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Lyrics & meaning

Malaiyoram Maanguruvi

From Enga Thambi · 1993

Lyricist
Muthulingam
Singers
Minmini, Mano
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Enga Thambi
Movie release year
1993
Lyrics added on
7 May 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Malaiyoram maanguruvi
Maavilaiyl paattezhudhi paadudhadi
Magaraani un varavai
Raa pagalaa em manasu thaedudhadi
Mana melam kaadhil ketkudhaa
Manasodu thaenai vaarkkudhaa
Malaiyoram maanguruvi
Maavilaiyl paattezhudhi paadudhaiyaa
Magaraasan un varavai
Raa pagalaa em manasu thaedudhaiyaa
Poongaathu veesudhu
Anala poosudhu
Pon maanae pakkathilae
Konjam vaammaa
Thaangaadha aasaiyil
Thavikkum velaiyil
Thaalaattu paadi
Konjam konjalaamaa
Selai kattum nandhavanam
Neeyaa
Sembaruthi poovukku nee
Thaayaa
Kannukkullae kaadhal enum
Theeyaa
Chinna idai thaeivadhenna noiyaa
Katti anaichaa
Mutham padhichaa
Noi muzhukka theerndhu vidum
Vaammaa hoi…
Malaiyoram maanguruvi
Maavilaiyl paattezhudhi paadudhaiyaa
Magaraasan un varavai
Raa pagalaa em manasu thaedudhaiyaa
Mana melam kaadhil ketkudhaa
Manasodu thaenai vaarkkudhaa
Malaiyoram maanguruvi
Maavilaiyl paattezhudhi paadudhadi
Magaraani un varavai
Raa pagalaa em manasu thaedudhadi
…………………………
Kalyaana maappilae
Enai nee paakkalae
Kan moodi
Naanathilae nikkalaamaa
Oorengum thoranam
Nadakkum ooravalam
Unnoda kannathilae vaikkalaamaa
Andhiyilae sandhanatha
Poosa
Aasaigalai kangalilae pesa
Saelaiyilae nee visiri
Veesa
Kaalaiyilae paartha kannu
Koosa
Enna sugamo eppa varumo
Ennennavo pannudhaiyaa aasai ho…
Malaiyoram maanguruvi
Maavilaiyl paattezhudhi paadudhadi
Magaraasan un varavai
Raa pagalaa em manasu thaedudhaiyaa
Mana melam kaadhil ketkudhaa
Manasodu thaenai vaarkkudhaa
Malaiyoram maanguruvi
Maavilaiyl paattezhudhi paadudhaiyaa
Magaraani un varavai
Raa pagalaa yem manasu thaedudhadi
A mango sparrow on the mountainside
Writes a song on a mango leaf and sings, my girl!
My queen, for your arrival,
Night and day my heart searches, my girl!
Do you hear the wedding drums in your ears?
Does it pour honey into your heart?
A mango sparrow on the mountainside
Writes a song on a mango leaf and sings, my dear sir!
My king, for your arrival,
Night and day my heart searches, my dear sir!
A gentle breeze blows,
Spreading warmth like heat.
Oh golden deer, close beside me,
Come closer, my girl.
In unbearable desire,
In a moment of yearning,
Singing a lullaby,
May I cuddle you a little?
Are you a flower garden wearing a saree,
Is it you?
To the hibiscus flower, are you
The mother?
Is it the fire called love
Inside your eyes?
Why is your slender waist wasting away, is it an illness?
If I embrace you tight,
If I imprint a kiss,
The illness will completely vanish,
Come, my girl, hey…
A mango sparrow on the mountainside
Writes a song on a mango leaf and sings, my dear sir!
My king, for your arrival,
Night and day my heart searches, my dear sir!
Do you hear the wedding drums in your ears?
Does it pour honey into your heart?
A mango sparrow on the mountainside
Writes a song on a mango leaf and sings, my girl!
My queen, for your arrival,
Night and day my heart searches, my girl!
…………………………
Oh bridegroom,
You are not looking at me.
Closing your eyes,
Should you stand there in shy hesitation?
Festive decorations all over town,
A grand procession taking place,
Can I place a kiss upon your cheek?
In the evening, sandalwood paste
To apply,
To speak of desires through the eyes,
For you to fan me with your saree,
To fan,
The eyes that watched in the morning
Are dazzled.
What bliss this is, and when will it arrive?
This desire is doing so many things to me, my dear sir, ho…
A mango sparrow on the mountainside
Writes a song on a mango leaf and sings, my girl!
My king, for your arrival,
Night and day my heart searches, my dear sir!
Do you hear the wedding drums in your ears?
Does it pour honey into your heart?
A mango sparrow on the mountainside
Writes a song on a mango leaf and sings, my dear sir!
My queen, for your arrival,
Night and day my heart searches, my girl!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Malaiyoram Maanguruvi is a playful romantic duet that expresses the deep longing, passion, and excitement of two lovers anticipating their marriage. Using vivid pastoral imagery—sparrows, mango leaves, gentle breezes, and hibiscus flowers—the song depicts the hero and heroine expressing their affectionate desire for one another.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Moonaal / Alliteration

Malaiyoram maanguruvi / Maavilaiyl paattezhudhi

Repetition of the initial sound 'Ma' in words across adjacent lines to create rhythmic melody.

Personification

Maavilaiyl paattezhudhi paadudhadi

Attributing human actions like writing a song on a mango leaf to a wild bird (maanguruvi).

Metaphor

Selai kattum nandhavanam Neeyaa

Comparing the heroine wrapped in a saree to a flower garden in full bloom.

Iyaibu / Rhyming

Poongaathu veesudhu / Anala poosudhu

End-rhyming scheme utilizing similar verbal endings to enhance musical flow.

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Trivia

Enga Thambi (1993) featured music composed by Ilaiyaraaja, starring Prashanth and Subhashri. The song is sung by Mano and Swarnalatha, with lyrics penned by Muthulingam.

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