Malligaiye Malligaiye
From Mappillai Sir · 1988
- Lyricist
- Idhaya Chandran
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Mappillai Sir1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Malligaiyae malligaiyae | Jasmine, O Jasmine |
| Mottu vitta malligaiyae | O Jasmine that has sprouted buds |
| Malligaiyae malligaiyae | Jasmine, O Jasmine |
| Mottu vitta malligaiyae | O Jasmine that has sprouted buds |
| Male | |
| Enthan cholaivanam | My garden of lush greenery |
| Naalai paalaivanam | Will become a desert tomorrow |
| Enthan cholaivanam | My garden of lush greenery |
| Naalai paalaivanam | Will become a desert tomorrow |
| Male | |
| Malligaiyae malligaiyae | Jasmine, O Jasmine |
| Mottu vitta malligaiyae | O Jasmine that has sprouted buds |
| Male | |
| Kanmanaiyae un varavaal | O my dear, with your arrival |
| Mannil sorkkamum vanthidalaam | Heaven itself may descend onto earth |
| Bharatha thaai aasaiudan | Mother India with fond affection |
| Thannai unnaidam thanthidalaam | May entrust herself to you |
| Male | |
| Makkal unnai pottridalaam | The people may praise you |
| Vaanum un pugazh paadidalaam | Even the sky may sing your glory |
| Naalae unnai nampidalaam | Time itself may trust in you |
| Naalai un kodi yaeridalaam | Tomorrow your flag may fly high |
| Vennilavae kelu niyaayangalai kooru | O white moon, listen and state what is fair |
| Male | |
| Malligaiyae malligaiyae | Jasmine, O Jasmine |
| Mottu vitta malligaiyae | O Jasmine that has sprouted buds |
| Male | |
| Enthan cholaivanam | My garden of lush greenery |
| Naalai paalaivanam | Will become a desert tomorrow |
| Male | |
| Malligaiyae malligaiyae | Jasmine, O Jasmine |
| Mottu vitta malligaiyae | O Jasmine that has sprouted buds |
| Male | |
| Kattililae alli thanthaal | She showered affection in the bed |
| Thottil vanthathum thalli nindraal | Yet stood away once the cradle arrived |
| Karppam enum vaasalaiyae | The doorway called pregnancy |
| Yaeno thaai aval pootti vaiththaal | Why did the mother lock it close? |
| Male | |
| Thanthai nenjin karpanaigal | The dreams in a father's heart |
| Ellaam pagalin soppanangal | Have all turned into mere daydreams |
| Enthan thevai un varavu | My true need is your arrival |
| Naalai theriyum un mudivu | Tomorrow your resolution will be known |
| Vennilavae kelu niyaayangalai kooru | O white moon, listen and state what is fair |
| Male | |
| Malligaiyae malligaiyae | Jasmine, O Jasmine |
| Mottu vitta malligaiyae | O Jasmine that has sprouted buds |
| Male | |
| Enthan cholaivanam | My garden of lush greenery |
| Naalai paalaivanam | Will become a desert tomorrow |
| Male | |
| Malligaiyae malligaiyae | Jasmine, O Jasmine |
| Mottu vitta malligaiyae….. | O Jasmine that has sprouted buds... |
மல்லிகையே மல்லிகையே
மொட்டு விட்ட மல்லிகையே
மல்லிகையே மல்லிகையே
மொட்டு விட்ட மல்லிகையே
Jasmine, O Jasmine
O Jasmine that has sprouted buds
Jasmine, O Jasmine
O Jasmine that has sprouted buds
எந்தன் சோலைவனம்
நாளை பாலைவனம்
எந்தன் சோலைவனம்
நாளை பாலைவனம்
My garden of lush greenery
Will become a desert tomorrow
My garden of lush greenery
Will become a desert tomorrow
மல்லிகையே மல்லிகையே
மொட்டு விட்ட மல்லிகையே
Jasmine, O Jasmine
O Jasmine that has sprouted buds
கண்மணியே உன் வரவால்
மண்ணில் சொர்க்கமும் வந்திடலாம்
பாரத தாய் ஆசையுடன்
தன்னை உன்னிடம் தந்திடலாம்
O my dear, with your arrival
Heaven itself may descend onto earth
Mother India with fond affection
May entrust herself to you
மக்கள் உன்னை போற்றிடலாம்
வானும் உன் புகழ் பாடிடலாம்
நாடே உன்னை நம்பிடலாம்
நாளை உன் கொடி ஏறிடலாம்
வெண்ணிலவே கேளு நியாயங்களை கூறு
The people may praise you
Even the sky may sing your glory
Time itself may trust in you
Tomorrow your flag may fly high
O white moon, listen and state what is fair
மல்லிகையே மல்லிகையே
மொட்டு விட்ட மல்லிகையே
Jasmine, O Jasmine
O Jasmine that has sprouted buds
எந்தன் சோலைவனம்
நாளை பாலைவனம்
My garden of lush greenery
Will become a desert tomorrow
மல்லிகையே மல்லிகையே
மொட்டு விட்ட மல்லிகையே
Jasmine, O Jasmine
O Jasmine that has sprouted buds
கட்டிலிலே அள்ளித் தந்தாள்
தொட்டில் வந்ததும் தள்ளி நின்றாள்
கர்ப்பம் எனும் வாசலையே
ஏனோ தாய் அவள் பூட்டி வைத்தாள்
She showered affection in the bed
Yet stood away once the cradle arrived
The doorway called pregnancy
Why did the mother lock it close?
