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Manjal Nila Kayuthu

From Ivargal Varungala Thoongal · 1987

Lyricist
T. Rajendar
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Uma Ramanan
Music director
T. Rajendar
Movie name
Ivargal Varungala Thoongal
Movie release year
1987
Lyrics added on
26 Jan 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Manjal nilaa kaayuthu
Manjamumthaan yaenguthu
Manjal nilaa kaayuthu
Manjamumthaan yaenguthu
Haeiii mama yaezhttu naalaa
Naanthaan thaniyaa paai podalaamaa
Maasam maasam kaarththigai maasam
Aala mayakkuthu aah haa
Vaasam vaasam malligai vaasam bodhai yaeruthu
Manjal nilaa kaayuthu
Manjamumthaan yaenguthu
Manjal nilaa kaayuthu
Haa manjamumthaan yaenguthu
Munivan kooda menagaiyin
Sirippilae kalainthaan aahhaahaah
Maman mattum veeraappoda
Vesham pottu nadichchaan
No no no no
Avanukku venuminnaa
Menagai pudhusu menagai pudhusu
Enakkumthaan pondatti nee
Aayittae pazhasu aayittae pazhasu
Pazhasu sogusuthaan
Vayasu elasuthaan purinjukko
Kaalam maarinaal
Kaala pudikkanum purinjukko
Manjal nilaa kaayuthu
Male :Haahang
Female :Manjamumthaan yaenguthu
Male :Heemhmm
Female :Manjal nilaa kaayuthu
Male :Aahaah
Female :Manjamumthaan yaenguthu
Male :No no…..
Karaippaar karaichchaal
Kallum kooda karaiyum aahaah Oohoh
Kattiyava anaichchaa kanavan kozhaivaan
Hae hae aahhaah
Munthaanai manthiranthaan
Kadaisiyil jeyikkum
Male :Sarithaan sarithaan
Female :Selainga nenachchupputtaa
Kaalainga close
Male :Ok Ok
Kobam kondathu
Thabam kondathu summaadi aahahah
Thavaththa kalaichchuttaen
Saranam pugunthuttaen ammaadi
Manjal nilaa kaayuthu
Manjamumthaan yaenguthu
Manjal nilaa kaayuthu
Manjamumthaan yaenguthu
Yaehae rosa yaezhttu naalaa
Naanthaan thaniyaa paai podalaamaa
Maasam maasam kaarththigai maasam
Enna vaattuthu haei haei
Vaasam vaasam malligai vaasam bodhai yaeththuthu
Manjal nilaa kaayuthu
Female :Manjamumthaan yaenguthu
Male :Manjal nilaa heemmhmm
Female :Manjamumthaan aahha….
The golden moon is shining bright
And the bed is yearning too
The golden moon is shining bright
And the bed is yearning too
Hey darling, for the past seven or eight days
Should I be laying out the mat all alone?
This chilly month of Karthigai
Is intoxicating me, ah ha
The sweet scent of jasmine is making my head spin
The golden moon is shining bright
And the bed is yearning too
The golden moon is shining bright
Ha, and the bed is yearning too
Even the sage lost his focus
And melted at Menaka's smile, ah ha ha
Only my man puts on a stubborn show
And acts so tough
No, no, no, no
Maybe for him,
Menaka was new, Menaka was new
To me, you, my wife,
Have become old, have become old!
What is familiar is pure comfort,
And my youth is still fresh, understand that!
When the tables turn,
You will come pleading at my feet, understand that!
The golden moon is shining bright
Male: Ha-ang
Female: And the bed is yearning too
Male: Mmm-hmm
Female: The golden moon is shining bright
Male: Aha-ah
Female: And the bed is yearning too
Male: No, no...
If you know how to melt a heart,
Even a stone will melt, aha-ah oho-oh
When his wife embraces him, a husband will surely soften
Hey hey, ah ha ha ha
The spell of a woman's saree
Will always win in the end
Male: That is true, that is true!
Female: If women make up their minds,
These tough men are finished!
Male: Okay, okay!
My anger
And my passion were just teasing, my dear, ah ha ha
I have broken my penance,
And surrendered to you completely!
The golden moon is shining bright
And the bed is yearning too
The golden moon is shining bright
And the bed is yearning too
Hey my rose, for the past seven or eight days
Should I be laying out the mat all alone?
This chilly month of Karthigai
Torments me so, hey hey
The sweet scent of jasmine is intoxicating
The golden moon is shining bright
Female: And the bed is yearning too
Male: The golden moon, mmm-hmm
Female: And the bed too, ah-ha...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Manjal Nila Kaayuthu is a playful romantic duet from the 1987 Tamil film Ivargal Varungala Thoongal, written and composed by T. Rajendar. The song depicts a witty, affectionate banter between a married couple. The wife playfully scolds her husband for acting distant and cold, invoking mythological allegories like the sage Vishwamitra falling for Menaka to highlight her husband's attempt at acting stubborn. She confidently asserts that a wife's charm and persistence will always melt a husband's stoic front. The husband initially attempts to tease her back about familiarity, but ultimately concedes defeatedly yet joyously, admitting that his anger has transformed into intense longing and surrendering to her love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

“Manjal nilaa kaayuthu / Manjamumthaan yaenguthu”

Matching starting consonant sounds 'Ma' in 'Manjal' and 'Manjamumthaan' across adjacent lines.

Etukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Maasam maasam kaarththigai maasam / Vaasam vaasam malligai vaasam”

Matching second letter 'saa' across 'Maasam' and 'Vaasam'.

Mythological Allusion

“Munivan kooda menagaiyin / Sirippilae kalainthaan”

References the Hindu mythological tale of celestial nymph Menaka breaking the intense ascetic penance of Sage Vishwamitra.

Metaphor

“Munthaanai manthiranthaan / Kadaisiyil jeyikkum”

Compares women's persuasive power and pallu charm to a hypnotic spell ('manthiran').

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Trivia

The film 'Ivargal Varungala Thoongal' (1987) was written, directed, and scored by T. Rajendar, who was renowned in Tamil cinema for writing rhyming, rhythmic lyrics and creating catchy, folk-infused melody tracks.

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