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Lyrics & meaning

Margazhi Maasathu Malligai

From Suyamvaram · 1999

Lyricist
Pazhani Bharathi
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Mano, Swarnalatha, Sujatha, Unnikrishnan
Music director
S. A. Rajkumar
Movie name
Suyamvaram
Movie release year
1999
Lyrics added on
15 Feb 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Maargazhi maasathu malligai poo onnu
Maalaiyil seruthadi
Maada purakkalum jodi purakkalum
Aanandham paadudhadi
Muthedukkum thuraimugam thoothukudi
Rathathula pottukodi saathukudi
Pennukku seedhanam undu
Pesiya pechupadi
Thalaiyanai mandhiram endraal
Ennennu kettukkadi
Maargazhi maasathu malligai poo onnu
Maalaiyil seruthadi
Maada purakkalum jodi purakkalum
Aanandham paadudhadi…dhinakkuthina
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Naadu nagaram yaavum ingae
Engum namm pechu
Thaedhi paarthu neram kurithu
Thaedhiyum vechaachuu
Vaazhai marangal vaangi varavae
Aalum poyaachu
Vaanavillai thooki vanthu
Thoranam pottachaa
Kalyaana naalandru ooril vidumurai viduvoma
Katcheri ketpadharkkae naam clintanai azhaippoma
Naetru unnai paartha paarvaigal
Nermaiyaanadhu
Female :Indru ennai paarkkum paarvaiyil
Edho irukiradhae
Ooril engum ketkanum naadhaswaram
Kaadhalukku ezhalla nooru swaram
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Ammi midhithu arunthathi paarthu
Ponnu varavenum
Male :Arunthathi ippo varavillai endraal
Bharathi varavenum
Kaalai maalai kaadhal kadalil
Moozhgi paarpomaa
Moozhgi edukkum muthu adharkkae
Muthamum koduppoma
Kannalae pirakkira kaadhal
Kanukku theriyadhu
Pennaaga pirandhavar idhayam
Pirarukku puriyaadhu
Singam polae vandhu nindru serthukko baava
Idhayathil nile nadhi paaigirathu
Manasukkulae rayil vandi odiyadhu
Maargazhi maasathu malligai poo onnu
Maalaiyil seruthadi
Maada purakkalum jodi purakkalum
Aanandham paadudhadi
Kaadhal kootani potti pottu
Kottaiyai pudichaachu
Male :Ada manmadhan katchiyai edhirthavar ellaam
Meesaiyai eduthaachu
Kaadhal radhamae dhinamae ooril valam varumae
Female :Engal thavamae thandha varamae
Onbadhu suyam varamae
Oorkolam pogum paadhaikku
Anumadhi kettaachaa
Female :Arsaanga vaasalil kaadhal
Anumadhi kettpadhillai
Male :Kaalam muzhudhum kaadhal veedhiyil
Kaaval naan iruppen
Aayul kaidhiyaaga undhu ennjil sirai iruppen
Theatreil tickettu theerndhiduchi
Veedu ippo housefull aayiduchi hey hey haei
Maargazhi maasathu malligai poo onnu
Maalaiyil seruthadi
Female :Maada purakkalum jodi purakkalum
Aanandham paadudhadi
Muthedukkum thuraimugam thoothukudi
Rathathula pottukodi saathukudi
Pennukku seedhanam undu
Pesiya pechupadi
Female :Thalaiyanai mandhiram endraal
Ennennu kettukkadi
Thirumanam nilavil vachukkadi
Thaen nlavuu kaadhalar ista padi
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A jasmine flower of the month of Margazhi,
Joins into a garland in the evening, my dear!
The domestic pigeons and the paired doves
Are singing in joy, my dear!
Thoothukudi is the port where pearls are harvested,
Pottukodi and Sathukudi are in our blood!
There is a dowry given for the bride,
Just as promised in our word!
If you speak of pillow-talk secrets,
Listen closely to what they are, my dear!
A jasmine flower of the month of Margazhi,
Joins into a garland in the evening, my dear!
The domestic pigeons and the paired doves
Are singing in joy, my dear... dhinakkuthina!
…………………………
The whole country and town here,
Talk only about us everywhere!
Checking the date and fixing the auspicious time,
The wedding date has been set too!
To buy and bring plantain trees,
People have already gone!
Bringing down the rainbow,
Have they hung it as a festive garland?
Shall we declare a public holiday in town on the wedding day?
Just to listen to the concert, shall we invite Clinton?
The glances I gave you yesterday
Were upright and sincere!
