Malliye Chinna Mullaiyae
From Pandithurai · 1992
- Lyricist
- Piraisoodan
- Singers
- Mano, Swarnalatha
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Pandithurai1992
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Thannannaa dhinam | Rhythm hums (Thannannaa dhinam) |
| Thannannaa dhinam | Rhythm hums (Thannannaa dhinam) |
| Thannan nannan naa | Rhythm hums (Thannan nannan naa) |
| Female :Thannannaa dhinam | Female: Rhythm hums (Thannannaa dhinam) |
| Thannannaa dhinam | Rhythm hums (Thannannaa dhinam) |
| Thannan nannan naa | Rhythm hums (Thannan nannan naa) |
| Male | |
| Thannaana thana | Rhythm hums (Thannaana thana) |
| Thannaana thana naa… ho… | Rhythm hums (Thannaana thana naa… ho…) |
| Both :Thannannaa dhinam | Both: Rhythm hums (Thannannaa dhinam) |
| Thannannaa dhinam | Rhythm hums (Thannannaa dhinam) |
| Thannan nannan naa | Rhythm hums (Thannan nannan naa) |
| Male | |
| Malliyae chinna mullaiyae | O Jasmine, my little wild jasmine! |
| Endhan marikkozhundhae | My fragrant marjoram! |
| Alliyae inba valliyae | O Lily, my sweet playful creeper! |
| Endhan arumarundhae | My precious nectar of life! |
| Vandaadum malar chendaadum | Bees dance around flowers, flower bunches sway, |
| Kuzhalaadum oo…ooo…oo… | Your tresses sway softly, oo…ooo…oo… |
| Female | |
| Malliyae chinna mullaiyae | O Jasmine, my little wild jasmine! |
| Endhan marikkozhundhae | My fragrant marjoram! |
| Alliyae inba valliyae | O Lily, my sweet playful creeper! |
| Undhan arumarundhae | Your precious nectar of life! |
| Female | |
| Maalaikkum kaalaikkum | For both evening and morning, |
| Vandhadhu yogam | Auspicious fortune has arrived! |
| Male | |
| Aahaa aahaa aahaa aahaa | Aahaa aahaa aahaa aahaa |
| Kaalai pon magangal mandhiram koorum | Morning auspicious maidens whisper sacred chants, |
| Female | |
| Mhum mhum mhum mhum | Mhum mhum mhum mhum |
| Selaikkul solai poo vaasam | Inside the saree lies the fragrance of a flower garden, |
| Serndhidum maasam thai maasam | The month of blissful union is the holy month of Thai, |
| Male | |
| Velaikku velai un mogam | Hour after hour, passion for you grows, |
| Vittu vidaamal kai koodum | Without fading, our desire joins together. |
| Female | |
| Aanandha vegatthil | In the rush of pure bliss, |
| Naan vandha nerathil | At the moment I arrived, |
| Aadi varum kulir kaatrae | O cool breeze swaying softly! |
| Male | |
| Poovendra dhegathil | Upon this flower-like body, |
| Naan nindra kolatthil | In the posture where I stood, |
| Paadi varum pudhu ootrae | O new spring singing as it flows! |
| Female | |
| Neeraadum udal poraadum | The bathing body yearns and struggles, |
| Unait thedum oo…oo…oo… | Searching for you, oo…oo…oo… |
| Male | |
| Malliyae chinna mullaiyae | O Jasmine, my little wild jasmine! |
| Endhan marikkozhundhae | My fragrant marjoram! |
| Female : Alliyae inba valliyae | Female: O Lily, my sweet playful creeper! |
| Undhan arumarundhae | Your precious nectar of life! |
| Female | |
| Sokki nindraal indha | Mesmerized she stands, this |
| Sokkanin meenaal | Fish-eyed goddess of Lord Sokkan (Sundareswarar)! |
| Male | |
| Aahaa aahaa aahaa aahaa | Aahaa aahaa aahaa aahaa |
| Soodi kondaal ennai sorgathil aandaal | Adorning me, she ruled over me in heaven! |
| Female | |
| Mhum mhum mhum mhum | Mhum mhum mhum mhum |
| Vaari kondaadum kan jaadai | Eye glances that cherish and celebrate, |
| Vanji neeraadum ponnodai | Golden stream where the maiden bathes! |
| Male | |
