Manadhiley
From Thaai Kizhavi · 2026
- Lyricist
- Vijay Sethupathi
- Singer
- Alex Samuel Jenito
- Music director
- Nivas K. Prasanna
- Details
- Thaai Kizhavi2026
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Manadhile oru thuli oh | A single drop in my mind, oh |
| Nanaiyudhe idhayame oh | My heart is getting soaked, oh |
| Karuvarai pyanamooo | Is this a journey back to the womb? |
| Kangangalil kannner thuli | A tear drop in the eyes |
| Ennangalil vin meen oli | The starlight in my thoughts |
| Male | |
| Sondhangal odu bandhngalodu | Along with relatives and bonds |
| Illaadha inbam naan kaanuren | I experience an unquantifiable joy |
| Indhira logam chandhira logam | Like living in Indraloka or Chandraloka |
| Sundari pola naan vaazhuren | I live like a gorgeous beauty |
| Male | |
| Engaeyo pogum ven megam pola | Like a white cloud drifting somewhere |
| Thannale thaane naan oduren | I am running all by myself |
| Kaathodu pogum kaathaadi pola | Like a kite flying with the wind |
| Pon vaanam mela naan oduren | I am running high above the golden sky |
| Male | |
| Hey sopana sopana | Hey dream-like beauty, dream-like |
| Sopana sopana sopana sundari | Sopana, sopana, sopana sundari |
| En kannula kannula | In my eyes, in my eyes |
| Kannula kannula kannula ennnadi | What is in my eyes, tell me girl? |
| Un vethala vethala | Your betel leaf, betel leaf |
| Vethala vethal vethala palludi | Betel leaf stained teeth, dear girl |
| Nee sollura sollula | In the words you say |
| Suthura angle -la pakkanum ennadi | From which spinning angle should I look, girl? |
| Male | |
| Kannakuzhi sirippa | With a dimpled smile |
| Kunna kudi sirapa | Grand like Kundrakudi |
| Kolli paana nerupaa thaniyaa vaaraa | She comes alone like a pot of fiery ember |
| Uchi mala kaatha | Like the wind on a mountain peak |
| ….kootha | ...dancing merrily |
| Natchthiram paatha…oliya vaaraa | Looking at the stars... coming like light |
| Adiye alaga siripaa enga aatha | Oh dear, our mother smiles so beautifully |
| Male | |
| Poluthugal vidiyuthe | Days are dawning |
| Viluthugal valarudhe oh ho oh | Aerial roots are growing, oh ho oh |
| En kanaa theerumaa | Will my dream ever come true? |
| Kangangalil kannner thuli | A tear drop in the eyes |
| Ennangalil vin meen oli | The starlight in my thoughts |
| Male | |
| Sondhangal odu bandhngalodu | Along with relatives and bonds |
| Illaadha inbam naan kaanuren | I experience an unquantifiable joy |
| Indhira logam chandhira logam | Like living in Indraloka or Chandraloka |
| Sundari pola naan vaazhuren | I live like a gorgeous beauty |
| Male | |
| Engaeyo pogum ven megam pola | Like a white cloud drifting somewhere |
| Thannale thaane naan oduren | I am running all by myself |
| Kaathodu pogum kaathaadi pola | Like a kite flying with the wind |
| Pon vaanam mela naan oduren | I am running high above the golden sky |
மனதிலே ஒரு துளி ஓ
நனையுதே இதயமே ஓ
கருவறை பயணமோ
கண்களில் கண்ணீர் துளி
எண்ணங்களில் விண்மீன் ஒளி
A single drop in my mind, oh
My heart is getting soaked, oh
Is this a journey back to the womb?
A tear drop in the eyes
The starlight in my thoughts
சொந்தங்களோடு பந்தங்களோடு
இல்லாத இன்பம் நான் காணுறேன்
இந்திர லோகம் சந்திர லோகம்
சுந்தரி போல நான் வாழுறேன்
Along with relatives and bonds
I experience an unquantifiable joy
Like living in Indraloka or Chandraloka
I live like a gorgeous beauty
எங்கயோ போகும் வெண் மேகம் போல
தன்னாலே தானே நான் ஓடுறேன்
காத்தோடு போகும் காத்தாடி போல
பொன் வானம் மேல நான் ஓடுறேன்
Like a white cloud drifting somewhere
I am running all by myself
Like a kite flying with the wind
I am running high above the golden sky
ஹே சொப்பன சொப்பன
சொப்பன சொப்பன சொப்பன சுந்தரி
என் கண்ணுல கண்ணுல
கண்ணுல கண்ணுல கண்ணுல என்னடி
உன் வெத்தல வெத்தல
வெத்தல வெத்தல வெத்தல பல்லடி
நீ சொல்லுற சொல்லுல
சுத்துற ஆங்கிள்ல பாக்கணும் என்னடி
Hey dream-like beauty, dream-like
Sopana, sopana, sopana sundari
In my eyes, in my eyes
What is in my eyes, tell me girl?
Your betel leaf, betel leaf
Betel leaf stained teeth, dear girl
In the words you say
From which spinning angle should I look, girl?
