Mani Osai
From Payanangal Mudivathillai · 1982
- Lyricist
- Muthulingam
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Payanangal Mudivathillai1982
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Mani osai kettu ezhundhu | Hearing the sound of the bell and waking up |
| Nenjil aasai kodi sumandhu | Carrying ten million desires in the heart |
| Thiru thaeril naanum amarndhu | Sitting on a sacred chariot myself |
| Oru kovil serndha pozhudhu | When reaching a temple |
| Andha kovilin mani vaasalai | The main doorway of that temple |
| Ingu moodudhal muraiyoo…hm…hmum.. | Is it right to close it here? Hm... hm... |
| Female | |
| Mani osai kettu ezhundhu | Hearing the sound of the bell and waking up |
| Nenjil aasai kodi sumandhu | Carrying ten million desires in the heart |
| Male | |
| Kannan paadum paadal ketkka aaa | To hear the song sung by Kannan |
| Raadhai vandhaal aagaadhoo | Is it wrong if Radha comes? |
| Raadhaiyodu aasaik kannan…haa.. | With Radha, loving Kannan... |
| Pesa koodaadhoo | Should he not talk? |
| Female | |
| Kannan paadum paadal ketkka | To hear the song sung by Kannan |
| Raadhai vandhaal aagaadhoo | Is it wrong if Radha comes? |
| Raadhaiyodu aasaik kannan… | With Radha, loving Kannan... |
| Pesa koodaadhoo | Should he not talk? |
| Male | |
| Raadhai manam yengalaamoo | Can Radha's heart yearn like this? |
| Kannan manam vaadalaamoo | Can Kannan's heart wither? |
| Vazhkkai maarumoo nenjam thaangumoo | Will life change? Can the heart bear it? |
| Male | |
| Mani osai kettu ezhundhu | Hearing the sound of the bell and waking up |
| Nenjil aasai kodi sumandhu | Carrying ten million desires in the heart |
| Male | |
| Paadhai maari pogumbodhu… | When changing paths and walking... |
| Oorum vandhae seraadhu | The destination city will not be reached |
| Thaalam maari podumbodhu aa… | When playing out of beat... |
| Ragam thondraadhu | A melody will not emerge |
| Female | |
| Paadhai maari pogumbodhu… | When changing paths and walking... |
| Oorum vandhae seraadhu | The destination city will not be reached |
| Male | |
| Thaalam maari podumbodhu aa… | When playing out of beat... |
| Ragam thondraadhu | A melody will not emerge |
| Female | |
| Paadum pudhu veenai ingae | Here is a new Veena that sings |
| Male | |
| Raagam adhil maarum angae | There, the melody in it changes |
| Kaalam maarumoa thaalam serumoo | Will time change? Will the rhythm unite? |
| Female | |
| Oho…oh…mani osai kettu ezhundhu | Oho... oh... hearing the sound of the bell and waking up |
| Male :Nenjil aasai kodi sumandhu | Male: Carrying ten million desires in the heart |
| Female :Thiru thaeril naanum amarndhu | Female: Sitting on a sacred chariot myself |
| Male :Oru kovil serndha pozhudhu | Male: When reaching a temple |
| Female :Andha kovilin mani vaasalai | Female: The main doorway of that temple |
| Ingu moodudhal muraiyoo… | Is it right to close it here? |
| Male | |
| Hhm…hmum.. | Hhm... hmum.. |
| Mani osai kettu ezhundhu | Hearing the sound of the bell and waking up |
| Nenjil aasai kodi sumandhu | Carrying ten million desires in the heart |
மணியோசை கேட்டு எழுந்து
நெஞ்சில் ஆசை கோடி சுமந்து
திருத்தேரில் நானும் அமர்ந்து
ஒரு கோயில் சேர்ந்த பொழுது
அந்தக் கோவிலின் மணி வாசலை
இங்கு மூடுதல் முறையோ......ஹ்ம்......ஹ்ம்ம்....
