Mannavane En Mannavane
From Irandaam Ulagam · 2013
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Gopal Rao, Shakthisree Gopalan
- Music director
- Harris Jayaraj
- Details
- Irandaam Ulagam2013
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| : …………………… | [Instrumental intro] |
| Female | |
| Mannavanae en mannavanae | Oh king, my king |
| Nee pona paadha thedi thedi varuven | I will come searching for the path you took |
| Paniyilae ven panyilae | In the mist, in the white mist |
| Vinmeena thedi thedi enga alaiven | Where shall I wander searching for the star? |
| Male | |
| Un inai kili varumvarai | Until your mate parrot arrives |
| Oru thunai kili naan adi | I am a companion parrot, my dear |
| Ithai uravenbatha parivenbatha | Shall I call this a relationship or deep affection? |
| Peyarae illaatha thuyaramaa | Is it a nameless sorrow? |
| Female | |
| Mannavanae en mannavanae | Oh king, my king |
| Nee pona paadha thedi thedi varuven | I will come searching for the path you took |
| Paniyilae ven panyilae | In the mist, in the white mist |
| Vinmeena thedi thedi enga alaiven | Where shall I wander searching for the star? |
| Male | |
| Varuvadhu varuvadhu varuvadhu | That which comes, comes, comes |
| Thunaiyaa sumaiyaa | Is it a companion or a burden? |
| Tharuvadhu tharuvadhu tharuvadhu | That which gives, gives, gives |
| Sugamaa valiyaa | Is it joy or pain? |
| Male | |
| Oru uyirukku iru udala | Are there two bodies for a single soul? |
| Iru udalukkum oru manamaa | Or one single mind for two bodies? |
| En nenjukulla nenjukulla | Deep inside my heart, inside my heart |
| Eriyira nenapethu | What is this burning memory? |
| Sollithaan theriyuma | Can it even be expressed in words? |
| Oru vattathula vattathula | In a circle, in a circle |
| Thodakam mudivethu | Where is the beginning and where is the end? |
| Sollathaan mudiyuma | Can anyone ever tell? |
| Female | |
| Oh mannavanae en mannavanae | Oh king, my king |
| Nee pona paadha thedi thedi varuven | I will come searching for the path you took |
| Paniyilae ven panyilae | In the mist, in the white mist |
| Vinmeena thedi thedi enga alaiven | Where shall I wander searching for the star? |
| Chorus | |
| Hmm mmm mmm mmm | [Humming] |
| Hmm mmm mmm mmm mmm | [Humming] |
| Hmm mmm mmm mmm | [Humming] |
| Hmm mmm mmm mmm mmm | [Humming] |
| Aaaa aaaa…aaaa…aaa… | [Vocalizing] |
| Haa…aaa…aaa….aaa… | [Vocalizing] |
| Aaaa aaaa…aaaa…aaa… | [Vocalizing] |
| Haa…aaa…aaa….aaa… | [Vocalizing] |
| Female | |
| Pozhivadhu pozhivadhu pozhivadhu | That which showers, showers, showers |
| Nilavaa veyilaa | Is it moonlight or scorching heat? |
| Vazhiyudhu vazhiyudhu vazhiyudhu | That which spills over, spills over, spills over |
| Adhuvaa ithuvaa | Is it that or is it this? |
| Female | |
| Oh..pozhivadhu pozhivadhu pozhivadhu | Oh, that which showers, showers, showers |
| Nilavaa veyilaa | Is it moonlight or scorching heat? |
| Vazhiyudhu vazhiyudhu vazhiyudhu | That which spills over, spills over, spills over |
| Adhuvaa ithuvaa | Is it that or is it this? |
| Dhinam nadakkuren oru dhisayil | Every day I walk in one direction |
| Manam kedakuthae maru dhisayil | Yet my mind lingers in another direction |
| Female | |
| Oru uppu kallu uppu kallu | A grain of salt, a grain of salt |
| Kadalila vizhundhathum | Once it falls into the vast ocean |
| Uruvavum karanchuthae | Its physical form dissolves away |
| Intha otha ponnu otha ponnu | This solitary girl, solitary girl |
| Unakullae vizhundhathum | Once she fell inside you |
| Motha katha mudinjathae | Her entire story reached its end |
| Female | |
| Oh mannavanae en mannavanae | Oh king, my king |
| Nee pona paadha thedi thedi varuven | I will come searching for the path you took |
| Paniyilae ven panyilae | In the mist, in the white mist |
| Vinmeena thedi thedi enga alaiven | Where shall I wander searching for the star? |
| Male | |
| Un inai kili varumvarai | Until your mate parrot arrives |
| Chorus :Inai kili varumvarai | Chorus: Until the mate parrot arrives |
| Male :Oru thunai kili naan adi | Male: I am a companion parrot, my dear |
| Chorus :Thunai kili naan adi | Chorus: I am a companion parrot, my dear |
| Male :Ithai uravenbatha parivenbatha | Male: Shall I call this a relationship or deep affection? |
| Peyarae illaatha thuyaramaa…………. | Is it a nameless sorrow? |
ஹூ ஹூ ஹூக்கு ஹூகு
ஹூ ஹூ ஹூக்கு ஹூகு ஹூ
ஹூ ஹூ ஹூகு ஹூ
ஹூ ஹூ ஹூகு ஹூ
[Instrumental intro]
மன்னவனே
என் மன்னவனே
நீ போன பாதை
தேடி தேடி வருவேன்
பனியிலே வெண் பனியிலே
விண்மீன தேடி தேடி
எங்க அலைவேன்
Oh king, my king
I will come searching for the path you took
In the mist, in the white mist
Where shall I wander searching for the star?
