Manase Manase
From Dum · 2003
- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Singer
- Hariharan
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Dum2003
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Manasae ….manasae… | Oh heart... Oh heart... |
| Manasae manasae edhanaal | Oh heart, oh heart, why |
| Mazhainaal kuyilaai azhudhaai | Did you cry like a cuckoo on a rainy day? |
| Mazhaiyil nuraiyaai udaindhaai | Did you break apart like foam in the rain? |
| Male | |
| Oh..manasae manasae edhanaal | Oh heart, oh heart, why |
| Mouna siraiyil kidandhaai | Did you lie in a prison of silence? |
| Malaiyai thaniyae sumandhaai | Did you carry a mountain all alone? |
| Male | |
| Un kaadhal poora | Is your love, entirely |
| Aval unakkillaiya | Not yours anymore? |
| Aval illaa veedil | In a house without her, |
| Uyir kasappillaiyaa | Isn't life bitter? |
| Kaadhal izhandhu vaazhkai edharku | Having lost love, what is life for? |
| Thevaiyaaa… | Is it even needed? |
| Male | |
| Manasae manasae edhanaal | Oh heart, oh heart, why |
| Mazhainaal kuyilaai azhudhaai | Did you cry like a cuckoo on a rainy day? |
| Manasae manasae edhanaal | Oh heart, oh heart, why |
| Mouna siraiyil kidandhaai | Did you lie in a prison of silence? |
| Malaiyai thaniyae sumandhaai sumandhaai | Did you carry a mountain all alone, carry it? |
| Malaiyai thaniyae sumandhaai | Did you carry a mountain all alone? |
| Malaiyai thaniyae sumandhaai | Did you carry a mountain all alone? |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal siragai thandhu | Love gave wings |
| Parakka sonnadhu veliyae | And asked me to fly outside |
| Kaalam siluvai thandhu | Time gave a cross |
| Sumakka sonnadhu kiliyae | And asked me to bear it, my parrot |
| Male | |
| Atrai thingal annilavil | On that full moon night back then |
| Un arugae irundhadhai ninaikindren | I remember being right next to you |
| Otrai kuyilaai naan ingae | Like a lonely cuckoo here |
| Un ninaivai thindru pizhaikkindren | I survive by feeding on your memories |
| Male | |
| Silarukku kaadhalai | For some people, love is something |
| Pidippadhillai | They do not like |
| Chedi endru adai mazhai | A heavy downpour does not check |
| Paarppadhillai | Whether it falls on a small plant |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal endraal vali dhaanae | If it is love, it brings pain, doesn't it? |
| Thavanai muraiyil irandhenae | I died in slow installments |
| Chorus :Ohoo…ooo..ohooo..oooo | Chorus : Ohoo…ooo..ohooo..oooo |
| Male | |
| Nilavinil un mugam | Your face in the moon |
| Dhinam dhinam thondridum | Appears every single day |
| Thee alli veesidumae | And hurls fire at me |
| (Veesidumae veesidumae veesidumae) | (Hurls, hurls, hurls) |
| Male | |
| Manasae manasae edhanaal | Oh heart, oh heart, why |
| Mazhainaal kuyilaai azhudhaai | Did you cry like a cuckoo on a rainy day? |
| Mazhaiyil nuraiyaai udaindhaai | Did you break apart like foam in the rain? |
| Manasae | Oh heart |
| Male | |
| Manasae manasae edhanaal | Oh heart, oh heart, why |
| Mouna siraiyil kidandhaai | Did you lie in a prison of silence? |
| Malaiyai thaniyae sumandhaai | Did you carry a mountain all alone? |
| Male | |
| Idhayam innum thudikkum | The heart still continues to beat, |
| Kaaranam kelu kannae | Listen to the reason, my darling |
| Nenjil sattai paiyil | In the shirt pocket over my chest, |
| Undhan pugaipadam pennae | Lies your photograph, oh girl |
| Male | |
| Unnai polae yaaraenum | If someone resembling you |
| En edhirae ponaal valikkudhadi | Passes in front of me, it hurts |
| Saalai ora kadaiyinilae | At a roadside shop, |
| Un perai padithaal valikkudhadi | If I read your name, it hurts |
| Male | |
| Nadhigalin nuraighalil un kolusu | In the foam of rivers, your anklet sounds |
| Suzhi yena suzhaludhu en manasu | My heart whirls like a whirlpool |
| Uyirae uyirae varuvaaya | Oh my life, my life, will you come? |
| Uyirai kaaval purivaaya | Will you guard my life? |
| Chorus :Ohoo…ooo..ohooo..oooo | Chorus : Ohoo…ooo..ohooo..oooo |
| Male | |
| Kaadhalan madhuvai | A lover who drank the wine |
| Kudithavan nilamai | Of love, his plight, |
| Aiyo adhu kodumai… | Oh dear, it is terrible… |
| (Kodumai…kodumai…kodumai…) | (Terrible… terrible… terrible…) |
மனசே மனசே
மனசே மனசே எதனால்
மழைநாள் குயிலாய்
அழுதாய் மழையில்
நுரையாய் உடைந்தாய்
Oh heart... Oh heart...
