Manamagale Manamagale
From Thevar Magan · 1992
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Swarnalatha, Minmini, Sindhuja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Thevar Magan1992
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Manamagalae manamagalae | Oh bride, oh bride |
| Vaazhum kaalam suzhum | Throughout your living lifetime |
| Mangalamae Mangalamae | May auspiciousness surround you |
| Gunamagalae kulamagalae | Oh virtuous daughter, oh noble daughter |
| Paalum thaenum naalum | Every day, milk and honey |
| Pongidumae pongidumae | Shall overflow, shall overflow |
| Female | |
| Kutham kurai ellaam | All faults and shortcomings |
| Oru kongumani charamae | Become like a string of precious gems |
| Manjal valamudanae endrum | With auspicious yellow turmeric and prosperity |
| Vaazhanum vaazhanumae | You must live long, you must live long |
| Female | |
| Manamagalae manamagalae | Oh bride, oh bride |
| Vaazhum kaalam suzhum | Throughout your living lifetime |
| Mangalamae Mangalamae | May auspiciousness surround you |
| Gunamagalae kulamagalae | Oh virtuous daughter, oh noble daughter |
| Paalum thaenum naalum | Every day, milk and honey |
| Pongidumae pongidumae | Shall overflow, shall overflow |
| Female | |
| Valadhu adi eduthu vaithu | Stepping forward with your right foot |
| Vaasal thaandi vaa vaa | Cross the doorway and come, come |
| Ponmayilae ponmayilae | Oh golden peacock, oh golden peacock |
| Pugundha idam oli mayamaai | The marital home you enter |
| Unnaal thaanae maarum | Will turn into a place of radiant light because of you |
| Maanguilae maanguilae | Oh sweet cuckoo, oh sweet cuckoo |
| Female | |
| Illam koyiladi | The home is a temple, my dear |
| Adhil penmai deivamadi | And womanhood is the deity within, my dear |
| Deivam ulla idam | Where divinity resides |
| Endrum selvam pongumadi | Wealth and prosperity will forever overflow, my dear |
| Female | |
| Manamagalae manamagalae | Oh bride, oh bride |
| Vaazhum kaalam suzhum | Throughout your living lifetime |
| Mangalamae Mangalamae | May auspiciousness surround you |
| Gunamagalae kulamagalae | Oh virtuous daughter, oh noble daughter |
| Paalum thaenum naalum | Every day, milk and honey |
| Pongidumae pongidumae | Shall overflow, shall overflow |
மண மகளே மண மகளே
வாழும் காலம் சூழும்
மங்களமே மங்களமே
குண மகளே குல மகளே
பாலும் தேனும் நாளும்
பொங்கிடுமே பொங்கிடுமே
Oh bride, oh bride
Throughout your living lifetime
May auspiciousness surround you
Oh virtuous daughter, oh noble daughter
Every day, milk and honey
Shall overflow, shall overflow
குற்றம் குறை இல்லா
ஒரு கொங்கு மணிச்சரமே
மஞ்சள் வளமுடனே என்றும்
வாழணும் வாழணுமே
All faults and shortcomings
Become like a string of precious gems
With auspicious yellow turmeric and prosperity
You must live long, you must live long
மண மகளே மண மகளே
வாழும் காலம் சூழும்
மங்களமே மங்களமே
குண மகளே குல மகளே
பாலும் தேனும் நாளும்
பொங்கிடுமே பொங்கிடுமே
Oh bride, oh bride
Throughout your living lifetime
May auspiciousness surround you
Oh virtuous daughter, oh noble daughter
Every day, milk and honey
Shall overflow, shall overflow
வலது அடி எடுத்து வைத்து
வாசல் தாண்டி வா வா
பொன் மயிலே பொன் மயிலே
புகுந்த இடம் ஒளிமயமாய்
உன்னால் தானே மாறும்
மாங்குயிலே மாங்குயிலே
Stepping forward with your right foot
Cross the doorway and come, come
Oh golden peacock, oh golden peacock
The marital home you enter
Will turn into a place of radiant light because of you
Oh sweet cuckoo, oh sweet cuckoo
இல்லம் கோயிலடி
அதில் பெண்மை தெய்வமடி
தெய்வம் உள்ள இடம்
என்றும் செல்வம் பொங்குமடி
The home is a temple, my dear
