Maragatha Veenai Isaikkum
From Maragatha Veenai (1986) · 1986
- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singers
- S. Janaki, K. J. Yesudas
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Maragatha Veenai (1986)1986
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Maragatha veenai isaikkum raagam | The ragam played by the emerald veena, |
| Malaradi mevum naadhamaanatho | Has it become the divine sound residing at the flower-like feet? |
| Maragatha veenai isaikkum raagam | The ragam played by the emerald veena, |
| Malaradi mevum naadhamaanatho | Has it become the divine sound residing at the flower-like feet? |
| Male | |
| Idhayam engum thaenmazhai saaral | A drizzle of honey rain across the entire heart, |
| Enakkul veesaatho | Will it not blow within me? |
| Maragatha veenai isaikkum raagam | The ragam played by the emerald veena, |
| Malaradi mevum naadhamaanatho | Has it become the divine sound residing at the flower-like feet? |
| Female | |
| Veesum kaattarae nee mella veesu | O blowing wind, blow gently, |
| Malarin vegam thaangaathu | The flower cannot bear your speed. |
| Male :Pesum kannae nee mella pesu | Male: O talking eyes, speak gently, |
| Ooraar kettaal aagaathu | It won't be good if the townspeople hear. |
| Female | |
| Idhayam engum panneer odai | A stream of rose water across the heart, |
| Ingum angum paaigindrathu | Is flowing here and there. |
| Male | |
| Paruva vayalil oru amutha paasanam | An ambrosial irrigation in the field of youth, |
| Iravu vidiya oru varushamaaganum | It should take a year for the night to break into dawn. |
| Iruvar koodalaam oruvaraagalaam | Two can unite and become one, |
| Madhana vedham dhinamum odhalaam | We can recite the scriptures of love daily. |
| Male | |
| Maragatha veenai isaikkum raagam | The ragam played by the emerald veena, |
| Malaradi mevum naadhamaanatho | Has it become the divine sound residing at the flower-like feet? |
| Male | |
| Koondhal vanthu paai podum neram | When your hair comes and spreads like a mat, |
| Kodai thendral pooththoovum | The summer breeze showers flowers. |
| Female :OOnjal nenjil nee podum neram | Female: When you set up a swing in my heart, |
| Ullam engae kann moodum | Where will my mind close its eyes? |
| Male | |
| Kanalum kallum ondraanapothu | When fire and stone became one, |
| Kannae penmai undaanathu | My darling, womanhood was born. |
| Female :Enathu vizhiyil oru kanavu pooththathu | Female: A dream blossomed in my eyes, |
| Enathu idhayam unnai ezhuthi paarththathu | My heart tried writing about you. |
| Pudhiya vaanamum pudhiya bhoomiyum | A new sky and a new earth, |
| Ilaiyum kaalam edhiril vanthathu | A youthful time came right before us. |
| Male | |
| Maragatha veenai isaikkum raagam | The ragam played by the emerald veena, |
| Malaradi mevum naadhamaanatho | Has it become the divine sound residing at the flower-like feet? |
| Maragatha veenai isaikkum raagam | The ragam played by the emerald veena, |
| Malaradi mevum naadhamaanatho | Has it become the divine sound residing at the flower-like feet? |
| Male | |
| Idhayam engum thaenmazhai saaral | A drizzle of honey rain across the entire heart, |
| Enakkul veesaatho | Will it not blow within me? |
| Both :Maragatha veenai isaikkum raagam | Both: The ragam played by the emerald veena, |
| Malaradi mevum naadhamaanatho | Has it become the divine sound residing at the flower-like feet? |
மரகத வீணை இசைக்கும் ராகம்
மலரடி மேவும் நாதமானதோ
மரகத வீணை இசைக்கும் ராகம்
மலரடி மேவும் நாதமானதோ
The ragam played by the emerald veena,
Has it become the divine sound residing at the flower-like feet?
The ragam played by the emerald veena,
Has it become the divine sound residing at the flower-like feet?
இதயம் எங்கும் தேன்மழைச் சாரல்
எனக்குள் வீசாதோ
மரகத வீணை இசைக்கும் ராகம்
மலரடி மேவும் நாதமானதோ
A drizzle of honey rain across the entire heart,
Will it not blow within me?
The ragam played by the emerald veena,
Has it become the divine sound residing at the flower-like feet?
வீசும் காற்றே நீ மெல்ல வீசுor
மலரின் வேகம் தாங்காது
பேசும் கண்ணே நீ மெல்ல பேசு
ஊரார் கேட்டால் ஆகாது
O blowing wind, blow gently,
The flower cannot bear your speed.
Male: O talking eyes, speak gently,
It won't be good if the townspeople hear.
இதயம் எங்கும் பன்னீர் ஓடை
இங்கும் அங்கும் பாய்கின்றது
A stream of rose water across the heart,
Is flowing here and there.
பருவ வயலில் ஒரு அமுத பாசனம்
இரவு விடிய ஒரு வருஷமாகணும்
இருவர் கூடலாம் ஒருவராகலாம்
மதன வேதம் தினமும் ஓதலாம்..
