Dhyaname Yenadhu Manadhil
From Ashok Kumar · 1941
- Lyricist
- Udumalai Narayanakavi
- Music director
- Alandur Sivasubramaniyam
- Details
- Ashok Kumar1941
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Dhyaanamae enadhu manadhil niraindhadhu | Meditation on you alone fills my heart |
| Chandra bimba vadhanam thanil dhinam | Daily upon your moon-like face |
| Dhyaanamae enadhu manadhil niraindhadhu | Meditation on you alone fills my heart |
| Chandra bimba vadhanam thanil dhinam | Daily upon your moon-like face |
| Dhyaanamae enadhu manadhil niraindhadhu | Meditation on you alone fills my heart |
| Chandra bimba vadhanam thanil dhinam | Daily upon your moon-like face |
| Dhyaanamae..aa…aa… | Meditation... |
| Male | |
| Gaantha sakthiyai innaal ariyaen naan | I never knew this magnetic power until this day |
| Gaantha sakthiyai innaal ariyaen naan | I never knew this magnetic power until this day |
| Gaantha sakthiyai innaal ariyaen iru | I never knew this magnetic power, both |
| Kann mayangi svaadheenamindri | My eyes grow dazed, losing all self-control |
| Gaantha sakthiyai innaal ariyaen iru | I never knew this magnetic power, both |
| Kann mayangi svaadheenamindri | My eyes grow dazed, losing all self-control |
| Male | |
| Dhyaanamae enadhu manadhil niraindhadhu | Meditation on you alone fills my heart |
| Chandra bimba vadhanam thanil dhinam | Daily upon your moon-like face |
| Dhyaanamae…… | Meditation... |
| Male | |
| Logamum madhilae thondrumindhriya | The world and the sensory pleasures that appear within it |
| Logamum madhilae thondrumindhriya | The world and the sensory pleasures that appear within it |
| Logamum madhilae thondrumindhriya | The world and the sensory pleasures that appear within it |
| Bogamum yaavum thurandhaen vishaya | I have renounced all worldly enjoyments |
| Bogamum yaavum thurandhaen kamala | I have renounced all worldly enjoyments, lotus-like |
| Mugamum vaseegara…aa…aa…aa..aa… | Face and charming... |
| Mugamum vaseegara neeliru vizhighalum | Charming face and dark dual eyes |
| Mugamum vaseegara neeliru vizhighalum | Charming face and dark dual eyes |
| Mugamum vaseegara neeliru vizhighalum | Charming face and dark dual eyes |
| Mohana uruvum peyarum aaga un | As your enchanting form and name become my sole focus |
| Mohana uruvum peyarum aaga un | As your enchanting form and name become my sole focus |
| Male | |
| Dhyaanamae enadhu manadhil niraindhadhu | Meditation on you alone fills my heart |
| Chandra bimba vadhanam thanil dhinam | Daily upon your moon-like face |
| Dhyaanamae…… | Meditation... |
தியானமே எனது மனதில் நிறைந்தது
சந்திர பிம்ப வதனம் தனில் தினம்
தியானமே எனது மனதில் நிறைந்தது
சந்திர பிம்ப வதனம் தனில் தினம்
தியானமே எனது மனதில் நிறைந்தது
சந்திர பிம்ப வதனம் தனில் தினம்
தியானமே...ஆ...ஆ...
Meditation on you alone fills my heart
Daily upon your moon-like face
Meditation on you alone fills my heart
Daily upon your moon-like face
Meditation on you alone fills my heart
Daily upon your moon-like face
Meditation...
காந்த சக்தியை இந்நாள் அறியேன் நான்
காந்த சக்தியை இந்நாள் அறியேன் நான்
காந்த சக்தியை இந்நாள் அறியேன் இரு
கண் மயங்கி ஸ்வாதீனமின்றி
காந்த சக்தியை இந்நாள் அறியேன் இரு
கண் மயங்கி ஸ்வாதீனமின்றி
I never knew this magnetic power until this day
I never knew this magnetic power until this day
I never knew this magnetic power, both
My eyes grow dazed, losing all self-control
I never knew this magnetic power, both
My eyes grow dazed, losing all self-control
தியானமே எனது மனதில் நிறைந்தது
சந்திர பிம்ப வதனம் தனில் தினம்
தியானமே......
Meditation on you alone fills my heart
Daily upon your moon-like face
Meditation...
