Manikka Vendugiren
From Iru Malargal · 1967
- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
- Music director
- M. S. Viswanathan Ramamoorthy
- Details
- Iru Malargal1967
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Mannika | I ask for forgiveness |
| Vendugiren undhan | I request of you |
| Aasaiyai thoondugiren | I awaken your desires |
| Ennai sindhika vendugiren | I request you to think of me |
| Kangal sandhika yengugiren | I long for our eyes to meet |
| Female | |
| Mannika | Forgive me |
| Vendugiren | I ask of you |
| Male | |
| { Thithikum | { Sweet |
| Idhazh unaku | Lips belong to you |
| Endrendrum | Forever |
| Adhu enaku } (2) | That belongs to me } (2) |
| Male | |
| Naam | Us |
| Pirivennum oru | The single word called separation |
| Sollai marandhaal enna | What if we forget that word? |
| Male | |
| Kannodu | With the eyes |
| Undaanadhu | It was created |
| Nenjodu ondranadhu | It merged with the heart |
| Un meni en tholil | Your body on my shoulders |
| Nindradum innaalil | On this day when it rests and sways |
| Female | |
| Mannika | I ask for forgiveness |
| Vendugiren undhan | I request of you |
| Aasaiyai thoondugiren | I awaken your desires |
| Ennai sindhika vendugiren | I request you to think of me |
| Kangal sandhika yengugiren | I long for our eyes to meet |
| Female | |
| Mannika | Forgive me |
| Vendugiren | I ask of you |
| Male | |
| Ennam endra | Taking the page |
| Yededuthu ezhudhum | Of thought to write upon |
| Paadalilae thalaivi | You are the heroine in the song |
| Illarathil nallarathai | In domestic life, seeking righteousness |
| Thedum vaazhkaiyilae thunaivi | You are the companion in life's journey |
| Female | |
| Anbu | Love |
| Endra kaaviyathil | In the epic called love |
| Nalla aarambamae varuga | Welcome as a auspicious beginning |
| Female | |
| Munnuraitha | The love previously foretold |
| Kaadhalaiyae undhan | Let that love itself be your |
| Mudivuraiyai tharuga | Final conclusion |
| Male | |
| Mudhumai | Old age |
| Vandha pozhudhum | Even when it arrives |
| Female | |
| Ilamai kollum idhayam | The heart remains forever youthful |
| Male | |
| Mannika | I ask for forgiveness |
| Vendugiren undhan | I request of you |
| Aasaiyai thoondugiren | I awaken your desires |
| Ennai sindhika vendugiren | I request you to think of me |
| Kangal sandhika yengugiren | I long for our eyes to meet |
| Male | |
| Mannika | Forgive me |
| Vendugiren | I ask of you |
| Male | |
| Mukkanikum | To the three sweet fruits |
| Sakkaraikum suvaiyai | And to sugar, does the red lip |
| Sevvaidhaan tharumo | Impart its sweetness? |
| Male | |
| Meimaraka | Forgetting oneself |
| Kanmayakum | In trance-inducing |
| Azhagil dheivam | Beauty, would even God |
| Kooda varumo | Come down to earth? |
| Female | |
| Nee kodutha | With the shade you provided |
| Nizhaliruka penmai | Existing as shelter, will womanhood |
| Oonjalaada varumo | Come to swing like a cradle? |
| Female | |
| Oruvanuku | Only for one man |
| Tharuvadharku endrae | To give itself away |
| Endrum indha manamo | Is this heart forever meant for? |
| Male | |
| Malargal | The flowers |
| Ondru serum | Come together |
| Female | |
| Maalaiyaga maarum | And transform into a garland |
| Female | |
| Mannika | I ask for forgiveness |
| Vendugiren | I request |
| Male | |
| Undhan | Your |
| Aasaiyai thoondugiren | I awaken your desires |
மன்னிக்க
வேண்டுகிறேன் உந்தன்
ஆசையைத் தூண்டுகிறேன்
என்னை சிந்திக்க வேண்டுகிறேன்
கண்கள் சந்திக்க ஏங்குகிறேன்
மன்னிக்க வேண்டுகிறேன்
I ask for forgiveness
I request of you
I awaken your desires
I request you to think of me
I long for our eyes to meet
{ தித்திக்கும் இதழ்
உனக்கு என்றென்றும்
அது எனக்கு } (2)
Forgive me
I ask of you
நாம் பிரிவென்னும்
ஒரு சொல்லை மறந்தால்
என்ன
{ Sweet
Lips belong to you
Forever
That belongs to me } (2)
கண்ணோடு
உண்டானது நெஞ்சோடு
ஒன்றானது உன் மேனி
என் தோளில் நின்றாடும்
இந்நாளில்
Us
The single word called separation
What if we forget that word?
