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Lyrics & meaning

Mannavane En Mannavane

From Irandaam Ulagam · 2013

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Gopal Rao, Shakthisree Gopalan
Music director
Harris Jayaraj
Movie name
Irandaam Ulagam
Movie release year
2013
Lyrics added on
16 Nov 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
: ……………………
Mannavanae en mannavanae
Nee pona paadha thedi thedi varuven
Paniyilae ven panyilae
Vinmeena thedi thedi enga alaiven
Un inai kili varumvarai
Oru thunai kili naan adi
Ithai uravenbatha parivenbatha
Peyarae illaatha thuyaramaa
Mannavanae en mannavanae
Nee pona paadha thedi thedi varuven
Paniyilae ven panyilae
Vinmeena thedi thedi enga alaiven
Varuvadhu varuvadhu varuvadhu
Thunaiyaa sumaiyaa
Tharuvadhu tharuvadhu tharuvadhu
Sugamaa valiyaa
Oru uyirukku iru udala
Iru udalukkum oru manamaa
En nenjukulla nenjukulla
Eriyira nenapethu
Sollithaan theriyuma
Oru vattathula vattathula
Thodakam mudivethu
Sollathaan mudiyuma
Oh mannavanae en mannavanae
Nee pona paadha thedi thedi varuven
Paniyilae ven panyilae
Vinmeena thedi thedi enga alaiven
Hmm mmm mmm mmm
Hmm mmm mmm mmm mmm
Hmm mmm mmm mmm
Hmm mmm mmm mmm mmm
Aaaa aaaa…aaaa…aaa…
Haa…aaa…aaa….aaa…
Aaaa aaaa…aaaa…aaa…
Haa…aaa…aaa….aaa…
Pozhivadhu pozhivadhu pozhivadhu
Nilavaa veyilaa
Vazhiyudhu vazhiyudhu vazhiyudhu
Adhuvaa ithuvaa
Oh..pozhivadhu pozhivadhu pozhivadhu
Nilavaa veyilaa
Vazhiyudhu vazhiyudhu vazhiyudhu
Adhuvaa ithuvaa
Dhinam nadakkuren oru dhisayil
Manam kedakuthae maru dhisayil
Oru uppu kallu uppu kallu
Kadalila vizhundhathum
Uruvavum karanchuthae
Intha otha ponnu otha ponnu
Unakullae vizhundhathum
Motha katha mudinjathae
Oh mannavanae en mannavanae
Nee pona paadha thedi thedi varuven
Paniyilae ven panyilae
Vinmeena thedi thedi enga alaiven
Un inai kili varumvarai
Chorus :Inai kili varumvarai
Male :Oru thunai kili naan adi
Chorus :Thunai kili naan adi
Male :Ithai uravenbatha parivenbatha
Peyarae illaatha thuyaramaa………….
...
My king, oh my king,
I will search for the path you took and come finding you.
In the snow, in the white snow,
Where will I wander, searching and searching for a star?
Until your true mate arrives,
I will be a companion bird by your side.
Should I call this a bond, or compassion?
Or is it a sorrow that has no name?
My king, oh my king,
I will search for the path you took and come finding you.
In the snow, in the white snow,
Where will I wander, searching and searching for a star?
Is what comes, what comes,
a companion or a burden?
Is what it gives, what it gives,
joy or pain?
Are there two bodies for a single soul?
Or one heart shared by two bodies?
Inside my heart, deep inside my heart,
what is this burning thought?
Can it ever be understood just in words?
In a circle, within a circle,
where is the start and where is the end?
Can anyone ever tell?
Oh my king, oh my king,
I will search for the path you took and come finding you.
In the snow, in the white snow,
Where will I wander, searching and searching for a star?
Hmm mmm mmm mmm
Hmm mmm mmm mmm mmm
Hmm mmm mmm mmm
Hmm mmm mmm mmm mmm
Aaa aaa... aaa... aa...
Haa... aaa... aaa... aa...
Aaa aaa... aaa... aa...
Haa... aaa... aaa... aa...
What is pouring down, what is pouring down,
is it moonlight or burning heat?
What is overflowing, what is overflowing,
is it that or this?
Oh, what is pouring down, what is pouring down,
is it moonlight or burning heat?
What is overflowing, what is overflowing,
is it that or this?
Every day, I walk in one direction,
yet my heart lies in the opposite direction.
Like a grain of salt, a grain of salt,
the moment it fell into the ocean,
its very form dissolved away.
When this lone girl, this lone girl,
fell into you and lost herself,
her entire story came to an end.
Oh my king, oh my king,
I will search for the path you took and come finding you.
In the snow, in the white snow,
Where will I wander, searching and searching for a star?
Until your true mate arrives,
Chorus: Until your true mate arrives,
Male: I will be a companion bird by your side.
Chorus: A companion bird by your side.
Male: Should I call this a bond, or compassion?
Or is it a sorrow that has no name?
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Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Mannavanae' from Selvaraghavan's fantasy romantic drama 'Irandaam Ulagam' captures profound longing, existential confusion, and spiritual union between soulmates across parallel worlds. The protagonist speaks of searching endlessly for her beloved through mists and starlight, questioning whether the intense emotions she experiences are a blessing or a burden, joy or agony.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodar (Repetition for emphasis)

Nee pona paadha thedi thedi varuven

Words like 'thedi thedi' (searching searching), 'nenjukulla nenjukulla' (inside heart inside heart), and 'vattathula vattathula' (in a circle in a circle) repeat back-to-back to intensify emotion and rhythm.

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

Oru uppu kallu uppu kallu Kadalila vizhundhathum Uruvavum karanchuthae

Comparing a woman's complete loss of individuality in love to a rock of salt dissolving seamlessly into the sea.

Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyming)

Dhinam nadakkuren oru dhisayil / Manam kedakuthae maru dhisayil

The second consonant sound 'na' matches in 'Dhinam' and 'Manam', creating melodic alignment across lines.

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Trivia

Composed by Harris Jayaraj, 'Mannavanae' features delicate vocal performances by Gopal Rao and Shakthisree Gopalan. Vairamuthu's poetic imagery aligns with the film's theme of transcendental love bridging parallel universes.

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