Manja Manjala Malar
From Iniyavale · 1998
- Lyricist
- Jeevan
- Singer
- P. Unnikrishnan
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Iniyavale1998
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aa…..aa…..aah…..aa….. | Aa…..aa…..aah…..aa….. |
| Aah….aa….aah….aa…. | Aah….aa….aah….aa…. |
| Aa….aa….aah….aa….aah….aa…. | Aa….aa….aah….aa….aah….aa…. |
| Chorus | |
| Yaehae yaehae hae | Yaehae yaehae hae |
| Yaehae yaehae hae | Yaehae yaehae hae |
| Yaehae yaehae hae haehae | Yaehae yaehae hae haehae |
| Male | |
| Manja manjalaa malara vachchu | Blooming like bright yellow flowers, |
| Jannal jannalaa pinnala vachchu | Braided hair designed like lattice windows, |
| Manja manjalaa malara vachchu | Blooming like bright yellow flowers, |
| Jannal jannalaa pinnala vachchu | Braided hair designed like lattice windows, |
| Kannaalae daavadikkum kannammaa | Oh Kannamma, who flirts with her eyes, |
| Un muththu pallu dalladikkuthu ponnammaa | Oh golden girl, your pearl-like teeth sparkle brightly! |
| Male | |
| Neththikazhagaa sticker-ru pottu | Wearing a stylish sticker bindi on your forehead, |
| Nenjukullathaan power-ru kattu | You generate power and sparks inside my heart. |
| Nenaichchaalae inippu laddu chellammaa | Just thinking of you feels like eating a sweet laddu, my darling, |
| Nee sirichchaalae sidharum thuttu nillammaa | When you laugh, coins seem to scatter everywhere, stay a moment dear! |
| Male | |
| Chudithaaru midiya pottu…oo…aa….aa…. | Wearing a chudidhar and midi skirt... |
| Chudithaaru midiya pottu… | Wearing a chudidhar and midi skirt... |
| Joraana nadaiya pottu | Walking with such a grand and stylish stride, |
| Thangamae kalakalakka vaikkira | Oh my golden one, you make the place lively and vibrant, |
| Manasa oosi noolu illaamalae thaikkira | You stitch my heart without even using a needle and thread. |
| Chorus | |
| ………………. | ………………. |
| Male | |
| Kaanjipuram saelai katti | Draped in a fine Kanchipuram silk saree, |
| Kadai theruvil pora kutti | Oh young girl walking through the market street, |
| Karumba erumbu thinnaa kettidumaa | If an ant eats sugarcane, does the sugarcane get spoiled? |
| Unna kaiyaala thottaa | If I touch you gently with my hands, |
| Yaedhum pattidumaa…aa…aa….aa…. | Will anything happen to you? |
| Chorus | |
| ………………. | ………………. |
| Male | |
| Jalu jalunnu kolusu saththam | The jingling sound of your anklets, 'jalu jalu', |
| Kadhukullathaan ketkkum niththam | Is heard in my ears every single day. |
| Nilavaththaan jolikkiriyae iravula | You shine like the glowing moon in the night, |
| Naama nirantharamaa irunthidalaam uravula | Let us stay together permanently in this relationship. |
| Chorus | |
| Salaamaiyaa salaamu | Greetings, sir, greetings! |
| Enga munnorkkum salaamu | Greetings to our ancestors as well! |
| Enga sagala thunbam salaamu | A final goodbye to all our sorrows! |
| Santhosamthaan namakku venum maamu | Happiness is all we need, friend! |
| En paatti ippo ungalukku inaamu | My grandmother is now a reward for you! |
| Male :Appadi | Male: Exactly like that! |
| Chorus | |
| Salaamaiyaa salaamu | Greetings, sir, greetings! |
| Enga munnorkkum salaamu | Greetings to our ancestors as well! |
| Enga sagala thunbam salaamu | A final goodbye to all our sorrows! |
| Santhosamthaan namakku venum maamu | Happiness is all we need, friend! |
| En paatti ippo ungalukku inaamu | My grandmother is now a reward for you! |
| Male | |
| Azhagazhagu figure-ru ellaam | All the stunning and beautiful girls, |
| Colour colour-raa pogaiyila | When they walk past dressed colorfully, |
| Paarththaalae morakkirainga kovamaa | Why do they glare angrily at me if I just look? |
| Idhu pandi naattu kannagiyin sabamaa | Is this the curse of Kannagi from the Pandyan realm? |
| Male | |
| Natchchaththira kammaluthaan…aa…aa..aah… | Earrings that sparkle like stars... |
| Natchchaththira kammaluthaan nadamaadum minnaluthaan | Wearing star-like earrings, walking like a streak of lightning, |
| Vaanavillu valaiyalaana maayamaa | Is it magic that the rainbow has transformed into your bangles? |
| Kanavula devathaiyaa vanthu pora niyaayamaa | Is it fair for you to enter my dreams like a divine angel? |
| Male | |
| Manja manjalaa malara vachchu | Blooming like bright yellow flowers, |
| Jannal jannalaa pinnala vachchu | Braided hair designed like lattice windows, |
| Manja manjalaa malara vachchu | Blooming like bright yellow flowers, |
| Jannal jannalaa pinnala vachchu | Braided hair designed like lattice windows, |
| Kannaalae daavadikkum kannammaa | Oh Kannamma, who flirts with her eyes, |
| Un muththu pallu dalladikkuthu ponnammaa | Oh golden girl, your pearl-like teeth sparkle brightly! |
| Male | |
| Kannaana kannazhagi kanivaana perazhagi | Precious beautiful girl with sweet grace, |
| Senthoora sivappazhagi meenammaa | Deep red as vermilion, beautiful Meenamma, |
| Usura undiyalaa kulukkiriyae yaenammaa | Why are you shaking my life like a coin in a piggy bank? |
| Chorus | |
| …………… | …………… |
| Male | |
| Aa…aa….aah…. | Aa…aa….aah…. |
| Aa….aa….aa…aa…..aah….aa….. | Aa….aa….aa…aa…..aah….aa….. |
ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆஹ்.....ஆ......
