Manasukkul Oru Puyal
From Star · 2001
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sadhana Sargam
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Star2001
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Manasukul oru puyal maiyam kondadhae | A storm has centered inside my heart. |
| Athan peyar thaan enna | What is its name? |
| Puyaluku kaadhal enru per solginraai | You say that storm is called love. |
| Adutha nilai thaan enna | What is the next stage? |
| Female | |
| Intha puyal indru karai kadanthaal innum | If this storm crosses the shore today, even more... |
| { Ennenna aagum } (2) | { What all will happen? } (2) |
| { Boogambam nerum poovil boogambam nerum } (2) | { An earthquake will occur, an earthquake will occur in the flower. } (2) |
| Male | |
| Ahaa haa haa haa … ohoo ho ho hooho … ohoo hoo hoo | Ahaa haa haa haa … ohoo ho ho hooho … ohoo hoo hoo |
| Female | |
| { Moochu vidavum maranthu vitten } (2) | { I even forgot to breathe } (2) |
| Enakenru peyarillai anbae en udalillai | I have no name of my own, my love, I have no body. |
| Ingae en uyirillai uyire | My soul is not here, my life. |
| Enna puthumai ada thookam en idakannil | What a wonder! Sleep is in my left eye, |
| Kana en valakannil nijama | And dreams are in my right eye, is this real? |
| Male | |
| Moongilukul nuzhaiginra kaatru | Like the wind that enters inside a bamboo stalk |
| Mukthi petru thirumbuthal polae | And returns having attained salvation as music, |
| Un madiyil sollaal vizhunthavan | I, who fell on your lap as a word, |
| Kaviyai mulaithen un ponmadi vaazhga | Sprouted as a poem; long live your golden lap! |
| Male | |
| Manasukul oru puyal maiyam kondadhae | A storm has centered inside my heart. |
| Athan peyar thaan enna | What is its name? |
| Intha puyal indru karai kadanthaal innum ennenna aagum | If this storm crosses the shore today, what all will happen? |
| Male | |
| { Merkil pona paravai ondru } (2) | { A bird that went to the west } (2) |
| May maathathil enakoru kanni pen varumenru | Told me that a maiden would come for me in the month of May, |
| Kaadhil pan paadi vittu sendrathu | It sang a melody in my ear and departed. |
| Enna viyapu antha paadal pan theiyumunnae | What a surprise, before that song's melody could fade, |
| Kannae en kangal unnai kandathu | My darling, my eyes saw you. |
| Female | |
| Paruvathilae oru murai poothen | I blossomed once during my youth, |
| Paarthathilae marumurai poothen | I blossomed a second time upon seeing you. |
| Un maarbin maiyathil enakoru kudisai pottu | Building a small hut for myself in the center of your chest, |
| Naan vaazhnthida vendum | I must live there. |
| Female | |
| Nam mei kaadhal vaazhga | Long live our true love! |
| Male | |
| Nam mei kaadhal vaazhga | Long live our true love! |
| Female | |
| Nam mei kaadhal vaazhga | Long live our true love! |
| Male | |
| Nam mei kaadhal vaazhga | Long live our true love! |
ஆண் & பெண் :
.........................
A storm has centered inside my heart.
What is its name?
You say that storm is called love.
What is the next stage?
மனசுக்குள்
ஒரு புயல் மையம்
கொண்டதே அதன்
பெயர்தான் என்ன
புயலுக்கு காதல் என்று
பேர் சொல்கின்றாய்
அடுத்த நிலைதான் என்ன
If this storm crosses the shore today, even more...
{ What all will happen? } (2)
{ An earthquake will occur, an earthquake will occur in the flower. } (2)
இந்தப் புயல்
இன்று கரை கடந்தால்
இன்னும் என்னென்ன
ஆகும் என்னென்ன ஆகும்
பூகம்பம் நேரும் பூவில்
பூகம்பம் நேரும் பூகம்பம்
நேரும் பூவில் பூகம்பம்
நேரும்
Ahaa haa haa haa … ohoo ho ho hooho … ohoo hoo hoo
ஆஹா ஹா
ஹா ஹா ஓஹோ
ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ
ஹோ ஓஹோ ஹோ
ஹோ
{ I even forgot to breathe } (2)
I have no name of my own, my love, I have no body.
My soul is not here, my life.
What a wonder! Sleep is in my left eye,
And dreams are in my right eye, is this real?
மூச்சு விடவும்
மறந்துவிட்டேன் மூச்சு
விடவும் மறந்துவிட்டேன்
எனக்கென்று பெயரில்லை
அன்பே என் உடலில்லை
இங்கே என் உயிரில்லை
உயிரே என்ன புதுமை அட
தூக்கம் என் இடக் கண்ணில்
கனா என் வலக் கண்ணில்
நிஜமா
Like the wind that enters inside a bamboo stalk
And returns having attained salvation as music,
I, who fell on your lap as a word,
Sprouted as a poem; long live your golden lap!
மூங்கிலுக்குள்
நுழைகின்ற காற்று
முக்தி பெற்று திரும்புதல்
போல உன் மடியில்
சொல்லால் விழுந்தவன்
கவியாய் முளைத்தேன்
உன் பொன் மடி வாழ்க
A storm has centered inside my heart.
What is its name?
If this storm crosses the shore today, what all will happen?
ஆண் & பெண் :
நம்
மெய் காதல் வாழ்க
நம் மெய் காதல் வாழ்க
நம் மெய் காதல் வாழ்க
நம் மெய் காதல் வாழ்க
{ A bird that went to the west } (2)
Told me that a maiden would come for me in the month of May,
It sang a melody in my ear and departed.
What a surprise, before that song's melody could fade,
My darling, my eyes saw you.
