Aathadi Manasudhan (Male)
From Kazhugu · 2012
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Karthik Raja
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Kazhugu2012
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aathadi manasudhaan | Oh my, this heart of mine |
| Rekkakatti parakuthae | Is flying on attached wings |
| Aanalum vayasudhaan | Even so, this youthful age |
| Kitta vara thayanguthae | Hesitates to come near |
| Male | |
| Akkam pakkam | Looking around |
| Paarthu paarthu | Looking again and again |
| Aasaiyaaga veesum kaathu | The breeze blowing affectionately |
| Nenjukulla yedho pesuthae…ae… | Speaks something inside the heart... |
| Male | |
| Adada indha manasudhan | Oh dear, this heart of hers |
| Suthi suthi unna theduthae | Searches for you round and round |
| Azhaga indha kolusudhan | Beautifully, these anklets |
| Ada thathi thathi un peyar solludhae | Ada, prancing about, chant your name |
| Male | |
| Aathadi manasudhaan | Oh my, this heart of mine |
| Rekkakatti parakuthae | Is flying on attached wings |
| Aanalum vayasudhaan | Even so, this youthful age |
| Kitta vara thayanguthae | Hesitates to come near |
| Male | |
| Kitta vandhu neeyum | When you come near |
| Pesum podhu | And speak to me |
| Kitta thatta kannu verthu pogum | My eyes almost break into a sweat |
| Moochae kaaichalaa maarum | My breath turns into a fever |
| Male | |
| Vittu vittu unna | When I look at you |
| Paarkum podhu | Off and on |
| Vetti vetti minnal onnu modhum | A flash of lightning strikes again and again |
| Manasae maargazhi maasam | My heart turns into the chilly month of Margazhi |
| Male | |
| Arugil undhan vaasam | Your scent nearby |
| Intha kaathil veesuthu | Blows in this breeze |
| Vizhi theruvil pogum undhan | On the street of vision, your passing |
| Uruvam theduthu | Image is being searched for |
| Male | |
| : Paavi nenja enna senja | Sinful heart, what did you do to her? |
| Undhan pera solli konja | Coaxing and cuddling by calling out your name |
| Avala konnaalum appodhum | Even if you kill her, even then |
| Un pera solvaaladaa | She will speak your name, my friend |
| Male | |
| Onna renda enna | Is it one or two for me |
| Naanum solla | To count and tell? |
| Oraayiram aasa vachen ulla | I have kept a thousand desires inside |
| Pesa dhairiyam illa | But lack the courage to speak |
| Male | |
| Ohoo..ulla oru vartha | Ohoo.. a word bouncing inside |
| Vandhu thulla | Comes leaping out |
| Ullam avala mutti mutti thalla | Her heart nudges and pushes her |
| Irundhum vetkathil sella | Yet she slips away in shyness |
| Male | |
| Kaalam ellam avala | All through life |
| Nee paarthae vazhanum | You must live just gazing at her |
| Uyir pogum neram avalin | When life leaves the body |
| Madiyil saaindhae saaganaum | You must die resting on her lap |
| Male | |
| Unna thavira enna venum | What else is needed besides you? |
| Vera enna ketka thonum | What else would I feel like asking for? |
| Nenjam avaloda vazhaama | Without living with her, my heart |
| Mannodu saayaadhada …aaa…. | Will not merge into the earth... |
ஆத்தாடி மனசுதான்
ரெக்ககட்டி பறக்குதே
ஆனாலும் வயசுதான்
கிட்ட வர தயங்குதே
Oh my, this heart of mine
Is flying on attached wings
Even so, this youthful age
Hesitates to come near
அக்கம் பக்கம் பாத்து பாத்து
ஆசையாக வீசும் காத்து
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள எதோ பேசுதே
Looking around
Looking again and again
The breeze blowing affectionately
Speaks something inside the heart...
அடடா இந்த மனசுதான்
சுத்தி சுத்தி உன்ன தேடுதே
அழகா இந்த கொலுசுதான்
அட தத்தி தத்தி உன் பெயர் சொல்லுதே
Oh dear, this heart of hers
Searches for you round and round
Beautifully, these anklets
Ada, prancing about, chant your name
ஆத்தாடி மனசுதான்
ரெக்ககட்டி பறக்குதே
ஆனாலும் வயசுதான்
கிட்ட வர தயங்குதே
Oh my, this heart of mine
Is flying on attached wings
Even so, this youthful age
Hesitates to come near
கிட்ட வந்து நீயும் பேசும் போது
கிட்ட தட்ட கண்ணு வேர்த்து போகும்
மூச்சே…. காய்ச்சலா மாறும்..
When you come near
And speak to me
My eyes almost break into a sweat
My breath turns into a fever
விட்டு விட்டு உன்ன பாக்கும் போது
வெட்டி வெட்டி மின்னல் ஒன்னு மோதும்
மனசே… மார்கழி மாசம்..
