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Maragatha Veenai Isaikkum

From Maragatha Veenai (1986) · 1986

Lyricist
Pulamaipithan
Singers
S. Janaki, K. J. Yesudas
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Maragatha Veenai (1986)
Movie release year
1986
Lyrics added on
14 May 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Maragatha veenai isaikkum raagam
Malaradi mevum naadhamaanatho
Maragatha veenai isaikkum raagam
Malaradi mevum naadhamaanatho
Idhayam engum thaenmazhai saaral
Enakkul veesaatho
Maragatha veenai isaikkum raagam
Malaradi mevum naadhamaanatho
Veesum kaattarae nee mella veesu
Malarin vegam thaangaathu
Male :Pesum kannae nee mella pesu
Ooraar kettaal aagaathu
Idhayam engum panneer odai
Ingum angum paaigindrathu
Paruva vayalil oru amutha paasanam
Iravu vidiya oru varushamaaganum
Iruvar koodalaam oruvaraagalaam
Madhana vedham dhinamum odhalaam
Maragatha veenai isaikkum raagam
Malaradi mevum naadhamaanatho
Koondhal vanthu paai podum neram
Kodai thendral pooththoovum
Female :OOnjal nenjil nee podum neram
Ullam engae kann moodum
Kanalum kallum ondraanapothu
Kannae penmai undaanathu
Female :Enathu vizhiyil oru kanavu pooththathu
Enathu idhayam unnai ezhuthi paarththathu
Pudhiya vaanamum pudhiya bhoomiyum
Ilaiyum kaalam edhiril vanthathu
Maragatha veenai isaikkum raagam
Malaradi mevum naadhamaanatho
Maragatha veenai isaikkum raagam
Malaradi mevum naadhamaanatho
Idhayam engum thaenmazhai saaral
Enakkul veesaatho
Both :Maragatha veenai isaikkum raagam
Malaradi mevum naadhamaanatho
The melody played on the emerald veena,
Has it become the music of your flower-soft feet?
The melody played on the emerald veena,
Has it become the music of your flower-soft feet?
A gentle drizzle of honey across the heart,
Won't it shower within me too?
The melody played on the emerald veena,
Has it become the music of your flower-soft feet?
O blowing breeze, blow softly,
The flower cannot bear your rush.
Speak softly, my lovely darling,
It will not do if the townspeople hear.
A stream of rosewater
Flows here and there throughout my heart.
Nectar irrigates the field of youth,
It should take a full year for this night to dawn.
The two of us can unite and become one,
We can recite the scriptures of love each day.
The melody played on the emerald veena,
Has it become the music of your flower-soft feet?
When your hair spreads out like a bed,
The summer breeze showers flowers.
When you swing within my heart,
How can my soul ever close its eyes to sleep?
When fire and stone became one,
My dear, womanhood was born.
A dream blossomed in my eyes,
My heart tried writing about you.
A brand new sky and a brand new earth,
A youthful season has arrived before us.
The melody played on the emerald veena,
Has it become the music of your flower-soft feet?
The melody played on the emerald veena,
Has it become the music of your flower-soft feet?
A gentle drizzle of honey across the heart,
Won't it shower within me too?
The melody played on the emerald veena,
Has it become the music of your flower-soft feet?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Maragatha Veenai is a romantic duet composed by Ilaiyaraaja and written by Pulamaipithan. The song employs classical Tamil imagery and poetic expressions of nature, music, and divine harmony to capture the intimate connection between lovers. The lovers describe their emotional union as a celestial ragam played on an emerald veena, framing their affection with metaphors of honeyed rain showers, ambrosial irrigation, and flowing streams of rosewater.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Idhayam engum thaenmazhai saaral”

Compares emotional joy and love flowing through the heart directly to a drizzle of honey rain.

Alliteration (Moonaai)

“Veesum kaattarae nee mella veesu”

Repetition of the starting sound 'V' across the words in the line for melodic cadence.

Rhyme (Etukai)

“Koondhal vanthu paai podum neram / OOnjal nenjil nee podum neram”

Agreement of the second letter 'n' sound between 'Koondhal' and 'Oonjal' in corresponding stanza lines.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Paruva vayalil oru amutha paasanam”

Compares youth to a fertile field and romantic affection to life-giving nectar/ambrosia irrigation.

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Trivia

Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, this track from Maragatha Veenai (1986) showcases the classic vocal pairing of K. J. Yesudas and S. Janaki. Lyricist Pulamaipithan utilized rich Sangam-inspired Tamil vocabulary such as 'Malaradi' and 'Amutha paasanam' to elevate the poetic quality of the composition.

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