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Lyrics & meaning

Manja Manjala Malar

From Iniyavale · 1998

Lyricist
Jeevan
Singer
P. Unnikrishnan
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Iniyavale
Movie release year
1998
Lyrics added on
29 Sept 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aa…..aa…..aah…..aa…..
Aah….aa….aah….aa….
Aa….aa….aah….aa….aah….aa….
Yaehae yaehae hae
Yaehae yaehae hae
Yaehae yaehae hae haehae
Manja manjalaa malara vachchu
Jannal jannalaa pinnala vachchu
Manja manjalaa malara vachchu
Jannal jannalaa pinnala vachchu
Kannaalae daavadikkum kannammaa
Un muththu pallu dalladikkuthu ponnammaa
Neththikazhagaa sticker-ru pottu
Nenjukullathaan power-ru kattu
Nenaichchaalae inippu laddu chellammaa
Nee sirichchaalae sidharum thuttu nillammaa
Chudithaaru midiya pottu…oo…aa….aa….
Chudithaaru midiya pottu…
Joraana nadaiya pottu
Thangamae kalakalakka vaikkira
Manasa oosi noolu illaamalae thaikkira
……………….
Kaanjipuram saelai katti
Kadai theruvil pora kutti
Karumba erumbu thinnaa kettidumaa
Unna kaiyaala thottaa
Yaedhum pattidumaa…aa…aa….aa….
……………….
Jalu jalunnu kolusu saththam
Kadhukullathaan ketkkum niththam
Nilavaththaan jolikkiriyae iravula
Naama nirantharamaa irunthidalaam uravula
Salaamaiyaa salaamu
Enga munnorkkum salaamu
Enga sagala thunbam salaamu
Santhosamthaan namakku venum maamu
En paatti ippo ungalukku inaamu
Male :Appadi
Salaamaiyaa salaamu
Enga munnorkkum salaamu
Enga sagala thunbam salaamu
Santhosamthaan namakku venum maamu
En paatti ippo ungalukku inaamu
Azhagazhagu figure-ru ellaam
Colour colour-raa pogaiyila
Paarththaalae morakkirainga kovamaa
Idhu pandi naattu kannagiyin sabamaa
Natchchaththira kammaluthaan…aa…aa..aah…
Natchchaththira kammaluthaan nadamaadum minnaluthaan
Vaanavillu valaiyalaana maayamaa
Kanavula devathaiyaa vanthu pora niyaayamaa
Manja manjalaa malara vachchu
Jannal jannalaa pinnala vachchu
Manja manjalaa malara vachchu
Jannal jannalaa pinnala vachchu
Kannaalae daavadikkum kannammaa
Un muththu pallu dalladikkuthu ponnammaa
Kannaana kannazhagi kanivaana perazhagi
Senthoora sivappazhagi meenammaa
Usura undiyalaa kulukkiriyae yaenammaa
……………
Aa…aa….aah….
Aa….aa….aa…aa…..aah….aa…..
Aa... aa... aah... aa...
Aah... aa... aah... aa...
Aa... aa... aah... aa... aah... aa...
Yaehae yaehae hae
Yaehae yaehae hae
Yaehae yaehae hae haehae
Blooming in bright yellow everywhere,
Styled with latticed window-like braids,
Blooming in bright yellow everywhere,
Styled with latticed window-like braids,
Oh Kannamma, flirting with your eyes,
Your pearl-like teeth gleam brightly, my precious girl!
Wearing a decorative sticker bindi on your forehead,
Showing off your power inside my heart!
Just thinking of you is like a sweet laddu, my darling!
When you smile, coins scatter like treasures; wait, my girl!
Dressed in a chudidhar or a skirt... oo... aa... aa...
Dressed in a chudidhar or a skirt...
Walking with a stylish, jaunty gait,
My precious gold, you make everything vibrate with joy,
You stitch my heart without a needle or thread!
..............
Wearing a Kanchipuram silk saree,
Oh girl walking down the bazaar street,
Does sugarcane get spoiled if an ant eats it?
If I touch you with my hand,
Will anything go wrong? ...aa... aa... aa...
..............
The jingling sound of your anklets,
Echoes inside my ears every single day.
You shine bright like the moon in the night,
Let us stay together forever in our bond.
Greetings, sir, greetings!
Greetings to our ancestors too!
Goodbye to all our troubles!
All we want is happiness, my friend!
My song is now a gift to you!
Male: That's right!
Greetings, sir, greetings!
Greetings to our ancestors too!
Goodbye to all our troubles!
All we want is happiness, my friend!
My song is now a gift to you!
All those beautiful girls,
Passing by in colorful splendour,
They glare angrily if I just look at them!
Is this the curse of Kannagi from the Pandya kingdom?
Wearing starry earrings... aa... aa... aah...
With starry earrings, she is a walking bolt of lightning!
Is it magic that the rainbow turned into bangles?
Is it fair that you come and go like an angel in my dreams?
Blooming in bright yellow everywhere,
Styled with latticed window-like braids,
Blooming in bright yellow everywhere,
Styled with latticed window-like braids,
Oh Kannamma, flirting with your eyes,
Your pearl-like teeth gleam brightly, my precious girl!
Precious beauty like my eyes, gentle and grand beauty,
Vermilion-red beauty, oh Meenamma!
You shake my soul like a piggy bank, why oh why?
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Aa... aa... aah...
Aa... aa... aa... aa... aah... aa...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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