Malare Malare Unakendru
From Sattam Sirikkiradhu · 1982
- Lyricist
- T. Rajendar
- Singer
- Susheela
- Music director
- V. Kumar
- Details
- Sattam Sirikkiradhu1982
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| ……………… | |
| Female | |
| Malarae malarae unakkendru manam varumo | O flower, O flower, will fragrance ever be uniquely yours? |
| Nilavae nilavae unakkendru yaar uravo | O moon, O moon, who is truly your relative? |
| Uravo….aa…aa…aa….. | Relationship... ah... ah... ah... |
| Female | |
| Malarae malarae unakkendru manam varumo | O flower, O flower, will fragrance ever be uniquely yours? |
| Nilavae nilavae unakkendu yaar uravo | O moon, O moon, who is truly your relative? |
| Female | |
| ……………… | |
| Female | |
| Idhazh virkkaatha poo meedhu mothum | Colliding upon a flower that has not opened its petals, |
| Aaa….aa….aa…aa….aa…aah….. | Aaa....aa....aa...aa....aa...aah..... |
| Idhazh virkkaatha poo meedhu mothum | Colliding upon a flower that has not opened its petals, |
| Thaenai kudikaatha vandondrin mogam | Is the yearning of a beetle that has not yet drunk honey. |
| Aval vizhi thedinaanathu valai veesinaan | He searched for her eyes and cast a net, |
| Aval vizhi thedinaanathu valai veesinaan | He searched for her eyes and cast a net. |
| Aval tharai meedhu vilaiyaadum meenaaginaal | She became a fish playing upon the dry land, |
| Avan karaiyodu kadhai pesum alaiyaaginaan | He became a wave conversing with the shore. |
| Female | |
| Malarae malarae unakkendru manam varumo | O flower, O flower, will fragrance ever be uniquely yours? |
| Nilavae nilavae unakkendru yaar uravo | O moon, O moon, who is truly your relative? |
| Female | |
| Paarvai kani veesi pasiyaarum kiligal | Parrots that satisfy their hunger by casting fruit-like glances, |
| Aaa….aa….aa…aa….aa…aah….. | Aaa....aa....aa...aa....aa...aah..... |
| Paarvai kani veesi pasiyaarum kiligal | Parrots that satisfy their hunger by casting fruit-like glances, |
| Jaadai nadhi thaedi ilaipaarum maangal | Deer that rest in search of a river of subtle gestures, |
| Kangal thudhi paadavae nenjam jadhi polavae | As the eyes sing praises, the heart rhythms like classical dance beats, |
| Kangal thudhi paadavae nenjam jadhi polavae | As the eyes sing praises, the heart rhythms like classical dance beats. |
| Neela nayanangal suzhandraada sathiraattamae | When blue eyes swirl around, it is a grand classical dance, |
| Niththam poraadum idhyaththil thaerottamae | In the heart that struggles daily, it is a chariot festival. |
| Female | |
| Malarae malarae unakkendru manam varumo | O flower, O flower, will fragrance ever be uniquely yours? |
| Nilavae nilavae unakkendru yaar uravo…..ooo…ooo | O moon, O moon, who is truly your relative? ... ooo... ooo |
| Aa….aa….aa….aah….. | Aa....aa....aa....aah..... |
...........................
மலரே மலரே உனக்கென்று மணம் வருமோ
நிலவே நிலவே உனக்கென்று யார் உறவோ
உறவோ........ஆ...ஆ....ஆ.....
O flower, O flower, will fragrance ever be uniquely yours?
O moon, O moon, who is truly your relative?
Relationship... ah... ah... ah...
மலரே மலரே உனக்கென்று மணம் வருமோ
நிலவே நிலவே உனக்கென்று யார் உறவோ......
O flower, O flower, will fragrance ever be uniquely yours?
O moon, O moon, who is truly your relative?
........................
இதழ் விரிக்காத பூ மீது மோதும்.....
ஆ...ஆ....ஆ.....ஆ....ஆ.....ஆஹ்
இதழ் விரிக்காத பூ மீது மோதும்.....
தேனை குடிக்காத வண்டொன்றின் மோகம்
அவள் விழித் தேடினது வலை வீசினான்
அவள் விழித் தேடினது வலை வீசினான்
அவள் தரை மீது விளையாடும் மீனாகினாள்
அவன் கரையோடு கதை பேசும் அலையாகினான்
Colliding upon a flower that has not opened its petals,
Aaa....aa....aa...aa....aa...aah.....
Colliding upon a flower that has not opened its petals,
Is the yearning of a beetle that has not yet drunk honey.
He searched for her eyes and cast a net,
He searched for her eyes and cast a net.
She became a fish playing upon the dry land,
He became a wave conversing with the shore.
மலரே மலரே உனக்கென்று மணம் வருமோ
நிலவே நிலவே உனக்கென்று யார் உறவோ......
O flower, O flower, will fragrance ever be uniquely yours?
O moon, O moon, who is truly your relative?
பார்வை கனி வீசி பசியாறும் கிளிகள்....
ஆ...ஆ....ஆ.....ஆ...ஆ....ஆ.....ஆஹ்
பார்வை கனி வீசி பசியாறும் கிளிகள்....
