Mannava
From Vaanam Kottattum · 2020
- Lyricist
- Siva Ananth
- Singer
- Shakthisree Gopalan
- Music director
- Sid Sriram
- Details
- Vaanam Kottattum2020
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Hmm mmm hmm mm | Hmm mmm... (Humming sound) |
| Theeradha aasai ondru | An unquenchable desire |
| Kaatrodu pogindradhae..yen… | Is drifting away with the wind... why? |
| Female | |
| Aagayam bhoomi rendum | Both the sky and the earth |
| Naal dhorum theigindradhae…yen… | Are eroding day by day... why? |
| Female | |
| En anbe en mannava | My beloved, my king |
| Undhan nenjin mel naan | Upon your chest, I |
| Kann thunja vaa vaa | Come to sleep, come come |
| Female | |
| Naam ullae | Inside us |
| Yen intha mounam | Why this silence? |
| Naan seidha paavam enna | What sin did I commit? |
| Solvaayaa… | Will you tell me? |
| Female | |
| Kaargaala megam ondru | A monsoon cloud |
| Kannil aarambam ondru..paar… | A beginning in the eye... look... |
| Aaa….aa…dhisai illaa vaanin melae | Ah... above the directionless sky |
| Thunaiyilla paravai ondru…paar… | A companionless bird... look... |
| Hooo hoo ooo ooo…. | Ooh... (Vocalizing) |
| Female | |
| Un ozhiyaalae | By your light |
| Ul eeram pookkida …vaa… | For inner moisture to bloom... come... |
| Haaa…aaa…haa…aa….aa.. | Ah... (Vocalizing) |
| Un karam neeti | Extend your hands |
| Nenjodu alli chella…vaa… | To gather me close to your heart and go... come... |
| Female | |
| Vizhi ondru thaa mannava… | Give me a glance, my king... |
| Haa….aaa….haa….aa…mmm | Ah... mmm (Vocalizing) |
| Female | |
| En anbe en mannava | My beloved, my king |
| Undhan nenjin mel naan | Upon your chest, I |
| Kann thunja vaa vaa | Come to sleep, come come |
| Female | |
| Naam ullae | Inside us |
| Yen intha mounam | Why this silence? |
| Naan seidha paavam enna | What sin did I commit? |
| Solvaayaa… | Will you tell me? |
ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம்
தீராத ஆசை ஒன்று
காற்றோடு போகின்றதே.....ஏன்
Hmm mmm... (Humming sound)
An unquenchable desire
Is drifting away with the wind... why?
ஆகாயம் பூமி ரெண்டும்
நாள் தோறும் தேய்கின்றதே.....ஏன்...
Both the sky and the earth
Are eroding day by day... why?
என் அன்பே என் மன்னவா
உந்தன் நெஞ்சின் மேல் நான்
கண் துஞ்ச வா வா
My beloved, my king
Upon your chest, I
Come to sleep, come come
நம் உள்ளே
ஏன் இந்த மௌனம்
நான் செய்த பாவம் என்ன
சொல்வாயா.....
Inside us
Why this silence?
What sin did I commit?
Will you tell me?
கார்கால மேகம் ஒன்று
கண்ணில் ஆரம்பம் ஒன்று......பார்.......
ஆஅ......ஆ.....திசை இல்லா வானின் மேலே
துணையில்லா பார்வை ஒன்று.....பார்.....
ஹோ ஹோ ஓஒ ஓஒ.....
A monsoon cloud
A beginning in the eye... look...
Ah... above the directionless sky
A companionless bird... look...
Ooh... (Vocalizing)
உன் ஒளியாலே
உள் ஈரம் பபோக்கிட....வா....
ஹா.....ஆஅ......ஹா.....ஆ......ஆ....
உன் கரம் நீட்டி
நெஞ்சோடு அள்ளி செல்ல......வா.....
By your light
For inner moisture to bloom... come...
Ah... (Vocalizing)
Extend your hands
To gather me close to your heart and go... come...
விழி ஒன்று தா மன்னவா.....