An ambrosial irrigation in the field of youth,
It should take a year for the night to break into dawn.
Two can unite and become one,
We can recite the scriptures of love daily.
மரகத வீணை இசைக்கும் ராகம்
மலரடி மேவும் நாதமானதோ
The ragam played by the emerald veena,
Has it become the divine sound residing at the flower-like feet?
கூந்தல் வந்து பாய் போடும் நேரம்
கோடைத் தென்றல் பூத்தூவும்
ஊஞ்சல் நெஞ்சில் நீ போடும் நேரம்
உள்ளம் எங்கே கண் மூடும்
When your hair comes and spreads like a mat,
The summer breeze showers flowers.
Female: When you set up a swing in my heart,
Where will my mind close its eyes?
கனலும் கள்ளும் ஒன்றானபோது
கண்ணே பெண்மை உண்டானது
எனது விழியில் ஒரு கனவு பூத்தது
எனது இதயம் உன்னை எழுதிப் பார்த்தது
புதிய வானமும் புதிய பூமியும்
இணையும் காலம் எதிரில் வந்தது..
When fire and stone became one,
My darling, womanhood was born.
Female: A dream blossomed in my eyes,
My heart tried writing about you.
A new sky and a new earth,
A youthful time came right before us.
மரகத வீணை இசைக்கும் ராகம்
மலரடி மேவும் நாதமானதோ
மரகத வீணை இசைக்கும் ராகம்
மலரடி மேவும் நாதமானதோ
The ragam played by the emerald veena,
Has it become the divine sound residing at the flower-like feet?
The ragam played by the emerald veena,
Has it become the divine sound residing at the flower-like feet?
இதயம் எங்கும் தேன்மழைச் சாரல்
எனக்குள் வீசாதோ……..
இருவர் :
மரகத வீணை இசைக்கும் ராகம்
மலரடி மேவும் நாதமானதோ…..
A drizzle of honey rain across the entire heart,
Will it not blow within me?
Both: The ragam played by the emerald veena,
Has it become the divine sound residing at the flower-like feet?
Maragatha veenai isaikkum raagam
The ragam played by the emerald veena,
Malaradi mevum naadhamaanatho
Has it become the divine sound residing at the flower-like feet?
Maragatha veenai isaikkum raagam
The ragam played by the emerald veena,
Malaradi mevum naadhamaanatho
Has it become the divine sound residing at the flower-like feet?
Idhayam engum thaenmazhai saaral
A drizzle of honey rain across the entire heart,
Enakkul veesaatho
Will it not blow within me?
Maragatha veenai isaikkum raagam
The ragam played by the emerald veena,
Malaradi mevum naadhamaanatho
Has it become the divine sound residing at the flower-like feet?
Veesum kaattarae nee mella veesu
O blowing wind, blow gently,
Malarin vegam thaangaathu
The flower cannot bear your speed.
Male :Pesum kannae nee mella pesu
Male: O talking eyes, speak gently,
Ooraar kettaal aagaathu
It won't be good if the townspeople hear.
Idhayam engum panneer odai
A stream of rose water across the heart,
Ingum angum paaigindrathu
Is flowing here and there.
Paruva vayalil oru amutha paasanam
An ambrosial irrigation in the field of youth,
Iravu vidiya oru varushamaaganum
It should take a year for the night to break into dawn.
Iruvar koodalaam oruvaraagalaam
Two can unite and become one,
Madhana vedham dhinamum odhalaam
We can recite the scriptures of love daily.
Maragatha veenai isaikkum raagam
The ragam played by the emerald veena,
Malaradi mevum naadhamaanatho
Has it become the divine sound residing at the flower-like feet?
Koondhal vanthu paai podum neram
When your hair comes and spreads like a mat,
Kodai thendral pooththoovum
The summer breeze showers flowers.
Female :OOnjal nenjil nee podum neram
Female: When you set up a swing in my heart,
Ullam engae kann moodum
Where will my mind close its eyes?
Kanalum kallum ondraanapothu
When fire and stone became one,
Kannae penmai undaanathu
My darling, womanhood was born.
Female :Enathu vizhiyil oru kanavu pooththathu
Female: A dream blossomed in my eyes,
Enathu idhayam unnai ezhuthi paarththathu
My heart tried writing about you.
Pudhiya vaanamum pudhiya bhoomiyum
A new sky and a new earth,
Ilaiyum kaalam edhiril vanthathu
A youthful time came right before us.
Maragatha veenai isaikkum raagam
The ragam played by the emerald veena,
Malaradi mevum naadhamaanatho
Has it become the divine sound residing at the flower-like feet?
Maragatha veenai isaikkum raagam
The ragam played by the emerald veena,
Malaradi mevum naadhamaanatho
Has it become the divine sound residing at the flower-like feet?
Idhayam engum thaenmazhai saaral
A drizzle of honey rain across the entire heart,
Enakkul veesaatho
Will it not blow within me?
Both :Maragatha veenai isaikkum raagam
Both: The ragam played by the emerald veena,
Malaradi mevum naadhamaanatho
Has it become the divine sound residing at the flower-like feet?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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