Female: In the look you give me today,
There is something subtle!
The nadaswaram music should be heard all across town,
For love, there are not just seven, but a hundred musical notes!
………………………
Treading the grindstone and looking at the Arundhati star,
The bride must arrive!
Male: If Arundhati does not appear right now,
Bharathi should come!
Morning and evening, in the ocean of love,
Shall we take a deep dive?
For the pearl retrieved from that dive,
Shall we also offer a kiss?
Love born through the eyes
Is invisible to the eye!
The heart of one born as a woman
Cannot be understood by others!
Come stand like a lion and embrace me, brother-in-law!
The River Nile flows in my heart!
A train ran inside my mind!
A jasmine flower of the month of Margazhi,
Joins into a garland in the evening, my dear!
The domestic pigeons and the paired doves
Are singing in joy, my dear!
The love alliance competed fiercely
And captured the fort!
Male: Ah, all those who opposed Cupid's party
Have shaved off their moustaches in defeat!
The chariot of love shall parade around the town every day!
Female: The boon granted to our penance,
It is our nine swayamvarams!
For the path where the wedding procession passes,
Has permission been asked?
Female: At the gates of government, love
Does not ask for permission!
Male: All my life, on the street of love,
I shall stand guard!
As a prisoner for life, I will remain imprisoned in your heart!
Tickets at the theatre are sold out!
The house is now housefull, hey hey haei!
A jasmine flower of the month of Margazhi,
Joins into a garland in the evening, my dear!
Female: The domestic pigeons and the paired doves
Are singing in joy, my dear!
Thoothukudi is the port where pearls are harvested,
Pottukodi and Sathukudi are in our blood!
There is a dowry given for the bride,
Just as promised in our word!
Female: If you speak of pillow-talk secrets,
Listen closely to what they are, my dear!
Hold the wedding on the moon, my dear,
And the honeymoon as the lovers desire!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Maargazhi maasathu' from 'Suyamvaram' (1999) is a festive and exuberant celebratory track centered around love, courtship, and marriage preparations. Set against auspicious traditional symbols like the winter month of Maargazhi, jasmine flowers, nadaswaram music, and banana trees, the lyrics blend classical Tamil wedding rituals with whimsical, modern humor. The couple and their companions joyfully sing about their love victory, comparing their bond to political grand alliances, moon weddings, and global pop culture references like inviting Bill Clinton to the ceremony.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

Maargazhi maasathu malligai poo onnu / Maalaiyil seruthadi

The second consonant 'r' rhymes across adjacent lines: Maargazhi / Maalaiyil.

Monaai (Alliteration / First letter matching)

Maargazhi maasathu malligai poo onnu

The initial letter 'M' is repeated across multiple words in the opening line: Maargazhi, maasathu, malligai.

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

Kaadhal kootani potti pottu / Kottaiyai pudichaachu

Love is metaphorically described as an electoral alliance capturing the fort of victory.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

Vaanavillai thooki vanthu / Thoranam pottachaa

Exaggeration used for comedic and poetic effect, such as fetching the rainbow to hang as decorative garlands.

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Trivia

'Suyamvaram' (1999) holds a Guinness World Record for the fastest feature film ever produced, shot in just 23 hours and 58 minutes by a massive cast and crew, including 14 directors and over 30 prominent Tamil film actors. The song features a star-studded multi-singer performance composed by S. A. Rajkumar.

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