Manasukkulle
From Mallu Vetti Minor · 1990
- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singers
- S. Janaki, Arun Mozhi
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Mallu Vetti Minor1990
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Manasukulla naayana satham | I heard the sound of the pipe playing inside my heart |
| Naan ketten | I heard it |
| Kanavukulla maalaiya katti naan potten | In my dreams, I wove a garland and put it on |
| Ponnaaram nee poda oo oo | As you adorn yourself with golden ornaments, oo oo |
| Hoo hoo hoo | Hoo hoo hoo |
| Manasukulla naayana satham naan ketten | I heard the sound of the pipe playing inside my heart |
| Kanavukulla maalaiya katti naan potten | In my dreams, I wove a garland and put it on |
| Female | |
| Sariga vaetti sandhanathil | In a zari dhoti adorned with sandalwood |
| Minnuriyae minnuriyae | You are shining, you are shining |
| Pudava kattum ponnukittae | To the girl wearing a saree |
| Maattuniyae maattuniyae | You got caught, you got caught |
| Male | |
| Thaali onnu potta pinnae | After the sacred wedding thread is tied |
| Enga kadhai ungakitta | My story and life belong with you |
| Vaazhugira vaazhkaiyellam | All the life that I live hereafter |
| Seethanama thandhuvitten | I have given it away as a dowry to you |
| Female | |
| Onnoda onnaanom | We have become one with each other |
| Male | |
| Ooo ooo | Ooo ooo |
| Female | |
| Hoo hoo hoo | Hoo hoo hoo |
| Male | |
| Manasukulla naayana satham | The sound of the pipe playing inside the heart |
| Naan ketten | I heard it |
| Female :Kanavukulla maalaiya katti | Female: In my dreams, weaving a garland |
| Naan potten | I put it on |
| Male | |
| Munnam oru kaalathil | Once upon a time in the past |
| Unga appanum thaan sokkaali | Your father too was a stylish, carefree man |
| Mammuttiyai kaiyil eduthu | Taking the spade in hand |
| Mannai nambum paataali | He was a hardworking laborer who trusted the soil |
| Female | |
| Manasum mattum vechiputta | If you firmly set your mind to it |
| Maaligaiyum kitta varum | Even a grand palace will come within your reach |
| Maaligaiyil naam irundha | When we live inside that grand palace |
| Oorum kaiya thatta varum | The entire town will applaud us with praise |
| Male | |
| Naan thaanae un raasa | Am I not your king? |
| Female | |
| Ooo ooo | Ooo ooo |
| Male | |
| Hoo hoo hoo | Hoo hoo hoo |
| Female | |
| Manasukulla naayana satham | The sound of the pipe playing inside the heart |
| Naan ketten | I heard it |
| Male :Kanavukulla maalaiya katti | Male: In my dreams, weaving a garland |
| Naan potten | I put it on |
| Female | |
| Ponnaaram nee poda | As you adorn yourself with golden ornaments |
| Male | |
| Oo oo | Oo oo |
| Female | |
| Hmm mm mm | Hmm mm mm |
| Male | |
| Manasukulla naayana satham | The sound of the pipe playing inside the heart |
| Female :Naan ketten | Female: I heard it |
| Kanavukulla maalaiya katti | Weaving a garland in my dreams |
| Male :Naan potten | Male: I put it on |
மனசுக்குள்ள நாயான சத்தம்
நான் கேட்டேன்
கனவுக்குள்ள மாலைய கட்டி நான் போட்டேன்
பொன்னாரம் நீ போட ஓ ஓ
ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ
மனசுக்குள்ள நாயான சத்தம்
நான் கேட்டேன்
கனவுக்குள்ள மாலைய கட்டி நான் போட்டேன்
I heard the sound of the pipe playing inside my heart
I heard it
In my dreams, I wove a garland and put it on
As you adorn yourself with golden ornaments, oo oo
Hoo hoo hoo
I heard the sound of the pipe playing inside my heart
In my dreams, I wove a garland and put it on
ஜரிக வேட்டி சந்தனத்தில்
மின்னுறியே மின்னுறியே
புடவை கட்டும் பொண்ணுகிட்டே
மாட்டுனியே மாட்டுனியே
In a zari dhoti adorned with sandalwood
You are shining, you are shining
To the girl wearing a saree
You got caught, you got caught
தாலி ஒன்னு போட்ட பின்னே
எங்க கதை உங்ககிட்ட
வாழுகிற வாழ்க்கையெல்லாம்
சீதனமா தந்திவிட்டேன்
After the sacred wedding thread is tied
My story and life belong with you
All the life that I live hereafter
I have given it away as a dowry to you
ஒன்னோட ஒண்ணானோம்
We have become one with each other
ஓஒ ஓஒ
Ooo ooo
ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ
Hoo hoo hoo
மனசுக்குள்ள நாயான சத்தம்
நான் கேட்டேன்
கனவுக்குள்ள மாலைய கட்டி
நான் போட்டேன்
பொன்னாரம் நான் போட ஓ ஓ
ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ
The sound of the pipe playing inside the heart
I heard it
Female: In my dreams, weaving a garland
I put it on
மனசுக்குள்ள நாயான சத்தம்
நான் கேட்டேன்
கனவுக்குள்ள மாலைய கட்டி
நான் போட்டேன்
Once upon a time in the past
Your father too was a stylish, carefree man
Taking the spade in hand
He was a hardworking laborer who trusted the soil
முன்னம் ஒரு காலத்தில்
உங்க அப்பனும்தான் சோக்காளி
மம்முட்டியை கையில் எடுத்து
மண்ணை நம்பும் பாட்டாளி
If you firmly set your mind to it
Even a grand palace will come within your reach
When we live inside that grand palace
The entire town will applaud us with praise
மனசும் மட்டும் வெச்சிபுட்டா
மாளிகையும் கிட்ட வரும்
மாளிகையில் நாம் இருந்தா
ஊரும் கைய தட்ட வரும்
Am I not your king?
