Oru Manasula Iru Manam
From Nenjathai Killathe (2008) Film · 2008
- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Music director
- Premgi Amaren
- Details
- Nenjathai Killathe (2008) Film2008
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yei yei yei yei yeah | Yei yei yei yei yeah |
| Yei yei yei yei yeah | Yei yei yei yei yeah |
| Yei yei yei yei yeah | Yei yei yei yei yeah |
| Chorus | |
| : …………………….. | ... |
| Male | |
| Yei yei yei yei yeah | Yei yei yei yei yeah |
| Male | |
| Oru manasula iru manam urasudhu | Two hearts brush against each other in a single mind |
| Idaiyil irukkira kaadhalae nalamaa | Oh love that lies in between, are you doing fine? |
| Vazhi theriyala evarum thunaiyilla | The path is unclear, and there is no companion |
| Pogum thooram thooram | The distance to go is far, so far |
| Male | |
| Edhu sari ena evarukkum theriyala | Nobody knows what is right |
| Iraivanai padaichadhu kaadhalaa manidha | Was it love that created God, or was it man? |
| Oru murai unai thazhuvinen vilaginaai | I embraced you once, but you moved away |
| Kaadhalae nee vaazhga | Long live, oh love! |
| Male | |
| Suvaasamae nee ena | Thinking of you as my very breath |
| Vaazhndhavan ketkiren | I, who lived for you, am asking |
| Yenadi pogiraai | Why are you leaving, girl? |
| Yosikkaadhu suvaasi | Breathe without overthinking |
| Male | |
| Orr murai paarkalaam | We can look at each other once |
| 100 naal vaarkkalaam | We can mold a hundred days |
| Porkkalam dhevan dhaan | The battleground is God Himself |
| Paarththadhae nam kaadhal | What was witnessed was our love |
| Male | |
| Korthai kaiyae sertha nenjae | Oh hands that held, oh hearts that joined |
| Paarththu po nee | Go carefully |
| Paadhai engum naanae | I am present all along the path |
| Vetru nenjil aasai kondu | Holding desires in an empty heart |
| Potrugindra | Praising you |
| Vaarththai kooda naanae | Even that word is me |
| Male | |
| Yei yei yei yei yeah | Yei yei yei yei yeah |
| Female | |
| Iru manasula urasuna manasula | In the mind where two hearts brushed |
| Edhu edhu irukkudhu iraivanae arivaan | Only God knows what lies inside |
| Vazhi nedugilum uyirudan azhuthathu | Crying with soul all along the way |
| Kaadhalaalae kaayam | A wound caused by love |
| Female | |
| Thavithavikkura kaadhalum nalamura | For this yearning love to heal |
| Oru murai adhanai anupinen thazhuva | I sent it once to embrace you |
| Adhai eduththu nee uyirudan pudhaithaai | You took it and buried it alive |
| Mosamaachu nesam | Affection turned out to be tragic |
| Female | |
| Or murai pooththadhu | It bloomed once |
| Meendumae pookkalaam | It can bloom again |
| Verilae neerinaai | You poured water at the roots |
| Kaaindhupochu kaadhal | Yet love has dried up |
| Female | |
| Kaalaiyil valargiraai | You grow in the morning |
| Maalaiyil theigiraai | You wane in the evening |
| Nee nizhal enbadhaal | Because you are merely a shadow |
| Kaadhal pochu thooram | Love has gone far away |
| Female | |
| Vaanam paarkka naanum paarthen | The sky watched, and I watched too |
| Kaadhal neerae neerai thoovi pochu | The water of love showered water and went away |
| Neeyum paarkka naanum paarthen | You watched, and I watched too |
| Kaadhal theevil sogam kannil aachu | Sorrow filled the eyes on the island of love |
| Male | |
| Yei yei yei yei yeah | Yei yei yei yei yeah |
| Chorus | |
| ……………………………. | ... |
| Male | |
| Kaalaiyum maalaiyum | Morning and evening |
| Neeyena ninaikkiren | I think of you as my world |
| Nanpagal polavae | Just like the mid-day sun |
