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Manasellam Song Lyrics – Dhilip Varman

From Album Songs 2020 · 2020

Lyricist
Vanothan Ketheeswaran
Singer
Dhilip Varman
Music director
Sayeetharshan
Movie name
Album Songs 2020
Movie release year
2020
Lyrics added on
5 Jul 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Manasellaam dhinam vali kooduthae
Iravellaam unai vizhi theduthae
Kanneeril en maanam moozhguthae
Kanavellaam un mugam kaattuthae
Kan kaanadha theevil
Enai tholaithenadi
Theera kaadhalai
Theeyil yerithaaiyadi
Maranam theendum varayil
Enai piriyamalae
Maru jenmam varai ennodu
Vara vendumae
Yeno ennil neeyae vandhu uyiraginaai
Kanava nijama neeyae ennai urumatrinaai
Kannamma un perai solli
Kannirendum theduthae
Konjamaachum pesu podhum
Niththam yekkam kooduthae
Un paadham en paadha serum
Neram endru thondrumo
Manasodu un kadhal pesa
Kaayangalum maarumo
Kannukulla unnai poththi vachen
Kaththi vachi ennai mella thecha
Punnagayil ennai sikka vachu
Pottai pulla ennai thalli vacha
Oh kannamoochi
Aadum kaadhal yenadi
Ennai mutham vechi katti kondu
Neeyum vaazhadi
Neezhum intha vaanam
Adhu pola kaadhal neezhumae
Pesum mozhi yaavum
En nenjil vaazhumae
Vaaram muzhu naalum
Neethanae endhan ennamae
Neram indha kaalam
Adhu aagum vannamae
Needhanae en vaazhvilae
Yaavum aanai
Yeno en ul moochilae
Kaayam seidhai
Sainthu madi melae
Thalai kodhum viral engae
Naettru mazhai vaanil
Nadai potta vazhi engae
En kaadhalae maayam seiyaadhae
Every day, the pain in my heart keeps growing
All night long, my eyes search for you
My heart is drowning in tears
All my dreams show only your face
On an unseen island,
I lost myself, girl
This endless love of mine,
you burned it in the fire
Until death touches me,
without ever parting from me,
all the way into the next life,
you must walk with me
Somehow, you entered me and became my very life
Is it a dream or reality? You changed who I am
Calling out your name, Kannamma,
both my eyes keep searching for you
Even when you talk just a little,
my longing only grows every day
The day your footsteps join my path,
when will that time begin?
When your love speaks to my heart,
will all my wounds finally heal?
I protected you inside my eyes,
but you cut me with a knife and stitched me up
Trapping me with your smile,
you pushed me away, girl
Oh, playing hide-and-seek,
why is love playing such games, girl?
Just kiss me,
hold me close, and live with me
Just like this endless sky,
love too stretches on forever
Every word you speak
will live on in my heart
Every single day of the week,
you are the only thought in my mind
As time and this season
turn into beautiful colors,
In my life,
you became my everything
Why, deep inside my very breath,
did you leave a wound?
Resting upon your lap,
where are the fingers that stroked my hair?
Yesterday under the rainy sky,
where is the path we walked together?
My love, do not play tricks on me
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a deep emotional expression of heartbreak, nostalgia, and unending love. The speaker reflects on how his beloved once filled his life with meaning, only to leave him stranded with overwhelming pain. Through vivid imagery of tears, dreams, and physical longing, he searches for her presence and questions why love turned into a game of hide-and-seek. Despite the betrayal and emotional wounds, his devotion remains constant, longing for her touch and hoping their bond endures across lifetimes like the vast sky.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhukai (Second letter rhyming)

Manasellaam dhinam vali kooduthae / Kanavellaam un mugam kaattuthae

The second consonant 'na' matches across adjacent lines, creating Tamil rhythmic harmony.

Upamai (Simile)

Neezhum intha vaanam / Adhu pola kaadhal neezhumae

Compares the boundless nature of true love to the infinite span of the sky.

Contrast / Imagery

Kannukulla unnai poththi vachen / Kaththi vachi ennai mella thecha

Striking contrast between protecting someone tenderly inside one's eyes and receiving sharp emotional pain like a knife blade in return.

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Trivia

This track is part of the modern Tamil independent music wave of 2020, featuring lyrics by Vanothan Ketheeswaran that combine traditional romantic motifs like 'Kannamma' with contemporary pop arrangements.

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