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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
Details
Idhayaththil Oru Idam1980

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Thandhana thandhana thandhaaThandhana thandhana thandhaa
Thandhana thandhanaThandhana thandhana
Thandhana thandhaaThandhana thandhaa
Thandhana thandhana thandhana thandhaaThandhana thandhana thandhana thandhaa
Female
Manappaara sandhaiyilaIn the Manappaarai market,
Maadu pudikka pona machaanMy lover who went to buy a bull,
Maamara thoppukkullaeInside the mango grove,
Manasu maari ninnu puttaanChanged his mind and stood still.
Oho aahaa ohoOho aahaa oho
Female
Manappaara sandhaiyilaIn the Manappaarai market,
Maadu pudikka pona machaanMy lover who went to buy a bull,
Maamara thoppukkullaeInside the mango grove,
Manasu maari ninnu puttaanChanged his mind and stood still.
Hoi hoiyaaHoi hoiyaa
Female
Sevvaazhai thottathilaeIn the red banana garden,
Sevandha machaanMy fair-complexioned lover,
Vandhu ninnaanCame and stood there,
Female
Aahaa en kayilae maattikkittaanAahaa, he got caught in my hands,
Ennikkonnu pottukkittaanHe counted and placed a kiss on me.
Female
Thakkaali pazham polaeLike a ripe tomato,
Atha maga naan irukkaWhile I, his paternal aunt's daughter, am here,
Pappaali pazham polaeLike a papaya fruit,
Maaman magal irukkaWhile his maternal uncle's daughter is here,
Mathadhellaam marandhu pochuEverything else was forgotten,
Maanam parandhu pochuModesty flew away,
Mathadhellaam marandhu pochuEverything else was forgotten,
Maanam parandhu pochuModesty flew away.
Female
Manappaara sandhaiyilaIn the Manappaarai market,
Maadu pudikka pona machaanMy lover who went to buy a bull,
Maamara thoppukkullaeInside the mango grove,
Manasu maari ninnu puttaanChanged his mind and stood still.
Hoi hoiyaaHoi hoiyaa
Female
Vilakkaethum naerathilaeAt the time of lighting the lamp,
Veedhi pakkam vara sonnaanHe asked me to come to the street side,
Female
Aa thotta pakkam vara cholliAh, asking me to come near the garden,
Thol melae kaiya pottaanHe put his arm over my shoulder,
Female
Yaeri pakkam vara cholliAsking me to come near the lake,
Elandha pazham parichu thandhaanHe plucked jujube fruit and gave me,
Vaya pakkam vara cholli… paavi mavan…Asking me to come near the field... that sinful fellow...
Paadaa….aaa…. paduthi puttaanTroubled me so very much!
Female
Manappaara sandhaiyilaIn the Manappaarai market,
Maadu pudikka pona machaanMy lover who went to buy a bull,
Maamara thoppukkullaeInside the mango grove,
Manasu maari ninnu puttaanChanged his mind and stood still.
Hoi hoiyaaHoi hoiyaa
Female
Meesakkaaran melaeBecause of that moustached man,
Naan aasa vechadhaalae thaanJust because I fell in love with him,
Mosam poyittaendiI got deceived, my friend,
Ippo maasamaayittaendiNow I have become pregnant, my friend!
Naan mosam poyittaendiI got deceived, my friend,
Ippo maasamaayittaendiNow I have become pregnant, my friend!
Male
Innaadi kadha uduraWhat kind of story are you spinning, girl?
Indhiran kettaan ponnaalaeIndhiran lost because of a woman,
Naan ketten unnaalaeI suffered because of you,
Male
Vandhu nilladi munnaalaeCome and stand in front of me, girl,
Vagaiya solladi kannaalaeExplain properly with your eyes, girl!
Arasa maratha suthi puttuAfter going around the sacred fig tree,
Adi vayiru kalangudhunguriyaeYou say your lower belly is churning,
Indha aniyaayatha engae solla… aae…Where can I voice this injustice... aae...
Indha aniyaayatha engae sollaWhere can I voice this injustice?
Male
Sangara sangara samboSankara Sankara Sambo,
Un sangadhi ellaam amboAll your affairs have gone to ruin!
Sangara sangara samboSankara Sankara Sambo,
Un sangadhi yellaam amboAll your affairs have gone to ruin!
Male
Sangara sangara samboSankara Sankara Sambo,
Un sangadhi ellaam amboAll your affairs have gone to ruin!
Female :Aa haaFemale: Aa haa
Male :Sangara sangara samboMale: Sankara Sankara Sambo,
Un sangadhi yellaam amboAll your affairs have gone to ruin!
Female :Aa..haan aa haanFemale: Aa..haan aa haan

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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