| Maaralaamoo nee thaan | Can you change as well? |
| Female | |
| Veenaiyai mettinen | I plucked the Veena |
| Viralgalai aruthathae | It cut my fingers |
| Isaiyillaa kambiyaai | Like a string without music |
| Irundhadhae un kaadhal | Was the state of your love |
| Male | |
| Un perai thavira | Except for your name |
| Veru vaarththai…heehee | Any other word... |
| Pesamaaten saagum podhu anbae | I will not speak even as I die, my love |
| Female | |
| Nooru nooru | Hundreds and hundreds |
| Pergal undae | There are names out there |
| Endhan perai | My name |
| Yaarai solvaai ingae | Whom will you call by my name here? |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal ariyum | Love knows |
| Undhan vaasam | Your fragrance |
| Thedi thedi vandhu serum angae | It will search and reach you there |
| Female | |
| Kaalam aridhae | Time is scarce |
| Kaadhal poyin | If love vanishes |
| Kaadhal kaadhal | Oh love, love |
| Paavam kaadhal ingae…… | Poor love here... |
ஏய் ஏய் ஏய் ஏய்
யே ஏய் ஏய் ஏய் ஏய் யே
ஏய் ஏய் ஏய் ஏய் யே
Yei yei yei yei yeah
Yei yei yei yei yeah
Yei yei yei yei yeah
.............................
...
ஏய் ஏய்
ஏய் ஏய் யே
Yei yei yei yei yeah
ஒரு மனசுல இரு
மனம் உரசுது இடையில்
இருக்கிற காதலே நலமா
வழி தெரியல எவரும்
துணையில போகும்
தூரம் தூரம்
Two hearts brush against each other in a single mind
Oh love that lies in between, are you doing fine?
The path is unclear, and there is no companion
The distance to go is far, so far
எது சரி என எவருக்கும்
தெரியல இறைவனை படைச்சது
காதலா மனிதா ஒரு முறை
உன்னை தழுவினேன்
விலகினாய் காதலே நீ
வாழ்க
Nobody knows what is right
Was it love that created God, or was it man?
I embraced you once, but you moved away
Long live, oh love!
சுவாசமே நீ என
வாழ்ந்தவன் கேட்கிறேன்
ஏனடி போகிறாய்
யோசிக்காது சுவாசி
Thinking of you as my very breath
I, who lived for you, am asking
Why are you leaving, girl?
Breathe without overthinking
ஒரு முறை பார்க்கலாம்
நூறு நாள் வார்க்கலாம்
போர்க்களம் தேவன் தான்
பார்த்ததே நம் காதல்
We can look at each other once
We can mold a hundred days
The battleground is God Himself
What was witnessed was our love
கோர்த்தாய் கையே
சேர்த்த நெஞ்சே பார்த்து போ
நீ பாதை எங்கும் நானே வேற்று
நெஞ்சில் ஆசை கொண்டு
போற்றுகின்ற வார்த்தை
கூட நானே
Oh hands that held, oh hearts that joined
Go carefully
I am present all along the path
Holding desires in an empty heart
Praising you
Even that word is me
ஏய் ஏய்
ஏய் ஏய் யே
Yei yei yei yei yeah
இரு மனசுல உரசுன
மனசுல எது எது இருக்குது
இறைவனே அறிவான் வழி
நெடுகிலும் உயிருடன் அழுதது
காதலாலே காயம்
In the mind where two hearts brushed
Only God knows what lies inside
Crying with soul all along the way
A wound caused by love
தவி தவிக்குற காதலும்
நலமுற ஒரு முறை அதனை
அனுப்பினேன் தழுவ அதை
எடுத்து நீ உயிருடன் புதைத்தாய்
மோசமாச்சு நேசம்
For this yearning love to heal
I sent it once to embrace you
You took it and buried it alive
Affection turned out to be tragic
ஒரு முறை பூத்தது
மீண்டுமே பூக்காலம் வேரிலே
நீரினாய் காய்ந்து போச்சு காதல்
It bloomed once
It can bloom again
You poured water at the roots
Yet love has dried up
காலையில் வளர்கிறாய்
மாலையில் தேய்கிறாய் நீ நிழல்
என்பதால் காதல் போச்சு தூரம்
You grow in the morning
You wane in the evening
Because you are merely a shadow
Love has gone far away
வானம் பார்க்க நானும்
பார்த்தேன் காதல் நீரே நீரை
தூவி போச்சு நீயும் பார்க்க
நானும் பார்த்தேன் காதல்
தீவில் சோகம் கண்ணில்
ஆச்சு
The sky watched, and I watched too
The water of love showered water and went away
You watched, and I watched too
Sorrow filled the eyes on the island of love
ஏய் ஏய்
ஏய் ஏய் யே
Yei yei yei yei yeah
..................................
