Mannichiru
From Thalaivan Thalaivii · 2025
- Lyricist
- Karthik Netha
- Music director
- Santhosh Narayanan
- Details
- Thalaivan Thalaivii2025
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Thannanannae nannae nannae nae | (Folk rhythmic vocalization) |
| Thann naana nannae nannae nae | (Folk rhythmic vocalization) |
| Thannanannae nannae nannae nae ..ae | (Folk rhythmic vocalization) |
| Thann naana nannae nannae nae | (Folk rhythmic vocalization) |
| Haa aaa aaa aaa | (Vocalizing) |
| Male | |
| Chellamae kannilae | My darling, in your eyes |
| Upputhooral sindhumae | Salty tears spray like rain |
| Nenjilae kangu seerum chellamae | In my heart, the embers hiss with rage, my darling |
| Enga nee enga nee enga neeee.. | Where are you, where are you, where are you? |
| Haaa…aaa..aaa | (Vocalizing) |
| Male | |
| Annamae | My beloved swan-like companion |
| Neruppa kudichu eriyum enname | My thoughts burn as if drinking fire |
| Sandhana sirippu dhenamum killudhae | Your sandalwood-scented smile pinches me daily |
| Pazhaya nenappu kodanju kolludhae | Old memories gouge and kill me inside |
| Kolludhae kolludhae kolludhae | They kill me, they kill me, they kill me |
| Male | |
| Kanneeril urundu pirandu | Wallowing and writhing in tears |
| Othaiya ninnen unnaala | I stood alone because of you |
| Ottaama ponen thannaalaae | I drifted away detached, all on my own |
| Male | |
| Vangi vecha malliga irukku engae nee | The jasmine bought for you remains here, where are you? |
| Vaasa padi irundu kedakku engae nee | The doorstep lies in darkness, where are you? |
| Unna solli kuthamilla | There is no fault in blaming you |
| Othukolla sathum illa | I do not even have the energy to accept this |
| Deivamae manasil irundhu mannichiru | Oh my deity, forgive me from the bottom of your heart |
| Thangamae thavara marandhu mannichiru | Oh my precious gold, forget my mistake and forgive me |
| Male | |
| En alukku pudicha manasil irundhu | From my heart stained with dirty guilt |
| Aludhu ketkkiren | I ask you while weeping |
| Vaa kirukku pudicha nilaiyil irundhu | Come back, as I ask from a state of insanity |
| Kathari ketkkiren | I beg you screaming in despair |
| Vandhiru vandhiru vandhiru vandhiru | Please come back, come back, come back, come back |
| Male | |
| Othaiyaa ninnen unnaala | I stood alone because of you |
| Female :Thannanannae nannae nannae nae | Female: (Folk rhythmic vocalization) |
| Male :Ottamaa ponen thannala | Male: I drifted away detached, all on my own |
| Female :Thannanannae nannae nannae nae | Female: (Folk rhythmic vocalization) |
| Female | |
| Ennaiyaa senja munnaala | What did you do to me back then? |
| Female :Thannanannae nannae nannae nae | Female: (Folk rhythmic vocalization) |
| Female :Ellaamae yenyaa ennaala..ennaala ennaala | Female: Why is everything happening because of me... because of me, because of me? |
| Female :Thannanannae nannae nannae nae | Female: (Folk rhythmic vocalization) |
தன்னண்ணே நன்னே நன்னே னே
தன்னான நன்னே நன்னே னே
தன்னண்ணே நன்னே நன்னே னே.....ஏ....
தன்னான நன்னே நன்னே னே
ஹா ஆஆ ஆஆஆ......
(Folk rhythmic vocalization)
(Folk rhythmic vocalization)
(Folk rhythmic vocalization)
(Folk rhythmic vocalization)
(Vocalizing)
செல்லமே கண்ணிலே
உப்புதூறல் சிந்துமே
நெஞ்சிலே கங்கு சீரும் செல்லமே
எங்க நீ எங்க நீ எங்க நீ..
ஹா...ஆஆ..ஆஆ
My darling, in your eyes
Salty tears spray like rain
In my heart, the embers hiss with rage, my darling
Where are you, where are you, where are you?
(Vocalizing)
அன்னமே
நெருப்ப குடிச்சு எரியும் எண்ணமேமே
சந்தன சிரிப்பு தினமும் கிள்ளுதே
பழைய நினைவு கொடாஞ்சு கொல்லுதே
கொல்லுதே கொல்லுதே
My beloved swan-like companion
My thoughts burn as if drinking fire
Your sandalwood-scented smile pinches me daily
Old memories gouge and kill me inside
They kill me, they kill me, they kill me
கண்ணீரில் உருண்டு பிரண்டு
ஒத்தையா நின்னேன் உன்னால
ஒட்டமா போனேன் தன்னால...ஏ...
Wallowing and writhing in tears
I stood alone because of you
I drifted away detached, all on my own
இரண்டும் :
தன்னண்ணே நன்னே நன்னே னே
தன்னான நன்னே நன்னே னே
The jasmine bought for you remains here, where are you?
The doorstep lies in darkness, where are you?
