Mannippu
From Kanguva · 2024
- Lyricist
- Viveka
- Singer
- Raghu Dixit
- Music director
- Devi Sri Prasad
- Details
- Kanguva2024
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Aaraaroo aariraroo | Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant) |
| Aaraari raaroo | Aaraari raaroo (Lullaby chant) |
| Aaraaroo aariraroo | Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant) |
| Aaro aaro aariraroo | Aaro aaro aariraroo (Lullaby chant) |
| Aaraaroo aariraroo | Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant) |
| Aaraari raaroo | Aaraari raaroo (Lullaby chant) |
| Aaraaroo aariraroo | Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant) |
| Aaro aaro aariraroo | Aaro aaro aariraroo (Lullaby chant) |
| Male | |
| Thannai thondum manidhanukkae | Look at the earth that slakes the thirst |
| Thaagam theerkkum mannai paar | Of the very human who digs into it |
| Vetti chaaikkum pagaivanukkae | Look at the tree that offers shade |
| Nizhalai kodukkum marathai paar | To the enemy who fells it |
| Male | |
| Kaambhai koidha kaatrukkae | Look at the flower that offers fragrance |
| Vaasam serkkum poovai paar | To the wind that plucks it from its stalk |
| Saedham uliyaal cheiyum kaikkae | Look at the stone that becomes a statue |
| Silai kodukkum kallai paar | For the hand that wounds it with a chisel |
| Male | |
| Mannippu illamalae | Without forgiveness |
| Manmeedhilae yedhum illai | Nothing can exist on this earth |
| Mannitha pinnale | Once you forgive |
| Nenjil endrum baaram illai | There is never any burden left in your heart |
| Male | |
| Mannippu illamalae | Without forgiveness |
| Manmeedhilae yedhum illai | Nothing can exist on this earth |
| Mannitha pinnale | Once you forgive |
| Nenjil endrum baaram illai | There is never any burden left in your heart |
| Chorus | |
| Aaraaroo aariraroo | Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant) |
| Aaraari raaroo | Aaraari raaroo (Lullaby chant) |
| Aaraaroo aariraroo | Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant) |
| Aaro aaro aariraroo | Aaro aaro aariraroo (Lullaby chant) |
| Aaraaroo aariraroo | Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant) |
| Aaraari raaroo | Aaraari raaroo (Lullaby chant) |
| Aaraaroo aariraroo | Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant) |
| Aaro aaro aariraroo | Aaro aaro aariraroo (Lullaby chant) |
| Male | |
| Andha orakkadalin | Like the roaring wave |
| Cheerum alaiyaai | Of that loud sea |
| Modhum ullae vanjam | Vengeance clashes within |
| Orr aazha kadalin | Like a deep ocean's |
| Amaidhi kollum | Calming stillness |
| Manikkum nenjam | Is a forgiving heart |
| Male | |
| Ada pizhaigal seidhum | Ah, despite committing mistakes |
| Pizhaiyaai seidhum | And living through errors |
| Kattraan manidhan konjam | Few men have ever truly learned |
| Thavarukkellam dhandithaal | If everyone is punished for every fault |
| Verum saambal thaan minjum | Only ashes will remain in the end |
| Male | |
| Ilai ennum kanneer sindha | What sin did the tree commit |
| Maram seidha paavam enna | That it sheds tear-like leaves? |
| Ilavenir kaalam vandhu | Yet spring arrives |
| Pookkal neetti punnagai seigiradhae | Offering flowers and wearing a smile |
| Male | |
| Mannippu illamalae | Without forgiveness |
| Manmeedhilae yedhum illai | Nothing can exist on this earth |
| Mannitha pinnale | Once you forgive |
| Nenjil endrum baaram illai | There is never any burden left in your heart |