ஆஹ்.....ஆ......ஆஹ்.....ஆ.......
ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆஹ்.....ஆ......ஆஹ்.....ஆ.......
Aa…..aa…..aah…..aa…..
Aah….aa….aah….aa….
Aa….aa….aah….aa….aah….aa….
ஏஹே ஏஹே ஹே
ஏஹே ஏஹே ஹே
ஏஹே ஏஹே ஹே ஹேஹே
Yaehae yaehae hae
Yaehae yaehae hae
Yaehae yaehae hae haehae
மஞ்ச மஞ்சளா மலர வச்சு
ஜன்னல் ஜன்னலா பின்னல வச்சு
மஞ்ச மஞ்சளா மலர வச்சு
ஜன்னல் ஜன்னலா பின்னல வச்சு
கண்ணாலே டாவடிக்கும் கண்ணம்மா
உன் முத்து பல்லு டாலடிக்குது பொன்னம்மா
Blooming like bright yellow flowers,
Braided hair designed like lattice windows,
Blooming like bright yellow flowers,
Braided hair designed like lattice windows,
Oh Kannamma, who flirts with her eyes,
Oh golden girl, your pearl-like teeth sparkle brightly!
நெத்திக்கழகா ஸ்டிக்கர்ரு பொட்டு
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ளதான் பவர்ரு கட்டு
நெனைச்சாலே இனிப்பு லட்டு செல்லம்மா
நீ சிரிச்சாலே சிதறும் துட்டு நில்லம்மா
Wearing a stylish sticker bindi on your forehead,
You generate power and sparks inside my heart.
Just thinking of you feels like eating a sweet laddu, my darling,
When you laugh, coins seem to scatter everywhere, stay a moment dear!
சுடிதாரு மிடிய போட்டு....ஊ.....ஆ....ஆ....
சுடிதாரு மிடிய போட்டு...
ஜோரான நடைய போட்டு
தங்கமே கலகலக்க வைக்கிற
மனச ஊசி நூலு இல்லாமலே தைக்கிற
Wearing a chudidhar and midi skirt...
Wearing a chudidhar and midi skirt...
Walking with such a grand and stylish stride,
Oh my golden one, you make the place lively and vibrant,
You stitch my heart without even using a needle and thread.
குழு
: ................................
……………….
காஞ்சிபுரம் சேலை கட்டி
கடைத் தெருவில் போற குட்டி
கரும்ப எறும்பு தின்னா கெட்டிடுமா
உன்ன கையாள தொட்டா
ஏதும் பட்டிடுமா...ஆ....ஆ.....ஆ...
Draped in a fine Kanchipuram silk saree,
Oh young girl walking through the market street,
If an ant eats sugarcane, does the sugarcane get spoiled?
If I touch you gently with my hands,
Will anything happen to you?
................................
……………….
ஜலு ஜலுன்னு கொலுசு சத்தம்
காதுக்குள்ளதான் கேட்க்கும் நித்தம்
நிலவாத்தான் ஜொலிக்கிறியே இரவுல
நாம நிரந்தரமா இருந்திடலாம் உறவுல
The jingling sound of your anklets, 'jalu jalu',
Is heard in my ears every single day.
You shine like the glowing moon in the night,
Let us stay together permanently in this relationship.
சலாமையா சலாமு
எங்க முன்னோர்க்கும் சலாமு
எங்க சகல துன்பம் சலாமு
சந்தோசம்தான் நமக்கு வேணும் மாமு
என் பாட்டி இப்போ உங்களுக்கு இனாமு
அப்படி
Greetings, sir, greetings!