When I look at you
Off and on
A flash of lightning strikes again and again
My heart turns into the chilly month of Margazhi
அருகில் உந்தன் வாசம்
இந்த காத்தில் வீசுது
விழி தெருவில் போகும் உந்தன்
உருவம் தேடுது
Your scent nearby
Blows in this breeze
On the street of vision, your passing
Image is being searched for
பாவி நெஞ்ச என்ன செஞ்ச
உந்தன் பேர சொல்லி கொஞ்ச
அவள கொன்னாலும் அப்போதும்
உன் பேர சொல்வாளடா
Sinful heart, what did you do to her?
Coaxing and cuddling by calling out your name
Even if you kill her, even then
She will speak your name, my friend
ஒன்ன ரெண்டா என்ன
நானும் சொல்ல
ஓராயிரம் ஆச வச்சேன் உள்ள
பேச… தைரியம் இல்ல…
Is it one or two for me
To count and tell?
I have kept a thousand desires inside
But lack the courage to speak
ஓஹோ உள்ள ஒரு வார்த்த
வந்து துள்ள
உள்ளம் அவள முட்டி முட்டி தள்ள
இருந்தும்… வெட்கத்தில் செல்ல…
Ohoo.. a word bouncing inside
Comes leaping out
Her heart nudges and pushes her
Yet she slips away in shyness
காலம் எல்லாம் அவள
நீ பார்த்தே வாழனும்
உயிர் போகும் நேரம் அவளின்
மடியில் சாய்ந்தே சாகனும்
All through life
You must live just gazing at her
When life leaves the body
You must die resting on her lap
உன்ன தவிர என்ன வேணும்
வேற என்ன கேட்க தோணும்
நெஞ்சம் அவளோட வாழாம
மண்ணோடு சாயாதடா...
What else is needed besides you?
What else would I feel like asking for?
Without living with her, my heart
Will not merge into the earth...
Aathadi manasudhaan
Oh my, this heart of mine
Rekkakatti parakuthae
Is flying on attached wings
Aanalum vayasudhaan
Even so, this youthful age
Kitta vara thayanguthae
Hesitates to come near
Akkam pakkam
Looking around
Paarthu paarthu
Looking again and again
Aasaiyaaga veesum kaathu
The breeze blowing affectionately
Nenjukulla yedho pesuthae…ae…
Speaks something inside the heart...
Adada indha manasudhan
Oh dear, this heart of hers
Suthi suthi unna theduthae
Searches for you round and round
Azhaga indha kolusudhan
Beautifully, these anklets
Ada thathi thathi un peyar solludhae
Ada, prancing about, chant your name
Aathadi manasudhaan
Oh my, this heart of mine
Rekkakatti parakuthae
Is flying on attached wings
Aanalum vayasudhaan
Even so, this youthful age
Kitta vara thayanguthae
Hesitates to come near
Kitta vandhu neeyum
When you come near
Pesum podhu
And speak to me
Kitta thatta kannu verthu pogum
My eyes almost break into a sweat
Moochae kaaichalaa maarum
My breath turns into a fever
Vittu vittu unna
When I look at you
Paarkum podhu
Off and on
Vetti vetti minnal onnu modhum
A flash of lightning strikes again and again
Manasae maargazhi maasam
My heart turns into the chilly month of Margazhi
Arugil undhan vaasam
Your scent nearby
Intha kaathil veesuthu
Blows in this breeze
Vizhi theruvil pogum undhan
On the street of vision, your passing
Uruvam theduthu
Image is being searched for
: Paavi nenja enna senja
Sinful heart, what did you do to her?
Undhan pera solli konja
Coaxing and cuddling by calling out your name
Avala konnaalum appodhum
Even if you kill her, even then
Un pera solvaaladaa
She will speak your name, my friend
Onna renda enna
Is it one or two for me
Naanum solla
To count and tell?
Oraayiram aasa vachen ulla
I have kept a thousand desires inside
Pesa dhairiyam illa
But lack the courage to speak
Ohoo..ulla oru vartha
Ohoo.. a word bouncing inside
Vandhu thulla
Comes leaping out
Ullam avala mutti mutti thalla
Her heart nudges and pushes her
Irundhum vetkathil sella
Yet she slips away in shyness
Kaalam ellam avala
All through life
Nee paarthae vazhanum
You must live just gazing at her
Uyir pogum neram avalin
When life leaves the body
Madiyil saaindhae saaganaum
You must die resting on her lap
Unna thavira enna venum
What else is needed besides you?
Vera enna ketka thonum
What else would I feel like asking for?
Nenjam avaloda vazhaama
Without living with her, my heart
Mannodu saayaadhada …aaa….
Will not merge into the earth...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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