- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Laxmikant-Pyarelal
- Movie name
- Mangai Oru Gangai
- Movie release year
- 1987
- Lyrics added on
- 14 Jan 2021
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Odam ithu odattumae
Female :Hoi kadal maelae athu aadattumae
Male :Vaanamengum megam vanthu maelam kottuthae
Female :Aadum alai oodi vanthu thaalam thattuthae
Hoi yogam vanththu nalla naeram vanththu
Minnal ondru kannil vanthu maalai kattuthu
Female :Ho kannaththula muththamittu ennai suttathu
Oru kaalam naeram saerumpothu maalai thodupaen
Azhagae unnai paarththaen
Mani osai nenjil kaetten
Female :Intha ilamai paadum raagam
Adhil engum inba naatham
Ho raeraerae yogam vanththu nalla naeram vanththu
Minnal ondru kannil vanthu maalai kattuthu
Female :Ho kannaththula muththamittu ennai suttathu
Oru kaalam naeram saerumpothu maalai thodupaen
Hoi yogam vanththu nalla naeram vanththu
Minnal ondru kannil vanthu maalai kattuthu
Female :Ho kannaththula muththamittu ennai suttathu
Oru kaalam naeram saerumpothu maalai thodupaen
Santhikkum vizhigal kadhai sollum kiligal
Male :Thiththikkum idhzhgal paniyilla kanigal
Female :Unnai parththa kangal
Inimaelum moodumaa ila nenjam thoongumaa
Male :Kannil enna kolam
Kalai maangal koottamaa adhil innum naanamaa
Kadhalennum naattil engal kaviyarangam
Male :Ini kaalai enna maalai enna
Inbam vanthu thottil katta
Yogam vanththu nalla naeram vanththu
Female :Aahaah
Male :Minnal ondru kannil vanthu maalai kattuthu
Female :Ho kannaththula muththamittu ennai suttathu
Male :Ooh ho
Female :Oru kaalam naeram saerumpothu maalai thodupaen
Azhagae unnai paarththaen
Mani osai nenjil kaetten
Female :Intha ilamai paadum raagam
Adhil engum inba naatham
Vaanamengum megam vanthu maelam kottuthae
Female :Oohho aadum alai oodi vanthu thaalam thattuthae
Aaa….aaa…..aa…aa…..aa…..
Female Chorus :Lalallalaa
Male :Aahaah
Female Chorus :Lalallalaa
Female :Aahaa
Female Chorus :Lalalla laal laallaa laallala
Male :Aahaah
Female Chorus :Lalallalaa
Female :Aahaa
Female Chorus :Lalallalaa
Male :Aahaah
Female Chorus :Lalalla laal laallaa laallala
Aanantha kalasam vazhiyattum amutham
Female :Angangu sugamaai nanaiyattum idhayam
Unnai thottaal pothum
Thodaraatho aasaigal idhzh veenai oosaigal
Female :Thendral kaattum ingu
Unai polae theenduthae udalengum ooduthae
Ada ingu vanthu thottathadi ilamaanae
Female :Un kaigal thotta pakkamellam
Kaatru vanthu thottathindru
Vaanamengum megam vanthu maelam kottuthae
Male :Aahaa
Female :Aadum alai oodi vanthu thaalam thattuthae
Male :Yogam vanththu nalla naeram vanththu
Female :Aahaah
Male :Minnal ondru kannil vanthu maalai kattuthu
Female :Kannaththula muththamittu ennai suttathu
Oru kaalam naeram saerumpothu maalai thodupaen
Azhagae unnai paarththaen
Mani osai nenjil kaetten
Female :Intha ilamai paadum raagam
Adhil engum inba naatham
Vaanamengum megam vanthu maelam kottuthae
Female :Hoi aadum alai oodi vanthu thaalam thattuthae
Let this boat sail on
Female: Hey, let it dance across the sea!
