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Lyrics & meaning

Manam Virumbuthae Female

From Nerrukku Ner · 1997

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Harini
Music director
Deva
Details
Nerrukku Ner1997

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
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Chorus
Thath thith thaga thithiThath thith thaga thithi
Thath thith thaga thiguThath thith thaga thigu
Thath thith thaga thithiThath thith thaga thithi
Thath thith thaga thiguThath thith thaga thigu
Thath thith thaga thithiThath thith thaga thithi
Thath thith thaga thiguThath thith thaga thigu
Female
Manam virumbuthae unnai unnaiMy heart desires you, only you
Manam virumbuthaeMy heart desires
Urangaamalae kannum kannumWithout falling asleep, my eyes
Sandai poduthaeAre fighting with each other
Female
Ninaithaalae sugamthaanadaJust thinking of you brings pure bliss
Nenjil un mugamthaanadaYour face is imprinted in my heart
Ayyaiyo maranthenadaOh dear, I forgot!
Un perae theriyaathada…aaaI do not even know your name...
Female
Manam virumbuthae unnai unnaiMy heart desires you, only you
Manam virumbuthaeMy heart desires
Female
Adada nee oru paarvai paarthaaiOh my, you cast a single glance
Azhagaaithan oru punnagai poothaaiAnd beautifully, a smile blossomed
Adinenjil oru minnal vettiyathuLightning struck deep inside my heart
Chorus :VettiyathuChorus: Struck!
Female
Athilae en manam theliyum munnaeBefore my mind could recover from that shock
Anbae unthan azhagu mugathaiMy love, your beautiful face...
Yaar vanthu en ila maarbil ottiyathuWho came and pasted it on my tender chest?
Chorus :OttiyathuChorus: Pasted it!
Female
Puyal vanthu ponathoru vanamaaiLike a forest after a storm has passed
Aanathada ennullamMy inner heart has become disheveled
En nenjil unathu karam vaithaalIf you place your hand on my heart
En nilamai athu sollumIt will tell you my state of mind
Female
Manam yenguthae.. ae…aaa…My heart yearns...
Manam yenguthae..My heart yearns...
Meendum kaana.. manam yenguthae..To see you again... my heart yearns...
Female
Ninaithaalae sugamthaanadaJust thinking of you brings pure bliss
Nenjil un mugamthaanadaYour face is imprinted in my heart
Ayyaiyo maranthenadaOh dear, I forgot!
Un perae theriyaathada…aaaI do not even know your name...
Female
Ah ….manam virumbuthaeAh... my heart desires
Manam virumbuthae unnai unnaiMy heart desires you, only you
Manam virumbuthae unnai unnaiMy heart desires you, only you
Manam virumbuthae ….My heart desires...
Female
Mazhaiyodu naan karainthathumillaiI never dissolved in the rain
Veyilodu naan urugiyathillaiI never melted under the heat of the sun
Paarai pol ennullam irunthathadaMy inner heart used to be like a solid rock
Chorus :IrunthathadaChorus: Like a rock!
Female
Malainaatu karum paarai melaeUpon a dark rock in the mountain country
Thalai kaattum siru poovaippolaeLike a tiny flower popping its head up
Pollaatha ilam kaadhal poothathadaMischievous young love has blossomed
Chorus :PoothathadaChorus: Blossomed!
Female
Sattendru salanam varumendruThat a sudden turmoil would come my way
Jaathagathil sollalayaeWas never predicted in my horoscope
Nenjodu kaadhal varumendruThat love would take over my heart
Netruvarai nambalayaeI did not believe until yesterday
Female
En kaadhalaa.. aaa…aaa…Oh my lover...
En kaadhalaa..Oh my lover...
Nee vaa nee vaa.. en kaadhalaa..Come to me, come... oh my lover...
Female
Ninaithaalae sugamthaanadaJust thinking of you brings pure bliss
Nenjil un mugamthaanadaYour face is imprinted in my heart
Ayyaiyo maranthenadaOh dear, I forgot!
Un perae theriyaathada…aaaI do not even know your name...
Female
Manam virumbuthae unnai unnaiMy heart desires you, only you

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Manam Virumbuthae is a celebrated romantic track expressing the overwhelming experience of falling in love at first sight. The protagonist is completely enchanted by a brief encounter with a stranger whose name she does not even know. Her thoughts are occupied by the stranger's gaze and smile, leaving her sleepless and restless as if a sudden storm has transformed her once stoic, rock-like heart.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Adinenjil oru minnal vettiyathu

Compares the sudden surge of emotions to a strike of lightning inside the heart.

Simile (Upamai)

Puyal vanthu ponathoru vanamaai Aanathada ennullam

Compares the chaotic state of the protagonist's mind to a forest after a devastating storm.

Simile (Upamai)

Malainaatu karum paarai melae Thalai kaattum siru poovaippolae

Compares the emergence of love in a hard heart to a delicate flower emerging from a cold mountain rock.

Emonai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Ninaithaalae sugamthaanada / Nenjil un mugamthaanada

Repetition of the 'Ni' sound at the beginning of consecutive lines (Ninaithaalae / Nenjil).

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Trivia

'Manam Virumbuthae' from 'Nerrukku Ner' (1997) features music composed by Deva with lyrics by Vairamuthu. The film produced by Mani Ratnam marked the silver screen debut of actor Suriya alongside Vijay. The track has two popular renditions—a female version sung by Harini and a male version by Unni Menon—both becoming iconic hit melodies of the late 90s Tamil cinema.

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