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Mangala Poomazhai

From Ore Vanam Ore Boomi · 1979

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
Vani Jairam
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Ore Vanam Ore Boomi
Movie release year
1979
Lyrics added on
18 Jan 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mangala poomazhai pongidum thirumeni
Manavarai naadugiraal
Mangala poomazhai pongidum thirumeni
Manavarai naadugiraal
Sangoli melangal muzhangidum medaiyil
Tamizhisai paadugiraal
Ival tamizhisai paadugiraal
Thamarai thandaaga santhana kudamaaga
Thamarai thandaaga santhana kudamaaga
Thalai kuninthirukkindraal
Poomagal aval maarbil ponnoli
Maangalyam pongida aadugindraal
Ival pongida aadugindraal
Mangala poomazhai pongidum thirumeni
Manavarai naadugiraal
Manavarai naadugiraal
Seedhaiyin ninaivodum thirumagal
Vadivodum thaen nilaa kaanugiraal
Naadhaththin oliyaaga vedhaththin
Mozhiyaaga nallisai paadugiraal
Ival nallisai paadugiraal
Ival nallisai paadugiraal
Mangala poomazhai pongidum thirumeni
Manavarai naadugiraal
Manavarai naadugiraal
Yaenthiya villakkaaga yaengiya nenjinil
Shanthiyai kaangindraal
Neendhiya panjanai nilavodu poongaattru
Vaazhthida vaazhugindraal
Ival vaazhthida vaazhugindraal
Seer perum kannannai
Per perum muruganai
Thaaimaiyil sumakkindraal
Aayiram aasaigal paliththathinaal
Indru aanandham adaigindraal
Indru aanandham adaigindraal
Showered with auspicious flowers on her graceful form,
she steps toward the wedding stage.
Showered with auspicious flowers on her graceful form,
she steps toward the wedding stage.
On the stage where conches blow and drums resound,
she sings sweet Tamil melodies.
She sings sweet Tamil melodies.
Slender as a lotus stem, glowing like a pot of sandalwood,
slender as a lotus stem, glowing like a pot of sandalwood,
she bows her head in gentle modesty.
Like the goddess Lakshmi, as the golden glow
of the sacred wedding thread shines on her chest, she sways with joy.
She sways with joyful grace.
Showered with auspicious flowers on her graceful form,
she steps toward the wedding stage,
she steps toward the wedding stage.
With thoughts as pure as Sita's, and the grace of Lakshmi,
she welcomes her sweet honeymoon.
Like the resonance of pure music, like the language of sacred hymns,
she sings a song of joy.
She sings a song of joy.
She sings a song of joy.
Showered with auspicious flowers on her graceful form,
she steps toward the wedding stage,
she steps toward the wedding stage.
Like a radiant lamp brought into a longing heart,
she finds quiet peace.
As the moon and gentle floral breeze bless her cozy bed,
she lives a cherished life.
She lives a cherished life.
A child as virtuous as Krishna,
a child as renowned as Murugan,
she tenderly carries in her motherhood.
Now that a thousand dreams have come true,
today she finds true happiness.
She finds true happiness.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This beautiful song celebrates the sanctity and transformation of a woman as she enters marriage and progresses into motherhood. Set against an auspicious musical backdrop, it portrays her stepping onto the wedding stage with bashful grace, compared to divine figures like Sita and Goddess Lakshmi. As the song unfolds, it moves from the traditional wedding rituals and peaceful conjugal bliss to the ultimate fulfillment of a woman's life: carrying a divine child in her womb, bringing her a thousand fulfilled desires and heavenly happiness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

“Thamarai thandaaga santhana kudamaaga”

Comparing the bride's gentle posture to a slender lotus stem ('Thamarai thandaaga') and her radiance to a pot filled with sandalwood paste ('santhana kudamaaga').

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Yaenthiya villakkaaga / Neendhiya panjanai”

The second consonant 'nt' is repeated across 'Yaenthiya' and 'Neendhiya', creating melodic harmony.

Uruvagam (Metaphor / Divine Comparison)

“Seedhaiyin ninaivodum thirumagal Vadivodum thaen nilaa kaanugiraal”

Comparing the bride's virtues and appearance to Goddess Sita ('Seedhaiyin ninaivodum') and Goddess Lakshmi ('Thirumagal vadivodum').

Alliteration / Monnai

“Per perum muruganai”

Repetition of the 'P' sound in 'Per perum' and 'Paliththathinaal' adding rhythmic flow.

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Trivia

Composed by the veteran musical maestro M. S. Viswanathan and penned by Kannadasan, 'Mangala Poomazhai' is a quintessential Tamil wedding song. Vani Jairam's classical rendering made it an enduring classic in Tamil cinema, often played at weddings to symbolise auspiciousness and traditional grace.

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