Oh heart, oh heart, why
Did you cry like a cuckoo on a rainy day?
Did you break apart like foam in the rain?
ஓ மனசே மனசே
எதனால் மௌன சிறையில்
கிடந்தாய் மலையை தனியே
சுமந்தாய்
Oh heart, oh heart, why
Did you lie in a prison of silence?
Did you carry a mountain all alone?
உன் காதல் பூரா அவள்
உனக்கில்லையா அவள் இல்லா
வீட்டில் உயிர் கசப்பில்லையா
காதல் இழந்து வாழ்க்கை எதற்கு
தேவையா
Is your love, entirely
Not yours anymore?
In a house without her,
Isn't life bitter?
Having lost love, what is life for?
Is it even needed?
மனசே மனசே எதனால்
மழைநாள் குயிலாய் அழுதாய்
மனசே மனசே எதனால் மௌன
சிறையில் கிடந்தாய் மலையை
தனியே சுமந்தாய் சுமந்தாய்
மலையை தனியே சுமந்தாய்
மலையை தனியே சுமந்தாய்
Oh heart, oh heart, why
Did you cry like a cuckoo on a rainy day?
Oh heart, oh heart, why
Did you lie in a prison of silence?
Did you carry a mountain all alone, carry it?
Did you carry a mountain all alone?
Did you carry a mountain all alone?
காதல் சிறகை தந்து
பறக்க சொன்னது வெளியே
காலம் சிலுவை தந்து சுமக்க
சொன்னது கிளியே
Love gave wings
And asked me to fly outside
Time gave a cross
And asked me to bear it, my parrot
அற்றை திங்கள்
அந்நிலவில் உன் அருகே
இருந்ததை நினைக்கின்றேன்
ஒற்றை குயிலாய் நான் இங்கே
உன் நினைவை தின்று
பிழைக்கின்றேன்
On that full moon night back then
I remember being right next to you
Like a lonely cuckoo here
I survive by feeding on your memories
சிலருக்கு காதலை
பிடிப்பதில்லை செடி என்று
அடை மழை பார்ப்பதில்லை
For some people, love is something
They do not like
A heavy downpour does not check
Whether it falls on a small plant
காதல் என்றால்
வலி தானே தவணை
முறையில் இறந்தேனே
குழு :
ஓஹோ ஓஓஓ
ஓஹோ ஓஓஓ
If it is love, it brings pain, doesn't it?
I died in slow installments
Chorus : Ohoo…ooo..ohooo..oooo
நிலவினில் உன்
முகம் தினம் தினம்
தோன்றிடும் தீ அள்ளி
வீசிடுமே வீசிடுமே
வீசிடுமே வீசிடுமே
Your face in the moon
Appears every single day
And hurls fire at me
(Hurls, hurls, hurls)
மனசே மனசே
எதனால் மழைநாள்
குயிலாய் அழுதாய்
மழையில் நுரையாய்
உடைந்தாய் மனசே
Oh heart, oh heart, why
Did you cry like a cuckoo on a rainy day?
Did you break apart like foam in the rain?
Oh heart
மனசே மனசே
எதனால் மௌன சிறையில்
கிடந்தாய் மலையை தனியே
சுமந்தாய்
Oh heart, oh heart, why
Did you lie in a prison of silence?
Did you carry a mountain all alone?
இதயம் இன்னும்
துடிக்கும் காரணம் கேளு
கண்ணே நெஞ்சில் சட்டை
பையில் உந்தன் புகைப்படம்
பெண்ணே
The heart still continues to beat,
Listen to the reason, my darling
In the shirt pocket over my chest,
Lies your photograph, oh girl
உன்னை போலே
யாரேனும் என் எதிரே
போனால் வலிக்குதடி
சாலை ஒரு கடையினிலே
உன் பேரை படித்தால்
வலிக்குதடி
If someone resembling you
Passes in front of me, it hurts
At a roadside shop,
If I read your name, it hurts
நதிகளின் நுரைகளில்
உன் கொலுசு சுழி என சுழலுது
என் மனசு உயிரே உயிரே
வருவாயா உயிரை காவல்
புரிவாயா
குழு :
ஓஹோ ஓஓஓ
ஓஹோ ஓஓஓ
In the foam of rivers, your anklet sounds
My heart whirls like a whirlpool
Oh my life, my life, will you come?
Will you guard my life?
Chorus : Ohoo…ooo..ohooo..oooo
காதலன் மதுவை
குடித்தவன் நிலைமை
ஐயோ அது கொடுமை
கொடுமை கொடுமை
கொடுமை
A lover who drank the wine
Of love, his plight,
Oh dear, it is terrible…
(Terrible… terrible… terrible…)
Manasae ….manasae…
Oh heart... Oh heart...
Manasae manasae edhanaal
Oh heart, oh heart, why
Mazhainaal kuyilaai azhudhaai
Did you cry like a cuckoo on a rainy day?
Mazhaiyil nuraiyaai udaindhaai
Did you break apart like foam in the rain?
Oh..manasae manasae edhanaal
Oh heart, oh heart, why
Mouna siraiyil kidandhaai
Did you lie in a prison of silence?