| Male | |
| Mannippu illamalae | Without forgiveness |
| Manmeedhilae yedhum illai | Nothing can exist on this earth |
| Mannitha pinnale | Once you forgive |
| Nenjil endrum baaram illai | There is never any burden left in your heart |
| Chorus | |
| Aaraaroo aariraroo | Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant) |
| Aaraari raaroo | Aaraari raaroo (Lullaby chant) |
| Aaraaroo aariraroo | Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant) |
| Aaro aaro aariraroo | Aaro aaro aariraroo (Lullaby chant) |
| Aaraaroo aariraroo | Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant) |
| Aaraari raaroo | Aaraari raaroo (Lullaby chant) |
| Aaraaroo aariraroo | Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant) |
| Aaro aaro aariraroo | Aaro aaro aariraroo (Lullaby chant) |
| Male | |
| Oru yaanai saanam veppathil | By the heat of elephant dung |
| Adhu pona dhooram solven | I can tell how far it has travelled |
| Kaal thadathin aazham paarthae | Just by looking at the depth of a footprint |
| Puliyin edai enna solven | I can tell the weight of a tiger |
| Male | |
| Oru thattaan poochi varugaiyilae | When a dragonfly flies by |
| Mazhai kottum tharunam solven | I can tell the moment rain will pour |
| Siru kuruvi pogum dhisaiyai konde | By observing the direction a little bird flies |
| Aruvi enge solven | I can tell where the waterfall lies |
| Male | |
| Asaiyum ipperuvanam elaam | All of this vast moving forest |
| Arivenae thulliyamaaga | I understand with precise accuracy |
| Ariya magan un manam mattum | Yet, my dear child, your mind alone |
| Puriyaa pudhiraai ondrum theriyavillai | Remains an unsolved riddle, completely unknown to me |
| Male | |
| Mannippu illamalae | Without forgiveness |
| Manmeedhilae yedhum illai | Nothing can exist on this earth |
| Mannitha pinnale | Once you forgive |
| Nenjil endrum baaram illai | There is never any burden left in your heart |
| Male | |
| Mannippu illamalae | Without forgiveness |
| Manmeedhilae yedhum illai | Nothing can exist on this earth |
| Mannitha pinnale | Once you forgive |
| Nenjil endrum baaram illai | There is never any burden left in your heart |
| Chorus | |
| Aaraaroo aariraroo | Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant) |
| Aaraari raaroo | Aaraari raaroo (Lullaby chant) |
| Aaraaroo aariraroo | Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant) |
| Aaro aaro aariraroo | Aaro aaro aariraroo (Lullaby chant) |
| Aaraaroo aariraroo | Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant) |
| Aaraari raaroo | Aaraari raaroo (Lullaby chant) |
| Aaraaroo aariraroo | Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant) |
| Aaro aaro aariraroo | Aaro aaro aariraroo (Lullaby chant) |
ஆராரோ ஆரிராரோ
ஆராரி ராரோ
ஆராரோ ஆரிராரோ
ஆரோ ஆரோ ஆரிராரோ
ஆராரோ ஆரிராரோ
ஆராரி ராரோ
ஆராரோ ஆரிராரோ
ஆரோ ஆரோ ஆரிராரோ
Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraari raaroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaro aaro aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraari raaroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaro aaro aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
தன்னை தோண்டும் மனிதனுக்கே
தாகம் தீர்க்கும் மண்ணை பார்
வெட்டி சாய்க்கும் பகைவனுக்கே
நிழலை கொடுக்கும் மரத்தை பார்
Look at the earth that slakes the thirst
Of the very human who digs into it
Look at the tree that offers shade
To the enemy who fells it
காம்பை கொய்த காற்றுக்கே
வாசம் சேர்க்கும் பூவை பார்
