Mathanorsavam Rathiyoduthan
From Sathurangam · 1978
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
- Music director
- V. Kumar
- Details
- Sathurangam1978
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Madhanoorchavam rathiyodu thaan | The festival of Lord Manmatha is indeed celebrated with Rathi |
| Rathi deviyoo padhiyodu thaan | And Goddess Rathi is indeed with her lord and husband |
| Female :Uyir oviyam unakaaga thaan | This living painting is created only for you |
| Udal vannamae adharkaaga thaan | The colors of this body are crafted for that reason alone |
| Male | |
| Meen aadum kannil vizhundhu naan aadavoo | Shall I fall into your eyes where fish dance and play? |
| Thaen aadum sevvidhazh thannil neeraadavoo | Shall I bathe upon your red lips dripping with honey? |
| Meen aadum kannil vizhundhu naan aadavoo | Shall I fall into your eyes where fish dance and play? |
| Thaen aadum sevvidhazh thannil neeraadavoo | Shall I bathe upon your red lips dripping with honey? |
| Female :Puriyadha penmai idhu poopondra menmai idhu | This is mysterious womanhood, a softness as delicate as a flower |
| Ponnandhi maalai ennenna leelai | A golden twilight evening; oh, what playful romantic sport! |
| Male | |
| Madhanoorchavam rathiyodu thaan | The festival of Lord Manmatha is indeed celebrated with Rathi |
| Female :Rathi deviyoo padhiyodu thaan | And Goddess Rathi is indeed with her lord and husband |
| Female | |
| Kaar kaala megam thirandu kuzhalaanadhu | Gathered monsoon clouds have transformed into long dark tresses |
| Kanna un kaiyil purandu sathiraadudhu | Oh Krishna, rolling between your hands, it sways and dances |
| Kaar kaala megam thirandu kuzhalaanadhu | Gathered monsoon clouds have transformed into long dark tresses |
| Kanna un kaiyil purandu sathiraadudhu | Oh Krishna, rolling between your hands, it sways and dances |
| Male :Ho oo oo | Ho oo oo |
| Alangaara devi ugam adangaatha aasai tharum | This adorned goddess brings unquenchable desire across time |
| Ondraana neram oru kodi inbam | The moment we become one brings ten million blisses |
| Male | |
| Madhanoorchavam | The festival of Lord Manmatha |
| Female :Rathiyodu thaan | Is indeed celebrated with Rathi |
| Male :Rathi deviyoo | And Goddess Rathi |
| Female :Padhiyodu thaan | Is indeed with her lord and husband |
மதனோர்சவம் ரதியோடு தான்
ரதி தேவியோ பதியோடு தான்
உயிரோவியம் உனக்காக தான்
உடல் வண்ணமே அதற்காக தான்
The festival of Lord Manmatha is indeed celebrated with Rathi
And Goddess Rathi is indeed with her lord and husband
This living painting is created only for you
The colors of this body are crafted for that reason alone
மீன் ஆடும் கண்ணில் விழுந்து நான் ஆடவோ
தேன் ஆடும் செவ்விதழ் தன்னில் நீராடவோ
மீன் ஆடும் கண்ணில் விழுந்து நான் ஆடவோ
தேன் ஆடும் செவ்விதழ் தன்னில் நீராடவோ
புரியாத பெண்மை இது பூப்போன்ற மென்மை இது
பொன்னந்தி மாலை என்னென்ன லீலை
Shall I fall into your eyes where fish dance and play?
Shall I bathe upon your red lips dripping with honey?
Shall I fall into your eyes where fish dance and play?
Shall I bathe upon your red lips dripping with honey?
This is mysterious womanhood, a softness as delicate as a flower
A golden twilight evening; oh, what playful romantic sport!
