Mappillai Poraru Paaru
From Aasai Manaivi · 1977
- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singer
- Ramani
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Aasai Manaivi1977
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Maappilai poraaru paaru | Look, the groom is going! |
| Adho paaru avaru maamiyaaru veedu rompa joru | Look over there, his mother-in-law's house is very grand! |
| Jigujiguchchaang kuruvi vanthu | Jigujiguchchaang, the little bird came, |
| Jiyyaam pottukichchaam | It applied jam for itself, |
| Kuruvi jiyyaam pottukichchaam | The little bird applied jam for itself! |
| Female | |
| Maappilai poraaru paaru | Look, the groom is going! |
| Adho paaru avaru maamiyaaru veedu rompa joru | Look over there, his mother-in-law's house is very grand! |
| Female | |
| Jiyyaam pottu amma virichcha | Spreading jam, the lady cast a net, |
| Valaiyil maattikkichchaang | And got trapped in it, |
| Kuruvi valaiyil maattikkichchaam…. | The little bird got caught in the net.... |
மாப்பிள்ளை போராரு பாரு
அதோ பாரு அவரு மாமியாரு வீடு ரொம்ப ஜோரு
ஜிகுஜிகுச்சாங் குருவி வந்து
ஜிய்யாம் போட்டுக்கிச்சாங் குருவி
ஜிய்யாம் போட்டுக்கிச்சாம்.....
Look, the groom is going!
Look over there, his mother-in-law's house is very grand!
Jigujiguchchaang, the little bird came,
It applied jam for itself,
The little bird applied jam for itself!
மாப்பிள்ளை போராரு பாரு
அதோ பாரு அவரு மாமியாரு வீடு ரொம்ப ஜோரு
Look, the groom is going!
Look over there, his mother-in-law's house is very grand!
ஜிய்யாம் போட்டு அம்மா விரிச்ச
வலையில் மாட்டிக்கிச்சாங்
குருவி வலையில் மாட்டிக்கிச்சாம்.....
Spreading jam, the lady cast a net,
And got trapped in it,
The little bird got caught in the net....
Maappilai poraaru paaru
Look, the groom is going!
Adho paaru avaru maamiyaaru veedu rompa joru
Look over there, his mother-in-law's house is very grand!
Jigujiguchchaang kuruvi vanthu
Jigujiguchchaang, the little bird came,
Jiyyaam pottukichchaam
It applied jam for itself,
Kuruvi jiyyaam pottukichchaam
The little bird applied jam for itself!
Maappilai poraaru paaru
Look, the groom is going!
Adho paaru avaru maamiyaaru veedu rompa joru
Look over there, his mother-in-law's house is very grand!
Jiyyaam pottu amma virichcha
Spreading jam, the lady cast a net,
Valaiyil maattikkichchaang
And got trapped in it,
Kuruvi valaiyil maattikkichchaam….
The little bird got caught in the net....
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful track uses lighthearted folk motifs to tease a groom heading to his mother-in-law's grand house. Through the whimsical metaphor of a bird lured by sweet jam into a net, the song humorously depicts how the groom willingly and happily walks into the sweet trap of marriage and family life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Kuruvi valaiyil maattikkichchaam”
The groom is metaphorically represented as a naive bird ('kuruvi') lured into the net ('valai') of marriage.
Onomatopoeia (Santhach Sol)
“Jigujiguchchaang kuruvi vanthu”
Use of rhythmic and energetic folk sound syllables to create a festive mood.
Alliteration and Rhyme (Monai / Etukai)
“Maappilai poraaru paaru / Adho paaru avaru maamiyaaru veedu rompa joru”
Repetition of initial and matching sounds across structural beats like 'Maappilai' and 'maamiyaaru'.
Did you know?
Trivia
The music for the 1977 movie Aasai Manaivi was composed by the legendary M. S. Viswanathan, featuring humorous folk-style lyrics by A. Maruthakasi.
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