Margazhi Maasathu Malligai
From Suyamvaram · 1999
- Lyricist
- Pazhani Bharathi
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Mano, Swarnalatha, Sujatha, Unnikrishnan
- Music director
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Details
- Suyamvaram1999
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Maargazhi maasathu malligai poo onnu | A jasmine flower of the month of Maargazhi |
| Maalaiyil seruthadi | Is joining together in the evening garland |
| Maada purakkalum jodi purakkalum | House pigeons and pair pigeons |
| Aanandham paadudhadi | Are singing with joy |
| Male | |
| Muthedukkum thuraimugam thoothukudi | Thoothukudi is the port where pearls are harvested |
| Rathathula pottukodi saathukudi | Sathgudi orange drawn in red color |
| Male | |
| Pennukku seedhanam undu | The bride has her dowry |
| Pesiya pechupadi | As agreed upon in spoken words |
| Thalaiyanai mandhiram endraal | If pillow talk is a secret mantra |
| Ennennu kettukkadi | Listen and find out what it is |
| Male | |
| Maargazhi maasathu malligai poo onnu | A jasmine flower of the month of Maargazhi |
| Maalaiyil seruthadi | Is joining together in the evening garland |
| Male | |
| Maada purakkalum jodi purakkalum | House pigeons and pair pigeons |
| Aanandham paadudhadi…dhinakkuthina | Are singing with joy... dhinakkuthina |
| Chorus | |
| ……………………………… | ... |
| Male | |
| Naadu nagaram yaavum ingae | All over the country and city right here |
| Engum namm pechu | Everyone is talking about us |
| Male | |
| Thaedhi paarthu neram kurithu | Checking the date and picking an auspicious time |
| Thaedhiyum vechaachuu | The date for the wedding has been fixed |
| Female | |
| Vaazhai marangal vaangi varavae | To bring banana trees for decorations |
| Aalum poyaachu | A person has already gone |
| Female | |
| Vaanavillai thooki vanthu | Bringing down the rainbow itself |
| Thoranam pottachaa | Have you hung it up as a festoon? |
| Male | |
| Kalyaana naalandru ooril vidumurai viduvoma | Shall we declare a holiday in the town on our wedding day? |
| Katcheri ketpadharkkae naam clintanai azhaippoma | Shall we invite Bill Clinton to listen to our musical concert? |
| Male | |
| Naetru unnai paartha paarvaigal | The way I looked at you yesterday |
| Nermaiyaanadhu | Was simple and direct |
| Female :Indru ennai paarkkum paarvaiyil | Female: In the way you look at me today |
| Edho irukiradhae | There seems to be something special |
| Male | |
| Ooril engum ketkanum naadhaswaram | The nadaswaram music should be heard across the whole town |
| Kaadhalukku ezhalla nooru swaram | For love, it is not seven notes, but a hundred notes |
| Chorus | |
| ……………………… | ... |
| Female | |
| Ammi midhithu arunthathi paarthu | Stepping on the grindstone and gazing at the Arundhati star |
| Ponnu varavenum | The bride should arrive |
| Male :Arunthathi ippo varavillai endraal | Male: If Arundhati does not come now |
| Bharathi varavenum | Then Bharathi should come |
| Male | |
| Kaalai maalai kaadhal kadalil | Morning and evening in the ocean of love |
| Moozhgi paarpomaa | Shall we dive and see? |
| Moozhgi edukkum muthu adharkkae | For the pearl that is brought up from the deep |
| Muthamum koduppoma | Shall we give a sweet kiss? |
| Female | |
| Kannalae pirakkira kaadhal | Love that is born through the eyes |
| Kanukku theriyadhu | Is invisible to the physical eye |
| Pennaaga pirandhavar idhayam | The heart of a person born as a woman |
| Pirarukku puriyaadhu | Cannot be easily understood by others |
| Female | |
| Singam polae vandhu nindru serthukko baava | Come like a lion, stand tall, and hold me close, brother-in-law |
