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Malargal Enge

From Sakthi Leelai · 1972

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
T. K. Ramamoorthy
Movie name
Sakthi Leelai
Movie release year
1972
Lyrics added on
4 Feb 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Malargal engae kungumam engae
Manjal engae thozhi
Manamaganai kaanum munnae
Mangalam seiya vaadi
Malargal engae kungumam engae
Manjal engae thozhi
Manamaganai kaanum munnae
Mangalam seiya vaadi
Mudhalvan enbaar iraivan enbaar
Paramasivan enbaar
Mudhalvan enbaar iraivan enbaar
Paramasivan enbaar
Avan moondru kannaal ennai kaana
Maappillaiyai vandhaar
Moondru kannaal ennai kaana
Maappillaiyai vandhaar
Malargal engae kungumam engae
Manjal engae thozhi
Manamaganai kaanum munnae
Mangalam seiya vaadi
Boomi kaakka nanjai unda
Neelakanda devan
Poovai pondra idhazhil konjam
Amudhu unna vendum
Boomi kaakka nanjai unda
Neelakanda devan
Poovai pondra idhazhil konjam
Amudhu unna vendum
Kaamanaiyae theeyilittaan
Yogam kaakka vendi
Kaamanaiyae theeyilittaan
Yogam kaakka vendi
Avan kaadhal thandha thee anaikka
Maappillai aanaanadi
Kaadhal thandha thee anaikka
Maappillai aanaanadi
Malargal engae kungumam engae
Manjal engae thozhi
Manamaganai kaanum munnae
Mangalam seiya vaadi
Manidhar sollum naangu vedham
Azhaikkumadi avanai
Mangai sollum vaedham kooda
Mayakumadi sivanai
Manidhar sollum naangu vedham
Azhaikkumadi avanai
Mangai sollum vaedham kooda
Mayakumadi sivanai
Devar soozhndha oorvalathai
Naanum kaana vendum…aaa..aaa.
Devar soozhndha oorvalathai
Naanum kaana vendum
Seval ondru koovum munbae
Maalai sooda vendam
Malargal engae kungumam engae
Manjal engae thozhi
Manamaganai kaanum munnae
Mangalam seiya vaadi
Where are the flowers? Where is the kumkum?
Where is the turmeric, my friend?
Before I see my bridegroom,
Come and prepare me with auspicious blessings...
Where are the flowers? Where is the kumkum?
Where is the turmeric, my friend?
Before I see my bridegroom,
Come and prepare me with auspicious blessings...
They call him the First One, they call him God,
They call him Supreme Shiva.
They call him the First One, they call him God,
They call him Supreme Shiva.
To look at me with his three eyes,
He has arrived as my bridegroom...
To look at me with his three eyes,
He has arrived as my bridegroom.
Where are the flowers? Where is the kumkum?
Where is the turmeric, my friend?
Before I see my bridegroom,
Come and prepare me with auspicious blessings...
To protect the world, he drank the poison,
The blue-throated Lord.
From lips as soft as a flower,
He must now taste sweet nectar.
To protect the world, he drank the poison,
The blue-throated Lord.
From lips as soft as a flower,
He must now taste sweet nectar.
He burned Kama (god of love) to ashes
To protect his deep meditation.
He burned Kama (god of love) to ashes
To protect his deep meditation.
Yet to soothe the fire that love has lit,
He became my bridegroom, my friend!
To soothe the fire that love has lit,
He became my bridegroom, my friend!
Where are the flowers? Where is the kumkum?
Where is the turmeric, my friend?
Before I see my bridegroom,
Come and prepare me with auspicious blessings...
The four sacred Vedas chanted by mortals
Call out to him, my friend.
Yet the words of love from a woman
Can enchant even Lord Shiva!
The four sacred Vedas chanted by mortals
Call out to him, my friend.
Yet the words of love from a woman
Can enchant even Lord Shiva!
The wedding procession surrounded by gods,
I long to see it too.
The wedding procession surrounded by gods,
I long to see it too.
Before the rooster crows at dawn,
I must wear his wedding garland...
Where are the flowers? Where is the kumkum?
Where is the turmeric, my friend?
Before I see my bridegroom,
Come and prepare me with auspicious blessings...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic song depicts Goddess Parvati's bridal anticipation and joy as she prepares to wed Lord Shiva. Calling upon her friends to bring traditional auspicious items like turmeric, kumkum, and flowers, she expresses her deep devotion and excitement. The lyrics beautifully contrast Lord Shiva's formidable nature—as the supreme destroyer who consumed poison to save creation and burned the god of love—with his gentle, enchanted role as a loving bridegroom captured by her devotion.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Moonaikkal / Anafora (Initial Alliteration)

“Malargal engae kungumam engae / Manjal engae thozhi”

Repetition of the initial 'Ma' sound across consecutive lines ('Malargal', 'Manjal', 'Manamaganai', 'Mangalam') creating a musical rhythm.

Upamai (Simile)

“Poovai pondra idhazhil konjam”

Comparing soft, delicate lips to a flower ('Poovai pondra idhazhil').

Paradox / Irony

“Avan kaadhal thandha thee anaikka / Maappillai aanaanadi”

Highlighting the contrast where Shiva, who consumed fire/poison and reduced Kama (love) to ashes, now surrenders to the fire of love himself to become the groom.

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Trivia

Sakthi Leelai (1972) features music composed by T. K. Ramamoorthy, highlighting traditional Carnatic elements. The song beautifully captures 'Nayaki Bhava'—the soul's yearning for the Divine expressed as a bride's love for her groom—rendered immaculately by P. Susheela and written by legendary lyricist Kannadasan.

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