லோகமும் மதிலே தோன்றுமிந்த்ரிய
லோகமும் மதிலே தோன்றுமிந்த்ரிய
லோகமும் மதிலே தோன்றுமிந்த்ரிய
போகமும் யாவும் துறந்தேன் விஷய
போகமும் யாவும் துறந்தேன் கமல
முகமும் வசீகர...ஆ...ஆ...ஆ...ஆ
முகமும் வசீகர நீளிரு விழிகளும்
முகமும் வசீகர நீளிரு விழிகளும்
முகமும் வசீகர நீளிரு விழிகளும்
மோஹன உருவும் பெயரும் ஆக உன்
மோஹன உருவும் பெயரும் ஆக உன்
The world and the sensory pleasures that appear within it
The world and the sensory pleasures that appear within it
The world and the sensory pleasures that appear within it
I have renounced all worldly enjoyments
I have renounced all worldly enjoyments, lotus-like
Face and charming...
Charming face and dark dual eyes
Charming face and dark dual eyes
Charming face and dark dual eyes
As your enchanting form and name become my sole focus
As your enchanting form and name become my sole focus
Meditation on you alone fills my heart
Daily upon your moon-like face
Meditation...
Dhyaanamae enadhu manadhil niraindhadhu
Meditation on you alone fills my heart
Chandra bimba vadhanam thanil dhinam
Daily upon your moon-like face
Dhyaanamae enadhu manadhil niraindhadhu
Meditation on you alone fills my heart
Chandra bimba vadhanam thanil dhinam
Daily upon your moon-like face
Dhyaanamae enadhu manadhil niraindhadhu
Meditation on you alone fills my heart
Chandra bimba vadhanam thanil dhinam
Daily upon your moon-like face
Dhyaanamae..aa…aa…
Meditation...
Gaantha sakthiyai innaal ariyaen naan
I never knew this magnetic power until this day
Gaantha sakthiyai innaal ariyaen naan
I never knew this magnetic power until this day
Gaantha sakthiyai innaal ariyaen iru
I never knew this magnetic power, both
Kann mayangi svaadheenamindri
My eyes grow dazed, losing all self-control
Gaantha sakthiyai innaal ariyaen iru
I never knew this magnetic power, both
Kann mayangi svaadheenamindri
My eyes grow dazed, losing all self-control
Dhyaanamae enadhu manadhil niraindhadhu
Meditation on you alone fills my heart
Chandra bimba vadhanam thanil dhinam
Daily upon your moon-like face
Dhyaanamae……
Meditation...
Logamum madhilae thondrumindhriya
The world and the sensory pleasures that appear within it
Logamum madhilae thondrumindhriya
The world and the sensory pleasures that appear within it
Logamum madhilae thondrumindhriya
The world and the sensory pleasures that appear within it
Bogamum yaavum thurandhaen vishaya
I have renounced all worldly enjoyments
Bogamum yaavum thurandhaen kamala
I have renounced all worldly enjoyments, lotus-like
Mugamum vaseegara…aa…aa…aa..aa…
Face and charming...
Mugamum vaseegara neeliru vizhighalum
Charming face and dark dual eyes
Mugamum vaseegara neeliru vizhighalum
Charming face and dark dual eyes
Mugamum vaseegara neeliru vizhighalum
Charming face and dark dual eyes
Mohana uruvum peyarum aaga un
As your enchanting form and name become my sole focus
Mohana uruvum peyarum aaga un
As your enchanting form and name become my sole focus
Dhyaanamae enadhu manadhil niraindhadhu
Meditation on you alone fills my heart
Chandra bimba vadhanam thanil dhinam
Daily upon your moon-like face
Dhyaanamae……
Meditation...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classical song expresses the intense devotion and romantic intoxication of a lover whose mind is entirely consumed by thoughts of his beloved. He meditates continuously on her moon-like, luminous face and realizes that her beauty possesses an irresistible magnetic attraction that makes him lose self-control.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamaani / Metaphor
“Chandra bimba vadhanam thanil dhinam”
The term 'Chandra bimba vadhanam' compares the beloved's radiant face directly to the disc of the moon.
Metaphor (Uvameyam)
“Gaantha sakthiyai innaal ariyaen naan”
The phrase 'Gaantha sakthiyai' metaphorically characterizes the overwhelming power of love and attraction as magnetic energy.
Rhyme (Edhugai / Iyebu)
“Logamum madhilae thondrumindhriya”
The words 'Logamum' (world) and 'Bogamum' (pleasure) rhyme across adjacent lines, creating rhythmic symmetry.
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Trivia
Ashok Kumar (1941) was a major hit starring Carnatic music icon M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar (MKT). Lyrics were written by Udumalai Narayanakavi, known for his classical Tamil lyricism and reformist poetry.
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