| Male | |
| Idhayathil nile nadhi paaigirathu | The Nile river flows inside the heart |
| Manasukkulae rayil vandi odiyadhu | A train engine runs within the mind |
| Female | |
| Maargazhi maasathu malligai poo onnu | A jasmine flower of the month of Maargazhi |
| Maalaiyil seruthadi | Is joining together in the evening garland |
| Maada purakkalum jodi purakkalum | House pigeons and pair pigeons |
| Aanandham paadudhadi | Are singing with joy |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal kootani potti pottu | The love alliance contested the election |
| Kottaiyai pudichaachu | And captured the fort of victory |
| Male :Ada manmadhan katchiyai edhirthavar ellaam | Male: Hey, all those who opposed the party of Cupid |
| Meesaiyai eduthaachu | Have shaved off their moustaches in defeat |
| Kaadhal radhamae dhinamae ooril valam varumae | The chariot of love will parade around town every day |
| Female :Engal thavamae thandha varamae | Female: The boon granted to our penance |
| Onbadhu suyam varamae | Is this grand nine-fold svayamvara |
| Male | |
| Oorkolam pogum paadhaikku | For the path where the grand procession travels |
| Anumadhi kettaachaa | Has permission been requested? |
| Female :Arsaanga vaasalil kaadhal | Female: Love at the gates of government |
| Anumadhi kettpadhillai | Does not ask for official permission |
| Male :Kaalam muzhudhum kaadhal veedhiyil | Male: All my life, in the street of love |
| Kaaval naan iruppen | I will stand as your guard |
| Aayul kaidhiyaaga undhu ennjil sirai iruppen | As a lifelong prisoner, I will remain jailed inside your heart |
| Male | |
| Theatreil tickettu theerndhiduchi | In the theater, tickets are sold out |
| Veedu ippo housefull aayiduchi hey hey haei | The house has now become full, hey hey haei |
| Male | |
| Maargazhi maasathu malligai poo onnu | A jasmine flower of the month of Maargazhi |
| Maalaiyil seruthadi | Is joining together in the evening garland |
| Female :Maada purakkalum jodi purakkalum | Female: House pigeons and pair pigeons |
| Aanandham paadudhadi | Are singing with joy |
| Male | |
| Muthedukkum thuraimugam thoothukudi | Thoothukudi is the port where pearls are harvested |
| Rathathula pottukodi saathukudi | Sathgudi orange drawn in red color |
| Male | |
| Pennukku seedhanam undu | The bride has her dowry |
| Pesiya pechupadi | As agreed upon in spoken words |
| Female :Thalaiyanai mandhiram endraal | Female: If pillow talk is a secret mantra |
| Ennennu kettukkadi | Listen and find out what it is |
| Male | |
| Thirumanam nilavil vachukkadi | Hold the wedding on the moon |
| Thaen nlavuu kaadhalar ista padi | And enjoy the honeymoon as lovers desire |
| Chorus | |
| …………………….. | ... |
மார்கழி மாசத்து மல்லிகை பூ ஒண்ணு
மாலையில் சேருதடி
மாடப் புறாக்களும் ஜோடிப் புறாக்களும்
ஆனந்தம் பாடுதடி
A jasmine flower of the month of Maargazhi
Is joining together in the evening garland
House pigeons and pair pigeons
Are singing with joy
முத்தெடுக்கும் துறைமுகம் தூத்துக்குடி
ரத்தத்துல போடுது சாத்துக்குடி
Thoothukudi is the port where pearls are harvested
Sathgudi orange drawn in red color
பெண்ணுக்கு சீதனம் உண்டு பேசிய பேச்சுப்படி
தலையணை மந்திரம் என்றால் என்னன்னு கேட்டுக்கடி
The bride has her dowry
As agreed upon in spoken words
If pillow talk is a secret mantra
Listen and find out what it is
திருமணம் நிலவில வச்சுக்கடி
தேனிலவு காதலர் இஷ்ட்டப்படி
A jasmine flower of the month of Maargazhi
Is joining together in the evening garland
மார்கழி மாசத்து மல்லிகை பூ ஒண்ணு
மாலையில் சேருதடி
House pigeons and pair pigeons
Are singing with joy... dhinakkuthina
மாடப் புறாக்களும் ஜோடிப் புறாக்களும்
ஆனந்தம் பாடுதடி...தினாக்குதின..
