Manamariyaa Kaadhale
From Athma Shanthi · 1952
- Lyricist
- T. N. Rajappa
- Singer
- A. P. Komala
- Music director
- T. R. Pappa
- Details
- Athma Shanthi1952
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Manamariyaa kaadhalae | Love unknown to the mind, |
| Verum maanaseega kottaiyae | Merely an imaginary castle, |
| Thunbamaana bodhaiyae…. | A painful intoxication... |
| Thunbamaana bodhaiyae…. | A painful intoxication... |
| Female | |
| Manamariyaa kaadhalae | Love unknown to the mind, |
| Verum maanaseega kottaiyae | Merely an imaginary castle, |
| Thunbamaana bodhaiyae…. | A painful intoxication... |
| Thunbamaana bodhaiyae…. | A painful intoxication... |
| Female | |
| Manamae nee ini aasai kolladhae | Oh heart, do not entertain desire anymore, |
| Manidharin vaazhvae naadagam | Human life is but a drama. |
| Female | |
| Manamae nee ini aasai kolladhae | Oh heart, do not entertain desire anymore, |
| Manidharin vaazhvae naadagam | Human life is but a drama. |
| Sugam kanavugal polae kaatrodu pomae | Pleasures vanish into the wind like dreams, |
| Jananamidhae sogamae aa | This very birth is filled with sorrow, ah, |
| Jananamidhae sogamae | This very birth is sorrow. |
| Female | |
| Manamariyaa kaadhalae | Love unknown to the mind, |
| Verum maanaseega kottaiyae | Merely an imaginary castle, |
| Thunbamaana bodhaiyae…. | A painful intoxication... |
| Thunbamaana bodhaiyae…. | A painful intoxication... |
| Female | |
| Manamariyaa kaadhalae…aa | Love unknown to the mind... ah, |
| Manamariyaa kaadhalae…aa | Love unknown to the mind... ah, |
| Manamariyaa kaadhalae…aa | Love unknown to the mind... ah, |
| Manamariyaa kaadhalae….. | Love unknown to the mind... |
மனமறியா காதலே
வெறும் மானசீக கோட்டையே
துன்பமான போதையே
துன்பமான போதையே…..
Love unknown to the mind,
Merely an imaginary castle,
A painful intoxication...
A painful intoxication...
மனமறியா காதலே
வெறும் மானசீக கோட்டையே
துன்பமான போதையே
துன்பமான போதையே…..
Love unknown to the mind,
Merely an imaginary castle,
A painful intoxication...
A painful intoxication...
மனமே நீ இனி ஆசை கொள்ளாதே
மனிதரின் வாழ்வே நாடகம்
Oh heart, do not entertain desire anymore,
Human life is but a drama.
மனமே நீ இனி ஆசை கொள்ளாதே
மனிதரின் வாழ்வே நாடகம் – சுகம்
கனவுகள் போலே காற்றோடு போமே
ஜெனனமிதே சோகமே ஆஆஆ...
ஜெனனமிதே சோகமே…..
Oh heart, do not entertain desire anymore,
Human life is but a drama.
Pleasures vanish into the wind like dreams,
This very birth is filled with sorrow, ah,
This very birth is sorrow.
மனமறியா காதலே
வெறும் மானசீக கோட்டையே
துன்பமான போதையே
துன்பமான போதையே…..
Love unknown to the mind,
Merely an imaginary castle,
A painful intoxication...
A painful intoxication...
மனமறியா காதலே…ஆ...
மனமறியா காதலே...ஆ...
மனமறியா காதலே…ஆ...
மனமறியா காதலே....
Love unknown to the mind... ah,
Love unknown to the mind... ah,
Love unknown to the mind... ah,
Love unknown to the mind...
Manamariyaa kaadhalae
Love unknown to the mind,
Verum maanaseega kottaiyae
Merely an imaginary castle,
Thunbamaana bodhaiyae….
A painful intoxication...
Thunbamaana bodhaiyae….
A painful intoxication...
Manamariyaa kaadhalae
Love unknown to the mind,
Verum maanaseega kottaiyae
Merely an imaginary castle,
Thunbamaana bodhaiyae….
A painful intoxication...
Thunbamaana bodhaiyae….
A painful intoxication...
Manamae nee ini aasai kolladhae
Oh heart, do not entertain desire anymore,
Manidharin vaazhvae naadagam
Human life is but a drama.
Manamae nee ini aasai kolladhae
Oh heart, do not entertain desire anymore,
Manidharin vaazhvae naadagam
Human life is but a drama.
Sugam kanavugal polae kaatrodu pomae
Pleasures vanish into the wind like dreams,
Jananamidhae sogamae aa
This very birth is filled with sorrow, ah,
Jananamidhae sogamae
This very birth is sorrow.
Manamariyaa kaadhalae
Love unknown to the mind,
Verum maanaseega kottaiyae
Merely an imaginary castle,
Thunbamaana bodhaiyae….
A painful intoxication...
Thunbamaana bodhaiyae….
A painful intoxication...
Manamariyaa kaadhalae…aa
Love unknown to the mind... ah,
Manamariyaa kaadhalae…aa
Love unknown to the mind... ah,
Manamariyaa kaadhalae…aa
Love unknown to the mind... ah,
Manamariyaa kaadhalae…..
Love unknown to the mind...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This melancholic song reflects deep philosophical disillusionment with romantic love and human existence. Love is characterized as a painful obsession and an illusion built in the mind. The singer addresses their own heart, urging it to cease desiring worldly pleasures, comparing life to a passing play or drama where joy vanishes into thin air like ephemeral dreams, concluding that birth itself is steeped in sadness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagamaai)
“Verum maanaseega kottaiyae”
Love is directly equated to an imaginary castle ('maanaseega kottai') and a painful intoxication ('thunbamaana bodhai').
Simile (Uvamai)
“Sugam kanavugal polae kaatrodu pomae”
Pleasures vanishing into the wind are explicitly compared to dreams using the comparative marker 'polae'.
Metaphor (Uruvagamaai)
“Manidharin vaazhvae naadagam”
Human existence is metaphorically framed as a theatrical stage/drama ('naadagam').
Alliteration (Monai)
“Manamae nee ini aasai kolladhae”
Initial letter 'Ma' is repeated across lines ('Manamae', 'Manidharin', 'Manamariyaa'), giving rhythmic structure.
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Trivia
'Athma Shanthi' (1952) was produced simultaneously in Tamil and Malayalam. T. N. Rajappa penned the lyrics for the Tamil soundtrack, reflecting early Tamil cinema's affinity for deeply philosophical and existential song lyrics.
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