மனசுக்குள்
ஒரு புயல் மையம்
கொண்டதே அதன்
பெயர்தான் என்ன
இந்தப் புயல் இன்று
கரை கடந்தால் இன்னும்
என்னென்ன ஆகும்
I blossomed once during my youth,
I blossomed a second time upon seeing you.
Building a small hut for myself in the center of your chest,
I must live there.
மேற்கில் போன
பறவை ஒன்று மேற்கில்
போன பறவை ஒன்று
மே மாதத்தில் எனக்கொரு
கன்னிப் பெண் வருமென்று
காதில் பண் பாடிவிட்டுச்
சென்றது என்ன வியப்பு
அந்தப் பாடல் பண் தேயும்
முன்னே கண்ணே என்
கண்கள் உன்னைக் கண்டது
Long live our true love!
பருவத்திலே ஒரு
முறை பூத்தேன் பார்த்ததிலே
மறுமுறை பூத்தேன் உன்
மார்பின் மையத்தில் எனக்கொரு
குடிசை போட்டு நான்
வாழ்ந்திட வேண்டும்
Long live our true love!
நம் மெய்
காதல் வாழ்க
நம் மெய்
காதல் வாழ்க
நம் மெய்
காதல் வாழ்க
நம் மெய்
காதல் வாழ்க
ஆண் & பெண் :
நம்
மெய் காதல் வாழ்க
நம் மெய் காதல்
வாழ்க
Long live our true love!
ஆண் & பெண் :
........................
Long live our true love!
Manasukul oru puyal maiyam kondadhae
A storm has centered inside my heart.
Athan peyar thaan enna
What is its name?
Puyaluku kaadhal enru per solginraai
You say that storm is called love.
Adutha nilai thaan enna
What is the next stage?
Intha puyal indru karai kadanthaal innum
If this storm crosses the shore today, even more...
{ Ennenna aagum } (2)
{ What all will happen? } (2)
{ Boogambam nerum poovil boogambam nerum } (2)
{ An earthquake will occur, an earthquake will occur in the flower. } (2)
Ahaa haa haa haa … ohoo ho ho hooho … ohoo hoo hoo
Ahaa haa haa haa … ohoo ho ho hooho … ohoo hoo hoo
{ Moochu vidavum maranthu vitten } (2)
{ I even forgot to breathe } (2)
Enakenru peyarillai anbae en udalillai
I have no name of my own, my love, I have no body.
Ingae en uyirillai uyire
My soul is not here, my life.
Enna puthumai ada thookam en idakannil
What a wonder! Sleep is in my left eye,
Kana en valakannil nijama
And dreams are in my right eye, is this real?
Moongilukul nuzhaiginra kaatru
Like the wind that enters inside a bamboo stalk
Mukthi petru thirumbuthal polae
And returns having attained salvation as music,
Un madiyil sollaal vizhunthavan
I, who fell on your lap as a word,
Kaviyai mulaithen un ponmadi vaazhga
Sprouted as a poem; long live your golden lap!
Manasukul oru puyal maiyam kondadhae
A storm has centered inside my heart.
Athan peyar thaan enna
What is its name?
Intha puyal indru karai kadanthaal innum ennenna aagum
If this storm crosses the shore today, what all will happen?
{ Merkil pona paravai ondru } (2)
{ A bird that went to the west } (2)
May maathathil enakoru kanni pen varumenru
Told me that a maiden would come for me in the month of May,
Kaadhil pan paadi vittu sendrathu
It sang a melody in my ear and departed.
Enna viyapu antha paadal pan theiyumunnae
What a surprise, before that song's melody could fade,
Kannae en kangal unnai kandathu
My darling, my eyes saw you.
Paruvathilae oru murai poothen
I blossomed once during my youth,
Paarthathilae marumurai poothen
I blossomed a second time upon seeing you.
Un maarbin maiyathil enakoru kudisai pottu
Building a small hut for myself in the center of your chest,
Naan vaazhnthida vendum
I must live there.
Nam mei kaadhal vaazhga
Long live our true love!
Nam mei kaadhal vaazhga
Long live our true love!
Nam mei kaadhal vaazhga
Long live our true love!
Nam mei kaadhal vaazhga
Long live our true love!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This romantic track from the movie 'Star' (2001) expresses the tumultuous yet divine sensations of falling deeply in love. The song portrays love as a powerful storm centered in the heart, capable of shaking one's very existence like an earthquake hitting a delicate flower. The lovers describe their intense emotional state where physical reality melts away—forgetting to breathe, losing self-identity, and finding dreams and sleep dwelling in alternate eyes. Rich with nature metaphors, the lyrics describe a soul transformed into poetry upon contact with the beloved, celebrating the immortality and truth of their love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile / Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Moongilukul nuzhaiginra kaatru Mukthi petru thirumbuthal polae”
Compares the wind passing through a hollow bamboo stalk to emerge as sweet flute music with a simple word falling on the beloved's lap to blossom into poetry.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)
“Boogambam nerum poovil boogambam nerum”
Exaggerates the overwhelming feeling of love as a full-scale earthquake occurring inside a fragile flower.
Monai / Edugai (Rhythmic Rhyming)
“Paruvathilae oru murai poothen Paarthathilae marumurai poothen”
Uses internal rhyming and structural repetition between 'Paruvathilae' and 'Paarthathilae' to create melodic symmetry.
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Trivia
Composed by A. R. Rahman for the 2001 film 'Star' starring Prashanth and Jyothika, the lyrics were penned by Vairamuthu. The line comparing wind entering a bamboo to achieve 'Mukthi' (liberation/music) is considered one of Vairamuthu's most celebrated poetic metaphors.
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