Malare Malare Mounam Enna
From Dharmam · 1986
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- Usha Khanna
- Details
- Dharmam1986
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Malare malare yaei | O flower, O flower, hey! |
| Malare malare mounamenna mayakkamenna | O flower, O flower, why this silence, why this intoxication? |
| Thendralthaan thodaththaan sugamo….oo…. | Is it delightful when the gentle breeze touches you? |
| Malare malare malare malare….. | O flower, O flower, O flower, O flower... |
| Female | |
| Orr vaalipan ner vanthathum | When a young man comes right before you, |
| Aasaithaan vilainthatho | Did desire bloom within? |
| Poomaeniyil yaen vervaigal | Why are there sweat drops on your flower-like body? |
| Aadaithaan nanainthatho | Did your garments get soaked? |
| Female | |
| Kangal paadhiyum kaigal paadhiyum | Did eyes halfway and hands halfway, |
| Unnai thottatho ullam suttatho | Touch you, or did your heart burn with passion? |
| Un manam un vasam illaiyo | Is your mind no longer under your control? |
| Female | |
| Malare malare malare malare….. | O flower, O flower, O flower, O flower... |
| Female | |
| Yaar kaigalil yaar saaivatho | Leaning on whose hands is whom? |
| Sollaththaan thayakkamo | Is there hesitation to tell? |
| Orr leelaithaan pon maalaiyil | Will a playful romance slowly begin, |
| Mellaththaan thodangumo | In this golden evening? |
| Female | |
| Kadhal vedhanai kaaval meerumo | Will the pain of love breach the guards of restraint? |
| Kaaval meerinaal aaval theerumo | If it breaches restraint, will the longing be quenched? |
| Yaaridam solvatho ammammaa | To whom shall I express this, oh my! |
| Female | |
| Malare malare yaei | O flower, O flower, hey! |
| Malare malare mounamenna mayakkamenna | O flower, O flower, why this silence, why this intoxication? |
| Thendralthaan thodaththaan sugamo….oo…. | Is it delightful when the gentle breeze touches you? |
| Malare malare malare malare….. | O flower, O flower, O flower, O flower... |
மலரே மலரே ஏய்...
மலரே மலரே மௌனமென்ன மயக்கமென்ன
தென்றல்தான் தொடத்தான் சுகமோ......ஓ....
மலரே மலரே மலரே மலரே..
O flower, O flower, hey!
O flower, O flower, why this silence, why this intoxication?
Is it delightful when the gentle breeze touches you?
O flower, O flower, O flower, O flower...
ஓர் வாலிபன் நேர் வந்ததும்
ஆசைதான் விளைந்ததோ
பூமேனியில் ஏன் வேர்வைகள்
ஆடைதான் நனைந்ததோ
When a young man comes right before you,
Did desire bloom within?
Why are there sweat drops on your flower-like body?
Did your garments get soaked?
கண்கள் பாதியும் கைகள் பாதியும்
உன்னைத் தொட்டதோ உள்ளம் சுட்டதோ
உன் மனம் உன் வசம் இல்லையோ
Did eyes halfway and hands halfway,
Touch you, or did your heart burn with passion?
Is your mind no longer under your control?
மலரே மலரே மலரே மலரே...
O flower, O flower, O flower, O flower...
யார் கைகளில் யார் சாய்வதோ
சொல்லத்தான் தயக்கமோ
ஓர் லீலைதான் பொன் மாலையில்
மெல்லத்தான் தொடங்குமோ
Leaning on whose hands is whom?
Is there hesitation to tell?
Will a playful romance slowly begin,
In this golden evening?
காதல் வேதனை காவல் மீறுமோ
காவல் மீறினால் ஆவல் தீருமோ
யாரிடம் சொல்வதோ அம்மம்மா
Will the pain of love breach the guards of restraint?
If it breaches restraint, will the longing be quenched?
To whom shall I express this, oh my!
மலரே மலரே ஏய்...
மலரே மலரே மௌனமென்ன மயக்கமென்ன
தென்றல்தான் தொடத்தான் சுகமோ......ஓ....
மலரே மலரே மலரே மலரே.....
O flower, O flower, hey!
O flower, O flower, why this silence, why this intoxication?
Is it delightful when the gentle breeze touches you?
O flower, O flower, O flower, O flower...
Malare malare yaei
O flower, O flower, hey!
Malare malare mounamenna mayakkamenna
O flower, O flower, why this silence, why this intoxication?
Thendralthaan thodaththaan sugamo….oo….
Is it delightful when the gentle breeze touches you?
Malare malare malare malare…..
O flower, O flower, O flower, O flower...
Orr vaalipan ner vanthathum
When a young man comes right before you,
Aasaithaan vilainthatho
Did desire bloom within?
Poomaeniyil yaen vervaigal
Why are there sweat drops on your flower-like body?
Aadaithaan nanainthatho
Did your garments get soaked?
Kangal paadhiyum kaigal paadhiyum
Did eyes halfway and hands halfway,
Unnai thottatho ullam suttatho
Touch you, or did your heart burn with passion?
Un manam un vasam illaiyo
Is your mind no longer under your control?
Malare malare malare malare…..
O flower, O flower, O flower, O flower...
Yaar kaigalil yaar saaivatho
Leaning on whose hands is whom?
Sollaththaan thayakkamo
Is there hesitation to tell?
Orr leelaithaan pon maalaiyil
Will a playful romance slowly begin,
Mellaththaan thodangumo
In this golden evening?
Kadhal vedhanai kaaval meerumo
Will the pain of love breach the guards of restraint?
Kaaval meerinaal aaval theerumo
If it breaches restraint, will the longing be quenched?
Yaaridam solvatho ammammaa
To whom shall I express this, oh my!
Malare malare yaei
O flower, O flower, hey!
Malare malare mounamenna mayakkamenna
O flower, O flower, why this silence, why this intoxication?
Thendralthaan thodaththaan sugamo….oo….
Is it delightful when the gentle breeze touches you?
Malare malare malare malare…..
O flower, O flower, O flower, O flower...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This romantic track metaphorically addresses a bashful maiden as a 'flower', capturing her awakening feelings of desire and love. The lyrics playfully question her sudden silence, bodily shyness, and emotional turmoil upon encountering a young man in a golden evening setting. As the song progresses, it explores her internal conflict between self-restraint and passionate longing, questioning whether love's overwhelming emotion will break past societal or mental guards to bring fulfillment.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Urvagham)
“Malare malare mounamenna mayakkamenna”
The young maiden is addressed as 'malar' (flower), attributing the delicate and sensitive traits of a blossom to her shy romantic nature.
End Rhyme & Internal Rhyme (Iyaibu / Ethirai)
“Kadhal vedhanai kaaval meerumo / Kaaval meerinaal aaval theerumo”
The words 'Kaaval' and 'Aaval' create a harmonious internal rhyming structure that emphasizes the struggle between restraint and desire.
Personification
“Thendralthaan thodaththaan sugamo….oo….”
The gentle breeze ('thendral') is personified as a lover capable of touching and evoking feelings of bliss.
Did you know?
Trivia
The film 'Dharmam' (1986) stars Sathyaraj and Saritha, with music composed by Usha Khanna. Vaali's lyrics frequently used nature metaphors like flowers and southern winds to evoke classical Tamil poetic tropes ('Aham' romantic poetry) in contemporary film settings.
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