Mayangukiral Indha Madurai
From Prayachitham · 1974
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- M. S. Sanjay
- Details
- Prayachitham1974
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Mayangugiraal intha madurai meenatchi | This Madurai Meenakshi is swooning in grief, |
| Maayavan annanai kaanavillai endru | Because her magical brother Krishna is nowhere to be seen. |
| Vaaraai kannaa en gogula mannaa en annaa | Come, my Lord Krishna, my king of Gokulam, my brother! |
| Female | |
| Mayangugiraal intha madurai meenatchi | This Madurai Meenakshi is swooning in grief, |
| Maayavan annanai kaanavillai endru | Because her magical brother Krishna is nowhere to be seen. |
| Female | |
| Manimaada thendral vaigaiyil vizhunthu | As the gentle breeze from high balconies falls upon river Vaigai, |
| Malar polum kannil kanneer ezhunthu | Tears arise in her flower-like eyes. |
| Varunthum thunbam arivaayo | Do you not know the pain and sorrow she endures? |
| Udan piranthaalai maranthaayo | Have you forgotten the sister born alongside you? |
| Female | |
| Mayangugiraal intha madurai meenatchi | This Madurai Meenakshi is swooning in grief, |
| Maayavan annanai kaanavillai endru | Because her magical brother Krishna is nowhere to be seen. |
| Female | |
| Oru thaayin pillai oru kodi mullai | Children of one mother are like ten million jasmine flowers, |
| Ondraagum andri irandaavathilai | They remain united as one and never become two. |
| Anbum paasamum poithaanaa | Was all your love and affection merely a lie? |
| Annaa naan unnai marapenaa | Oh brother, could I ever forget you? |
| Female | |
| Mayangugiraal intha madurai meenatchi | This Madurai Meenakshi is swooning in grief, |
| Maayavan annanai kaanavillai endru | Because her magical brother Krishna is nowhere to be seen. |
| Female | |
| Manamedai kandu maanikka meenaal | Beholding the marriage dais, the precious gem-like Meenakshi wonders, |
| Manakkolam kolla nee illaiyaanaal | If you are not present when she dresses as a bride, |
| Manjal kungumam yaar tharuvaar | Who will grant her the auspicious turmeric and vermilion? |
| Kadamaiyai enni varuvaayo | Will you not return, considering it your solemn duty? |
| Female | |
| Mayangugiraal intha madurai meenatchi | This Madurai Meenakshi is swooning in grief, |
| Maayavan annanai kaanavillai endru | Because her magical brother Krishna is nowhere to be seen. |
| Mayangugiraal intha madurai meenatchi | This Madurai Meenakshi is swooning in grief, |
| Maayavan annanai kaanavillai endru | Because her magical brother Krishna is nowhere to be seen. |
மயங்குகிறாள் இந்த மதுரை மீனாட்சி
மாயவன் அண்ணனை காணவில்லை என்று
வாராய் கண்ணா என் கோகுல மன்னா என் அண்ணா
This Madurai Meenakshi is swooning in grief,
Because her magical brother Krishna is nowhere to be seen.
Come, my Lord Krishna, my king of Gokulam, my brother!
மயங்குகிறாள் இந்த மதுரை மீனாட்சி
மாயவன் அண்ணனை காணவில்லை என்று
This Madurai Meenakshi is swooning in grief,
Because her magical brother Krishna is nowhere to be seen.
மணிமாடத் தென்றல் வைகையில் விழுந்து
மலர் போலும் கண்ணில் கண்ணீர் எழுந்து.....
வருந்தும் துன்பம் அறிவாயோ
உடன் பிறந்தாளை மறந்தாயோ.....
As the gentle breeze from high balconies falls upon river Vaigai,
Tears arise in her flower-like eyes.
Do you not know the pain and sorrow she endures?
Have you forgotten the sister born alongside you?
மயங்குகிறாள் இந்த மதுரை மீனாட்சி
மாயவன் அண்ணனை காணவில்லை என்று
This Madurai Meenakshi is swooning in grief,
Because her magical brother Krishna is nowhere to be seen.
ஒரு தாயின் பிள்ளை ஒரு கொடி முல்லை
ஒன்றாகும் அன்றி இரண்டாவதில்லை
அன்பும் பாசமும் பொய்தானா
அண்ணா நான் உன்னை மறப்பேனா
Children of one mother are like ten million jasmine flowers,
They remain united as one and never become two.
Was all your love and affection merely a lie?
Oh brother, could I ever forget you?
மயங்குகிறாள் இந்த மதுரை மீனாட்சி
மாயவன் அண்ணனை காணவில்லை என்று
This Madurai Meenakshi is swooning in grief,
Because her magical brother Krishna is nowhere to be seen.
மணமேடை கண்டு மாணிக்க மீனாள்
மணக்கோலம் கொள்ள நீ இல்லையானால்
மஞ்சள் குங்குமம் யார் தருவார்
கடமையை எண்ணி வருவாயோ......
