Manam Unai Thinam
From Yaaro Azhaikirargal · 1985
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- P. Jayachandran, Vivek Sarathy
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Yaaro Azhaikirargal1985
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Manam unai dhinam ninaithathu… | My heart thought of you every single day... |
| Kanavinil adhu thilaithathu.. | It immersed itself completely in dreams... |
| Manadhukku enna un vasam thaanae | What can my heart do? It is under your control after all. |
| Kanavukku enna adhu ilavasam thaanae | What about dreams? They are free of cost after all. |
| Male | |
| Manam unai dhinam ninaithathu.. | My heart thought of you every single day... |
| Kanavinil adhu thilaithathu.. | It immersed itself completely in dreams... |
| Male | |
| Nilavena ninaithathu nilavillaiyaa | Is what I thought to be the moon, not really the moon? |
| Naan malarena ninaithathu malarillaiyaa | Is what I thought to be a flower, not really a flower? |
| Nee enakkena ninaithathu nijamillaiyae | Is it not true that I believed you were mine? |
| Naan ninaithathu pol nee ninaikkavillaiyaa | Did you not feel the same way that I felt? |
| Male | |
| Manam unai dhinam ninaithathu.. | My heart thought of you every single day... |
| Kanavinil adhu thilaithathu.. | It immersed itself completely in dreams... |
| Male | |
| Palarukku kaadhal thodarkadhai | For many people, love is an ongoing serial story. |
| Adhu silaruku mattum sirukadhai | For a few people, it turns out to be just a short story. |
| Nee ezhudhukindraai indru pudhu kadhai | Today, you are writing a brand new story. |
| Adhu enakku mattum yen vidukadhai | Why is it an unsolved riddle only for me? |
| Male | |
| Manam unai dhinam ninaithathu… | My heart thought of you every single day... |
| Kanavinil adhu thilaithathu.. | It immersed itself completely in dreams... |
| Male | |
| Aattrukkum kadalukkum alai uravu | Between the river and the ocean lies the bond of waves. |
| En kadhalum kavidhaiyum nilai uravu | My love and my poetry share an enduring, permanent bond. |
| Un azhagukkum arivukkum ilai uravu | Between your beauty and intellect lies a subtle bond. |
| Nee illai endraal en nilai thuravu | If you are not with me, my life will turn into renunciation. |
| Male | |
| Manam unai dhinam ninaithathu… | My heart thought of you every single day... |
| Kanavinil adhu thilaithathu.. | It immersed itself completely in dreams... |
| Manadhukku enna un vasam thaanae | What can my heart do? It is under your control after all. |
| Kanavukku enna adhu ilavasam thaanae | What about dreams? They are free of cost after all. |
| Male | |
| Manam unai dhinam ninaithathu… | My heart thought of you every single day... |
| Kanavinil adhu thilaithathu…. | It immersed itself completely in dreams... |
மனம் உனை தினம் நினைத்தது
கனவினில் அது திளைத்தது
மனதுக்கு என்ன உன் வசம் தானே
கனவுக்கு என்ன அது இலவசம் தானே
My heart thought of you every single day...
It immersed itself completely in dreams...
What can my heart do? It is under your control after all.
What about dreams? They are free of cost after all.
மனம் உனை தினம் நினைத்தது
கனவினில் அது திளைத்தது
My heart thought of you every single day...
It immersed itself completely in dreams...
நிலவென நினைத்தது நிலவில்லையா நான்
மலரென நினைத்தது மலரில்லையா நீ
எனக்கென நினைத்தது நிஜமில்லையா
நான் நினைத்தது போல் நீ நினைக்கலையா
Is what I thought to be the moon, not really the moon?
Is what I thought to be a flower, not really a flower?
Is it not true that I believed you were mine?
Did you not feel the same way that I felt?
மனம் உனை தினம் நினைத்தது
கனவினில் அது திளைத்தது
My heart thought of you every single day...
It immersed itself completely in dreams...
பலருக்கு காதல் தொடர்கதை அது
சிலருக்கு மட்டும் சிறுகதை நீ
எழுதுகின்றாய் இன்று புதுக்கதை
அது எனக்கு மட்டும் ஏன் விடுகதை
For many people, love is an ongoing serial story.
For a few people, it turns out to be just a short story.
Today, you are writing a brand new story.
Why is it an unsolved riddle only for me?
மனம் உனை தினம் நினைத்தது
கனவினில் அது திளைத்தது
My heart thought of you every single day...
It immersed itself completely in dreams...
ஆற்றுக்கும் கடலுக்கும் அலை உறவு
என் காதலும் கவிதையும் நிலை உறவு
உன் அழகுக்கும் அறிவுக்கும் இலை உறவு
நீ இல்லையென்றால் என் நிலை துறவு
Between the river and the ocean lies the bond of waves.