| Kodhai pon maeni poo medai | The damsel's golden body is a stage of flowers, |
| Medaikku naan thaan ponnaadai | And for that stage, I am the golden silk robe! |
| Female | |
| Nee thotta baagangal | The places touched by you, |
| Thaen mottu pol andru | Like sweet honeyed buds back then, |
| Thediyadhaal kani aanaen | Have now ripened into fruit because of your search! |
| Male | |
| Vaai vittu naan ondru | Openly out loud, I request one thing, |
| Ketkindren thaavendru | Asking you to give it to me, |
| Paai virithenadi maanae | I have spread out the mat, my gentle doe! |
| Female | |
| Angangal pasum thangangal | Her limbs are pure golden treasures, |
| Allum naeram oo…oo..oo | As I gather them close, oo…oo..oo |
| Male | |
| Malliyae chinna mullaiyae | O Jasmine, my little wild jasmine! |
| Endhan marikkozhundhae | My fragrant marjoram! |
| Female :Alliyae inba valliyae | Female: O Lily, my sweet playful creeper! |
| Undhan arumarundhae | Your precious nectar of life! |
| Male :Vandaadum malar chendaadum | Male: Bees dance around flowers, flower bunches sway, |
| Kuzhalaadum oo…ooo…oo… | Your tresses sway softly, oo…ooo…oo… |
| Female | |
| Malliyae chinna mullaiyae | O Jasmine, my little wild jasmine! |
| Endhan marikkozhundhae | My fragrant marjoram! |
| Male :Alliyae inba valliyae | Male: O Lily, my sweet playful creeper! |
| Endhan arumarundhae | My precious nectar of life! |
தன்னன்னா தினம்
தன்னன்னா தினம்
தன்னன் நன்னன் னா
தன்னன்னா தினம்
தன்னன்னா தினம்
தன்னன் நன்னன் னா
Rhythm hums (Thannannaa dhinam)
Rhythm hums (Thannannaa dhinam)
Rhythm hums (Thannan nannan naa)
Female: Rhythm hums (Thannannaa dhinam)
Rhythm hums (Thannannaa dhinam)
Rhythm hums (Thannan nannan naa)
தன்னான தனா
தன்னான தனா னா ஹோ....
இருவர் :
தன்னன்னா தினம்
தன்னன்னா தினம்
தன்னன் நன்னன் னா
Rhythm hums (Thannaana thana)
Rhythm hums (Thannaana thana naa… ho…)
Both: Rhythm hums (Thannannaa dhinam)
Rhythm hums (Thannannaa dhinam)
Rhythm hums (Thannan nannan naa)
மல்லியே சின்ன முல்லையே
எந்தன் மரிக்கொழுந்தே.......
அல்லியே இன்ப வல்லியே
எந்தன் அருமருந்தே.......
வண்டாடும் மலர்ச்
செண்டாடும் குழலாடும் ஓ....
O Jasmine, my little wild jasmine!
My fragrant marjoram!
O Lily, my sweet playful creeper!
My precious nectar of life!
Bees dance around flowers, flower bunches sway,
Your tresses sway softly, oo…ooo…oo…
மல்லியே சின்ன முல்லையே
எந்தன் மரிக்கொழுந்தே......
அல்லியே இன்ப வல்லியே
உந்தன் அருமருந்தே......
O Jasmine, my little wild jasmine!
My fragrant marjoram!
O Lily, my sweet playful creeper!
Your precious nectar of life!
மாலைக்கும் தாலிக்கும்
வந்தது யோகம்
ஆஹா ஹா ஆஹா ஹா
காலைப் பொன் மேகங்கள்
மந்திரம் கூறும்
ம்ஹூம் ம்ஹூம் ம்ஹூம்
For both evening and morning,
Auspicious fortune has arrived!
சேலைக்குள் சோலைப் பூ வாசம்
சேர்ந்திடும் மாசம் தை மாசம்
வேளைக்கு வேளை உன் மோகம்
விட்டு விடாமல் கை கூடும்
Aahaa aahaa aahaa aahaa
Morning auspicious maidens whisper sacred chants,
ஆனந்த வேகத்தில்
நான் வந்த நேரத்தில்
ஆடி வரும் குளிர்க் காற்றே
பூவென்ற தேகத்தில்
நான் நின்ற கோலத்தில்
பாடி வரும் புது ஊற்றே
நீராடும் உடல் போராடும்
உனைத் தேடும் ஓ...
Mhum mhum mhum mhum
Inside the saree lies the fragrance of a flower garden,
The month of blissful union is the holy month of Thai,
மல்லியே சின்ன முல்லையே
எந்தன் மரிக்கொழுந்தே
அல்லியே இன்ப வல்லியே
உந்தன் அருமருந்தே
Hour after hour, passion for you grows,
Without fading, our desire joins together.
சொக்கி நின்றாள் இந்த
சொக்கனின் மீனாள்
ஆஹா ஆஹா ஆஹா ஹா
சூடிக் கொண்டாள் என்னை
சொர்க்கத்தில் ஆண்டாள்
ம்ஹூம் ம்ஹூம் ம்ஹூம்
In the rush of pure bliss,
At the moment I arrived,
O cool breeze swaying softly!