...
சய்யா சய்யாரே ஹரே ஹாயிஹாயிஹாயிரே
சய்யா சய்யாரே ஹரே ஹாயிஹாயிஹாயிரே
All over the country and city right here
Everyone is talking about us
நாடு நகரம் யாவும் இங்கே எங்கும் நம் பேச்சு
Checking the date and picking an auspicious time
The date for the wedding has been fixed
தேதி பார்த்து நேரம் குறித்து தேதியும் வச்சாச்சு
To bring banana trees for decorations
A person has already gone
வாழை மரங்கள் வாங்கி வரவே ஆளும் போயாச்சா
Bringing down the rainbow itself
Have you hung it up as a festoon?
வானவில்லை தூக்கி வந்து தோரணம் போட்டாச்சா
Shall we declare a holiday in the town on our wedding day?
Shall we invite Bill Clinton to listen to our musical concert?
கல்யாண நாளன்று ஊரில் விடுமுறை விடுவோமா
கச்சேரி கேட்பதற்கே நாம் கிளின்டனை அழைப்போமா
The way I looked at you yesterday
Was simple and direct
Female: In the way you look at me today
There seems to be something special
நேற்று உன்னை பார்த்த பார்வைகள் நேர்மையானது
The nadaswaram music should be heard across the whole town
For love, it is not seven notes, but a hundred notes
இன்று என்னை பார்க்கும் பார்வையில் ஏதோ இருக்கிறது
...
ஊரிலெங்கும் கேட்கணும் நாதஸ்வரம்
காதலுக்கு ஏழல்ல நூறு ஸ்வரம்
Stepping on the grindstone and gazing at the Arundhati star
The bride should arrive
Male: If Arundhati does not come now
Then Bharathi should come
பெண்கள் :
மார்கழி மாசத்து மல்லிகை பூ ஒண்ணு
மாலையில் சேருதடி
Morning and evening in the ocean of love
Shall we dive and see?
For the pearl that is brought up from the deep
Shall we give a sweet kiss?
மாடப் புறாக்களும் ஜோடிப் புறாக்களும்
ஆனந்தம் பாடுதடி..ஹே ஹேய்...
Love that is born through the eyes
Is invisible to the physical eye
The heart of a person born as a woman
Cannot be easily understood by others
...............................
Come like a lion, stand tall, and hold me close, brother-in-law
அம்மி மிதித்து அருந்ததி பார்த்து பொண்ணு வரவேணும்
The Nile river flows inside the heart
A train engine runs within the mind
அருந்ததி இப்போ வரவில்லை என்றால் பாரதி வரவேணும்
A jasmine flower of the month of Maargazhi
Is joining together in the evening garland
House pigeons and pair pigeons
Are singing with joy
காலை மாலை காதல் கடலில் மூழ்கி பார்ப்போமா
மூழ்கி எடுக்கும் முத்து அதற்கே முத்தமும் கொடுப்போமா
The love alliance contested the election
And captured the fort of victory
Male: Hey, all those who opposed the party of Cupid
Have shaved off their moustaches in defeat
The chariot of love will parade around town every day
Female: The boon granted to our penance
Is this grand nine-fold svayamvara
கண்ணாலே பிறக்கிற காதல் கண்ணுக்கு தெரியாது
பெண்ணாக பிறந்தவர் இதயம் பிறருக்கு புரியாது
For the path where the grand procession travels
Has permission been requested?
Female: Love at the gates of government
Does not ask for official permission
Male: All my life, in the street of love
I will stand as your guard
As a lifelong prisoner, I will remain jailed inside your heart
சிங்கம் போல வந்து நின்று சேர்த்துக்கோ பாவா
In the theater, tickets are sold out
The house has now become full, hey hey haei
இதயத்தில் நைல் நதி பாய்கிறது
மனசுக்குள்ளே ரயில் வண்டி ஓடியது
A jasmine flower of the month of Maargazhi
Is joining together in the evening garland
Female: House pigeons and pair pigeons
Are singing with joy
மார்கழி மாசத்து மல்லிகை பூ ஒண்ணு
மாலையில் சேருதடி
மாடப் புறாக்களும் ஜோடிப் புறாக்களும்
ஆனந்தம் பாடுதடி..
