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Lyrics & meaning

Malar Koduthaen

From Thirisoolam · 1979

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Thirisoolam
Movie release year
1979
Lyrics added on
10 Jun 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Malar kodutthaen
Kai kulunga valaiyalittaen
Malar kodutthaen
Kai kulunga valaiyalittaen
Mangai endhan raajaathikku naanae
Idhu oru seeraattammaa oo…
Ennaiyum thaalaattammaa
Magano magalo pirakkum
En veedu nalamaaga
Madiyil thavazhum uruvam
En thandhai mugamaaga
Idhu oru seeraattammaa oo…
Ennaiyum thaalaattammaa
Malar kodutthaen
Kai kulunga valaiyalittaen
Mangai endhan raajaathikku naanae
Idhu oru seeraattammaa oo…
Ennaiyum thaalaattammaa
Ammaadi un maeni paal vannamo
Azhagaana un pillai thaen kinnamo
Ammaadi un maeni paal vannamo
Azhagaana un pillai thaen kinnamo
Maadhangal padhamaaga uruvaanadho
Maharaani mugam indru merugaerudho
Aadaadha ponnoonjal aadu
Paadaadha thenpaangu paadu
Malar kodutthaen
Kai kulunga valaiyalittaen
Mangai endhan raajaathikku naanae
Idhu oru seeraattammaa oo…
Ennaiyum thaalaattammaa
En paattil oru raagam undaanadhu
En veettin ennikkai moondraanadhu
Than kaigal kottattum en selvamae
Thaayaaga aagattum en dheivamae
Aadaadha ponnoonjal aadu
Paadaadha thenpaangu paadu
Kannaana manavaalam saei aagiraan
Kalyaana magaraasi thaai aagiraal
Kannaana manavaalam saei aagiraan
Kalyaana magaraasi thaai aagiraal
Kattil kondaal angu naan pillaiyae
Thottil kandaal angu en pillaiyae
Aadaadha ponnoonjal aadu
Paadaadha thenpaangu paadu
Malar kodutthaen
Kai kulunga valaiyalittaen
Mangai endhan raajaathikku naanae
Idhu oru seeraattammaa oo…
Ennaiyum thaalaattammaa
I gave you flowers,
I put bangles on your wrists to jingle,
I gave you flowers,
I put bangles on your wrists to jingle,
All by myself, for my darling queen!
This is my loving care for you, oh...
Lull me like a child too, my dear!
A son or a daughter will be born,
Bringing joy and well-being to our home,
A little one crawling on your lap,
Bearing the face of my father!
This is my loving care for you, oh...
Lull me like a child too, my dear!
I gave you flowers,
I put bangles on your wrists to jingle,
All by myself, for my darling queen!
This is my loving care for you, oh...
Lull me like a child too, my dear!
Oh my dear, is your skin the color of milk?
Is your lovely child a cup of sweet honey?
Oh my dear, is your skin the color of milk?
Is your lovely child a cup of sweet honey?
Have the passing months shaped you so gracefully?
Is my queen's face glowing so brightly now?
Sway, golden swing that never swung before,
Sing, sweet folk song that was never sung before!
I gave you flowers,
I put bangles on your wrists to jingle,
All by myself, for my darling queen!
This is my loving care for you, oh...
Lull me like a child too, my dear!
A new melody has blossomed in my song,
The count in my home has become three!
Let my little treasure clap its hands,
Let my beloved goddess become a mother!
Sway, golden swing that never swung before,
Sing, sweet folk song that was never sung before!
Her beloved husband becomes her child,
The precious, blessed woman becomes a mother!
Her beloved husband becomes her child,
The precious, blessed woman becomes a mother!
On the bed, I am her child,
In the cradle lies my own child!
Sway, golden swing that never swung before,
Sing, sweet folk song that was never sung before!
I gave you flowers,
I put bangles on your wrists to jingle,
All by myself, for my darling queen!
This is my loving care for you, oh...
Lull me like a child too, my dear!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic song expresses the joy, affection, and tender emotions surrounding pregnancy and the anticipation of parenthood. The husband lovingly pamper his pregnant wife during her bangle ceremony (Valaikappu), offering her flowers and bangles while celebrating the divine transition of marriage into parenthood.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

Aadaadha ponnoonjal aadu / Paadaadha thenpaangu paadu

The second consonant sound 'la' (ல/ள) rhymes across lines 'Malar' and 'Paal' / 'Aadaadha' and 'Paadaadha'.

Uvamaani / Metaphor

Ammaadi un maeni paal vannamo / Azhagaana un pillai thaen kinnamo

Comparing the mother's complex to milk ('paal vannamo') and the unborn baby to a cup of honey ('thaen kinnamo').

Paradox / Antithesis

Kattil kondaal angu naan pillaiyae / Thottil kandaal angu en pillaiyae

Contrasting the dual roles of the husband as a child to his wife in intimacy and a father to the infant in the cradle.

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Trivia

From the blockbuster 1979 film 'Thirisoolam' starring Sivaji Ganesan and K. R. Vijaya, with music composed by M. S. Viswanathan, lyrics by Kannadasan, and rendered by T. M. Soundararajan.

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