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Lyrics & meaning

En Aasi Maithiliye

From Manmadhan · 2004

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singers
Silambarasan, Suchitra
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
Manmadhan2004

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
{ En aasai mythiliyae ennai nee kaadhaliyae } (2)My beloved Mythili, love me!
{ Thana tharananae thaananaeThana tharananae thaananae
Thana tharananae thaananae } (2)Thana tharananae thaananae
Female
{ En aasai manmathanae ennoda kaadhalanae } (2)My beloved Cupid, my lover!
{ Thana tharananae thananaeThana tharananae thananae
Thana tharananae thananae } (2) – heyThana tharananae thananae – hey
Male
Black and white-tu kaalam mudhalSince the black and white era,
Unnai polae heroinenaIs there a heroine like you?
Kandavudanae etho pannumThe moment I see them, something happens;
Kannu rendum haroyinaaAre your two eyes like addictive heroin?
Male
Centimeteru kanna adichuWinking your eye just a centimeter,
Vaanavillukae valai virichaYou cast a net to catch the rainbow!
Millimeteru punnagaiyaal nenjukullaWith a millimeter of a smile inside my heart,
Thaaki theeya vechaYou struck and set it on fire!
Male
Thaananae thaananaeThaananae thaananae
Thana thanananae thaananaeThana thanananae thaananae
{ Thana thananana thannannanae } (2)Thana thananana thannannanae
Female
Ishtapadithaan kitta vanthu aadai izhukum thuchaathanaAre you Dushasana who comes close and pulls my dress as he pleases?
Aadai izhantha apparama neeum therinja manmathanaaOr are you Manmadha who was revealed after losing his clothes?
Female
Thapu thapaathaan nenachikittuThinking wrongly about you,
Unna naanum thaan thittiputtenI scolded you back then.
Ippa ippa thaan purinjikittuOnly now having understood,
Unnayum vanthu katti kattikittenI came and embraced you tightly!
Female
{ Thana tharananae thaananaeThana tharananae thaananae
Thana tharananae thaananae } (2)Thana tharananae thaananae
Male
{ En aasai mythiliyae ennai nee kaadhaliyae } (2)My beloved Mythili, love me!
{ Thana tharananae thaananaeThana tharananae thaananae
Thana tharananae thaananae } (2) -hoiThana tharananae thaananae -hoi

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

'En Aasai Mythiliyae' is a playful romantic duet from the film Manmadhan (2004). The lead lovers express their mutual attraction through witty banter, modern slang, and playful references to pop culture and mythology. The hero compares the heroine's gaze to an addictive drug and praises her timeless charm, while the heroine recalls her initial misunderstandings before embracing him wholeheartedly.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Pun / Wordplay (Sledai)

Unnai polae heroinena / Kannu rendum haroyinaa

Plays on the homophones 'heroine' (female lead) and 'heroin' (addictive substance) across consecutive lines to describe irresistible beauty.

Hyperbole (Athisayokthi)

Centimeteru kanna adichu / Vaanavillukae valai viricha

Exaggerates the effect of a tiny gesture by claiming a centimeter-wide wink can cast a net over an entire rainbow.

Mythological Allusion (Puraana Kurippu)

Ishtapadithaan kitta vanthu aadai izhukum thuchaathana / Aadai izhantha apparama neeum therinja manmathanaa

References Dushasana from Mahabharata and Manmadha (Cupid) from Hindu lore to playfully tease the hero's actions.

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Trivia

This track pays homage to T. Rajendar's popular 1986 song 'En Aasai Mythiliye' from the film Mythili Ennai Kaadhali. Silambarasan (Simbu), who starred in and wrote the screenplay for Manmadhan, is T. Rajendar's son, making the song title and hook a conscious nostalgic tribute.

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