Thoothukudi is the port where pearls are harvested
Sathgudi orange drawn in red color
காதல் கூட்டணி போட்டிப் போட்டு கோட்டைய புடிச்சாச்சு
அட மன்மதன் கட்சியை எதிர்த்தவர் எல்லாம் மீசைய எடுத்தாச்சு
காதல் ரதமே நாளை தினமே ஊரில் வலம் வருமே
எங்கள் தவமே தந்த வரமே ஒன்பது சுயம்வரமே
The bride has her dowry
As agreed upon in spoken words
Female: If pillow talk is a secret mantra
Listen and find out what it is
ஊர்கோலம் போகும் பாதைக்கு அனுமதி கேட்டாச்சா
அரசாங்க வாசலில் காதல் அனுமதி கேட்பதில்லை
காலம் முழுதும் காதல் வீதியில் காவல் நானிருப்பேன்
ஆயுள் கைதியாக உனது நெஞ்சில் சிறை இருப்பேன்
தியேட்டரிலே டிக்கெட்டு தீர்ந்திடுச்சி
வீடு இப்போ ஹௌஸ்புல் ஆயிடுச்சி ஹே ஹேய் ஹேய்
Hold the wedding on the moon
And enjoy the honeymoon as lovers desire
மார்கழி மாசத்து மல்லிகை பூ ஒண்ணு
மாலையில் சேருதடி
மாடப் புறாக்களும் ஜோடிப் புறாக்களும்
ஆனந்தம் பாடுதடி
முத்தெடுக்கும் துறைமுகம் தூத்துக்குடி
ரத்தத்துல போடுது சாத்துக்குடி
...
பெண்ணுக்கு சீதனம் உண்டு பேசிய பேச்சுப்படி
தலையணை மந்திரம் என்றால் என்னன்னு கேட்டுக்கடி
திருமணம் நிலவில வச்சுக்கடி
தேனிலவு காதலர் இஷ்ட்டப்படி
லாலலலாலா லாலலலலாலா.....லாலலலாலா....
Maargazhi maasathu malligai poo onnu
A jasmine flower of the month of Maargazhi
Maalaiyil seruthadi
Is joining together in the evening garland
Maada purakkalum jodi purakkalum
House pigeons and pair pigeons
Aanandham paadudhadi
Are singing with joy
Muthedukkum thuraimugam thoothukudi
Thoothukudi is the port where pearls are harvested
Rathathula pottukodi saathukudi
Sathgudi orange drawn in red color
Pennukku seedhanam undu
The bride has her dowry
Pesiya pechupadi
As agreed upon in spoken words
Thalaiyanai mandhiram endraal
If pillow talk is a secret mantra
Ennennu kettukkadi
Listen and find out what it is
Maargazhi maasathu malligai poo onnu
A jasmine flower of the month of Maargazhi
Maalaiyil seruthadi
Is joining together in the evening garland
Maada purakkalum jodi purakkalum
House pigeons and pair pigeons
Aanandham paadudhadi…dhinakkuthina
Are singing with joy... dhinakkuthina
………………………………
...
Naadu nagaram yaavum ingae
All over the country and city right here
Engum namm pechu
Everyone is talking about us
Thaedhi paarthu neram kurithu
Checking the date and picking an auspicious time
Thaedhiyum vechaachuu
The date for the wedding has been fixed
Vaazhai marangal vaangi varavae
To bring banana trees for decorations
Aalum poyaachu
A person has already gone
Vaanavillai thooki vanthu
Bringing down the rainbow itself
Thoranam pottachaa
Have you hung it up as a festoon?
Kalyaana naalandru ooril vidumurai viduvoma
Shall we declare a holiday in the town on our wedding day?
Katcheri ketpadharkkae naam clintanai azhaippoma
Shall we invite Bill Clinton to listen to our musical concert?
