Manasu Ingae
From Vanavarayan Vallavarayan · 2014
- Lyricist
- Snehan
- Singer
- Manikka Vinayagam
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Vanavarayan Vallavarayan2014
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Manasu ingae..ae…heii | The heart here... ae... heii |
| Manasu ingae…ae…..ae…. | The heart here... ae... ae... |
| Manasu ingae….ae…. | The heart here... ae... |
| Manasu ingae alugum satham | The sound of the heart weeping here |
| Veliyae..ae… kekathu | Will not be heard outside... |
| Male | |
| Sontha banthathodu | Along with kith and kin, |
| Panthala nee podu | Set up the wedding canopy, |
| Kaadhaluntha maranthiduma | Will true love just be forgotten? |
| Panjaangatha paaru | Check the astrological almanac, |
| Ezhuthi vachathaaru | Who wrote what is destined? |
| Ellaam ingu nadanthiduma | Will everything written happen here? |
| Male | |
| Ninaipathu onnu | What one thinks is one thing, |
| Nadappathu onnu | What actually happens is another, |
| Maatikitta kaadhal | Trapped love, |
| Mulikuthae ninnu | Stands startled and helpless. |
| Male | |
| Imai meethilae | Upon the eyelids, |
| Idi vanthu veezhnthaal | If thunder comes crashing down, |
| Vizhi thaangumo… | Can the eyes withstand it? |
| Thangaathu thangaathae… | It will not bear it, never bear it... |
| Male | |
| Rendu manasu ingae | Two hearts here, |
| Alugum satham | The sound of crying, |
| Veliyae ketkaathu | Cannot be heard outside. |
| Ingu malligaiyum | Here, even a delicate jasmine flower, |
| Malaiya thaangum | Carries the weight of a mountain, |
| Namba mudiyaathu | It is hard to believe! |
| Male | |
| Oru pullikulla | Inside a tiny dot, |
| Ulagam adangum | An entire universe is contained, |
| Veliyae theriyaathu | Invisible to the outside world. |
| Ithu kaadhal seiyum | This is the handiwork, |
| Velai thaanae | Of love itself, |
| Veru kedaiyaathu | Nothing else. |
மனசு இங்கே…ஏ ஏய்ஏய்
மனசு இங்கே…ஏ...... மனசு இங்கே…ஏ
மனசு இங்கே அழுகும் சத்தம்
வெளியே கேட்காது
The heart here... ae... heii
The heart here... ae... ae...
The heart here... ae...
The sound of the heart weeping here
Will not be heard outside...
ஆஅ ஆஅ ஆஅ
ஆஅ ஆஅ ஆஅ ஆஅ
Along with kith and kin,
Set up the wedding canopy,
Will true love just be forgotten?
Check the astrological almanac,
Who wrote what is destined?
Will everything written happen here?
சொந்த பந்தத்தோடு
பந்தல நீ போடு
காதலும் தான் மறந்திடுமா
பஞ்சாங்கத்த பாரு
எழுதி வச்சதாரு
எல்லாம் இங்கே நடந்திடுமா
What one thinks is one thing,
What actually happens is another,
Trapped love,
Stands startled and helpless.
நினைப்பது ஒன்னு நடப்பது ஒன்னு
மாட்டிக்கிட்டா காதல் முழிக்குது நின்னு
இமை மீதிலே இடி வந்து வீழ்ந்தால்
விழி தாங்குமோ தாங்காது தாங்காதே
Upon the eyelids,
If thunder comes crashing down,
Can the eyes withstand it?
It will not bear it, never bear it...
ரெண்டு மனசு இங்கே
அழுகும் சத்தம் வெளியே கேட்காது
இங்கே மல்லிகையும்
மலைய தாங்கும் நம்ப முடியாது
ஒரு புள்ளிக்குள்ள உலகம் அடங்கும்
வெளியே தெரியாது
இது காதல் செய்யும்
வேலை தானே வேறு கிடையாது
Two hearts here,
The sound of crying,
Cannot be heard outside.
Here, even a delicate jasmine flower,
Carries the weight of a mountain,
It is hard to believe!
ஆஅ ஆஅ ஆஅ
ஆஅ ஆஅ ஆஅ ஆஅ
ஆஅ ஆஅ ஆஅ ஆஅ
Inside a tiny dot,
An entire universe is contained,
Invisible to the outside world.
This is the handiwork,
Of love itself,
Nothing else.
Manasu ingae..ae…heii
The heart here... ae... heii
Manasu ingae…ae…..ae….
The heart here... ae... ae...
Manasu ingae….ae….
The heart here... ae...
Manasu ingae alugum satham
The sound of the heart weeping here
Veliyae..ae… kekathu
Will not be heard outside...
Sontha banthathodu
Along with kith and kin,
Panthala nee podu
Set up the wedding canopy,
Kaadhaluntha maranthiduma
Will true love just be forgotten?
Panjaangatha paaru
Check the astrological almanac,
Ezhuthi vachathaaru
Who wrote what is destined?
Ellaam ingu nadanthiduma
Will everything written happen here?
Ninaipathu onnu
What one thinks is one thing,
Nadappathu onnu
What actually happens is another,
Maatikitta kaadhal
Trapped love,
Mulikuthae ninnu
Stands startled and helpless.
Imai meethilae
Upon the eyelids,
Idi vanthu veezhnthaal
If thunder comes crashing down,
Vizhi thaangumo…
Can the eyes withstand it?
Thangaathu thangaathae…
It will not bear it, never bear it...
Rendu manasu ingae
Two hearts here,
Alugum satham
The sound of crying,
Veliyae ketkaathu
Cannot be heard outside.
Ingu malligaiyum
Here, even a delicate jasmine flower,
Malaiya thaangum
Carries the weight of a mountain,
Namba mudiyaathu
It is hard to believe!
Oru pullikulla
Inside a tiny dot,
Ulagam adangum
An entire universe is contained,
Veliyae theriyaathu
Invisible to the outside world.
Ithu kaadhal seiyum
This is the handiwork,
Velai thaanae
Of love itself,
Veru kedaiyaathu
Nothing else.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song expresses the quiet, unexpressed agony of lovers caught between personal emotional truth and societal expectations. It highlights how the sound of a weeping heart remains internal, unheard by relatives who are busy preparing traditional wedding rituals based on almanacs and social duties. The lyrics reflect on the helplessness of love when fate unravels differently from human expectations. Using poetic paradoxes, the lyricist describes how love transforms the human spirit, making a fragile heart bear unimaginable burdens—like a jasmine flower carrying a mountain or an entire world compressing into a single dot. Ultimately, the song conveys that love operates in hidden, mysterious ways that defy conventional logic.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Contrast / Proverbial Antithesis
“Ninaipathu onnu / Nadappathu onnu”
Contrasts human expectation with reality using a popular idiom format.
Hyperbole / Paradox
“Ingu malligaiyum / Malaiya thaangum”
Uses an impossible image—a fragile jasmine flower carrying a mountain—to symbolize immense emotional burden.
Metaphor
“Imai meethilae / Idi vanthu veezhnthaal”
Compares immense grief crashing down on fragile eyes to thunder striking the eyelids.
Repetition (Anaphora)
“Manasu ingae..ae…heii”
Repeats 'Manasu ingae' to emphasize internal emotional pain.
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Trivia
Although listed as Unknown in the context prompt, the soundtrack for 'Vanavarayan Vallavarayan' (2014) was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, with lyrics penned by Snehan, who is well known for his introspective and emotionally resonant Tamil song lyrics.
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