Irandu Manam Vendum
From Vasantha Maligai · 1972
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Vasantha Maligai1972
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kudippatharkku oru manam irunthaal | If I had one heart/mind just for drinking |
| Avalai marandhu vidalaam | I could forget her |
| Avalai marappatharkku oru manam irunthaal | If I had one heart/mind just to forget her |
| Kudithu vidalaam | I could drink away |
| Aanal iruppatho oru manathu | But there is only one heart/mind |
| Naan enna seiven…enna seiven | What can I do... what can I do |
| Hehehehhh…. | Hehehehhh.... |
| Male | |
| {Irandu manam vendum | I need two hearts/minds |
| Iraivanidam ketpen | I will ask God |
| Ninaithu vaada ondru | One to wither in memory |
| Marandhu vaazha ondru…} (2) | One to forget and live... |
| Irandu manam vendum | I need two hearts/minds |
| Male | |
| {Siriya kaayam periya thunbam | A small wound, but a huge sorrow |
| Aarum munbae adutha kaayam} (2) | Before one heals, comes the next wound |
| Udalil endraal marunthu pothum | If it is on the body, medicine is enough |
| Udalil endraal marunthu pothum | If it is on the body, medicine is enough |
| Ullam paavam enna seiyum | What can the poor heart do? |
| Male | |
| Irandu manam vendum | I need two hearts/minds |
| Iraivanidam ketpen | I will ask God |
| Irandu manam vendum | I need two hearts/minds |
| Male | |
| {Iravum pagalum irandanaal | Since night and day are two |
| Inbam thunbam irandanaal} (2) | Since pleasure and pain are two |
| Uravum pirivum irandanaal | Since union and separation are two |
| Ullam ondru pothathae | A single heart is not enough |
| Male | |
| Irandu manam vendum | I need two hearts/minds |
| Male | |
| {Kangalin thandanai kaatchi vazhi | The punishment for eyes is through vision |
| Kaatchiyin thandanai kaadhal vazhi} (2) | The punishment for vision is through love |
| Kaadhalin thandanai kadavul vazhi | The punishment for love is through God |
| Kaadhalin thandanai kadavul vazhi | The punishment for love is through God |
| Kadavulai thandikka enna vazhi… | What is the way to punish God... |
| Male | |
| Irandu manam vendum | I need two hearts/minds |
| Iraivanidam ketpen | I will ask God |
| Ninaithu vaada ondru | One to wither in memory |
| Marandhu vaazha ondru… | One to forget and live... |
| Irandu manam vendum | I need two hearts/minds |
ஆண் உரையாடல் :
குடிப்பதற்கு ஒரு மனம் இருந்தால்
அவளை மறந்து விடலாம்
அவளை மறப்பதற்கு
ஒரு மனம் இருந்தால்
குடித்து விடலாம்
ஆனால் இருப்பதோ ஒரு மனது
நான் என்ன செய்வேன்
என்ன செய்வேன்
If I had one heart/mind just for drinking
I could forget her
If I had one heart/mind just to forget her
I could drink away
But there is only one heart/mind
What can I do... what can I do
Hehehehhh....
{இரண்டு மனம் வேண்டும்
இறைவனிடம் கேட்பேன்
நினைத்து வாட ஒன்று
மறந்து வாழ ஒன்று} (2)
இரண்டு மனம் வேண்டும்
I need two hearts/minds
I will ask God
One to wither in memory
One to forget and live...
I need two hearts/minds
{சிறிய காயம்
பெரிய துன்பம்
ஆறும் முன்னே அடுத்த காயம்} (2)
உடலில் என்றால் மருந்து போதும்
உடலில் என்றால் மருந்து போதும்
உள்ளம் பாவம் என்ன செய்யும்
A small wound, but a huge sorrow
Before one heals, comes the next wound
If it is on the body, medicine is enough
If it is on the body, medicine is enough
What can the poor heart do?
இரண்டு மனம் வேண்டும்
இறைவனிடம் கேட்பேன்
இரண்டு மனம் வேண்டும்
I need two hearts/minds
I will ask God
I need two hearts/minds
{இரவும் பகலும்
இரண்டானால்
இன்பம் துன்பம் இரண்டானால்} (2)
உறவும் பிரிவும் இரண்டானால்...
உள்ளம் ஒன்று போதாதே
Since night and day are two
Since pleasure and pain are two
Since union and separation are two
A single heart is not enough
இரண்டு மனம் வேண்டும்..
