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Lyrics & meaning

Vaanga Mappila

From Aval Sumangalithan · 1985

Lyricist
Thanjai Jothi Pandiyan
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Aval Sumangalithan
Movie release year
1985
Lyrics added on
27 Oct 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Haan vaanga maapilla maalaiya podunga
Naanam ippadi vanthathu ennanga naal sarithaanaa
Female :Vaasa santhanam ponnukku poosunga
Thaali kattunga thaamatham yaenunga naan viduvenaa
Aamaa vaanga maapilla maalaiya podunga
Naanam ippadi vanthathu ennanga naal sarithaanaa
Female :Vaasa santhanam ponnukku poosunga
Thaali kattunga thaamatham yaenunga naan viduvenaa
Nadakkattum kalyaanam kuddhiraiyil oorkkolam
Raaththiri katcheri ragasiya sangeetham
Female :Nadakkattum kalyaanam kuddhiraiyil oorkkolam
Raaththiri katcheri ragasiya sangeetham….
Vaanga maapilla maalaiya podunga
Naanam ippadi vanthathu ennanga naal sarithaanaa
Ponna adikkadi paaththu kannil enna pechchu
Ada kannagaru vizhiyoram theriyuthu vegam
Ponna adikkadi paaththu kannil enna pechchu
Female :Ada kannagaru vizhiyoram theriyuthu vegam
Kalaiyaatha koondhalum konjam kalaiyum
Innum puriyaatha paadangal mella puriyum
Kalaiyaatha koondhalum konjam kalaiyum
Innum puriyaatha paadangal mella puriyum
Vaanga maapilla maalaiya podunga
Naanam ippadi vanthathu ennanga naal sarithaanaa
…………….
Female :…………….
Pattu malaranai oram padikkanum paadam
Ada thottu thzhuvidum thaegam thudiththida venum
Pattu malaranai oram padikkanum paadam
Female: Thottu thzhuvidum thaegam thudiththida venum
Kalyaana kolaththil nenjam kalanthu
Innum nooraandu vaazhanum onnaa irunthu
Kalyaana kolaththil nenjam kalanthu
Innum nooraandu vaazhanum onnaa irunthu
Haei haeihaei
Nadakkattum kalyaanam kuddhiraiyil oorkkolam
Raaththiri katcheri ragasiya sangeetham
Male :Vaanga maapilla maalaiya podunga
Naanam ippadi vanthathu ennanga naal sarithaanaa
Female :Vaasa santhanam ponnukku poosunga
Thaali kattunga thaamatham yaenunga naan viduvenaa
…………….
Ah, come on groom, put the garland on her!
Why are you feeling so shy? Is today not the right day?
Female: Apply fragrant sandalwood paste on the bride!
Tie the thaali (sacred wedding thread), why delay? Will I let you off?
Yes, come on groom, put the garland on her!
Why are you feeling so shy? Is today not the right day?
Female: Apply fragrant sandalwood paste on the bride!
Tie the thaali (sacred wedding thread), why delay? Will I let you off?
Let the wedding take place, with a procession on horseback!
And at night, a concert of secret music!
Female: Let the wedding take place, with a procession on horseback!
And at night, a concert of secret music...
Come on groom, put the garland on her!
Why are you feeling so shy? Is today not the right day?
Looking at the bride again and again, what are your eyes saying?
Ah, in the corners of those dark eyes, a rush of excitement shows!
Looking at the bride again and again, what are your eyes saying?
Female: Ah, in the corners of those dark eyes, a rush of excitement shows!
Even neat hair will get a little ruffled,
And lessons not yet understood will slowly be learned!
Even neat hair will get a little ruffled,
And lessons not yet understood will slowly be learned!
Come on groom, put the garland on her!
Why are you feeling so shy? Is today not the right day?
...
Female: ...
Beside the silky bed of flowers, lessons must be studied,
Ah, as bodies touch and embrace, they must thrill with longing!
Beside the silky bed of flowers, lessons must be studied,
Female: As bodies touch and embrace, they must thrill with longing!
In this wedding attire, with our hearts joined as one,
We must live together for a hundred more years!
In this wedding attire, with our hearts joined as one,
We must live together for a hundred more years!
Hey hey hey!
Let the wedding take place, with a procession on horseback!
And at night, a concert of secret music!
Male: Come on groom, put the garland on her!
Why are you feeling so shy? Is today not the right day?
Female: Apply fragrant sandalwood paste on the bride!
Tie the thaali (sacred wedding thread), why delay? Will I let you off?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This upbeat wedding song captures the joy, playful teasing, and romantic excitement surrounding a traditional Tamil marriage ceremony. The lyrics describe key wedding rituals—exchanging garlands, applying sandalwood paste, the groom's ceremonial procession, and tying the sacred thaali—while teasing the groom for his shyness. As the song progresses, the tone gently shifts to romantic anticipation of marital life, symbolically describing intimacy as 'secret music' and 'unlearned lessons' on a flower bed, concluding with a heartwarming blessing for the couple to live happily together for a hundred years.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai)

Raaththiri katcheri ragasiya sangeetham

Comparing the intimate night after the wedding to a 'secret music concert' (ragasiya sangeetham).

Alliteration (Mona)

Kalaiyaatha koondhalum konjam kalaiyum

Repetition of the initial 'Ka' sound across words creates a pleasing rhythmic flow.

Eukai / Rhyme (Emonai)

Nadakkattum kalyaanam kuddhiraiyil oorkkolam

Matching end-rhyme rhythm ('oor-kolam' and 'sangeetham') typical of folk wedding songs.

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Trivia

Written by lyricist Thanjai Jothi Pandiyan for the 1985 drama 'Aval Sumangalithan', this song uses traditional folk wedding call-and-response dynamics commonly found in rural Tamil wedding celebrations.

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