Mambazhathu Vandu
From Sumai Thangi · 1962
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- P. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
- Details
- Sumai Thangi1962
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Ooooo ooooo oooo oooo | Ooooo ooooo oooo oooo |
| Maampazhathu vandu | The beetle of the mango fruit, |
| Vaasam malarchendu | A fragrant bouquet of flowers, |
| Yaar varavai kandu | Seeing whose arrival |
| Vaadiyadhu indru | Has it withered today? |
| Female | |
| Ooooo ooooo oooo oooo | Ooooo ooooo oooo oooo |
| Maampazhathu vandu | The beetle of the mango fruit, |
| Vaasam malarchendu | A fragrant bouquet of flowers, |
| Yaar varavai kandu | Seeing whose arrival |
| Vaadiyadhu indru | Has it withered today? |
| Male | |
| Kodi vizhi pattu | Touched by ten million gaze, |
| Kola vizhi chittu | A beautiful-eyed little bird, |
| Vaaduvadhu kandu | Seeing it wither, |
| Vaadiyadhu vandu | The beetle withered too. |
| Kodi vizhi pattu | Touched by ten million gaze, |
| Kola vizhi chittu | A beautiful-eyed little bird, |
| Vaaduvadhu kandu | Seeing it wither, |
| Vaadiyadhu vandu | The beetle withered too. |
| Female | |
| Ooooo ooooo oooo oooo | Ooooo ooooo oooo oooo |
| Maampazhathu vandu | The beetle of the mango fruit, |
| Vaasam malarchendu | A fragrant bouquet of flowers, |
| Yaar varavai kandu | Seeing whose arrival |
| Vaadiyadhu indru | Has it withered today? |
| Female | |
| Kodai mazhai megam | A summer rain cloud, |
| Gopurathu dhepam | A lamp atop the temple tower, |
| Konja varum neram | When I come closer to caress you, |
| Kondathenna kobam | Why have you become angry? |
| Konja varum neram | When I come closer to caress you, |
| Kondathenna kobam | Why have you become angry? |
| Male | |
| Ennurimai endrae | Claiming you as my sole right, |
| Naan irukumbodhu | While I am right here, |
| Ennurimai endrae | Claiming you as my sole right, |
| Naan irukumbodhu | While I am right here, |
| Thendral vandhu unnai | How could the gentle breeze come |
| Theendiyadhu enna | And dare to touch you? |
| Female | |
| Ooooo ooooo oooo oooo | Ooooo ooooo oooo oooo |
| Maampazhathu vandu | The beetle of the mango fruit, |
| Vaasam malarchendu | A fragrant bouquet of flowers, |
| Male :Yaar varavai kandu | Male: Seeing whose arrival |
| Vaadiyadhu indru | Has it withered today? |
| Female | |
| Kanniyarkku thendral | For young maidens, isn't the gentle breeze |
| Annai murai androo | In the position of a mother? |
| Male :Annaiyaval mella | Male: Would a mother gently |
| Aadai thoduvala | Displace or touch one's garments like that? |
| Female | |
| Sonnabadi ketten | I listened to what you said, |
| Enna seiya vendum | Now tell me, what should I do? |
| Male :Kanni unnai endhan | Male: O maiden, you in my |
| Kai siraiyil vaippen | I shall imprison within my arms. |
| Kanni unnai endhan | O maiden, you in my |
| Kai siraiyil vaippen | I shall imprison within my arms. |
ஓஹோஓஹோ
ஓஹோஓஹோ ஓஹோஓஹோ......
மாம்பழத்து வண்டு
வாசமலர் செண்டு
யார் வரவைக் கண்டு
வாடியது இன்று
Ooooo ooooo oooo oooo
The beetle of the mango fruit,
A fragrant bouquet of flowers,
Seeing whose arrival
Has it withered today?
ஓஹோஓஹோ
ஓஹோஓஹோ ஓஹோஓஹோ......
மாம்பழத்து வண்டு
வாசமலர் செண்டு
யார் வரவைக் கண்டு
வாடியது இன்று
Ooooo ooooo oooo oooo
The beetle of the mango fruit,
A fragrant bouquet of flowers,
Seeing whose arrival
Has it withered today?
கோடி விழிப்பட்டு
கோலவிழிச் சிட்டு
வாடுவது கண்டு வாடியது வண்டு
வாடுவது கண்டு வாடியது வண்டு
Touched by ten million gaze,
A beautiful-eyed little bird,
Seeing it wither,
The beetle withered too.
Touched by ten million gaze,
A beautiful-eyed little bird,
Seeing it wither,
The beetle withered too.
ஓஹோஓஹோ
ஓஹோஓஹோ ஓஹோஓஹோ......
மாம்பழத்து வண்டு
வாசமலர் செண்டு
யார் வரவைக் கண்டு
வாடியது இன்று
Ooooo ooooo oooo oooo
The beetle of the mango fruit,
A fragrant bouquet of flowers,
Seeing whose arrival
Has it withered today?
கோடை மழை மேகம்
கோபுரத்து தீபம்
கொஞ்ச வரும் நேரம்
கொண்டதென்ன கோபம்
கொஞ்ச வரும் நேரம்
கொண்டதென்ன கோபம்
A summer rain cloud,
A lamp atop the temple tower,
When I come closer to caress you,
Why have you become angry?
When I come closer to caress you,
Why have you become angry?
என்னுரிமை என்றே
நான் இருக்கும்போது
என்னுரிமை என்றே
நான் இருக்கும்போது
தென்றல் வந்து உன்னை
தீண்டியது என்ன
Claiming you as my sole right,
While I am right here,
Claiming you as my sole right,
While I am right here,
How could the gentle breeze come
And dare to touch you?
