Manathile Oru Paattu Duet
From Dhayam Onnu · 1988
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Dhayam Onnu1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Manadhilae oru paattu | A song resides in the heart |
| Mazhai varum adhai kettu | Rain will fall listening to it |
| Idhu bhoopalam pudhu aalolam | This is a morning melody, a new soothing lullaby |
| Vizhi poovum malarum kaalai neram | The morning time when the eye-flower blossoms |
| Male | |
| Manadhilae oru paattu | A song resides in the heart |
| Mazhai varum adhai kettu | Rain will fall listening to it |
| Male | |
| Kaatru poovodu koodum | The wind will unite with the flower |
| Kaadhal sangeetham paadum | And sing a song of love |
| Paarthu ennullam thedum | Looking, my inner soul searches |
| Paasam anbodu moodum | Affection will cover with love |
| Male | |
| {Idhayam podaatha | {A rhythm that the heart has not played |
| Layamum kettu | Listening to that rhythm |
| Ilamai paadaatha | A song of poetry |
| Kavidhai paattu}(2) | That youth has never sung}(2) |
| Male | |
| Imaigalil pala thaalam | Many beats in the eyelids |
| Isaigalai adhu koorum | It proclaims musical melodies |
| Iravilum pagalilum | Day and night |
| Unai paarthu paarthu | Looking at you continuously |
| Paarvai vaadum | The vision wilts |
| Female | |
| Manadhilae oru paattu | A song resides in the heart |
| Mazhai varum adhai kettu | Rain will fall listening to it |
| Female | |
| Neeyum nooraandu vaazha | May you live for a hundred years |
| Neram ponnaaga maara | May time turn into gold |
| Naanum paamaalai poda | May I offer a garland of songs |
| Tholil naan vanthu sooda | And come wear it around your shoulders |
| Female | |
| {Enathu raagangal | {My ragas are |
| Ezhuthum vedham | A scripture being written |
| Pudhiya dhaagangal | New thirsts |
| Vizhiyil oorum} (2) | Spring forth in the eyes} (2) |
| Female | |
| Idhu oru suga raagam | This is a pleasant raga |
| Idhil varum pala baavam | Many emotions arise within it |
| Inimaigal thodarkadhai | Sweetness is a continuous story |
| Ini sogam yedhu serum podhu | What sorrow can touch us when we join now? |
| Male | |
| Manadhilae oru paattu | A song resides in the heart |
| Mazhai varum adhai kettu | Rain will fall listening to it |
| Female :Idhu bhoopalam | Female: This is a morning melody |
| Pudhu aalolam | A new soothing sound |
| Male :Vizhi poovum malarum | Male: The eye-flower will blossom |
| Kaalai neram | In the morning time |
மனதிலே ஒரு பாட்டு
மழை வரும் அதைக் கேட்டு
A song resides in the heart
Rain will fall listening to it
This is a morning melody, a new soothing lullaby
The morning time when the eye-flower blossoms
மனதிலே ஒரு பாட்டு
மழை வரும் அதைக் கேட்டு
இது பூபாளம் புது ஆலோலம்
விழிப் பூவும் மலரும் காலை நேரம்
A song resides in the heart
Rain will fall listening to it
மனதிலே ஒரு பாட்டு
மழை வரும் அதைக் கேட்டு
The wind will unite with the flower
And sing a song of love
Looking, my inner soul searches
Affection will cover with love
காற்று பூவோடு கூடும்....
காதல் சங்கீதம் பாடும்
பார்த்து என்னுள்ளம் தேடும்...
பாசம் அன்போடு மூடும்
{A rhythm that the heart has not played
Listening to that rhythm
A song of poetry
That youth has never sung}(2)
இதயம் போடாத லயமும் கேட்டு
இளமை பாடாத கவிதைப் பாட்டு
இதயம் போடாத லயமும் கேட்டு
இளமை பாடாத கவிதைப் பாட்டு
Many beats in the eyelids
It proclaims musical melodies
Day and night
Looking at you continuously
The vision wilts
இமைகளில் பல தாளம்
இசைகளை அது கூறும்
இரவிலும் பகலிலும் உனைப்
பார்த்துப் பார்த்து பார்வை வாடும்
A song resides in the heart
Rain will fall listening to it
மனதிலே ஒரு பாட்டு
மழை வரும் அதைக் கேட்டு
May you live for a hundred years
May time turn into gold
May I offer a garland of songs
And come wear it around your shoulders
நீயும் நூறாண்டு வாழ
நேரம் பொன்னாக மாற
நானும் பாமாலை போட
தோளில் நான் வந்து சூட
{My ragas are
A scripture being written
New thirsts
Spring forth in the eyes} (2)
எனது ராகங்கள் எழுதும் வேதம்
புதிய தாகங்கள் விழியில் ஊறும்
எனது ராகங்கள் எழுதும் வேதம்
புதிய தாகங்கள் விழியில் ஊறும்
This is a pleasant raga
Many emotions arise within it
Sweetness is a continuous story
What sorrow can touch us when we join now?