Malaiyai thaniyae sumandhaai
Did you carry a mountain all alone?
Un kaadhal poora
Is your love, entirely
Aval unakkillaiya
Not yours anymore?
Aval illaa veedil
In a house without her,
Uyir kasappillaiyaa
Isn't life bitter?
Kaadhal izhandhu vaazhkai edharku
Having lost love, what is life for?
Thevaiyaaa…
Is it even needed?
Manasae manasae edhanaal
Oh heart, oh heart, why
Mazhainaal kuyilaai azhudhaai
Did you cry like a cuckoo on a rainy day?
Manasae manasae edhanaal
Oh heart, oh heart, why
Mouna siraiyil kidandhaai
Did you lie in a prison of silence?
Malaiyai thaniyae sumandhaai sumandhaai
Did you carry a mountain all alone, carry it?
Malaiyai thaniyae sumandhaai
Did you carry a mountain all alone?
Malaiyai thaniyae sumandhaai
Did you carry a mountain all alone?
Kaadhal siragai thandhu
Love gave wings
Parakka sonnadhu veliyae
And asked me to fly outside
Kaalam siluvai thandhu
Time gave a cross
Sumakka sonnadhu kiliyae
And asked me to bear it, my parrot
Atrai thingal annilavil
On that full moon night back then
Un arugae irundhadhai ninaikindren
I remember being right next to you
Otrai kuyilaai naan ingae
Like a lonely cuckoo here
Un ninaivai thindru pizhaikkindren
I survive by feeding on your memories
Silarukku kaadhalai
For some people, love is something
Pidippadhillai
They do not like
Chedi endru adai mazhai
A heavy downpour does not check
Paarppadhillai
Whether it falls on a small plant
Kaadhal endraal vali dhaanae
If it is love, it brings pain, doesn't it?
Thavanai muraiyil irandhenae
I died in slow installments
Chorus :Ohoo…ooo..ohooo..oooo
Chorus : Ohoo…ooo..ohooo..oooo
Nilavinil un mugam
Your face in the moon
Dhinam dhinam thondridum
Appears every single day
Thee alli veesidumae
And hurls fire at me
(Veesidumae veesidumae veesidumae)
(Hurls, hurls, hurls)
Manasae manasae edhanaal
Oh heart, oh heart, why
Mazhainaal kuyilaai azhudhaai
Did you cry like a cuckoo on a rainy day?
Mazhaiyil nuraiyaai udaindhaai
Did you break apart like foam in the rain?
Manasae
Oh heart
Manasae manasae edhanaal
Oh heart, oh heart, why
Mouna siraiyil kidandhaai
Did you lie in a prison of silence?
Malaiyai thaniyae sumandhaai
Did you carry a mountain all alone?
Idhayam innum thudikkum
The heart still continues to beat,
Kaaranam kelu kannae
Listen to the reason, my darling
Nenjil sattai paiyil
In the shirt pocket over my chest,
Undhan pugaipadam pennae
Lies your photograph, oh girl
Unnai polae yaaraenum
If someone resembling you
En edhirae ponaal valikkudhadi
Passes in front of me, it hurts
Saalai ora kadaiyinilae
At a roadside shop,
Un perai padithaal valikkudhadi
If I read your name, it hurts
Nadhigalin nuraighalil un kolusu
In the foam of rivers, your anklet sounds
Suzhi yena suzhaludhu en manasu
My heart whirls like a whirlpool
Uyirae uyirae varuvaaya
Oh my life, my life, will you come?
Uyirai kaaval purivaaya
Will you guard my life?
Chorus :Ohoo…ooo..ohooo..oooo
Chorus : Ohoo…ooo..ohooo..oooo
Kaadhalan madhuvai
A lover who drank the wine
Kudithavan nilamai
Of love, his plight,
Aiyo adhu kodumai…
Oh dear, it is terrible…
(Kodumai…kodumai…kodumai…)
(Terrible… terrible… terrible…)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Manasae Manasae' from the movie Dum (2003) is a poignant Tamil heartbreak track expressing the unbearable pain of lost love. The protagonist directly addresses his own heart, questioning why it bears such a heavy emotional burden alone, breaking like foam and remaining imprisoned in silent grief. Through metaphors of lonely cuckoos, heavy mountains, and everyday triggers, the song captures the lingering anguish of living purely on memories of a lost beloved.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Mazhainaal kuyilaai azhudhaai”
Compares the crying heart to a cuckoo caught in a rainstorm.
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Mouna siraiyil kidandhaai”
Describes silence as a prison in which the grieving heart is trapped.
Alliteration (Monai)
“Manasae manasae edhanaal / Mazhainaal kuyilaai azhudhaai”
Repetition of the initial 'M' sound creating a rhythmic, somber tone.
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Thavanai muraiyil irandhenae”
Compares emotional suffering to dying in gradual installments.
Did you know?
Trivia
'Dum' (2003) is a Tamil action drama starring Silambarasan (Simbu) and Rakshitha. The soundtrack was composed by Srikanth Deva, son of famous music director Deva. 'Manasae Manasae' stands out as one of the key emotional melodies of the film.
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