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Maskara Marugo Maskara

From Aadi Viradham · 1991

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Aadi Viradham
Movie release year
1991
Lyrics added on
26 Mar 2026

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mascara maarugoo mascara
Female :Lasthara maanikka lasthara
Male :Adhaadhi kesam un moghanam
Female :Raajathi raajan pon vaagnam
Male :Raathiri poothiri yettri
Sreedeviyum devanum thazhuvidum
Mascara maarugoo mascara
Female :Lasthara maanikka lasthara
Male :Adhaadhi kesam un moghanam
Female :Raajathi raajan pon vaagnam
Male :Raathiri poothiri yettri
Sreedeviyum devanum thazhuvidum. ..mascaraa
Saagara sangamam kaana
Indha ganga theertham vaada
Manmadha saasthiram koora
Idai minnal keettraai aada
Female :Kannaalae enai kothaadhae
Angangae mella theendaadhae
Aadai moodum soundharyam
Arangil yerum saagithiyam
Female :Ondrai ondru mogikkum
Uravil thondrum maanikkam
Male :Aanandham aathiyum andhamum paravida
Mascara maarugoo mascara
Chorus :Hoo
Female :Lasthara maanikka lasthara
Chorus :Hoo
Adhaadhi kesam un moghanam
Female :Raajathi raajan pon vaagnam
Male :Raathiri poothiri yettri
Sreedeviyum devanum thazhuvidum
Panjami thidhi paarthu unai
Pattri konden mella
Panjanai padalai paada
Vaa puttru kullae sella
Pottenae naaga baanam thaan
Pogaadhoo andha naanam thaan
Female :Moongil kaattil laattraada
Magudi satham kettenae
Male :Magudi satham kettuthaan
Manadhum aada paartheane
Female :Ammammaa aayirm aasaigal arumbida
Mascara maarugoo mascara
Chorus :Hoo
Female :Lasthara maanikka lasthara
Chorus :Hoo
Adhaadhi kesam un moghanam
Female :Raajathi raajan pon vaagnam
Male :Raathiri poothiri yettri
Sreedeviyum devanum thazhuvidum
{La la la la…
Male :La la la la..la……
Chorus :Hoo } (2)
Maskara maarugu maskara
Female: Luster, ruby luster
Male: From head to toe, you are pure allure
Female: A golden chariot for the king of kings
Male: Lighting a bright wick in the night
The goddess and the lord will embrace
Maskara maarugu maskara
Female: Luster, ruby luster
Male: From head to toe, you are pure allure
Female: A golden chariot for the king of kings
Male: Lighting a bright wick in the night
The goddess and the lord will embrace... maskara
To witness the ocean's confluence,
Come here, holy waters of Ganga
To recite the scriptures of love,
As your waist sways like a flash of lightning
Female: Do not strike at me with your eyes
Do not touch me so gently all over
The beauty covered by your clothes
Becomes poetic music upon the stage
Female: When two lovers desire each other,
A precious ruby is born from that bond
Male: As supreme joy spreads from beginning to end
Maskara maarugu maskara
Chorus: Hoo
Female: Luster, ruby luster
Chorus: Hoo
From head to toe, you are pure allure
Female: A golden chariot for the king of kings
Male: Lighting a bright wick in the night
The goddess and the lord will embrace
Choosing the fifth day of the moon,
I held you gently in my grasp
To sing the song of the soft bed,
Come, let us go inside the serpent's mound
I shot the serpent's arrow of love,
Won't your shyness just melt away?
Female: As the breeze danced in the bamboo grove,
I heard the tune of the snake charmer's flute
Male: Only upon hearing that snake charmer's tune,
Did I see your heart dance along
Female: Oh my, as a thousand desires begin to bloom
Maskara maarugu maskara
Chorus: Hoo
Female: Luster, ruby luster
Chorus: Hoo
From head to toe, you are pure allure
Female: A golden chariot for the king of kings
Male: Lighting a bright wick in the night
The goddess and the lord will embrace
{La la la la…
Male: La la la la... la…
Chorus: Hoo } (2)
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'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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