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Lyrics & meaning

Oh Mane Mane Maane (Male)

From Rishi · 2001

Lyricist
Panchu Arunachalam
Singer
Hariharan
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
Rishi2001

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
O mane mane maanae maanaeOh dear deer, my gentle deer
O mane mane maanaeOh dear deer, my gentle deer
O mane mane maanae maanaeOh dear deer, my gentle deer
O mane mane maanaeOh dear deer, my gentle deer
Male
Meendum varumae kaalamTime will return once again
Vasandham tharumae vaazhvilBringing spring into your life
Maega nizhalae pogumThe shadow of clouds will fade away
Thee poalayae serumGathering warmth like fire
Unadhu sugam ini varum naalilYour joy in the coming days
Nooraagum…Will multiply a hundredfold...
Male
O mane mane maanae maanaeOh dear deer, my gentle deer
O mane mane maanaeOh dear deer, my gentle deer
O mane mane maanae maanaeOh dear deer, my gentle deer
O mane mane maanaeOh dear deer, my gentle deer
Male
Poovondru kaatrodu saayndhaalEven if a single flower sways with the wind
Sediyum saayvadhillaiThe plant itself does not bow down
Pagal maari irulum vandhu poagumDay turns into night and passes by
Vidhiyil maatram illaiThere is no changing destiny
Male
Paadhai konjam maarinaalumEven if the path changes a little
Payanam maarumaaWill the journey ever change?
Paasam kondu vaazhvai nambuTrust in life with love in your heart
Kaalam maarumaeTime will surely change
Male
Engae engae inbam engaeWhere is happiness, oh where?
Angae undhan nenjin ullaeRight there, deep inside your heart
Thedi vandhidum sandhoshamaeHappiness will come searching for you
Male
O mane mane maanae maanaeOh dear deer, my gentle deer
O mane mane maanaeOh dear deer, my gentle deer
O mane mane maanae maanaeOh dear deer, my gentle deer
O mane mane maanaeOh dear deer, my gentle deer
Male
Sondhangal naan kandadhillaiI have never known family or relations
Uravu endru vanthaaiYou came to me as my kinship
Un paarvai sandhitha poadhuWhen your gaze met mine
Minnal nenjil thanthaaiYou sent lightning striking through my heart
Male
Undhan paadal kaettapodhuWhen I listened to your song
Vandha aanandhamThe immense bliss that filled me
Thaedal indri thaanae vandhaWithout any searching, it arrived on its own
Inbam aayiramA thousand joys all at once
Male
Undhan kannil endhan kannaiIn your eyes, my own eyes...
Naanum kandaen neeyum kandaalI saw it, and if you see it too
Thaedi vandhidum sandhoshamaeHappiness will come searching for you
Male
O mane mane maanae maanaeOh dear deer, my gentle deer
O mane mane maanaeOh dear deer, my gentle deer
O mane mane maanae maanaeOh dear deer, my gentle deer
O mane mane maanaeOh dear deer, my gentle deer
Male
Meendum varumae kaalamTime will return once again
Vasandham tharumae vaazhvilBringing spring into your life
Mega nizhalae poagumThe shadow of clouds will fade away
Thee poaliyae saerumGathering warmth like fire
Unadhu sugam ini varum naalilYour joy in the coming days
Nooraagum…Will multiply a hundredfold...
Male
O mane mane maanae maanaeOh dear deer, my gentle deer
O mane mane maanaeOh dear deer, my gentle deer
O mane mane maanae maanaeOh dear deer, my gentle deer
O mane mane maanaeOh dear deer, my gentle deer

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

O Mane Mane is a soulful and reassuring melodious song from the 2001 Tamil film Rishi, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and rendered by Hariharan. The lyrics offer solace and optimism to a loved one going through difficult times. Through gentle metaphors from nature—such as passing cloud shadows, swaying flowers that do not break the plant, and the cycle of day and night—the song reassures that sorrows are temporary and spring will inevitably return to life.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Paadhai konjam maarinaalum / Payanam maarumaa / Paasam kondu vaazhvai nambu

The repetition of the initial consonant sound 'Pa' creates a musical rhythm across consecutive lines.

Metaphor

Vasandham tharumae vaazhvil

Spring ('Vasandham') is used as a metaphor for happiness, rebirth, and favorable times in life.

Metaphor

Mega nizhalae pogum

The shadow of clouds ('Mega nizhal') represents transient worries and gloom that will eventually pass away.

Imagery / Hyperbole

Minnal nenjil thanthaai

Describing a glance as striking lightning in the heart creates vivid sensory imagery of romantic spark and sudden intensity.

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Trivia

The film Rishi (2001), starring Sarathkumar, features a soundtrack by Yuvan Shankar Raja during his early breakout years. The song lyrics were written by legendary veteran producer-writer Panchu Arunachalam, who had famously mentored Yuvan's father, Ilaiyaraaja, early in his career, making this collaboration across generations particularly historic.

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