Thodakkam Maangalyam
From Bangalore Naatkal · 2016
- Lyricist
- Pazhani Bharathi
- Singers
- Vijay Yesudas, Sachin Warrier, Sri Divya
- Music director
- Gopi Sundar
- Details
- Bangalore Naatkal2016
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Malligaiyil oru maalai | A garland made of jasmine |
| Thanga jarigaiyil oru selai | A saree with golden zari |
| Aah malligaiyil oru maalai | Ah, a garland made of jasmine |
| Thanga jarigaiyil oru selai | A saree with golden zari |
| Male | |
| {Thodakkam maangalyam | {The beginning is the sacred wedding thread |
| Thandhunanena | Thandhunanena (folk refrain) |
| Pinbu jeevitham | Afterwards, life becomes |
| Thundananena} (3) | Thundananena} (repeated 3 times) |
| Male | |
| Adada nee azhagi endru | Exclaiming 'Oh, you are so beautiful' |
| Aarparippan un kanavan | Your husband will celebrate you |
| Vetkathil neeyum ketpaai | Blushing, you will ask |
| Nijama endru | 'Is it really true?' |
| Male | |
| Thaali pon thaali adhu | The sacred thread, that golden mangalsutra |
| Unnai kattum veli | Is a boundary fence that confines you |
| Koodaikkulla moochu muttum | Suffocating inside a basket |
| Kalyana kozhli | Is the domestic wedding hen |
| Female | |
| Thozha en thozha | Friend, oh my friend |
| Naan aagayathin mele | High above in the sky |
| Parandhukonde thean kudippen | I will fly and sip nectar |
| Thean chittu pole | Like a tiny hummingbird |
| Male | |
| Ninaikira vaazhkaiyellam | The life that we dream of |
| Ninaipadhupol iruppadhillai | Does not always turn out as imagined |
| Siraginai adagu vaithaal | If a bird mortgages its wings |
| Paravai vaazhvil sugamillai | There is no delight in its life |
| Female | |
| Anaipadhum adangi nindru | Embracing, standing subdued |
| Thavippadhum oor mayakam thaane | And yearning is merely a worldly illusion |
| Ninaithadhum inippadhenna oru sorgam | How sweet it is to dream, what a paradise |
| Male | |
| Thodakkam maangalyam | The beginning is the sacred wedding thread |
| Thandhunanena | Thandhunanena |
| Pinbu jeevitham | Afterwards, life becomes |
| Thundhananena | Thundhananena |
| Male | |
| Malligaiyil oru maalai | A garland made of jasmine |
| Thanga jarigaiyil oru selai | A saree with golden zari |
| Aah malligaiyil oru maalai | Ah, a garland made of jasmine |
| Thanga jarigaiyil oru selai | A saree with golden zari |
| Male | |
| {Thodakkam maangalyam | {The beginning is the sacred wedding thread |
| Thandhunanena | Thandhunanena |
| Pinbu jeevitham | Afterwards, life becomes |
| Thundananena} (6) | Thundananena} (repeated 6 times) |
மல்லிகையில் ஒரு
மாலை தங்க ஜாிகையில்
ஒரு சேலை ஆ…..
மல்லிகையில் ஒரு மாலை
தங்க ஜாிகையில் ஒரு சேலை
பூவொன்றை பூட்டி வைக்கத்தான்
ஓ கல்யாணம் கண்டுபிடித்தான்
A garland made of jasmine
A saree with golden zari
Ah, a garland made of jasmine
A saree with golden zari
{ தொடக்கம்
மாங்கல்யம்
தந்துனானேனா
பின்பு ஜீவிதம்
துந்தனானேனா } (3)
{The beginning is the sacred wedding thread
Thandhunanena (folk refrain)
Afterwards, life becomes
Thundananena} (repeated 3 times)
அடடா நீ அழகி
என்று ஆா்ப்பாிப்பான்
உன் கணவன் வெட்கத்தில்
நீயும் கேட்பாய் நிஜமா என்று
Exclaiming 'Oh, you are so beautiful'
Your husband will celebrate you
Blushing, you will ask
'Is it really true?'