உன் இணைக்கிளி வரும்வரை
ஒரு துணைக்கிளி நானடி
இதை உறவென்பதா பரிவென்பதா
பெயரே இல்லாத துயரமா
Until your mate parrot arrives
I am a companion parrot, my dear
Shall I call this a relationship or deep affection?
Is it a nameless sorrow?
மன்னவனே
என் மன்னவனே
நீ போன பாதை
தேடி தேடி வருவேன்
பனியிலே வெண் பனியிலே
விண்மீன தேடி தேடி
எங்க அலைவேன்
Oh king, my king
I will come searching for the path you took
In the mist, in the white mist
Where shall I wander searching for the star?
வருவது
வருவது வருவது
துணையா சுமையா
தருவது தருவது தருவது
சுகமா வலியா
That which comes, comes, comes
Is it a companion or a burden?
That which gives, gives, gives
Is it joy or pain?
ஒரு உயிருக்கு இரு உடலா
இரு உடலுக்கும் ஒரு மனமா
என் நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள எரியிற நெனப்பு எது
சொல்லித்தான் தெரியுமா
ஒரு வட்டத்துல வட்டத்துல
தொடக்கம் முடிவெது
சொல்லத்தான் முடியுமா
Are there two bodies for a single soul?
Or one single mind for two bodies?
Deep inside my heart, inside my heart
What is this burning memory?
Can it even be expressed in words?
In a circle, in a circle
Where is the beginning and where is the end?
Can anyone ever tell?
ஓ மன்னவனே
மன்னவனே
என் மன்னவனே
நீ போன பாதை
தேடி தேடி வருவேன்
பனியிலே வெண் பனியிலே
விண்மீன தேடி தேடி
எங்க அலைவேன்
Oh king, my king
I will come searching for the path you took
In the mist, in the white mist
Where shall I wander searching for the star?
ம்ம்ம்ம்.....ம்ம்ம்.....ம்ம்ம்
ஆஅ....ஆஅ...ஆஅ.....
ஆஅ....ஆஅ...ஆஅ.....
[Humming]
[Humming]
[Humming]
[Humming]
[Vocalizing]
[Vocalizing]
[Vocalizing]
[Vocalizing]
பொழிவது
பொழிவது பொழிவது
நிலவா வெயிலா
வழியுது வழியுது வழியுது
அதுவா இதுவா
That which showers, showers, showers
Is it moonlight or scorching heat?
That which spills over, spills over, spills over
Is it that or is it this?
ஓ...பொழிவது
பொழிவது பொழிவது
நிலவா வெயிலா
வழியுது வழியுது வழியுது
அதுவா இதுவா
Oh, that which showers, showers, showers
Is it moonlight or scorching heat?
That which spills over, spills over, spills over
Is it that or is it this?
Every day I walk in one direction
Yet my mind lingers in another direction
தினம் நடக்கிறேன் ஒரு திசையில்
மனம் கிடக்குதே மறு திசையில்
ஒரு உப்பு கல்லு உப்பு கல்லு
கடலுல விழுந்ததும்
உருவம் கரைஞ்சதே
A grain of salt, a grain of salt
Once it falls into the vast ocean
Its physical form dissolves away
This solitary girl, solitary girl
Once she fell inside you
Her entire story reached its end
இந்த ஒத்த பொண்ணு
ஒத்த பொண்ணு
உனக்குள்ள விழுந்தது
மெத்த கதை முடிஞ்சதே
Oh king, my king
I will come searching for the path you took
In the mist, in the white mist
Where shall I wander searching for the star?
ஓ மன்னவனே
என் மன்னவனே
நீ போன பாதை
தேடி தேடி வருவேன்
பனியிலே வெண் பனியிலே
விண்மீன தேடி தேடி
எங்க அலைவேன்
Until your mate parrot arrives
Chorus: Until the mate parrot arrives
Male: I am a companion parrot, my dear
Chorus: I am a companion parrot, my dear
Male: Shall I call this a relationship or deep affection?
