Mathulam Pazhathukku
From Anbalippu · 1969
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- P. Susheela, P. B. Sreenivas
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Anbalippu1969
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Humming… | Humming... |
| Male | |
| Maathulam pazhathukku peyar maathulam | The pomegranate fruit is named pomegranate |
| Paruvathil varum maambazham | The mango fruit arrives with youthfulness |
| Rasipavan peyar kadhalan | The one who enjoys it is called a lover |
| Panthadum pazhathottam paavai meniyo | Is the maiden's body a playful fruit garden? |
| Maathulam pazhathukku peyar maathulam | The pomegranate fruit is named pomegranate |
| Paruvathil varum maambazham | The mango fruit arrives with youthfulness |
| Rasipavan peyar kadhalan | The one who enjoys it is called a lover |
| Panthadum pazhathottam paavai meniyo | Is the maiden's body a playful fruit garden? |
| Female | |
| Illamai muluthum unathu veedu | My entire youth is your home |
| Eduthu rasithu kavithai paadu | Take it, enjoy it, and sing poetry |
| Illamai muluthum unathu veedu | My entire youth is your home |
| Eduthu rasithu kavithai paadu | Take it, enjoy it, and sing poetry |
| Paadumpothu asai nooru poga poga inbam veru | While singing, a hundred desires arise, and as time passes, the pleasure deepens |
| Male | |
| Kannangalil minnum thiratchai pazham | The glistening grape fruit on the cheeks |
| Vanna idazh sinthum kovaipazham | The ivy gourd fruit spilled by colorful lips |
| Kann irandil ulla asaipazham | The fruit of desire residing within the two eyes |
| Kadhal pazham adhu maathulam pazham | That fruit of love is the pomegranate fruit |
| Female :Ahh | Female : Ahh |
| Maathulam pazhathukku peyar maathulam | The pomegranate fruit is named pomegranate |
| Paruvathil varum maambazham | The mango fruit arrives with youthfulness |
| Rasipavan peyar kadhalan | The one who enjoys it is called a lover |
| Panthadum pazhathottam paavai meniyae | Oh, the maiden's body is a playful fruit garden |
| Maathulam… | Pomegranate... |
| Male | |
| Iravil nilavu sirikum pothu | When the moon smiles in the night |
| Irandu uyirgal thudika vendum | Two souls must throb as one |
| Iravil nilavu sirikum pothu | When the moon smiles in the night |
| Irandu uyirgal thudika vendum | Two souls must throb as one |
| Thudikum nenjam mayanga vendum | The throbbing heart should swoon |
| Thoongum pothu vidiya vendum | Dawn should arrive while resting together |
| Female :Manthirathil unnai mayanga vaithen | Female : I made you swoon as if under a magical spell |
| Manjal mugam konjam sivaka vaithaai | You made my turmeric-toned face blush red |
| Sangamathil naan vizhunthuvitten | I have surrendered into this deep union |
| Enna sugam nee vazhangi vittai ahh | Ah, what blissful joy you have bestowed upon me |
| Maathulam | Pomegranate |
| Male :Pazhathukku peyar maathulam | Male : The fruit is named pomegranate |
| Female :Paruvathil varum maambazham | Female : The mango fruit arrives with youthfulness |
| Male :Rasipavan peyar kadhalan | Male : The one who enjoys it is called a lover |
| Female :Panthadum pazhathottam paavai meniyae | Female : Oh, the maiden's body is a playful fruit garden |
| Both :Maathulam | Both : Pomegranate |
...........
Humming...
மாதுளம் பழத்துக்கு பெயர் மாதுளம்
பருவத்தில் வரும் மாம்பழம் ரசிப்பவன் பெயர் காதலன்
பந்தாடும் பழத்தோட்டம் பாவை மேனியோ
மாதுளம் பழத்துக்கு பெயர் மாதுளம்
பருவத்தில் வரும் மாம்பழம் ரசிப்பவன் பெயர் காதலன்
பந்தாடும் பழத்தோட்டம் பாவை மேனியோ
The pomegranate fruit is named pomegranate
The mango fruit arrives with youthfulness
The one who enjoys it is called a lover
Is the maiden's body a playful fruit garden?
