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Manmadan Ambu

From Manmadhan Ambu · 2010

Lyricist
Kamal Haasan
Singer
Devi Sri Prasad
Music director
Devi Sri Prasad
Movie name
Manmadhan Ambu
Movie release year
2010
Lyrics added on
18 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Manmadhan ambhu…
Hei jora parakkudhae
Seera sorugudhae
Koora irukkudhae
Oora kalakkudhae
Hey..hey ..hey…
Hei megam karukkudhae
Saaral adikkudhae
Dhegam kodhikkudhae
Kaadhal parakkudhae ..hey..hey
Hei evanaiyum evalaiyum
Tholaikkira baanam
Janaththogai perukkum sirubaanam
Hei kanavilum nanavilum
Thorathura baanam
Kavalaiya pokkidum perumbaanam
Man madhan ambu……..
Manmadhan ambu
Manmadhan ambu
Idhu kuththaadha nenjula
Vidaadhu nammala
Nambu nambu
Manmadhan ambu
Manmadhan ambu
Idhu ettaadha thisaiyum
Vettaadha kaniyum illa nambu
Manmadhan ambu
Manmadhan ambu
Aei saaraayam thokkudhae
Bodha thalaikkerudhae
Naaraayanan naamamae
Ambu nenjil paayudae
Hoo..hey hae….
Aei veenaa pora solla
Thaana padikkidhae
Thaanaa thedivandhu
Kooda solludhae
Hoo..hey hae…
Oh..thani thani aala
Onnaa serththu
Uyir seiyum
Manmadha baanam
Oh..karumbula katti
Eiyura baanam
Irumburugum
Manmadha baanam
Man madhan ambu……..
Manmadhan ambu
Manmadhan ambu
Idhu kuththaadha nenjula
Vidaadhu nammala
Nambu nambu
Manmadhan ambu…uuu…
Manmadhan ambu..uu…uuu…
Idhu ettaadha thisaiyum
Vettaadha kaniyum illada.. nambu
…………………
Manmadhan ambu
Idhu kuththaadha nenjula
Vidaadhu nammala
Manmadhan ambu…uuu…
Manmadhan ambu…uu..uu…
Idhu ettaadha thisaiyum
Vettaadha kaniyum illada..oh ho ho
Veeran aanaalum
Sooran aanaalum
Maaran ambuthaan
Aala padham paarkkudhae
Hei hei hei hei hei hei
Aei thaaram aanaalum
Soaram ponaalum
Kaaman leelaithan
Angum arangerudhu
Aei thairiyam illaa
Aalaiyum kooda thatti ezhuppum
Manmadhan ambu
Thaamarai ilaiyaa
Nee irundhaalum
Nanaichuppudum
Manmadhan ambu…..
Man madhan ambu…hei…..
Manmadhan ambu ..hei
Manmadhan ambu
Idhu kuththaadha nenjula
Vidaadhu nammala
Nambu nambu nambu
Manmadhan ambu…uuu…
Manmadhan ambu..uu…uuu…
Idhu ettaadha thisaiyum
Vettaadha kaniyum illa.. nambu
{Ambu ambu ambu
Amhu ambu ambu
Ambu ambu
Man madhan ambu} (2)
Man madhan ambu…
Man madhan ambu…
Manmadhan's arrow...
Hey, it flies with great speed!
It pierces cleanly!
It is razor-sharp!
It stirs up the whole town!
Hey.. hey.. hey...
Hey, the clouds turn dark!
A gentle drizzle falls!
The body heats right up!
Love takes flight.. hey.. hey!
Hey, any man and any woman,
it's an arrow that makes them lose their minds!
A little arrow that multiplies the world's population!
Hey, in dreams and in reality,
an arrow that hunts you down!
A mighty arrow that drives away all worries!
Manmadhan's arrow...
Manmadhan's arrow!
Manmadhan's arrow!
Until it pierces your heart,
it won't ever let us go!
Believe it, believe it!
Manmadhan's arrow!
Manmadhan's arrow!
There is no place it cannot reach,
and no fruit it cannot slice open, believe it!
Manmadhan's arrow!
Manmadhan's arrow!
Hey, liquor loses the fight,
this high rushes straight to the head!
Like chanting the holy name of Narayana,
the arrow strikes straight into the heart!
Hoo.. hey hey...
Hey, words that would otherwise go to waste,
it reads them effortlessly on its own!
It seeks you out on its own,
and tells you to come together!
Hoo.. hey hey...
Oh, taking two separate people,
bringing them together as one,
