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Manmadha Manasu

From Poovum Puyalum · 1988

Lyricist
S. A. Rajkumar
Singer
S. P. Shailaja
Music director
S. A. Rajkumar
Movie name
Poovum Puyalum
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
9 Apr 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Manmadhana manasu nenakudhae
Pen mugathil puruvam thudikkudhae
Vechikkidavaa unna vechikkidavaa
Issthukkunnu thaan naan odavaa
Male :……………………….
Female :Izhthukkunnu thaan naan odavaa….
Manmadhana manasu nenakudhae
Pen mugathil puruvam thudikkudhae
Porattam endhan manasula
Breakfastum thunna mudiyala
Nerukkathula kulir aachu
Nee vilagi sendraal nerupaachu
Nerukkathula kulir aachu
Nee vilagi sendraal nerupaachu
Ilamaikku sensorum illai aana
Unakken sir idhu puriyavillai
Azhagena nenaikkiren thazhuvida thudikkiren
Pazhagida thuniyavillaiyae
Manmadhana manasu nenakudhae
Pen mugathil puruvam thudikkudhae
Vechikkidavaa unna vechikkidavaa
Ittukkunnu thaan naan odavaa
Manmadhana manasu nenakudhae
Pen mugathil puruvam thudikkudhae
Sidumoonji vaathiyaraiyaa
Nee suspensaa vaazhvadhen aiyaa
Idadhu pakkam thozhirsaalai adhu
Iyanguvadhu unakaaga en
Idadhu pakkam thozhirsaalai adhu
Iyanguvadhu unakaaga
Pariklaadha flower rombha fastu
Ada vayasaagi ponaakkka waste-u
Unarvukkul irundhudhu vaarthaiyil vandhadhu
Uravukku vazhiyillaiyae
Manmadhana manasu nenakudhae
Pen mugathil puruvam thudikkudhae
Vechikkidavaa unna vechikkidavaa
Issthukkunnu thaan naan odavaa
Manmadhana manasu nenakudhae
Pen mugathil puruvam thudikkudhae
My heart keeps thinking of Manmatha (the god of love),
The eyebrows on this girl's face twitch with longing.
Shall I hold onto you? Shall I make you mine?
Shall I just pull you along and run away?
Male: ...
Female: Shall I just pull you along and run away?
My heart keeps thinking of Manmatha (the god of love),
The eyebrows on this girl's face twitch with longing.
There is a struggle inside my heart,
I cannot even eat my breakfast!
When we are close, it feels so cool,
If you walk away, it turns to fire.
When we are close, it feels so cool,
If you walk away, it turns to fire.
There is no censor board for youth, but
Why do you not understand this, sir?
I think you are handsome and long to hold you,
Yet I cannot dare to make a move.
My heart keeps thinking of Manmatha (the god of love),
The eyebrows on this girl's face twitch with longing.
Shall I hold onto you? Shall I make you mine?
Shall I take you with me and run away?
My heart keeps thinking of Manmatha (the god of love),
The eyebrows on this girl's face twitch with longing.
Oh, you grumpy teacher,
Why do you live like such a mystery, sir?
That factory on my left side,
It runs only for you! My...
That factory on my left side,
It runs only for you!
An unpicked flower withers so fast,
Ah, once youth passes, it is all wasted!
What was felt deep inside has come out in words,
Yet there is no way for our love to bloom!
My heart keeps thinking of Manmatha (the god of love),
The eyebrows on this girl's face twitch with longing.
Shall I hold onto you? Shall I make you mine?
Shall I just pull you along and run away?
My heart keeps thinking of Manmatha (the god of love),
The eyebrows on this girl's face twitch with longing.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful and romantic track expresses a young woman's passionate tease towards her overly cautious lover. She humorously complains about how thoughts of love consume her mind, making her lose her appetite and experience extreme emotions where closeness feels soothing like coolness while separation burns like fire.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvam)

Idadhu pakkam thozhirsaalai adhu Iyanguvadhu unakaaga

Comparing the beating heart to a factory operating on the left side of the chest.

Antithesis / Contrast

Nerukkathula kulir aachu Nee vilagi sendraal nerupaachu

Juxtaposing coolness (kulir) felt during proximity with fire (neruppu) felt during distance.

Moonaai (Initial Alliteration)

Manmadhana manasu nenakudhae

Repetition of the 'M' sound in 'Manmadhana' and 'manasu'.

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Trivia

This track features music and lyrics by S. A. Rajkumar early in his career during the late 1980s, highlighting his versatility as both a lyricist and composer before gaining widespread fame in the 1990s.

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