Maskara Marugo Maskara
From Aadi Viradham · 1991
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Aadi Viradham1991
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Mascara maarugoo mascara | Mascara maarugo mascara |
| Female :Lasthara maanikka lasthara | Lasthara gem-like lasthara |
| Male :Adhaadhi kesam un moghanam | From head to toe, your mesmerizing enchantment |
| Female :Raajathi raajan pon vaagnam | The golden chariot fit for the king of kings |
| Male :Raathiri poothiri yettri | Lighting the sparkler of the night |
| Sreedeviyum devanum thazhuvidum | Where Goddess Sridevi and her Lord embrace |
| Male | |
| Mascara maarugoo mascara | Mascara maarugo mascara |
| Female :Lasthara maanikka lasthara | Lasthara gem-like lasthara |
| Male :Adhaadhi kesam un moghanam | From head to toe, your mesmerizing enchantment |
| Female :Raajathi raajan pon vaagnam | The golden chariot fit for the king of kings |
| Male :Raathiri poothiri yettri | Lighting the sparkler of the night |
| Sreedeviyum devanum thazhuvidum. ..mascaraa | Where Goddess Sridevi and her Lord embrace... mascara |
| Male | |
| Saagara sangamam kaana | To witness the grand confluence with the ocean |
| Indha ganga theertham vaada | This sacred river Ganges flows with longing |
| Manmadha saasthiram koora | As the treatises of Kama dictate |
| Idai minnal keettraai aada | Your lightning-flash waist sways in dance |
| Female :Kannaalae enai kothaadhae | Do not peck at me with your eyes |
| Angangae mella theendaadhae | Do not touch me gently here and there |
| Male | |
| Aadai moodum soundharyam | The beauty concealed by silk garments |
| Arangil yerum saagithiyam | Becomes fine literature performed on stage |
| Female :Ondrai ondru mogikkum | Desiring each other deeply |
| Uravil thondrum maanikkam | A precious jewel born of our sacred bond |
| Male :Aanandham aathiyum andhamum paravida | As bliss spreads from beginning to end |
| Male | |
| Mascara maarugoo mascara | Mascara maarugo mascara |
| Chorus :Hoo | Hoo |
| Female :Lasthara maanikka lasthara | Lasthara gem-like lasthara |
| Chorus :Hoo | Hoo |
| Male | |
| Adhaadhi kesam un moghanam | From head to toe, your mesmerizing enchantment |
| Female :Raajathi raajan pon vaagnam | The golden chariot fit for the king of kings |
| Male :Raathiri poothiri yettri | Lighting the sparkler of the night |
| Sreedeviyum devanum thazhuvidum | Where Goddess Sridevi and her Lord embrace |
| Female | |
| Panjami thidhi paarthu unai | Observing the fifth lunar phase, upon you |
| Pattri konden mella | I gently took hold |
| Panjanai padalai paada | To sing the lullaby of the floral bed |
| Vaa puttru kullae sella | Come, let us enter into the divine anthill |
| Male | |
| Pottenae naaga baanam thaan | I have shot the serpent arrow |
| Pogaadhoo andha naanam thaan | Will that shyness not fade away now? |
| Female :Moongil kaattil laattraada | As wind sways gently through the bamboo forest |
| Magudi satham kettenae | I heard the hypnotic sound of the snake-charmer's pungi |
| Male :Magudi satham kettuthaan | Only upon hearing the sound of that pungi |
| Manadhum aada paartheane | My heart longed to dance along |
| Female :Ammammaa aayirm aasaigal arumbida | Ah, as a thousand desires blossom like buds |
| Male | |
| Mascara maarugoo mascara | Mascara maarugo mascara |
| Chorus :Hoo | Hoo |
| Female :Lasthara maanikka lasthara | Lasthara gem-like lasthara |
| Chorus :Hoo | Hoo |
| Male | |
| Adhaadhi kesam un moghanam | From head to toe, your mesmerizing enchantment |
| Female :Raajathi raajan pon vaagnam | The golden chariot fit for the king of kings |
| Male :Raathiri poothiri yettri | Lighting the sparkler of the night |
| Sreedeviyum devanum thazhuvidum | Where Goddess Sridevi and her Lord embrace |
| Female | |
| {La la la la… | {La la la la… |
| Male :La la la la..la…… | La la la la..la…… |
| Chorus :Hoo } (2) | Hoo } (2) |
முனங்கல் :
..........................
