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Inimaiyanathu Antha

From Manmadha Rathangal · 1980

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
Music director
K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name
Manmadha Rathangal
Movie release year
1980
Lyrics added on
25 Nov 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Inimaiyaanathu antha iraivan pondrathu
Iraivan pondrathu adhu punithamaanathu
Kadhal porul nirainthathu
Porul nirainthathu…..aahaa…..haa…..haa…..
Kadhal enbathu verum kavithai solvathu
Kavithai solvathu kadamai enbathae
Antha kadavul thanthathu
Kadavul thanthathu….m….mm…..mm…..mm….
Mouna kaliyilae mayangum nilaiyilae
Nyaanam peruvathu nandri migunthathu kadhal
Female :Palli vayathilae paruva veriyilae
Thulli vizhuvathu thunbam tharuvathu kadhal
Kannaalae koyil kattum kadhal
Female :Mannaalae veedu kattum kadhal
Inimaiyaanathu antha iraivan pondrathu
Iraivan pondrathu
Female :Kadamai enbathae antha kadavul thanthathu
Kadavul thanthathu
Nenjam ariyavae vanjam puripavar
Nenjai suduvathu neruppaai erivathu kadhal
Female :Ulla thiraiyilae unmai vadivilae
Kallam purivathu kabadam nirainthathu kadhal
Kannaalae koyil kattum kadhal
Female :Mannaalae veedu kattum kadhal
Kadhal enbathu verum kavithai solvathu
Kavithai solvathu
Male :Adhu punithamaanathu kadhal porul nirainthathu
Porul nirainthathu
Kadalgal pirikkalaam kannai maraikkalaam
Udalgal piriyalaam uyirgal inaivathae kadhal
Female :Odi sendra naal udhirntha pookkalae
Thaaliyin mangalam dharmaththin manthiram kadhal
Kannaalae koyil kattum kadhal
Female :Mannaalae veedu kattum kadhal
Male :Kadhal…….kadhal……kadhal……kadhal…..
It is sweet, it is like God
Like God, it is sacred
Love is full of deep meaning
Full of meaning... aaha... ha... ha...
Love is merely speaking poetry
Speaking poetry... while duty alone is
what God has given us
What God has given... mm... mm... mm...
In silent joy, in an enchanted trance,
gaining wisdom, filled with gratitude, that is love
Female: In school-age years, in the wild rush of youth,
leaping recklessly and bringing pain, that is love
Love builds a temple with just a glance
Female: Love builds a house of sand
It is sweet, it is like God
Like God
Female: Duty alone is what God gave us
What God gave us
To those who knowingly deceive,
scorching the heart and burning like fire, that is love
Female: Behind a hidden veil, in the guise of truth,
acting in deceit, full of cunning, that is love
Love builds a temple with just a glance
Female: Love builds a house of sand
Love is merely speaking poetry
Speaking poetry
Male: It is sacred; love is full of deep meaning
Full of deep meaning
Oceans may divide us, eyes may lose their sight,
bodies may part, but souls uniting is true love
Female: The days that ran away are only fallen flowers;
the sanctity of the thaali (sacred marriage thread) and the path of duty, that is love
Love builds a temple with just a glance
Female: Love builds a house of sand
Male: Love... love... love... love...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song presents a lyrical debate on the nature of love, structured as a philosophical dialogue between male and female viewpoints. The male protagonist views love as divine, sacred, and eternal, comparing it to godliness that unifies souls even when physical bodies are separated by distance or time. Conversely, the female voice offers a pragmatic and cynical counter-argument, depicting love as youthful folly, deceptive trickery, and a temporary worldly illusion built on fragile foundations. Kannadasan masterfully balances both ideal spiritual devotion and pragmatic skepticism, showcasing how love can simultaneously be a divine sanctuary and a worldly trial.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anadiplosis (Enyadhigal)

“Inimaiyaanathu antha iraivan pondrathu / Iraivan pondrathu adhu punithamaanathu”

The repetition of the ending phrase 'iraivan pondrathu' at the beginning of the next line creates a seamless rhythmic flow.

Antithesis (Muran Thodai)

“Kannaalae koyil kattum kadhal / Mannaalae veedu kattum kadhal”

Contrasts the elevated ideal of love building a 'temple of eyes' with the mundane reality of building a 'house of mud'.

Initial Alliteration (Monai)

“Kadalgal pirikkalaam kannai maraikkalaam”

Repetition of the initial consonant sound 'Ka' across words in the line enhances phonetic melody.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Nenjai suduvathu neruppaai erivathu kadhal”

Metaphorically compares love's retribution against deceit to a burning fire inside the heart.

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Trivia

Written by poet laureate Kannadasan and composed by 'Isai Chakravarthy' K. V. Mahadevan, this duet adopts a 'Pattimandram' (lyrical debate) format, a signature style of Kannadasan where opposing views on love are juxtaposed within the same song.

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