Manasu Rendum
From Kaadhal Kondein · 2003
- Lyricist
- Pazhani Bharathi
- Singer
- Shankar Mahadevan
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Kaadhal Kondein2003
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| {Manasu rendum paarkka | As two hearts look at each other, |
| Kangal rendum theenda | As two pairs of eyes touch, |
| Udhadu rendum urasa | As two pairs of lips brush against each other, |
| Kaadhal vellam ingu ponguthae} (2) | The flood of love overflows here. |
| Male | |
| Narambil oru nadhi paayuthae | A river surges through my veins, |
| Idhu enna vetkai | What kind of intense yearning is this? |
| Kaadhal vali udal kaayuthae | The pain of love scorches my body, |
| Idhu enna vaazhkkai | What kind of life is this? |
| Oru paarvaiyil oru vaarthaiyil | In a single glance, in a single word, |
| Oru theendalil naan meendum pirappenae | In a single touch, I will be reborn again. |
| Male | |
| Manasu rendum paarkka | As two hearts look at each other, |
| Kangal rendum theenda | As two pairs of eyes touch, |
| Udhadu rendum urasa | As two pairs of lips brush against each other, |
| Kaadhal vellam ingu ponguthae | The flood of love overflows here. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal sarugaana pinbu | Once love turns into a withered leaf, |
| Mogam vandhaalae saabam | If lust arrives, it becomes a curse. |
| Kannil mul vaithu moodi | Placing a thorn inside the eyes and closing them, |
| Thoonga sonnaalae paavam | Asking someone to sleep is a sin. |
| Male | |
| Un maarbil vazhigindra neer alli | Scooping up the moisture dripping from your chest, |
| Marundhu pola kudippaen | I will drink it like medicine, |
| En piththam konjam thanippen | I will quench my obsession a little. |
| Un paadha suvadukkul | Inside your footprint, |
| Surungi vizhundhu marippen | I will shrink, collapse, and die. |
| Chorus | |
| Udal seeruthae | The body rages, |
| Niram maaruthae | The complexion changes, |
| Vali yeruthae | The pain escalates, |
| Idhu enna kalavaramoo | What kind of turmoil is this? |
| Male | |
| {Manasu rendum paarkka | As two hearts look at each other, |
| Kangal rendum theenda | As two pairs of eyes touch, |
| Udhadu rendum urasa | As two pairs of lips brush against each other, |
| Kaadhal vellam ingu ponguthae} (2) | The flood of love overflows here. |
| Male | |
| Nilavin oliyil alaigal eriyuma | Do waves burn under the moonlight? |
| Alaiyin vedhanai nilavu ariyuma | Does the moon comprehend the torment of the waves? |
| Vedhanaigal nenjil sugama | Is agony in the heart sweet? |
| Engum paravudhadee | It spreads everywhere, my dear. |
| Male | |
| Udalae udalae uraindhu poividu | Body, O body, freeze and fade away! |
| Manamae manamae irandhu poividu | Mind, O mind, die away! |
| Paadhaiyilae siru kallaai | Like a tiny pebble on the pathway, |
| Ennai kidakka vidu | Let me lie down. |
| Male | |
| Un paarvaiyil ennai | In your gaze, me— |
| Kondruvidu pennae | Kill me, O girl! |
| Un koondhalil ennai | In your tresses, me— |
| Pudhaithu vidu pennae | Bury me, O girl! |
| Male | |
| Un paarvaiyil ennai | In your gaze, me— |
| Kondruvidu pennae | Kill me, O girl! |
| Un koondhalil ennai | In your tresses, me— |
| Pudhaithu vidu pennae | Bury me, O girl! |
| Male | |
| Kolvadharku munnae | Before killing me, |
| Oru muththamidu pennae | Give me a kiss, O girl! |
| Adhai marakkaadhae… | Do not forget that... |
| Oru paarvaiyil oru vaarthaiyil | In a single glance, in a single word, |
| Oru theendalil naan meendum pirappenae | In a single touch, I will be reborn again. |
| Male | |
| Manasu rendum paarkka | As two hearts look at each other, |
| Kangal rendum theenda | As two pairs of eyes touch, |
| Udhadu rendum urasa | As two pairs of lips brush against each other, |
| Kaadhal vellam ingu ponguthae | The flood of love overflows here. |
| Male | |
| Narambil oru nadhi paayuthae | A river surges through my veins, |
| Idhu enna vetkai | What kind of intense yearning is this? |
| Kaadhal vali udal kaayuthae | The pain of love scorches my body, |
| Idhu enna vaazhkkai | What kind of life is this? |
| Oru paarvaiyil oru vaarthaiyil | In a single glance, in a single word, |
| Oru theendalil naan meendum pirappenae | In a single touch, I will be reborn again. |
{ மனசு ரெண்டும்
பார்க்க கண்கள் ரெண்டும்
தீண்ட உதடு ரெண்டும்
உரச காதல் வெள்ளம்
இங்கு பொங்குதே } (2)
As two hearts look at each other,
As two pairs of eyes touch,
As two pairs of lips brush against each other,
The flood of love overflows here.