Mascara maarugo mascara
Lasthara gem-like lasthara
From head to toe, your mesmerizing enchantment
The golden chariot fit for the king of kings
Lighting the sparkler of the night
Where Goddess Sridevi and her Lord embrace
மஸ்கரா மாருகோ மஸ்கரா
லஸ்தரா மாணிக்க லஸ்தரா
ஆதாதி கேசம் உன் மோகனம்
ராஜாதி ராஜன் பொன் வாகனம்
ராத்திரி பூத்திரி ஏற்றி
ஸ்ரீதேவியும் தேவனும் தழுவிடும்
Mascara maarugo mascara
Lasthara gem-like lasthara
From head to toe, your mesmerizing enchantment
The golden chariot fit for the king of kings
Lighting the sparkler of the night
Where Goddess Sridevi and her Lord embrace... mascara
மஸ்கரா மாருகோ மஸ்கரா
லஸ்தரா மாணிக்க லஸ்தரா
ஆதாதி கேசம் உன் மோகனம்
ராஜாதி ராஜன் பொன் வாகனம்
ராத்திரி பூத்திரி ஏற்றி
ஸ்ரீதேவியும் தேவனும் தழுவிடும்...மஸ்காரா..
To witness the grand confluence with the ocean
This sacred river Ganges flows with longing
As the treatises of Kama dictate
Your lightning-flash waist sways in dance
Do not peck at me with your eyes
Do not touch me gently here and there
முனங்கல் :
......................
The beauty concealed by silk garments
Becomes fine literature performed on stage
Desiring each other deeply
A precious jewel born of our sacred bond
As bliss spreads from beginning to end
சாகர சங்கமம் காண
இந்த கங்கா தீர்த்தம் வாட
மன்மத சாஸ்திரம் கூற
இடை மின்னல் கீற்றாய் ஆட
கண்ணாலே எனைக் கொத்தாதே
அங்கங்கே மெல்லத் தீண்டாதே
Mascara maarugo mascara
Hoo
Lasthara gem-like lasthara
Hoo
ஆடை மூடும் சௌந்தர்யம்
அரங்கில் ஏறும் சாகித்யம்
ஒன்றை ஒன்று மோகிக்கும்
உறவில் தோன்றும் மாணிக்கம்
ஆனந்தம் ஆதியும் அந்தமும் பரவிட
From head to toe, your mesmerizing enchantment
The golden chariot fit for the king of kings
Lighting the sparkler of the night
Where Goddess Sridevi and her Lord embrace
மஸ்கரா மாருகோ மஸ்கரா
குழு :
ஹோ
லஸ்தரா மாணிக்க லஸ்தரா
குழு :
ஹோ
Observing the fifth lunar phase, upon you
I gently took hold
To sing the lullaby of the floral bed
Come, let us enter into the divine anthill
ஆதாதி கேசம் உன் மோகனம்
ராஜாதி ராஜன் பொன் வாகனம்
ராத்திரி பூத்திரி ஏற்றி
ஸ்ரீதேவியும் தேவனும் தழுவிடும்...
I have shot the serpent arrow
Will that shyness not fade away now?
As wind sways gently through the bamboo forest
I heard the hypnotic sound of the snake-charmer's pungi
Only upon hearing the sound of that pungi
My heart longed to dance along
Ah, as a thousand desires blossom like buds
முனங்கல் :
.....................
Mascara maarugo mascara
Hoo
Lasthara gem-like lasthara
Hoo
பஞ்சமி திதி பார்த்து உனை
பற்றிக் கொண்டேன் மெல்ல
பஞ்சணை பாடலைப் பாட
வா புற்றுக்குள்ளே செல்ல
From head to toe, your mesmerizing enchantment
The golden chariot fit for the king of kings
Lighting the sparkler of the night
Where Goddess Sridevi and her Lord embrace
போட்டேனே நாக பாணம் தான்
போகாதோ அந்த நாணம் தான்
பெண் : மூங்கில் காட்டில் காற்றாட
மகுடி சத்தம் கேட்டேனே
ஆண் : மகுடி சத்தம் கேட்டுத்தான்
மனதும் ஆட பார்த்தேனே
பெண் : அம்மம்மா ஆயிரம் ஆசைகள் அரும்பிட
{La la la la…
La la la la..la……
Hoo } (2)
மஸ்கரா மாருகோ மஸ்கரா
குழு :
ஹோ
லஸ்தரா மாணிக்க லஸ்தரா
குழு :
ஹோ
ஆதாதி கேசம் உன் மோகனம்
ராஜாதி ராஜன் பொன் வாகனம்
ராத்திரி பூத்திரி ஏற்றி
ஸ்ரீதேவியும் தேவனும் தழுவிடும்...
{லலலல.....
லாலாலாலாலா......
