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Aarengum

From Manasukketha Maharasa · 1989

Lyricist: Kalidasan
Singers: Mano, S. Janaki
Music director: Deva
Movie name: Manasukketha Maharasa
Movie release year: 1989
Lyrics added on: 15 Oct 2020

Lyrics & meaning

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Aarengum thaan uranga………..

Aarukadal meen uranga

Srirengam thaan uranga………

Thiruvaana ka uranga

Naanuranga vazhi illaiyae rasa…….

Ingae naathiyathu kidakkuthu un rosa

Aarengum thaan uranga………..

Aarukadal meen uranga

Srirengam thaan uranga………

Thiruvaana ka uranga

Naanuranga vazhi illaiyae maanae…..

Iraivan naadagathil oomaiyadi naanae

{Saada ezhuthi vachcha

Saanthu suvaththilellam

Aadi mazhai adichu

Athanaiyum karainchuruchu} (2)

{Thaangalaiyae thaangalaiyae……..

Aasa vacha indha manam} (2)

Vaazha vechu pakkalaiyae

Serndhu iruntha ooru sanam

Aarengum thaan uranga………..

Aarukadal meen uranga

Srirengam thaan uranga………

Thiruvaana ka uranga

Naanuranga vazhi illaiyae rasa…….

Ingae naathiyathu kidakkuthu un rosa

Maman adichaanae

Malliyapoo sendaala

Aththa adichaalo allipoo sendaala

Yaar adichaa…….solli azhu

Neer adicha….. neer velagum laali

{Kaathu mella thottaalumae

Karuthae thaan pogumunnu

Pothi vacha rosa poova poduvena veiyilila} (2)

{Sembukkulla adangidumaa………

Ganga nadhi neeru} (2)

Chanthiranum kalangumunu……

Sonnathu thaan nammooru

Aarengum thaan uranga………..

Aarukadal meen uranga

Srirengam thaan uranga………

Thiruvaana ka uranga

Naanuranga vazhi illaiyae maanae…….

Iraivan naadagathil oomaiyadi naanae

Aarengum thaan uranga………..

Aarukadal meen uranga

Srirengam thaan uranga………

Thiruvaana ka uranga

Naanuranga vazhi illaiyae rasa…….

Ingae naathiyathu kidakkuthu un rosa

As the whole world is fast asleep...

As the fish in the rivers and seas sleep,

While Srirangam is fast asleep...

While Thiruvanaikaa is fast asleep,

I have no way to sleep, my king...

Here lies your rose, helpless and all alone.

As the whole world is fast asleep...

As the fish in the rivers and seas sleep,

While Srirangam is fast asleep...

While Thiruvanaikaa is fast asleep,

I have no way to sleep, my dear...

In God's play, I have been left speechless.

Whatever words were written in secret signs

across all the plastered walls,

the monsoon rain poured down

and washed it all away.

It cannot bear the pain, it cannot bear it...

this heart of mine that loved so deeply.

They never let us live together happily,

the people of our own village.

As the whole world is fast asleep...

As the fish in the rivers and seas sleep,

While Srirangam is fast asleep...

While Thiruvanaikaa is fast asleep,

I have no way to sleep, my king...

Here lies your rose, helpless and all alone.

Did your uncle strike you

with a bouquet of jasmine flowers?

Did your aunt strike you with a bouquet of water lilies?

Tell me who hurt you and cry your heart out;

striking water never leaves a mark, hush now, sleep...

Fearing that even a gentle breeze

might make it darken and wilt,

would I ever leave in the harsh sun the rose I sheltered?

Can a small pot ever hold

the vast waters of the Ganges?

Saying that even the clear moon is flawed,

that is what our village people said.

As the whole world is fast asleep...

As the fish in the rivers and seas sleep,

While Srirangam is fast asleep...

While Thiruvanaikaa is fast asleep,

I have no way to sleep, my dear...

In God's play, I have been left speechless.

As the whole world is fast asleep...

As the fish in the rivers and seas sleep,

While Srirangam is fast asleep...

While Thiruvanaikaa is fast asleep,

I have no way to sleep, my king...

Here lies your rose, helpless and all alone.

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This emotional folk ballad/lament portrays deep heartbreak, vulnerability, and sorrow over separated love. The protagonist reflects on how the entire world—rivers, aquatic life, and holy temple towns like Srirangam and Thiruvanaikaval—rests peacefully, while she is left sleepless and agonizingly alone. She views her plight as being a helpless, mute actor in a divine play, watching her life's dreams get washed away like chalk drawings on a wall during heavy monsoon rains.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme / Epiphora)

“Aarengum thaan uranga... Aarukadal meen uranga... Srirengam thaan uranga”

Repeated ending word 'uranga' across consecutive lines creates a soothing yet mournful lullaby rhythm.

Metaphor (Uvamaani / Urvhagam)

“Iraivan naadagathil oomaiyadi naanae”

Compares human helplessness against destiny to an actor playing a mute role in a play staged by God.

Hyperbole & Folk Lullaby Imagery

“Maman adichaanae Malliyapoo sendaala / Aththa adichaalo allipoo sendaala”

Uses classic Tamil folk lullaby imagery where punishment is tenderly imagined as being struck with delicate flowers rather than sticks.

Rhetorical Question / Analogy

“Sembukkulla adangidumaa Ganga nadhi neeru”

Compares immense love and deep sorrow to the vast Ganges, questioning if such boundless emotion can be contained in a tiny vessel.

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Trivia

This movie 'Manasukketha Maharasa' (1989) marked the official debut of legendary music director Deva in Tamil cinema. The song utilizes classic rural Tamil lullaby (Lullaby/Thaalaattu) tropes blended with poignant sorrow (Oppari) folk elements.

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