கன்னக்குழி சிரிப்பா
குன்னக்குடி சிறப்பா
கொள்ளி பான நெருப்பா
தனியா வாரா
உச்சி மலை காத்தா
.......கூத்தா
நட்சத்திரம் பாத்தா ஒளியா வாரா
அடியே அழகா சிரிப்பா எங்க ஆத்தா
With a dimpled smile
Grand like Kundrakudi
She comes alone like a pot of fiery ember
Like the wind on a mountain peak
...dancing merrily
Looking at the stars... coming like light
Oh dear, our mother smiles so beautifully
பொழுதுகள் விடியுதே
விழுதுகள் வளருதே ஓ ஹோ ஓ
என் கனவு தீருமா
கண்களில் கண்ணீர் துளி
எண்ணங்களில் விண்மீன் ஒளி
Days are dawning
Aerial roots are growing, oh ho oh
Will my dream ever come true?
A tear drop in the eyes
The starlight in my thoughts
சொந்தங்களோடு பந்தங்களோடு
இல்லாத இன்பம் நான் காணுறேன்
இந்திர லோகம் சந்திர லோகம்
சுந்தரி போல நான் வாழுறேன்
Along with relatives and bonds
I experience an unquantifiable joy
Like living in Indraloka or Chandraloka
I live like a gorgeous beauty
எங்கயோ போகும் வெண் மேகம் போல
தன்னாலே தானே நான் ஓடுறேன்
காத்தோடு போகும் காத்தாடி போல
பொன் வானம் மேல நான் ஓடுறேன்
Like a white cloud drifting somewhere
I am running all by myself
Like a kite flying with the wind
I am running high above the golden sky
Manadhile oru thuli oh
A single drop in my mind, oh
Nanaiyudhe idhayame oh
My heart is getting soaked, oh
Karuvarai pyanamooo
Is this a journey back to the womb?
Kangangalil kannner thuli
A tear drop in the eyes
Ennangalil vin meen oli
The starlight in my thoughts
Sondhangal odu bandhngalodu
Along with relatives and bonds
Illaadha inbam naan kaanuren
I experience an unquantifiable joy
Indhira logam chandhira logam
Like living in Indraloka or Chandraloka
Sundari pola naan vaazhuren
I live like a gorgeous beauty
Engaeyo pogum ven megam pola
Like a white cloud drifting somewhere
Thannale thaane naan oduren
I am running all by myself
Kaathodu pogum kaathaadi pola
Like a kite flying with the wind
Pon vaanam mela naan oduren
I am running high above the golden sky
Hey sopana sopana
Hey dream-like beauty, dream-like
Sopana sopana sopana sundari
Sopana, sopana, sopana sundari
En kannula kannula
In my eyes, in my eyes
Kannula kannula kannula ennnadi
What is in my eyes, tell me girl?
Un vethala vethala
Your betel leaf, betel leaf
Vethala vethal vethala palludi
Betel leaf stained teeth, dear girl
Nee sollura sollula
In the words you say
Suthura angle -la pakkanum ennadi
From which spinning angle should I look, girl?
Kannakuzhi sirippa
With a dimpled smile
Kunna kudi sirapa
Grand like Kundrakudi
Kolli paana nerupaa thaniyaa vaaraa
She comes alone like a pot of fiery ember
Uchi mala kaatha
Like the wind on a mountain peak
….kootha
...dancing merrily
Natchthiram paatha…oliya vaaraa
Looking at the stars... coming like light
Adiye alaga siripaa enga aatha
Oh dear, our mother smiles so beautifully
Poluthugal vidiyuthe
Days are dawning
Viluthugal valarudhe oh ho oh
Aerial roots are growing, oh ho oh
En kanaa theerumaa
Will my dream ever come true?
Kangangalil kannner thuli
A tear drop in the eyes
Ennangalil vin meen oli
The starlight in my thoughts
Sondhangal odu bandhngalodu
Along with relatives and bonds
Illaadha inbam naan kaanuren
I experience an unquantifiable joy
Indhira logam chandhira logam
Like living in Indraloka or Chandraloka
Sundari pola naan vaazhuren
I live like a gorgeous beauty
Engaeyo pogum ven megam pola
Like a white cloud drifting somewhere
Thannale thaane naan oduren
I am running all by myself
Kaathodu pogum kaathaadi pola
Like a kite flying with the wind
Pon vaanam mela naan oduren
I am running high above the golden sky
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Thaai Kizhavi' expresses a profound sense of emotional contentment, surreal joy, and affection centered around maternal warmth and deep-rooted relationships. The protagonist compares their state of mind to flying freely like a kite, floating like a cloud, and living in heavenly realms like Indraloka. It beautifully balances soul-stirring introspection about family bonds with playful, rhythmic adoration for an beloved maternal figure ('aatha').
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Engaeyo pogum ven megam pola”
Compares the protagonist's sense of freedom to a drifting white cloud and a flying kite using 'pola'.
Repetition (Adukkuthodar)
“Sopana sopana sopana sundari”
Rhythmic repetition of words to build energetic cadence and emphasis.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Ennangalil vin meen oli”
Directly compares bright thoughts to celestial starlight ('vin meen oli').
Consonance / Assonance (Edukai / Monai)
“Kannakuzhi sirippa / Kunna kudi sirapa”
Matching phonetic sound structures between adjacent lines ('Kannakuzhi' and 'Kunna kudi').
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Trivia
The lyrics for this song were penned by popular Tamil cinema actor Vijay Sethupathi, showcasing his versatile talent as a lyricist alongside composer Nivas K. Prasanna.
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