Mana Mohana
From Jodhaa Akbar · 2008
- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Singer
- Sadhana Sargam
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Jodhaa Akbar2008
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Mana moganaa..aaaa | Oh charmer of my mind... |
| Mana moganaa..aaa..aa | Oh charmer of my mind... |
| En uyir kannaa..aaahaa… | Oh my life, my Krishna... |
| Kaarmugil vanna vaaraiyoo.. | Oh dark cloud-complexioned one, won't you come? |
| Kodhaiyin kuralai kelaaiyoo.. | Won't you listen to the voice of this maiden? |
| Female | |
| Vidaipetru vaaraai | Come after taking leave, |
| Kaasi.. madhura | From Kashi... Mathura, |
| Vidai solla vaaraai | Come to give me an answer, |
| Vaazhkkai pudhiraa | Is life a riddle? |
| Female | |
| Neeyindri suyam varamaa | Can there be a choice of groom without you? |
| Kaarmugil vannaa vaaraaiyoo | Oh dark cloud-complexioned one, won't you come? |
| Kannaa… kodhaiyin kuralai kelaaiyoo | Oh Krishna... won't you listen to the voice of this maiden? |
| Female | |
| Dhuvaaraganae irulum oliyum | Oh Lord of Dwarka, darkness and light, |
| Iruvizhi arughae thuraththidudhae | Chase each other close to my two eyes. |
| Irudhayaththil thunaiyaaga | As a companion in my heart, |
| Nee irukka maattaayaa.. | Won't you stay with me? |
| Female | |
| Iru vazhigal sandhikkum idathil | At the place where two paths cross, |
| Kaalgal rendum kulambidudhae | Both my feet stand confused. |
| En paadhai solvaayaa | Will you show me my path, |
| Female | |
| Devakiyin nadhalaalaa | Oh beloved son of Devaki? |
| Dhisai edhu solvaayaa.. | Will you tell me which direction to take? |
| Female | |
| Brindhaavana nandhakumaaraa | Oh Nanda Kumara of Brindavan, |
| Sagiyin vendudhal arivaayaa | Do you know this maiden's earnest request? |
| Neengaamal varuvaayaa | Will you come without leaving me, |
| Nagam pola pirivaayaa | Or will you separate like a trimmed fingernail? |
| Female | |
| Navanidhaa murali manogaraa | Oh charming flutist with butter-soft grace, |
| Nangaiyin manadhai purivaaya | Will you understand this woman's heart? |
| Purakkanithae selvaayaa | Will you go away ignoring me, |
| Female | |
| Ensogangal theerpaayaa | Or will you dissolve my sorrows? |
| Nee raagangal theerppaayaa | Will you resolve my inner conflicts? |
| Female | |
| Mana moganaa..aaaa | Oh charmer of my mind... |
| Mana moganaa..aaa..aa | Oh charmer of my mind... |
| Mana moganaa..aaaa | Oh charmer of my mind... |
| Mana moganaa..aaa..aa | Oh charmer of my mind... |
| En uyir kannaa..aaahaa… | Oh my life, my Krishna... |
| Kaarmugil vanna vaaraiyoo.. | Oh dark cloud-complexioned one, won't you come? |
| Kodhaiyin kuralai kelaaiyoo.. | Won't you listen to the voice of this maiden? |
| Female | |
| Purushothamanae un udhattil | Oh supreme among men, on your lips, |
| Pullaanguzhalaai thavalvenaa | Shall I crawl like a flute? |
| Un suvaasa kaatraagi | Becoming the air of your breath, |
| Uyir petru vaazhvenaa | Shall I gain life and live? |
| Female | |
| Paarththibanae un paarvaiyilae | Oh radiant king, in your gentle gaze, |
| Paarkadal amudham peruvenaa | Shall I receive nectar from the cosmic ocean? |
| Pasi thagam marapenna | Forgetting hunger and thirst, |
| Gokula thootathilae | In the gardens of Gokulam, |
| Gopiyar aavenaa… | Shall I become one of the Gopis? |
| Female | |
| Vaazhkkai ennum | In this ocean |
| Kadalil thinamum | Called life, daily, |
| Valiyin melae alai adikka | As waves of pain crash over, |
| Idhayam ennum padagu adhil | The boat called my heart |
| Thadumaari modhidudhae | Stumbles and collides against them. |
| Female | |
| Thooyavanae thuduppugal pottu | Oh pure one, using your oars, |
| Karaiyinil ettrividuvaaiyaa | Will you carry me safely to the shore, |
| Nadukkadalil viduvaayaa | Or will you abandon me in the middle of the sea? |
| Vaseegaraa mannavanae | Oh mesmerizing king, |
| En vedhanai theeraayoo | Won't you heal my agony? |
மன மோகனா...
ஆஆ மன மோகனா... ஆ
ஆ என் உயிர் கண்ணா
ஆஹா கார்முகில் வண்ண
வாராயோ கோதையின்
குரலை கேளாயோ
Oh charmer of my mind...
Oh charmer of my mind...
Oh my life, my Krishna...