குழு :
ஹோ } (2)
Mascara maarugoo mascara
Mascara maarugo mascara
Female :Lasthara maanikka lasthara
Lasthara gem-like lasthara
Male :Adhaadhi kesam un moghanam
From head to toe, your mesmerizing enchantment
Female :Raajathi raajan pon vaagnam
The golden chariot fit for the king of kings
Male :Raathiri poothiri yettri
Lighting the sparkler of the night
Sreedeviyum devanum thazhuvidum
Where Goddess Sridevi and her Lord embrace
Mascara maarugoo mascara
Mascara maarugo mascara
Female :Lasthara maanikka lasthara
Lasthara gem-like lasthara
Male :Adhaadhi kesam un moghanam
From head to toe, your mesmerizing enchantment
Female :Raajathi raajan pon vaagnam
The golden chariot fit for the king of kings
Male :Raathiri poothiri yettri
Lighting the sparkler of the night
Sreedeviyum devanum thazhuvidum. ..mascaraa
Where Goddess Sridevi and her Lord embrace... mascara
Saagara sangamam kaana
To witness the grand confluence with the ocean
Indha ganga theertham vaada
This sacred river Ganges flows with longing
Manmadha saasthiram koora
As the treatises of Kama dictate
Idai minnal keettraai aada
Your lightning-flash waist sways in dance
Female :Kannaalae enai kothaadhae
Do not peck at me with your eyes
Angangae mella theendaadhae
Do not touch me gently here and there
Aadai moodum soundharyam
The beauty concealed by silk garments
Arangil yerum saagithiyam
Becomes fine literature performed on stage
Female :Ondrai ondru mogikkum
Desiring each other deeply
Uravil thondrum maanikkam
A precious jewel born of our sacred bond
Male :Aanandham aathiyum andhamum paravida
As bliss spreads from beginning to end
Mascara maarugoo mascara
Mascara maarugo mascara
Chorus :Hoo
Hoo
Female :Lasthara maanikka lasthara
Lasthara gem-like lasthara
Chorus :Hoo
Hoo
Adhaadhi kesam un moghanam
From head to toe, your mesmerizing enchantment
Female :Raajathi raajan pon vaagnam
The golden chariot fit for the king of kings
Male :Raathiri poothiri yettri
Lighting the sparkler of the night
Sreedeviyum devanum thazhuvidum
Where Goddess Sridevi and her Lord embrace
Panjami thidhi paarthu unai
Observing the fifth lunar phase, upon you
Pattri konden mella
I gently took hold
Panjanai padalai paada
To sing the lullaby of the floral bed
Vaa puttru kullae sella
Come, let us enter into the divine anthill
Pottenae naaga baanam thaan
I have shot the serpent arrow
Pogaadhoo andha naanam thaan
Will that shyness not fade away now?
Female :Moongil kaattil laattraada
As wind sways gently through the bamboo forest
Magudi satham kettenae
I heard the hypnotic sound of the snake-charmer's pungi
Male :Magudi satham kettuthaan
Only upon hearing the sound of that pungi
Manadhum aada paartheane
My heart longed to dance along
Female :Ammammaa aayirm aasaigal arumbida
Ah, as a thousand desires blossom like buds
Mascara maarugoo mascara
Mascara maarugo mascara
Chorus :Hoo
Hoo
Female :Lasthara maanikka lasthara
Lasthara gem-like lasthara
Chorus :Hoo
Hoo
Adhaadhi kesam un moghanam
From head to toe, your mesmerizing enchantment
Female :Raajathi raajan pon vaagnam
The golden chariot fit for the king of kings
Male :Raathiri poothiri yettri
Lighting the sparkler of the night
Sreedeviyum devanum thazhuvidum
Where Goddess Sridevi and her Lord embrace
{La la la la…
{La la la la…
Male :La la la la..la……
La la la la..la……
Chorus :Hoo } (2)
Hoo } (2)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Mascara Maarugoo' from Aadi Viradham (1991) is a sensual romantic duet featuring lush divine and serpent-themed imagery. The song captures the passion and playful courtship between two lovers, using metaphors of divine union (Sridevi and her Lord), river-ocean confluence, and traditional snake-lore elements like the serpent arrow ('naaga baanam'), anthill ('puttru'), and snake-charmer's flute ('magudi'). Vaali's lyrics blend rhythmic catchphrases with traditional Tamil poetic tropes to express intense intimacy and blossoming desire.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvam)
“Idai minnal keettraai aada”
Compares the slender waist of the heroine to a flash of lightning ('minnal keettru') swaying in movement.
Initial Rhyme / Alliteration (Moonaai)
“Panjami thidhi paarthu unai / Pattri konden mella / Panjanai padalai paada”
Repetition of the 'Pa' consonant sound across lines creating a pleasing rhythmic bounce.
Serpent Symbolism (Naaga Uruvam)
“Pottenae naaga baanam thaan / Pogaadhoo andha naanam thaan”
Uses snake-related allegories ('puttru', 'naaga baanam', 'magudi') to suit the film's theme of snake deity worship while symbolizing intense romantic attraction.
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Trivia
'Aadi Viradham' (1991) is a devotional thriller film centered around serpent worship and spiritual penance. Lyricist Vaali creatively incorporated snake motifs (like the 'magudi' snake-charmer flute and 'naaga baanam' serpent arrow) into this romantic song to align with the film's snake-deity central plot while maintaining a commercially catchy rhythm composed by Shankar Ganesh.
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