இது ஒரு சுக ராகம்
இதில் வரும் பல பாவம்
இனிமைகள் தொடர்கதை இனி
சோகம் ஏது சேரும் போது
A song resides in the heart
Rain will fall listening to it
Female: This is a morning melody
A new soothing sound
Male: The eye-flower will blossom
In the morning time
மனதிலே ஒரு பாட்டு
மழை வரும் அதைக் கேட்டு
இது பூபாளம் புது ஆலோலம்
விழிப் பூவும் மலரும் காலை நேரம்
ஆண் மற்றும் பெண் :
மனதிலே ஒரு பாட்டு
மழை வரும் அதைக் கேட்டு
Manadhilae oru paattu
A song resides in the heart
Mazhai varum adhai kettu
Rain will fall listening to it
Idhu bhoopalam pudhu aalolam
This is a morning melody, a new soothing lullaby
Vizhi poovum malarum kaalai neram
The morning time when the eye-flower blossoms
Manadhilae oru paattu
A song resides in the heart
Mazhai varum adhai kettu
Rain will fall listening to it
Kaatru poovodu koodum
The wind will unite with the flower
Kaadhal sangeetham paadum
And sing a song of love
Paarthu ennullam thedum
Looking, my inner soul searches
Paasam anbodu moodum
Affection will cover with love
{Idhayam podaatha
{A rhythm that the heart has not played
Layamum kettu
Listening to that rhythm
Ilamai paadaatha
A song of poetry
Kavidhai paattu}(2)
That youth has never sung}(2)
Imaigalil pala thaalam
Many beats in the eyelids
Isaigalai adhu koorum
It proclaims musical melodies
Iravilum pagalilum
Day and night
Unai paarthu paarthu
Looking at you continuously
Paarvai vaadum
The vision wilts
Manadhilae oru paattu
A song resides in the heart
Mazhai varum adhai kettu
Rain will fall listening to it
Neeyum nooraandu vaazha
May you live for a hundred years
Neram ponnaaga maara
May time turn into gold
Naanum paamaalai poda
May I offer a garland of songs
Tholil naan vanthu sooda
And come wear it around your shoulders
{Enathu raagangal
{My ragas are
Ezhuthum vedham
A scripture being written
Pudhiya dhaagangal
New thirsts
Vizhiyil oorum} (2)
Spring forth in the eyes} (2)
Idhu oru suga raagam
This is a pleasant raga
Idhil varum pala baavam
Many emotions arise within it
Inimaigal thodarkadhai
Sweetness is a continuous story
Ini sogam yedhu serum podhu
What sorrow can touch us when we join now?
Manadhilae oru paattu
A song resides in the heart
Mazhai varum adhai kettu
Rain will fall listening to it
Female :Idhu bhoopalam
Female: This is a morning melody
Pudhu aalolam
A new soothing sound
Male :Vizhi poovum malarum
Male: The eye-flower will blossom
Kaalai neram
In the morning time
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Manadhilae Oru Paattu from Dhayam Onnu (1988) is a soulful romantic duet celebrating love through the metaphor of music and nature. The song speaks of an internal melody so enchanting that even the rains fall upon hearing it. The lovers describe their emotional bond using dawn ragas like Bhoopalam, comparing their affection to a poem untouched by age and a sacred scripture written by ragas.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Manadhilae oru paattu / Mazhai varum adhai kettu”
Repetition of the initial sound 'Ma' in consecutive lines 'Manadhilae' and 'Mazhai'.
Personification
“Mazhai varum adhai kettu”
Attributing human traits of listening to rain ('Mazhai varum adhai kettu') and singing to the wind ('Kaatru poovodu koodum, Kaadhal sangeetham paadum').
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Vizhi poovum malarum kaalai neram”
'Vizhi poovum' metaphorically compares the eyes to delicate flowers blossoming at dawn.
Eyaibu (Rhyming Couplets)
“Kaatru poovodu koodum / Kaadhal sangeetham paadum”
Rhyming endings across consecutive lines such as 'koodum', 'paadum', 'thedum', and 'moodum'.
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Trivia
Dhayam Onnu (1988) features lyrics by the versatile director-lyricist Gangai Amaran. The song cleverly integrates classical music terminology like 'Bhoopalam' (a traditional early morning raga) and 'Layam' (rhythm) into a romantic context.
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