Is it a nameless sorrow?
உன் இணைக்கிளி வரும்வரை
குழு :
உன் இணைக்கிளி வரும்வரை
ஒரு துணைக்கிளி நானடி
குழு :
ஒரு துணைக்கிளி நானடி
இதை உறவென்பதா பரிவென்பதா
பெயரே இல்லாத துயரமா.....
: ……………………
[Instrumental intro]
Mannavanae en mannavanae
Oh king, my king
Nee pona paadha thedi thedi varuven
I will come searching for the path you took
Paniyilae ven panyilae
In the mist, in the white mist
Vinmeena thedi thedi enga alaiven
Where shall I wander searching for the star?
Un inai kili varumvarai
Until your mate parrot arrives
Oru thunai kili naan adi
I am a companion parrot, my dear
Ithai uravenbatha parivenbatha
Shall I call this a relationship or deep affection?
Peyarae illaatha thuyaramaa
Is it a nameless sorrow?
Mannavanae en mannavanae
Oh king, my king
Nee pona paadha thedi thedi varuven
I will come searching for the path you took
Paniyilae ven panyilae
In the mist, in the white mist
Vinmeena thedi thedi enga alaiven
Where shall I wander searching for the star?
Varuvadhu varuvadhu varuvadhu
That which comes, comes, comes
Thunaiyaa sumaiyaa
Is it a companion or a burden?
Tharuvadhu tharuvadhu tharuvadhu
That which gives, gives, gives
Sugamaa valiyaa
Is it joy or pain?
Oru uyirukku iru udala
Are there two bodies for a single soul?
Iru udalukkum oru manamaa
Or one single mind for two bodies?
En nenjukulla nenjukulla
Deep inside my heart, inside my heart
Eriyira nenapethu
What is this burning memory?
Sollithaan theriyuma
Can it even be expressed in words?
Oru vattathula vattathula
In a circle, in a circle
Thodakam mudivethu
Where is the beginning and where is the end?
Sollathaan mudiyuma
Can anyone ever tell?
Oh mannavanae en mannavanae
Oh king, my king
Nee pona paadha thedi thedi varuven
I will come searching for the path you took
Paniyilae ven panyilae
In the mist, in the white mist
Vinmeena thedi thedi enga alaiven
Where shall I wander searching for the star?
Hmm mmm mmm mmm
[Humming]
Hmm mmm mmm mmm mmm
[Humming]
Hmm mmm mmm mmm
[Humming]
Hmm mmm mmm mmm mmm
[Humming]
Aaaa aaaa…aaaa…aaa…
[Vocalizing]
Haa…aaa…aaa….aaa…
[Vocalizing]
Aaaa aaaa…aaaa…aaa…
[Vocalizing]
Haa…aaa…aaa….aaa…
[Vocalizing]
Pozhivadhu pozhivadhu pozhivadhu
That which showers, showers, showers
Nilavaa veyilaa
Is it moonlight or scorching heat?
Vazhiyudhu vazhiyudhu vazhiyudhu
That which spills over, spills over, spills over
Adhuvaa ithuvaa
Is it that or is it this?
Oh..pozhivadhu pozhivadhu pozhivadhu
Oh, that which showers, showers, showers
Nilavaa veyilaa
Is it moonlight or scorching heat?
Vazhiyudhu vazhiyudhu vazhiyudhu
That which spills over, spills over, spills over
Adhuvaa ithuvaa
Is it that or is it this?
Dhinam nadakkuren oru dhisayil
Every day I walk in one direction
Manam kedakuthae maru dhisayil
Yet my mind lingers in another direction
Oru uppu kallu uppu kallu
A grain of salt, a grain of salt
Kadalila vizhundhathum
Once it falls into the vast ocean
Uruvavum karanchuthae
Its physical form dissolves away
Intha otha ponnu otha ponnu
This solitary girl, solitary girl
Unakullae vizhundhathum
Once she fell inside you
Motha katha mudinjathae
Her entire story reached its end
Oh mannavanae en mannavanae
Oh king, my king
Nee pona paadha thedi thedi varuven
I will come searching for the path you took
Paniyilae ven panyilae
In the mist, in the white mist
Vinmeena thedi thedi enga alaiven
Where shall I wander searching for the star?
Un inai kili varumvarai
Until your mate parrot arrives
Chorus :Inai kili varumvarai
Chorus: Until the mate parrot arrives
Male :Oru thunai kili naan adi
Male: I am a companion parrot, my dear
Chorus :Thunai kili naan adi
Chorus: I am a companion parrot, my dear
Male :Ithai uravenbatha parivenbatha
Male: Shall I call this a relationship or deep affection?
Peyarae illaatha thuyaramaa………….
Is it a nameless sorrow?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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