Mann Meedhu
From Kann Thiranthadhu · 1959
- Lyricist
- P. Hanumandha Rao
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- T. R. Rajagopal
- Details
- Kann Thiranthadhu1959
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Mann meedhu paayum maanadhi yaavum | Are all the great rivers flowing upon this earth |
| Pengalin kanneeroo | The tears of women? |
| Paedhai pengalin kanneeroo | The tears of innocent women? |
| Female | |
| Mann meedhu paayum maanadhi yaavum | Are all the great rivers flowing upon this earth |
| Pengalin kanneeroo | The tears of women? |
| Paedhai pengalin kanneeroo | The tears of innocent women? |
| Female | |
| Alaiyadhan melae thurumbhai polae | Like a piece of straw floating atop a wave |
| Nilaithadumaari kalangidalaanen | Why have I lost my balance and become distressed? |
| Female | |
| Alaiyadhan melae thurumbhai polae | Like a piece of straw floating atop a wave |
| Nilaithadumaari kalangidalaanen | Why have I lost my balance and become distressed? |
| Vaazhvidhu veenoo vazhi kaanbaenoo | Is this life futile, or will I find a way? |
| Paarilae ennaalumae vedhanai thaanoo | Is there only eternal pain in this world? |
| Female | |
| Mann meedhu paayum maanadhi yaavum | Are all the great rivers flowing upon this earth |
| Pengalin kanneeroo | The tears of women? |
| Paedhai pengalin kanneeroo | The tears of innocent women? |
| Female | |
| Thoondilil veezhndha meen pol naanae | Like a fish caught on a fishing hook, I am |
| Soozhndhidum thuyaraal thudithalaanen | Writhing in agony from the surrounding sorrow |
| Female | |
| Thoondilil veezhndha meen pol naanae | Like a fish caught on a fishing hook, I am |
| Soozhndhidum thuyaraal thudithalaanen | Writhing in agony from the surrounding sorrow |
| Sodhanai yeno thunbamae thaano | Why this ordeal? Is it only suffering? |
| Kaar irul neengidum kaalam vaaradhoo | Will the time when dark night dissipates not come? |
| Female | |
| Mann meedhu paayum maanadhi yaavum | Are all the great rivers flowing upon this earth |
| Pengalin kanneeroo | The tears of women? |
| Paedhai pengalin kanneeroo | The tears of innocent women? |
மண் மீது பாயும் மாநதி யாவும்
பெண்களின் கண்ணீரோ
பேதைப் பெண்களின் கண்ணீரோ...
Are all the great rivers flowing upon this earth
The tears of women?
The tears of innocent women?
மண் மீது பாயும் மாநதி யாவும்
பெண்களின் கண்ணீரோ
பேதைப் பெண்களின் கண்ணீரோ...
Are all the great rivers flowing upon this earth
The tears of women?
The tears of innocent women?
அலையதன் மேலே துரும்பைப் போலே
நிலைதடுமாறி கலங்கிடலானேன்....
Like a piece of straw floating atop a wave
Why have I lost my balance and become distressed?
அலையதன் மேலே துரும்பைப் போலே
நிலைதடுமாறி கலங்கிடலானேன்....
வாழ்விது வீணோ வழி காண்பேனோ
பாரிலே எந்நாளுமே வேதனை தானோ....
Like a piece of straw floating atop a wave
Why have I lost my balance and become distressed?
Is this life futile, or will I find a way?
Is there only eternal pain in this world?
மண் மீது பாயும் மாநதி யாவும்
பெண்களின் கண்ணீரோ
பேதைப் பெண்களின் கண்ணீரோ...
Are all the great rivers flowing upon this earth
The tears of women?
The tears of innocent women?
தூண்டிலில் வீழ்ந்த மீன்போல் நானே
சூழ்ந்திடும் துயரால் துடித்திடலானேன்
Like a fish caught on a fishing hook, I am
Writhing in agony from the surrounding sorrow
தூண்டிலில் வீழ்ந்த மீன்போல் நானே
சூழ்ந்திடும் துயரால் துடித்திடலானேன்
சோதனை ஏனோ துன்பமே தானோ
காரிருள் நீங்கிடும் காலம் வாராதோ....