Hearing the sound of the bell and waking up
Carrying ten million desires in the heart
Sitting on a sacred chariot myself
When reaching a temple
The main doorway of that temple
Is it right to close it here? Hm... hm...
மணியோசை கேட்டு எழுந்து
நெஞ்சில் ஆசை கோடி சுமந்து
Hearing the sound of the bell and waking up
Carrying ten million desires in the heart
கண்ணன் பாடும் பாடல் கேட்க ஆஅ
ராதை வந்தால் ஆகாதோ
ராதையோடு ஆசைக் கண்ணன்...ஹா...ஆ....
பேசக் கூடாதோ.....
To hear the song sung by Kannan
Is it wrong if Radha comes?
With Radha, loving Kannan...
Should he not talk?
கண்ணன் பாடும் பாடல் கேட்க
ராதை வந்தால் ஆகாதோ
ராதையோடு ஆசைக் கண்ணன்
பேசக் கூடாதோ
To hear the song sung by Kannan
Is it wrong if Radha comes?
With Radha, loving Kannan...
Should he not talk?
ராதை மனம் ஏங்கலாமோ
கண்ணன் மனம் வாடலாமோ
வாழ்க்கை மாறுமோ நெஞ்சம் தாங்குமோ
Can Radha's heart yearn like this?
Can Kannan's heart wither?
Will life change? Can the heart bear it?
மணியோசை கேட்டு எழுந்து
நெஞ்சில் ஆசை கோடி சுமந்து
Hearing the sound of the bell and waking up
Carrying ten million desires in the heart
பாதை மாறிப் போகும் போது......
ஊரு வந்தே சேராது
தாளம் மாறிப் போடும் போது ஆ.....
ராகம் தோன்றாது
When changing paths and walking...
The destination city will not be reached
When playing out of beat...
A melody will not emerge
பாதை மாறிப் போகும்போது
ஊரு வந்தே சேராது
When changing paths and walking...
The destination city will not be reached
தாளம் மாறிப் போடும்போது
ராகம் தோன்றாது
When playing out of beat...
A melody will not emerge
பாடும் புது வீணை இங்கே
Here is a new Veena that sings
ராகம் அதில் மாறும் அங்கே
காலம் மாறுமோ தாளம் சேருமோ
There, the melody in it changes
Will time change? Will the rhythm unite?
ஓஹோ......ஓ..... மணியோசை கேட்டு எழுந்து
நெஞ்சில் ஆசை கோடி சுமந்து
திருத்தேரில் நானும் அமர்ந்து....
ஒரு கோயில் சேர்ந்த பொழுது.....
அந்தக் கோவிலின் மணி வாசலை
இங்கு மூடுதல் முறையோ.....
Oho... oh... hearing the sound of the bell and waking up
Male: Carrying ten million desires in the heart
Female: Sitting on a sacred chariot myself
Male: When reaching a temple
Female: The main doorway of that temple
Is it right to close it here?
ஹம் ஹ்ம்ம் ஹம்....
மணியோசை கேட்டு எழுந்து
நெஞ்சில் ஆசை கோடி சுமந்து
Hhm... hmum..
Hearing the sound of the bell and waking up
Carrying ten million desires in the heart
Mani osai kettu ezhundhu
Hearing the sound of the bell and waking up
Nenjil aasai kodi sumandhu
Carrying ten million desires in the heart
Thiru thaeril naanum amarndhu
Sitting on a sacred chariot myself
Oru kovil serndha pozhudhu
When reaching a temple
Andha kovilin mani vaasalai
The main doorway of that temple
Ingu moodudhal muraiyoo…hm…hmum..
Is it right to close it here? Hm... hm...
Mani osai kettu ezhundhu
Hearing the sound of the bell and waking up
Nenjil aasai kodi sumandhu
Carrying ten million desires in the heart
Kannan paadum paadal ketkka aaa
To hear the song sung by Kannan
Raadhai vandhaal aagaadhoo
Is it wrong if Radha comes?
