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Mayankinen Mannan Ingu

From Salem Vishnu · 1990

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Sangeetha Rajan
Movie name
Salem Vishnu
Movie release year
1990
Lyrics added on
11 Sept 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mayanginen mannan ingu
Konjam vaa vaa
Thayakkam yen thaazham poovae
Nenjam nee thaa
Thaen isai paadal ondru
Thinam thinam mogam kondu
Isaithaen unakaaga
Mayanginen mannan ingu
Konjam vaa vaa
Thayakkam yen thaazham poovae
Nenjam nee thaa
Moongil ilai melae
Thoongum thuli polae
Naalum yenginen paavaikaagavae
Mana naalum vaaradho anbae vaa vaa
Mayanginen mannan ingu
Konjam vaa vaa
Thayakkam yen thaazham poovae
Nenjam nee thaa
Thaen isai paadal ondru
Thinam thinam mogam kondu
Isaithaen unakaaga
Mayanginen mannan ingu
Konjam vaa vaa
Thayakkam yen thaazham poovae
Nenjam nee thaa
Aasai kadalaaga naano analaaga
Vaazhum naal ellaam naanum vaadinen
Thirai ennum yeno kannae
Anbae vaa vaa aa
Mayanginen mannan ingu
Konjam vaa vaa
Thayakkam yen thaazham poovae
Nenjam nee thaa
Thaen isai paadal ondru
Thinam thinam mogam kondu
Isaithaen unakaaga
Mayanginen mannan ingu
Konjam vaa vaa
Thayakkam yen thaazham poovae
Nenjam nee thaa
I am enchanted here, your king,
Come to me, come close.
Why this hesitation, my fragrant flower?
Give me your heart.
A sweet, honeyed song,
Filled with longing every single day,
I sang just for you.
I am enchanted here, your king,
Come to me, come close.
Why this hesitation, my fragrant flower?
Give me your heart.
Upon a bamboo leaf,
Like a sleeping dewdrop,
I have yearned every day for you, my beloved.
Won't our wedding day arrive? My love, come to me.
I am enchanted here, your king,
Come to me, come close.
Why this hesitation, my fragrant flower?
Give me your heart.
A sweet, honeyed song,
Filled with longing every single day,
I sang just for you.
I am enchanted here, your king,
Come to me, come close.
Why this hesitation, my fragrant flower?
Give me your heart.
With desires like an ocean and burning like fire,
I have withered with every passing day.
Why is there still a veil between us, my dear?
My love, come, oh come to me!
I am enchanted here, your king,
Come to me, come close.
Why this hesitation, my fragrant flower?
Give me your heart.
A sweet, honeyed song,
Filled with longing every single day,
I sang just for you.
I am enchanted here, your king,
Come to me, come close.
Why this hesitation, my fragrant flower?
Give me your heart.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic duet expresses intense yearning, deep devotion, and tender affection between lovers. The narrator calls out to their beloved, encouraging them to set aside all hesitation and unite heart-to-heart. Through vivid imagery of delicate dewdrops on bamboo leaves and overwhelming ocean-like desires, the song conveys the sweet pain of waiting for marital bliss and emotional fulfillment. Written by lyricist Vaali, the song captures the essence of romantic surrender and poetic intimacy.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

“Moongil ilai melae / Thoongum thuli polae”

Compares delicate existence and yearning to a drop of dew resting on a slender bamboo leaf.

Alliteration (Monai)

“Mayanginen mannan ingu”

Repetition of the 'M' sound in adjacent words creates a rhythmic and melodic flow.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Aasai kadalaaga naano analaaga”

Desire is directly equated to an ocean ('Aasai kadalaaga') to portray its vastness and depth.

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Trivia

Salem Vishnu (1990) features music composed by S. A. Rajkumar and starred Thiagarajan in the lead role, with lyrics penned by the veteran lyricist Vaali.

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