வாரிக் கொண்டடும் கண் ஜாடை
வஞ்சி நீராடும் பொன்னோடை
கோதை பொன் மேனி பூ மேடை
மேடைக்கு நான்தான் பொன்னாடை
Upon this flower-like body,
In the posture where I stood,
O new spring singing as it flows!
நீ தொட்ட பாகங்கள்
தேன் மொட்டு போலன்று
தேடியதால் கனியானேன்
வாய்விட்டு நானொன்று
கேட்கின்றேன் தாவென்று
பாய் விரித்தேனடி மானே
அங்கங்கள் பசும் தங்கங்கள்
அள்ளும் நேரம் வா........
The bathing body yearns and struggles,
Searching for you, oo…oo…oo…
மல்லியே சின்ன முல்லையே
எந்தன் மரிக்கொழுந்தே......
அல்லியே இன்ப வல்லியே
உந்தன் அருமருந்தே.......
வண்டாடும் மலர்ச்
செண்டாடும் குழலாடும் ஓ........
O Jasmine, my little wild jasmine!
My fragrant marjoram!
Female: O Lily, my sweet playful creeper!
Your precious nectar of life!
மல்லியே சின்ன முல்லையே
எந்தன் மரிக்கொழுந்தே......
அல்லியே இன்ப வல்லியே
உந்தன் அருமருந்தே ஏ.......
Mesmerized she stands, this
Fish-eyed goddess of Lord Sokkan (Sundareswarar)!
Aahaa aahaa aahaa aahaa
Adorning me, she ruled over me in heaven!
Mhum mhum mhum mhum
Eye glances that cherish and celebrate,
Golden stream where the maiden bathes!
The damsel's golden body is a stage of flowers,
And for that stage, I am the golden silk robe!
The places touched by you,
Like sweet honeyed buds back then,
Have now ripened into fruit because of your search!
Openly out loud, I request one thing,
Asking you to give it to me,
I have spread out the mat, my gentle doe!
Her limbs are pure golden treasures,
As I gather them close, oo…oo..oo
O Jasmine, my little wild jasmine!
My fragrant marjoram!
Female: O Lily, my sweet playful creeper!
Your precious nectar of life!
Male: Bees dance around flowers, flower bunches sway,
Your tresses sway softly, oo…ooo…oo…
O Jasmine, my little wild jasmine!
My fragrant marjoram!
Male: O Lily, my sweet playful creeper!
My precious nectar of life!
Thannannaa dhinam
Rhythm hums (Thannannaa dhinam)
Thannannaa dhinam
Rhythm hums (Thannannaa dhinam)
Thannan nannan naa
Rhythm hums (Thannan nannan naa)
Female :Thannannaa dhinam
Female: Rhythm hums (Thannannaa dhinam)
Thannannaa dhinam
Rhythm hums (Thannannaa dhinam)
Thannan nannan naa
Rhythm hums (Thannan nannan naa)
Thannaana thana
Rhythm hums (Thannaana thana)
Thannaana thana naa… ho…
Rhythm hums (Thannaana thana naa… ho…)
Both :Thannannaa dhinam
Both: Rhythm hums (Thannannaa dhinam)
Thannannaa dhinam
Rhythm hums (Thannannaa dhinam)
Thannan nannan naa
Rhythm hums (Thannan nannan naa)
Malliyae chinna mullaiyae
O Jasmine, my little wild jasmine!
Endhan marikkozhundhae
My fragrant marjoram!
Alliyae inba valliyae
O Lily, my sweet playful creeper!
Endhan arumarundhae
My precious nectar of life!
Vandaadum malar chendaadum
Bees dance around flowers, flower bunches sway,
Kuzhalaadum oo…ooo…oo…
Your tresses sway softly, oo…ooo…oo…
Malliyae chinna mullaiyae
O Jasmine, my little wild jasmine!
Endhan marikkozhundhae
My fragrant marjoram!
Alliyae inba valliyae
O Lily, my sweet playful creeper!
Undhan arumarundhae
Your precious nectar of life!
Maalaikkum kaalaikkum
For both evening and morning,
Vandhadhu yogam
Auspicious fortune has arrived!
Aahaa aahaa aahaa aahaa
Aahaa aahaa aahaa aahaa
Kaalai pon magangal mandhiram koorum
Morning auspicious maidens whisper sacred chants,
Mhum mhum mhum mhum
Mhum mhum mhum mhum
Selaikkul solai poo vaasam
Inside the saree lies the fragrance of a flower garden,
Serndhidum maasam thai maasam
The month of blissful union is the holy month of Thai,
Velaikku velai un mogam
Hour after hour, passion for you grows,
Vittu vidaamal kai koodum
Without fading, our desire joins together.
Aanandha vegatthil
In the rush of pure bliss,
Naan vandha nerathil
At the moment I arrived,
Aadi varum kulir kaatrae
O cool breeze swaying softly!
