Manamuvandha Maaran
From Paithiyakkaran · 1947
- Lyricist
- Ambikapathi
- Singer
- T. A. Mathuram
- Music directors
- C. R. Subbaraman, M. S. Gnanamani
- Details
- Paithiyakkaran1947
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Manamuvandha maaran | Will the groom who delights my heart |
| Sondham saerumaa | Become my rightful kin? |
| Manamuvandha maaran sondham saerumaa | Will the groom who delights my heart become my rightful kin? |
| Valuvil enai manandha | The old man who forcibly married me, |
| Kizhavan manam maarumaa | Will his heart ever change? |
| Azhagai vizhigal kaanavae naerumaa | Is it possible for these eyes to behold true beauty? |
| Valadhu vizhi kurudan | He who is blind in his right eye, |
| Pugazhndhidavae naerumaa | Is it fitting for him to praise beauty? |
| Female | |
| Naesamellaam kaanal neer polae | Is all affection merely like a mirage, |
| Neenilamael maarumaa kaikoodumaa | On this vast earth, will it ever change and come together? |
| Naesamellaam kaanal neer polae | Is all affection merely like a mirage, |
| Neenilamael maarumaa kaikoodumaa | On this vast earth, will it ever change and come together? |
| Female | |
| Kaalam pona kaamugan | An aged lustful man past his prime, |
| Kalyaanam unmaiyaagumaa | Can a marriage with him ever be real and true? |
| Kaalam pona kaamugan | An aged lustful man past his prime, |
| Kalyaanam unmaiyaagumaa | Can a marriage with him ever be real and true? |
| Kavalaiyadhu theerumaa kaalam veen pomaa | Will this anxiety subside or will time be wasted in vain? |
| Anukoolam undaamaa | Will any favor or good fortune come to pass? |
| Female | |
| Valuvil enai manandha | The old man who forcibly married me, |
| Kizhavan manam maarumaa | Will his heart ever change? |
மனமுவந்த மாறன்
சொந்தம் சேருமா
மனமுவந்த மாறன் சொந்தம் சேருமா
வலுவில் எனை மணந்த
கிழவன் மனம் மாறுமா
அழகை விழிகள் காணவே நேருமா
வலது விழி குருடன்
புகழ்ந்திடவே நேருமா
Will the groom who delights my heart
Become my rightful kin?
Will the groom who delights my heart become my rightful kin?
The old man who forcibly married me,
Will his heart ever change?
Is it possible for these eyes to behold true beauty?
He who is blind in his right eye,
Is it fitting for him to praise beauty?
நேசமெல்லாம் கானல் நீர்போலே
நீணிலமேல் மாறுமா கைகூடுமா
நேசமெல்லாம் கானல் நீர்போலே
நீணிலமேல் மாறுமா கைகூடுமா
Is all affection merely like a mirage,
On this vast earth, will it ever change and come together?
Is all affection merely like a mirage,
On this vast earth, will it ever change and come together?
காலம்போன காமுகன்
கல்யாணம் உண்மையாகுமா
காலம்போன காமுகன்
கல்யாணம் உண்மையாகுமா
கவலையது தீருமா காலம் வீண் போமா
அனுகூலம் உண்டாமா
An aged lustful man past his prime,
Can a marriage with him ever be real and true?
An aged lustful man past his prime,
Can a marriage with him ever be real and true?
Will this anxiety subside or will time be wasted in vain?
Will any favor or good fortune come to pass?
வலுவில் எனை மணந்த
கிழவன் மனம் மாறுமா
The old man who forcibly married me,
Will his heart ever change?
Manamuvandha maaran
Will the groom who delights my heart
Sondham saerumaa
Become my rightful kin?
Manamuvandha maaran sondham saerumaa
Will the groom who delights my heart become my rightful kin?
Valuvil enai manandha
The old man who forcibly married me,
Kizhavan manam maarumaa
Will his heart ever change?
Azhagai vizhigal kaanavae naerumaa
Is it possible for these eyes to behold true beauty?
Valadhu vizhi kurudan
He who is blind in his right eye,
Pugazhndhidavae naerumaa
Is it fitting for him to praise beauty?
Naesamellaam kaanal neer polae
Is all affection merely like a mirage,
Neenilamael maarumaa kaikoodumaa
On this vast earth, will it ever change and come together?
Naesamellaam kaanal neer polae
Is all affection merely like a mirage,
Neenilamael maarumaa kaikoodumaa
On this vast earth, will it ever change and come together?
Kaalam pona kaamugan
An aged lustful man past his prime,
Kalyaanam unmaiyaagumaa
Can a marriage with him ever be real and true?
Kaalam pona kaamugan
An aged lustful man past his prime,
Kalyaanam unmaiyaagumaa
Can a marriage with him ever be real and true?
Kavalaiyadhu theerumaa kaalam veen pomaa
Will this anxiety subside or will time be wasted in vain?
Anukoolam undaamaa
Will any favor or good fortune come to pass?
Valuvil enai manandha
The old man who forcibly married me,
Kizhavan manam maarumaa
Will his heart ever change?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song captures the deep anguish of a young woman who has been forcibly married to an elderly, physically flawed, and lustful man. She yearns for her true beloved, questioning whether her desires will ever be fulfilled or if love in her life is merely an illusion like a mirage. She laments the injustice of her forced marriage and wonders if her sorrow will ever end or if her youth and time will be wasted.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Naesamellaam kaanal neer polae”
Compares love to a mirage ('kaanal neer'), emphasizing how deceptive and unreachable affection feels in her situation.
Alliteration (Monaai)
“Kaalam pona kaamugan Kalyaanam unmaiyaagumaa”
Repetition of the 'Ka' sound across words ('Kaalam', 'kaamugan', 'Kalyaanam') which adds rhythmic emphasis to her lamentation.
Rhetorical Question
“Kavalaiyadhu theerumaa kaalam veen pomaa”
Repeated use of interrogative suffixes ('-umaa') expressing despair and hopelessness rather than expecting an answer.
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Trivia
Paithiyakkaran (1947) was produced by the comedy duo N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Mathuram. The movie was adapted from a popular contemporary stage play and featured early onscreen appearances of M. G. Ramachandran.
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