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Lyrics & meaning

Mannan Oruvan

From Galatta Kalyanam · 1968

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Galatta Kalyanam
Movie release year
1968
Lyrics added on
30 Oct 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mannan oruvan manjathil vandhaano
Gangai yamunai ondraaga kandaano
Mannan oruvan manjathil vandhaano
Gangai yamunai ondraaga kandaano
Noolidai vannam kandaan
Minnal endraan pinni kondaan
Thaamarai kannam kandaan
Mutham kondaan thaen endraan
Noolidai vannam kandaan
Minnal endraan pinni kondaan
Thaamarai kannam kandaan
Mutham kondaan thaen endraan
Mannan oruvan manjathil vandhaano
Enai kaana thudippaan iravallavo
Thudippodu nadippaan edhai sollavo
Nadippodu padippaan karam pidippaan
Sugam vadippaan kadhai mudippaan
Mannan oruvan manjathil vandhaano
Gangai yamunai ondraaga kandaano
Mannan oruvan manjathil vandhaano
Imaikkaamal rasippaan azhagallavo
Kuraikkaamal koduppaan suvaiyallavo
Aahaaa ahaaa aaaa ahaaa ahaaa aa
Imaikkaamal rasippaan azhagallavo
Kuraikkaamal koduppaan suvaiyallavo
Pudhup paadhai vaguppaan enai ninaippaan
Varavazhaippaan udal anaippaan
Mannan oruvan manjathil vandhaano
Gangai yamunai ondraaga kandaano
Aaahaaa ohooo laalaa laa laaalaaa la
Did a king come to the bed?
Did he see the Ganga and Yamuna merge as one?
Did a king come to the bed?
Did he see the Ganga and Yamuna merge as one?
Admiring the beauty of a slender waist,
he called it lightning and held me close.
Admiring the lotus-soft cheek,
he took a kiss and called it sweet as honey.
Admiring the beauty of a slender waist,
he called it lightning and held me close.
Admiring the lotus-soft cheek,
he took a kiss and called it sweet as honey.
Did a king come to the bed?
He longs to see me, for is it not night?
He acts with such passion, what can I say?
Playfully acting, he reads my mind and holds my hand,
he showers pure pleasure and finishes the tale.
Did a king come to the bed?
Did he see the Ganga and Yamuna merge as one?
Did a king come to the bed?
He admires without blinking, isn't it pure beauty?
He gives without holding back, isn't it sheer sweetness?
Aaha aha aa aha aha aa
He admires without blinking, isn't it pure beauty?
He gives without holding back, isn't it sheer sweetness?
He paves a new path, thinking of me,
he calls me close and embraces me.
Did a king come to the bed?
Did he see the Ganga and Yamuna merge as one?
Aaha oho laala la laala la
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Mannan oruvan manjathil vandhaano is a deeply romantic song from the 1968 Tamil classic Galatta Kalyanam. Written by Vaali, the song portrays a woman's poetic reflections and intimate fantasies about her beloved lover, whom she metaphorically elevates to a king arriving at her couch.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai)

“Gangai yamunai ondraaga kandaano”

Comparing the merger of two lovers to the sacred confluence of the rivers Ganga and Yamuna.

Metaphor / Visual Imagery

“Thaamarai kannam kandaan”

Describing the cheek as delicate and beautiful like a lotus flower ('Thaamarai kannam').

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

“Imaikkaamal rasippaan azhagallavo / Kuraikkaamal koduppaan suvaiyallavo”

Use of matching end-rhymes like 'azhagallavo' and 'suvaiyallavo' to create lyrical fluidity.

Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Thudippodu nadippaan edhai sollavo / Nadippodu padippaan karam pidippaan”

Repetition of the second consonant sound 'di' in 'Thudippodu', 'Nadippodu', and 'padippaan'.

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