ஓஹோஓஹோ
ஓஹோஓஹோ ஓஹோஓஹோ......
மாம்பழத்து வண்டு
வாசமலர் செண்டு
யார் வரவைக் கண்டு
வாடியது இன்று
Ooooo ooooo oooo oooo
The beetle of the mango fruit,
A fragrant bouquet of flowers,
Male: Seeing whose arrival
Has it withered today?
ஆண் மற்றும் பெண் :
...........................
For young maidens, isn't the gentle breeze
In the position of a mother?
Male: Would a mother gently
Displace or touch one's garments like that?
கன்னியர்க்கு தென்றல்
அன்னை முறையன்றோ
அன்னையவள் மெல்ல
ஆடைத் தொடுவாளோ
I listened to what you said,
Now tell me, what should I do?
Male: O maiden, you in my
I shall imprison within my arms.
O maiden, you in my
I shall imprison within my arms.
சொன்னபடி கேட்டேன்
என்ன செய்ய வேண்டும்
கன்னி உன்னை எந்தன்
கை சிறையில் வைப்பேன்
கன்னி உன்னை எந்தன்
கை சிறையில் வைப்பேன்
ஆண் மற்றும் பெண் :
ஓஹோஓஹோ
ஓஹோஓஹோ ஓஹோஓஹோ......
மாம்பழத்து வண்டு
வாசமலர் செண்டு
யார் வரவைக் கண்டு
வாடியது இன்று
Ooooo ooooo oooo oooo
Ooooo ooooo oooo oooo
Maampazhathu vandu
The beetle of the mango fruit,
Vaasam malarchendu
A fragrant bouquet of flowers,
Yaar varavai kandu
Seeing whose arrival
Vaadiyadhu indru
Has it withered today?
Ooooo ooooo oooo oooo
Ooooo ooooo oooo oooo
Maampazhathu vandu
The beetle of the mango fruit,
Vaasam malarchendu
A fragrant bouquet of flowers,
Yaar varavai kandu
Seeing whose arrival
Vaadiyadhu indru
Has it withered today?
Kodi vizhi pattu
Touched by ten million gaze,
Kola vizhi chittu
A beautiful-eyed little bird,
Vaaduvadhu kandu
Seeing it wither,
Vaadiyadhu vandu
The beetle withered too.
Kodi vizhi pattu
Touched by ten million gaze,
Kola vizhi chittu
A beautiful-eyed little bird,
Vaaduvadhu kandu
Seeing it wither,
Vaadiyadhu vandu
The beetle withered too.
Ooooo ooooo oooo oooo
Ooooo ooooo oooo oooo
Maampazhathu vandu
The beetle of the mango fruit,
Vaasam malarchendu
A fragrant bouquet of flowers,
Yaar varavai kandu
Seeing whose arrival
Vaadiyadhu indru
Has it withered today?
Kodai mazhai megam
A summer rain cloud,
Gopurathu dhepam
A lamp atop the temple tower,
Konja varum neram
When I come closer to caress you,
Kondathenna kobam
Why have you become angry?
Konja varum neram
When I come closer to caress you,
Kondathenna kobam
Why have you become angry?
Ennurimai endrae
Claiming you as my sole right,
Naan irukumbodhu
While I am right here,
Ennurimai endrae
Claiming you as my sole right,
Naan irukumbodhu
While I am right here,
Thendral vandhu unnai
How could the gentle breeze come
Theendiyadhu enna
And dare to touch you?
Ooooo ooooo oooo oooo
Ooooo ooooo oooo oooo
Maampazhathu vandu
The beetle of the mango fruit,
Vaasam malarchendu
A fragrant bouquet of flowers,
Male :Yaar varavai kandu
Male: Seeing whose arrival
Vaadiyadhu indru
Has it withered today?
Kanniyarkku thendral
For young maidens, isn't the gentle breeze
Annai murai androo
In the position of a mother?
Male :Annaiyaval mella
Male: Would a mother gently
Aadai thoduvala
Displace or touch one's garments like that?
Sonnabadi ketten
I listened to what you said,
Enna seiya vendum
Now tell me, what should I do?
Male :Kanni unnai endhan
Male: O maiden, you in my
Kai siraiyil vaippen
I shall imprison within my arms.
Kanni unnai endhan
O maiden, you in my
Kai siraiyil vaippen
I shall imprison within my arms.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Maampazhathu Vandu from the 1962 film Sumai Thangi is a charming romantic duet capturing a playful and loving exchange between two lovers. The lover poetically addresses his beloved using rich nature imagery—comparing her to a bouquet of blossoms, a summer rain cloud, and a sacred temple lamp. He playfully expresses a sense of affectionate jealousy, questioning why she seems distant and how even the breeze dared to touch her when she belongs solely to him.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Kodi vizhi pattu / Kola vizhi chittu”
Matching initial sounds across lines, such as 'Kodi' and 'Kola' enhancing the melodic rhythm of the verse.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Kodi vizhi pattu / Kola vizhi chittu”
Rhyming line endings ('pattu', 'chittu') creating a musical cadence.
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Kodai mazhai megam / Gopurathu dhepam”
The beloved is metaphorically equated to 'Kodai mazhai megam' (summer rain cloud) and 'Gopurathu dhepam' (lamp on top of a temple tower).
Metaphor (Kai Sirai)
“Kai siraiyil vaippen”
'Kai sirai' (imprisonment of hands/arms) is a classic Tamil romantic metaphor denoting a tight, protective embrace.
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Trivia
Sumai Thangi (1962) was directed by C. V. Sridhar, starring Gemini Ganesan and Devika. The music was composed by the legendary duo Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy with lyrics written by Kannadasan, sung by P. B. Sreenivas and S. Janaki.
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