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Lyrics & meaning

Manasellam Mazhaiye

From Saguni · 2012

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Sonu Nigam, Saindhavi, G. V. Prakash Kumar
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Details
Saguni2012

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Manasellaam mazhaiyaeRain fills my entire heart
Nanaigiren uyiraeI am drenched, my life
Male
En nenjil vandhu thangi saaral adithaaiYou came and stayed in my heart, spraying a gentle drizzle
Ennagum uyirae… uyiraeee…What will happen, my soul... my life...
Male
En kannil vandhu nindru ennai parithaaiYou stood in my eyes and plucked me away
Ennagum uyirae..uyiraeee…What will happen, my soul... my life...
Male
Iravil vandhadhu chandhiranaa..Is it the moon that came in the night?
Ennazhagae.. vaandhadhu un mugam dhaanMy beautiful one, it was your face that came
Vennilavo… vaazhndhadhum theindhidumaeThe moon wanes after living
Unnazhago… theindhidaadhu vennilaYour beauty never wanes, oh moon
Female
Pagalil erippadhu sooriyanaa..Is it the sun burning during the day?
Ennazhagae… un iru paarvaigal dhaanMy beautiful one, it is your two glances
Un imaigal..poridum ayudham dhaanYour eyelashes are weapons that wage war
En uyirae…ennai enna seigiraai…My soul... what are you doing to me?
Male
MazhaiyaeeeeeOh rain...
Manam unnaalae poo pookkudhae… Ooo oo..My heart blossoms with flowers because of you... Ooo oo..
Male
Manasellaam mazhaiyaeRain fills my entire heart
Nanaigiren uyirae…aaeee…I am drenched, my life... aaeee...
Male
Vaanil pogum paravaigalaaiLike birds flying in the sky
Neeyum naanum pirandhidalaamYou and I can be born
Ulaghaiyaee… marakkalaam…We can forget the world...
Female
Haa…veru veru vinveliyilAh... in different outer spaces
Maari maari pirindhidalaamWe can part and transform repeatedly
Parakalaamm…midhakalaamLet us fly... let us float
Female
Kaatraagi kai korthu..povomaeBecoming the wind, holding hands... shall we go?
Male
Mugilaagi angum ingumBecoming clouds, here and there
Oonjalaaduvom…We shall swing...
Female
Kanavil vaazhvadhu saathiyamaa…Is living in a dream possible?
En edhirae.. nadappadhu mandhiramaa..Is what happens before me magic?
Kann paarkum…kaatchigal thandhiramaa..Are the sights my eyes see a trick?
En dhegam..engu neendhi pogudho..Where is my body swimming away to?
Male
Kanavil vaazhvadhu saathiyamaeLiving in a dream is indeed possible
En kanavum..palippadhu nichayamaeMy dream coming true is absolute certainty
Un viralai..pidippen ikkanamaeI will hold your finger this very moment
Un uruvam..ennul endrum vaazhumaeYour form will live inside me forever
Male
MazhaiyaeeeeeOh rain...
Manam unnaalae poo pookkudhae… Ooo oo..My heart blossoms with flowers because of you... Ooo oo..
Male
Manasellaam mazhaiyaeRain fills my entire heart
Nanaigiren uyirae…aaeee…I am drenched, my life... aaeee...
Male
Kaadhalaagi karaindhu vittaalIf one melts in love
Kaalam neram marandhidumaeTime and moments will be forgotten
Vaanilaii..maarumaeThe weather will change
Female
Yezhu vanna vaanavillilIn a rainbow of seven colors
Nooru vannam thondridumaeA hundred colors will appear
Yaavumaee..maayamaeEverything is an illusion
Female
Veyilodu mazhai vandhu..thoorumaeRain will drizzle along with sunshine
Male
Mugilaagi angum ingumBecoming clouds, here and there
OonjalaaduvomWe shall swing
Male
Tharaiyil..vinmeen varuvadhillaiStars do not come down to the ground
Vandhaalum..kann adhai paarpadhillaiEven if they come, the eye does not see them
Paarthaalum..kai adhai thoduvadhillaiEven if seen, the hand does not touch them
Thottaalo…enna agum en manam..If touched... what will happen to my heart?
Female
Tharaiyil..vinmeen varuvadhunduStars do come down to the ground
Vandhaalum..kann adhai paarpadhunduEven if they come, the eye does see them
Paarthaalum.. kai adhai thoduvadhunduEven if seen, the hand does touch them
Thottalo..kaadhalaagum un manamIf touched... your heart will fall in love
Male
MazhaiyaeeeeeOh rain...
Manam unnaalae poo pookkudhae… Ooo oo..My heart blossoms with flowers because of you... Ooo oo..
Female
Manasellaam mazhaiyae….Rain fills my entire heart....

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Manasellam Mazhaiye is a romantic duet from the movie Saguni (2012) expressing the blissful state of falling in love. The song equates love to pleasant rain showers that drench the soul, bringing joy, beauty, and emotional transformation. The lovers engage in a surreal dialogue where reality blurs into dreams, comparing each other to celestial bodies like the moon and stars while describing how love turns mundane moments into magical experiences.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagamm)

En nenjil vandhu thangi saaral adithaai

Compares the emotional surge of love to a rainfall inside the heart.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

Yezhu vanna vaanavillil / Nooru vannam thondridumae

Exaggerates seeing a hundred colors in a seven-colored rainbow when in love.

Anaphora / Antithesis

Tharaiyil..vinmeen varuvadhillai vs Tharaiyil..vinmeen varuvadhundu

Contrasts the male and female perspectives regarding stars touching the earth.

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Trivia

Manasellam Mazhaiye was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar for Saguni (2012) and sung by popular singers Sonu Nigam and Saindhavi with lyrics penned by Na. Muthu Kumar.

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