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Manthoppu Kiliye

From Manthoppu Kiliye · 1979

Lyricist
M. A. Kaja
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Manthoppu Kiliye
Movie release year
1979
Lyrics added on
2 May 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Maanthoppu kiliyae machaana paaru
Manasanthi kaana manasaara pazhagu pazhagu
Female :Aaththottam polae azhagaaga pesi
Kaathottam polae kalanthitten machaan machaan
Ambuttu podhum achaaram thaaren
Female :Ammammaa naanum aalana ponnu
Ada ambuttu podhum achaaram thaaren
Female :Ammammaa naanum aalana ponnu
Maanthoppu kiliyae machaana paaru
Manasanthi kaana manasaara pazhagu pazhagu
Female :Aaththottam polae azhagaaga pesi
Kaathottam polae kalanthitten machaan machaan
Aalaana unna aalathaan enna
Aandavan padachaan aasaiya vedhachaan
Aalaana unna aalathaan enna
Aandavan padachaan aasaiya vedhachaan
Aavani maasam thaavani potten
Adhukkullae pulla thaaladhu machaan machaan
Maanthoppu kiliyae machaana paaru
Manasanthi kaana manasaara pazhagu pazhagu
Female :Aaththottam polae azhagaaga pesi
Kaathottam polae kalanthitten machaan machaan
En maaman ponnae un maeni noga
Oru moonu varusham oru pulla vendam
En maaman ponnae un maeni noga
Oru moonu varusham oru pulla vendam
Neruppoda panju nerungitta pochu
Neruppoda panju nerungitta pochu
Naadengum onnu adhukaaga irukku
Pulla…aaa….
Maanthoppu kiliyae machaana paaru
Manasanthi kaana manasaara pazhagu pazhagu
Female :Aaththottam polae azhagaaga pesi
Kaathottam polae kalanthitten machaan machaan
Parrot of the mango grove, look at your man!
Get close with all your heart to find peace of mind!
Female: Speaking so sweetly like a flowing river,
I have blended with you like the breeze, my dear!
That is enough, I will give you a lover's token!
Female: Oh my, but I am a girl who has just grown up!
Hey, that is enough, I will give you a lover's token!
Female: Oh my, but I am a girl who has just grown up!
Parrot of the mango grove, look at your man!
Get close with all your heart to find peace of mind!
Female: Speaking so sweetly like a flowing river,
I have blended with you like the breeze, my dear!
To claim and cherish you who has grown up,
God created me and planted this desire in me!
To claim and cherish you who has grown up,
God created me and planted this desire in me!
Only in the month of Aavani did I start wearing a half-sari,
So soon, my body cannot bear a child, my dear!
Parrot of the mango grove, look at your man!
Get close with all your heart to find peace of mind!
Female: Speaking so sweetly like a flowing river,
I have blended with you like the breeze, my dear!
My uncle's daughter, without hurting your tender body,
We will not have a baby for three whole years!
My uncle's daughter, without hurting your tender body,
We will not have a baby for three whole years!
If cotton gets too close to fire, that is it!
If cotton gets too close to fire, that is it!
There is something available across the country just for that!
Darling... ah...
Parrot of the mango grove, look at your man!
Get close with all your heart to find peace of mind!
Female: Speaking so sweetly like a flowing river,
I have blended with you like the breeze, my dear!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Manthoppu Kiliye is a lively, folk-inspired romantic duet where a newly married or courting couple exchange playful expressions of love. The man addresses his beloved affectionately as a sweet parrot from the mango orchard, urging her to open her heart, while she responds by describing how effortlessly she fell for him like a gentle breeze along a flowing river.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Aaththottam polae azhagaaga pesi / Kaathottam polae kalanthitten”

Compares her speech to a flowing river (Aaththottam polae) and her blending in love to a gentle breeze (Kaathottam polae).

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

“Maanthoppu kiliyae machaana paaru”

Addresses the woman metaphorically as a 'parrot of the mango grove' (Maanthoppu kiliyae) symbolizing sweet beauty.

Metaphorical Proverb

“Neruppoda panju nerungitta pochu”

Uses the image of cotton catching fire when near flame to describe intense physical proximity and passion.

Second-Letter Rhyme (Edhugai)

“Aaththottam polae / Kaathottam polae”

Rhyming of second consonants across lines (Aaththottam / Kaathottam).

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Trivia

This track is from the 1979 Tamil film 'Naan Vazhavaippen' starring Sivaji Ganesan and K.R. Vijaya, with music composed by Shankar-Ganesh. The song creatively weaves family planning awareness—a major government initiative in late 1970s India—into a catchy rural folk romance.

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