சேதம் உளியால் செய்யும் கைக்கே
சிலை கொடுக்கும் கல்லை பார்
Look at the flower that offers fragrance
To the wind that plucks it from its stalk
Look at the stone that becomes a statue
For the hand that wounds it with a chisel
மன்னிப்பு இல்லாமலே
மண்மீதிலே ஏதும் இல்லை
மன்னித்த பின்னாலே
நெஞ்சில் என்றும் பாரம் இல்லை
Without forgiveness
Nothing can exist on this earth
Once you forgive
There is never any burden left in your heart
மன்னிப்பு இல்லாமலே
மண்மீதிலே ஏதும் இல்லை
மன்னித்த பின்னாலே
நெஞ்சில் என்றும் பாரம் இல்லை
Without forgiveness
Nothing can exist on this earth
Once you forgive
There is never any burden left in your heart
ஆராரோ ஆரிராரோ
ஆராரி ராரோ
ஆராரோ ஆரிராரோ
ஆரோ ஆரோ ஆரிராரோ
ஆராரோ ஆரிராரோ
ஆராரி ராரோ
ஆராரோ ஆரிராரோ
ஆரோ ஆரோ ஆரிராரோ
Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraari raaroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaro aaro aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraari raaroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaro aaro aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
அந்த ஓரக்கடலின்
சீறும் அலையாய்
மோதும் உள்ளே வஞ்சம்
ஓர் ஆழ கடலின்
அமைதி கொள்ளும்
மன்னிக்கும் நெஞ்சம்
Like the roaring wave
Of that loud sea
Vengeance clashes within
Like a deep ocean's
Calming stillness
Is a forgiving heart
அட பிழைகள் செய்தும்
பிழையாய் செய்தும்
கற்றான் மனிதன் கொஞ்சம்
தவறுக்கெல்லாம் தண்டித்தால்
வெறும் சாம்பல் தான் மிஞ்சும்
Ah, despite committing mistakes
And living through errors
Few men have ever truly learned
If everyone is punished for every fault
Only ashes will remain in the end
இலை என்னும் கண்ணீர் சிந்த
மரம் செய்த பாவம் என்ன
இளவேனிற் காலம் வந்து
பூக்கள் நீட்டி புன்னகை செய்கிறதே
What sin did the tree commit
That it sheds tear-like leaves?
Yet spring arrives
Offering flowers and wearing a smile
மன்னிப்பு இல்லாமலே
மண்மீதிலே ஏதும் இல்லை
மன்னித்த பின்னாலே
நெஞ்சில் என்றும் பாரம் இல்லை
Without forgiveness
Nothing can exist on this earth
Once you forgive
There is never any burden left in your heart
மன்னிப்பு இல்லாமலே
மண்மீதிலே ஏதும் இல்லை
மன்னித்த பின்னாலே
நெஞ்சில் என்றும் பாரம் இல்லை
Without forgiveness
Nothing can exist on this earth
Once you forgive
There is never any burden left in your heart
ஆராரோ ஆரிராரோ
ஆராரி ராரோ
ஆராரோ ஆரிராரோ
ஆரோ ஆரோ ஆரிராரோ
ஆராரோ ஆரிராரோ
ஆராரி ராரோ
ஆராரோ ஆரிராரோ
ஆரோ ஆரோ ஆரிராரோ
Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraari raaroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaro aaro aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraari raaroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaro aaro aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
ஒரு யானை சாணம் வெப்பத்திலே
அது போன தூரம் சொல்வேன்
கால் தடத்தின் ஆழம் பார்தே
புலியின் எடை என்ன சொல்வேன்
By the heat of elephant dung
I can tell how far it has travelled
Just by looking at the depth of a footprint
I can tell the weight of a tiger
ஒரு தட்டான் பூச்சி வருகையிலே
மழை கொட்டும் தருணம் சொல்வேன்
சிறு குருவி போகும் திசையை கொண்டே
அருவி எங்கே சொல்வேன்
When a dragonfly flies by
I can tell the moment rain will pour
By observing the direction a little bird flies
I can tell where the waterfall lies
அசையும் இப்பெறுவனம் எல்லாம்
அறிவேனே துல்லியமாக
அறியா மகன் உன் மனம் மட்டும்
புரியா புதிராய் ஒன்றும் தெரியவில்லை
All of this vast moving forest
I understand with precise accuracy
Yet, my dear child, your mind alone
Remains an unsolved riddle, completely unknown to me
மன்னிப்பு இல்லாமலே
மண்மீதிலே ஏதும் இல்லை
மன்னித்த பின்னாலே
நெஞ்சில் என்றும் பாரம் இல்லை
Without forgiveness
