Mun Jenmam
From Kundakka Mandakka · 2005
- Lyricist
- Snehan
- Singer
- Sathya
- Music director
- Bharathwaj
- Details
- Kundakka Mandakka2005
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Mun jenmum seitha paavam | Is this a sin committed in a past life? |
| Saamikku kooda kopam | Even God seems angry at me. |
| Aatharevethum illai | There is no support at all, |
| Yaar azhiththar intha thollai | Who inflicted this trouble upon me? |
| Unnai vittu inguthan | Separated from you right here, |
| Uyirattru kidanthen | I lie lifeless. |
| En vasantham pari ponathae | My spring season has been snatched away. |
| Female | |
| Thalli unnai vaitha kaalam | The time that kept you far away, |
| Ennavenben… | What shall I call it? |
| Nammai kondru vittu | Having killed us, |
| Kolli vaitha kaalan enben | I would call it the god of death setting us on fire. |
| Antha kaalanukku kaathal vali | To that god of death, the pain of love, |
| Illai enben | Does not exist, I would say. |
| Female | |
| Nyabagangal vanthu vanthu | Memories keep coming back, |
| Thaakkiduthae | And attacking me. |
| Vanthu thaakkivittu paithiyamaai | They attack me and drive me |
| Aakkiduthae | Mad. |
| Nammai thorkadiththu thorkadiththu | Defeating us again and again, |
| Paarkkirathae | Time watches on. |
| Female | |
| Yen intha vaazhkai | Why this life, |
| Endrenna thondrum | I constantly wonder. |
| Vidiyaathoo.. pagalaagaatho… | Will dawn not arrive? Will it not become day? |
| Pothatha neram | Inauspicious time, |
| Nenjengum baaram | A heavy burden across my heart. |
| Pogaatho vittu pogaatho.. | Will it not leave? Will it not go away? |
| Female | |
| Nalam varumaa … aaa….aa… | Will wellness return? |
| Balam tharumaa… | Will it grant me strength? |
| Veguthu en moochu | My breath is burning, |
| Nokuthu un pechu | Your words hurt me. |
| Pothum pothum | Enough, enough! |
| Female | |
| Mun jenmum seitha paavam | Is this a sin committed in a past life? |
| Saamikku kooda kopam | Even God seems angry at me. |
| Aatharevethum illai | There is no support at all, |
| Yaar azhiththar intha thollai | Who inflicted this trouble upon me? |
| Unnai vittu inguthan | Separated from you right here, |
| Uyirattru kidanthen | I lie lifeless. |
| En vasantham pari ponathae | My spring season has been snatched away. |
முன் ஜென்மம் செய்த பாவம்
சாமிக்கு கூட கோபம்
ஆதரவேதம் இல்லை
யார் அழித்தார் இந்த தொல்லை
உன்னை விட்டு இங்குதான்
உயிரற்று கிடந்தேன்
என் வசந்தம் பறிபோனதே
Is this a sin committed in a past life?
Even God seems angry at me.
There is no support at all,
Who inflicted this trouble upon me?
Separated from you right here,
I lie lifeless.
My spring season has been snatched away.
தள்ளி உன்னை வைத்த காலம்
என்னவென்பேன்
நம்மை கொன்று விட்டு
கொல்லி வைத்த காலன் என்பேன்
அந்த காலனுக்கு காதல் வலி
இல்லை என்பேன்
The time that kept you far away,
What shall I call it?
Having killed us,
I would call it the god of death setting us on fire.
To that god of death, the pain of love,
Does not exist, I would say.
ஞாபகங்கள் வந்து வந்து
தாக்கிடுதே
வந்து தாக்கிவிட்டு பைத்தியமாய்
ஆக்கிடுதே
நம்மை தோற்கடித்து தோற்கடித்து
பார்க்கிறதே
Memories keep coming back,
And attacking me.
They attack me and drive me
Mad.
Defeating us again and again,
Time watches on.
ஏன் இந்த வாழ்க்கை
என்றன்ன தோன்றும்
விடியாதோ....பகலாகாதோ
போதாத நேரம்
நெஞ்செங்கும் பாரம்
போகாதோ விட்டு போகாதோ....
Why this life,
I constantly wonder.
Will dawn not arrive? Will it not become day?
Inauspicious time,
A heavy burden across my heart.
Will it not leave? Will it not go away?
நலம் வருமா....ஆஅ....ஆஅ....
