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Lyrics & meaning

Manjal Poosi Varum

From Aaravalli · 1957

Lyricist
A. Maruthakasi
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, Tiruchi Loganathan
Music director
G. Ramanathan
Movie name
Aaravalli
Movie release year
1957
Lyrics added on
18 Feb 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aadi varum thendraladaa aaraaichchi
Antho vaanam sirikkuthannae allimuthu
Manjal poosi varum konjum paarvaiyilae
Vanthu pesum pennu paaru
Ila vanji saathi kannu yaaru
Nalla vayathu paaru thambi azhagu jothi minnal
Ennai thedi varum vanna poongodi
Nadhigalaagum aval maeni
Nadhigalaagum aval maeni
Pudhu udhayavaanil ezhilraani
Kani kannam punnagai kangal thaaragai
Kannal solai mayil yaaru
Anthivaana ezhil konjum maalaiyaval
Azhagu saathi malaraagum
Anthivaana ezhil konjum maalaiyaval
Azhagu saathi malaraagum
Kadhal kadhaigal pesum radhiyaagum annae
Antha neram thunai kondu thedivarum
Sonthamaanathor mega maappillai
Alaiyum kolam paar paavam
Adhu malaiyil veezhuntha parithaabam
Alaiyum kolam paar paavam
Adhu malaiyil veezhuntha parithaabam
Adhu sontha moolai kettu vantha velai vittu
Mandu pol thoongum sogam
Inba vaazhvu tharum intha logam sollum
Ellaikkodu malaraagum
Inba vaazhvu tharum intha logam sollum
Ellaikkodu malaraagum
Malar idhazhgal veedu kalaiyaagum
Idhil ennippaaru manam vanthu pogum gunam
Unmaiyaaga mana kannilaadum kadhai
Paravai naamum oru koottam
Kilai ilaigalaagum uyir ottam
Paravai naamum oru koottam
Kilai ilaigalaagum uyir ottam
Mazhai iravu velai kanda parakkum eesalathu
Nilaiyai pol ulaga vaazhvum
Vatta nilaa pottugalaa
Kattavizhaa mottukalaa
Vaattasaattamaana alli koottangalaa
Vatta nilaa pottugalaa
Kattavizhaa mottukalaa
Vaattasaattamaana alli koottangalaa
Azhagapaaru kannaalae
Anupavamthaan pinnaalae
Azhagapaaru kannaalae
Anupavamthaan pinnaalae
Pazhaga pazhaga pulikkum paalu
Pazhamozhithaan munnaalae
Vatta nilaa pottugalaa
Kattavizhaa mottukalaa
Vaattasaattamaana alli koottangalaa
Here comes the swaying breeze, brother, searching and inquiring...
The twilight sky is smiling, brother, like a pearl in a water lily...
Turmeric glowing on her skin, with tender, playful glances,
Look at the girl coming forward to speak!
Who is this young, graceful girl with enchanting eyes?
Look at her youthful prime, little brother, glowing like a flash of lightning!
A colorful flowering vine coming in search of me,
Her body flows gently like rivers,
Her body flows gently like rivers,
A queen of beauty in the fresh dawn sky!
Cheeks like sweet fruit, a bright smile, and eyes shining like stars,
Who is this peacock wandering in the sugarcane grove?
She is the charming evening adorned with twilight's beauty,
A flower of pure and graceful beauty!
She is the charming evening adorned with twilight's beauty,
A flower of pure and graceful beauty!
Brother, she is Rathi (goddess of love) whispering tales of romance!
Taking its companion along at that hour and coming in search,
Is her very own bridegroom of a cloud.
Look at the pitiful way it wanders around,
What a tragedy that it crashed against the mountain!
Look at the pitiful way it wanders around,
What a tragedy that it crashed against the mountain!
Losing its senses and abandoning the work it came to do,
It lies asleep like a fool—what a sorrow...
This world that promises a joyful life tells us,
The ultimate boundary is just like a flower.
This world that promises a joyful life tells us,
The ultimate boundary is just like a flower.
The home made of flower petals will soon scatter away,
Think about it: fragrance is something that only comes and goes!
In truth, this is the reality unfolding before the mind's eye.
We too are merely a flock of birds,
And the flow of life is like branches and leaves.
We too are merely a flock of birds,
And the flow of life is like branches and leaves.
Like the winged termites flying out on a rainy night,
So fleeting is our life in this world.
Are those round bindis like full moons?
Are they tightly closed flower buds?
Or a lovely, blooming cluster of water lilies?
Are those round bindis like full moons?
Are they tightly closed flower buds?
Or a lovely, blooming cluster of water lilies?
Admire the beauty only with your eyes,
For the bitter lesson follows only afterward!
Admire the beauty only with your eyes,
For the bitter lesson follows only afterward!
Even sweet milk turns sour with time,
Just as the wise old proverb reminds us...
Are those round bindis like full moons?
Are they tightly closed flower buds?
Or a lovely, blooming cluster of water lilies?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This lyrical piece from the 1957 Tamil film 'Aaravalli' presents a poetic duet and philosophical reflection woven together through nature imagery and philosophical proverbs. The lyrics praise feminine beauty by comparing her features to rivers, morning dawn, evening twilight, flowering creepers, peacocks, and star-like eyes, while contrasting this romantic idealization with the fleeting nature of life and worldly illusions. Later verses dive into philosophical observations about human life, comparing humans to a flock of birds or winged termites that fly briefly during rainy nights, emphasizing how impermanent life is. The song concludes with popular Tamil proverbs like 'pazhaga pazhaga pulikkum paalu' (familiarity breeds contempt / even milk turns sour upon over-familiarity), balancing sensory admiration with grounded cultural wisdom.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

“Nadhigalaagum aval maeni”

Compares the woman's body to flowing rivers ('Nadhigalaagum aval maeni') and her eyes to stars ('kangal thaaragai').

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

“Pudhu udhayavaanil ezhilraani”

Metaphorically equates the beauty of the dawn sky to a queen ('Pudhu udhayavaanil ezhilraani').

Emoni / Rhyme (Monai and Etukai)

“Vatta nilaa pottugalaa”

Alliteration and rhyme patterns in 'Vatta nilaa', 'Kattavizhaa', and 'Vaattasaattamaana'.

Proverb / Folk Wisdom (Pazhamozhi)

“Pazhaga pazhaga pulikkum paalu”

Inclusion of the traditional proverb that prolonged familiarity sours even sweet things like milk.

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Trivia

Aaravalli (1957) was a popular Tamil mythological-fantasy film produced by Modern Theatres and directed by T. R. Sundaram. The music was composed by G. Ramanathan with lyrics written by A. Maruthakasi, featuring iconic vocals by Seerkazhi Govindarajan and Tiruchi Loganathan.

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