Nothing can exist on this earth
Once you forgive
There is never any burden left in your heart
மன்னிப்பு இல்லாமலே
மண்மீதிலே ஏதும் இல்லை
மன்னித்த பின்னாலே
நெஞ்சில் என்றும் பாரம் இல்லை
Without forgiveness
Nothing can exist on this earth
Once you forgive
There is never any burden left in your heart
ஆராரோ ஆரிராரோ
ஆராரி ராரோ
ஆராரோ ஆரிராரோ
ஆரோ ஆரோ ஆரிராரோ
ஆராரோ ஆரிராரோ
ஆராரி ராரோ
ஆராரோ ஆரிராரோ
ஆரோ ஆரோ ஆரிராரோ
Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraari raaroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaro aaro aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraari raaroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaro aaro aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraaroo aariraroo
Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraari raaroo
Aaraari raaroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraaroo aariraroo
Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaro aaro aariraroo
Aaro aaro aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraaroo aariraroo
Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraari raaroo
Aaraari raaroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraaroo aariraroo
Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaro aaro aariraroo
Aaro aaro aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Thannai thondum manidhanukkae
Look at the earth that slakes the thirst
Thaagam theerkkum mannai paar
Of the very human who digs into it
Vetti chaaikkum pagaivanukkae
Look at the tree that offers shade
Nizhalai kodukkum marathai paar
To the enemy who fells it
Kaambhai koidha kaatrukkae
Look at the flower that offers fragrance
Vaasam serkkum poovai paar
To the wind that plucks it from its stalk
Saedham uliyaal cheiyum kaikkae
Look at the stone that becomes a statue
Silai kodukkum kallai paar
For the hand that wounds it with a chisel
Mannippu illamalae
Without forgiveness
Manmeedhilae yedhum illai
Nothing can exist on this earth
Mannitha pinnale
Once you forgive
Nenjil endrum baaram illai
There is never any burden left in your heart
Mannippu illamalae
Without forgiveness
Manmeedhilae yedhum illai
Nothing can exist on this earth
Mannitha pinnale
Once you forgive
Nenjil endrum baaram illai
There is never any burden left in your heart
Aaraaroo aariraroo
Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraari raaroo
Aaraari raaroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraaroo aariraroo
Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaro aaro aariraroo
Aaro aaro aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraaroo aariraroo
Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraari raaroo
Aaraari raaroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraaroo aariraroo
Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaro aaro aariraroo
Aaro aaro aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Andha orakkadalin
Like the roaring wave
Cheerum alaiyaai
Of that loud sea
Modhum ullae vanjam
Vengeance clashes within
Orr aazha kadalin
Like a deep ocean's
Amaidhi kollum
Calming stillness
Manikkum nenjam
Is a forgiving heart
Ada pizhaigal seidhum
Ah, despite committing mistakes
Pizhaiyaai seidhum
And living through errors
Kattraan manidhan konjam
Few men have ever truly learned
Thavarukkellam dhandithaal
If everyone is punished for every fault
Verum saambal thaan minjum
Only ashes will remain in the end
Ilai ennum kanneer sindha
What sin did the tree commit
Maram seidha paavam enna
That it sheds tear-like leaves?