ஜாடை நதி தேடி இளைப்பாறும் மான்கள்
கண்கள் துதிப் பாடவே நெஞ்சம் ஜதி போடவே
கண்கள் துதிப் பாடவே நெஞ்சம் ஜதி போடவே
நீல நயனங்கள் சுழன்றாட சதிராட்டமே
நித்தம் போராடும் இதயத்தில் தேரோட்டமே
Parrots that satisfy their hunger by casting fruit-like glances,
Aaa....aa....aa...aa....aa...aah.....
Parrots that satisfy their hunger by casting fruit-like glances,
Deer that rest in search of a river of subtle gestures,
As the eyes sing praises, the heart rhythms like classical dance beats,
As the eyes sing praises, the heart rhythms like classical dance beats.
When blue eyes swirl around, it is a grand classical dance,
In the heart that struggles daily, it is a chariot festival.
மலரே மலரே உனக்கென்று மணம் வருமோ
நிலவே நிலவே உனக்கென்று யார் உறவோ......ஓஒ....ஓ
ஆ...ஆ....ஆ.....ஆஹ்
O flower, O flower, will fragrance ever be uniquely yours?
O moon, O moon, who is truly your relative? ... ooo... ooo
Aa....aa....aa....aah.....
………………
Malarae malarae unakkendru manam varumo
O flower, O flower, will fragrance ever be uniquely yours?
Nilavae nilavae unakkendru yaar uravo
O moon, O moon, who is truly your relative?
Uravo….aa…aa…aa…..
Relationship... ah... ah... ah...
Malarae malarae unakkendru manam varumo
O flower, O flower, will fragrance ever be uniquely yours?
Nilavae nilavae unakkendu yaar uravo
O moon, O moon, who is truly your relative?
………………
Idhazh virkkaatha poo meedhu mothum
Colliding upon a flower that has not opened its petals,
Aaa….aa….aa…aa….aa…aah…..
Aaa....aa....aa...aa....aa...aah.....
Idhazh virkkaatha poo meedhu mothum
Colliding upon a flower that has not opened its petals,
Thaenai kudikaatha vandondrin mogam
Is the yearning of a beetle that has not yet drunk honey.
Aval vizhi thedinaanathu valai veesinaan
He searched for her eyes and cast a net,
Aval vizhi thedinaanathu valai veesinaan
He searched for her eyes and cast a net.
Aval tharai meedhu vilaiyaadum meenaaginaal
She became a fish playing upon the dry land,
Avan karaiyodu kadhai pesum alaiyaaginaan
He became a wave conversing with the shore.
Malarae malarae unakkendru manam varumo
O flower, O flower, will fragrance ever be uniquely yours?
Nilavae nilavae unakkendru yaar uravo
O moon, O moon, who is truly your relative?
Paarvai kani veesi pasiyaarum kiligal
Parrots that satisfy their hunger by casting fruit-like glances,
Aaa….aa….aa…aa….aa…aah…..
Aaa....aa....aa...aa....aa...aah.....
Paarvai kani veesi pasiyaarum kiligal
Parrots that satisfy their hunger by casting fruit-like glances,
Jaadai nadhi thaedi ilaipaarum maangal
Deer that rest in search of a river of subtle gestures,
Kangal thudhi paadavae nenjam jadhi polavae
As the eyes sing praises, the heart rhythms like classical dance beats,
Kangal thudhi paadavae nenjam jadhi polavae
As the eyes sing praises, the heart rhythms like classical dance beats.
Neela nayanangal suzhandraada sathiraattamae
When blue eyes swirl around, it is a grand classical dance,
Niththam poraadum idhyaththil thaerottamae
In the heart that struggles daily, it is a chariot festival.
Malarae malarae unakkendru manam varumo
O flower, O flower, will fragrance ever be uniquely yours?
Nilavae nilavae unakkendru yaar uravo…..ooo…ooo
O moon, O moon, who is truly your relative? ... ooo... ooo
Aa….aa….aa….aah…..
Aa....aa....aa....aah.....
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song from the film Sattam Sirikkiradhu (1982) uses vivid nature imagery to reflect upon love, longing, and emotional yearning. Through metaphors of unbloomed flowers, solitary moons, wandering beetles, and ocean waves, lyricist T. Rajendar questions whether beauty and belonging can ever truly be possessed by one soul alone.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora / Repetition (Sol Pinvaru Nilai Ani)
“Malarae malarae unakkendru manam varumo”
The word 'Malarae' and 'Nilavae' are repeated consecutively to intensify the emotional call to nature.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Aval tharai meedhu vilaiyaadum meenaaginaal / Avan karaiyodu kadhai pesum alaiyaaginaan”
Matching end suffixes 'meenaaginaal' and 'alaiyaaginaal' creating a poetic rhythmic flow.
Uruvagamb (Metaphor)
“Kangal thudhi paadavae nenjam jadhi polavae”
Comparing human emotions and heartbeats to classical dance rhythms (jadhi) and chariot processions (thaerottamae).
Did you know?
Trivia
T. Rajendar wrote, composed, and scored the music for 'Sattam Sirikkiradhu' (1982). Known for his iconic rhyming and rhythmic lyric writing style, this song highlights P. Susheela's expressive classical vocal renditions.
Keep listening
More from Sattam Sirikkiradhu
Sattam Sirikkiradhu
Sattam Sirikkiradhu