- Lyricist
- Aalangudi Somu
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- V. Kumar
- Movie name
- Ival Oru Seethai
- Movie release year
- 1978
- Lyrics added on
- 14 Sept 2023
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Manamagalae Manamagalae is a celebratory and auspicious wedding song from the 1978 movie Ival Oru Seethai. Sung tenderly by P. Susheela with music composed by V. Kumar, the song serves as a gentle blessing and guidance offered to a newlywed bride as she steps into her marital home. The lyrics celebrate the start of a new chapter in her life, reminding her that marriage unites two souls in an eternal bond. The song encourages the bride to embrace her new responsibilities with joy and grace, setting up a heavenly household rooted in righteousness and traditional virtues while bringing pride and honor to womanhood.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Manamagalae manamagalae / Maalai soodiya ponmgalae”
Repetition of the initial sound 'Ma' across words in the opening line.
Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyming)
“Dharmaththin vaasal nindru pugazh thedanum / Thaaikulam unnaal indru mudi soodanum”
Rhyming of the second consonant sound 'd' in 'thedanum' and 'soodanum'.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Yaenadi kannae vetkam / Ini illaramae un sorkkam”
Matching end sounds with 'vetkam' and 'sorkkam'.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Ini illaramae un sorkkam”
Directly equating domestic life (illaramae) to heaven (sorkkam).
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Trivia
Written by lyricist Aalangudi Somu, known for his memorable cultural and marriage-themed songs, this track remains a quintessential Tamil wedding melody popularized through radio broadcasts during marriage ceremonies.
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