And womanhood is the deity within, my dear
Where divinity resides
Wealth and prosperity will forever overflow, my dear
மண மகளே மண மகளே
வாழும் காலம் சூழும்
மங்களமே மங்களமே
குண மகளே குல மகளே
பாலும் தேனும் நாளும்
பொங்கிடுமே பொங்கிடுமே
Oh bride, oh bride
Throughout your living lifetime
May auspiciousness surround you
Oh virtuous daughter, oh noble daughter
Every day, milk and honey
Shall overflow, shall overflow
Manamagalae manamagalae
Oh bride, oh bride
Vaazhum kaalam suzhum
Throughout your living lifetime
Mangalamae Mangalamae
May auspiciousness surround you
Gunamagalae kulamagalae
Oh virtuous daughter, oh noble daughter
Paalum thaenum naalum
Every day, milk and honey
Pongidumae pongidumae
Shall overflow, shall overflow
Kutham kurai ellaam
All faults and shortcomings
Oru kongumani charamae
Become like a string of precious gems
Manjal valamudanae endrum
With auspicious yellow turmeric and prosperity
Vaazhanum vaazhanumae
You must live long, you must live long
Manamagalae manamagalae
Oh bride, oh bride
Vaazhum kaalam suzhum
Throughout your living lifetime
Mangalamae Mangalamae
May auspiciousness surround you
Gunamagalae kulamagalae
Oh virtuous daughter, oh noble daughter
Paalum thaenum naalum
Every day, milk and honey
Pongidumae pongidumae
Shall overflow, shall overflow
Valadhu adi eduthu vaithu
Stepping forward with your right foot
Vaasal thaandi vaa vaa
Cross the doorway and come, come
Ponmayilae ponmayilae
Oh golden peacock, oh golden peacock
Pugundha idam oli mayamaai
The marital home you enter
Unnaal thaanae maarum
Will turn into a place of radiant light because of you
Maanguilae maanguilae
Oh sweet cuckoo, oh sweet cuckoo
Illam koyiladi
The home is a temple, my dear
Adhil penmai deivamadi
And womanhood is the deity within, my dear
Deivam ulla idam
Where divinity resides
Endrum selvam pongumadi
Wealth and prosperity will forever overflow, my dear
Manamagalae manamagalae
Oh bride, oh bride
Vaazhum kaalam suzhum
Throughout your living lifetime
Mangalamae Mangalamae
May auspiciousness surround you
Gunamagalae kulamagalae
Oh virtuous daughter, oh noble daughter
Paalum thaenum naalum
Every day, milk and honey
Pongidumae pongidumae
Shall overflow, shall overflow
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic song from the movie 'Thevar Magan' serves as a traditional wedding blessing welcoming a newlywed bride into her new household. The lyrics invoke auspiciousness, praying that the bride's presence brings abundant prosperity, happiness, and light, transforming the home into a sacred temple where womanhood is worshipped as a deity.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)
“Manamagalae manamagalae”
The repetition of 'Manamagalae' (bride) at the start sets a joyful, celebratory tone of invocation.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Illam koyiladi / Adhil penmai deivamadi”
The song metaphorically equates the home to a temple ('illam koyil') and the bride/womanhood to the resident goddess ('penmai deivam').
Edugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Gunamagalae kulamagalae”
The second letters 'na' in Gunamagalae and 'la' in kulamagalae follow a harmonious Tamil poetic rhythmic structure.
Did you know?
Trivia
Although listed with unknown credits in the prompt, this iconic wedding song from 'Thevar Magan' (1992) was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, written by Vaali, and sung by Swarnalatha, Minmini, and S. Janaki. It remains a staple track played during traditional Tamil marriage ceremonies.
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