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Lyrics & meaning

Maaney Mayanguvathu

From Thanga Manasukkaran · 1992

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singer
Mano
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Thanga Manasukkaran
Movie release year
1992
Lyrics added on
12 May 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Maanae mayanguvadhaeno…
Unai thaanae kalanguvadhaeno…
Mani kuyil isaikkudhadi
Manam indru urugudhadi
Siragugal virippadharkkae
Ingu vazhi indru thavikkudhadi
Adi maanae marandhadhum yaeno
Uyri thaanae urugida thaano
Ilam kaatrae neeyum kaettu vaa
En sogam neeyum koori vaa
Mani kuyil isaikkudhadi
Manam indru urugudhadi
Siragugal virippadharkkae
Ingu vazhi indru thavikkudhadi
Kaatru dhisai maari ponaal
Kattu maram pogumo
Kaadhal dhisai maari ponaal
Anbu manam thaangumo
Neerodai meedhil poi kolam polae
Nam kaadhal kolangal
Ilam kaatrae neeyum kaettu vaa
En sogam neeyum koori vaa
Mani kuyil isaikkudhadi
Manam indru urugudhadi
Siragugal virippadharkkae
Ingu vazhi indru thavikkudhadi
Aatram karai oram nindru
Andru sonna paadalgal
Naetru vandha kaatrai polae
Nenjai vittu ponadho
Andhi vandhu saerndha pinnae
Naal mudindhu pogumaa
Sandhanam thaan kaaindha pinnae
Vaasam indri pogumaa
Ilavaenil meendum
Vara vaendum ingu
Naan vaadum kolam yaen
Ilam kaatrae neeyum kaettu vaa
En sogam neeyum koori vaa
Mani kuyil isaikkudhadi
Manam indru urugudhadi
Siragugal virippadharkkae
Ingu vazhi indru thavikkudhadi
Adi maanae marandhadhum yaeno
Uyri thaanae urugida thaano
Ilam kaatrae neeyum kaettu vaa
En sogam neeyum koori vaa
Mani kuyil isaikkudhadi
Manam indru urugudhadi
Siragugal virippadharkkae
Ingu vazhi indru thavikkudhadi
My darling, why are you so bewildered?
Why does my heart ache for you alone?
The sweet cuckoo sings,
And my heart melts today.
Just to spread its wings,
It struggles to find a way today.
Oh my darling, why did you forget me?
Is it just to make my life melt in sorrow?
Gentle breeze, go ask her and return,
Tell her my sorrow and return.
The sweet cuckoo sings,
And my heart melts today.
Just to spread its wings,
It struggles to find a way today.
If the wind changes its direction,
Can a raft sail on?
If love changes its course,
Can a loving heart bear it?
Like fleeting patterns drawn on a stream,
Are the designs of our love?
Gentle breeze, go ask her and return,
Tell her my sorrow and return.
The sweet cuckoo sings,
And my heart melts today.
Just to spread its wings,
It struggles to find a way today.
Standing by the riverbank,
The songs we sang that day—
Like the wind that blew yesterday,
Have they vanished from your heart?
Just because dusk has arrived,
Does the day truly come to an end?
Even after sandalwood dries up,
Does it ever lose its fragrance?
Spring must once again
Return to this place,
Why must I wither away like this?
Gentle breeze, go ask her and return,
Tell her my sorrow and return.
The sweet cuckoo sings,
And my heart melts today.
Just to spread its wings,
It struggles to find a way today.
Oh my darling, why did you forget me?
Is it just to make my life melt in sorrow?
Gentle breeze, go ask her and return,
Tell her my sorrow and return.
The sweet cuckoo sings,
And my heart melts today.
Just to spread its wings,
It struggles to find a way today.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Maanae Mayanguvadhaeno is a deeply emotional Tamil song depicting the pain of separation, longing, and eternal affection. The protagonist speaks to his beloved, metaphorically comparing her to a deer and questioning the distance and forgetfulness that has come between them. Invoking elements of nature—such as the singing cuckoo, the gentle breeze, the riverbank, and the changing directions of the wind—he wonders if true love can disappear as easily as a temporary drawing on water. He asserts that genuine love, like sandalwood that retains its fragrance even after drying out, never truly dies. The song captures a heartfelt plea for the springtime of reunion to return and restore life to his withered soul.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

“Neerodai meedhil poi kolam polae”

Compares fleeting love or changing emotions to a pattern drawn on flowing stream water (Kolam on a stream).

Metaphor (Uvamaani / Sandhana Uvamai)

“Sandhanam thaan kaaindha pinnae / Vaasam indri pogumaa”

Compares enduring love to sandalwood paste which retains its rich fragrance even after drying.

Personification (Tharkurippettra Ani)

“Ilam kaatrae neeyum kaettu vaa / En sogam neeyum koori vaa”

Addresses the gentle breeze as an empathetic messenger who can listen to grief and convey it to the beloved.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Mani kuyil isaikkudhadi / Manam indru urugudhadi”

Repetition of initial phonetic sounds across consecutive lines for rhythmic harmony.

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Trivia

This track is from the 1992 Tamil rural drama film Thanga Manasukkaran, starring Ramarajan and Rupini. Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics written by Gangai Amaran, the song features soul-stirring vocal renditions by Mano and S. Janaki, remaining a classic 90s Tamil melody.

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