நரம்பில் ஒரு
நதி பாயுதே இது என்ன
வேட்கை காதல் வலி
உடல் காயுதே இது என்ன
வாழ்க்கை ஒரு பார்வையில்
ஒரு வார்த்தையில் ஒரு
தீண்டலில் நான் மீண்டும்
பிறப்பேனே
A river surges through my veins,
What kind of intense yearning is this?
The pain of love scorches my body,
What kind of life is this?
In a single glance, in a single word,
In a single touch, I will be reborn again.
மனசு ரெண்டும்
பார்க்க கண்கள் ரெண்டும்
தீண்ட உதடு ரெண்டும்
உரச காதல் வெள்ளம்
இங்கு பொங்குதே
As two hearts look at each other,
As two pairs of eyes touch,
As two pairs of lips brush against each other,
The flood of love overflows here.
காதல் சருகான
பின்பு மோகம் வந்தாலே
சாபம் கண்ணில் முள்
வைத்து மூடி தூங்க
சொன்னாலே பாவம்
Once love turns into a withered leaf,
If lust arrives, it becomes a curse.
Placing a thorn inside the eyes and closing them,
Asking someone to sleep is a sin.
உன் மார்பில்
வழிகின்ற நீர் அள்ளி
மருந்து போல குடிப்பேன்
என் பித்தம் கொஞ்சம்
தணிப்பேன் உன் பாத
சுவடுக்குள் சுருங்கி
விழுந்து மரிப்பேன்
Scooping up the moisture dripping from your chest,
I will drink it like medicine,
I will quench my obsession a little.
Inside your footprint,
I will shrink, collapse, and die.
உடல் சீறுதே
நிறம் மாறுதே வலி
ஏறுதே இது என்ன
கலவரமோ
The body rages,
The complexion changes,
The pain escalates,
What kind of turmoil is this?
{ மனசு ரெண்டும்
பார்க்க கண்கள் ரெண்டும்
தீண்ட உதடு ரெண்டும்
உரச காதல் வெள்ளம்
இங்கு பொங்குதே } (2)
As two hearts look at each other,
As two pairs of eyes touch,
As two pairs of lips brush against each other,
The flood of love overflows here.
நிலவின் ஒளியில்
அலைகள் எரியுமா அலையின்
வேதனை நிலவு அறியுமா
வேதனைகள் நெஞ்சில் சுகமா
எங்கும் பரவுதடி
Do waves burn under the moonlight?
Does the moon comprehend the torment of the waves?
Is agony in the heart sweet?
It spreads everywhere, my dear.
உடலே உடலே
உறைந்து போய்விடு
மனமே மனமே இறந்து
போய்விடு பாதையிலே
சிறு கல்லாய் என்னை
கிடக்க விடு
Body, O body, freeze and fade away!
Mind, O mind, die away!
Like a tiny pebble on the pathway,
Let me lie down.
உன் பார்வையில்
என்னை கொன்றுவிடு
பெண்ணே உன் கூந்தலில்
என்னை புதைத்து விடு
பெண்ணே
In your gaze, me—
Kill me, O girl!
In your tresses, me—
Bury me, O girl!
உன் பார்வையில்
என்னை கொன்றுவிடு
பெண்ணே உன் கூந்தலில்
என்னை புதைத்து விடு
பெண்ணே
In your gaze, me—
Kill me, O girl!
In your tresses, me—
Bury me, O girl!
கொல்வதற்கு
முன்னே ஒரு முத்தமிடு
பெண்ணே அதை மறக்காதே
ஒரு பார்வையில் ஒரு
வார்த்தையில் ஒரு தீண்டலில்
நான் மீண்டும் பிறப்பேனே
Before killing me,
Give me a kiss, O girl!
Do not forget that...
In a single glance, in a single word,
In a single touch, I will be reborn again.
மனசு ரெண்டும்
பார்க்க கண்கள் ரெண்டும்
தீண்ட உதடு ரெண்டும்
உரச காதல் வெள்ளம்
இங்கு பொங்குதே
As two hearts look at each other,
As two pairs of eyes touch,
As two pairs of lips brush against each other,
The flood of love overflows here.
நரம்பில் ஒரு
நதி பாயுதே இது என்ன
வேட்கை காதல் வலி
உடல் காயுதே இது என்ன
வாழ்க்கை ஒரு பார்வையில்
ஒரு வார்த்தையில் ஒரு
தீண்டலில் நான் மீண்டும்
பிறப்பேனே
A river surges through my veins,
What kind of intense yearning is this?
The pain of love scorches my body,
What kind of life is this?
In a single glance, in a single word,
In a single touch, I will be reborn again.
{Manasu rendum paarkka
As two hearts look at each other,
Kangal rendum theenda
As two pairs of eyes touch,
Udhadu rendum urasa
As two pairs of lips brush against each other,
Kaadhal vellam ingu ponguthae} (2)
The flood of love overflows here.
