Hey Maane Unnaithane
From Vizhiyora Kavithai · 1989
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Vizhiyora Kavithai1989
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Hae maanae unnaiththaanae | Hey doe-like dear, it's you indeed! |
| En paadal inbath thaenae | The sweet honey of my song! |
| Indre medaikku vaa | Come to the stage today, |
| Illai naalaikku vaa | Or come tomorrow, |
| Poovae maalaikku vaa…. | O flower, come for the evening! |
| Male | |
| Hae maanae unnaiththaanae | Hey doe-like dear, it's you indeed! |
| En paadal inbath thaenae | The sweet honey of my song! |
| Indre medaikku vaa | Come to the stage today, |
| Illai naalaikku vaa | Or come tomorrow, |
| Poovae maalaikku vaa…. | O flower, come for the evening! |
| Female | |
| Ho ho oo oo oohoo | Ho ho oo oo oohoo |
| Ho ho oo oo oohoo | Ho ho oo oo oohoo |
| Lala laala laalaa | Lala laala laalaa |
| Lala laala laalaa | Lala laala laalaa |
| Male | |
| Thaarodu saeraatha neeraa | Are you water that cannot mix with tar? |
| Verodu saeraatha poovaa | Are you a flower detached from roots? |
| Thunaikkoru pennindru | A woman longing today for companionship, |
| Thudippathu vaazhvalla | That yearning alone isn't what makes a life. |
| Ilakkanam maaraamal | Without changing according to rules, |
| Iruppavan naanalla | I am not one to stay rigid. |
| Male | |
| Un meni ettaatha kattil…thahthgurathaa | A bed that your body cannot reach... |
| Thottaalae aadaatho thottill….hahaah… | Won't a cradle rock if touched? Haha... |
| Male | |
| Hae maanae unnaiththaanae | Hey doe-like dear, it's you indeed! |
| En paadal inbath thaenae | The sweet honey of my song! |
| Indre medaikku vaa | Come to the stage today, |
| Illai naalaikku vaa | Or come tomorrow, |
| Poovae maalaikku vaa…. | O flower, come for the evening! |
| Male | |
| Hae maanae unnaiththaanae | Hey doe-like dear, it's you indeed! |
| En paadal inbath thaenae…. | The sweet honey of my song... |
| Female | |
| ……………… | |
| Male | |
| Yaeraala selvangal ingae | Abundant wealth is present right here, |
| Thaaraala ullangal egae | But where are the generous hearts? |
| Aduththavan thunbaththai | The divine soul who wipes away |
| Thudaiththidum dheivaththai | The suffering of fellow human beings, |
| Kanbathu engengae | Wherever such a soul is seen, |
| Koyilgal angangae | Temples reside right in those places! |
| Male | |
| Kanneerai thudaikkaatha kaigal | Hands that do not wipe away tears, |
| Kaiyalla kaiyalla poigal | Are not true hands, they are mere lies! |
| Male | |
| Hae maanae unnaiththaanae | Hey doe-like dear, it's you indeed! |
| En paadal inbath thaenae | The sweet honey of my song! |
| Indre medaikku vaa | Come to the stage today, |
| Illai naalaikku vaa | Or come tomorrow, |
| Poovae maalaikku vaa…. | O flower, come for the evening! |
| Male | |
| Aa…..aah….a….ahhaa | Aa…..aah….a….ahhaa |
| Hae….hahaeh…..yaa…. | Hae….hahaeh…..yaa…. |
ஹே மானே உன்னைத்தானே
என் பாடல் இன்பத் தேனே
இன்றே மேடைக்கு வா
இல்லை நாளைக்கு வா
பூவே மாலைக்கு வா......
Hey doe-like dear, it's you indeed!
The sweet honey of my song!
Come to the stage today,
Or come tomorrow,
O flower, come for the evening!
ஹே மானே உன்னைத்தானே
என் பாடல் இன்பத் தேனே
இன்றே மேடைக்கு வா
இல்லை நாளைக்கு வா
பூவே மாலைக்கு வா......
Hey doe-like dear, it's you indeed!
The sweet honey of my song!
Come to the stage today,
Or come tomorrow,
O flower, come for the evening!
ஹோ ஹோ ஓ ஓ ஓஹோ
ஹோ ஹோ ஓ ஓ ஓஹோ
லல லால லாலா
லல லால லாலா
Ho ho oo oo oohoo
Ho ho oo oo oohoo
Lala laala laalaa
Lala laala laalaa
தாரோடு சேராத நீரா
வேரோடு சேராத பூவா
துணைக்கொரு பெண்ணின்றி
துடிப்பது வாழ்வல்ல
இலக்கணம் மாறாமல்
இருப்பவன் நானல்ல
Are you water that cannot mix with tar?
Are you a flower detached from roots?
A woman longing today for companionship,
That yearning alone isn't what makes a life.
Without changing according to rules,
I am not one to stay rigid.
உன் மேனி எட்டாத கட்டில்...தஹ்தகுருதா
தொட்டாலே ஆடாதோ தொட்டில்.....ஹஹாஹ்...
A bed that your body cannot reach...
Won't a cradle rock if touched? Haha...
ஹே மானே உன்னைத்தானே
என் பாடல் இன்பத் தேனே
இன்றே மேடைக்கு வா
இல்லை நாளைக்கு வா
பூவே மாலைக்கு வா
Hey doe-like dear, it's you indeed!
The sweet honey of my song!
Come to the stage today,
Or come tomorrow,
O flower, come for the evening!
ஹே மானே உன்னைத்தானே
என் பாடல் இன்பத் தேனே
Hey doe-like dear, it's you indeed!
The sweet honey of my song...
