Kasturi Mane Mane
From Kathirukka Neramillai · 1993
- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singer
- Ilayaraja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Kathirukka Neramillai1993
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| O… kasthoori maanae maanae | Oh... musk deer, my dear deer |
| Kanneeril neendhum meenae | A fish swimming in tears |
| Oorengum thoongum neram | At a time when the whole town is asleep |
| Un kannil yeno eeram | Why are your eyes filled with dampness? |
| Male | |
| Kannae un annai naanammaa | My darling, I am your mother, dear child |
| Oo…oo hoo oo | Oo…oo hoo oo |
| Thaayae nee konjam thoongammaa | My little mother, sleep for a while |
| Pudhu rojaa ini vaadaadhae | The fresh rose will not wither anymore |
| Thandhai manam thoongaadhae | The father's heart will not rest in sleep |
| Oo… oo…hoo | Oo… oo…hoo |
| Male | |
| Kasthoori maanae maanae | Musk deer, my dear deer |
| Kanneeril neendhum meenae | A fish swimming in tears |
| Kannae un annai naanammaa | My darling, I am your mother, dear child |
| Oo…oo hoo oo | Oo…oo hoo oo |
| Kannae un annai naanammaa … | My darling, I am your mother, dear child... |
| Male | |
| Aagaasa paadhai oram | Along the pathway of the sky |
| Oorkolam pogum megam | The cloud marching in procession |
| Ammaavai thedi pogumaa … | Will it go in search of your mother? |
| Oo…oo hoo oo | Oo…oo hoo oo |
| Ammaavai neril paarthu | Meeting mother face to face |
| Aaraaro raagam kettu | Listening to her lullaby melody |
| Thaalaattu naalai paadumaa | Will it sing a lullaby tomorrow? |
| Andha megam varum paattodu | Along with the song that cloud brings |
| Tholil nee saaindhaadu | Lean on my shoulder and sway to rest |
| Oo…oo hoo | Oo…oo hoo |
| Male | |
| Kasthoori maanae maanae | Musk deer, my dear deer |
| Kanneeril neendhum meenae | A fish swimming in tears |
| Kannae un annai naanammaa | My darling, I am your mother, dear child |
| Oo…oo hoo oo | Oo…oo hoo oo |
| Kannae un annai naanammaa … | My darling, I am your mother, dear child... |
ஓ......கஸ்தூரி மானே மானே
கண்ணீரில் நீந்தும் மீனே
ஊரெங்கும் தூங்கும் நேரம்
உன் கண்ணில் ஏனோ ஈரம்
கண்ணே உன் அன்னை
நானம்மா ஓ......
Oh... musk deer, my dear deer
A fish swimming in tears
At a time when the whole town is asleep
Why are your eyes filled with dampness?
தாயே நீ கொஞ்சம் தூங்கம்மா
புது ரோஜா இனி வாடாதே
தந்தை மனம் தூங்காதே ஓ......
My darling, I am your mother, dear child
Oo…oo hoo oo
My little mother, sleep for a while
The fresh rose will not wither anymore
The father's heart will not rest in sleep
Oo… oo…hoo
ஓ......கஸ்தூரி மானே மானே
கண்ணீரில் நீந்தும் மீனே
கண்ணே உன் அன்னை
நானம்மா ஓ...
கண்ணே உன் அன்னை
நானம்மா
Musk deer, my dear deer
A fish swimming in tears
My darling, I am your mother, dear child
Oo…oo hoo oo
My darling, I am your mother, dear child...
ஆகாசப் பாதை ஓரம்
ஊர்கோலம் போகும் மேகம்
அம்மாவை தேடிப் போகுமா ஓ.....
Along the pathway of the sky
The cloud marching in procession
Will it go in search of your mother?
Oo…oo hoo oo
Meeting mother face to face
Listening to her lullaby melody
Will it sing a lullaby tomorrow?
