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Lyrics & meaning

Manakolam Parkka Vanthen

From Komatha En Kulamatha · 1973

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Details
Komatha En Kulamatha1973

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Manakkolam parkka vanthaenI came to watch the wedding decor
Manamagal aanaenI became the bride myself
Manakkolam parkka vanthaenI came to watch the wedding decor
Manamagal aanaenI became the bride myself
Female
Malar thoova vanthaenI came to shower flowers
Naan malar soodi kondaenI adorned flowers on myself
Malar thoova vanthaenI came to shower flowers
Naan malar soodi kondaenI adorned flowers on myself
Virunthunna vanthaenI came to partake in the feast
Naan virunthaagi kondaenI became the feast myself
Female
Manakkolam parkka vanthaenI came to watch the wedding decor
Manamagal aanaenI became the bride myself
Female
Paal pola ullam endruSaying your heart is pure like milk
Paal kodukkindraenI offer milk
Nalla pazham pola maeni endruSaying your body is like good fruit
Pazham kodukkindraenI offer fruit
Female
Paal pola ullam endruSaying your heart is pure like milk
Paal kodukkindraenI offer milk
Nalla pazham pola maeni endruSaying your body is like good fruit
Pazham kodukkindraenI offer fruit
Female
Santhanam thantheanI offered sandal paste
Adhil manthiram sonnaenIn it I whispered a magical chant
Unnai thazhuvi kondu paattu paadaTo embrace you and sing a song
Ennaiyum thanthaenI surrendered myself as well
Female
Manakkolam parkka vanthaenI came to watch the wedding decor
Manamagal aanaenI became the bride myself
Female
Malar thoova vanthaenI came to shower flowers
Naan malar soodi kondaenI adorned flowers on myself
Virunthunna vanthaenI came to partake in the feast
Naan virunthaagi kondaenI became the feast myself
Female
Manakkolam parkka vanthaenI came to watch the wedding decor
Manamagal aanaenI became the bride myself
Female
Mappillai ullamThe groom's heart
Idhu ilagiya ullamIt is a tender heart
Idhu magarasi kudiyirukkumWhere a fortunate woman resides
Azhagiya illamIt is a beautiful home
Female
Mappillai ullamThe groom's heart
Idhu ilagiya ullamIt is a tender heart
Idhu magarasi kudiyirukkumWhere a fortunate woman resides
Azhagiya illamIt is a beautiful home
Female
Andru paarthathu veruWhat was seen back then was different
Indru paarpathu veruWhat is seen today is different
Andru paarthathu veruWhat was seen back then was different
Indru paarpathu veruWhat is seen today is different
Intha palli inbam valara vendumMay this marital bliss grow
Aandugal nooruFor a hundred years
Female
Manakkolam parkka vanthaenI came to watch the wedding decor
Manamagal aanaenI became the bride myself
Female
Malar thoova vanthaenI came to shower flowers
Naan malar soodi kondaenI adorned flowers on myself
Virunthunna vanthaenI came to partake in the feast
Naan virunthaagi kondaenI became the feast myself
Female
Manakkolam parkka vanthaenI came to watch the wedding decor
Manamagal aanaenI became the bride myself

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Manakkolam Parkka Vanthaen expresses the romantic joy and sweet transformation of a newly wedded bride. She playfully sings about how she came merely as a guest to witness the celebration, only to end up becoming the bride herself, offering milk, fruits, and her own heart to her beloved groom. The song celebrates the soft and gentle nature of the husband's heart, calling it a holy dwelling place for his wife, and prays that their intimate marital happiness lasts for a hundred years.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

Paal pola ullam endru

'Paal pola ullam' compares the groom's pure and gentle heart to milk.

Alliteration (Moonaai)

Manakkolam parkka vanthaen

Repetition of the 'Ma' sound in 'Manakkolam' and 'Manamagal'.

End Rhyme (Iyaibu)

Naan virunthaagi kondaen

Repetition of the suffix ending '-aen' in 'vanthaen', 'aanaen', and 'kondaen'.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Naan virunthaagi kondaen

'Virunthaagi kondaen' metaphorically expresses how she became the feast/delight herself.

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Trivia

Komatha En Kulamatha (1973) is a devotional family drama directed by M. A. Thirumugam, starring Jaishankar and Prameela. The music was composed by the popular duo Shankar-Ganesh, with soulful rendition by P. Susheela and lyricism by Kannadasan.

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