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Lyrics & meaning

Thirumana Malargal

From Poovellam Un Vasam · 2001

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Swarnalatha
Music director
Vidyasagar
Movie name
Poovellam Un Vasam
Movie release year
2001
Lyrics added on
1 Mar 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thirumana malargal tharuvaiya
Thottathil naan veitha poochediyae..
Dhinam oru kanniyai tharuvaaiya
Veetukul naan veitha maathulaiyae..
Malarvaai malarvaai kodiyae..
Kanivaai kanivaai maramae..
Nathiyum karaiyum arugae
Naanum avanum arugae..
Pirantha idam
Pughuntha idam verru illai..
Nyayirukkum thingalakkum
Dhooram illai..
Thirumana malargal tharuvaiya
Thottathil naan veitha poochediyae..
Dhinam oru kanniyai tharuvaaiya
Veetukul naan veitha maathulaiyae..
Thaali kollum pengal
Thaaiyai neengum pothu
Kannodu kutrallam paivathundu
Maadi konda oonjal..
Madimel konjum poonai
Sollamal pogindra sogam undu
Antha nilai ingae illai..
Anupi veikka vazhiyae illai
Azhuvarthukku vaipae illai..
Athuthan thollai
Ponavudan kaditham podu
Puthinaavum kiraiyum sera
Buthi mathi sollum thaayin..
Mozhiyae illai
Yenendral..suvarthan undu..
Dhooramillai
Ippadi or naluravu
Vaaithidumaa
Veetukullae vinmeengal
Kaithidumaa…
Thirumana malargal tharuvaiya..
Dhinam oru kanniyai tharuvaaiya
Veetukul naan veitha maathulaiyae..
Kannam killum maami..
Kaathai thirugum maama
Yen pol sonthangal yaaruku undu
Maatham pathu sella..
Mazhalai petrukollu
Ammamma thai veedu rendu undu
Paavadai avizhum vayathil
Kayiru katti vittuvan evano
Thaali katta vanthuvan avanae
Uravaanavan
Kolusu idam osai kettu
Manathil ulla bashai solluvan
Mazhai nindra malarai polae..
Pathamanavan
Uravellam ondrai ondraai koodiyavan
Theivangalum engalaithaan
Nesikkumae
Devathaigal vazhthu madal
Vaasikkumae
Thirumana malargal tharuvaiya
Thottathil naan veithu poochediyae..
Dhinam oru kanniyai tharuvaaiya
Veetukul naan veitha maathulaiyae..
Malarvaai malarvaai kodiyae..
Kanivaai kanivaai maramae..
Nathiyum karaiyum arugae
Naanum avanum arugae..
Pirantha idam
Pughuntha idam verru illai..
Nyayirukkum thingalakkum
Dhooram illai..
Will you give me wedding flowers,
O flowering plant I grew in the garden?
Will you give me a fresh fruit every day,
O pomegranate tree I planted inside the house?
Bloom, oh bloom, my flowering vine!
Bear sweet fruit, oh bear fruit, my tree!
The river and its bank stay side by side,
and he and I are just as close...
The home where I was born
and the home I am marrying into are no different...
Between Sunday and Monday,
there is no distance at all...
Will you give me wedding flowers,
O flowering plant I grew in the garden?
Will you give me a fresh fruit every day,
O pomegranate tree I planted inside the house?
When brides receive the thali (sacred wedding thread)
and part from their mothers,
waterfalls of tears often flow from their eyes.
The swing on the terrace,
the cat cuddling on the lap—
there is sadness in leaving them without a goodbye.
But that situation is not here...
There is no way to send me away,
and no chance to cry at all...
that is the only trouble!
"Write a letter as soon as you reach,"
"make sure to eat your greens and mint,"
there is no mother giving
such words of advice.
Because there is only a shared wall between us,
and no real distance.
Could anyone ever be blessed
with such a wonderful bond?
Could stars ever blossom
into fruit inside a home?
Will you give me wedding flowers,
will you give me a fresh fruit every day,
O pomegranate tree I planted inside the house?
An aunt who pinches my cheeks,
an uncle who playfully twists my ear—
who else has relatives like mine?
When ten months pass
and I give birth to a baby,
oh my, I will have two mother's homes!
When my skirt used to slip off as a little child,
the boy who tied the waist string for me
is the very one who has come to tie the thali (sacred wedding thread),
to become my life partner.
Just hearing the chime of my anklets,
he speaks the thoughts in my heart.
Like a blossom after the rain stops,
he is so gentle.
He is every bond of love united in one.
Even the gods
will cherish us,
and heavenly angels
will read out messages of blessing.
Will you give me wedding flowers,
O flowering plant I grew in the garden?
Will you give me a fresh fruit every day,
O pomegranate tree I planted inside the house?
Bloom, oh bloom, my flowering vine!
Bear sweet fruit, oh bear fruit, my tree!
The river and its bank stay side by side,
and he and I are just as close...
The home where I was born
and the home I am marrying into are no different...
Between Sunday and Monday,
there is no distance at all...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Thirumana Malargal' from Poovellam Un Vasam captures the unique joy and subtle humor of a bride who is marrying her childhood sweetheart and neighbor. Traditionally, a wedding brings tears and emotional farewells as a bride leaves her parental home. However, because her marital home is right next door separated only by a shared wall, she playfully laments the absence of traditional bid-adieu tears and letters from her mother, while celebrating the rare blessing of having two maternal homes right beside each other.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani (Simile)

Kannodu kutrallam paivathundu

Compares the tears flowing from a bride's eyes to the famous Courtallam waterfalls ('Kannodu kutrallam paivathundu').

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

Mazhai nindra malarai polae..

Compares the beloved groom to a gentle flower refreshed right after rainfall ('Mazhai nindra malarai polae').

Adukkuthodar (Repetition for emphasis)

Malarvaai malarvaai kodiyae..

Repetition of the words 'Malarvaai' and 'Kanivaai' to evoke poetic grandeur and urge nature to bloom and ripen.

Etukai (Second letter rhyming / Assonance)

Pirantha idam / Pughuntha idam verru illai..

Rhyming of second letters in consecutive lines ('Nathiyum' / 'Naanum', 'Pirantha' / 'Pughuntha').

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Trivia

Composed by Vidyasagar with lyrics by Vairamuthu and sung by S. Janaki, this song highlights the uniquely humorous aspect of adjacent family homes in rural Tamil Nadu. The movie starring Ajith Kumar and Jyothika revolves around two neighboring families sharing a single boundary wall.

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