Along with the song that cloud brings
Lean on my shoulder and sway to rest
Oo…oo hoo
அம்மாவை நேரில் பார்த்து
ஆராரோ ராகம் கேட்டு
தாலாட்டு நாளை பாடுமா
Musk deer, my dear deer
A fish swimming in tears
My darling, I am your mother, dear child
Oo…oo hoo oo
My darling, I am your mother, dear child...
அந்த மேகம் வரும் பாட்டோடு
தோளில் நீ சாய்ந்தாடு ஓ......ஓ...
கஸ்தூரி மானே மானே
கண்ணீரில் நீந்தும் மீனே
கண்ணே உன் அன்னை
நானம்மா ஓ.....
கண்ணே உன் அன்னை
நானம்மா
O… kasthoori maanae maanae
Oh... musk deer, my dear deer
Kanneeril neendhum meenae
A fish swimming in tears
Oorengum thoongum neram
At a time when the whole town is asleep
Un kannil yeno eeram
Why are your eyes filled with dampness?
Kannae un annai naanammaa
My darling, I am your mother, dear child
Oo…oo hoo oo
Oo…oo hoo oo
Thaayae nee konjam thoongammaa
My little mother, sleep for a while
Pudhu rojaa ini vaadaadhae
The fresh rose will not wither anymore
Thandhai manam thoongaadhae
The father's heart will not rest in sleep
Oo… oo…hoo
Oo… oo…hoo
Kasthoori maanae maanae
Musk deer, my dear deer
Kanneeril neendhum meenae
A fish swimming in tears
Kannae un annai naanammaa
My darling, I am your mother, dear child
Oo…oo hoo oo
Oo…oo hoo oo
Kannae un annai naanammaa …
My darling, I am your mother, dear child...
Aagaasa paadhai oram
Along the pathway of the sky
Oorkolam pogum megam
The cloud marching in procession
Ammaavai thedi pogumaa …
Will it go in search of your mother?
Oo…oo hoo oo
Oo…oo hoo oo
Ammaavai neril paarthu
Meeting mother face to face
Aaraaro raagam kettu
Listening to her lullaby melody
Thaalaattu naalai paadumaa
Will it sing a lullaby tomorrow?
Andha megam varum paattodu
Along with the song that cloud brings
Tholil nee saaindhaadu
Lean on my shoulder and sway to rest
Oo…oo hoo
Oo…oo hoo
Kasthoori maanae maanae
Musk deer, my dear deer
Kanneeril neendhum meenae
A fish swimming in tears
Kannae un annai naanammaa
My darling, I am your mother, dear child
Oo…oo hoo oo
Oo…oo hoo oo
Kannae un annai naanammaa …
My darling, I am your mother, dear child...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a deeply emotional lullaby sung by a protective father to his motherless child late at night. Comparing the crying child to a gentle musk deer and a fish swimming in tears, the father wonders why the child is awake when the entire town is asleep. He tenderly takes on the role of a mother, comforting the child and promising that he will stay awake vigilantly to protect this blossoming 'fresh rose' from ever wilting again. The lyrics paint a poetic picture of clouds moving across the sky, wondering if they might search for the child's absent mother to bring back her soft lullabies. The father offers his own shoulder as a safe haven, asking the child to lean on him and sleep peacefully wrapped in love and care.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Kanneeril neendhum meenae”
The child's sorrowful state is poetically compared to a fish swimming in tears ('Kanneeril neendhum meenae') and a gentle 'musk deer' ('Kasthoori maanae').
Personification
“Oorkolam pogum megam / Ammaavai thedi pogumaa”
Clouds in the sky are personified as traveling in a procession ('Oorkolam') and searching for the child's mother to learn a lullaby.
Second-Letter Rhyme (Ethirai)
“Kasthoori maanae maanae / Kanneeril neendhum meenae”
Tamil poetic rhyme scheme matching the second consonant across lines ('Kasthoori' / 'Kanneeril').
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Trivia
Written by veteran lyricist Pulamaipithan, the song emphasizes the emotional depth of fatherhood taking on maternal warmth, a recurring thematic trope in Tamil cinema tender lullabies.
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