Refrain:
Maṅgalamani maṅgalamani
Māṅgalya maṅgalamani
Maṅgalamani maṅgalamani
Māṅgalya maṅgalamani
Verse 1:
Maṅgala maṅgala mēḷaṅgaḷ mōḻi
Maṅgala dēvata vāṉattil ōḻi
Pūṅkavanattil malarkaḷ tuḷaṅṅi
Pūrṇa kalaśa jalam kaiyil tulaṅṅi
Verse 2:
Kanyā dānaṁ mahā puṇyaṁ
Kālaṁ sakalaṁ suśobhanaṁ
Vallabhanōṭu ciṟi cērttu
Vaḻi tōṟum vaḻi tōṟum vāḻttukkaḷ
Closing blessing:
Dīrgha sumangali bhava
Sukha saubhāgyaṁ jaya jaya
For those who want to sing along but cannot read Malayalam script, here is the phonetic, line-by-line English transliteration of the most popular version of the song. mangalamani mangalamani lyrics in english
Chorus: Mangalamani mangalamani mangalamani muzhangi Mangalamani mangalamani mangalamani muzhangi Ente hridayam thulli thulli paadi paadi nadhicha Ente hridayam thulli thulli paadi paadi nadhicha
Verse 1: Pathinezham piraviyil oru rasikal mothiram Oru rasikal mothiram, naduvirulil nakshatramaay Udayikkum daivathin makal janichu Udayikkum daivathin makal janichu
Verse 2: Mannum manthra kottiyum kondoru kudilil Kondoru kudilil, mannum manthra kottiyum kondoru kudilil Vinnil ninnum vannu aval virunnu pol Vinnil ninnum vannu aval virunnu pol
Verse 3: Mangalamani muzhangumbol manam kaninju kothikkum Manam kaninju kothikkum, mugdhayayi ninnu aval Mangalyathin thudakkam aayi Mangalyathin thudakkam aayi The song is set to Rupaka Talam (3+2
(Note: Variations exist. Some versions replace "daivathin makal" – "daughter of God" – with "Yesu daivam" – "Jesus God" – depending on regional traditions.)
| Devotional term | English pronunciation | |----------------|----------------------| | Mangalamani | mun-guh-luh-muh-nee | | Bhavani | bhaa-vaa-nee | | Karani | kuh-raa-nee | | Murati | moo-raa-tee | | Manohara | muh-no-haa-ra | | Gopala | go-paa-la | | Murali | moo-raa-lee |
Tip: Roll the 'r' lightly, and keep vowels pure — 'a' as in "father", 'i' as in "bee".
The song is set to Rupaka Talam (3+2 beats) or a slow Adi Talam. Listen to the original track by M.S. Subbulakshmi or the viral Shreya Ghoshal version to lock in the rhythm. Mangalamani mangalamani mangalamani mangalam
In an era of contemporary Christian rock and worship bands, "Mangalamani Mangalamani" continues to thrive for several reasons:
For ease of practice, here is a plain-text version you can copy into a document or screenshot:
Mangalamani mangalamani mangalamani mangalam,
Shree vasudevaya mangalam. (Repeat)
Mangalamani mangalamani mangalamani mangalam,
Shree sankarshnaya mangalam.
Mangalamani mangalamani mangalamani mangalam,
Shree pradyumnaya mangalam.
Mangalamani mangalamani mangalamani mangalam,
Shree aniruddhaya mangalam.
[Continue with: Narayana, Madhava, Vamana, Trivikrama, Padmanabha, Damodhara]
Sakala mangala moolam shree mahalakshmi mangalam.