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Lyrics & meaning

Malargalaipol Thangai

From Pasamalar · 1961

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
Movie name
Pasamalar
Movie release year
1961
Lyrics added on
21 Apr 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{ Malargalai pol
Thangai urangugiraal } (2)
Annan vaazha vaipaan
Endru amaithi kondaal
Malargalai pol
Thangai urangugiraal
Annan vaazha vaipaan
Endru amaithi kondaal
{ Kalaindhidum
Kanavugal aval padaithaal
Annan karpanai therinil
Parandhu sendraal } (3)
{ Maamani maaligai
Maadhargal punnagai
Mangala medaiyin
Ponvannam kandaal } (2)
{ Maavilai thoranam
Aadida kandaan } (2)
Manamagan vandhu nindru
Maalai sooda kandaan
Kalaindhidum
Kanavugal aval padaithaal
Annan karpanai therinil
Parandhu sendraal
Aasayin
Paadhaiyil odiya
Pen mayil anbudan
Kaalgalil paninthida kandaan
Vaazhiya kanmani
Vaazhiya endran vaan
Mazhai pol kangal
Neeril aadakandaan
Kalaindhidum
Kanavugal aval padaithaal
Annan karpanai therinil
Parandhu sendraal
{ Poomanam kondaval
Paal manam kandaal pongidum
Thaaimayil seiyudan nindraal } (2)
Mamanai paaradi
Kanmani endraal marumagal
Kangal thannil maaman
Deivam kandaal
Malargalai pol
Thangai urangugiraal
Annan vaazha vaipaan
Endru amaithi kondaal
{ Kalaindhidum
Kanavugal aval padaithaal
Annan karpanai therinil
Parandhu sendraal } (2)
Karpanai therinil
{ Parandhu sendraal } (2)
{ Like flowers,
my sister sleeps. } (2)
Believing her brother will give her a good life,
she rests in peace.
Like flowers,
my sister sleeps.
Believing her brother will give her a good life,
she rests in peace.
{ Fleeting
dreams she wove,
and in her brother's chariot of imagination,
she flew away. } (3)
{ In a palace of fine jewels,
with women smiling all around,
on the auspicious wedding stage,
she saw a golden glow. } (2)
{ Mango leaf decorations
swaying gently, he saw. } (2)
The bridegroom stepping forward
to garland her, he saw.
Fleeting
dreams she wove,
and in her brother's chariot of imagination,
she flew away.
Along the path
of fond dreams,
the graceful peahen lovingly
bowed at his feet, he saw.
"May you live long, my darling,
may you live long," he blessed, while like
rain from the sky, his eyes
swam with tears, he saw.
Fleeting
dreams she wove,
and in her brother's chariot of imagination,
she flew away.
{ She with a flower-like heart
felt the milky fragrance of a child, and overflowing
with motherhood, stood with her baby. } (2)
"Look at your uncle,
my darling," she said; in his niece's
eyes, the uncle
saw God Himself.
Like flowers,
my sister sleeps.
Believing her brother will give her a good life,
she rests in peace.
{ Fleeting
dreams she wove,
and in her brother's chariot of imagination,
she flew away. } (2)
In the chariot of imagination,
{ she flew away. } (2)
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic song from Pasamalar (1961) serves as the ultimate anthem for brotherly love in Tamil culture. Watching his younger sister sleep peacefully, the elder brother promises to dedicate his life to ensuring her happiness and prosperity. He visualizes her journey through life—her grand wedding, her bowing to seek his blessings with her husband, her becoming a loving mother, and her child looking up to him with divine reverence.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Malargalai pol”

Compares the delicate, peaceful sleep of the sister to soft flowers.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Annan karpanai therinil”

Compares the brother's soaring thoughts and visions to a flying chariot.

Initial Alliteration (Monaai)

“Maamani maaligai”

Repetition of the 'M' sound ('Maamani', 'Maadhargal', 'Mangala') creates a rhythmic, pleasant flow.

Second-Letter Rhyme (Edhugai)

“Kalaindhidum”

Repetition of the second consonant sound 'la' ('Kalaindhidum' / 'Kanavugal').

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Trivia

Composed by the legendary duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy and rendered by T. M. Soundararajan, this song written by Kannadasan remains an immortal landmark in Tamil cinema history, famously picturized on Sivaji Ganesan and Savitri in 'Pasamalar' (1961).

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