...................
ஏராள செல்வங்கள் இங்கே
தாராள உள்ளங்கள் எங்கே
அடுத்தவன் துன்பத்தை
துடைத்திடும் தெய்வத்தை
காண்பது எங்கெங்கே
கோயில்கள் அங்கங்கே
Abundant wealth is present right here,
But where are the generous hearts?
The divine soul who wipes away
The suffering of fellow human beings,
Wherever such a soul is seen,
Temples reside right in those places!
கண்ணீரைத் துடைக்காத கைகள்
கையல்ல கையல்ல பொய்கள்
Hands that do not wipe away tears,
Are not true hands, they are mere lies!
ஹே மானே உன்னைத்தானே
என் பாடல் இன்பத் தேனே
இன்றே மேடைக்கு வா
இல்லை நாளைக்கு வா
பூவே மாலைக்கு வா.....
Hey doe-like dear, it's you indeed!
The sweet honey of my song!
Come to the stage today,
Or come tomorrow,
O flower, come for the evening!
ஆ......ஆஹ்....அ.....அஹ்ஹா
ஹே.......ஹெஹேஹ்........யா........
Aa…..aah….a….ahhaa
Hae….hahaeh…..yaa….
Hae maanae unnaiththaanae
Hey doe-like dear, it's you indeed!
En paadal inbath thaenae
The sweet honey of my song!
Indre medaikku vaa
Come to the stage today,
Illai naalaikku vaa
Or come tomorrow,
Poovae maalaikku vaa….
O flower, come for the evening!
Hae maanae unnaiththaanae
Hey doe-like dear, it's you indeed!
En paadal inbath thaenae
The sweet honey of my song!
Indre medaikku vaa
Come to the stage today,
Illai naalaikku vaa
Or come tomorrow,
Poovae maalaikku vaa….
O flower, come for the evening!
Ho ho oo oo oohoo
Ho ho oo oo oohoo
Ho ho oo oo oohoo
Ho ho oo oo oohoo
Lala laala laalaa
Lala laala laalaa
Lala laala laalaa
Lala laala laalaa
Thaarodu saeraatha neeraa
Are you water that cannot mix with tar?
Verodu saeraatha poovaa
Are you a flower detached from roots?
Thunaikkoru pennindru
A woman longing today for companionship,
Thudippathu vaazhvalla
That yearning alone isn't what makes a life.
Ilakkanam maaraamal
Without changing according to rules,
Iruppavan naanalla
I am not one to stay rigid.
Un meni ettaatha kattil…thahthgurathaa
A bed that your body cannot reach...
Thottaalae aadaatho thottill….hahaah…
Won't a cradle rock if touched? Haha...
Hae maanae unnaiththaanae
Hey doe-like dear, it's you indeed!
En paadal inbath thaenae
The sweet honey of my song!
Indre medaikku vaa
Come to the stage today,
Illai naalaikku vaa
Or come tomorrow,
Poovae maalaikku vaa….
O flower, come for the evening!
Hae maanae unnaiththaanae
Hey doe-like dear, it's you indeed!
En paadal inbath thaenae….
The sweet honey of my song...
………………
Yaeraala selvangal ingae
Abundant wealth is present right here,
Thaaraala ullangal egae
But where are the generous hearts?
Aduththavan thunbaththai
The divine soul who wipes away
Thudaiththidum dheivaththai
The suffering of fellow human beings,
Kanbathu engengae
Wherever such a soul is seen,
Koyilgal angangae
Temples reside right in those places!
Kanneerai thudaikkaatha kaigal
Hands that do not wipe away tears,
Kaiyalla kaiyalla poigal
Are not true hands, they are mere lies!
Hae maanae unnaiththaanae
Hey doe-like dear, it's you indeed!
En paadal inbath thaenae
The sweet honey of my song!
Indre medaikku vaa
Come to the stage today,
Illai naalaikku vaa
Or come tomorrow,
Poovae maalaikku vaa….
O flower, come for the evening!
Aa…..aah….a….ahhaa
Aa…..aah….a….ahhaa
Hae….hahaeh…..yaa….
Hae….hahaeh…..yaa….
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song is a energetic musical invitation to a female partner, affectionately addressed as a deer ('maanae') and a flower ('poovae'). The protagonist calls her to join him on stage, celebrating a spirit of freedom and romantic warmth, while rejecting rigid conventional boundaries ('ilakkanam maaraamal iruppavan naanalla'). In typical Vairamuthu fashion, the second stanza shifts to a social and humanistic message. It contrasts material wealth with the rarity of genuine generosity. It asserts that true divinity lies not in physical stone temples, but in compassionate human hands that wipe away the tears and pain of others.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“En paadal inbath thaenae”
Compares the beloved directly to the 'sweet honey' of the singer's melody.
Ethugai (Second Letter Assonance)
“Yaeraala selvangal ingae / Thaaraala ullangal egae”
Matching second letter consonant sound ('ra') in 'Yaeraala' and 'Thaaraala'.
Rhetorical Question
“Thaarodu saeraatha neeraa / Verodu saeraatha poovaa”
Uses dramatic rhetorical questioning comparing a distant person to unmixable water on tar or a flower severed from its root.
Muran (Antithesis)
“Indre medaikku vaa / Illai naalaikku vaa”
Contrasts time concepts 'today' (indre) and 'tomorrow' (naalaikku).
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Trivia
Written by poet Vairamuthu for the 1989 Tamil film 'Vizhiyora Kavithai', this song blends playful stage performance lyrics with humanitarian philosophical lines ('Kanneerai thudaikkaatha kaigal... poigal'), which became a hallmark style of Vairamuthu's lyrics during the late 1980s.
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