Ilavenir kaalam vandhu
Yet spring arrives
Pookkal neetti punnagai seigiradhae
Offering flowers and wearing a smile
Mannippu illamalae
Without forgiveness
Manmeedhilae yedhum illai
Nothing can exist on this earth
Mannitha pinnale
Once you forgive
Nenjil endrum baaram illai
There is never any burden left in your heart
Mannippu illamalae
Without forgiveness
Manmeedhilae yedhum illai
Nothing can exist on this earth
Mannitha pinnale
Once you forgive
Nenjil endrum baaram illai
There is never any burden left in your heart
Aaraaroo aariraroo
Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraari raaroo
Aaraari raaroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraaroo aariraroo
Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaro aaro aariraroo
Aaro aaro aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraaroo aariraroo
Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraari raaroo
Aaraari raaroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraaroo aariraroo
Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaro aaro aariraroo
Aaro aaro aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Oru yaanai saanam veppathil
By the heat of elephant dung
Adhu pona dhooram solven
I can tell how far it has travelled
Kaal thadathin aazham paarthae
Just by looking at the depth of a footprint
Puliyin edai enna solven
I can tell the weight of a tiger
Oru thattaan poochi varugaiyilae
When a dragonfly flies by
Mazhai kottum tharunam solven
I can tell the moment rain will pour
Siru kuruvi pogum dhisaiyai konde
By observing the direction a little bird flies
Aruvi enge solven
I can tell where the waterfall lies
Asaiyum ipperuvanam elaam
All of this vast moving forest
Arivenae thulliyamaaga
I understand with precise accuracy
Ariya magan un manam mattum
Yet, my dear child, your mind alone
Puriyaa pudhiraai ondrum theriyavillai
Remains an unsolved riddle, completely unknown to me
Mannippu illamalae
Without forgiveness
Manmeedhilae yedhum illai
Nothing can exist on this earth
Mannitha pinnale
Once you forgive
Nenjil endrum baaram illai
There is never any burden left in your heart
Mannippu illamalae
Without forgiveness
Manmeedhilae yedhum illai
Nothing can exist on this earth
Mannitha pinnale
Once you forgive
Nenjil endrum baaram illai
There is never any burden left in your heart
Aaraaroo aariraroo
Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraari raaroo
Aaraari raaroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraaroo aariraroo
Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaro aaro aariraroo
Aaro aaro aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraaroo aariraroo
Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraari raaroo
Aaraari raaroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaraaroo aariraroo
Aaraaroo aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Aaro aaro aariraroo
Aaro aaro aariraroo (Lullaby chant)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from Kanguva is a philosophical lullaby centered on the core message of forgiveness, empathy, and nature's quiet wisdom. Through vivid imagery drawn from the natural world—the earth, trees, flowers, and stones—it illustrates how nature forgives and gives back even to those who harm it. The lyricist emphasizes that holding onto hatred and seeking vengeance only consumes a person, while forgiveness brings peace and lightens the soul.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Thannai thondum manidhanukkae Thaagam theerkkum mannai paar”
Comparing elements of nature (earth, trees, flowers, stone) to forgiving beings that return kindness for harm.
Contrast / Antithesis
“Andha orakkadalin Cheerum alaiyaai / Orr aazha kadalin Amaidhi kollum Manikkum nenjam”
Contrasting the raging, vengeful sea on the surface with the deep, quiet, forgiving ocean heart.
Edhugai (Tamil Rhyme / Second Letter Agreement)
“Mannippu illamalae / Manmeedhilae yedhum illai”
Rhyming the second letter 'n' in consecutive lines ('Mannippu' and 'Manmeedhilae').
Hyperbole / Imagery
“Oru yaanai saanam veppathil Adhu pona dhooram solven”
Exaggerating tribal tracker instincts to show mastery over nature versus the unpredictability of human emotion.
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Trivia
Composed by Devi Sri Prasad for the epic period action movie 'Kanguva', this soulful lullaby is sung by renowned folk-fusion artist Raghu Dixit. The lyrics written by Viveka highlight tribal instincts and nature-based wisdom, fitting the film's ancient period setting.
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