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Lyrics & meaning

Manikka Vendugiren

From Iru Malargal · 1967

Lyricist: Lyricist Not Known
Singers: T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director: M. S. Viswanathan Ramamoorthy
Movie name: Iru Malargal
Movie release year: 1967
Lyrics added on: 18 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

Mannika

Vendugiren undhan

Aasaiyai thoondugiren

Ennai sindhika vendugiren

Kangal sandhika yengugiren

Mannika

Vendugiren

{ Thithikum

Idhazh unaku

Endrendrum

Adhu enaku } (2)

Naam

Pirivennum oru

Sollai marandhaal enna

Kannodu

Undaanadhu

Nenjodu ondranadhu

Un meni en tholil

Nindradum innaalil

Mannika

Vendugiren undhan

Aasaiyai thoondugiren

Ennai sindhika vendugiren

Kangal sandhika yengugiren

Mannika

Vendugiren

Ennam endra

Yededuthu ezhudhum

Paadalilae thalaivi

Illarathil nallarathai

Thedum vaazhkaiyilae thunaivi

Anbu

Endra kaaviyathil

Nalla aarambamae varuga

Munnuraitha

Kaadhalaiyae undhan

Mudivuraiyai tharuga

Mudhumai

Vandha pozhudhum

Ilamai kollum idhayam

Mannika

Vendugiren undhan

Aasaiyai thoondugiren

Ennai sindhika vendugiren

Kangal sandhika yengugiren

Mannika

Vendugiren

Mukkanikum

Sakkaraikum suvaiyai

Sevvaidhaan tharumo

Meimaraka

Kanmayakum

Azhagil dheivam

Kooda varumo

Nee kodutha

Nizhaliruka penmai

Oonjalaada varumo

Oruvanuku

Tharuvadharku endrae

Endrum indha manamo

Malargal

Ondru serum

Maalaiyaga maarum

Mannika

Vendugiren

Undhan

Aasaiyai thoondugiren

I ask for

forgiveness, while I

stir your desires.

I ask you to think of me,

I long for our eyes to meet.

I ask for

forgiveness.

Sweet

lips belong to you,

and forever

they are mine.

What if we

simply forgot the

word called separation?

It began in our eyes,

came alive,

and became one with the heart.

As your body leans gently

against my shoulder on this day...

I ask for

forgiveness, while I

stir your desires.

I ask you to think of me,

I long for our eyes to meet.

I ask for

forgiveness.

In the song written

upon the pages of thoughts,

you are the leading lady.

In a home seeking virtue,

you are the life partner.

In this epic tale

of love,

let a wonderful beginning arrive!

The love promised

in the opening chapter,

give it as your closing word.

Even when old age

arrives,

the heart stays young.

I ask for

forgiveness, while I

stir your desires.

I ask you to think of me,

I long for our eyes to meet.

I ask for

forgiveness.

To the three sweet fruits (mango, banana, and jackfruit)

and to sugar, is all their sweetness

given by your red lips?

In such enchanting beauty

that makes one forget oneself,

would even God

come down to watch?

In the shelter

you provided, does my womanhood

come to swing in joy?

Is this heart

meant only

to be given to one man forever?

Flowers

will join together

and become a garland.

I ask for

forgiveness,

while I

stir your desires.

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'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').

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