I need two hearts/minds
{கண்களின் தண்டனை
காட்சி வழி
காட்சியின் தண்டனை காதல் வழி} (2)
காதலின் தண்டனை கடவுள் வழி
காதலின் தண்டனை கடவுள் வழி
கடவுளை தண்டிக்க என்ன வழி
The punishment for eyes is through vision
The punishment for vision is through love
The punishment for love is through God
The punishment for love is through God
What is the way to punish God...
இரண்டு மனம் வேண்டும்
இறைவனிடம் கேட்பேன்
நினைத்து வாட ஒன்று
மறந்து வாழ ஒன்று
இரண்டு மனம் வேண்டும்
I need two hearts/minds
I will ask God
One to wither in memory
One to forget and live...
I need two hearts/minds
Kudippatharkku oru manam irunthaal
If I had one heart/mind just for drinking
Avalai marandhu vidalaam
I could forget her
Avalai marappatharkku oru manam irunthaal
If I had one heart/mind just to forget her
Kudithu vidalaam
I could drink away
Aanal iruppatho oru manathu
But there is only one heart/mind
Naan enna seiven…enna seiven
What can I do... what can I do
Hehehehhh….
Hehehehhh....
{Irandu manam vendum
I need two hearts/minds
Iraivanidam ketpen
I will ask God
Ninaithu vaada ondru
One to wither in memory
Marandhu vaazha ondru…} (2)
One to forget and live...
Irandu manam vendum
I need two hearts/minds
{Siriya kaayam periya thunbam
A small wound, but a huge sorrow
Aarum munbae adutha kaayam} (2)
Before one heals, comes the next wound
Udalil endraal marunthu pothum
If it is on the body, medicine is enough
Udalil endraal marunthu pothum
If it is on the body, medicine is enough
Ullam paavam enna seiyum
What can the poor heart do?
Irandu manam vendum
I need two hearts/minds
Iraivanidam ketpen
I will ask God
Irandu manam vendum
I need two hearts/minds
{Iravum pagalum irandanaal
Since night and day are two
Inbam thunbam irandanaal} (2)
Since pleasure and pain are two
Uravum pirivum irandanaal
Since union and separation are two
Ullam ondru pothathae
A single heart is not enough
Irandu manam vendum
I need two hearts/minds
{Kangalin thandanai kaatchi vazhi
The punishment for eyes is through vision
Kaatchiyin thandanai kaadhal vazhi} (2)
The punishment for vision is through love
Kaadhalin thandanai kadavul vazhi
The punishment for love is through God
Kaadhalin thandanai kadavul vazhi
The punishment for love is through God
Kadavulai thandikka enna vazhi…
What is the way to punish God...
Irandu manam vendum
I need two hearts/minds
Iraivanidam ketpen
I will ask God
Ninaithu vaada ondru
One to wither in memory
Marandhu vaazha ondru…
One to forget and live...
Irandu manam vendum
I need two hearts/minds
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic heartbreak song from 'Vasantha Maligai' features a tormented lover expressing his deep sorrow through alcohol and introspection. He reflects on the impossibility of moving on with just a single mind, as it is torn simultaneously between holding onto painful memories of love and trying to drown them out. He wishes to ask God for two minds—one to languish in past love and another to forget everything and continue living. Lyricist Kannadasan deepens the philosophical tone by contrasting physical pain with emotional distress, noting that physical wounds have medication while the soul has none. He points out how dualities exist everywhere in nature—day and night, joy and pain, union and separation—making a single heart insufficient to handle such contrasts. Finally, he traces a chain of cause and effect leading from sight to love, and love to God, tragically asking how one can punish God for inflicting such heartbreak.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Antithesis / Contrast (Maranu)
“Ninaithu vaada ondru / Marandhu vaazha ondru…”
Contrasts the dual desires of remembering to cherish and forgetting to survive.
Anaphora / Repetition (Eretchi)
“Irandu manam vendum”
Repetition of 'Irandu manam vendum' serves as a tragic refrain emphasizing despair.
Moonaal / Initial Sound Alliteration (Moonaai)
“Kangalin thandanai kaatchi vazhi / Kaatchiyin thandanai kaadhal vazhi / Kaadhalin thandanai kadavul vazhi”
The initial 'K' sound creates rhythm across progressive lines ('Kangalin', 'Kaatchiyin', 'Kaadhalin', 'Kadavulai').
Iyebu / End Rhyme
“Kaadhalin thandanai kadavul vazhi / Kadavulai thandikka enna vazhi…”
Repetition of the ending word 'vazhi' across multiple consecutive lines.
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Trivia
This iconic song from 'Vasantha Maligai' (1972) features music composed by K. V. Mahadevan and vocals by T. M. Soundararajan. Sivaji Ganesan's intense performance as an aristocratic alcoholic dealing with heartbreak made this song a benchmark in Tamil cinema for tragic love songs.
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