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Lyrics & meaning

Themaangani

From Parari · 2024

Lyricist
Uma Devi
Singer
P. Samanaraja
Music director
Sean Roldan
Details
Parari2024

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Mallattai kolla polaLike a blooming peanut field,
Manasellam pookuthadiMy entire heart is flowering, my dear.
Veesura kaathu ellamEvery gust of breeze blowing past
Un vaasam poosuthadiSmears your sweet fragrance on me.
ThemaanganiOh sweet mango fruit!
Male
Themaangani themaanganiOh sweet mango fruit, sweet mango fruit!
Themaangani themaanganiOh sweet mango fruit, sweet mango fruit!
Male
Mallattai kolla polaLike a blooming peanut field,
Manasellam pookuthadiMy entire heart is flowering, my dear.
Veesura kaathu ellamEvery gust of breeze blowing past
Un vaasam poosuthadiSmears your sweet fragrance on me.
Themaangani themaanganiOh sweet mango fruit, sweet mango fruit!
Themaangani themaanganiOh sweet mango fruit, sweet mango fruit!
Male
Malgovaa saarupolaLike sweet Malgova mango juice,
Un nenappu ooruthadiThoughts of you flow within me.
En thavippa un vayasuYour youthful age makes my longing
Innum alagu aakuthadiLook even more beautiful.
Themaangani themaanganiOh sweet mango fruit, sweet mango fruit!
Themaangani themaanganiOh sweet mango fruit, sweet mango fruit!
Male
Maavadu kannu rendumBoth your tender mango-like eyes,
Maavadu kannu rendumBoth your tender mango-like eyes,
Konji konji pesuthadiSpeak to me with endless affection.
Ottukaaya pola vanthenI came like a clinging cashewnut,
Sella sanda kaariYou playful fighter girl,
Ipipo ottikita manasukullaNow you got attached inside my heart,
otha usura pola vanthaComing to me like a single soul.
Themaangani themaanganiOh sweet mango fruit, sweet mango fruit!
Themaangani themaanganiOh sweet mango fruit, sweet mango fruit!
Themaangani themaanganiOh sweet mango fruit, sweet mango fruit!
Themaangani themaanganiOh sweet mango fruit, sweet mango fruit!
ThemaanganiOh sweet mango fruit!
Male
Haaannnn…Haaannnn…
Sekku maadu naalumAn oil-press bull wanted to go
Naata suthi paaka vanthuchamAround and explore the whole land.
Suthi paaka thuppu illamaLacking the means to look around,
Makku pola ninuchaamIt stood foolishly in its place.
Male
Onnukonnu othaasaiyaHelping each other out,
Vendha soru kaagaJust for a meal of cooked rice,
Namma sondha oora vuttu puttuLeaving our native land behind,
Kooligalaa vanthomWe arrived as daily wage workers.
Male
Megam maraichaalumEven if clouds hide it,
Megam maraichaalumEven if clouds hide it,
Nelavoliyo veliye varumThe moonlight will eventually shine through.
Sogathaiye thoolaakaTo shatter all our sorrows,
Kaalam namma kooda varumTime will walk alongside us.
Ellam namma ooruEvery place belongs to us,
Muppattan kaniyan sonnadha keluListen to what our ancestor Kaniyan said.
Themaangani themaanganiOh sweet mango fruit, sweet mango fruit!
Themaangani themaanganiOh sweet mango fruit, sweet mango fruit!
Themaangani themaanganiOh sweet mango fruit, sweet mango fruit!
Themaangani themaanganiOh sweet mango fruit, sweet mango fruit!
ThemaanganiOh sweet mango fruit!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Themaangani' from the film Parari combines rural romantic expressions with underlying themes of migration, labor, and resilience. In the initial verses, the protagonist expresses deep affection and longing for their lover through rustic metaphors involving peanut fields, Malgova mango juice, and tender mangoes, painting a vivid picture of rural romance.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

Mallattai kolla pola

Compares the blossoming of the protagonist's heart to a peanut field ('Mallattai kolla pola') in full bloom.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Themaangani

Refers to the beloved affectionately as 'Themaangani' (sweet delicious mango).

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Maavadu kannu rendum

Compares tender eyes to young raw mangoes ('Maavadu').

Literary Allusion

Muppattan kaniyan sonnadha kelu

References the ancient Sangam poet Kaniyan Poongundranar and his famous line 'Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir' ('Every town is our home').

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Trivia

The line 'Muppattan kaniyan sonnadha kelu' directly invokes Sangam era poet Kaniyan Poongundranar, reinforcing the socio-philosophical theme of migrant laborers claiming belongingness wherever they go.

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