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Ponmagal Vandhal

From Sorgam · 1970

Lyricist
Aalangudi Somu
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, Chorus
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Sorgam
Movie release year
1970
Lyrics added on
9 Dec 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aa… aa… aa… aaa…aa..(3)
Pon magal vandhaal
Porul kodi thandhal
Poo medai vaasal pongum thaenaaga
Kan malar konjum kanivodu ennai
Aalaakkinaal anbilae…ae…..ae….
Pon magal vandhaal
Porul kodi thandhal
Poo medai vaasal pongum thaenaaga
Aa… aa… aa… aaa…aa..
Lalalala lalalala lalalala
Muthukkal sirikkum nilathil
Thithikkum ninaippai vidhaikkum
Muthukkal sirikkum nilathil
Thitthikkum ninaippai vidhaikkum
Paavai nee vaa
Sorgathin vanappai rasikkum
Sithathil mayakkam valarkkum
Yogamae nee vaa
Vairamo en vasam vaazhvilae paravasam
Veedhiyil oorvalam vizhi ellaam navarasam
Pon magal vandhaal
Porul kodi thandhal
Poo medai vaasal pongum thaenaaga
Lalla lalalalalaa… laallaa lalalalalaa…
Laalaalaa… laalaalaa… laalaalaa… laalaalaa…
Selvathin anaippil kidappen
Velvettin virippil nadappaen
Selvathin anaippil kidappen
Velvettin virippil nadappen raajanaaga
Inbathin manathil kulippen
Endrendrum sugathil midhappen veeranaaga
Thirumagal sammadham tharugiraal ennidam
Manadhilae nimmadhi malarvadho punnagai
Pon magal vandhaal
Porul kodi thandhal
Poo medai vaasal pongum thaenaaga
Chorus :Aa… aa… aa… aaa…aa..
Kan malar konjum kanivodu ennai
Aalaakkinaal anbilae
Pon magal vandhaal
Porul kodi thandhal
Poo medai vaasal pongum thaenaaga
Chorus :Aa… aa… aa… aaa…aa..
Aa... aa... aa... aah... aa...
The golden girl has arrived,
bringing bountiful wealth with her,
like sweet honey overflowing at the flower-decked doorway.
With tender sweetness speaking from her flower-like eyes,
she nurtured me in her boundless love...
The golden girl has arrived,
bringing bountiful wealth with her,
like sweet honey overflowing at the flower-decked doorway.
Aa... aa... aa... aah... aa...
La la la la, la la la la, la la la la
In this land where pearls smile,
sowing sweet and happy thoughts,
in this land where pearls smile,
sowing sweet and happy thoughts,
come to me, lovely girl!
You who enjoy the beauty of heaven,
awakening sweet wonder in my heart,
come to me, my good fortune!
Diamonds are in my grasp, and my life is filled with sheer joy!
A grand parade in the streets, with every eye filled with delight!
The golden girl has arrived,
bringing bountiful wealth with her,
like sweet honey overflowing at the flower-decked doorway.
Lalla la la la la... Laalla la la la la...
La la la... La la la... La la la... La la la...
I will rest in the embrace of wealth,
I will walk upon velvet carpets,
I will rest in the embrace of wealth,
I will walk upon velvet carpets like a king!
I will bathe in the fragrance of joy,
I will forever float in comfort like a hero!
The goddess of fortune gives me her blessings,
peace fills my mind, and a smile blossoms on my face!
The golden girl has arrived,
bringing bountiful wealth with her,
like sweet honey overflowing at the flower-decked doorway.
Chorus: Aa... aa... aa... aah... aa...
With tender sweetness speaking from her flower-like eyes,
she nurtured me in her love!
The golden girl has arrived,
bringing bountiful wealth with her,
like sweet honey overflowing at the flower-decked doorway.
Chorus: Aa... aa... aa... aah... aa...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Pon Magal Vandhaal is an iconic, upbeat Tamil song celebrating the arrival of immense fortune, prosperity, and emotional bliss, personified as a golden maiden and Goddess Lakshmi. The protagonist exults in his newly elevated status, describing a life of kingly luxury where he walks on velvet carpets and bathes in eternal joy.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Pon magal vandhaal / Porul kodi thandhal

Repetition of the initial letter 'P' in consecutive phrases.

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyming)

Selvathin anaippil kidappen / Velvettin virippil nadappen

Matching of the second consonant sound 'l' across corresponding lines.

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

Poo medai vaasal pongum thaenaaga

Metaphorically comparing good fortune and joy to overflowing honey on a flower stage.

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Trivia

Composed by M. S. Viswanathan and sung by T. M. Soundararajan for Sivaji Ganesan in Sorgam (1970), this song remains one of Tamil cinema's most famous celebration anthems. It was famously remixed by A. R. Rahman for Vijay's movie Azhagiya Tamil Magan in 2007.

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