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From Dheerga Sumangali · 1974

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
L. R. Eswari
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
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Dheerga Sumangali1974

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Welcome oh my childWelcome, oh my child
Welcome oh my childWelcome, oh my child
Mangiya velicham madhurasa mayakkamDim lights and an intoxicating sweet sensation
Mangiya velicham madhurasa mayakkamDim lights and an intoxicating sweet sensation
Oh my love welcomeOh my love, welcome
Oh my love welcomeOh my love, welcome
Female
Ponmayamaana ennangalGolden thoughts and desires
Poon thaen irukkum surangamA mine filled with floral nectar
Ponmayamaana ennangalGolden thoughts and desires
Poon thaen irukkum surangamA mine filled with floral nectar
Yaedho yaekkam ennai thaakkumA strange yearning strikes me
Thaa thaa endru unnai kettkumIt begs you, 'Give me, give me'
Female
Sankara sankara sambhoSankara, Sankara, Sambho!
Un sangadam ellaam amboAll your troubles will vanish into thin air
Chorus :Sankara sankara sambhoChorus: Sankara, Sankara, Sambho!
Un sangadam ellaam amboAll your troubles will vanish into thin air
Sankara sankara sambhoSankara, Sankara, Sambho!
Un sangadam ellaam amboAll your troubles will vanish into thin air
Female
Welcome oh my childWelcome, oh my child
Mangiya velicham madhurasa mayakkamDim lights and an intoxicating sweet sensation
Oh my love welcomeOh my love, welcome
Female
Chittukkal eppodhumLittle sparrows always
Pattukkul sikkaamalWithout getting caught in silk traps
Kottangal podum pazhakkamHave the habit of making joyful noise
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En nenjil ennennna inbangal undendruTo discover what pleasures reside in my heart
Ennangal thaedi parakkumMy thoughts take flight in search
Female
Sankara sankara sambhoSankara, Sankara, Sambho!
Un sangadam ellaam amboAll your troubles will vanish into thin air
Chorus :Sankara sankara sambhoChorus: Sankara, Sankara, Sambho!
Un sangadam ellaam amboAll your troubles will vanish into thin air
Female
Welcome oh my childWelcome, oh my child
Mangiya velicham madhurasa mayakkamDim lights and an intoxicating sweet sensation
Oh my love welcomeOh my love, welcome
Female
Pollaadha ullathil illaadha aasaigalDesires never felt before in a restless heart
Indraikku vayadhil pirakkumAre born today with youth
En endru sollaamalWithout expressing why
Pen nenju innaeramA woman's heart at this hour
Thallaadi thaanae thavikkumStumbles and suffers on its own
Female
Sankara sankara sambhoSankara, Sankara, Sambho!
Un sangadam ellaam amboAll your troubles will vanish into thin air
Chorus :Sankara sankara sambhoChorus: Sankara, Sankara, Sambho!
Un sangadam ellaam amboAll your troubles will vanish into thin air
Sankara sankara sambhoSankara, Sankara, Sambho!
Un sangadam ellaam amboAll your troubles will vanish into thin air
Female
Welcome oh my childWelcome, oh my child
Mangiya velicham madhurasa mayakkamDim lights and an intoxicating sweet sensation
Oh my love welcomeOh my love, welcome
Oh my love welcomeOh my love, welcome
Oh my love welcomeOh my love, welcome

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'Mangiya Velicham Madhurasa Mayakkam' is a sultry cabaret/club song from the 1974 film 'Dheerga Sumangali'. Set against dim lights and an atmosphere of intoxicating sweetness, the song portrays a alluring singer inviting her audience to leave behind all worries and surrender to the night's romantic charm. Through playful refrain chants ('Sankara Sankara Sambho'), she lightheartedly promises that all life's troubles will disappear. Thematically, the lyrics blend carefree independence—comparing spirit to unconfined birds—with the awakening of youthful desires in a woman's heart. Vaali's verses capture both the seductive glamour of the environment and the inner romantic yearning that stumbles quietly under the spell of youth and passion.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Ponmayamaana ennangal / Poon thaen irukkum surangam

The second letter 'n' in 'Ponmayamaana' matches the 'n' in 'Poon', establishing an Ethugai rhyme across the lines.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Yaedho yaekkam ennai thaakkum / Thaa thaa endru unnai kettkum

The ending sounds 'thaakkum' and 'kettkum' rhyme at the end of consecutive lines.

Monai (First Letter Alliteration)

Sankara sankara sambho / Un sangadam ellaam ambo

The initial sound 'Sa' in 'Sankara' matches 'Sangadam', giving a rhythmic Monai effect.

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

Poon thaen irukkum surangam

The singer metaphorically compares sweet love and charm to a deep mine ('surangam') abundant with flower nectar ('poon thaen').

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Trivia

The music for 'Dheerga Sumangali' (1974) was composed by the legendary M. S. Viswanathan, and this popular cabaret track was rendered by L. R. Eswari, renowned for her iconic club/dance songs in Tamil cinema. Lyricist Vaali creatively juxtaposed a traditional Shiva chant ('Sankara Sambho') with contemporary, glamorized club lyrics to create a catchy, playful refrain where 'ambo' colloquially implies 'gone/vanished'.

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