பலம் தருமா
வேகுது என் மூச்சு
நோகுது உன் பேச்சு
போதும் போதும்
Will wellness return?
Will it grant me strength?
My breath is burning,
Your words hurt me.
Enough, enough!
முன் ஜென்மம் செய்த பாவம்
சாமிக்கு கூட கோபம்
ஆதரவேதம் இல்லை
யார் அழித்தார் இந்த தொல்லை
உன்னை விட்டு இங்குதான்
உயிரற்று கிடந்தேன்
என் வசந்தம் பறிபோனதே
Is this a sin committed in a past life?
Even God seems angry at me.
There is no support at all,
Who inflicted this trouble upon me?
Separated from you right here,
I lie lifeless.
My spring season has been snatched away.
Mun jenmum seitha paavam
Is this a sin committed in a past life?
Saamikku kooda kopam
Even God seems angry at me.
Aatharevethum illai
There is no support at all,
Yaar azhiththar intha thollai
Who inflicted this trouble upon me?
Unnai vittu inguthan
Separated from you right here,
Uyirattru kidanthen
I lie lifeless.
En vasantham pari ponathae
My spring season has been snatched away.
Thalli unnai vaitha kaalam
The time that kept you far away,
Ennavenben…
What shall I call it?
Nammai kondru vittu
Having killed us,
Kolli vaitha kaalan enben
I would call it the god of death setting us on fire.
Antha kaalanukku kaathal vali
To that god of death, the pain of love,
Illai enben
Does not exist, I would say.
Nyabagangal vanthu vanthu
Memories keep coming back,
Thaakkiduthae
And attacking me.
Vanthu thaakkivittu paithiyamaai
They attack me and drive me
Aakkiduthae
Mad.
Nammai thorkadiththu thorkadiththu
Defeating us again and again,
Paarkkirathae
Time watches on.
Yen intha vaazhkai
Why this life,
Endrenna thondrum
I constantly wonder.
Vidiyaathoo.. pagalaagaatho…
Will dawn not arrive? Will it not become day?
Pothatha neram
Inauspicious time,
Nenjengum baaram
A heavy burden across my heart.
Pogaatho vittu pogaatho..
Will it not leave? Will it not go away?
Nalam varumaa … aaa….aa…
Will wellness return?
Balam tharumaa…
Will it grant me strength?
Veguthu en moochu
My breath is burning,
Nokuthu un pechu
Your words hurt me.
Pothum pothum
Enough, enough!
Mun jenmum seitha paavam
Is this a sin committed in a past life?
Saamikku kooda kopam
Even God seems angry at me.
Aatharevethum illai
There is no support at all,
Yaar azhiththar intha thollai
Who inflicted this trouble upon me?
Unnai vittu inguthan
Separated from you right here,
Uyirattru kidanthen
I lie lifeless.
En vasantham pari ponathae
My spring season has been snatched away.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Mun jenmum seitha paavam' portrays deep grief, loneliness, and emotional suffering following separation from a loved one. The protagonist feels cursed by past life karmic debts, believing that even God has abandoned them in anger. Describing time itself as an unfeeling god of death that destroys love, the lyrics depict how painful memories relentlessly attack the protagonist's mind, driving them to the brink of insanity. Throughout the track, the lyricist uses vivid imagery of burning breath and heavy burdens on the heart to capture acute heartbreak. The protagonist questions the point of living, longing desperately for a new beginning or a dawn to end their dark, suffering phase.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Adukku Thodar (Iterative Repetition)
“Nyabagangal vanthu vanthu”
The repetition of words like 'vanthu vanthu' and 'thorkadiththu thorkadiththu' highlights the relentless, recurring nature of painful memories and defeat.
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“En vasantham pari ponathae”
'En vasantham' (My spring) metaphorically represents the joyful, flourishing period of love and life that has been stolen away.
Personification
“Kolli vaitha kaalan enben”
Time (Kaalam) is personified as 'Kaalan' (the God of Death) who kills their bond and sets it ablaze without understanding the pain of love.
Emonai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Veguthu en moochu / Nokuthu un pechu”
Rhyming of second letters in adjacent lines such as 'Veguthu' and 'Nokuthu' creates rhythmic harmony.
Did you know?
Trivia
The song features in the 2005 Tamil comedy-drama film 'Kundakka Mandakka' starring Parthiban and Vadivelu. The music for the film was composed by A. R. Reihana, sister of legendary composer A. R. Rahman, with lyrics penned by Snehan.
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