ஹா.....ஆஅ......ஹா.....ஆ.....ம்ம்ம்
Give me a glance, my king...
Ah... mmm (Vocalizing)
என் அன்பே என் மன்னவா
உந்தன் நெஞ்சின் மேல் நான்
கண் துஞ்ச வா வா
My beloved, my king
Upon your chest, I
Come to sleep, come come
நம் உள்ளே
ஏன் இந்த மௌனம்
நான் செய்த பாவம் என்ன
சொல்வாயா.....
Inside us
Why this silence?
What sin did I commit?
Will you tell me?
Hmm mmm hmm mm
Hmm mmm... (Humming sound)
Theeradha aasai ondru
An unquenchable desire
Kaatrodu pogindradhae..yen…
Is drifting away with the wind... why?
Aagayam bhoomi rendum
Both the sky and the earth
Naal dhorum theigindradhae…yen…
Are eroding day by day... why?
En anbe en mannava
My beloved, my king
Undhan nenjin mel naan
Upon your chest, I
Kann thunja vaa vaa
Come to sleep, come come
Naam ullae
Inside us
Yen intha mounam
Why this silence?
Naan seidha paavam enna
What sin did I commit?
Solvaayaa…
Will you tell me?
Kaargaala megam ondru
A monsoon cloud
Kannil aarambam ondru..paar…
A beginning in the eye... look...
Aaa….aa…dhisai illaa vaanin melae
Ah... above the directionless sky
Thunaiyilla paravai ondru…paar…
A companionless bird... look...
Hooo hoo ooo ooo….
Ooh... (Vocalizing)
Un ozhiyaalae
By your light
Ul eeram pookkida …vaa…
For inner moisture to bloom... come...
Haaa…aaa…haa…aa….aa..
Ah... (Vocalizing)
Un karam neeti
Extend your hands
Nenjodu alli chella…vaa…
To gather me close to your heart and go... come...
Vizhi ondru thaa mannava…
Give me a glance, my king...
Haa….aaa….haa….aa…mmm
Ah... mmm (Vocalizing)
En anbe en mannava
My beloved, my king
Undhan nenjin mel naan
Upon your chest, I
Kann thunja vaa vaa
Come to sleep, come come
Naam ullae
Inside us
Yen intha mounam
Why this silence?
Naan seidha paavam enna
What sin did I commit?
Solvaayaa…
Will you tell me?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song expresses the deep emotional anguish and aching vulnerability of a woman yearning for her partner's warmth and love. Distraught by an unexplained silence between them, she questions what wrong she has committed to deserve such emotional distance. Through poignant nature metaphors—a directionless bird in the vast sky and monsoon clouds gathering in her eyes—she captures her solitude and grief. Ultimately, she pleads for her beloved to break his silence, embrace her close to his heart, and restore peace to her restless soul.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (உருவகம்)
“dhisai illaa vaanin melae / Thunaiyilla paravai ondru”
Compares the protagonist's sense of isolation to a companionless bird flying in a directionless sky.
Imagery (காட்சி நயம்)
“Kaargaala megam ondru / Kannil aarambam ondru”
Uses the imagery of a heavy monsoon cloud to evoke the image of tear-filled eyes about to cry.
Anaphora / Repetition (அடுக்குத் தொடர்)
“Kann thunja vaa vaa”
Repeats 'vaa' (come) to heighten the emotional urgency and longing in her plea to her beloved.
Hyperbole (உயர்வு நவிற்சி அணி)
“Aagayam bhoomi rendum / Naal dhorum theigindradhae”
Exaggerates emotional pain by claiming that the sky and earth themselves erode daily in sympathy or grief.
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Trivia
The soundtrack of 'Vaanam Kottattum' (2020) marked the debut of renowned playback singer Sid Sriram as a film music composer. Produced by Mani Ratnam's Madras Talkies, the film features lyrics by Siva Ananth, who captured intimate, heart-wrenching interpersonal emotions through simple yet poetic Tamil phrasing.
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