Greetings to our ancestors as well!
A final goodbye to all our sorrows!
Happiness is all we need, friend!
My grandmother is now a reward for you!
Male: Exactly like that!
சலாமையா சலாமு
எங்க முன்னோர்க்கும் சலாமு
எங்க சகல துன்பம் சலாமு
சந்தோசம்தான் நமக்கு வேணும் மாமு
என் பாட்டி இப்போ உங்களுக்கு இனாமு
Greetings, sir, greetings!
Greetings to our ancestors as well!
A final goodbye to all our sorrows!
Happiness is all we need, friend!
My grandmother is now a reward for you!
அழகழகு பிகரு எல்லாம்
கலர் கலரா போகையில
பார்த்தாலே மொறைக்கிறைங்க கோவமா
இது பாண்டி நாட்டு கண்ணகியின் சாபமா
All the stunning and beautiful girls,
When they walk past dressed colorfully,
Why do they glare angrily at me if I just look?
Is this the curse of Kannagi from the Pandyan realm?
நட்சத்திர கம்மலுதான்......ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆஹ்.....
நட்சத்திர கம்மலுதான் நடமாடும் மின்னலுதான்
வானவில்லு வளையலான மாயமா
கனவுல தேவதையா வந்து போற நியாயமா
Earrings that sparkle like stars...
Wearing star-like earrings, walking like a streak of lightning,
Is it magic that the rainbow has transformed into your bangles?
Is it fair for you to enter my dreams like a divine angel?
மஞ்ச மஞ்சளா மலர வச்சு
ஜன்னல் ஜன்னலா பின்னல வச்சு
மஞ்ச மஞ்சளா மலர வச்சு
ஜன்னல் ஜன்னலா பின்னல வச்சு
கண்ணாலே டாவடிக்கும் கண்ணம்மா
உன் முத்து பல்லு டாலடிக்குது பொன்னம்மா
Blooming like bright yellow flowers,
Braided hair designed like lattice windows,
Blooming like bright yellow flowers,
Braided hair designed like lattice windows,
Oh Kannamma, who flirts with her eyes,
Oh golden girl, your pearl-like teeth sparkle brightly!
கண்ணான கண்ணழகி கனிவான பேரழகி
செந்தூர சிவப்பழகி மீனம்மா
உசுர உண்டியலா குலுக்குறியே ஏனம்மா.....
Precious beautiful girl with sweet grace,
Deep red as vermilion, beautiful Meenamma,
Why are you shaking my life like a coin in a piggy bank?
................................
……………
ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆஹ்.....
ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ......ஆ.....ஆஹ்.....ஆ....
Aa…aa….aah….
Aa….aa….aa…aa…..aah….aa…..
Aa…..aa…..aah…..aa…..
Aa…..aa…..aah…..aa…..
Aah….aa….aah….aa….
Aah….aa….aah….aa….
Aa….aa….aah….aa….aah….aa….
Aa….aa….aah….aa….aah….aa….
Yaehae yaehae hae
Yaehae yaehae hae
Yaehae yaehae hae
Yaehae yaehae hae
Yaehae yaehae hae haehae
Yaehae yaehae hae haehae
Manja manjalaa malara vachchu
Blooming like bright yellow flowers,
Jannal jannalaa pinnala vachchu
Braided hair designed like lattice windows,
Manja manjalaa malara vachchu
Blooming like bright yellow flowers,
Jannal jannalaa pinnala vachchu
Braided hair designed like lattice windows,
Kannaalae daavadikkum kannammaa
Oh Kannamma, who flirts with her eyes,
Un muththu pallu dalladikkuthu ponnammaa
Oh golden girl, your pearl-like teeth sparkle brightly!
Neththikazhagaa sticker-ru pottu
Wearing a stylish sticker bindi on your forehead,
Nenjukullathaan power-ru kattu
You generate power and sparks inside my heart.
Nenaichchaalae inippu laddu chellammaa
Just thinking of you feels like eating a sweet laddu, my darling,
Nee sirichchaalae sidharum thuttu nillammaa
When you laugh, coins seem to scatter everywhere, stay a moment dear!
Chudithaaru midiya pottu…oo…aa….aa….
Wearing a chudidhar and midi skirt...
Chudithaaru midiya pottu…
Wearing a chudidhar and midi skirt...
Joraana nadaiya pottu
Walking with such a grand and stylish stride,
Thangamae kalakalakka vaikkira
Oh my golden one, you make the place lively and vibrant,
Manasa oosi noolu illaamalae thaikkira
You stitch my heart without even using a needle and thread.
……………….
……………….