...
காலையும் மாலையும்
நீயென நினைக்கிறேன் நண்பகல்
போலவே மாறலாமோ நீ தான்
Morning and evening
I think of you as my world
Just like the mid-day sun
Can you change as well?
வீணையை மீட்டினேன்
விரல்களை அறுத்ததே
இசையில்லா கம்பியாய்
இருந்ததே உன் காதல்
I plucked the Veena
It cut my fingers
Like a string without music
Was the state of your love
உன் பேரை தவிர
வேறு வார்த்தை ஹே
ஹே பேச மாட்டேன்
சாகும் போது அன்பே
Except for your name
Any other word...
I will not speak even as I die, my love
நூறு நூறு பேர்கள்
உண்டே எந்தன் பேரை
யாரை சொல்வாய் இங்கே
Hundreds and hundreds
There are names out there
My name
Whom will you call by my name here?
காதல் அறியும்
உந்தன் வாசம் தேடி
தேடி வந்து சேரும்
அங்கே
Love knows
Your fragrance
It will search and reach you there
காலம் அறிதே
காதல் போயின் காதல்
காதல் பாவம் காதல்
இங்கே
Time is scarce
If love vanishes
Oh love, love
Poor love here...
Yei yei yei yei yeah
Yei yei yei yei yeah
Yei yei yei yei yeah
Yei yei yei yei yeah
Yei yei yei yei yeah
Yei yei yei yei yeah
: ……………………..
...
Yei yei yei yei yeah
Yei yei yei yei yeah
Oru manasula iru manam urasudhu
Two hearts brush against each other in a single mind
Idaiyil irukkira kaadhalae nalamaa
Oh love that lies in between, are you doing fine?
Vazhi theriyala evarum thunaiyilla
The path is unclear, and there is no companion
Pogum thooram thooram
The distance to go is far, so far
Edhu sari ena evarukkum theriyala
Nobody knows what is right
Iraivanai padaichadhu kaadhalaa manidha
Was it love that created God, or was it man?
Oru murai unai thazhuvinen vilaginaai
I embraced you once, but you moved away
Kaadhalae nee vaazhga
Long live, oh love!
Suvaasamae nee ena
Thinking of you as my very breath
Vaazhndhavan ketkiren
I, who lived for you, am asking
Yenadi pogiraai
Why are you leaving, girl?
