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Lyrics & meaning

Marimuthu Marimuthu

From Kaadhal Mannan · 1998

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Deva
Music director
Bharathwaj
Movie name
Kaadhal Mannan
Movie release year
1998
Lyrics added on
25 Aug 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Maarimuththu maarimuththu nillappaa
Un manasukkul vandu saththam ennappaa
Maarimuththu maarimuththu nillappaa
Un manasukkul vandu saththam ennappaa
Kaadhal onnum thappu thandaa illappaa
Idhu kadavulum manusanum onnappaa
Maarimuththu maarimuththu nillappaa
Un manasukkul vandu saththam ennappaa
Kaadhal onnum thappu thandaa illappaa
Idhu kadavulum manusanum onnappaa
Maarimuththu maarimuththu nillappaa
Un manasukkul vandu saththam ennappaa
Paaraalum mannar mudhal
Pandaaram varaiyillum
Kaadhalukku kodu yedhappaa
Hei patta thanni pottalum
Foriegn thanni pottalum
Kaadhalukku kicku onnu thaanappaa
Pothi pothi maraippadhu ennappaa
Adhu othu kittu puttukitta thappappaa
Endha thedhi kaadhal vandhadhu sollappaa
Chumma enna pola steadyah nillappaa
Mudhal mudhal kaadhal vandha jorappaa
Oru muzhu bottle ulla thalli paarappaa
Ada poo ittu manakkum pombhalainga kedacha
Bhoomiyila niththam vera ennappaa …aaa…oi…
Maarimuththu maarimuththu nillappaa
Un manasukkul vandu saththam ennappaa
{Hey daamu
Hey maamu } (2)
Enna matter
Daavu matter
Appadi ippadi mela keezha
Left right side vanghi
Pathala pathala adi vaangi escape….
Kaalamum vazhkaiyum
Pootiyae kedakkudhu
Kaadhalennum saavi undu thorakka
Kaadhalum karbamum
Thummalum onnu dhaan
Moonaiyum yedha vechchu maraikka
Anju mani sanghu onnu adikka
Ava gnyaabaghathil nenju kuzhi thavikka
Idhayam vittu vittu thudikka
Ava irukkura dhesa mattum manakka
Ezhai keththa ellurunda irukka
Edhukkappa pasi vandhu kedakka
Ada kaadhalikkum manidhaa
Kanthurandhu paarappaa
Eethundu theriyuthu kezhakaaa…oi…
Maarimuththu maarimuththu nillappaa
Un manasukkul vandu saththam ennappaa
Kaadhal onnum thappu thandaa illappaa
Idhu kadavulum manusanum onnappaa
Maarimuththu maarimuththu nillappaa
Un manasukkul vandu saththam ennappaa
Kaadhal onnum thappu thandaa illappaa
Idhu kadavulum manusanum onnappaa
Maarimuththu maarimuththu nillappaa
Un manasukkul vandu saththam ennappaa
Marimuthu, Marimuthu, hold on, man!
What's that buzzing sound inside your heart?
Marimuthu, Marimuthu, hold on, man!
What's that buzzing sound inside your heart?
Love isn't anything bad or wrong, man.
In love, God and man are one and the same, friend.
Marimuthu, Marimuthu, hold on, man!
What's that buzzing sound inside your heart?
Love isn't anything bad or wrong, man.
In love, God and man are one and the same, friend.
Marimuthu, Marimuthu, hold on, man!
What's that buzzing sound inside your heart?
From kings who rule the land
to penniless wanderers,
does love draw any dividing lines?
Hey, whether you drink local brew
or imported foreign liquor,
the kick of love is always the same, man!
Why keep covering it up and hiding it?
If it bursts out of control, it will go wrong, man!
Tell me, on what date did love strike you?
Just stand steady and bold like me, man!
When love arrives for the first time, it's wonderful!
Just gulp down a whole bottle and see!
If you find a woman wearing sweet-smelling flowers,
what else could you ever need every day on earth? Ah... oye!
Marimuthu, Marimuthu, hold on, man!
What's that buzzing sound inside your heart?
Hey Damu,
Hey Mamu!
What's the matter?
It's a love matter!
This way and that way, up and down,
taking blows left, right, and center,
getting beaten non-stop, I escaped!
Time and life
are locked up tight,
but there's a key called love to unlock them.
Love, pregnancy,
and a sneeze are all alike;
how can you ever hide any of the three?
When the five o'clock siren blows,
the heart aches deep inside in her memory,
the heart skips and beats erratically,
and the very town where she lives smells fragrant!
When there is a sesame sweet fit for a poor man,
why stay hungry, man?
Hey, man in love,
open your eyes and look!
A sliver of dawn is showing in the east! Ah... oye!
Marimuthu, Marimuthu, hold on, man!
What's that buzzing sound inside your heart?
Love isn't anything bad or wrong, man.
In love, God and man are one and the same, friend.
Marimuthu, Marimuthu, hold on, man!
What's that buzzing sound inside your heart?
Love isn't anything bad or wrong, man.
In love, God and man are one and the same, friend.
Marimuthu, Marimuthu, hold on, man!
What's that buzzing sound inside your heart?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Maarimuththu Maarimuththu from Kaadhal Mannan (1998) is a lively, folk-infused song sung in a colloquial, friendly tone to counsel a reluctant or fearful lover named Marimuthu. Lyricist Vairamuthu emphasizes that love is a universal emotion transcending social status, bridging the gap between kings and mendicants, while humorously comparing love's high to alcohol.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monaai (Initial Alliteration)

Maarimuththu maarimuththu nillappaa

Repetition of initial consonant sound 'Ma' in consecutive words.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Kaadhal onnum thappu thandaa illappaa / Idhu kadavulum manusanum onnappaa

Rhyming ending suffix '-appaa' across consecutive lines to create a conversational rhythm.

Analogy

Kaadhalum karbamum / Thummalum onnu dhaan / Moonaiyum yedha vechchu maraikka

Draws a traditional Tamil proverb analogy comparing love, pregnancy, and sneezing as three things that cannot be concealed.

Metaphor

Kaadhalennum saavi undu thorakka

Describes love as a key capable of unlocking a locked and stagnant life.

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Trivia

Kaadhal Mannan (1998) marked the debut of music director Bharathwaj in Tamil cinema. The film was directed by Saran and starred Ajith Kumar alongside Maanu. The energetic track was sung by composer Deva and M. S. Viswanathan.

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