Mannavne Thennavane
From Kannupada Poguthaiya · 1999
- Lyricist
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Details
- Kannupada Poguthaiya1999
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Mannavanae thennavanae | Oh king, oh southern lord, |
| Un manasu odainjuthaa | Has your heart been broken? |
| Paasam vachcha paavathukku | For the sin of showing affection, |
| Pazhi vanthu saernthathaa | Did blame come and attach itself to you? |
| Male | |
| Mannavanae thennavanae | Oh king, oh southern lord, |
| Un manasu odainjuthaa | Has your heart been broken? |
| Paasam vachcha paavathukku | For the sin of showing affection, |
| Pazhi vanthu saernthathaa | Did blame come and attach itself to you? |
| Male | |
| Kuththamillaa koyil onnu | Did a blameless temple |
| Kundu pattu sarinjathaa | Collapse after being struck by a bomb? |
| Suththamulla sooriyanum | Did the pure sun |
| Sollupattu karinjathaa | Get scorched by harsh accusations? |
| Male | |
| Vannakkuyil kooduthaan | Did the colorful cuckoo's nest |
| Chinnapattu ponathaa | Get completely ruined? |
| Vaanamae unakkuththaan | Did the vast sky itself |
| Kannu pattu ponathaa…. | Catch an evil eye because of you? |
மன்னவனே தென்னவனே
உன் மனசு ஓடைஞ்சதா...
பாசம் வச்ச பாவத்துக்கு
பழி வந்து சேர்ந்ததா.....
Oh king, oh southern lord,
Has your heart been broken?
For the sin of showing affection,
Did blame come and attach itself to you?
மன்னவனே தென்னவனே
உன் மனசு ஓடைஞ்சதா...
பாசம் வச்ச பாவத்துக்கு
பழி வந்து சேர்ந்ததா.....
Oh king, oh southern lord,
Has your heart been broken?
For the sin of showing affection,
Did blame come and attach itself to you?
குத்தமில்லா கோயில் ஒண்ணு
குண்டு பட்டு சரிஞ்சதா...
சுத்தமுள்ள சூரியனும்
சொல்லுப்பட்டு கரிஞ்சதா....
Did a blameless temple
Collapse after being struck by a bomb?
Did the pure sun
Get scorched by harsh accusations?
வண்ணக்குயில் கூடுதான்
சின்னப்பட்டு போனதா........
வானமே உனக்குத்தான்
கண்ணு பட்டு போனதா......
Did the colorful cuckoo's nest
Get completely ruined?
Did the vast sky itself
Catch an evil eye because of you?
Mannavanae thennavanae
Oh king, oh southern lord,
Un manasu odainjuthaa
Has your heart been broken?
Paasam vachcha paavathukku
For the sin of showing affection,
Pazhi vanthu saernthathaa
Did blame come and attach itself to you?
Mannavanae thennavanae
Oh king, oh southern lord,
Un manasu odainjuthaa
Has your heart been broken?
Paasam vachcha paavathukku
For the sin of showing affection,
Pazhi vanthu saernthathaa
Did blame come and attach itself to you?
Kuththamillaa koyil onnu
Did a blameless temple
Kundu pattu sarinjathaa
Collapse after being struck by a bomb?
Suththamulla sooriyanum
Did the pure sun
Sollupattu karinjathaa
Get scorched by harsh accusations?
Vannakkuyil kooduthaan
Did the colorful cuckoo's nest
Chinnapattu ponathaa
Get completely ruined?
Vaanamae unakkuththaan
Did the vast sky itself
Kannu pattu ponathaa….
Catch an evil eye because of you?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song expresses deep sorrow and anguish over a righteous, loving person who faces undeserved accusation and betrayal. The lyrics mourn the heartbreak of a noble soul, questioning why genuine love and care resulted in grief and false blame. Through powerful imagery—a pure temple being bombed, the brilliant sun being blackened by slander, and a cuckoo's nest shattered—the track laments how fate and the evil eyes of society destroyed a harmonious life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Kuththamillaa koyil onnu / Kundu pattu sarinjathaa”
Compares the protagonist's pure heart and life to a blameless temple ('Kuththamillaa koyil'), a radiant sun ('Suththamulla sooriyan'), and a cuckoo's nest ('Vannakkuyil koodu').
Edhugai (Second Letter Rhyming)
“Kuththamillaa koyil onnu / Suththamulla sooriyanum”
The second consonant sound 'ththa' is repeated across consecutive lines ('Kuththamillaa' and 'Suththamulla').
Rhetorical Questioning (Vinaa Aani)
“Paasam vachcha paavathukku / Pazhi vanthu saernthathaa”
Every couplet ends with an interrogative suffix '-aa' ('odainjuthaa', 'saernthathaa', 'sarinjathaa') to emphasize grief and tragic disbelief.
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Trivia
The song is from the 1999 Tamil family drama film 'Kannupada Poguthaiya', starring Vijayakanth, Simran, and Karan. The film's soundtrack was composed by S. A. Rajkumar, who was renowned in the late 1990s for creating emotionally resonant melodramatic melodies and rural anthems.
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