Yosikkaadhu suvaasi
Breathe without overthinking
Orr murai paarkalaam
We can look at each other once
100 naal vaarkkalaam
We can mold a hundred days
Porkkalam dhevan dhaan
The battleground is God Himself
Paarththadhae nam kaadhal
What was witnessed was our love
Korthai kaiyae sertha nenjae
Oh hands that held, oh hearts that joined
Paarththu po nee
Go carefully
Paadhai engum naanae
I am present all along the path
Vetru nenjil aasai kondu
Holding desires in an empty heart
Potrugindra
Praising you
Vaarththai kooda naanae
Even that word is me
Yei yei yei yei yeah
Yei yei yei yei yeah
Iru manasula urasuna manasula
In the mind where two hearts brushed
Edhu edhu irukkudhu iraivanae arivaan
Only God knows what lies inside
Vazhi nedugilum uyirudan azhuthathu
Crying with soul all along the way
Kaadhalaalae kaayam
A wound caused by love
Thavithavikkura kaadhalum nalamura
For this yearning love to heal
Oru murai adhanai anupinen thazhuva
I sent it once to embrace you
Adhai eduththu nee uyirudan pudhaithaai
You took it and buried it alive
Mosamaachu nesam
Affection turned out to be tragic
Or murai pooththadhu
It bloomed once
Meendumae pookkalaam
It can bloom again
Verilae neerinaai
You poured water at the roots
Kaaindhupochu kaadhal
Yet love has dried up
Kaalaiyil valargiraai
You grow in the morning
Maalaiyil theigiraai
You wane in the evening
Nee nizhal enbadhaal
Because you are merely a shadow
Kaadhal pochu thooram
Love has gone far away
Vaanam paarkka naanum paarthen
The sky watched, and I watched too
Kaadhal neerae neerai thoovi pochu
The water of love showered water and went away
Neeyum paarkka naanum paarthen
You watched, and I watched too
Kaadhal theevil sogam kannil aachu
Sorrow filled the eyes on the island of love
Yei yei yei yei yeah
Yei yei yei yei yeah
…………………………….
...
Kaalaiyum maalaiyum
Morning and evening
Neeyena ninaikkiren
I think of you as my world
Nanpagal polavae
Just like the mid-day sun
Maaralaamoo nee thaan
Can you change as well?
Veenaiyai mettinen
I plucked the Veena
Viralgalai aruthathae
It cut my fingers
Isaiyillaa kambiyaai
Like a string without music
Irundhadhae un kaadhal
Was the state of your love
Un perai thavira
Except for your name
Veru vaarththai…heehee
Any other word...
Pesamaaten saagum podhu anbae
I will not speak even as I die, my love
Nooru nooru
Hundreds and hundreds
Pergal undae
There are names out there
Endhan perai
My name
Yaarai solvaai ingae
Whom will you call by my name here?
Kaadhal ariyum
Love knows
Undhan vaasam
Your fragrance
Thedi thedi vandhu serum angae
It will search and reach you there
Kaalam aridhae
Time is scarce
Kaadhal poyin
If love vanishes
Kaadhal kaadhal
Oh love, love
Paavam kaadhal ingae……
Poor love here...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song explores the intense emotional distress, heartbreak, and existential reflection of a lover whose relationship has fallen apart. The narrator contemplates the nature of love, questioning whether love created God or man did, and reflects on how deep affection turned into painful emotional wounds. Despite being abandoned, the protagonist's devotion remains unwavering, comparing love to a double-edged sword—a veena string that cuts the fingers instead of making music. Ultimately, the song expresses a deep sense of yearning, sorrow, and tragic loyalty. Even in the face of distance, fading memories, and imminent mortality, the lover swears never to utter another name and laments the tragic fate of a love that bloomed only to be buried alive.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Isaiyillaa kambiyaai irundhadhae un kaadhal”
Compares the unrequited or painful love to a silent, music-less string of an instrument that causes injury instead of harmony.
Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Kaalaiyil valargiraai / Maalaiyil theigiraai”
The second letter 'lai' in 'Kaalaiyil' and 'Maalaiyil' creates a melodious Tamil rhythmic rhyme.
Personification
“Kaadhalae nee vaazhga”
Personifies the abstract concept of 'Love' by addressing it directly and wishing it long life.
Imagery / Contrast
“Kaalaiyil valargiraai / Maalaiyil theigiraai / Nee nizhal enbadhaal”
Uses the optical nature of shadows growing in the morning and shrinking towards evening to illustrate the changing, elusive nature of the beloved.
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Trivia
The film 'Nenjathai Killathe' (2008) was written and directed by veteran director Agathiyan and starred Vikranth and Bharathi in lead roles, with music composed by Premgi Amaren.
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