நான்தானே உன் ராசா
Ooo ooo
ஓஒ ஓஒ
Hoo hoo hoo
ஹோ ஹோ ஹோ
The sound of the pipe playing inside the heart
I heard it
Male: In my dreams, weaving a garland
I put it on
மனசுக்குள்ள நாயான சத்தம்
நான் கேட்டேன்
கனவுக்குள்ள மாலைய கட்டி
நான் போட்டேன்
As you adorn yourself with golden ornaments
பொன்னாரம் நீ போட
Oo oo
ஓ ஓ
Hmm mm mm
ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்
The sound of the pipe playing inside the heart
Female: I heard it
Weaving a garland in my dreams
Male: I put it on
மனசுக்குள்ள நாயான சத்தம்
நான் கேட்டேன்
கனவுக்குள்ள மாலைய கட்டி
நான் போட்டேன்
Manasukulla naayana satham
I heard the sound of the pipe playing inside my heart
Naan ketten
I heard it
Kanavukulla maalaiya katti naan potten
In my dreams, I wove a garland and put it on
Ponnaaram nee poda oo oo
As you adorn yourself with golden ornaments, oo oo
Hoo hoo hoo
Hoo hoo hoo
Manasukulla naayana satham naan ketten
I heard the sound of the pipe playing inside my heart
Kanavukulla maalaiya katti naan potten
In my dreams, I wove a garland and put it on
Sariga vaetti sandhanathil
In a zari dhoti adorned with sandalwood
Minnuriyae minnuriyae
You are shining, you are shining
Pudava kattum ponnukittae
To the girl wearing a saree
Maattuniyae maattuniyae
You got caught, you got caught
Thaali onnu potta pinnae
After the sacred wedding thread is tied
Enga kadhai ungakitta
My story and life belong with you
Vaazhugira vaazhkaiyellam
All the life that I live hereafter
Seethanama thandhuvitten
I have given it away as a dowry to you
Onnoda onnaanom
We have become one with each other
Ooo ooo
Ooo ooo
Hoo hoo hoo
Hoo hoo hoo
Manasukulla naayana satham
The sound of the pipe playing inside the heart
Naan ketten
I heard it
Female :Kanavukulla maalaiya katti
Female: In my dreams, weaving a garland
Naan potten
I put it on
Munnam oru kaalathil
Once upon a time in the past
Unga appanum thaan sokkaali
Your father too was a stylish, carefree man
Mammuttiyai kaiyil eduthu
Taking the spade in hand
Mannai nambum paataali
He was a hardworking laborer who trusted the soil
Manasum mattum vechiputta
If you firmly set your mind to it
Maaligaiyum kitta varum
Even a grand palace will come within your reach
Maaligaiyil naam irundha
When we live inside that grand palace
Oorum kaiya thatta varum
The entire town will applaud us with praise
Naan thaanae un raasa
Am I not your king?
Ooo ooo
Ooo ooo
Hoo hoo hoo
Hoo hoo hoo
Manasukulla naayana satham
The sound of the pipe playing inside the heart
Naan ketten
I heard it
Male :Kanavukulla maalaiya katti
Male: In my dreams, weaving a garland
Naan potten
I put it on
Ponnaaram nee poda
As you adorn yourself with golden ornaments
Oo oo
Oo oo
Hmm mm mm
Hmm mm mm
Manasukulla naayana satham
The sound of the pipe playing inside the heart
Female :Naan ketten
Female: I heard it
Kanavukulla maalaiya katti
Weaving a garland in my dreams
Male :Naan potten
Male: I put it on
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Manasukulla Naayana Satham from Mallu Vetti Minor (1990) is a charming romantic folk duet that captures the joyful anticipation of two lovers dreaming of their wedding and future togetherness. The song opens with both lovers hearing the auspicious sound of the Nadaswaram playing in their hearts, symbolically weaving and exchanging wedding garlands within their dreams. They celebrate the emotional sacredness of marriage and the devotion they feel toward one another.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Manasukulla naayana satham”
Hearing the Nadaswaram (wedding pipe) inside the heart metaphorically represents the feeling of romantic joy and the subconscious readiness for marriage.
Anaphora / Repetition (Erattai Kilavi)
“Minnuriyae minnuriyae”
The rhythmic repetition of words enhances the playful tempo and romantic enthusiasm of the duet.
Auditory Imagery
“Manasukulla naayana satham naan ketten”
Evoking the sound of the Nadaswaram creates a vivid cultural image of traditional Tamil wedding rituals.
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Trivia
Mallu Vetti Minor (1990) is a Tamil village drama film directed by Manobala and starring Sathyaraj, Seetha, and Shobana. The film's soundtrack was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics written by the celebrated Tamil poet Pulamaipithan.
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