The pomegranate fruit is named pomegranate
The mango fruit arrives with youthfulness
The one who enjoys it is called a lover
Is the maiden's body a playful fruit garden?
இளமை முழுதும் உனது வீடு
எடுத்து ரசித்து கவிதை பாடு
இளமை முழுதும் உனது வீடு
எடுத்து ரசித்து கவிதை பாடு
பாடும்போது ஆசை நூறு
போகப்போக இன்பம் வேறு
My entire youth is your home
Take it, enjoy it, and sing poetry
My entire youth is your home
Take it, enjoy it, and sing poetry
While singing, a hundred desires arise, and as time passes, the pleasure deepens
கன்னங்களில் மின்னும் திராட்சை பழம்
வண்ண இதழ் சிந்தும் கோவைப்பழம்
கண் இரண்டில் உள்ள ஆசைப்பழம்
காதல் பழம் அது மாதுளம் பழம்
ஆஆ
மாதுளம் பழத்துக்கு பெயர் மாதுளம்
பருவத்தில் வரும் மாம்பழம் ரசிப்பவன் பெயர் காதலன்
பந்தாடும் பழத்தோட்டம் பாவை மேனியே...
மாதுளம்...
The glistening grape fruit on the cheeks
The ivy gourd fruit spilled by colorful lips
The fruit of desire residing within the two eyes
That fruit of love is the pomegranate fruit
Female : Ahh
The pomegranate fruit is named pomegranate
The mango fruit arrives with youthfulness
The one who enjoys it is called a lover
Oh, the maiden's body is a playful fruit garden
Pomegranate...
இரவில் நிலவு சிரிக்கும் போது
இரண்டு உயிர்கள் துடிக்க வேண்டும்
இரவில் நிலவு சிரிக்கும்போது
இரண்டு உயிர்கள் துடிக்க வேண்டும்
துடிக்கும் நெஞ்சம் மயங்க வேண்டும்
தூங்கும் போது விடிய வேண்டும்
When the moon smiles in the night
Two souls must throb as one
When the moon smiles in the night
Two souls must throb as one
The throbbing heart should swoon
Dawn should arrive while resting together
Female : I made you swoon as if under a magical spell
You made my turmeric-toned face blush red
I have surrendered into this deep union
Ah, what blissful joy you have bestowed upon me
Pomegranate
Male : The fruit is named pomegranate
Female : The mango fruit arrives with youthfulness
Male : The one who enjoys it is called a lover
Female : Oh, the maiden's body is a playful fruit garden
Both : Pomegranate
மந்திரத்தில் உன்னை மயங்க வைத்தேன்
மஞ்சள் முகம் கொஞ்சம் சிவக்க வைத்தாய்
சங்கமத்தில் நான் விழுந்துவிட்டேன்
என்ன சுகம் நீ வழங்கி விட்டாய் ஆஆ மாதுளம்
பழத்துக்கு பெயர் மாதுளம்
பருவத்தில் வரும் மாம்பழம்
ரசிப்பவன் பெயர் காதலன்
பந்தாடும் பழத்தோட்டம் பாவை மேனியே
இருவர் :
மாதுளம்...
Humming…
Humming...
Maathulam pazhathukku peyar maathulam
The pomegranate fruit is named pomegranate
Paruvathil varum maambazham
The mango fruit arrives with youthfulness
Rasipavan peyar kadhalan
The one who enjoys it is called a lover
Panthadum pazhathottam paavai meniyo
Is the maiden's body a playful fruit garden?