Naetru unnai paartha paarvaigal
The way I looked at you yesterday
Nermaiyaanadhu
Was simple and direct
Female :Indru ennai paarkkum paarvaiyil
Female: In the way you look at me today
Edho irukiradhae
There seems to be something special
Ooril engum ketkanum naadhaswaram
The nadaswaram music should be heard across the whole town
Kaadhalukku ezhalla nooru swaram
For love, it is not seven notes, but a hundred notes
………………………
...
Ammi midhithu arunthathi paarthu
Stepping on the grindstone and gazing at the Arundhati star
Ponnu varavenum
The bride should arrive
Male :Arunthathi ippo varavillai endraal
Male: If Arundhati does not come now
Bharathi varavenum
Then Bharathi should come
Kaalai maalai kaadhal kadalil
Morning and evening in the ocean of love
Moozhgi paarpomaa
Shall we dive and see?
Moozhgi edukkum muthu adharkkae
For the pearl that is brought up from the deep
Muthamum koduppoma
Shall we give a sweet kiss?
Kannalae pirakkira kaadhal
Love that is born through the eyes
Kanukku theriyadhu
Is invisible to the physical eye
Pennaaga pirandhavar idhayam
The heart of a person born as a woman
Pirarukku puriyaadhu
Cannot be easily understood by others
Singam polae vandhu nindru serthukko baava
Come like a lion, stand tall, and hold me close, brother-in-law
Idhayathil nile nadhi paaigirathu
The Nile river flows inside the heart
Manasukkulae rayil vandi odiyadhu
A train engine runs within the mind
Maargazhi maasathu malligai poo onnu
A jasmine flower of the month of Maargazhi
Maalaiyil seruthadi
Is joining together in the evening garland
Maada purakkalum jodi purakkalum
House pigeons and pair pigeons
Aanandham paadudhadi
Are singing with joy
Kaadhal kootani potti pottu
The love alliance contested the election
Kottaiyai pudichaachu
And captured the fort of victory
Male :Ada manmadhan katchiyai edhirthavar ellaam
Male: Hey, all those who opposed the party of Cupid
Meesaiyai eduthaachu
Have shaved off their moustaches in defeat
Kaadhal radhamae dhinamae ooril valam varumae
The chariot of love will parade around town every day
Female :Engal thavamae thandha varamae
Female: The boon granted to our penance
Onbadhu suyam varamae
Is this grand nine-fold svayamvara
Oorkolam pogum paadhaikku
For the path where the grand procession travels
Anumadhi kettaachaa
Has permission been requested?
Female :Arsaanga vaasalil kaadhal
Female: Love at the gates of government
Anumadhi kettpadhillai
Does not ask for official permission
Male :Kaalam muzhudhum kaadhal veedhiyil
Male: All my life, in the street of love
Kaaval naan iruppen
I will stand as your guard
Aayul kaidhiyaaga undhu ennjil sirai iruppen
As a lifelong prisoner, I will remain jailed inside your heart
Theatreil tickettu theerndhiduchi
In the theater, tickets are sold out
Veedu ippo housefull aayiduchi hey hey haei
The house has now become full, hey hey haei
Maargazhi maasathu malligai poo onnu
A jasmine flower of the month of Maargazhi
Maalaiyil seruthadi
Is joining together in the evening garland
Female :Maada purakkalum jodi purakkalum
Female: House pigeons and pair pigeons
Aanandham paadudhadi
Are singing with joy
Muthedukkum thuraimugam thoothukudi
Thoothukudi is the port where pearls are harvested
Rathathula pottukodi saathukudi
Sathgudi orange drawn in red color
Pennukku seedhanam undu
The bride has her dowry
Pesiya pechupadi
As agreed upon in spoken words
Female :Thalaiyanai mandhiram endraal
Female: If pillow talk is a secret mantra
Ennennu kettukkadi
Listen and find out what it is
Thirumanam nilavil vachukkadi
Hold the wedding on the moon
Thaen nlavuu kaadhalar ista padi
And enjoy the honeymoon as lovers desire
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Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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