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Lyrics & meaning

Mannathi Mannargal

From Suriyan · 1992

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Suriyan
Movie release year
1992
Lyrics added on
8 Aug 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Hmmm mm hmm hmmmm
Mannaadhi mannargal
Kadhai kettu paaru
Chorus :Hmm mm hmm hmmm
Sooraadhi sooran nee
Unai vella yaaru
Thalai meedhu kreedam
Thaanaai vandhu serum
Engae pogum veeram…..
Mannaadhi mannargal
Kadhai kettu paaru
Chorus :Hmm mm mm mmm hmm hmm
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Vellai ullam vaaitha
Pillai vaadum neram
Annai pola kaatha
Deivam vandhu saerum
Soorai kaatril saaiyum
Koorai veedaa vaazhkai
Kundrai pola nindru
Thottu paaru vaanai
Idho ingae aarambam
Pudhiya puratchi thaan
Engae pogum veeram…..
Mannaadhi mannargal
Kadhai kettu paaru
Hmm mm hmm hmmm
Hmmm mm hmm hmmmm
Pethu pottadhillai
Perum vaitha thillai
Deivam pola vandhaal
Deivam pola sendraal
Anbaal vandha paavam
Verae enna solla
Eendra thaayum kooda
Ival pola alla
Pillai pola kolli veikka illai yogam thaan
Engae pochu veeram
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Hmmm mm hmm hmmmm
Hmm mm hmm hmmm
Hmmm mm hmm hmmmm
Mm mm mm mmm
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Listen to the stories
of the greatest kings!
Chorus: Mm mm mm mmm
You are the bravest of the brave,
who could ever defeat you?
A crown upon your head
will surely find its way.
Where will your courage go?
Listen to the stories
of the greatest kings!
Chorus: Mm mm mm mmm mm mm
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When a child blessed with
a pure heart suffers,
a god who protects like a mother
will come to their side.
Is life just a thatched hut
blown away by a storm?
Stand firm like a mountain
and reach for the sky!
Right here begins
a brand-new revolution!
Where will your courage go?
Listen to the stories
of the greatest kings!
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She did not give birth to me,
nor did she give me a name.
She arrived like a god,
and she departed like a god.
It was a sorrow brought by love,
what else can I say?
Even a birth mother
could never compare to her.
I was not blessed to light her funeral pyre as a son.
Where has all the courage gone?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from the 1992 Tamil film Suriyan serves as an emotional and motivational ballad that highlights strength, destiny, maternal love, and selflessness. It reflects on the protagonist's trials, comparing his life to the grand tales of legendary kings while urging him to stand tall like a mountain against life's severe storms. The lyrics mournfully acknowledge a mother figure who protected him like a deity without biologically giving birth to him, emphasizing the tragic fate where he couldn't even perform her last rites.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Kundrai pola nindru”

Compares standing resolute against adversity to standing tall like a mountain.

Simile (Upamai)

“Deivam pola vandhaal”

Compares the selflessness and protective nature of the woman to a divine deity.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Soorai kaatril saaiyum Koorai veedaa vaazhkai”

Metaphorically questions whether human life is fragile like a thatched roof blown away by a cyclone.

Did you know?

Trivia

Suriyan (1992) was a blockbuster action thriller film directed by Pavithran, starring Sarathkumar and Roja. The soundtrack was composed by Deva with lyrics penned by Vaali, establishing Sarathkumar as a lead action hero in Tamil cinema.

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