En Manadhil
From Samurai · 2002
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Vasundhara Das
- Music director
- Harris Jayaraj
- Details
- Samurai2002
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| {Ding dong da ding dong | Ding dong da ding dong |
| En manadhil mani oliyaa | Is that the sound of a bell ringing in my heart? |
| Jil jil jil jil jil | Jil jil jil jil jil |
| En nenjil pani mazhaiyaa} (2) | Is it a snow shower inside my chest? |
| Female | |
| Oru melliya poovin melae | Upon a soft flower |
| Minsaaram paaigiradhu | Electricity is flowing |
| Ada vetkkam ennum kaththi | Ah, the knife called shyness |
| Ennai vetti thingiradhae | Is cutting me up and consuming me |
| Idhupola sugamaana vali illai | There is no pleasurable pain like this |
| Endraalum vali solla mozhi illai | Yet, there are no words to express this pain |
| Female | |
| Manasukkul manasukkul | Deep inside the heart |
| Saxophone vaasikkum aal ivan | He is the person playing the saxophone |
| Andha aal ivan | He is that very person |
| Unmaiyil pengalai | In reality, the one who truly |
| Mudhal mudhal thirandhavan | Unlocked women's hearts for the first time |
| Yaar avan | Who is he? |
| Ada yaar avan | Ah, who is he? |
| Female | |
| Idhayaththai killum ilainjano | Is he the youth who pinches the heart? |
| Yen imaigalai kollum thirudano | Is he the thief who kills my sleep? |
| Kanavukku varnangal | Adding colors to dreams, |
| Serdhidum kalainjanoo | Is he the artist who paints them? |
| Female | |
| Netri suttri yettu vekkum | The strict boundaries drawn around me |
| Vattangalum azhindhadhae | Those circles have vanished now |
| Ennai pattri yenni vandha | The image I held about myself |
| Binbangalum odaiyudhae | Those perceptions are shattering away |
| Female | |
| Tururru ruru turu ruru ru ru | [Vocalizing/Scatting] |
| Tururru ruru turu ruru ru ru | [Vocalizing/Scatting] |
| Tururru ruru turu ruru ru ru | [Vocalizing/Scatting] |
| Turu rurur turu rurur tu ruuu | [Vocalizing/Scatting] |
| Turu rurur turu rurur tu ruuu | [Vocalizing/Scatting] |
{ டிங் டாங் டா
டிங் டாங் என் மனதில்
மணி ஒளியா ஜில் ஜில்
ஜில் ஜில் ஜில் என் நெஞ்சில்
பனி மழையா } (2)
Ding dong da ding dong
Is that the sound of a bell ringing in my heart?
Jil jil jil jil jil
Is it a snow shower inside my chest?
ஒரு மெல்லிய
பூவின் மேலே மின்சாரம்
பாய்கிறது அட வெட்கம்
என்னும் கத்தி என்னை
வெட்டி தின்கிறதே இது
போல சுகமான வலி இல்லை
என்றாலும் வலி சொல்ல
மொழி இல்லை
Upon a soft flower
Electricity is flowing
Ah, the knife called shyness
Is cutting me up and consuming me
There is no pleasurable pain like this
Yet, there are no words to express this pain
மனசுக்குள்
மனசுக்குள் சாஸோபோன்
வாசிக்கும் ஆள் இவன் அந்த
ஆள் இவன் உண்மையில்
பெண்களை முதல் முதல்
திறந்தவன் யார் அவன் அட
யார் அவன்
Deep inside the heart
He is the person playing the saxophone
He is that very person
In reality, the one who truly
Unlocked women's hearts for the first time
Who is he?
Ah, who is he?
இதயத்தை
கிள்ளும் இளைஞ்சனோ
என் இமைகளை கொல்லும்
திருடனோ கனவுக்கு
வர்ணங்கள் சேர்த்திடும்
கலைஞ்சனோ
Is he the youth who pinches the heart?
Is he the thief who kills my sleep?
Adding colors to dreams,
Is he the artist who paints them?