Oh dark cloud-complexioned one, won't you come?
Won't you listen to the voice of this maiden?
விடை பெற்று
வாராய் காசி மதுர விடை
சொல்ல வாராய் வாழ்க்கை
புதிரா
Come after taking leave,
From Kashi... Mathura,
Come to give me an answer,
Is life a riddle?
நீயின்றி சுயம்
வரமா கார்முகில் வண்ணா
வாராயோ கண்ணா கோதையின்
குரலை கேளாயோ
Can there be a choice of groom without you?
Oh dark cloud-complexioned one, won't you come?
Oh Krishna... won't you listen to the voice of this maiden?
துவாரகனே
இருளும் ஒளியும் இரு
விழி அருகே துரத்திடுதே
இருதயத்தில் துணையாக
நீ இருக்க மாட்டாயா
Oh Lord of Dwarka, darkness and light,
Chase each other close to my two eyes.
As a companion in my heart,
Won't you stay with me?
இரு வழிகள்
சந்திக்கும் இடத்தில்
கால்கள் ரெண்டும்
குழம்பிடுதே என்
பாதை சொல்வாயா
At the place where two paths cross,
Both my feet stand confused.
Will you show me my path,
தேவகியின்
நாதலாலா திசை ஏது
சொல்வாயா
Oh beloved son of Devaki?
Will you tell me which direction to take?
பிருந்தாவன
நந்தகுமாரா சகியின்
வேண்டுதல் அறிவாயா
நீங்காமல் வருவாயா
நகம் போல பிரிவாயா
Oh Nanda Kumara of Brindavan,
Do you know this maiden's earnest request?
Will you come without leaving me,
Or will you separate like a trimmed fingernail?
நவனீதா முரளி
மனோகரா நங்கையின்
மனதை புரிவாயா
புறக்கணித்தே செல்வாயா
Oh charming flutist with butter-soft grace,
Will you understand this woman's heart?
Will you go away ignoring me,
என்சோகங்கள்
தீர்ப்பாயா நீ ராகங்கள்
தீர்ப்பாயா
Or will you dissolve my sorrows?
Will you resolve my inner conflicts?
மன மோகனா ஆஆ
மன மோகனா ஆஆ ஆ மன
மோகனா ஆஆ மன மோகனா
ஆஆ ஆ என் உயிர் கண்ணா
ஆஹா கார்முகில் வண்ண
வாராயோ கோதையின்
குரலை கேளாயோ
Oh charmer of my mind...
Oh charmer of my mind...
Oh charmer of my mind...
Oh charmer of my mind...
Oh my life, my Krishna...
Oh dark cloud-complexioned one, won't you come?
Won't you listen to the voice of this maiden?
புருஷோத்தமனே
உன் உதட்டில் புல்லாங்குழலாய்
தவழ்வேனா உன் சுவாச காற்றாகி
உயிர் பெற்று வாழ்வேனா
Oh supreme among men, on your lips,
Shall I crawl like a flute?
Becoming the air of your breath,
Shall I gain life and live?
பார்த்திபனே உன்
பார்வையிலே பார் கடல்
அமுதம் பெறுவேனா பசி
தாகம் மறப்பேனா கோகுல
தோட்டத்திலே கோபியர்
ஆவேனா
Oh radiant king, in your gentle gaze,
Shall I receive nectar from the cosmic ocean?
Forgetting hunger and thirst,
In the gardens of Gokulam,
Shall I become one of the Gopis?
வாழ்க்கை என்னும்
கடலில் தினமும் வலையின்
மேலே அலை அடிக்க இதயம்
என்னும் படகு அதில் தடுமாறி
மோதிடுதே
In this ocean
Called life, daily,
As waves of pain crash over,
The boat called my heart
Stumbles and collides against them.
தூயவனே துடுப்புகள்
போட்டு கரையினில் ஏற்றி
விடுவாயா நடு கடலில்
விடுவாயா வசீகரா
மன்னவனே என் வேதனை
தீராயோ
Oh pure one, using your oars,
Will you carry me safely to the shore,
Or will you abandon me in the middle of the sea?
Oh mesmerizing king,
Won't you heal my agony?
Mana moganaa..aaaa
Oh charmer of my mind...
Mana moganaa..aaa..aa
Oh charmer of my mind...
En uyir kannaa..aaahaa…
Oh my life, my Krishna...
Kaarmugil vanna vaaraiyoo..
Oh dark cloud-complexioned one, won't you come?
Kodhaiyin kuralai kelaaiyoo..
Won't you listen to the voice of this maiden?
Vidaipetru vaaraai
Come after taking leave,
Kaasi.. madhura
From Kashi... Mathura,
Vidai solla vaaraai
Come to give me an answer,
Vaazhkkai pudhiraa
Is life a riddle?
Neeyindri suyam varamaa
Can there be a choice of groom without you?
Kaarmugil vannaa vaaraaiyoo
Oh dark cloud-complexioned one, won't you come?
Kannaa… kodhaiyin kuralai kelaaiyoo
Oh Krishna... won't you listen to the voice of this maiden?