மன்னிக்க
வேண்டுகிறேன் உந்தன்
ஆசையைத் தூண்டுகிறேன்
என்னை சிந்திக்க வேண்டுகிறேன்
கண்கள் சந்திக்க ஏங்குகிறேன்
மன்னிக்க வேண்டுகிறேன்
With the eyes
It was created
It merged with the heart
Your body on my shoulders
On this day when it rests and sways
எண்ணம் என்ற
ஏடெடுத்து எழுதும்
பாடலிலே தலைவி
இல்லறத்தில் நல்லறத்தை
தேடும் வாழ்க்கையிலே
துணைவி
I ask for forgiveness
I request of you
I awaken your desires
I request you to think of me
I long for our eyes to meet
அன்பு என்ற
காவியத்தில் நல்ல
ஆரம்பமே வருக
Forgive me
I ask of you
முன்னுரைத்த
காதலையே உந்தன்
முடிவுரையாய்த் தருக
Taking the page
Of thought to write upon
You are the heroine in the song
In domestic life, seeking righteousness
You are the companion in life's journey
முதுமை
வந்த பொழுதும்
Love
In the epic called love
Welcome as a auspicious beginning
இளமை
கொள்ளும் இதயம்
The love previously foretold
Let that love itself be your
Final conclusion
ஆண் & பெண் :
நான்
வழங்க நீ வழங்க இன்பம்
நாளுக்கு நாள் வளரும்
Old age
Even when it arrives
மன்னிக்க
வேண்டுகிறேன் உந்தன்
ஆசையைத் தூண்டுகிறேன்
என்னை சிந்திக்க வேண்டுகிறேன்
கண்கள் சந்திக்க ஏங்குகிறேன்
மன்னிக்க வேண்டுகிறேன்
The heart remains forever youthful
முக்கனிக்கும்
சக்கரைக்கும் சுவையை
செவ்வாய்தான் தருமோ
I ask for forgiveness
I request of you
I awaken your desires
I request you to think of me
I long for our eyes to meet
மெய் மறக்க
கண் மயக்கும் அழகில்
தெய்வம் கூட வருமோ
Forgive me
I ask of you
நீ கொடுத்த
நிழலிருக்க பெண்மை
ஊஞ்சலாட வருமோ
ஒருவனுக்கு தருவதற்கு
என்றே என்றும் இந்த மனமோ
To the three sweet fruits
And to sugar, does the red lip
Impart its sweetness?
மலர்கள்
ஒன்று சேரும்
Forgetting oneself
In trance-inducing
Beauty, would even God
Come down to earth?
மாலையாக மாறும்
With the shade you provided
Existing as shelter, will womanhood
Come to swing like a cradle?
ஆண் & பெண் :
நெஞ்சினிக்க
நினைவினிக்க கண்கள் நூறு
கதை கூறும்
Only for one man
To give itself away
Is this heart forever meant for?
மன்னிக்க
வேண்டுகிறேன்
The flowers
Come together
உந்தன்
ஆசையைத் தூண்டுகிறேன்
And transform into a garland
I ask for forgiveness
I request
Your
I awaken your desires
Mannika
I ask for forgiveness
Vendugiren undhan
I request of you
Aasaiyai thoondugiren
I awaken your desires
Ennai sindhika vendugiren
I request you to think of me
Kangal sandhika yengugiren
I long for our eyes to meet
Mannika
Forgive me
Vendugiren
I ask of you
{ Thithikum
{ Sweet
Idhazh unaku
Lips belong to you
Endrendrum
Forever
Adhu enaku } (2)
That belongs to me } (2)
Naam
Us
Pirivennum oru
The single word called separation
Sollai marandhaal enna
What if we forget that word?
