Maname Enai Arivaayo
From Kalyanam Panni Paar · 1952
- Lyricist
- Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
- Singer
- P. Leela
- Music director
- Ghantasala
- Details
- Kalyanam Panni Paar1952
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| ……………. | ... |
| Female | |
| Manamae enai ariyaayo mooda manamae | Oh mind, do you not know who I am, foolish mind? |
| Enai ariyaayo | Do you not know me? |
| Manamae enai ariyaayo | Oh mind, do you not know who I am? |
| Female | |
| Veshamum paashaiyum vedhaanthamenum | Pretending disguises, language, and grand philosophies... |
| Veshamum paashaiyum vedhaanthamenum…ooo…oo…manamae | Pretending disguises, language, and grand philosophies... oh mind! |
| Veshamum paashaiyum vedhaanthamenum | Pretending disguises, language, and grand philosophies... |
| Velli iraigalai thindraayae | You consumed the silver bait! |
| En thanga thoondiyil veezhnthaayae | And fell right into my golden hook! |
| Velli iraigalai thindraayae | You consumed the silver bait! |
| En thanga thoondiyil veezhnthaayae | And fell right into my golden hook! |
| Manamae enai ariyaayo | Oh mind, do you not know who I am? |
| Mooda manamae mooda manamae manamae | Foolish mind, foolish mind, oh foolish mind! |
| Female | |
| ………………… | ... |
| Female | |
| Shaththu siththenum bedhamae ariyaa | Without knowing the subtle distinction between truth and consciousness... |
| Aa…aa…aa…aa…aa…. | Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... |
| Shaththu siththenum bedhamae ariyaa | Without knowing the subtle distinction between truth and consciousness... |
| Shiththae saththaena ninaiththaayo | Did you assume that mere consciousness alone was the ultimate truth? |
| En eththil mayangi veezhnthaayo | Did you get bewitched and trapped in my deceptive illusion? |
| Manamae enai ariyaayo…. | Oh mind, do you not know who I am? |
| Female | |
| Iyarkkaiyum eesanum ondrae ondrena | That Nature and the Supreme God are truly one and the same... |
| Aa…aa…aa…aa…aa… | Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah... |
| Iyarkkaiyum eesanum ondrae ondrena | That Nature and the Supreme God are truly one and the same... |
| Iruntha ragasiyam maranthaayae | You forgot that eternal divine secret! |
| Sathguru bodhanaiyae igazhnthaayae | You disregarded the enlightened teachings of the True Master! |
| Iruntha ragasiyam maranthaayae | You forgot that eternal divine secret! |
| Sathguru bodhanaiyae igazhnthaayae | You disregarded the enlightened teachings of the True Master! |
| Manamae enai ariyaayo | Oh mind, do you not know who I am? |
| Mooda manamae mooda manamae manamae | Foolish mind, foolish mind, oh foolish mind! |
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மனமே எனை அறியாயோ மூட மனமே
எனை அறியாயோ
மனமே எனை அறியாயோ....
Oh mind, do you not know who I am, foolish mind?
Do you not know me?
Oh mind, do you not know who I am?
வேஷமும் பாஷையும் வேதாந்தமெனும்
வேஷமும் பாஷையும் வேதாந்தமெனும் ஓஒ...ஓ...மனமே
வேஷமும் பாஷையும் வேதாந்தமெனும்
வெள்ளி இரைகளை தின்றாயே
என் தங்கத் தூண்டியில் வீழ்ந்தாயே
வெள்ளி இரைகளை தின்றாயே
என் தங்கத் தூண்டியில் வீழ்ந்தாயே
மனமே எனை அறியாயோ...
மூட மனமே மூட மனமே மனமே
Pretending disguises, language, and grand philosophies...
Pretending disguises, language, and grand philosophies... oh mind!
Pretending disguises, language, and grand philosophies...
You consumed the silver bait!
And fell right into my golden hook!
You consumed the silver bait!
And fell right into my golden hook!
Oh mind, do you not know who I am?
Foolish mind, foolish mind, oh foolish mind!
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...
ஸத்து சித்தெனும் பேதமே அறியா
ஆ...ஆ....ஆ....ஆ....ஆ....
ஸத்து சித்தெனும் பேதமே அறியா
சித்தே ஸத்தென நினைந்தாயோ
என் எத்தில் மயங்கி வீழ்ந்தாயோ
மனமே எனை அறியாயோ....
Without knowing the subtle distinction between truth and consciousness...
Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah...
Without knowing the subtle distinction between truth and consciousness...
Did you assume that mere consciousness alone was the ultimate truth?
Did you get bewitched and trapped in my deceptive illusion?
Oh mind, do you not know who I am?
இயற்கையும் ஈசனும் ஒன்றே ஒன்றென
ஆ...ஆ....ஆ....ஆ....ஆ....
