Manjal Meni Mayakkum
From Ival Oru Seethai · 1978
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- L. R. Eswari
- Music director
- V. Kumar
- Details
- Ival Oru Seethai1978
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Manjal maeni mayakkum rani | A queen with golden-turmeric skin that intoxicates |
| Manjal maeni mayakkum rani | A queen with golden-turmeric skin that intoxicates |
| Manmathanae ennuyirae enthan mannava vaa | Oh Cupid, my life, my king, come to me |
| Maangani naan thaen suvai nee | I am the ripe mango fruit, you are the taste of honey |
| Inainthu konjavaa….vaa…..vaa….. | Shall we unite and fondle... come... come... |
| Female | |
| Manjal maeni mayakkum rani | A queen with golden-turmeric skin that intoxicates |
| Manmathanae ennuyirae enthan mannava vaa | Oh Cupid, my life, my king, come to me |
| Maangani naan thaen suvai nee | I am the ripe mango fruit, you are the taste of honey |
| Inainthu konjavaa….vaa…..vaa….. | Shall we unite and fondle... come... come... |
| Female | |
| …………….. | |
| Female | |
| Paavai unakkingu pudhu | Oh young woman, here you have a new |
| Palarai mayakkum vayathu | Age that mesmerizes many |
| Pazhagum vidham oru dhinusu | A unique manner of mingling |
| Paruva kalaththin ilasu | Tender youthfulness of the springtime of life |
| Female | |
| Manmathanae ennuyirae enthan mannavaa vaa | Oh Cupid, my life, my king, come to me |
| Maangani naan thaen suvai nee | I am the ripe mango fruit, you are the taste of honey |
| Inainthu konjavaa….vaa…..vaa….. | Shall we unite and fondle... come... come... |
| Female | |
| Manjal maeni mayakkum rani | A queen with golden-turmeric skin that intoxicates |
| Manmathanae ennuyirae enthan mannava vaa | Oh Cupid, my life, my king, come to me |
| Maangani naan thaen suvai nee | I am the ripe mango fruit, you are the taste of honey |
| Inainthu konjavaa….vaa…..vaa….. | Shall we unite and fondle... come... come... |
| Female | |
| Poovil nindraadum thaeni | A honeybee dancing upon the flower |
| Paalin suvaiyaana maeni | A complexion as delicious as milk |
| Poovil nindraadum thaeni | A honeybee dancing upon the flower |
| Paalin suvaiyaana maeni | A complexion as delicious as milk |
| Neega inbathai thaa nee | Give me bliss that never fades |
| Virunthu suvaippom vaa | Come, let us enjoy this feast |
| Female | |
| Manmathanae ennuyirae enthan mannavaa vaa | Oh Cupid, my life, my king, come to me |
| Maangani naan thaen suvai nee | I am the ripe mango fruit, you are the taste of honey |
| Inainthu konjavaa….vaa…..vaa….. | Shall we unite and fondle... come... come... |
| Female | |
| Manjal maeni mayakkum rani | A queen with golden-turmeric skin that intoxicates |
| Manmathanae ennuyirae enthan mannava vaa | Oh Cupid, my life, my king, come to me |
| Maangani naan thaen suvai nee | I am the ripe mango fruit, you are the taste of honey |
| Inainthu konjavaa….vaa…..vaa….. | Shall we unite and fondle... come... come... |
மஞ்சள் மேனி மயக்கும் ராணி
மஞ்சள் மேனி மயக்கும் ராணி
மன்மதனே என்னுயிரே எந்தன் மன்னவா வா
மாங்கனி நான் தேன் சுவை நீ
இணைந்து கொஞ்சவா...வா.....வா.....
A queen with golden-turmeric skin that intoxicates
A queen with golden-turmeric skin that intoxicates
Oh Cupid, my life, my king, come to me
I am the ripe mango fruit, you are the taste of honey
Shall we unite and fondle... come... come...
மஞ்சள் மேனி மயக்கும் ராணி
மன்மதனே என்னுயிரே எந்தன் மன்னவா வா
மாங்கனி நான் தேன் சுவை நீ
இணைந்து கொஞ்சவா...வா.....வா.....
A queen with golden-turmeric skin that intoxicates
Oh Cupid, my life, my king, come to me
I am the ripe mango fruit, you are the taste of honey
Shall we unite and fondle... come... come...
......................
பாவை உனக்கிங்கு புதுசு
பலரை மயக்கும் வயசு
பழகும் விதம் ஒரு தினுசு
பருவக் காலத்தின் இளசு
Oh young woman, here you have a new
Age that mesmerizes many
A unique manner of mingling
Tender youthfulness of the springtime of life
மன்மதனே என்னுயிரே எந்தன் மன்னவா வா
மாங்கனி நான் தேன் சுவை நீ
இணைந்து கொஞ்சவா...வா.....வா.....
Oh Cupid, my life, my king, come to me
I am the ripe mango fruit, you are the taste of honey
Shall we unite and fondle... come... come...
மஞ்சள் மேனி மயக்கும் ராணி
மன்மதனே என்னுயிரே எந்தன் மன்னவா வா
மாங்கனி நான் தேன் சுவை நீ
இணைந்து கொஞ்சவா...வா.....வா.....