நெற்றி சுற்றி
எட்டு வெக்கும் வட்டங்களும்
அழிந்ததே என்னை பற்றி
எண்ணி வந்த பிம்பங்களும்
ஒடையுதே
The strict boundaries drawn around me
Those circles have vanished now
The image I held about myself
Those perceptions are shattering away
டுரூரு ருரு
டுறு ருரு ரூ ரூ டுரூரு
ருரு டுறு ருரு ரூ ரூ
டுரூரு ருரு டுறு ருரு
ரூ ரூ டுரூரு ருரு டுறு
ருரு ரூ ரூ டுரூரு ருரு
டுறு ருரு ரூ ரூ
[Vocalizing/Scatting]
[Vocalizing/Scatting]
[Vocalizing/Scatting]
[Vocalizing/Scatting]
[Vocalizing/Scatting]
{Ding dong da ding dong
Ding dong da ding dong
En manadhil mani oliyaa
Is that the sound of a bell ringing in my heart?
Jil jil jil jil jil
Jil jil jil jil jil
En nenjil pani mazhaiyaa} (2)
Is it a snow shower inside my chest?
Oru melliya poovin melae
Upon a soft flower
Minsaaram paaigiradhu
Electricity is flowing
Ada vetkkam ennum kaththi
Ah, the knife called shyness
Ennai vetti thingiradhae
Is cutting me up and consuming me
Idhupola sugamaana vali illai
There is no pleasurable pain like this
Endraalum vali solla mozhi illai
Yet, there are no words to express this pain
Manasukkul manasukkul
Deep inside the heart
Saxophone vaasikkum aal ivan
He is the person playing the saxophone
Andha aal ivan
He is that very person
Unmaiyil pengalai
In reality, the one who truly
Mudhal mudhal thirandhavan
Unlocked women's hearts for the first time
Yaar avan
Who is he?
Ada yaar avan
Ah, who is he?
Idhayaththai killum ilainjano
Is he the youth who pinches the heart?
Yen imaigalai kollum thirudano
Is he the thief who kills my sleep?
Kanavukku varnangal
Adding colors to dreams,
Serdhidum kalainjanoo
Is he the artist who paints them?
Netri suttri yettu vekkum
The strict boundaries drawn around me
Vattangalum azhindhadhae
Those circles have vanished now
Ennai pattri yenni vandha
The image I held about myself
Binbangalum odaiyudhae
Those perceptions are shattering away
Tururru ruru turu ruru ru ru
[Vocalizing/Scatting]
Tururru ruru turu ruru ru ru
[Vocalizing/Scatting]
Tururru ruru turu ruru ru ru
[Vocalizing/Scatting]
Turu rurur turu rurur tu ruuu
[Vocalizing/Scatting]
Turu rurur turu rurur tu ruuu
[Vocalizing/Scatting]
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful song captures the sweet turmoil and physiological excitement of a young woman falling in love for the first time. She compares her emotions to electricity coursing through a soft flower and shyness acting like a delightful knife. She wonders about the mysterious man who has played her heart like a saxophone, breaking down her long-held self-image and filling her inner world with vibrant dreamlike colors.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Onomatopoeia (Oli-kurippu)
“Ding dong da ding dong”
Use of sound words like 'Ding dong' and 'Jil jil' to represent the ringing of heart bells and the chilly sensation of romance.
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Ada vetkkam ennum kaththi”
Shyness is directly compared to a knife ('vetkkam ennum kaththi') that cuts through her.
Oxymoron
“Idhupola sugamaana vali illai”
The phrase 'sugamaana vali' joins contrasting words (pleasurable pain) to describe romantic angst.
Eynaip Monai / Rhyme
“Idhayaththai killum ilainjano”
Assonance and internal rhyming between 'ilainjano' (youth) and 'kalainjanoo' (artist).
Did you know?
Trivia
This track is composed by Harris Jayaraj for the 2002 film 'Samurai' starring Vikram and Anita Hassanandani. Sung by Tipu and Harini, the song stands out for its lively integration of Western saxophone motifs with catchy Tamil lyrical tropes written by Vairamuthu.
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