Malligai Poovile Manjam
From Karpoora Deepam · 1985
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- S. N. Surendar, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Gangai Amaran
- Details
- Karpoora Deepam1985
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Malligai poovilae manjam ondru podu | Make a bed with jasmine flowers |
| Manthiram indru paadu | Chant a mantra today |
| Malligai poovilae manjam ondru podu | Make a bed with jasmine flowers |
| Manthiram indru paadu | Chant a mantra today |
| Female | |
| Ilam mangaithaan unnodu | The young maiden is with you |
| Sangamam vanthu koodu | Come and unite together |
| Female | |
| Malligai poovilae manjam ondru podu | Make a bed with jasmine flowers |
| Manthiram indru paadu | Chant a mantra today |
| Female | |
| Mannan maarbinil anbu kadhali kann urangu | Sleep peacefully, beloved, on your king's chest |
| Antha velaiyil vantha aasaiyil penn mayangu | In that moment, the maiden gets enchanted by desire |
| Male | |
| Thottu thantha sugangal sorkkam thantha varangal | The pleasures given by touch are boons bestowed by heaven |
| Thottu thantha sugangal sorkkam thantha varangal | The pleasures given by touch are boons bestowed by heaven |
| Female :Un pattu malarganai mottu mlarnthathu | Female: Your soft floral eyes blossomed like a bud |
| Kotti tharum kaaviyangal | Showering poetic epics |
| Male | |
| Malligai poovilae manjam ondru podu | Make a bed with jasmine flowers |
| Manthiram indru paadu | Chant a mantra today |
| Ilam mangaithaan unnodu | The young maiden is with you |
| Sangamam vanthu koodu… | Come and unite together... |
| Male | |
| Ponni aarena inbam noorena pongiduthae | Happiness overflows a hundredfold like the Ponni river |
| Kanni meniyil kaaman kaaviyam thangiduthae | The epic of love resides in the maiden's youthful body |
| Female :Thanga ratham asaiya angam rendum isaiya | Female: As the golden chariot sways, both bodies harmonize |
| Thanga ratham asaiya angam rendum isaiya | As the golden chariot sways, both bodies harmonize |
| Male | |
| Penn gangai pol ilam mangai poovudal | Like the river Ganges, the young girl's flower-like body |
| Ennai thoonduthu enna seiyya | Tempts me, what shall I do? |
| Female | |
| Malligai poovilae manjam ondru podu | Make a bed with jasmine flowers |
| Manthiram indru paadu | Chant a mantra today |
| Male :Ilam mangaithaan ennodu | Male: The young maiden is with me |
| Sangamam vanthu koodu… | Come and unite together... |
| Male | |
| Malligai poovilae manjam ondru podu | Make a bed with jasmine flowers |
| Manthiram indru paadu…. | Chant a mantra today.... |
மல்லிகை பூவிலே மஞ்சம் ஒன்று போடு
மந்திரம் இன்று பாடு
மல்லிகை பூவிலே மஞ்சம் ஒன்று போடு
மந்திரம் இன்று பாடு
Make a bed with jasmine flowers
Chant a mantra today
Make a bed with jasmine flowers
Chant a mantra today
இளம் மங்கைதான் உன்னோடு
சங்கமம் வந்து கூடு
The young maiden is with you
Come and unite together
மல்லிகை பூவிலே மஞ்சம் ஒன்று போடு
மந்திரம் இன்று பாடு....
Make a bed with jasmine flowers
Chant a mantra today
மன்னன் மார்பினில் அன்புக் காதலி கண் உறங்கு
அந்த வேளையில் வந்த ஆசையில் பெண் மயங்கு
Sleep peacefully, beloved, on your king's chest
In that moment, the maiden gets enchanted by desire
தொட்டு தந்த சுகங்கள் சொர்க்கம் தந்த வரங்கள்
தொட்டு தந்த சுகங்கள் சொர்க்கம் தந்த வரங்கள்
உன் பட்டு மலர்கணை மொட்டு மலர்ந்தது
கொட்டி தரும் காவியங்கள்...
The pleasures given by touch are boons bestowed by heaven
The pleasures given by touch are boons bestowed by heaven
Female: Your soft floral eyes blossomed like a bud
Showering poetic epics
மல்லிகை பூவிலே மஞ்சம் ஒன்று போடு
மந்திரம் இன்று பாடு
இளம் மங்கைதான் என்னோடு
சங்கமம் வந்து கூடு.......
Make a bed with jasmine flowers
Chant a mantra today
The young maiden is with you
Come and unite together...
