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Aathadi Manasudhan (Male)

From Kazhugu · 2012

Lyricist: Na. Muthu Kumar
Singer: Karthik Raja
Music director: Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name: Kazhugu
Movie release year: 2012
Lyrics added on: 2 Nov 2017

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

Aathadi manasudhaan

Rekkakatti parakuthae

Aanalum vayasudhaan

Kitta vara thayanguthae

Akkam pakkam

Paarthu paarthu

Aasaiyaaga veesum kaathu

Nenjukulla yedho pesuthae…ae…

Adada indha manasudhan

Suthi suthi unna theduthae

Azhaga indha kolusudhan

Ada thathi thathi un peyar solludhae

Aathadi manasudhaan

Rekkakatti parakuthae

Aanalum vayasudhaan

Kitta vara thayanguthae

Kitta vandhu neeyum

Pesum podhu

Kitta thatta kannu verthu pogum

Moochae kaaichalaa maarum

Vittu vittu unna

Paarkum podhu

Vetti vetti minnal onnu modhum

Manasae maargazhi maasam

Arugil undhan vaasam

Intha kaathil veesuthu

Vizhi theruvil pogum undhan

Uruvam theduthu

: Paavi nenja enna senja

Undhan pera solli konja

Avala konnaalum appodhum

Un pera solvaaladaa

Onna renda enna

Naanum solla

Oraayiram aasa vachen ulla

Pesa dhairiyam illa

Ohoo..ulla oru vartha

Vandhu thulla

Ullam avala mutti mutti thalla

Irundhum vetkathil sella

Kaalam ellam avala

Nee paarthae vazhanum

Uyir pogum neram avalin

Madiyil saaindhae saaganaum

Unna thavira enna venum

Vera enna ketka thonum

Nenjam avaloda vazhaama

Mannodu saayaadhada …aaa….

Oh dear, my heart

has grown wings and is flying!

And yet, this tender age

hesitates to come near.

Looking around,

this way and that,

the breeze blowing with longing

whispers something inside my heart...

Oh my, this heart of mine

keeps wandering around looking for you.

So sweetly, this anklet

skips along, calling out your name!

Oh dear, my heart

has grown wings and is flying!

And yet, this tender age

hesitates to come near.

When you come close

and speak to me,

my eyes almost break into a sweat,

and my breath turns feverishly warm.

Every time I steal

a glance at you,

a flash of lightning strikes again and again.

My heart turns cool as the winter season,

while your scent nearby

drifts in this breeze.

My eyes search the street

for your passing figure.

What did you do to this poor heart?

It cuddles your name so fondly.

Even if she were killed,

she would still call out your name!

Is it just one or two things

for me to tell?

I hold a thousand desires inside,

with no courage to speak.

Oh, when a word

leaps up inside,

my heart keeps nudging her forward,

yet she retreats in shyness.

All my life,

I want to live just looking at her.

And when my life ends,

I want to die resting on her lap.

What else do I need besides you?

What else would I ever ask for?

Without living life with her,

this heart will never rest in the earth...

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Aathadi Manasudhan from Kazhugu (2012) is a soulful romantic track capturing the innocent rush, nervousness, and intense devotion of love. The lyrics describe a young woman's heart taking flight with passion, while her bashful nature makes her hesitate to express her feelings directly to her beloved. Love presents itself through playful physical sensations—sweaty eyes, feverish breath, and anklets that seem to echo her lover's name. The song further expands on the eternal depth of this romantic bond, declaring that her love is unshakeable and eternal. It highlights a desire to spend a lifetime together and pass away peacefully in her lover's embrace, emphasizing that true love transcends even mortality.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukku Thodar (Repetition for intensity/rhythm)

“Suthi suthi unna theduthae / Ada thathi thathi un peyar solludhae”

Repeated words like 'Suthi suthi' (round and round) and 'Thathi thathi' (prancing) create a rhythmic, playful musical movement mirroring the girl's dancing anklets and restless heart.

Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyming)

“Kitta vandhu neeyum / Vetti vetti minnal onnu modhum”

In Tamil poetry, Ethukai aligns the second consonant sound of consecutive lines ('tta' sound in Kitta / Vetti).

Personification

“Azhaga indha kolusudhan / Ada thathi thathi un peyar solludhae”

Giving human characteristics of speaking and chanting a lover's name to inanimate anklets (kolusu).

Hyperbole (Exaggeration)

“Kitta thatta kannu verthu pogum / Moochae kaaichalaa maarum”

Exaggerating physical reactions to affection, such as eyes breaking into sweat and breath turning into fever.

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Trivia

Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and sung by Karthik along with Bhavatharini, 'Aathadi Manasudhan' became one of the biggest chartbusters of 2012. Na. Muthu Kumar's evocative lyrics describing bashful rural romance received wide critical acclaim and contributed significantly to the soundtrack's success.

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