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Manamey Manamey

From Kanal · 2022

Lyricist
Samayamurali T
Singer
Varsha Tripathi
Music director
Satish Chakravarthy
Movie name
Kanal
Movie release year
2022
Lyrics added on
15 Jun 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Manamae manamae
Endhan sogam thaan theeruma
Manamae manamae
Indha kaalam thaan maaruma
Dhinanthorumae poraattama
Idhu endhan vidhi thaana
En aandavan en saamiyae
Avan senja sadhi thaana
Idhai thaangum sakthi avan tharuvaana
Illai meendum sodhipaana..aaa
Manamae manamae
Endhan sogam thaan theeruma
Kadal naduvae karai seru
Thallaadum odamaai
Thavikkindren thaniyaaga
Thuduppaai nee maaruvaai
Alai polae urangaamal
Uzhaithae thaan theeranum
Ilai polae puyal kaatril
Veezhaamal vaazhanum
Karai naamum seranum
Manamae manamae
Endhan sogam thaan theeruma
Manamae manamae
Indha kaalam thaan maaruma
Dhinanthorumae poraattama
Idhu endhan vidhi thaana
En aandavan en saamiyae
Avan senja sadhi thaana
Idhai thaangum sakthi avan tharuvaana
Illai meendum sodhipaana
Manamae manamae
Endhan sogam thaan theeruma
O my heart, O my heart,
Will my sorrow ever end?
O my heart, O my heart,
Will these times ever change?
Is every single day a struggle?
Is this simply my fate?
My Lord, my God,
Is this a cruel plot he made?
Will he give me the strength to bear this,
Or will he test me yet again?
O my heart, O my heart,
Will my sorrow ever end?
In the middle of the sea, reaching for the shore,
Like a boat tossing in the waves,
I am struggling all alone,
Please become my oar.
Without sleeping, just like the waves,
I must keep striving on,
Like a leaf in a stormy wind,
I must survive without falling,
We must reach the shore.
O my heart, O my heart,
Will my sorrow ever end?
O my heart, O my heart,
Will these times ever change?
Is every single day a struggle?
Is this simply my fate?
My Lord, my God,
Is this a cruel plot he made?
Will he give me the strength to bear this,
Or will he test me yet again?
O my heart, O my heart,
Will my sorrow ever end?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Manamae Manamae is a poignant song centered on emotional anguish, self-reflection, and spiritual questioning. The protagonist appeals directly to their own mind while enduring unrelenting life struggles, wondering whether their suffering is pre-ordained fate or divine betrayal.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uwamai)

“Thallaadum odamaai / Ilai polae puyal kaatril”

Comparing oneself to a unstable boat adrift in the sea ('Thallaadum odamaai') and a leaf braving a storm ('Ilai polae puyal kaatril').

Anaphora / Repetition

“Manamae manamae”

Repeating 'Manamae manamae' to highlight the internal dialogue and intense turmoil within the soul.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Thallaadum / Thavikkindren / Thuduppaai”

The repetition of the 'Th' sound across consecutive lines creates rhythmic poetic harmony.

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Trivia

Composed by Satish Chakravarthy and sung by Varsha Tripathi, the song captures deep melancholic reflection using nautical metaphors of boats, waves, and shores to symbolize life's unpredictable struggles.

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