kannaa
Malaigalil megangal raagangal paadum
Male :Mazhaithuli mann meethu vanthaaga vendum
Female :Vaanmugil pondraval naan
Male :Unnai vaangidum bhoomiyum naanthaan kannae
Both :Hehmmmhmm hmm mm
The clouds sing melodies over the mountains,
Raindrops must fall upon the earth.
I am like the cloud in the sky,
And I am the earth that receives you, my darling.
The clouds sing melodies over the mountains,
Raindrops must fall upon the earth.
Let this young pair of lovebirds sing of their future,
And discover true happiness.
Ah... pleasures unknown across the fourteen worlds,
Let them wonder what they are!
This boat glides along this stream,
In that moment when shyness says goodbye.
This boat glides along this stream,
In that moment when shyness says goodbye.
As bangled arms embrace,
As bangled arms embrace,
We will witness the romance of youth, my love!
The clouds sing melodies over the mountains,
Raindrops must fall upon the earth.
O moon of Vaikasi (Tamil summer month), stroll gracefully,
Right beside paradise.
Ah... with deer-like eyes,
Let this kohl-eyed girl
Be caressed in sweet shyness.
Tomorrow the wedding garland will rest upon our shoulders,
And our two bodies will learn the melody of desire.
Tomorrow the wedding garland will rest upon our shoulders,
Ah... and our two bodies will learn the melody of desire.
Will those beautiful eyes swoon in love?
Will those beautiful eyes swoon in love?
That itself is the sacred ritual, my love!
The clouds sing melodies over the mountains,
Raindrops must fall upon the earth.
I am like the cloud in the sky,
And I am the earth that receives you, my darling.
Heh hmm hmm hmm mm...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Malaigalil Megangal is a classic romantic duet from the 1976 Tamil film Kanavan Manaivi, penned by Kannadasan and set to music by V. Kumar. Sung by T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela, the song captures the joyful anticipation and intimacy of a couple approaching marriage. Using vivid nature metaphors—such as rain falling on thirsty soil, a boat drifting down a stream, and clouds singing atop mountains—the lyricist compares physical and spiritual love to a harmonious natural process. The lovers look forward to their wedding day, viewing their union as a sacred and heavenly event.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai (Simile)

“Female :Vaanmugil pondraval naan”

Compares the heroine explicitly to a raincloud using 'pondraval' (like/resembling).

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

“Mogam enum raagam iru thegam pazhagum”

Directly equates passion/desire (mogam) to a musical melody (raagam).

Moonaal (Initial Alliteration / Monai)

“Malaigalil megangal raagangal paadum”

Repetition of the 'M' sound across words in the same line ('Malaigalil', 'megangal').

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Trivia

The song features in Kanavan Manaivi (1976), starring R. Muthuraman and Jayalalithaa. Composer V. Kumar was known as 'Mellisai Maamani' and frequently collaborated with lyricist Kannadasan to produce timeless romantic melodies throughout the late 1960s and 1970s.

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