பொன்னி ஆறேன இன்பம் நூறென பொங்கிடுதே
கன்னி மேனியில் காமன் காவியம் தங்கிடுதே
தங்க ரதம் அசைய அங்கம் ரெண்டும் இசைய
தங்க ரதம் அசைய அங்கம் ரெண்டும் இசைய
Happiness overflows a hundredfold like the Ponni river
The epic of love resides in the maiden's youthful body
Female: As the golden chariot sways, both bodies harmonize
As the golden chariot sways, both bodies harmonize
பெண் கங்கை போல் இளம் மங்கை பூவுடல்
என்னை தூண்டுது என்ன செய்ய..
Like the river Ganges, the young girl's flower-like body
Tempts me, what shall I do?
மல்லிகை பூவிலே மஞ்சம் ஒன்று போடு
மந்திரம் இன்று பாடு
இளம் மங்கைதான் என்னோடு
சங்கமம் வந்து கூடு.......
Make a bed with jasmine flowers
Chant a mantra today
Male: The young maiden is with me
Come and unite together...
மல்லிகை பூவிலே மஞ்சம் ஒன்று போடு
மந்திரம் இன்று பாடு
Make a bed with jasmine flowers
Chant a mantra today....
Malligai poovilae manjam ondru podu
Make a bed with jasmine flowers
Manthiram indru paadu
Chant a mantra today
Malligai poovilae manjam ondru podu
Make a bed with jasmine flowers
Manthiram indru paadu
Chant a mantra today
Ilam mangaithaan unnodu
The young maiden is with you
Sangamam vanthu koodu
Come and unite together
Malligai poovilae manjam ondru podu
Make a bed with jasmine flowers
Manthiram indru paadu
Chant a mantra today
Mannan maarbinil anbu kadhali kann urangu
Sleep peacefully, beloved, on your king's chest
Antha velaiyil vantha aasaiyil penn mayangu
In that moment, the maiden gets enchanted by desire
Thottu thantha sugangal sorkkam thantha varangal
The pleasures given by touch are boons bestowed by heaven
Thottu thantha sugangal sorkkam thantha varangal
The pleasures given by touch are boons bestowed by heaven
Female :Un pattu malarganai mottu mlarnthathu
Female: Your soft floral eyes blossomed like a bud
Kotti tharum kaaviyangal
Showering poetic epics
Malligai poovilae manjam ondru podu
Make a bed with jasmine flowers
Manthiram indru paadu
Chant a mantra today
Ilam mangaithaan unnodu
The young maiden is with you
Sangamam vanthu koodu…
Come and unite together...
Ponni aarena inbam noorena pongiduthae
Happiness overflows a hundredfold like the Ponni river
Kanni meniyil kaaman kaaviyam thangiduthae
The epic of love resides in the maiden's youthful body
Female :Thanga ratham asaiya angam rendum isaiya
Female: As the golden chariot sways, both bodies harmonize
Thanga ratham asaiya angam rendum isaiya
As the golden chariot sways, both bodies harmonize
Penn gangai pol ilam mangai poovudal
Like the river Ganges, the young girl's flower-like body
Ennai thoonduthu enna seiyya
Tempts me, what shall I do?
Malligai poovilae manjam ondru podu
Make a bed with jasmine flowers
Manthiram indru paadu
Chant a mantra today
Male :Ilam mangaithaan ennodu
Male: The young maiden is with me
Sangamam vanthu koodu…
Come and unite together...
Malligai poovilae manjam ondru podu
Make a bed with jasmine flowers
Manthiram indru paadu….
Chant a mantra today....
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Malligai Poovilae' from the 1985 film Karpoora Deepam is a romantic duet composed and written by Gangai Amaran, sung by S. N. Surendar and S. Janaki. The song celebrates the intimacy, tenderness, and passionate union of two lovers. Rich with poetic imagery, the lyrics use metaphors of jasmine beds, golden chariots, and sacred rivers like the Ponni and Ganges to describe the ecstasy and heavenly feelings of togetherness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Penn gangai pol ilam mangai poovudal”
Comparing the maiden's body to the holy river Ganges ('Penn gangai pol ilam mangai poovudal') and bliss to the overflowing Ponni river ('Ponni aarena inbam').
Alliteration (Moona)
“Malligai poovilae manjam ondru podu / Manthiram indru paadu”
Repetition of the initial 'M' sound across words like 'Malligai', 'manjam', and 'Manthiram'.
Rhyme (Eyai / Edhukai)
“Ilam mangaithaan unnodu / Sangamam vanthu koodu”
Rhyming words at the end of adjacent lines such as 'podu' / 'paadu' and 'unnodu' / 'koodu'.
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Trivia
The song is set in a romantic theme featuring music and lyrics by Gangai Amaran, brother of Ilaiyaraaja. S. N. Surendar, who sang the male vocal parts, is also a renowned playback singer and voice actor, famous for dubbing for actor Mohan in numerous hit Tamil films during the 1980s.
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