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Thirumana Porutham

From Malliyam Mangalam · 1961

Lyricist
M. K. Aathmanathan
Singers
P. Susheela, A. M. Raja
Music director
T. A. Kalyanam
Movie name
Malliyam Mangalam
Movie release year
1961
Lyrics added on
30 Jan 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thirumana porutham paarthachu
Adhukkoru thedhiyum vechaachu
Manadhu nenachudhu pol
Nadakka urimai thandhaachu
Thirumana porutham paarthachu
Adhukkoru thedhiyum vechaachu
Manadhu nenachudhu pol
Nadakka urimai thandhaachu
Nenachudhu pol
Nadakka urimai thandhaachu
Kannalae pesi manasu kaniya veikkira neenga
Ennathaan venum ippadi ennaiyae paakuringha
Male :Annam pol munnae vandhu ennai mayakkum paavai
Achaaram onnae onnu avasiyamaai thevai
Kalyaanam aagum munnae avasarama
Kalyaanam aagum munnae avasarama
Male :Kattupatta vittu kodukkanum avasiyama
Kattupatta vittu kodukkanum avasiyama
Thirumana porutham paarthachu
Adhukkoru thedhiyum vechaachu
Manadhu nenachudhu pol
Nadakka urimai thandhaachu
Nenachudhu pol
Nadakka urimai thandhaachu
Thaali potta piragu yedhu jolly
Adhai thadai seivangamma bathrakaali
Female :Kudithanathinaalae marumagalukku maami
Enna kodumai seidhaalum aval than saami
Kodumai seidhaalum aval than saami
Maman maami engal saami
Maaman maami engal saami
Ponnaana inbam seranum
Maami manasu maaranum
Pudhiya paadhaiyilae poganum
Boologa sorgamaaga venum
Vaazhvu boolooga sorgamaaga venum
Our marriage match has been agreed,
and a date for it has been set.
Just as our hearts wished,
we've been given the right to live our dream.
Our marriage match has been agreed,
and a date for it has been set.
Just as our hearts wished,
we've been given the right to live our dream.
Just as we wished,
we've been given the right to live our dream.
You speak with your eyes and melt my heart—
what do you really want, staring at me like this?
Male: Walking before me like a swan, enchanting me, my girl,
I urgently need just one small advance token of love.
Why such a hurry before the wedding?
Why such a hurry before the wedding?
Male: Is it really necessary to hold on to strict restraint?
Is it really necessary to hold on to strict restraint?
Our marriage match has been agreed,
and a date for it has been set.
Just as our hearts wished,
we've been given the right to live our dream.
Just as we wished,
we've been given the right to live our dream.
Where is the fun once the thali (sacred marriage thread) is tied?
That Bhadrakali (fierce mother-in-law) will put a stop to it!
Female: In family life, for a daughter-in-law, her mother-in-law—
no matter how harshly she treats her, is still like God.
No matter how harshly she treats her, she is still like God.
Father-in-law and mother-in-law are our gods.
Father-in-law and mother-in-law are our gods.
Golden happiness must come our way,
mother-in-law's heart must soften,
we must walk along a new path,
and this world must turn into heaven.
Our life must become a heaven on earth.
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Female
Female
Female
Male
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Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Thirumana Porutham Paarthachu' from the 1961 Tamil film 'Malliyam Mangalam' is a cheerful pre-wedding duet between two lovers. They celebrate that their astrological compatibility has been confirmed and a wedding date set, allowing their affection to be officially recognized. The male partner playfully seeks romantic intimacy before marriage, while the female partner lightheartedly reminds him of modesty and social propriety.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamāna)

“Annam pol munnae vandhu ennai mayakkum paavai”

The male character compares the woman's graceful walk to that of a swan ('Annam pol').

Metaphor / Allusion

“Adhai thadai seivangamma bathrakaali”

Comparing a strict or demanding mother-in-law to the fierce deity Bhadrakali ('bathrakaali').

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

“Ponnaana inbam seranum / Maami manasu maaranum”

End-rhyming Tamil words ending with 'num' ('seranum', 'maaranum', 'poganum', 'venum') created to enhance rhythmic flow.

Hyperbole / Metaphor

“Vaazhvu boolooga sorgamaaga venum”

Describing ideal domestic harmony as creating a 'heaven on Earth' ('Boologa sorgam').

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Trivia

Composed by T. A. Kalyanam with lyrics by M. K. Aathmanathan, this duet rendered by P. Susheela and A. M. Raja encapsulates early 1960s Tamil cinema's lighthearted treatment of social norms, courtship boundaries, and traditional family expectations surrounding marriage.

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