There is no fault in blaming you
I do not even have the energy to accept this
Oh my deity, forgive me from the bottom of your heart
Oh my precious gold, forget my mistake and forgive me
வாங்கி வெச்ச மல்லிக இருக்கு எங்க நீ
வாசப்படி இருண்டு கெடக்கு எங்க நீ
உன்ன சொல்லி குத்தமில்ல
ஒத்துக்கொள்ள சத்தும் இல்ல
தெய்வமே மனசில் இருந்து மன்னிச்சிரு
தங்கமே தவற மறந்து மன்னிச்சிரு
From my heart stained with dirty guilt
I ask you while weeping
Come back, as I ask from a state of insanity
I beg you screaming in despair
Please come back, come back, come back, come back
என் அலுக்கு புடிச்ச மனசில் இருந்து
அழுது கேட்கிறேன்
வா கிறுக்கு புடிச்ச நிலையில் இருந்து
கதறி கேட்கிறேன்
வந்திரு வந்திரு வந்திரு வந்திரு
I stood alone because of you
Female: (Folk rhythmic vocalization)
Male: I drifted away detached, all on my own
Female: (Folk rhythmic vocalization)
ஒத்தையா நின்னேன் உன்னால
தன்னண்ணே நன்னே நன்னே னே
ஒட்டமா போனேன் தன்னால
தன்னான நன்னே நன்னே னே
What did you do to me back then?
Female: (Folk rhythmic vocalization)
Female: Why is everything happening because of me... because of me, because of me?
Female: (Folk rhythmic vocalization)
என்னையா செஞ்ச முன்னால
தன்னண்ணே நன்னே நன்னே னே
எல்லாமே யய்யா என்னால..என்னால என்னால
தன்னான நன்னே நன்னே னே
Thannanannae nannae nannae nae
(Folk rhythmic vocalization)
Thann naana nannae nannae nae
(Folk rhythmic vocalization)
Thannanannae nannae nannae nae ..ae
(Folk rhythmic vocalization)
Thann naana nannae nannae nae
(Folk rhythmic vocalization)
Haa aaa aaa aaa
(Vocalizing)
Chellamae kannilae
My darling, in your eyes
Upputhooral sindhumae
Salty tears spray like rain
Nenjilae kangu seerum chellamae
In my heart, the embers hiss with rage, my darling
Enga nee enga nee enga neeee..
Where are you, where are you, where are you?
Haaa…aaa..aaa
(Vocalizing)
Annamae
My beloved swan-like companion
Neruppa kudichu eriyum enname
My thoughts burn as if drinking fire
Sandhana sirippu dhenamum killudhae
Your sandalwood-scented smile pinches me daily
Pazhaya nenappu kodanju kolludhae
Old memories gouge and kill me inside
Kolludhae kolludhae kolludhae
They kill me, they kill me, they kill me
Kanneeril urundu pirandu
Wallowing and writhing in tears
Othaiya ninnen unnaala
I stood alone because of you
Ottaama ponen thannaalaae
I drifted away detached, all on my own
Vangi vecha malliga irukku engae nee
The jasmine bought for you remains here, where are you?
Vaasa padi irundu kedakku engae nee
The doorstep lies in darkness, where are you?
Unna solli kuthamilla
There is no fault in blaming you
Othukolla sathum illa
I do not even have the energy to accept this
Deivamae manasil irundhu mannichiru
Oh my deity, forgive me from the bottom of your heart
Thangamae thavara marandhu mannichiru
Oh my precious gold, forget my mistake and forgive me
En alukku pudicha manasil irundhu
From my heart stained with dirty guilt
Aludhu ketkkiren
I ask you while weeping
Vaa kirukku pudicha nilaiyil irundhu
Come back, as I ask from a state of insanity
Kathari ketkkiren
I beg you screaming in despair
Vandhiru vandhiru vandhiru vandhiru
Please come back, come back, come back, come back
Othaiyaa ninnen unnaala
I stood alone because of you
Female :Thannanannae nannae nannae nae
Female: (Folk rhythmic vocalization)
Male :Ottamaa ponen thannala
Male: I drifted away detached, all on my own
Female :Thannanannae nannae nannae nae
Female: (Folk rhythmic vocalization)
Ennaiyaa senja munnaala
What did you do to me back then?
Female :Thannanannae nannae nannae nae
Female: (Folk rhythmic vocalization)
Female :Ellaamae yenyaa ennaala..ennaala ennaala
Female: Why is everything happening because of me... because of me, because of me?
Female :Thannanannae nannae nannae nae
Female: (Folk rhythmic vocalization)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Thalaivan Thalaivii is a poignant rustic song depicting raw heartbreak, guilt, and emotional turmoil following a painful separation. The narrator pleads for forgiveness, tormented by burning memories and the sight of unused gifts like jasmines meant for their lover. The song combines traditional oppari-style folk refrains with emotional despair as both lovers grapple with remorse and longing.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Neruppa kudichu eriyum enname”
Comparing agonizing thoughts to drinking fire ('Neruppa kudichu eriyum enname').
Sensory Imagery
“Vangi vecha malliga irukku engae nee / Vaasa padi irundu kedakku engae nee”
Evoking olfactory and visual details with unoffered jasmines and a dark, empty doorstep.
Epizeuxis (Repetition for emphasis)
“Vandhiru vandhiru vandhiru vandhiru”
Urgent repetition of words to convey heightened panic and desperation.
Edhugai (Tamil Second Letter Rhyme)
“Unna solli kuthamilla / Othukolla sathum illa”
Matching second consonants in adjacent lines ('kuthamilla' / 'sathum illa').
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Trivia
Composed by Santhosh Narayanan, the song utilizes a fusion of native Tamil folk vocal motifs (oppari aesthetic) with modern choral arrangements provided by The Indian Choral Ensemble. Lyricist Karthik Netha employs deep colloquial Tamil expressions to express grief.
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