இயற்கையும் ஈசனும் ஒன்றே ஒன்றென
இருந்த ரகசியம் மறந்தாயே
சத்குரு போதனையே இகழ்ந்தாயே
இருந்த ரகசியம் மறந்தாயே
சத்குரு போதனையே இகழ்ந்தாயே
மனமே எனை அறியாயோ....
மூட மனமே மூட மனமே மனமே
That Nature and the Supreme God are truly one and the same...
Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah...
That Nature and the Supreme God are truly one and the same...
You forgot that eternal divine secret!
You disregarded the enlightened teachings of the True Master!
You forgot that eternal divine secret!
You disregarded the enlightened teachings of the True Master!
Oh mind, do you not know who I am?
Foolish mind, foolish mind, oh foolish mind!
…………….
...
Manamae enai ariyaayo mooda manamae
Oh mind, do you not know who I am, foolish mind?
Enai ariyaayo
Do you not know me?
Manamae enai ariyaayo
Oh mind, do you not know who I am?
Veshamum paashaiyum vedhaanthamenum
Pretending disguises, language, and grand philosophies...
Veshamum paashaiyum vedhaanthamenum…ooo…oo…manamae
Pretending disguises, language, and grand philosophies... oh mind!
Veshamum paashaiyum vedhaanthamenum
Pretending disguises, language, and grand philosophies...
Velli iraigalai thindraayae
You consumed the silver bait!
En thanga thoondiyil veezhnthaayae
And fell right into my golden hook!
Velli iraigalai thindraayae
You consumed the silver bait!
En thanga thoondiyil veezhnthaayae
And fell right into my golden hook!
Manamae enai ariyaayo
Oh mind, do you not know who I am?
Mooda manamae mooda manamae manamae
Foolish mind, foolish mind, oh foolish mind!
…………………
...
Shaththu siththenum bedhamae ariyaa
Without knowing the subtle distinction between truth and consciousness...
Aa…aa…aa…aa…aa….
Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah...
Shaththu siththenum bedhamae ariyaa
Without knowing the subtle distinction between truth and consciousness...
Shiththae saththaena ninaiththaayo
Did you assume that mere consciousness alone was the ultimate truth?
En eththil mayangi veezhnthaayo
Did you get bewitched and trapped in my deceptive illusion?
Manamae enai ariyaayo….
Oh mind, do you not know who I am?
Iyarkkaiyum eesanum ondrae ondrena
That Nature and the Supreme God are truly one and the same...
Aa…aa…aa…aa…aa…
Ah... ah... ah... ah... ah...
Iyarkkaiyum eesanum ondrae ondrena
That Nature and the Supreme God are truly one and the same...
Iruntha ragasiyam maranthaayae
You forgot that eternal divine secret!
Sathguru bodhanaiyae igazhnthaayae
You disregarded the enlightened teachings of the True Master!
Iruntha ragasiyam maranthaayae
You forgot that eternal divine secret!
Sathguru bodhanaiyae igazhnthaayae
You disregarded the enlightened teachings of the True Master!
Manamae enai ariyaayo
Oh mind, do you not know who I am?
Mooda manamae mooda manamae manamae
Foolish mind, foolish mind, oh foolish mind!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Manamae Enai Ariyaayo' from the 1952 classic film 'Kalyanam Panni Paar' is a satirical yet philosophically rich song. Penned by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass and set to music by Ghantasala, the song addresses the human mind as a naive entity that easily falls for worldly illusions, disguises, and pseudo-intellectualism while failing to perceive true spiritual wisdom. Through metaphors of fishing bait and hooks, the song chastises the mind for being lured by shiny, superficial attractions. It weaves in deep Vedantic concepts like 'Sat' (existence/truth), 'Chit' (consciousness), and the unity of Nature and God, mocking how the mind ignores the core teachings of the Satguru while pretending to understand divine philosophy.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Apostrophe / Personification
“Manamae enai ariyaayo mooda manamae”
Addressing the mind ('Manamae') directly as a conscious, foolish entity capable of being tricked.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Velli iraigalai thindraayae / En thanga thoondiyil veezhnthaayae”
Comparing worldly temptations to 'silver bait' (velli irai) and the trickster's trap to a 'golden fishing hook' (thanga thoondil).
Iyaibu (Rhyming Couplets)
“Iruntha ragasiyam maranthaayae / Sathguru bodhanaiyae igazhnthaayae”
End-rhyme matching in consecutive lines using 'maranthaayae' and 'igazhnthaayae'.
Philosophical Allusion (Vedanta)
“Iyarkkaiyum eesanum ondrae ondrena”
Reference to foundational concepts of Advaita Vedanta such as Sat-Chit ('Shaththu siththenum') and the non-duality of Nature and God.
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Trivia
This iconic track from 'Kalyanam Panni Paar' (1952) starring NTR and Savitri was simultaneously produced in Telugu as 'Pelli Chesi Choodu' ('Manasa Nenevaro Niku Telusa'). Sung by P. Leela, lyricist Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass masterfully blended high Vedantic jargon with situational comedy, making it a classic example of satirical film music in South Indian cinema.
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