My love and my poetry share an enduring, permanent bond.
Between your beauty and intellect lies a subtle bond.
If you are not with me, my life will turn into renunciation.
மனம் உனை தினம் நினைத்தது
கனவினில் அது திளைத்தது
மனதுக்கு என்ன உன் வசம் தானே
கனவுக்கு என்ன அது இலவசம் தானே
My heart thought of you every single day...
It immersed itself completely in dreams...
What can my heart do? It is under your control after all.
What about dreams? They are free of cost after all.
மனம் உனை தினம் நினைத்தது
கனவினில் அது திளைத்தது
My heart thought of you every single day...
It immersed itself completely in dreams...
Manam unai dhinam ninaithathu…
My heart thought of you every single day...
Kanavinil adhu thilaithathu..
It immersed itself completely in dreams...
Manadhukku enna un vasam thaanae
What can my heart do? It is under your control after all.
Kanavukku enna adhu ilavasam thaanae
What about dreams? They are free of cost after all.
Manam unai dhinam ninaithathu..
My heart thought of you every single day...
Kanavinil adhu thilaithathu..
It immersed itself completely in dreams...
Nilavena ninaithathu nilavillaiyaa
Is what I thought to be the moon, not really the moon?
Naan malarena ninaithathu malarillaiyaa
Is what I thought to be a flower, not really a flower?
Nee enakkena ninaithathu nijamillaiyae
Is it not true that I believed you were mine?
Naan ninaithathu pol nee ninaikkavillaiyaa
Did you not feel the same way that I felt?
Manam unai dhinam ninaithathu..
My heart thought of you every single day...
Kanavinil adhu thilaithathu..
It immersed itself completely in dreams...
Palarukku kaadhal thodarkadhai
For many people, love is an ongoing serial story.
Adhu silaruku mattum sirukadhai
For a few people, it turns out to be just a short story.
Nee ezhudhukindraai indru pudhu kadhai
Today, you are writing a brand new story.
Adhu enakku mattum yen vidukadhai
Why is it an unsolved riddle only for me?
Manam unai dhinam ninaithathu…
My heart thought of you every single day...
Kanavinil adhu thilaithathu..
It immersed itself completely in dreams...
Aattrukkum kadalukkum alai uravu
Between the river and the ocean lies the bond of waves.
En kadhalum kavidhaiyum nilai uravu
My love and my poetry share an enduring, permanent bond.
Un azhagukkum arivukkum ilai uravu
Between your beauty and intellect lies a subtle bond.
Nee illai endraal en nilai thuravu
If you are not with me, my life will turn into renunciation.
Manam unai dhinam ninaithathu…
My heart thought of you every single day...
Kanavinil adhu thilaithathu..
It immersed itself completely in dreams...
Manadhukku enna un vasam thaanae
What can my heart do? It is under your control after all.
Kanavukku enna adhu ilavasam thaanae
What about dreams? They are free of cost after all.
Manam unai dhinam ninaithathu…
My heart thought of you every single day...
Kanavinil adhu thilaithathu….
It immersed itself completely in dreams...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song expresses the agony of unrequited love and emotional confusion. The narrator reflects on how their heart constantly ponders upon their beloved, lost in a world of dreams that costs nothing to create. However, reality brings disillusionment—questions arise about whether the beloved ever shared the same deep feelings, or if the perceived affection was merely an illusion.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyabu (End Rhyme)
“Palarukku kaadhal thodarkadhai / Adhu silaruku mattum sirukadhai / Nee ezhudhukindraai indru pudhu kadhai / Adhu enakku mattum yen vidukadhai”
The words 'thodarkadhai', 'sirukadhai', 'pudhu kadhai', and 'vidukadhai' all end with the matching suffix 'kadhai' to create rhythmic cohesion.
Anaphora / Refrain
“Manam unai dhinam ninaithathu… / Kanavinil adhu thilaithathu..”
The opening lines 'Manam unai dhinam ninaithathu... Kanavinil adhu thilaithathu..' repeat throughout the song as a central thematic motif.
Metaphor (Uruvagham)
“Palarukku kaadhal thodarkadhai / Adhu silaruku mattum sirukadhai”
Comparing different forms of love to literary genres (serial story, short story, new story, riddle).
Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Aattrukkum kadalukkum alai uravu / En kadhalum kavidhaiyum nilai uravu”
The second letters of 'Aattrukkum', 'En', 'Un', and 'Nee' share rhyme and meter structure in the stanza endings ('uravu').
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Trivia
Featured in the 1985 Tamil thriller movie 'Yaaro Azhaikirargal', this song was composed by the legendary duo Shankar-Ganesh and penned by veteran lyricist Vaali, who cleverly used literary terms (serial story, short story, riddle) as analogies for romantic relationships.
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