and creating a new life,
is this arrow of Manmadhan!
Oh, strung onto a bow of sugarcane,
the arrow that is shot,
making even solid iron melt,
is this arrow of Manmadhan!
Manmadhan's arrow...
Manmadhan's arrow!
Manmadhan's arrow!
Until it pierces your heart,
it won't ever let us go!
Believe it, believe it!
Manmadhan's arrow... ooh ooh ooh...
Manmadhan's arrow... ooh... ooh ooh ooh...
There is no direction it cannot reach,
and no fruit it cannot slice open, my friend... believe it!
...
Manmadhan's arrow!
Until it pierces your heart,
it won't ever let us go!
Manmadhan's arrow... ooh ooh ooh...
Manmadhan's arrow... ooh... ooh...
There is no direction it cannot reach,
and no fruit it cannot slice open, my friend... oh ho ho!
Even if you are a fearless warrior,
even if you are a mighty hero,
the arrow of Maran (god of love)
tests your limits and breaks you down!
Hey hey hey hey hey hey!
Hey, whether within marriage,
or slipping into illicit passion,
the playful game of Kaman (god of love)
plays out on that stage as well!
Hey, even someone without any courage,
it taps on the shoulder and wakes up,
this arrow of Manmadhan!
Even if you try to stay untouched,
like water on a lotus leaf,
it will completely soak you through,
this arrow of Manmadhan...
Manmadhan's arrow... hey...
Manmadhan's arrow... hey!
Manmadhan's arrow!
Until it pierces your heart,
it won't ever let us go!
Believe it, believe it, believe it!
Manmadhan's arrow... ooh ooh ooh...
Manmadhan's arrow... ooh... ooh ooh ooh...
There is no direction it cannot reach,
and no fruit it cannot slice open... believe it!
{Arrow, arrow, arrow!
Arrow, arrow, arrow!
Arrow, arrow!
Manmadhan's arrow!} (2)
Manmadhan's arrow...
Manmadhan's arrow...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Manmadhan Ambu' serves as the high-energy title track for the 2010 romantic comedy starring Kamal Haasan. Penned by Kamal Haasan himself, the lyrics celebrate the unstoppable, universal, and transformative power of Cupid's arrow (love). Through playful imagery and rhythmic rhyming, the song describes how love spares no one—whether a warrior, a hero, a timid person, or someone trying to remain detached like water on a lotus leaf.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Hei jora parakkudhae / Seera sorugudhae / Koora irukkudhae / Oora kalakkudhae

The usage of matching ending syllables like 'parakkudhae', 'sorugudhae', 'irukkudhae', and 'kalakkudhae' creates a quick, energetic rhythmic flow.

Hyperbole (Exaggeration)

Irumburugum Manmadha baanam

Describing Cupid's arrow as capable of melting solid iron highlights the extreme, irresistible intensity of love.

Metaphor

Thaamarai ilaiyaa nee irundhaalum nanaichuppudum

Comparing a human trying to stay unaffected by love to a lotus leaf ('Thaamarai ilai') that repels water, yet love manages to wet it anyway.

Etukai (Second letter rhyming)

Aei saaraayam thokkudhae / Bodha thalaikkerudhae

The second consonant 'ra' matches across adjacent lines, maintaining traditional Tamil poetic harmony.

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Trivia

The music for 'Manmadhan Ambu' was composed by Devi Sri Prasad, and the track was sung by Kamal Haasan alongside Devi Sri Prasad. Kamal Haasan wrote the lyrics for all songs in this movie soundtrack.

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