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Lyrics & meaning

Maane Nee Oru Mani

From Rasigan Oru Rasigai · 1986

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
K. J. Yesudas, Chorus
Music director
Raveendran
Movie name
Rasigan Oru Rasigai
Movie release year
1986
Lyrics added on
22 Apr 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
…………………………..
Maane nee oru mani veenaiyoo
Aaa….aaa….aaa…aaa..
Maane nee oru mani veenaiyoo
Isaiyil varum aalabanai
Ilaiya magal nee thaanae
Raagam enna baavam enna vizhigalil
Geedham enna naadham enna mozhigalil
Maane nee oru mani veenaiyoo
Aaa….aaa….aaa…aaa..
…………………………….
Poo udal idhu oru paar kadal
Pani idhazh vaadaadha roja madal
Kaar kuzhal mazhai tharum vaan mugil
Kuzhi vilum kannangal thaen kinnangal
Kann pattu thalaivanin iru kai pattu
Vaai vittu sirikindrathu oru ilam mottu
Sa ga ma pa dha ni sa
Chorus :Sa ga ma pa dha ni sa
Male :Sa ni dha pa ma ga sa
Chorus :Sa ni dha pa ma ga sa
Ma ga sa …ma ga sa …ma ga sa..ma ga
Maane nee oru mani veenaiyoo
Aaa….aaa….aaa…aaa..
…………………………….
Kaaviyam ival oru oviyam
Iravinil naan kaanum chandrodhayam
Vaalibam ezhudhidum keerthanam
Ival oru sangeetha saamraajiyam
Aanandham ivalidam adhu aarambham
Naal ellaam idhai vida edhu per inbam
Thagida thagida thom
Chorus :Thagida thagida thom
Male :Thaga dhimi thaga thom
Chorus :Thaga dhimi thaga thom
Tharigida thom…tharigida thom…tharigida thom
Thakkita thakkita thom
Maane nee oru mani veenaiyoo
Isaiyil varum aalabanai
Ilaiya magal nee thaanae
Raagam enna baavam enna vizhigalil
Geedham enna naadham enna mozhigalil
Maane nee oru mani veenaiyoo
Aaa….aaa….aaa…aaa….
...
My gentle deer, are you a precious veena?
Aa... aa... aa... aa...
My gentle deer, are you a precious veena?
The melodic tune that unfolds in music,
aren't you that young maiden?
What a melody, what an expression in your eyes!
What a song, what music in your words!
My gentle deer, are you a precious veena?
Aa... aa... aa... aa...
...
This flower-like body is an ocean of milk,
dewy lips like rose petals that never fade,
dark hair like rainclouds in the sky,
dimpled cheeks like bowls of honey!
Touched by his gaze and held in her lover's hands,
a young flower bud laughs out loud!
Sa Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa
Chorus: Sa Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa
Male: Sa Ni Dha Pa Ma Ga Sa
Chorus: Sa Ni Dha Pa Ma Ga Sa
Ma Ga Sa... Ma Ga Sa... Ma Ga Sa... Ma Ga
My gentle deer, are you a precious veena?
Aa... aa... aa... aa...
...
She is a classic poem, she is a painting,
the moonrise I behold in the night,
a song composed by youth,
she is an empire of music!
Joy itself begins with her,
all day long, what greater bliss could there be?
Thakida thakida thom
Chorus: Thakida thakida thom
Male: Thaka thimi thaka thom
Chorus: Thaka thimi thaka thom
Tharikida thom... tharikida thom... tharikida thom
Thakkida thakkida thom
My gentle deer, are you a precious veena?
The melodic tune that unfolds in music,
aren't you that young maiden?
What a melody, what an expression in your eyes!
What a song, what music in your words!
My gentle deer, are you a precious veena?
Aa... aa... aa... aa...
Chorus
Male
Chorus
Male
Male
Male
Chorus
Male
Male
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic Carnatic-influenced Tamil song compares a beloved woman to fine music, art, and nature. The protagonist praises his lover as a precious musical instrument (Veena), filled with melody (Raagam), emotion (Bhava), and rhythm (Swaras). Her physical beauty is poetically metaphorized using imagery of clouds, roses, milk oceans, and honey.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani / Metaphor

“Maane nee oru mani veenaiyoo”

Compares the beloved directly to a Veena (mani veenai) and an empire of music (sangeetha saamraajiyam).

Emoni / Rhyme (Monai and Ethukai)

“Kaaviyam ival oru oviyam”

Use of matching internal rhyme and rhythmic patterns across stanzas such as 'Kaaviyam ival oru oviyam'.

Swaras and Solkattu Integration

“Sa ga ma pa dha ni sa”

Incorporation of classical musical notes (Sa Ga Ma Pa) and rhythmic konnakol syllables (Thagida thagida thom) directly into lyricism.

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Trivia

The song 'Maane Nee Oru Mani Veenaiyoo' is from the 1986 Tamil film 'Rasigan Oru Rasigai', featuring music composed by Raveendran with lyrics penned by Vaali.

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