Raadhaiyodu aasaik kannan…haa..
With Radha, loving Kannan...
Pesa koodaadhoo
Should he not talk?
Kannan paadum paadal ketkka
To hear the song sung by Kannan
Raadhai vandhaal aagaadhoo
Is it wrong if Radha comes?
Raadhaiyodu aasaik kannan…
With Radha, loving Kannan...
Pesa koodaadhoo
Should he not talk?
Raadhai manam yengalaamoo
Can Radha's heart yearn like this?
Kannan manam vaadalaamoo
Can Kannan's heart wither?
Vazhkkai maarumoo nenjam thaangumoo
Will life change? Can the heart bear it?
Mani osai kettu ezhundhu
Hearing the sound of the bell and waking up
Nenjil aasai kodi sumandhu
Carrying ten million desires in the heart
Paadhai maari pogumbodhu…
When changing paths and walking...
Oorum vandhae seraadhu
The destination city will not be reached
Thaalam maari podumbodhu aa…
When playing out of beat...
Ragam thondraadhu
A melody will not emerge
Paadhai maari pogumbodhu…
When changing paths and walking...
Oorum vandhae seraadhu
The destination city will not be reached
Thaalam maari podumbodhu aa…
When playing out of beat...
Ragam thondraadhu
A melody will not emerge
Paadum pudhu veenai ingae
Here is a new Veena that sings
Raagam adhil maarum angae
There, the melody in it changes
Kaalam maarumoa thaalam serumoo
Will time change? Will the rhythm unite?
Oho…oh…mani osai kettu ezhundhu
Oho... oh... hearing the sound of the bell and waking up
Male :Nenjil aasai kodi sumandhu
Male: Carrying ten million desires in the heart
Female :Thiru thaeril naanum amarndhu
Female: Sitting on a sacred chariot myself
Male :Oru kovil serndha pozhudhu
Male: When reaching a temple
Female :Andha kovilin mani vaasalai
Female: The main doorway of that temple
Ingu moodudhal muraiyoo…
Is it right to close it here?
Hhm…hmum..
Hhm... hmum..
Mani osai kettu ezhundhu
Hearing the sound of the bell and waking up
Nenjil aasai kodi sumandhu
Carrying ten million desires in the heart
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Mani osai kettu ezhundhu is a melancholic song that uses vivid spiritual and musical allegories to express emotional pain, longing, and destiny's cruel irony. The singer draws a parallel between a devotee traveling on a sacred chariot to a temple only to find its doors shut, and a lover seeking union only to face rejection and obstacles. Through references to Krishna (Kannan) and Radha, along with musical metaphors of lost beats (thaalam) and altered ragas, the song conveys the heartbreak of a life derailed by unexpected circumstances.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Emonai / Ethirukai (Tamil Rhyme and Assonance)
“Mani osai kettu ezhundhu / Nenjil aasai kodi sumandhu / Thiru thaeril naanum amarndhu”
Consistent second-letter rhyming (Ethirukai) across initial lines such as ezhundhu, sumandhu, amarndhu creating a rhythmic flow.
Allegory / Metaphor
“Thaalam maari podumbodhu aa… Ragam thondraadhu”
Compares life's journey and disrupted love to losing the beat (thaalam) in music or straying off the main path.
Mythological Allusion
“Kannan paadum paadal ketkka aaa Raadhai vandhaal aagaadhoo”
Uses the divine lovers Radha and Kannan (Krishna) to symbolize deep spiritual and romantic devotion.
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Trivia
Payanangal Mudivathillai (1982), directed by R. Sundarrajan and starring Mohan and Poornima Bhagyaraj, became a massive blockbuster largely due to its timeless soundtrack composed by Ilaiyaraaja. This song features S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki.
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