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Lyrics & meaning

Mannane Enthan Mayakannane

From Vaigarai Pookkal · 1996

Lyricist
E. Mu. Vetrivelan
Singers
Mano, Anuradha Sriram
Music director
Devendran
Movie name
Vaigarai Pookkal
Movie release year
1996
Lyrics added on
3 Jun 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mannane enthan maaya kannane
Ennai urangavidu..
Nenjile vanthu sera thudikiren
Unnai vazhangividu..
Uyirin uyire
Thazhuvida vaa
Uravin urave
Thanimaiyil nee vaa
Mannane enthan maaya kannane
Ennai urangavidu
Nenjile vanthu sera thudikkiren
Unnai vazhangi vidu
{Vaazhve ena ninaithen
Varavai ethirpaarthen
Vanthaai ena arinthen
Vaasal izhanthen} (2)
Vazhi irandilum paarvai ondru thaan
Nathi mudivathu kadalil vanthuthaan
Ethu thaduppinum unnai seruven nila
Nenjame enthan ninaivu neeyadi
Konjam aruginil vaa
Ondrile ondru kalantha jeevane
Ennai parugida vaa
{Kannin imai asainthu
Thendral vara kanden
Kanivaai mozhi arinthu
Kavithai padaithen} (2)
Minnum panithuli arumbum sirippile
Pannum kurumbugal azhaikkum vanappile
Vanna kanavinil manathai parikkiraal nila
Nenjame enthan ninaivu neeyadi
Konjam aruginil vaa
Ondrile ondru kalantha jeevane
Ennai parugida vaa
Uyirin uyire thazhuvida vaa
Uravin urave thanimaiyil nee vaa
Nenjame enthan ninaivu neeyadi
Konjam aruginil vaa
Ondrile ondru kalantha jeevane
Ennai parugida vaa
Pirappathu oru murai
Irappathum oru murai
Irukkindra varaiyilum
Unnodu en kathai
Irukkindra varaiyilum
Unnodu en kathai…
My king, my enchanting Krishna,
Please let me sleep...
My heart longs to come and unite with you,
Surrender yourself to me...
Life of my life,
Come embrace me!
Deepest of all bonds,
Come to me in solitude.
My king, my enchanting Krishna,
Please let me sleep...
My heart longs to come and unite with you,
Surrender yourself to me.
I thought you were my whole life,
I eagerly waited for you to come.
I knew you had arrived,
Yet I lost my way to the door.
Though the paths are two, our gaze is one.
A river always ends only when it reaches the sea.
No matter what stands in the way, I will reach you, my moon!
My heart, you are my every thought,
Come a little closer.
O soul merged into mine as one,
Come drink me in.
As your eyelashes fluttered,
I felt a gentle breeze arrive.
Hearing your sweet, tender words,
I created poetry.
In your blossoming smile, dewdrops sparkle,
Your playful mischief beckons with its charm.
In colorful dreams, this moon steals my heart away!
My heart, you are my every thought,
Come a little closer.
O soul merged into mine as one,
Come drink me in.
Life of my life, come embrace me,
Deepest of all bonds, come to me in solitude.
My heart, you are my every thought,
Come a little closer.
O soul merged into mine as one,
Come drink me in.
We are born only once,
We die only once,
And for as long as I live,
My story is with you.
For as long as I live,
My story is with you...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from the film Vaigarai Pookkal (1996) is a soulful romantic duet that captures deep emotional intimacy, passion, and eternal togetherness. The lovers exchange poetic declarations of affection, describing how their separate paths and lives ultimately converge into one entity, just as a flowing river inevitably merges into the vast ocean. The lyrics emphasize that birth and death happen only once, and for as long as existence continues, their lives and stories are irrevocably bound together.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Vaazhve ena ninaithen / Varavai ethirpaarthen / Vanthaai ena arinthen / Vaasal izhanthen

Repetition of the initial 'Va' sound across lines creating rhythmic flow.

Ethirai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Pirappathu oru murai / Irappathum oru murai

Repetition of the second consonant sound 'ra' in successive lines.

Metaphor (Uvamai)

Nathi mudivathu kadalil vanthuthaan

Compares the ultimate convergence of two lovers' lives to the natural journey of a river merging into the sea.

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Trivia

The film Vaigarai Pookkal featured music by composer Devendran, who gained acclaim for his classical and melodious score in the iconic 1987 movie Vedham Pudhithu.

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