தந்தை நெஞ்சின் கற்பனைகள்
எல்லாம் பகலின் சொப்பனங்கள்
எந்தன் தேவை உன் வரவு
நாளை தெரியும் உன் முடிவு
வெண்ணிலவே கேளு நியாயங்களை கூறு
The dreams in a father's heart
Have all turned into mere daydreams
My true need is your arrival
Tomorrow your resolution will be known
O white moon, listen and state what is fair
மல்லிகையே மல்லிகையே
மொட்டு விட்ட மல்லிகையே
Jasmine, O Jasmine
O Jasmine that has sprouted buds
எந்தன் சோலைவனம்
நாளை பாலைவனம்
My garden of lush greenery
Will become a desert tomorrow
மல்லிகையே மல்லிகையே
மொட்டு விட்ட மல்லிகையே.....
Jasmine, O Jasmine
O Jasmine that has sprouted buds...
Malligaiyae malligaiyae
Jasmine, O Jasmine
Mottu vitta malligaiyae
O Jasmine that has sprouted buds
Malligaiyae malligaiyae
Jasmine, O Jasmine
Mottu vitta malligaiyae
O Jasmine that has sprouted buds
Enthan cholaivanam
My garden of lush greenery
Naalai paalaivanam
Will become a desert tomorrow
Enthan cholaivanam
My garden of lush greenery
Naalai paalaivanam
Will become a desert tomorrow
Malligaiyae malligaiyae
Jasmine, O Jasmine
Mottu vitta malligaiyae
O Jasmine that has sprouted buds
Kanmanaiyae un varavaal
O my dear, with your arrival
Mannil sorkkamum vanthidalaam
Heaven itself may descend onto earth
Bharatha thaai aasaiudan
Mother India with fond affection
Thannai unnaidam thanthidalaam
May entrust herself to you
Makkal unnai pottridalaam
The people may praise you
Vaanum un pugazh paadidalaam
Even the sky may sing your glory
Naalae unnai nampidalaam
Time itself may trust in you
Naalai un kodi yaeridalaam
Tomorrow your flag may fly high
Vennilavae kelu niyaayangalai kooru
O white moon, listen and state what is fair
Malligaiyae malligaiyae
Jasmine, O Jasmine
Mottu vitta malligaiyae
O Jasmine that has sprouted buds
Enthan cholaivanam
My garden of lush greenery
Naalai paalaivanam
Will become a desert tomorrow
Malligaiyae malligaiyae
Jasmine, O Jasmine
Mottu vitta malligaiyae
O Jasmine that has sprouted buds
Kattililae alli thanthaal
She showered affection in the bed
Thottil vanthathum thalli nindraal
Yet stood away once the cradle arrived
Karppam enum vaasalaiyae
The doorway called pregnancy
Yaeno thaai aval pootti vaiththaal
Why did the mother lock it close?
Thanthai nenjin karpanaigal
The dreams in a father's heart
Ellaam pagalin soppanangal
Have all turned into mere daydreams
Enthan thevai un varavu
My true need is your arrival
Naalai theriyum un mudivu
Tomorrow your resolution will be known
Vennilavae kelu niyaayangalai kooru
O white moon, listen and state what is fair
Malligaiyae malligaiyae
Jasmine, O Jasmine
Mottu vitta malligaiyae
O Jasmine that has sprouted buds
Enthan cholaivanam
My garden of lush greenery
Naalai paalaivanam
Will become a desert tomorrow
Malligaiyae malligaiyae
Jasmine, O Jasmine
Mottu vitta malligaiyae…..
O Jasmine that has sprouted buds...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song uses the tender image of a budding jasmine flower to express deep personal distress and familial emotional turmoil. The narrator fears that their vibrant, blossoming life ('cholaivanam') is at risk of turning into an empty desert ('paalaivanam'). The verses lament maternal withdrawal, broken domestic bliss, and unfulfilled parental dreams that feel like daydreams. In yearning for a loved one's presence, the singer calls upon the moon to act as a witness and pronounce justice over the tragic turn of events.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani / Uvameyam)
“Enthan cholaivanam / Naalai paalaivanam”
Life's happiness is compared to a lush garden ('cholaivanam') and upcoming sorrow to a barren desert ('paalaivanam').
Personification
“Vennilavae kelu niyaayangalai kooru”
Addressing the moon ('Vennilavae') directly as a living judge capable of listening and rendering justice.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“vanthidalaam / thanthidalaam / pottridalaam / paadidalaam”
Sequential lines ending with the suffix '-idalaam' create a rhythmic, melodic harmony.
Anaphora / Repetition
“Malligaiyae malligaiyae”
Repetition of the refrain 'Malligaiyae malligaiyae' emphasizes emotional intensity and affection.
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Trivia
Featured in the 1988 Tamil film 'Mappillai Sir', this emotional melodrama track features lyrics penned by Idhaya Chandran, contrasting soft floral imagery with deep melancholic themes.
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