ஓ……… கதை
கொஞ்சம் மாறும்போது
வாா்த்தைகளெல்லாம்
பாழாகும் வாழ்வே ஓா்
போா்க்களமாகும் ஹே
ஹே நீ மோதிட வேண்டும்
The sacred thread, that golden mangalsutra
Is a boundary fence that confines you
Suffocating inside a basket
Is the domestic wedding hen
தாலி பொன் தாலி
அது உன்னைக் கட்டும்
வேலி கூடைக்குள்ளே
மூச்சுமுட்டும் கல்யாணக்
கோழி
Friend, oh my friend
High above in the sky
I will fly and sip nectar
Like a tiny hummingbird
தோழா என்
தோழா நான் ஆகாயத்தின்
மேலே பறந்துகொண்டே
தேன் குடிப்பேன் தேன்சிட்டு போலே
The life that we dream of
Does not always turn out as imagined
If a bird mortgages its wings
There is no delight in its life
நினைக்கிற
வாழ்க்கையெல்லாம்
நினைப்பதுபோல்
இருப்பதில்லை சிறகினை
அடகுவைத்தால் பறவை
வாழ்வில் சுகம் இல்லை
Embracing, standing subdued
And yearning is merely a worldly illusion
How sweet it is to dream, what a paradise
அணைப்பதும்
அடங்கி நின்று தவிப்பதும்
ஓா் மயக்கம்தானே நினைத்ததும்
இனிப்பதென்ன ஒரு சொா்க்கம்
The beginning is the sacred wedding thread
Thandhunanena
Afterwards, life becomes
Thundhananena
தொடக்கம்
மாங்கல்யம்
தந்துனானேனா
பின்பு ஜீவிதம்
துந்தனானேனா
A garland made of jasmine
A saree with golden zari
Ah, a garland made of jasmine
A saree with golden zari
மல்லிகையில் ஒரு
மாலை தங்க ஜாிகையில்
ஒரு சேலை ஆ…..
மல்லிகையில் ஒரு மாலை
தங்க ஜாிகையில் ஒரு சேலை
பூவொன்றை பூட்டி வைக்கத்தான்
ஓ கல்யாணம் கண்டுபிடித்தான்
{The beginning is the sacred wedding thread
Thandhunanena
Afterwards, life becomes
Thundananena} (repeated 6 times)
{ தொடக்கம்
மாங்கல்யம்
தந்துனானேனா
பின்பு ஜீவிதம்
துந்தனானேனா } (6)
Malligaiyil oru maalai
A garland made of jasmine
Thanga jarigaiyil oru selai
A saree with golden zari
Aah malligaiyil oru maalai
Ah, a garland made of jasmine
Thanga jarigaiyil oru selai
A saree with golden zari
{Thodakkam maangalyam
{The beginning is the sacred wedding thread
Thandhunanena
Thandhunanena (folk refrain)
Pinbu jeevitham
Afterwards, life becomes
Thundananena} (3)
Thundananena} (repeated 3 times)
Adada nee azhagi endru
Exclaiming 'Oh, you are so beautiful'
Aarparippan un kanavan
Your husband will celebrate you
Vetkathil neeyum ketpaai
Blushing, you will ask
Nijama endru
'Is it really true?'
Thaali pon thaali adhu
The sacred thread, that golden mangalsutra
Unnai kattum veli
Is a boundary fence that confines you
Koodaikkulla moochu muttum
Suffocating inside a basket
Kalyana kozhli
Is the domestic wedding hen
Thozha en thozha
Friend, oh my friend
Naan aagayathin mele
High above in the sky
Parandhukonde thean kudippen
I will fly and sip nectar
Thean chittu pole
Like a tiny hummingbird
Ninaikira vaazhkaiyellam
The life that we dream of
Ninaipadhupol iruppadhillai
Does not always turn out as imagined
Siraginai adagu vaithaal
If a bird mortgages its wings
Paravai vaazhvil sugamillai
There is no delight in its life
Anaipadhum adangi nindru
Embracing, standing subdued
Thavippadhum oor mayakam thaane
And yearning is merely a worldly illusion
Ninaithadhum inippadhenna oru sorgam
How sweet it is to dream, what a paradise
Thodakkam maangalyam
The beginning is the sacred wedding thread
Thandhunanena
Thandhunanena
Pinbu jeevitham
Afterwards, life becomes
Thundhananena
Thundhananena
Malligaiyil oru maalai
A garland made of jasmine
Thanga jarigaiyil oru selai
A saree with golden zari
Aah malligaiyil oru maalai
Ah, a garland made of jasmine
Thanga jarigaiyil oru selai
A saree with golden zari
{Thodakkam maangalyam
{The beginning is the sacred wedding thread
Thandhunanena
Thandhunanena
Pinbu jeevitham
Afterwards, life becomes
Thundananena} (6)
Thundananena} (repeated 6 times)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Malligaiyil Oru Maalai' offers a witty and reflective contrast between romanticized marital expectations and individual freedom. It depicts traditional wedding symbols—such as jasmine garlands, gold sarees, and the sacred mangalsutra—and playfully highlights how marriage can sometimes feel like a restrictive fence, comparing a domesticated partner to a bird confined in a basket.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Thean chittu pole”
Compares flying freely in pursuit of happiness to a hummingbird ('Thean chittu pole').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Thaali pon thaali adhu / Unnai kattum veli”
Metaphorically describes the sacred wedding thread (thaali) as a constraining fence ('kattum veli').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Koodaikkulla moochu muttum / Kalyana kozhli”
Compares a person bound by marital domesticity to a suffocating chicken under a basket.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Ninaikira vaazhkaiyellam / Ninaipadhupol iruppadhillai”
Matching second consonants in 'Ninaikira' and 'Ninaipadhupol'.
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Trivia
Bangalore Naatkal (2016) is the official Tamil remake of the blockbuster Malayalam movie Bangalore Days (2014). The soundtrack for the film was composed by Gopi Sundar, who also scored the original film.
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