Maathulam pazhathukku peyar maathulam
The pomegranate fruit is named pomegranate
Paruvathil varum maambazham
The mango fruit arrives with youthfulness
Rasipavan peyar kadhalan
The one who enjoys it is called a lover
Panthadum pazhathottam paavai meniyo
Is the maiden's body a playful fruit garden?
Illamai muluthum unathu veedu
My entire youth is your home
Eduthu rasithu kavithai paadu
Take it, enjoy it, and sing poetry
Illamai muluthum unathu veedu
My entire youth is your home
Eduthu rasithu kavithai paadu
Take it, enjoy it, and sing poetry
Paadumpothu asai nooru poga poga inbam veru
While singing, a hundred desires arise, and as time passes, the pleasure deepens
Kannangalil minnum thiratchai pazham
The glistening grape fruit on the cheeks
Vanna idazh sinthum kovaipazham
The ivy gourd fruit spilled by colorful lips
Kann irandil ulla asaipazham
The fruit of desire residing within the two eyes
Kadhal pazham adhu maathulam pazham
That fruit of love is the pomegranate fruit
Female :Ahh
Female : Ahh
Maathulam pazhathukku peyar maathulam
The pomegranate fruit is named pomegranate
Paruvathil varum maambazham
The mango fruit arrives with youthfulness
Rasipavan peyar kadhalan
The one who enjoys it is called a lover
Panthadum pazhathottam paavai meniyae
Oh, the maiden's body is a playful fruit garden
Maathulam…
Pomegranate...
Iravil nilavu sirikum pothu
When the moon smiles in the night
Irandu uyirgal thudika vendum
Two souls must throb as one
Iravil nilavu sirikum pothu
When the moon smiles in the night
Irandu uyirgal thudika vendum
Two souls must throb as one
Thudikum nenjam mayanga vendum
The throbbing heart should swoon
Thoongum pothu vidiya vendum
Dawn should arrive while resting together
Female :Manthirathil unnai mayanga vaithen
Female : I made you swoon as if under a magical spell
Manjal mugam konjam sivaka vaithaai
You made my turmeric-toned face blush red
Sangamathil naan vizhunthuvitten
I have surrendered into this deep union
Enna sugam nee vazhangi vittai ahh
Ah, what blissful joy you have bestowed upon me
Maathulam
Pomegranate
Male :Pazhathukku peyar maathulam
Male : The fruit is named pomegranate
Female :Paruvathil varum maambazham
Female : The mango fruit arrives with youthfulness
Male :Rasipavan peyar kadhalan
Male : The one who enjoys it is called a lover
Female :Panthadum pazhathottam paavai meniyae
Female : Oh, the maiden's body is a playful fruit garden
Both :Maathulam
Both : Pomegranate
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Maathulam Pazhathukku' is a classic romantic duet from the 1969 Tamil movie Anbalippu, composed by M. S. Vishwanathan and penned by Kannadasan. The song employs lush botanical allegories—comparing a young woman's youth, beauty, and emotional allure to sweet, ripening fruits like pomegranate, mango, grapes, and kovai. Through vivid poetic imagery, the couple expresses their deep intimacy, passion, and mutual admiration under the moonlit night.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai / Rupakam)
“Kannangalil minnum thiratchai pazham / Vanna idazh sinthum kovaipazham”
Kannadasan ingeniously metaphors the female anatomy and emotions with various sweet fruits: grapes for cheeks, kovai for lips, and pomegranate for youthful love.
Anaphora / Refrain (Ettugai / Monai)
“Maathulam pazhathukku peyar maathulam / Paruvathil varum maambazham”
Repetition of fruit imagery and rhythmic line patterns enhancing the musicality and poetic flow across verses.
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Trivia
Anbalippu (1969) starred Sivaji Ganesan and B. Saroja Devi. The track highlights the unique vocal chemistry between P. B. Sreenivas and P. Susheela, set to M. S. Vishwanathan's melodious arrangement that relies heavily on natural fruit metaphors famously mastered by lyricist Kannadasan.
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