Like a fish caught on a fishing hook, I am
Writhing in agony from the surrounding sorrow
Why this ordeal? Is it only suffering?
Will the time when dark night dissipates not come?
மண் மீது பாயும் மாநதி யாவும்
பெண்களின் கண்ணீரோ
பேதைப் பெண்களின் கண்ணீரோ...
Are all the great rivers flowing upon this earth
The tears of women?
The tears of innocent women?
Mann meedhu paayum maanadhi yaavum
Are all the great rivers flowing upon this earth
Pengalin kanneeroo
The tears of women?
Paedhai pengalin kanneeroo
The tears of innocent women?
Mann meedhu paayum maanadhi yaavum
Are all the great rivers flowing upon this earth
Pengalin kanneeroo
The tears of women?
Paedhai pengalin kanneeroo
The tears of innocent women?
Alaiyadhan melae thurumbhai polae
Like a piece of straw floating atop a wave
Nilaithadumaari kalangidalaanen
Why have I lost my balance and become distressed?
Alaiyadhan melae thurumbhai polae
Like a piece of straw floating atop a wave
Nilaithadumaari kalangidalaanen
Why have I lost my balance and become distressed?
Vaazhvidhu veenoo vazhi kaanbaenoo
Is this life futile, or will I find a way?
Paarilae ennaalumae vedhanai thaanoo
Is there only eternal pain in this world?
Mann meedhu paayum maanadhi yaavum
Are all the great rivers flowing upon this earth
Pengalin kanneeroo
The tears of women?
Paedhai pengalin kanneeroo
The tears of innocent women?
Thoondilil veezhndha meen pol naanae
Like a fish caught on a fishing hook, I am
Soozhndhidum thuyaraal thudithalaanen
Writhing in agony from the surrounding sorrow
Thoondilil veezhndha meen pol naanae
Like a fish caught on a fishing hook, I am
Soozhndhidum thuyaraal thudithalaanen
Writhing in agony from the surrounding sorrow
Sodhanai yeno thunbamae thaano
Why this ordeal? Is it only suffering?
Kaar irul neengidum kaalam vaaradhoo
Will the time when dark night dissipates not come?
Mann meedhu paayum maanadhi yaavum
Are all the great rivers flowing upon this earth
Pengalin kanneeroo
The tears of women?
Paedhai pengalin kanneeroo
The tears of innocent women?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a poignant lamentation reflecting the deep grief and helplessness experienced by women. The singer metaphorically questions if all the great rivers flowing across the earth are formed from the endless tears shed by innocent women. She describes her unstable emotional state using vivid imagery—first comparing herself to a tiny straw helplessly tossed on ocean waves, and then to a fish caught on a hook writhing in inescapable anguish. Throughout the song, she questions the purpose of her suffering, asking whether her life is destined only for pain or if a bright morning will eventually break through the surrounding darkness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole / Metaphor (Uyarnavarchi / Uruvagam)
“Mann meedhu paayum maanadhi yaavum / Pengalin kanneeroo”
Compares all the great rivers flowing on the earth to the endless tears shed by innocent women, exaggerating the depth of grief.
Simile (Upamai)
“Alaiyadhan melae thurumbhai polae”
Uses 'polae' (like) to compare her helpless, adrift condition to a piece of straw tossed on ocean waves.
Simile (Upamai)
“Thoondilil veezhndha meen pol naanae”
Uses 'pol' (like) to compare her writhing agony in sorrow to a fish caught helplessly on a fishing hook.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Kaar irul neengidum kaalam vaaradhoo”
Refers to deep despair as 'kaar irul' (dense dark darkness) that needs to be removed.
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Trivia
'Kann Thiranthadhu' (1959) features music by T. R. Rajagopal with lyrics penned by P. Hanumandha Rao. Sung with immense pathos by P. Susheela, this song is considered a fine example of late 1950s Tamil cinema melancholy solos, showcasing powerful visual metaphors for grief.
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