- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- P. Jayachandran, S. P. Shailaja
- Music director
- Gangai Amaran
- Movie name
- Aval Mella Sirithal
- Movie release year
- 1988
- Lyrics added on
- 19 Nov 2020
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Mangala kungumam
Vandhathu vandhathu inneram
Oru naayana melamum vaedhamum ketkudhadi
Mangala kungumam
Vandhathu vandhathu inneram
Oru naayana melamum vaedhamum ketkudhadi
Kaadhal kalyanam
Male :Kaaman oorkolam
Both :Ini ennalum sandhosam thaan
Mangala kungumam
Vandhathu vandhathu inneram
Oru naayana melamum vaedhamum ketkudhadi
Mangala kungumam
Vandhathu vandhathu inneram
Oru naayana melamum vaedhamum ketkudhadi
………………………..
Vaazhaiyum thoranamum
Manamaalaiyum mangalamum
Adhu kandhathu sangamamae
Oru kaaviyam aarambamae
Kaalaiyil manavarai thaan
Varum maalaiyil thani araithaan
Andha aananadham pala murai thaan
Adhan aarambham unnidam thaan
Paadhai maariya kalagal idhu
Paavalan un vazhi thaediyathu
Kaadhalan un iru kaalagalilae
Kangalum poovinai thooviyadhu
Naanum unakaaga
Uyirodu innum vaazhgiren
Mangala kungumam
Vandhathu vandhathu inneram
Oru naayana melamum vaedhamum ketkudhadi
Mangala kungumam
Vandhathu vandhathu inneram
Oru naayana melamum vaedhamum ketkudhadi
…………………….
Kann vazhi vandhavalae
En nenjinil nindravalae
Ilam penn ennum perazhagae
Ini un manam ennulagae
Un udal kovililae
Naan en uyir vazhnthiruppen
Un uravinai kaanbatharkkae
Naan marupadi piranthiruppen
Ethanai jenmamum serndhiruppom
Athanai inbamum paarthiruppom
Sathiya sidhanai theernthadhadi
Sangamam aanadhu nadhigaladi
Paalum thelithaenum
Parimaarum indha naayagi
Mangala kungumam
Vandhathu vandhathu inneram
Oru naayana melamum vaedhamum ketkudhadi
Mangala kungumam
Vandhathu vandhathu inneram
Oru naayana melamum vaedhamum ketkudhadi
Kaadhal kalyanam
Female : Kaaman oorkolam
Both : Ini ennalum sandhosam thaan
Mangala kungumam
Vandhathu vandhathu inneram
Oru naayana melamum vaedhamum ketkudhadi
Mangala kungumam
Vandhathu vandhathu inneram
Oru naayana melamum vaedhamum ketkudhadi
...
The auspicious red kumkum
Has arrived at this very moment.
Listen, the wedding pipes, drums, and chants are echoing!
The auspicious red kumkum
Has arrived at this very moment.
Listen, the wedding pipes, drums, and chants are echoing!
A wedding of love,
Male: A procession of the god of love!
Both: From now on, every single day is pure joy!
The auspicious red kumkum
Has arrived at this very moment.
Listen, the wedding pipes, drums, and chants are echoing!
The auspicious red kumkum
Has arrived at this very moment.
Listen, the wedding pipes, drums, and chants are echoing!
...
Banana trees and festive decorations,
Wedding garlands and sacred blessings—
They all witness this coming together,
The beginning of an epic love story.
The wedding altar in the morning,
And a room just for us in the evening.
That happiness will repeat again and again,
And its beginning is with you.
These feet had lost their way,
And searched for your path, my poet.
At your feet, my lover,
My eyes showered flowers.
It is only for your sake
That I am still alive today.
The auspicious red kumkum
Has arrived at this very moment.
Listen, the wedding pipes, drums, and chants are echoing!
The auspicious red kumkum
Has arrived at this very moment.
Listen, the wedding pipes, drums, and chants are echoing!
...
You who entered through my eyes,
You who settled in my heart,
A true beauty in the form of a young woman,
From now on, your heart is my world.
In the temple of your body,
My life will reside.
Just to experience your love,
I would be born all over again.
Across all our lifetimes, we will stay united,
And experience every joy there is.
The trial of our truth has ended,
The two rivers have merged as one.
Sweet milk and clear honey,
This lady serves to you.
The auspicious red kumkum
Has arrived at this very moment.
Listen, the wedding pipes, drums, and chants are echoing!
The auspicious red kumkum
Has arrived at this very moment.
Listen, the wedding pipes, drums, and chants are echoing!
A wedding of love,
Female: A procession of the god of love!
Both: From now on, every single day is pure joy!
The auspicious red kumkum
Has arrived at this very moment.
Listen, the wedding pipes, drums, and chants are echoing!
The auspicious red kumkum
Has arrived at this very moment.
Listen, the wedding pipes, drums, and chants are echoing!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
The song 'Mangala Kungumam' from the movie 'Aval Mella Sirithal' celebrates the joyous occasion of a love marriage culminating in a traditional wedding ceremony. It captures the sacred atmosphere created by auspicious symbols such as kumkum, nadaswaram music, Vedic chants, banana trees, and flower garlands, framing the couple's union as the beginning of a beautiful epic story.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora (Adukkuthodar)
“Vandhathu vandhathu inneram”
Repetition of words like 'Vandhathu vandhathu' for emphasis and rhythmic movement in Tamil poetry.
Metaphor (Uruvagham)
“Un udal kovililae”
Comparing the beloved's body to a temple ('Un udal kovililae') in which the lover's soul resides.
Monorhyme / Rhyme (Eybhu)
“Kann vazhi vandhavalae / En nenjinil nindravalae”
Matching end sounds in adjacent lines such as 'vandhavalae', 'nindravalae', 'perazhagae', and 'ennulagae'.
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Trivia
This track features lyrics written by Gangai Amaran for the 1988 film 'Aval Mella Sirithal'. The song vividly portrays traditional Tamil marriage customs while blending themes of romantic devotion across lifetimes.
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