Kannodu
With the eyes
Undaanadhu
It was created
Nenjodu ondranadhu
It merged with the heart
Un meni en tholil
Your body on my shoulders
Nindradum innaalil
On this day when it rests and sways
Mannika
I ask for forgiveness
Vendugiren undhan
I request of you
Aasaiyai thoondugiren
I awaken your desires
Ennai sindhika vendugiren
I request you to think of me
Kangal sandhika yengugiren
I long for our eyes to meet
Mannika
Forgive me
Vendugiren
I ask of you
Ennam endra
Taking the page
Yededuthu ezhudhum
Of thought to write upon
Paadalilae thalaivi
You are the heroine in the song
Illarathil nallarathai
In domestic life, seeking righteousness
Thedum vaazhkaiyilae thunaivi
You are the companion in life's journey
Anbu
Love
Endra kaaviyathil
In the epic called love
Nalla aarambamae varuga
Welcome as a auspicious beginning
Munnuraitha
The love previously foretold
Kaadhalaiyae undhan
Let that love itself be your
Mudivuraiyai tharuga
Final conclusion
Mudhumai
Old age
Vandha pozhudhum
Even when it arrives
Ilamai kollum idhayam
The heart remains forever youthful
Mannika
I ask for forgiveness
Vendugiren undhan
I request of you
Aasaiyai thoondugiren
I awaken your desires
Ennai sindhika vendugiren
I request you to think of me
Kangal sandhika yengugiren
I long for our eyes to meet
Mannika
Forgive me
Vendugiren
I ask of you
Mukkanikum
To the three sweet fruits
Sakkaraikum suvaiyai
And to sugar, does the red lip
Sevvaidhaan tharumo
Impart its sweetness?
Meimaraka
Forgetting oneself
Kanmayakum
In trance-inducing
Azhagil dheivam
Beauty, would even God
Kooda varumo
Come down to earth?
Nee kodutha
With the shade you provided
Nizhaliruka penmai
Existing as shelter, will womanhood
Oonjalaada varumo
Come to swing like a cradle?
Oruvanuku
Only for one man
Tharuvadharku endrae
To give itself away
Endrum indha manamo
Is this heart forever meant for?
Malargal
The flowers
Ondru serum
Come together
Maalaiyaga maarum
And transform into a garland
Mannika
I ask for forgiveness
Vendugiren
I request
Undhan
Your
Aasaiyai thoondugiren
I awaken your desires
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Mannika Vendugiren' is a classic romantic duet from the 1967 Tamil film 'Iru Malargal'. The song depicts an intimate conversation between two lovers who express their deep affection, desire, and mutual devotion. They playfully request forgiveness while stirring romantic feelings in each other, yearning for eye contact and total unity while discarding the concept of separation altogether. The song progresses with the male lover venerating his partner as the lead heroine in the song of his thoughts and a true companion in a righteous life. He envisions their love retaining eternal youth even in old age. In response, the female lover poetically questions if her beauty could summon the divine and concludes that individual blossoms unite to form a garland, symbolizing their eternal bond in marriage and love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Ennai sindhika vendugiren / Kangal sandhika yengugiren”
The lines end with matching rhyming suffixes ('sindhika vendugiren' and 'sandhika yengugiren'), creating a rhythmic and musical flow.
Uvamaatutogai (Metaphor)
“Anbu Endra kaaviyathil”
Love is poetically compared to an epic narrative ('Kaaviyam').
Uyarvu Navortchi (Hyperbole)
“Azhagil dheivam Kooda varumo”
Exaggeration used to compliment beauty by suggesting that even God would descend upon witnessing such entrancing grace.
Edhukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Illarathil nallarathai”
The second consonant 'll' rhymes across consecutive lines ('Illarathil' and 'Nallarathai').
Did you know?
Trivia
Although listed as unknown in the prompt metadata, 'Mannika Vendugiren' from 'Iru Malargal' (1967) was composed by the legendary M. S. Viswanathan, written by Kavignar Vaali, and sung by T. M. Soundararajan alongside P. Susheela. The film starred Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini, and Jayalalithaa.
Keep listening
More from Iru Malargal
Iru Malargal
Iru Malargal
Iru Malargal
Iru Malargal