Beholding the marriage dais, the precious gem-like Meenakshi wonders,
If you are not present when she dresses as a bride,
Who will grant her the auspicious turmeric and vermilion?
Will you not return, considering it your solemn duty?
மயங்குகிறாள் இந்த மதுரை மீனாட்சி
மாயவன் அண்ணனை காணவில்லை என்று
மயங்குகிறாள் இந்த மதுரை மீனாட்சி
மாயவன் அண்ணனை காணவில்லை என்று...
This Madurai Meenakshi is swooning in grief,
Because her magical brother Krishna is nowhere to be seen.
This Madurai Meenakshi is swooning in grief,
Because her magical brother Krishna is nowhere to be seen.
Mayangugiraal intha madurai meenatchi
This Madurai Meenakshi is swooning in grief,
Maayavan annanai kaanavillai endru
Because her magical brother Krishna is nowhere to be seen.
Vaaraai kannaa en gogula mannaa en annaa
Come, my Lord Krishna, my king of Gokulam, my brother!
Mayangugiraal intha madurai meenatchi
This Madurai Meenakshi is swooning in grief,
Maayavan annanai kaanavillai endru
Because her magical brother Krishna is nowhere to be seen.
Manimaada thendral vaigaiyil vizhunthu
As the gentle breeze from high balconies falls upon river Vaigai,
Malar polum kannil kanneer ezhunthu
Tears arise in her flower-like eyes.
Varunthum thunbam arivaayo
Do you not know the pain and sorrow she endures?
Udan piranthaalai maranthaayo
Have you forgotten the sister born alongside you?
Mayangugiraal intha madurai meenatchi
This Madurai Meenakshi is swooning in grief,
Maayavan annanai kaanavillai endru
Because her magical brother Krishna is nowhere to be seen.
Oru thaayin pillai oru kodi mullai
Children of one mother are like ten million jasmine flowers,
Ondraagum andri irandaavathilai
They remain united as one and never become two.
Anbum paasamum poithaanaa
Was all your love and affection merely a lie?
Annaa naan unnai marapenaa
Oh brother, could I ever forget you?
Mayangugiraal intha madurai meenatchi
This Madurai Meenakshi is swooning in grief,
Maayavan annanai kaanavillai endru
Because her magical brother Krishna is nowhere to be seen.
Manamedai kandu maanikka meenaal
Beholding the marriage dais, the precious gem-like Meenakshi wonders,
Manakkolam kolla nee illaiyaanaal
If you are not present when she dresses as a bride,
Manjal kungumam yaar tharuvaar
Who will grant her the auspicious turmeric and vermilion?
Kadamaiyai enni varuvaayo
Will you not return, considering it your solemn duty?
Mayangugiraal intha madurai meenatchi
This Madurai Meenakshi is swooning in grief,
Maayavan annanai kaanavillai endru
Because her magical brother Krishna is nowhere to be seen.
Mayangugiraal intha madurai meenatchi
This Madurai Meenakshi is swooning in grief,
Maayavan annanai kaanavillai endru
Because her magical brother Krishna is nowhere to be seen.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song draws an allegorical parallel between the mythical sibling relationship of Goddess Meenakshi of Madurai and her divine brother Lord Vishnu (Maayavan/Krishna) and a human sister pining for her estranged brother. The sister likens her plight to Goddess Meenakshi waiting for her brother Vishnu to perform the ritual of giving away the bride at her wedding. Through deeply emotional rhetoric, she questions if sibling bond and childhood affection could ever fade into lie, pleading for her brother to return and fulfill his duties as her protector and family elder.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Allegory / Mythological Allusion (Uvamanai)
“Mayangugiraal intha madurai meenatchi Maayavan annanai kaanavillai endru”
The lyrics metaphorically compare the sister to Goddess Meenakshi of Madurai and her brother to Lord Vishnu (Maayavan), evoking the traditional Tamil myth where Vishnu gives away Meenakshi in marriage to Lord Shiva.
Simile (Upamai)
“Malar polum kannil kanneer ezhunthu”
Comparing the eyes of the grieving sister to soft blossoms filled with tearful dew drops.
Monoreyme / Initial Assonance (Edukku & Monai)
“Manamedai kandu maanikka meenaal”
Repetition of the initial 'M' sound across consecutive lines ('Manamedai', 'Maanikka', 'Manakkolam', 'Manjal'), adding a lyrical rhythm.
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Trivia
Kannadasan was famous for embedding rich Tamil cultural mythology and fraternal devotion into film lyrics. Drawing upon the celestial sibling bond between Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Vishnu (traditionally celebrated during the Chithirai Thiruvizha in Madurai), he elevated deep human emotional conflicts into sacred archetypes easily understood and felt by Tamil audiences.
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