மதனோர்சவம் ரதியோடு தான்
ரதி தேவியோ பதியோடு தான்
The festival of Lord Manmatha is indeed celebrated with Rathi
And Goddess Rathi is indeed with her lord and husband
கார் கால மேகம் திரண்டு குழலானது
கண்ணா உன் கையில் புரண்டு சதிராடுது
கார் கால மேகம் திரண்டு குழலானது
கண்ணா உன் கையில் புரண்டு சதிராடுது
ஓ ஓ ஓ
அலங்கார தேவி முகம்அடங்காத ஆசை தரும்
ஒன்றான நேரம் ஒரு கோடி இன்பம்
Gathered monsoon clouds have transformed into long dark tresses
Oh Krishna, rolling between your hands, it sways and dances
Gathered monsoon clouds have transformed into long dark tresses
Oh Krishna, rolling between your hands, it sways and dances
Ho oo oo
This adorned goddess brings unquenchable desire across time
The moment we become one brings ten million blisses
மதனோர்சவம்
ரதியோடு தான்
ரதி தேவியோ
பதியோடு தான்
The festival of Lord Manmatha
Is indeed celebrated with Rathi
And Goddess Rathi
Is indeed with her lord and husband
Madhanoorchavam rathiyodu thaan
The festival of Lord Manmatha is indeed celebrated with Rathi
Rathi deviyoo padhiyodu thaan
And Goddess Rathi is indeed with her lord and husband
Female :Uyir oviyam unakaaga thaan
This living painting is created only for you
Udal vannamae adharkaaga thaan
The colors of this body are crafted for that reason alone
Meen aadum kannil vizhundhu naan aadavoo
Shall I fall into your eyes where fish dance and play?
Thaen aadum sevvidhazh thannil neeraadavoo
Shall I bathe upon your red lips dripping with honey?
Meen aadum kannil vizhundhu naan aadavoo
Shall I fall into your eyes where fish dance and play?
Thaen aadum sevvidhazh thannil neeraadavoo
Shall I bathe upon your red lips dripping with honey?
Female :Puriyadha penmai idhu poopondra menmai idhu
This is mysterious womanhood, a softness as delicate as a flower
Ponnandhi maalai ennenna leelai
A golden twilight evening; oh, what playful romantic sport!
Madhanoorchavam rathiyodu thaan
The festival of Lord Manmatha is indeed celebrated with Rathi
Female :Rathi deviyoo padhiyodu thaan
And Goddess Rathi is indeed with her lord and husband
Kaar kaala megam thirandu kuzhalaanadhu
Gathered monsoon clouds have transformed into long dark tresses
Kanna un kaiyil purandu sathiraadudhu
Oh Krishna, rolling between your hands, it sways and dances
Kaar kaala megam thirandu kuzhalaanadhu
Gathered monsoon clouds have transformed into long dark tresses
Kanna un kaiyil purandu sathiraadudhu
Oh Krishna, rolling between your hands, it sways and dances
Male :Ho oo oo
Ho oo oo
Alangaara devi ugam adangaatha aasai tharum
This adorned goddess brings unquenchable desire across time
Ondraana neram oru kodi inbam
The moment we become one brings ten million blisses
Madhanoorchavam
The festival of Lord Manmatha
Female :Rathiyodu thaan
Is indeed celebrated with Rathi
Male :Rathi deviyoo
And Goddess Rathi
Female :Padhiyodu thaan
Is indeed with her lord and husband
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Madhanoorchavam is a poetic romantic duet from the 1978 Tamil film 'Sathurangam', composed by V. Kumar with lyrics by Vaali. The song celebrates romantic intimacy through divine imagery, comparing the lovers to Lord Manmatha (the Hindu deity of love) and his consort Rathi, as well as Lord Krishna and his beloved. The couple expresses mutual admiration, passion, and the harmonious union of their minds and bodies. The lyrics rely heavily on sensory imagery—comparing dark hair to monsoon clouds, eyes to darting fish, and lips to honey. Vaali weaves classical imagery into a gentle melisma, creating a timeless expression of marital love where physical beauty and spiritual togetherness culminate in pure joy.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Kaar kaala megam thirandu kuzhalaanadhu”
Comparing the heroine's long black hair to dark monsoon clouds ('Kaar kaala megam').
Uvamaiani (Simile)
“Puriyadha penmai idhu poopondra menmai idhu”
Comparing the gentleness of womanhood to a soft flower using the explicit comparison word 'pondra'.
Iyaibu (Rhyming end words)
“Meen aadum kannil vizhundhu naan aadavoo / Thaen aadum sevvidhazh thannil neeraadavoo”
Matching ending rhyming sounds in consecutive lines ('aadavoo' / 'neeraadavoo').
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Uyir oviyam unakaaga thaan”
Describing the person/body as a 'living painting' ('Uyir oviyam').
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Trivia
Music director V. Kumar, often nicknamed 'Mellisai Maamani', was renowned for introducing fresh romantic soundscapes in Tamil cinema during the late 60s and 70s. Vaali's lyricism in this song cleverly weaves mythic motifs of Manmatha-Rathi with romantic double entendre, delivered in harmony by legendary singers S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and Vani Jayaram.
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