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Pongum Manamedai Alangaaram

From Pudhiya Pathai – 1960 · 1960

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
Master Venu
Movie name
Pudhiya Pathai – 1960
Movie release year
1960
Lyrics added on
21 Dec 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pongum manamedai
Alangaaram kandaen
Enthan manam polae
Maangalyam kondaen
Intha sugam thantha manavaalan paadham
Endrum maravaathu maravaathu nenjam
Pongum manamedai
Alangaaram kandaen
Enthan manam polae
Maangalyam kondaen
Vaazhkkai malarpola
Malarnthaalae pothum
Thendral magal pola
Thavazhnthaalum pothum
Intha uravaalae vilaiyaada
Varum selvamae inba arul thanthu
Namai kaakum uyir deivamae
Pongum manamedai
Alangaaram kandaen
Enthan manam polae
Maangalyam kondaen
Muththu maanikkam vairangal yaavum
Unthan mani vaayin nagai kandu odum
Paaril pugazh maevum tamilnadu unathaeyadaa
Untha edhirkaalam perithaagum maravaathadaa
Andru maranamedai alangaaram kandaen
Enthan manam polae maangalyam kondeaen…
On the joyous wedding stage,
I saw the lovely decorations;
Just as my heart desired,
I received the sacred wedding thread (mangalyam).
The feet of the groom who gave me this happiness,
My heart will never, ever forget...
On the joyous wedding stage,
I saw the lovely decorations;
Just as my heart desired,
I received the sacred wedding thread (mangalyam).
If life would only bloom
like a flower, that is enough;
If it would only glide softly
like a gentle breeze, that is enough.
Oh treasure who came to play from this bond,
bringing us joyful grace,
you are our living deity who protects us!
On the joyous wedding stage,
I saw the lovely decorations;
Just as my heart desired,
I received the sacred wedding thread (mangalyam).
Pearls, rubies, and all the diamonds
will flee before the smile on your sweet lips!
This Tamil land, famed across the world, belongs to you, my child;
Never forget that a great future awaits you!
That day, I saw the wedding stage decorated,
And just as my heart desired, I received the sacred wedding thread (mangalyam)!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic song expresses the deep joy and devotion of a newlywed bride who has married the love of her life. She cherishes her husband and prays for a peaceful, blossoming life together, while looking forward to raising a blessed child who will bring endless joy to their home and grow up to achieve greatness in Tamil Nadu.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Vaazhkkai malarpola

Comparing life to a blossoming flower ('Vaazhkkai malarpola malarnthaalae pothum').

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Namai kaakum uyir deivamae

Addressing the child/husband as a 'living deity' ('uyir deivamae') who protects the family.

Hyperbole (Ayaarchiyani)

Unthan mani vaayin nagai kandu odum

Exaggerating that precious gems like pearls and diamonds would run away in envy upon seeing the child's sweet smile.

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Trivia

This song from the 1960 movie 'Pudhiya Pathai' features music composed by Master Venu and lyrics by Kannadasan, famously rendered by P. Susheela. Kannadasan masterfully weaves themes of romantic fulfillment, maternal anticipation, and cultural pride into a single cohesive track.

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