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Lyrics & meaning

Manappaarai Santhaiyile

From Idhayaththil Oru Idam · 1980

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singers
Chandran, L. R. Eswari
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Idhayaththil Oru Idam
Movie release year
1980
Lyrics added on
5 Nov 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thandhana thandhana thandhaa
Thandhana thandhana
Thandhana thandhaa
Thandhana thandhana thandhana thandhaa
Manappaara sandhaiyila
Maadu pudikka pona machaan
Maamara thoppukkullae
Manasu maari ninnu puttaan
Oho aahaa oho
Manappaara sandhaiyila
Maadu pudikka pona machaan
Maamara thoppukkullae
Manasu maari ninnu puttaan
Hoi hoiyaa
Sevvaazhai thottathilae
Sevandha machaan
Vandhu ninnaan
Aahaa en kayilae maattikkittaan
Ennikkonnu pottukkittaan
Thakkaali pazham polae
Atha maga naan irukka
Pappaali pazham polae
Maaman magal irukka
Mathadhellaam marandhu pochu
Maanam parandhu pochu
Mathadhellaam marandhu pochu
Maanam parandhu pochu
Manappaara sandhaiyila
Maadu pudikka pona machaan
Maamara thoppukkullae
Manasu maari ninnu puttaan
Hoi hoiyaa
Vilakkaethum naerathilae
Veedhi pakkam vara sonnaan
Aa thotta pakkam vara cholli
Thol melae kaiya pottaan
Yaeri pakkam vara cholli
Elandha pazham parichu thandhaan
Vaya pakkam vara cholli… paavi mavan…
Paadaa….aaa…. paduthi puttaan
Manappaara sandhaiyila
Maadu pudikka pona machaan
Maamara thoppukkullae
Manasu maari ninnu puttaan
Hoi hoiyaa
Meesakkaaran melae
Naan aasa vechadhaalae thaan
Mosam poyittaendi
Ippo maasamaayittaendi
Naan mosam poyittaendi
Ippo maasamaayittaendi
Innaadi kadha udura
Indhiran kettaan ponnaalae
Naan ketten unnaalae
Vandhu nilladi munnaalae
Vagaiya solladi kannaalae
Arasa maratha suthi puttu
Adi vayiru kalangudhunguriyae
Indha aniyaayatha engae solla… aae…
Indha aniyaayatha engae solla
Sangara sangara sambo
Un sangadhi ellaam ambo
Sangara sangara sambo
Un sangadhi yellaam ambo
Sangara sangara sambo
Un sangadhi ellaam ambo
Female :Aa haa
Male :Sangara sangara sambo
Un sangadhi yellaam ambo
Female :Aa..haan aa haan
Thanthana thanthana thanthaa
Thanthana thanthana
Thanthana thanthaa
Thanthana thanthana thanthana thanthaa
At the Manapparai market,
my sweetheart went to buy cattle,
but inside the mango grove,
he changed his mind and stayed behind.
Oho aaha oho!
At the Manapparai market,
my sweetheart went to buy cattle,
but inside the mango grove,
he changed his mind and stayed behind.
Hoy hoyya!
In the red banana orchard,
my fair sweetheart
came and stood beside me.
Aha, he got caught in my hands,
and stole a quick kiss from me!
When I, ripe as a tomato,
his aunt's daughter, was right here,
and sweet as a papaya,
his uncle's daughter, was right here,
all rules were forgotten,
and all shame flew away!
All rules were forgotten,
and all shame flew away!
At the Manapparai market,
my sweetheart went to buy cattle,
but inside the mango grove,
he changed his mind and stayed behind.
Hoy hoyya!
At dusk when the lamps are lit,
he asked me to come to the street.
Calling me over to the garden,
he put his arm around my shoulder.
Calling me over to the lake,
he plucked wild berries and gave them to me.
Calling me over to the fields... that rogue...
he gave me such a wild time!
At the Manapparai market,
my sweetheart went to buy cattle,
but inside the mango grove,
he changed his mind and stayed behind.
Hoy hoyya!
On that man with the moustache,
just because I set my heart,
I was completely tricked, girl!
Now I've ended up pregnant, girl!
I was completely tricked, girl!
Now I've ended up pregnant, girl!
What kind of tall tale are you spinning, girl?
Lord Indra was ruined by wealth,
and I got ruined because of you!
Come stand in front of me, girl,
and tell me the truth with your eyes.
You only walked around the sacred peepal tree,
and now you claim your belly is churning!
Where can I complain about this injustice? Hey...
Where can I complain about this injustice?
Shankara, Shankara, Shambho!
All your stories have fallen flat!
Shankara, Shankara, Shambho!
All your stories have fallen flat!
Shankara, Shankara, Shambho!
All your stories have fallen flat!
Female: Aaha!
Male: Shankara, Shankara, Shambho!
All your stories have fallen flat!
Female: Aa-haan, aa-haan!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This folk song is a lively and comedic dialogue capturing rural romance, playful banter, and melodrama between lovers. The heroine recounts how her lover, who originally set out for the famous Manappaarai cattle market, got distracted in a mango orchard. She recounts various secret romantic rendezvous across rural settings like banana groves, lakesides, and fields. The song turns dramatic and humorous as she playfully claims the consequences of their courtship, while the male partner responds with skepticism and humorous dismay.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Moonaai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Manappaara sandhaiyila / Maadu pudikka pona machaan / Maamara thoppukkullae / Manasu maari ninnu puttaan

Repetition of the initial 'Ma' sound in 'Manappaara', 'Maadu', 'Maamara', and 'Manasu'.

Upamai (Simile)

Thakkaali pazham polae / Atha maga naan irukka / Pappaali pazham polae / Maaman magal irukka

Comparing the physical appearance and youthfulness of the women to fruits ('Thakkaali pazham' / tomato and 'Pappaali pazham' / papaya).

Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyming)

Thakkaali pazham polae / Pappaali pazham polae

The second consonant sound 'k' rhymes across lines ('Thakkaali' / 'Pappaali').

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Trivia

The song references 'Manappaara Sandhai', a historic and famous weekly cattle market located in Manappaarai, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, renowned throughout South India for native bull trading.

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