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Lyrics & meaning

Indha Maan

From Karagattakaran · 1989

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singers
Ilayaraja, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Ilayaraja
Details
Karagattakaran1989

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Indha maanThis deer
Undhan sondha maanIs your very own deer
Pakkam vandhu thaanComing close to you
Sindhu paadumSings a melodious song
Female
Indha maanThis deer
Undhan sondha maanIs your very own deer
Pakkam vandhu thaanComing close to you
Sindhu paadumSings a melodious song
Male
Sindhaikul aadum jeevanaeOh life force dancing in my mind
KanmaniyaeOh darling of my eyes
Sandhika venum dheviyaeMust meet you, oh goddess
En uyiraeOh my life
Female
Indha maanThis deer
Undhan sondha maanIs your very own deer
Pakkam vandhu thaanComing close to you
Male
Vel vizhi podum thondilaeIn the hook cast by your spear-like eyes
Naan vizhalaanen tholilaeI ended up falling upon your shoulders
Female :Nool idai theyum noyilaeIn the sickness of a slender waist wearing away
Naan varam ketkum koyilaeYou are the temple where I seek a boon
Male
Annamae ahh…aahaa..aaa…aa…aa…Oh swan... ahh...
Annamae endhan swarnamaeOh swan, my pure gold
Undhan ennamae vaanavil vannamaeYour thoughts are the colors of a rainbow
Kannamae madhu kinnamaeYour cheek is a cup of honey
Athil pon mani vairangal minnumaeIn it, golden beads and diamonds glitter
Female
Ennamae thollai pannumaeMy restless thoughts trouble me
Penn ennum gangaikkul per inbamaeWithin the river Ganga called womanhood lies supreme bliss
Female
Indha maanThis deer
Undhan sondha maanIs your very own deer
Male :Pakkam vandhu thaanComing close to you
Sindhu paadumSings a melodious song
Female
Sindhaikul aadum jeevanaeOh life force dancing in my mind
Male :KanmaniyaeOh darling of my eyes
Female :Sandhika venum dhevanaeMust meet you, oh my lord
Male :En uyiraeOh my life
Female
Pon mani megalai aaduthaeThe golden waist-ornament sways
Un vizhi thaan idam theduthaeYour eyes search for a resting place
Male :Penn udal paarthathum naanuthaeLooking at a woman's body brings bashfulness
Inbathil vedhanai aanathaePleasure turns into painful longing
Female
Yennathaan aaa..ah..aaa..aa..aa…Whatever it is... ah...
Yennathaan unnai yennithaanThinking constantly of you
Udal minnathaan vedhanai pinnathaanAs the body gleams, pain entangles within
Sollithaan nenjai killithaanExpressing it pinches the heart
Ennai swargathil devanum sodhithaanEven God in heaven tested me
Male
Moham thaanIt is pure desire
Sinthum vegam thaanIt is an overflowing surge of speed
Dhagathil naan nirkkaAs I stand in thirst
Anandham thaanIt brings pure bliss
Male
Indha maanThis deer
Female :Undhan sondha maanIs your very own deer
Male :Pakkam vandhu thaanComing close to you
Female :Sindhu paadumSings a melodious song
Female
Indha maanThis deer
Male :Undhan sondha maanIs your very own deer
Female :Pakkam vandhu thaanComing close to you
Male :Sindhu paadumSings a melodious song
Female
Sindhaikul aadum jeevanaeOh life force dancing in my mind
Male :KanmaniyaeOh darling of my eyes
Sandhika venum dheviyaeMust meet you, oh goddess
Female :En navanaeOh my youthful lord

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

"Indha Maan Undhan Sondha Maan" from the classic Tamil film Karagattakaran (1989) is a romantic duet composed by Ilaiyaraaja and written by Gangai Amaran. The song uses classical Tamil poetic imagery—comparing the beloved to a gentle deer (maan) and a graceful swan (annamae)—to express deep romantic intimacy and playful courtship between the lead lovers.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani / Metaphor (உவமை / உருவகம்)

Indha maan

Comparing the female lover to a deer ('Indha maan') and her cheeks to a cup of honey ('Kannamae madhu kinnamae').

Emona / Rhyme Scheme (எதுகை / மோனை)

Nool idai theyum noyilae

Use of second-letter rhyming (Edhukai) such as 'Nool idai' and 'Naan varam' across romantic couplets.

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Trivia

Karagattakaran (1989), directed by Gangai Amaran, was a blockbuster hit that ran for over a year in several theaters across Tamil Nadu. The soundtrack composed by Ilaiyaraaja remains one of the most celebrated achievements in Tamil film music history.

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