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Manam Virumbuthae Male

From Nerrukku Ner · 1997

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
P. Unnikrishnan
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Nerrukku Ner
Movie release year
1997
Lyrics added on
17 Jan 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Thath thith thaga thithi
Thath thith thaga thigu
Thath thith thaga thithi
Thath thith thaga thigu
Thath thith thaga thithi
Thath thith thaga thigu
Manam virumbuthae unnai unnai
Manam virumbuthae
Urangaamalae kannum kannum
Sandai poduthae
Ninaithaalae sugamthaanadi
Nenjil un mugamthaanadi
Ayyaiyo maranthenadi
Un perae theriyaathadi
Manam virumbuthae unnai unnai
Manam virumbuthae
Adadaa nee oru paarvai paarthaai
Azhagaaithaan oru punnagai poothaai
Adinenjil oru minnal vettiyathu
Athilae en manam theliyum munnae
Anbae unthan azhagu mugathai
Yaar vanthu en ila maarbil ottiyathu
Puyal vanthu ponathoru vanamaai
Aanathadi ennullam
En nenjil unathu karam vaithaal
En nilamai athu sollum
Manam yenguthae.. ae…
Manam yenguthae..
Meendum kaana.. manam yenguthae..
Ninaithaalae sugamthaanadi
Nenjil un mugamthaanadi
Ayyaiyo maranthenadi
Un perae theriyaathadi
Manam virumbuthae
Manam virumbuthae unnai unnai
Manam virumbuthae unnai unnai
Manam virumbuthae..
Thath thith thaga thigu
Thath thitha thaga thigu thaa
Thath thith thaga thigu
Thath thitha thaga thigu thaa
Thath thith thaga thigu
Thath thitha thaga thigu thaa
Mazhaiyodu naan karainthathumillai
Veyilodu naan urugiyathillai
Paarai pol ennullam irunthathadi
Malainaatu karum paarai melae
Thalai kaattum siru poovaippolae
Pollaatha ilam kaadhal poothathadi
Sattendru salanam varumendru
Jaathagathil sollalayae
Nenjodu kaadhal varumendru
Netruvarai nambalayae
En kaadhali.. eee..ee..
En kaadhali..
Nee vaa nee vaa.. en kaadhali..
Ninaithaalae sugamthaanadi
Nenjil un mugamthaanadi
Ayyaiyo maranthenadi
Un perae theriyaathadi
Manam virumbuthae unnai unnai
Manam virumbuthae..
Urangaamale kannum kannum
Sandai poduthae
Ninaithaalae sugamthaanadi
Nenjil un mugamthaanadi
Ayyaiyo maranthenadi
Un perae theriyaathadi
Manam virumbuthae unnai unnai..
Manam virumbuthae
Jum jum jum jum jum ja jum
Jum jum jum jum jum ja jum
Jum jum jum jum jum ja jum
Jum jum jum jum jum ja jum
That thith thaka thithi
That thith thaka thiku
That thith thaka thithi
That thith thaka thiku
That thith thaka thithi
That thith thaka thiku
My heart longs for you, only you
My heart longs for you
Without sleeping, both my eyes
Keep fighting each other
Just thinking of you brings pure joy
Your face alone fills my heart
Oh no, I forgot!
I don't even know your name!
My heart longs for you, only you
My heart longs for you
Ah, you cast a single glance at me
And blossomed with a lovely smile
A flash of lightning struck deep in my heart
Before my mind could even recover from it,
My love, your beautiful face—
Who came and imprinted it on my chest?
Like a forest battered by a storm,
My heart has been left in turmoil
If you place your hand on my chest,
It will tell you my helpless state
My heart yearns... oh...
My heart yearns
My heart yearns to see you again
Just thinking of you brings pure joy
Your face alone fills my heart
Oh no, I forgot!
I don't even know your name!
My heart longs for you
My heart longs for you, only you
My heart longs for you, only you
My heart longs for you
That thith thaka thiku
That thitha thaka thiku tha
That thith thaka thiku
That thitha thaka thiku tha
That thith thaka thiku
That thitha thaka thiku tha
I have never dissolved in the rain
I have never melted under the hot sun
My heart was once as hard as a rock
Yet atop the dark mountain rock,
Like a tiny flower peeking out,
This sweet, restless young love has blossomed
That such a stir would shake me suddenly,
My horoscope never told me!
That love would enter my heart,
I never believed until yesterday!
Oh my beloved...
Oh my beloved...
Come to me, oh come to me, my beloved!
Just thinking of you brings pure joy
Your face alone fills my heart
Oh no, I forgot!
I don't even know your name!
My heart longs for you, only you
My heart longs for you
Without sleeping, both my eyes
Keep fighting each other
Just thinking of you brings pure joy
Your face alone fills my heart
Oh no, I forgot!
I don't even know your name!
My heart longs for you, only you
My heart longs for you
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Manam Virumbuthae' from Nerrukku Ner (1997) is a romantic song capturing the sudden, overwhelming onset of first love. The protagonist expresses how a fleeting glance and smile from a stranger struck his heart like lightning, completely transforming his inner world. Despite falling deeply in love and being consumed by thoughts of her face, he humorously realizes that he does not even know her name yet. He describes his previously unshakeable heart as a hard rock on which love has bloomed like a tender flower, expressing his longing to meet her again. Composed by Deva with lyrics by Vairamuthu, the song vividly conveys the sweet turmoil and wonder of falling in love at first sight.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamaani)

Puyal vanthu ponathoru vanamaai

The lyricist compares the state of his heart after seeing his beloved to a forest swept by a storm ('Puyal vanthu ponathoru vanamaai').

Metaphor & Simile

Malainaatu karum paarai melae siru poovaippolae pollaatha ilam kaadhal poothathadi

Love blooming on a rigid, hard heart is compared to a small flower sprouting over a tough mountain rock ('Malainaatu karum paarai melae... siru poovaippolae').

Anaaphora & Alliteration (Emon/Monaai)

Thath thith thaga thithi

Repetition of 'Thath thith thaga' sound rhythmically sets the tone using rhythmic solkattu /konnakol.

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Trivia

'Nerrukku Ner' (1997) was directed by Vasanth and produced by Mani Ratnam. The song 'Manam Virumbuthae' was composed by Deva and sung in two popular versions—a male solo by Unni Menon and a female solo by Chithra. The film marked the debut of actor Suriya alongside Vijay.

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