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 thaananae | Thana tharananae thaananae |
| Thana tharananae thaananae } (2) | Thana tharananae thaananae |
| Female | |
| { En aasai manmathanae ennoda kaadhalanae } (2) | My beloved Cupid, my lover! |
| { Thana tharananae thananae | Thana tharananae thananae |
| Thana tharananae thananae } (2) – hey | Thana tharananae thananae – hey |
| Male | |
| Black and white-tu kaalam mudhal | Since the black and white era, |
| Unnai polae heroinena | Is there a heroine like you? |
| Kandavudanae etho pannum | The moment I see them, something happens; |
| Kannu rendum haroyinaa | Are your two eyes like addictive heroin? |
| Male | |
| Centimeteru kanna adichu | Winking your eye just a centimeter, |
| Vaanavillukae valai viricha | You cast a net to catch the rainbow! |
| Millimeteru punnagaiyaal nenjukulla | With a millimeter of a smile inside my heart, |
| Thaaki theeya vecha | You struck and set it on fire! |
| Male | |
| Thaananae thaananae | Thaananae thaananae |
| Thana thanananae thaananae | Thana thanananae thaananae |
| { Thana thananana thannannanae } (2) | Thana thananana thannannanae |
| Female | |
| Ishtapadithaan kitta vanthu aadai izhukum thuchaathana | Are you Dushasana who comes close and pulls my dress as he pleases? |
| Aadai izhantha apparama neeum therinja manmathanaa | Or are you Manmadha who was revealed after losing his clothes? |
| Female | |
| Thapu thapaathaan nenachikittu | Thinking wrongly about you, |
| Unna naanum thaan thittiputten | I scolded you back then. |
| Ippa ippa thaan purinjikittu | Only now having understood, |
| Unnayum vanthu katti kattikitten | I came and embraced you tightly! |
| Female | |
| { Thana tharananae thaananae | Thana tharananae thaananae |
| Thana tharananae thaananae } (2) | Thana tharananae thaananae |
| Male | |
| { En aasai mythiliyae ennai nee kaadhaliyae } (2) | My beloved Mythili, love me! |
| { Thana tharananae thaananae | Thana tharananae thaananae |
| Thana tharananae thaananae } (2) -hoi | Thana tharananae thaananae -hoi |
{ என் ஆசை
மைதிலியே என்னை
நீ காதலியே } (2)
{ தன தரனானே தானானே
தன தரனானே தானானே } (2)
My beloved Mythili, love me!
Thana tharananae thaananae
Thana tharananae thaananae
{ என் ஆசை
மன்மதனே என்னோட
காதலனே } (2)
{ தன தரனானே தானானே
தன தரனானே தானானே } (2) ஹே
My beloved Cupid, my lover!
Thana tharananae thananae
Thana tharananae thananae – hey
பிளாக் அண்ட்
ஒயிட்டு காலம் முதல்
உன்னை போல ஹீரோயின
கண்டவுடனே ஏதோ பண்ணும்
கண்ணு ரெண்டும் ஹரோயினா
Since the black and white era,
Is there a heroine like you?
The moment I see them, something happens;
Are your two eyes like addictive heroin?
சென்டிமீட்டரு கண்ணடிச்சு
வானவில்லுக்கே வலை விரிச்ச
மில்லிமீட்டரு புன்னகையால்
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள தாக்கி தீய வச்ச
Winking your eye just a centimeter,
You cast a net to catch the rainbow!
With a millimeter of a smile inside my heart,
You struck and set it on fire!
தானானே
தானானே தன
தனனானே தானானே
{ தன தனனான
தன்னன்னானே } (2)
Thaananae thaananae
Thana thanananae thaananae
Thana thananana thannannanae
இஷ்டப்படிதான்
கிட்ட வந்து ஆடை இழுக்கும்
துச்சாதனா ஆடை இழந்த
அப்பறமா நீயும் தெரிஞ்ச
மன்மதனா
Are you Dushasana who comes close and pulls my dress as he pleases?
Or are you Manmadha who was revealed after losing his clothes?
தப்பு தப்பா
தான் நெனச்சுக்கிட்டு
உன்ன நானும் தான்
திட்டி புட்டேன் இப்ப
இப்ப தான் புரிஞ்சிகிட்டு
உன்னையும் வந்து கட்டி
கட்டிகிட்டேன்
Thinking wrongly about you,
I scolded you back then.
Only now having understood,
I came and embraced you tightly!
{ தன தரனானே தானானே
தன தரனானே தானானே } (2)
Thana tharananae thaananae
Thana tharananae thaananae
{ என் ஆசை
மைதிலியே என்னை
நீ காதலியே } (2)
{ தன தரனானே தானானே
தன தரனானே தானானே } (2)
ஹோய்
My beloved Mythili, love me!
Thana tharananae thaananae
Thana tharananae thaananae -hoi
{ En aasai mythiliyae ennai nee kaadhaliyae } (2)
My beloved Mythili, love me!
{ Thana tharananae thaananae
Thana tharananae thaananae
Thana tharananae thaananae } (2)
Thana tharananae thaananae
{ En aasai manmathanae ennoda kaadhalanae } (2)
My beloved Cupid, my lover!
{ Thana tharananae thananae
Thana tharananae thananae
Thana tharananae thananae } (2) – hey
Thana tharananae thananae – hey
Black and white-tu kaalam mudhal
Since the black and white era,
Unnai polae heroinena
Is there a heroine like you?
Kandavudanae etho pannum
The moment I see them, something happens;
Kannu rendum haroyinaa
Are your two eyes like addictive heroin?
Centimeteru kanna adichu
Winking your eye just a centimeter,
Vaanavillukae valai viricha
You cast a net to catch the rainbow!
Millimeteru punnagaiyaal nenjukulla
With a millimeter of a smile inside my heart,
Thaaki theeya vecha
You struck and set it on fire!
Thaananae thaananae
Thaananae thaananae
Thana thanananae thaananae
Thana thanananae thaananae
{ Thana thananana thannannanae } (2)
Thana thananana thannannanae
Ishtapadithaan kitta vanthu aadai izhukum thuchaathana
Are you Dushasana who comes close and pulls my dress as he pleases?
Aadai izhantha apparama neeum therinja manmathanaa
Or are you Manmadha who was revealed after losing his clothes?
Thapu thapaathaan nenachikittu
Thinking wrongly about you,
Unna naanum thaan thittiputten
I scolded you back then.
Ippa ippa thaan purinjikittu
Only now having understood,
Unnayum vanthu katti kattikitten
I came and embraced you tightly!
{ Thana tharananae thaananae
Thana tharananae thaananae
Thana tharananae thaananae } (2)
Thana tharananae thaananae
{ En aasai mythiliyae ennai nee kaadhaliyae } (2)
My beloved Mythili, love me!
{ Thana tharananae thaananae
Thana tharananae thaananae
Thana tharananae thaananae } (2) -hoi
Thana 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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