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Lyrics & meaning

Muthu Manasukule

From Gangai Karai Paattu · 1995

Lyricist
Kalidasan
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Gangai Karai Paattu
Movie release year
1995
Lyrics added on
17 Sept 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Muththu manasukkullae soththa irukumaa
Mayilae mayilae
Mulla kodiyilae mullu valarumaa
Mayilae mayilae
Muththu manasukkullae soththa irukumaa
Mayilae mayilae
Mulla kodiyilae mullu valarumaa
Mayilae mayilae
Antha aagaayam idam maari pogaathu
Intha poobaalam swaram maari paadaadhu
Oru maana uranga vaikka
Thena kozhaichchu thenam
Nanae padipaen paattu
Muththu manasukkullae soththa irukumaa
Mayilae mayilae
Mulla kodiyilae mullu valarumaa
Mayilae mayilae
{Pooththu kuzhungum intha
Pottu vachcha vennilava
Poththi poththi paaththiduvean
Kaaththu kamakamakkum kattazhagu pettakaththa
Kannil vachchi kaaththiduvaen} (2)
Adi aathithi chinna ponnu
Unna achchadichchu kannukullae vachchenamma
Adhukkaaga nenjukkullae dhenam
Anbum enum nooleduththu thechchenamma
Idhu naanaa padikkira paattu
Neeyaae purinchukka kettu
Idhu naanaa padikkira paattu
Neeyaae purinchukka kettu
Muththu manasukkullae soththa irukumaa
Mayilae mayilae
Mulla kodiyilae mullu valarumaa
Mayilae mayilae
{Aaththu manalukkullae
Allukkira kayikullae
Ooththu soranthu varumae
Saeththu kolaththilulla
Sembavala mottu onnu
Kaattil malarnthu vidumae} (2)
Oru vaarththai solliputta
Naan oththaiyile maalai onnu
Pinniputten
Maruvaarththai sollum munnae
Unna sonthamunnu pandhamunnu
Enniputten
Idhu nana padikkira pattu
Neeyaa purinjusukka kettu
Idhu nana padikkira pattu
Neeyaa purinjusukka kettu
Muththu manasukkullae soththa irukumaa
Mayilae mayilae
Mulla kodiyilae mullu valarumaa
Mayilae mayilae
Antha aagaayam idam maari pogaathu
Intha poobaalam swaram maari paadaadhu
Oru maana uranga vaikka
Thena kozhaichchu thenam
Nanae padipaen paattu
Muththu manasukkullae soththa irukumaa
Mayilae mayilae
Mulla kodiyilae mullu valarumaa
Mayilae mayilae
Aa... aah... aa... aah...
Aah... aah... aah... aa... aa...
Aah... aa... aa... aa... aa... aa...
Aah... aah... aah... aa... aa...
Can a heart pure like a pearl ever have any flaw?
Oh peacock, my peacock...
Can thorns ever grow on a jasmine vine?
Oh peacock, my peacock...
Can a heart pure like a pearl ever have any flaw?
Oh peacock, my peacock...
Can thorns ever grow on a jasmine vine?
Oh peacock... my peacock...
That sky will never move away from its place,
this morning melody will never miss a note.
To put a gentle deer to sleep,
blending sweetness like honey, every day
I will sing a song myself.
Can a heart pure like a pearl ever have any flaw?
Oh peacock, my peacock...
Can thorns ever grow on a jasmine vine?
Oh peacock, my peacock...
This blooming, radiant
bright moon adorned with a pottu (forehead dot),
I will cherish and protect with gentle care.
This fragrant treasure chest of gorgeous beauty,
I will keep safe inside my eyes and protect.
Oh my goodness, little girl,
I printed your image and kept it inside my eyes.
To hold it there, inside my chest every day,
I stitched it tight with the thread of love.
This is a song I sing on my own,
listen and understand it in your heart.
This is a song I sing on my own,
listen and understand it in your heart.
Can a heart pure like a pearl ever have any flaw?
Oh peacock, my peacock...
Can thorns ever grow on a jasmine vine?
Oh peacock, my peacock...
Deep inside the river sand,
to the hand that scoops it up,
a spring of pure water gushes out.
Even from a muddy pond,
a red coral-like bud
will blossom in the open.
You spoke just a single word,
and all by myself, a wedding garland
I wove for us.
Before you could say another word,
as my very own lifelong bond,
I embraced you in my heart.
This is a song I sing on my own,
listen and understand it in your heart.
This is a song I sing on my own,
listen and understand it in your heart.
Can a heart pure like a pearl ever have any flaw?
Oh peacock, my peacock...
Can thorns ever grow on a jasmine vine?
Oh peacock, my peacock...
That sky will never move away from its place,
this morning melody will never miss a note.
To put a gentle deer to sleep,
blending sweetness like honey, every day
I will sing a song myself.
Can a heart pure like a pearl ever have any flaw?
Oh peacock, my peacock...
Can thorns ever grow on a jasmine vine?
Oh peacock, my peacock...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Muththu Manasukkullae' from the movie 'Gangai Karai Paattu' (1995) is a soulful, romantic composition expressing deep, pure love and devotion. The protagonist uses poetic metaphors from nature—such as pearls, jasmine vines, the sky, and morning ragas—to emphasize the purity and unyielding nature of his feelings, asserting that just as thorns cannot grow on jasmine vines, pure love contains no malice or flaws.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Rhetorical Question (உயர்வு நவிற்சி / வினா)

Muththu manasukkullae soththa irukumaa / Mulla kodiyilae mullu valarumaa

Asking 'Muththu manasukkullae soththa irukumaa' and 'Mulla kodiyilae mullu valarumaa' rhetorically highlights the absolute purity of the heart and intentions.

Metaphor (உவமை / உருவகம்)

Pottu vachcha vennilava

Comparing the beloved to a bindi-adorned full moon ('Pottu vachcha vennilava') and comparing pure affection to an underground spring or a blooming lotus in mud.

Monae (First-letter Alliteration / மோனை)

Muththu manasukkullae soththa irukumaa / Mulla kodiyilae mullu valarumaa

Repetition of initial consonant sounds such as 'Muththu', 'Manasukkullae', 'Mayilae', 'Mulla', 'Mullu'.

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Trivia

Gangai Karai Paattu (1995) is a Tamil rural drama film directed by Manivannan, starring Varun Raj and Roopa Sree. The music for the film was composed by Deva, with lyrics penned by Kalidasan.

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