Dhuvaaraganae irulum oliyum
Oh Lord of Dwarka, darkness and light,
Iruvizhi arughae thuraththidudhae
Chase each other close to my two eyes.
Irudhayaththil thunaiyaaga
As a companion in my heart,
Nee irukka maattaayaa..
Won't you stay with me?
Iru vazhigal sandhikkum idathil
At the place where two paths cross,
Kaalgal rendum kulambidudhae
Both my feet stand confused.
En paadhai solvaayaa
Will you show me my path,
Devakiyin nadhalaalaa
Oh beloved son of Devaki?
Dhisai edhu solvaayaa..
Will you tell me which direction to take?
Brindhaavana nandhakumaaraa
Oh Nanda Kumara of Brindavan,
Sagiyin vendudhal arivaayaa
Do you know this maiden's earnest request?
Neengaamal varuvaayaa
Will you come without leaving me,
Nagam pola pirivaayaa
Or will you separate like a trimmed fingernail?
Navanidhaa murali manogaraa
Oh charming flutist with butter-soft grace,
Nangaiyin manadhai purivaaya
Will you understand this woman's heart?
Purakkanithae selvaayaa
Will you go away ignoring me,
Ensogangal theerpaayaa
Or will you dissolve my sorrows?
Nee raagangal theerppaayaa
Will you resolve my inner conflicts?
Mana moganaa..aaaa
Oh charmer of my mind...
Mana moganaa..aaa..aa
Oh charmer of my mind...
Mana moganaa..aaaa
Oh charmer of my mind...
Mana moganaa..aaa..aa
Oh charmer of my mind...
En uyir kannaa..aaahaa…
Oh my life, my Krishna...
Kaarmugil vanna vaaraiyoo..
Oh dark cloud-complexioned one, won't you come?
Kodhaiyin kuralai kelaaiyoo..
Won't you listen to the voice of this maiden?
Purushothamanae un udhattil
Oh supreme among men, on your lips,
Pullaanguzhalaai thavalvenaa
Shall I crawl like a flute?
Un suvaasa kaatraagi
Becoming the air of your breath,
Uyir petru vaazhvenaa
Shall I gain life and live?
Paarththibanae un paarvaiyilae
Oh radiant king, in your gentle gaze,
Paarkadal amudham peruvenaa
Shall I receive nectar from the cosmic ocean?
Pasi thagam marapenna
Forgetting hunger and thirst,
Gokula thootathilae
In the gardens of Gokulam,
Gopiyar aavenaa…
Shall I become one of the Gopis?
Vaazhkkai ennum
In this ocean
Kadalil thinamum
Called life, daily,
Valiyin melae alai adikka
As waves of pain crash over,
Idhayam ennum padagu adhil
The boat called my heart
Thadumaari modhidudhae
Stumbles and collides against them.
Thooyavanae thuduppugal pottu
Oh pure one, using your oars,
Karaiyinil ettrividuvaaiyaa
Will you carry me safely to the shore,
Nadukkadalil viduvaayaa
Or will you abandon me in the middle of the sea?
Vaseegaraa mannavanae
Oh mesmerizing king,
En vedhanai theeraayoo
Won't you heal my agony?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Mana Moganaa is a deeply emotional, devotional prayer sung from the perspective of Jodhaa (or a maiden expressing devotion) seeking spiritual light and direction from Lord Krishna. Addressing Krishna through various divine epithets—such as Devaki's son, Nanda Kumara, and the Lord of Dwarka—she pours out her internal dilemma and vulnerability, asking whether he will guide her through life's choices or leave her lost in uncertainty.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Vaazhkkai ennum kadalil thinamum / Idhayam ennum padagu adhil”
Life is explicitly conceptualized as a turbulent ocean ('Vaazhkkai ennum kadalil') and the heart as a frail boat ('Idhayam ennum padagu') struggling against waves of pain.
Epithet / Invocation
“Devakiyin nadhalaalaa / Brindhaavana nandhakumaaraa”
Multiple sacred names and attributes of Lord Krishna are woven together to express reverence, such as Devakiyin nadhalaalaa, Brindhaavana nandhakumaaraa, and Navanidhaa murali manogaraa.
Second-letter Rhyme (Edhukai)
“Irudhayaththil thunaiyaaga / Iru vazhigal sandhikkum idathil”
Rhyming of the second consonant sound across consecutive or paired lines, as seen with 'r' in 'Irudhayaththil' and 'Iru vazhigal'.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Nagam pola pirivaayaa”
Compares absolute separation/detachment to the easy clipping off of a fingernail ('Nagam pola pirivaayaa').
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Trivia
'Mana Moganaa' is the Tamil dubbed version of the famous Hindi devotional song 'Man Mohana' from Ashutosh Gowariker's 2008 historical drama 'Jodhaa Akbar'. Composed by A.R. Rahman, the original Hindi version was rendered by Bela Shende, while the Tamil version was sung by Sadhana Sargam with lyrics localized by Na. Muthukumar.
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