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Lyrics & meaning

En Manasil Neeye Thana

From Kadhal Azhivathillai · 2002

Lyricist
T. Rajendar
Singers
Prasanna Rao, Srivardhini
Music director
T. Rajendar
Details
Kadhal Azhivathillai2002

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
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Male
{ En manasil neeyae thaanaIs it truly only you in my heart?
Un manasil naanae thaanaAm I truly the only one in your heart?
Nam manasil kaadhal thaanaIs it true love that lives in our hearts?
Sol anbae unmai thaana } (2)Tell me my love, is this really the truth?
Female
{ Iruvar ondrai sernthida thaanaWas it solely for the two of us to unite
Maatri kondom idhayathai thaana } (2)That we exchanged our hearts with each other?
Male
Adikadi paarthaal thaanaIs it only by seeing each other frequently
Kaadhal valarum thaana thaanaThat love grows on its own?
Male
En ManasilIn my heart...
Female
Un manasil naanae thaanaAm I truly the only one in your heart?
En manasil neeyae thaanaIs it truly only you in my heart?
Nam manasil kaadhal thaanaIs it true love that lives in our hearts?
{ Sol anbae unmai thaana} (2)Tell me my love, is this really the truth?
Male
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Female
Ullathil kaadhalarai sumapenaI will carry my beloved within my soul
Ulaginum perithaai ninaipenaI will cherish them greater than the entire world
Kanavilum avanathu mugam thaanaIs it his face alone that appears even in dreams?
Ninaika ninaika sugam thaanaIs it pure bliss to think of him again and again?
Male
Kaalai maalai varuvathellamDo morning and evening arrive only
Kaadhalargal santhika thaanaFor lovers to meet each other?
Kana neram kidaithaal koodaEven if just a fraction of a second is found
Kaadhal patri sindhikathaanaIs it only to ponder about love?
Female
{ Sorkam iruvar anbil thaanaIs heaven found in the mutual love of two?
Naragam kaadhal pirivil thaana } (2)Is hell found in the separation of lovers?
Male
Mothathil idhayam thudipadhu kaadhalil thaanaIn total, does the heart beat only because of love?
Male
En manasil en manasil neeyae thaanaIn my heart, in my heart, is it only you?
Un manasil naanae thaanaIn your heart, am I the only one?
Nam manasil kaadhal thaanaIn our hearts, is it true love?
Sol anbae unmai thaanaTell me my love, is it the truth?
Chorus
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Male
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Male
Kaadhal yendral aazham thaanaIs love truly deep?
Vizhundhal yezhuvathu kadinam thaanaIs it difficult to rise once fallen into it?
Kaadhalargal velai thavipathu thaanaIs the work of lovers only to yearn?
Kayavargal velai piripathu thaanaIs the work of evil ones only to separate them?
Female
Laila majnu marainthaargal yendralThough Laila and Majnu passed away
Puthainthathu antha udalgal thaanaWas it only their bodies that were buried?
Indrum avargal nyabagam yendralIf they are remembered even today
Vaazhvathu antha kaadhal thaanaIs it not that love itself living forever?
Male
{ Kaalam kooda maarum thaanaEven time itself may change
Kaadhal azhivathillai thaana } (2)Love never dies, isn't that true?
Female
Ulagam ulla matum kaadhalAs long as the world exists
Vaazhvathu mei thaanaIs it true that love will survive?
Female
En manasil en manasil neeyae thaanaIn my heart, in my heart, is it only you?
Un manasil naanae thaanaIn your heart, am I the only one?
Nam manasil kaadhal thaanaIn our hearts, is it true love?
Sol anbae unmai thaanaTell me my love, is it the truth?
Male
{ Iruvar ondrai sernthida thaanaWas it for the two to unite
Maatri kondom idhayathai thaana } (2)That we exchanged our hearts?
Female
{ Adikadi paarthaal thaanaIs it by seeing each other often
Kaadhal valarum thaana thaana } (2)That love grows on its own?
Female
En ManasilIn my heart...
En manasil neeyae neeyae thaanaIn my heart, is it truly only you, only you?
Un manasil naanae naanae thaanaIn your heart, am I truly the only one, only one?
Male
Nam manasil kaadhal kaadhal thaanaIn our hearts, is it love, true love?
Sol anbae unmai thaanaTell me my love, is it the truth?
Male
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Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This romantic track from 'Kadhal Azhivathillai' explores the profound depth and immortality of true love. The song takes the form of rhetorical questions exchanged between lovers, pondering whether their connection is destiny, whether distance can diminish affection, and how love brings both heavenly joy and unbearable heartache during separation. The lyrics emphasize that while villainous obstacles and time itself may attempt to tear lovers apart, true love endures beyond death, using historical tragic lovers like Laila and Majnu to illustrate that physical death cannot bury immortal love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Refrain / Epanalepsis

En manasil neeyae thaana / Un manasil naanae thaana

The phrase 'thaana' is appended as an emphatic ending to almost every line throughout the song to reinforce certainty and rhetoric.

Antithesis

Sorkam iruvar anbil thaana / Naragam kaadhal pirivil thaana

Contrasts Heaven (Sorkam) created by mutual affection with Hell (Naragam) brought by separation.

Allusion

Laila majnu marainthaargal yendral / Puthainthathu antha udalgal thaana

References the legendary Arabic tragic lovers Laila and Majnu to prove that true love lives on beyond physical death.

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Trivia

'Kadhal Azhivathillai' (2002) marked the silver screen debut of Silambarasan (Simbu) as a lead actor. The film's story, screenplay, direction, lyrics, and music were all single-handedly handled by his father, T. Rajendar.

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