Narambil oru nadhi paayuthae
A river surges through my veins,
Idhu enna vetkai
What kind of intense yearning is this?
Kaadhal vali udal kaayuthae
The pain of love scorches my body,
Idhu enna vaazhkkai
What kind of life is this?
Oru paarvaiyil oru vaarthaiyil
In a single glance, in a single word,
Oru theendalil naan meendum pirappenae
In a single touch, I will be reborn again.
Manasu rendum paarkka
As two hearts look at each other,
Kangal rendum theenda
As two pairs of eyes touch,
Udhadu rendum urasa
As two pairs of lips brush against each other,
Kaadhal vellam ingu ponguthae
The flood of love overflows here.
Kaadhal sarugaana pinbu
Once love turns into a withered leaf,
Mogam vandhaalae saabam
If lust arrives, it becomes a curse.
Kannil mul vaithu moodi
Placing a thorn inside the eyes and closing them,
Thoonga sonnaalae paavam
Asking someone to sleep is a sin.
Un maarbil vazhigindra neer alli
Scooping up the moisture dripping from your chest,
Marundhu pola kudippaen
I will drink it like medicine,
En piththam konjam thanippen
I will quench my obsession a little.
Un paadha suvadukkul
Inside your footprint,
Surungi vizhundhu marippen
I will shrink, collapse, and die.
Udal seeruthae
The body rages,
Niram maaruthae
The complexion changes,
Vali yeruthae
The pain escalates,
Idhu enna kalavaramoo
What kind of turmoil is this?
{Manasu rendum paarkka
As two hearts look at each other,
Kangal rendum theenda
As two pairs of eyes touch,
Udhadu rendum urasa
As two pairs of lips brush against each other,
Kaadhal vellam ingu ponguthae} (2)
The flood of love overflows here.
Nilavin oliyil alaigal eriyuma
Do waves burn under the moonlight?
Alaiyin vedhanai nilavu ariyuma
Does the moon comprehend the torment of the waves?
Vedhanaigal nenjil sugama
Is agony in the heart sweet?
Engum paravudhadee
It spreads everywhere, my dear.
Udalae udalae uraindhu poividu
Body, O body, freeze and fade away!
Manamae manamae irandhu poividu
Mind, O mind, die away!
Paadhaiyilae siru kallaai
Like a tiny pebble on the pathway,
Ennai kidakka vidu
Let me lie down.
Un paarvaiyil ennai
In your gaze, me—
Kondruvidu pennae
Kill me, O girl!
Un koondhalil ennai
In your tresses, me—
Pudhaithu vidu pennae
Bury me, O girl!
Un paarvaiyil ennai
In your gaze, me—
Kondruvidu pennae
Kill me, O girl!
Un koondhalil ennai
In your tresses, me—
Pudhaithu vidu pennae
Bury me, O girl!
Kolvadharku munnae
Before killing me,
Oru muththamidu pennae
Give me a kiss, O girl!
Adhai marakkaadhae…
Do not forget that...
Oru paarvaiyil oru vaarthaiyil
In a single glance, in a single word,
Oru theendalil naan meendum pirappenae
In a single touch, I will be reborn again.
Manasu rendum paarkka
As two hearts look at each other,
Kangal rendum theenda
As two pairs of eyes touch,
Udhadu rendum urasa
As two pairs of lips brush against each other,
Kaadhal vellam ingu ponguthae
The flood of love overflows here.
Narambil oru nadhi paayuthae
A river surges through my veins,
Idhu enna vetkai
What kind of intense yearning is this?
Kaadhal vali udal kaayuthae
The pain of love scorches my body,
Idhu enna vaazhkkai
What kind of life is this?
Oru paarvaiyil oru vaarthaiyil
In a single glance, in a single word,
Oru theendalil naan meendum pirappenae
In a single touch, I will be reborn again.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This intense song captures the overwhelming, bordering-on-obsessive, passion and emotional torment of a lover. The lyrics navigate through sensory experiences of intimacy—eyes meeting, lips touching, and blood racing through veins like a river—while contrasting it with the agonizing pain of longing, heartbreak, and unrequited attachment.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Kaadhal vellam ingu ponguthae”
Love is conceptualized as a swelling flood ('Kaadhal vellam') and emotions running through veins as a flowing river ('Narambil oru nadhi paayuthae').
Personification & Rhetorical Question
“Alaiyin vedhanai nilavu ariyuma”
The moon and ocean waves are personified to question whether an unfeeling entity (the moon) can feel the suffering of the ocean waves, symbolizing distant lovers.
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Udal seeruthae / Niram maaruthae / Vali yeruthae”
The lines end with identical rhyming suffixes ('seeruthae', 'maaruthae', 'yeruthae') creating a rhythmic cadence reflecting escalating despair.
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Trivia
This song features in the psychological romantic thriller film 'Kaadhal Kondein' (2003), directed by Selvaraghavan and starring Dhanush. The soundtrack was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, whose musical score for this film was critical in establishing both Dhanush and Yuvan as major forces in Tamil cinema.
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