Kaanjipuram saelai katti
Draped in a fine Kanchipuram silk saree,
Kadai theruvil pora kutti
Oh young girl walking through the market street,
Karumba erumbu thinnaa kettidumaa
If an ant eats sugarcane, does the sugarcane get spoiled?
Unna kaiyaala thottaa
If I touch you gently with my hands,
Yaedhum pattidumaa…aa…aa….aa….
Will anything happen to you?
……………….
……………….
Jalu jalunnu kolusu saththam
The jingling sound of your anklets, 'jalu jalu',
Kadhukullathaan ketkkum niththam
Is heard in my ears every single day.
Nilavaththaan jolikkiriyae iravula
You shine like the glowing moon in the night,
Naama nirantharamaa irunthidalaam uravula
Let us stay together permanently in this relationship.
Salaamaiyaa salaamu
Greetings, sir, greetings!
Enga munnorkkum salaamu
Greetings to our ancestors as well!
Enga sagala thunbam salaamu
A final goodbye to all our sorrows!
Santhosamthaan namakku venum maamu
Happiness is all we need, friend!
En paatti ippo ungalukku inaamu
My grandmother is now a reward for you!
Male :Appadi
Male: Exactly like that!
Salaamaiyaa salaamu
Greetings, sir, greetings!
Enga munnorkkum salaamu
Greetings to our ancestors as well!
Enga sagala thunbam salaamu
A final goodbye to all our sorrows!
Santhosamthaan namakku venum maamu
Happiness is all we need, friend!
En paatti ippo ungalukku inaamu
My grandmother is now a reward for you!
Azhagazhagu figure-ru ellaam
All the stunning and beautiful girls,
Colour colour-raa pogaiyila
When they walk past dressed colorfully,
Paarththaalae morakkirainga kovamaa
Why do they glare angrily at me if I just look?
Idhu pandi naattu kannagiyin sabamaa
Is this the curse of Kannagi from the Pandyan realm?
Natchchaththira kammaluthaan…aa…aa..aah…
Earrings that sparkle like stars...
Natchchaththira kammaluthaan nadamaadum minnaluthaan
Wearing star-like earrings, walking like a streak of lightning,
Vaanavillu valaiyalaana maayamaa
Is it magic that the rainbow has transformed into your bangles?
Kanavula devathaiyaa vanthu pora niyaayamaa
Is it fair for you to enter my dreams like a divine angel?
Manja manjalaa malara vachchu
Blooming like bright yellow flowers,
Jannal jannalaa pinnala vachchu
Braided hair designed like lattice windows,
Manja manjalaa malara vachchu
Blooming like bright yellow flowers,
Jannal jannalaa pinnala vachchu
Braided hair designed like lattice windows,
Kannaalae daavadikkum kannammaa
Oh Kannamma, who flirts with her eyes,
Un muththu pallu dalladikkuthu ponnammaa
Oh golden girl, your pearl-like teeth sparkle brightly!
Kannaana kannazhagi kanivaana perazhagi
Precious beautiful girl with sweet grace,
Senthoora sivappazhagi meenammaa
Deep red as vermilion, beautiful Meenamma,
Usura undiyalaa kulukkiriyae yaenammaa
Why are you shaking my life like a coin in a piggy bank?
……………
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Aa…aa….aah….
Aa…aa….aah….
Aa….aa….aa…aa…..aah….aa…..
Aa….aa….aa…aa…..aah….aa…..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful and energetic song expresses a lover's intense admiration for his beloved. He marvels at her beauty, her stylish outfits, her graceful walk, and her charming accessories—from her star-like earrings to her anklets and saree. Through humorous and vivid expressions, he describes how her smile sweetens his thoughts like a laddu and how her presence shakes his life playfully. Interspersed with catchy folk chants and comedic dialogues, the track combines traditional Tamil imagery, such as Kannagi's legendary anger and Kanchipuram silk sarees, with contemporary pop culture references, creating a joyful celebrations of love and youthful fascination.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Usura undiyalaa kulukkiriyae yaenammaa”
Compares teeth to precious pearls ('muththu pallu') and life/soul to a coin inside a piggy bank ('usura undiyalaa').
Hyperbole
“Manasa oosi noolu illaamalae thaikkira”
An exaggeration claiming that she stitches his heart together without using a needle and thread.
Onomatopoeia
“Jalu jalunnu kolusu saththam”
Use of 'Jalu jalunnu' to imitate the tinkling sound of traditional anklets (kolusu).
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Manja manjalaa malara vachchu / Jannal jannalaa pinnala vachchu”
Rhyming of the second letter 'n' in 'Manja' and 'Jannal'.
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Trivia
Although listed as unknown in some song metadata, the music for the film 'Iniyavale' (1998 starring Prabhu, Suvaluxmi, and Keerthi Reddy) was composed by Deva, known for his signature fast-tempo 'Gana' and upbeat romantic folk tracks during the late 1990s.
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