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Lyrics & meaning

Muththu Siriththathu

From Mannukkul Vairam · 1986

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janki
Music director
Devendran
Movie name
Mannukkul Vairam
Movie release year
1986
Lyrics added on
15 Jan 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Haei pongi sirikkira thanga silaikkoru
Kungumaththai idunga
Haei pooththu kulungidum nanthavanththukku
Aaraththiyum edunga
Ponnaaraththa poovaraththa podu
Pottu karainthida muththam kodukka vanga}(2)
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Muththu siriththathu mullai vediththathu
Muththirai ittida chiththirai vanthathu
Maanae malaith thaenae
Iva senthoora pottu vachchaa ippothu
Inbath thaeraeri sellum kaalam eppothu
Iva senthoora pottu vachchaa ippothu
Inbath thaeraeri sellum kaalam eppothu
Muththu siriththathu mullai vediththathu
Muththirai ittida chiththirai vanthathu
Maanae…….malaith thaenae
Oru santhosham oonjalaada kandaenae
Pudhu sangeetham naanum paada vanthaenae
Oru santhosham oonjalaada kandaenae
Pudhu sangeetham naanum paada vanthaenae
………………….
Mullai malarkodiyae pakkam vanthaalenna
Moga vanna kuyilae sorkkam thanthaalenna
Female :Koththu malarkodiyai neeyum thottaalenna
Muththu manichcharaththil kaiyum pattaalenna
Thaen kaniyae azhaikkaiyil
Maankilithaan marukkumaa
Female :Vaan mazhai pol pozhigaiyil
Poomaramthaan thadukkumaa
Male :Azhagiya kalai nilavae vaa arugae vaa
Idhayamum yaenguthu iru vizhi mayanguthu
Muththu siriththathu mullai vediththathu
Muththirai ittida chiththirai vanthathu
Maanae…….malaith thaenae
Female :Oru santhosham oonjalaada kandaenae
Pudhu sangeetham naanum paada vanthaenae
Vellai kiliyondru pachchai niram kondum
Thulli sirikirathae
Haei pattu ravikkaiyil sittukuruviyum
Kannai parikkirathae
Ponnaaraththa poovaraththa podu
Pottu karainthida muththam kodukka vaanga
Unnai ennumpozhuthu
Naanam undaaguthu
Aasai ennum alaigal
Ennai panthaaduthu
Kanni vizhi asaivil
Kadhal thaer ooduthu
Kadhal ilamaikal
Anbil neeraaduthu
Naan unakenavae piranthaval
Nee thodavae malarnthaval
Male :Unnarugae irukkaiyil
Un ulagam theriyuthu
Virunthunnai azhaikkirathae vaa
Virainthae vaa
Manam tharum poovithu
Mannanidam mayanguthu
Muththu siriththathu mullai vediththathu
Muththirai ittida chiththirai vanthathu
Maanae…….malaith thaenae
Female :Oru santhosham oonjalaada kandaenae
Pudhu sangeetham naanum paada vanthaenae
Hey, for this laughing golden statue,
apply the red kumkum!
Hey, for this garden in full bloom,
bring the aarathi (blessing flame)!
Put on the golden garland and fresh flowers,
come give a kiss that melts her bindi away!
...
A pearl smiled, a jasmine bloomed,
and Chithirai (spring month) arrived to seal our love.
My doe, my mountain honey!
Now that she wears this red bindi,
when will the time come to ride the chariot of joy?
Now that she wears this red bindi,
when will the time come to ride the chariot of joy?
A pearl smiled, a jasmine bloomed,
and Chithirai (spring month) arrived to seal our love.
My doe... my mountain honey!
I saw happiness swinging on a swing,
and I came to sing a brand new melody.
I saw happiness swinging on a swing,
and I came to sing a brand new melody.
...
What if you come near me, my jasmine vine?
What if you give me heaven, my sweet cuckoo of desire?
Female: What if you touch this bunch of flowers?
What if your hands touch this string of pearls?
When sweet honey-fruit calls out,
would the gentle doe or parrot ever refuse?
Female: When it pours like rain from the sky,
would a flowering tree ever turn it away?
Male: Beautiful artistic moon, come, come close to me!
My heart yearns, and both my eyes are enchanted.
A pearl smiled, a jasmine bloomed,
and Chithirai (spring month) arrived to seal our love.
My doe... my mountain honey!
Female: I saw happiness swinging on a swing,
and I came to sing a brand new melody.
A white parrot taking on green hues
hops around and laughs!
Hey, in a silk blouse, this little sparrow
steals everyone's gaze!
Put on the golden garland and fresh flowers,
come give a kiss that melts her bindi away!
Whenever I think of you,
shyness washes over me.
The waves of longing
toss me all around.
With the flutter of a young girl's eyes,
the chariot of love moves forward.
Youthful lovers
bathe in true love.
I was born only for you,
and I bloomed only for your touch.
Male: When I am beside you,
your whole world reveals itself to me.
A feast is calling out to you, come!
Come quickly!
This sweet-smelling flower
is enchanted by her king!
A pearl smiled, a jasmine bloomed,
and Chithirai (spring month) arrived to seal our love.
My doe... my mountain honey!
Female: I saw happiness swinging on a swing,
and I came to sing a brand new melody.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic duet from 'Mannukkul Vairam' (1986) portrays the joyful celebration of courtship and marital bliss. The song blends vivid metaphors from nature—blooming flowers, spring arrival (Chithirai), mountain honey, and refreshing rain—to describe the emotional and physical intimacy between the lead couple. The imagery highlights how love turns everyday life into a festival filled with music, fragrance, and tender emotion.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Muththu siriththathu mullai vediththathu

Comparing a bright smile to pearls ('Muththu siriththathu') and blooming flowers to jasmine ('mullai vediththathu').

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Muththu siriththathu mullai vediththathu / Muththirai ittida chiththirai vanthathu

Repetition of the initial sound 'Mu' across successive phrase beginnings.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Iva senthoora pottu vachchaa ippothu / Inbath thaeraeri sellum kaalam eppothu

Rhyming line endings with 'ippothu' and 'eppothu'.

Personification

Oru santhosham oonjalaada kandaenae

Attributing human actions like swinging on a cradle to abstract emotions like joy ('santhosham').

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Trivia

'Mannukkul Vairam' (1986) featured music composed by Devendran with lyrics by Vairamuthu. The song 'Muththu Siriththathu' remains one of the notable track selections showcasing classic mid-80s Tamil film duet structures with rich, poetic Tamil vocabulary.

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