Male: Clouds gather across the sky, beating like drums
Female: The dancing waves rush in, keeping the beat
Hey, good fortune has arrived, the right time is here
A flash of lightning in your eyes weaves a garland
Female: Oh, kissing my cheek, it scorched me
When the right time comes, I will string our wedding garland
My beauty, I looked at you
And heard temple bells ringing in my heart
Female: The melody sung by this youth
Carries the sound of pure joy everywhere
Ho re re re, good fortune has arrived, the right time is here
A flash of lightning in your eyes weaves a garland
Female: Oh, kissing my cheek, it scorched me
When the right time comes, I will string our wedding garland
Hey, good fortune has arrived, the right time is here
A flash of lightning in your eyes weaves a garland
Female: Oh, kissing my cheek, it scorched me
When the right time comes, I will string our wedding garland
Meeting eyes are like parrots telling stories
Male: Sweet lips are like luscious fruits untouched by frost
Female: Having seen you, can these eyes
Ever close again? Can this young heart sleep?
Male: What beauty is painted in your eyes?
Is it a herd of deer? Why this lingering shyness?
In the land of love, this is our poetry gathering
Male: What does morning or evening matter now,
When joy has come to make a cradle for us?
Good fortune has arrived, the right time is here
Female: Aaha
Male: A flash of lightning in your eyes weaves a garland
Female: Oh, kissing my cheek, it scorched me
Male: Oho
Female: When the right time comes, I will string our wedding garland
My beauty, I looked at you
And heard temple bells ringing in my heart
Female: The melody sung by this youth
Carries the sound of pure joy everywhere
Clouds gather across the sky, beating like drums
Female: Oho, the dancing waves rush in, keeping the beat
Aah... aah... ah... aah... aah...
Female Chorus: La la la la
Male: Aaha
Female Chorus: La la la la
Female: Aaha
Female Chorus: La la la la la la la
Male: Aaha
Female Chorus: La la la la
Female: Aaha
Female Chorus: La la la la
Male: Aaha
Female Chorus: La la la la la la la
Let the pot of bliss overflow with sweet nectar
Female: Let our hearts be delightfully soaked everywhere
If I just touch you, that is enough
Won't desires and the music of our lips continue?
Female: Even the gentle breeze here
Touches me just like you, racing all over my body
Ah, it came right here and touched you, my young deer!
Female: Wherever your hands touched,
The breeze came and touched today
Clouds gather across the sky, beating like drums
Male: Aaha
Female: The dancing waves rush in, keeping the beat
Male: Good fortune has arrived, the right time is here
Female: Aaha
Male: A flash of lightning in your eyes weaves a garland
Female: Kissing my cheek, it scorched me
When the right time comes, I will string our wedding garland
My beauty, I looked at you
And heard temple bells ringing in my heart
Female: The melody sung by this youth
Carries the sound of pure joy everywhere
Clouds gather across the sky, beating like drums
Female: Hey, the dancing waves rush in, keeping the beat!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This vibrant romantic duet captures the euphoric excitement of two lovers celebrating their love while floating on a boat over the sea. The song metaphorically depicts nature celebrating alongside them—sky clouds acting as wedding drums, ocean waves tapping the rhythm, and lightning flashes framing garlands. Through expressive poetry, the lovers adore each other's beauty, anticipate a happy marital future, and describe the intoxicating feeling of love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagani)
“Santhikkum vizhigal kadhai sollum kiligal”
The meeting eyes of the lovers are metaphorically compared to story-telling parrots.
Personification
“Vaanamengum megam vanthu maelam kottuthae”
Clouds across the sky are personified as musicians playing drums for the lovers.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Azhagae unnai paarththaen / Mani osai nenjil kaetten”
The lines end with rhyming phonetic structures ('paarththaen' and 'kaetten').
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Trivia
'Mangai Oru Gangai' (1987) features lyrics composed by the prominent Tamil poet and lyricist Pulamaipithan. The movie's soundtrack is notable for being composed by the legendary Hindi film music composer duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal during one of their rare projects in Tamil cinema.
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