Poovendra dhegathil
Upon this flower-like body,
Naan nindra kolatthil
In the posture where I stood,
Paadi varum pudhu ootrae
O new spring singing as it flows!
Neeraadum udal poraadum
The bathing body yearns and struggles,
Unait thedum oo…oo…oo…
Searching for you, oo…oo…oo…
Malliyae chinna mullaiyae
O Jasmine, my little wild jasmine!
Endhan marikkozhundhae
My fragrant marjoram!
Female : Alliyae inba valliyae
Female: O Lily, my sweet playful creeper!
Undhan arumarundhae
Your precious nectar of life!
Sokki nindraal indha
Mesmerized she stands, this
Sokkanin meenaal
Fish-eyed goddess of Lord Sokkan (Sundareswarar)!
Aahaa aahaa aahaa aahaa
Aahaa aahaa aahaa aahaa
Soodi kondaal ennai sorgathil aandaal
Adorning me, she ruled over me in heaven!
Mhum mhum mhum mhum
Mhum mhum mhum mhum
Vaari kondaadum kan jaadai
Eye glances that cherish and celebrate,
Vanji neeraadum ponnodai
Golden stream where the maiden bathes!
Kodhai pon maeni poo medai
The damsel's golden body is a stage of flowers,
Medaikku naan thaan ponnaadai
And for that stage, I am the golden silk robe!
Nee thotta baagangal
The places touched by you,
Thaen mottu pol andru
Like sweet honeyed buds back then,
Thediyadhaal kani aanaen
Have now ripened into fruit because of your search!
Vaai vittu naan ondru
Openly out loud, I request one thing,
Ketkindren thaavendru
Asking you to give it to me,
Paai virithenadi maanae
I have spread out the mat, my gentle doe!
Angangal pasum thangangal
Her limbs are pure golden treasures,
Allum naeram oo…oo..oo
As I gather them close, oo…oo..oo
Malliyae chinna mullaiyae
O Jasmine, my little wild jasmine!
Endhan marikkozhundhae
My fragrant marjoram!
Female :Alliyae inba valliyae
Female: O Lily, my sweet playful creeper!
Undhan arumarundhae
Your precious nectar of life!
Male :Vandaadum malar chendaadum
Male: Bees dance around flowers, flower bunches sway,
Kuzhalaadum oo…ooo…oo…
Your tresses sway softly, oo…ooo…oo…
Malliyae chinna mullaiyae
O Jasmine, my little wild jasmine!
Endhan marikkozhundhae
My fragrant marjoram!
Male :Alliyae inba valliyae
Male: O Lily, my sweet playful creeper!
Endhan arumarundhae
My precious nectar of life!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Malliyae Chinna Mullaiyae' from the 1992 film 'Pandithurai' is a romantic rural song expressed as a playful, affectionate dialogue between two lovers. The lyrics utilize rich floral imagery—comparing the beloved to jasmine, wild jasmine, marjoram, and water lily—to depict intimate beauty, affection, and passion. Set against a backdrop of rural nature, wedding traditions (the month of Thai), and divine metaphors (Lord Sokkan and Meenakshi), the lovers express their deep emotional and physical connection as they look forward to a blissful union.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamaani / Metaphor (உவமை / உருவகம்)
“Malliyae chinna mullaiyae / Endhan marikkozhundhae”
Comparing the beloved directly to sweet-smelling flowers ('Malliyae', 'Mullaiyae', 'Marikkozhundhae', 'Alliyae') and nectar ('Arumarundhae').
Monnai / Initial Rhyme (மோனை)
“Malliyae chinna mullaiyae / Endhan marikkozhundhae”
Repetition of initial consonant/vowel sounds in words within the line or across consecutive lines (e.g., 'Malliyae' and 'Marikkozhundhae').
Edukki / Second-letter Rhyme (எதுகை)
“Malliyae chinna mullaiyae / Alliyae inba valliyae”
Rhyming of the second letter across adjacent lines, such as 'Malliyae' and 'Alliyae' (ll / ல்).
Iyaibu / End Rhyme (இயைபு)
“Endhan marikkozhundhae / Endhan arumarundhae”
Rhyming word endings across parallel lines, such as 'Marikkozhundhae' and 'Arumarundhae'.
Alliteration & Onomatopoeia (சந்த நயம் / ஒலிக்குறிப்பு)
“Thannannaa dhinam / Thannan nannan naa”
Folk vocalizations and rhythmic syllables ('Thannannaa dhinam') used to establish mood and musical cadence.
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Trivia
'Pandithurai' (1992) features music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, starring Prabhu and Kushboo in lead roles. The film was directed by Manoj Kumar. Lyricist Piraisoodan composed the romantic lines using classic Tamil Sangam-style floral metaphors ('Marikkozhundhu', 'Mullai', 'Alli') blended into a modern folk melody, which became hugely popular across Tamil Nadu during the early 1990s.
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