A queen with golden-turmeric skin that intoxicates
Oh Cupid, my life, my king, come to me
I am the ripe mango fruit, you are the taste of honey
Shall we unite and fondle... come... come...
பூவில் நின்றாடும் தேனீ
பாலின் சுவையான மேனி
பூவில் நின்றாடும் தேனீ
பாலின் சுவையான மேனி
நீங்கா இன்பத்தை தா நீ
விருந்து சுவைப்போம் வா......
A honeybee dancing upon the flower
A complexion as delicious as milk
A honeybee dancing upon the flower
A complexion as delicious as milk
Give me bliss that never fades
Come, let us enjoy this feast
மன்மதனே என்னுயிரே எந்தன் மன்னவா வா
மாங்கனி நான் தேன் சுவை நீ
இணைந்து கொஞ்சவா...வா.....வா.....
Oh Cupid, my life, my king, come to me
I am the ripe mango fruit, you are the taste of honey
Shall we unite and fondle... come... come...
மஞ்சள் மேனி மயக்கும் ராணி
மன்மதனே என்னுயிரே எந்தன் மன்னவா வா
மாங்கனி நான் தேன் சுவை நீ
இணைந்து கொஞ்சவா...வா.....வா.....
A queen with golden-turmeric skin that intoxicates
Oh Cupid, my life, my king, come to me
I am the ripe mango fruit, you are the taste of honey
Shall we unite and fondle... come... come...
Manjal maeni mayakkum rani
A queen with golden-turmeric skin that intoxicates
Manjal maeni mayakkum rani
A queen with golden-turmeric skin that intoxicates
Manmathanae ennuyirae enthan mannava vaa
Oh Cupid, my life, my king, come to me
Maangani naan thaen suvai nee
I am the ripe mango fruit, you are the taste of honey
Inainthu konjavaa….vaa…..vaa…..
Shall we unite and fondle... come... come...
Manjal maeni mayakkum rani
A queen with golden-turmeric skin that intoxicates
Manmathanae ennuyirae enthan mannava vaa
Oh Cupid, my life, my king, come to me
Maangani naan thaen suvai nee
I am the ripe mango fruit, you are the taste of honey
Inainthu konjavaa….vaa…..vaa…..
Shall we unite and fondle... come... come...
……………..
Paavai unakkingu pudhu
Oh young woman, here you have a new
Palarai mayakkum vayathu
Age that mesmerizes many
Pazhagum vidham oru dhinusu
A unique manner of mingling
Paruva kalaththin ilasu
Tender youthfulness of the springtime of life
Manmathanae ennuyirae enthan mannavaa vaa
Oh Cupid, my life, my king, come to me
Maangani naan thaen suvai nee
I am the ripe mango fruit, you are the taste of honey
Inainthu konjavaa….vaa…..vaa…..
Shall we unite and fondle... come... come...
Manjal maeni mayakkum rani
A queen with golden-turmeric skin that intoxicates
Manmathanae ennuyirae enthan mannava vaa
Oh Cupid, my life, my king, come to me
Maangani naan thaen suvai nee
I am the ripe mango fruit, you are the taste of honey
Inainthu konjavaa….vaa…..vaa…..
Shall we unite and fondle... come... come...
Poovil nindraadum thaeni
A honeybee dancing upon the flower
Paalin suvaiyaana maeni
A complexion as delicious as milk
Poovil nindraadum thaeni
A honeybee dancing upon the flower
Paalin suvaiyaana maeni
A complexion as delicious as milk
Neega inbathai thaa nee
Give me bliss that never fades
Virunthu suvaippom vaa
Come, let us enjoy this feast
Manmathanae ennuyirae enthan mannavaa vaa
Oh Cupid, my life, my king, come to me
Maangani naan thaen suvai nee
I am the ripe mango fruit, you are the taste of honey
Inainthu konjavaa….vaa…..vaa…..
Shall we unite and fondle... come... come...
Manjal maeni mayakkum rani
A queen with golden-turmeric skin that intoxicates
Manmathanae ennuyirae enthan mannava vaa
Oh Cupid, my life, my king, come to me
Maangani naan thaen suvai nee
I am the ripe mango fruit, you are the taste of honey
Inainthu konjavaa….vaa…..vaa…..
Shall we unite and fondle... come... come...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Manjal Maeni Mayakkum Rani from the 1978 movie Ival Oru Seethai is a classic sensuous track performed by the legendary L. R. Eswari, composed by V. Kumar, and written by Kannadasan. The song captures a woman enticing her beloved, calling him her Cupid (Manmathan) and king, and inviting him to embrace the warmth and pleasure of youth.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Moonaai (Initial Alliteration)
“Manjal maeni mayakkum rani”
Repetition of the 'Ma' sound across words creates rhythmic flow.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Maangani naan thaen suvai nee”
The woman compares herself to a ripe mango and her lover to the taste of honey.
Etukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Palarai mayakkum vayathu”
Repetition of the 'la/za' sounds across initial positions in consecutive lines (Palarai / Pazhagum / Paruva).
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Trivia
L. R. Eswari was Tamil cinema's undisputed queen of seductive and western-infused club numbers throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Her expressive voice gave this V. Kumar composition its iconic allure.
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