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Samsaram Enbathu Veenai

From Mayangukiral Oru Maadhu · 1975

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Vijaya Bhaskar
Movie name
Mayangukiral Oru Maadhu
Movie release year
1975
Lyrics added on
10 Nov 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Samsaaram enbathu veenai
Santhosham enbathu raagam
Salanangal adhil illai
Manam gunam ondraana mullai
Samsaaram enbathu veenai
Santhosham enbathu raagam
Salanangal adhil illai
Manam gunam ondraana mullai
En vaazhkkai thirantha yaedu
Adhu aasai kiliyin koodu
En vaazhkkai thirantha yaedu
Adhu aasai kiliyin koodu
Pala kadhal kavithai paadi
Parimaarum unmaigal kodi
Idhu pondra jodi illai
Idhu pondra jodi illai
Manam gunam ondraana mullai
Samsaaram enbathu veenai
Santhosham enbathu raagam
Salanangal adhil illai
Manam gunam ondraana mullai
En maadam muzhuthum vilakku
Oru naalum illai iruttu
En maadam muzhuthum vilakku
Oru naalum illai iruttu
En ullam potta kanakku
Oru pothum illai vazhakku
Idhu pondra jodi illai
Idhu pondra jodi illai
Manam gunam ondraana mullai
Samsaaram enbathu veenai
Santhosham enbathu raagam
Salanangal adhil illai
Manam gunam ondraana mullai
Thaimaatha mega nadanam
En devi kadhal nalinam
Thaimaatha mega nadanam
En devi kadhal nalinam
Intha kadhal rani manathu
Adhu kaalamthorum enathu
Idhil moodum thiraigal illai
Idhil moodum thiraigal illai
Manam gunam ondraana mullai
Samsaaram enbathu veenai
Santhosham enbathu raagam
Salanangal adhil illai
Manam gunam ondraana mullai
Married life is a veena (string instrument),
Happiness is its melody.
There is no discord in it,
She is a jasmine whose fragrance matches her sweet nature.
Married life is a veena (string instrument),
Happiness is its melody.
There is no discord in it,
She is a jasmine whose fragrance matches her sweet nature.
My life is an open book,
It is a nest for the bird of desire.
My life is an open book,
It is a nest for the bird of desire.
Singing many songs of love,
It shares countless truths.
There is no couple quite like this,
There is no couple quite like this,
She is a jasmine whose fragrance matches her sweet nature.
Married life is a veena (string instrument),
Happiness is its melody.
There is no discord in it,
She is a jasmine whose fragrance matches her sweet nature.
Lamps light up my entire home,
There is never darkness on any day.
Lamps light up my entire home,
There is never darkness on any day.
In the harmony my heart has found,
There has never been a dispute.
There is no couple quite like this,
There is no couple quite like this,
She is a jasmine whose fragrance matches her sweet nature.
Married life is a veena (string instrument),
Happiness is its melody.
There is no discord in it,
She is a jasmine whose fragrance matches her sweet nature.
Like clouds dancing in the gentle harvest month,
Such is the loving grace of my goddess.
Like clouds dancing in the gentle harvest month,
Such is the loving grace of my goddess.
The heart of this queen of love,
Belongs to me for all time.
There are no curtains hiding anything here,
There are no curtains hiding anything here,
She is a jasmine whose fragrance matches her sweet nature.
Married life is a veena (string instrument),
Happiness is its melody.
There is no discord in it,
She is a jasmine whose fragrance matches her sweet nature.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic song celebrates the beauty, harmony, and joy of a peaceful married life. The protagonist uses poetic metaphors to describe family life as a sweet musical instrument (veena) and happiness as its melodic tune (ragam). He praises his wife and their bond, describing their life as an open book filled with love, trust, and absolute transparency where no doubts or darkness exist.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Samsaaram enbathu veenai / Santhosham enbathu raagam”

Compares family life directly to a veena musical instrument and happiness to ragam.

Initial Alliteration (Moonaai)

“Samsaaram / Santhosham / Salanangal”

Repetition of the 'Sa' consonant sound at the start of consecutive lines.

Simile / Comparison

“En vaazhkkai thirantha yaedu / Adhu aasai kiliyin koodu”

Compares life to an open book ('thirantha yaedu') and a nest for desires.

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Trivia

Composed by Vijaya Bhaskar with lyrical brilliance by Kannadasan, this song from Mayangukiral Oru Maadhu (1975) remains one of S. P. Balasubrahmanyam's most soothing early-career hits celebrating marital bliss.

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