Pen Manasu Azham Endru
From En Rasavin Manasile · 1991
- Lyricist
- Isaignani Ilayaraja
- Singer
- Ilayaraja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- En Rasavin Manasile1991
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Penn manasu azhamendru | That a woman's mind is deep |
| Aambalaiku theriyum | Men know this |
| Adhu pombalaikkum theriyum | Women know this as well |
| Antha azaththula enna undu | What lies in those depths |
| Yaarukku than theriyum | Who really knows? |
| Adhu yaarukku than theriyum | Who indeed knows that? |
| Male | |
| Penn manasu azhamendru | That a woman's mind is deep |
| Aambalaiku theriyum | Men know this |
| Adhu pombalaikkum theriyum | Women know this as well |
| Antha azaththula enna undu | What lies in those depths |
| Yaarukku than theriyum | Who really knows? |
| Adhu yaarukku than theriyum | Who indeed knows that? |
| Male | |
| Adhil muthirukka | Whether there is a pearl inside |
| Mullu kuththirukka | Or whether a thorn pricks inside |
| Adhu yaarukku than theriyum | Who really knows? |
| Adhu yaarukku than theriyum | Who indeed knows that? |
| Male | |
| Penn manasu azhamendru | That a woman's mind is deep |
| Aambalaiku theriyum | Men know this |
| Adhu pombalaikkum theriyum | Women know this as well |
| Male | |
| Kallaanalum kanavan | Even if he is a stone, he is the husband |
| Siru pullanalum purushan | Even if he is mere grass, he is the husband |
| Kall illaiyae | He is not a stone |
| Indha magan kall illaiyae | This son is not a stone |
| Male | |
| Ullukkul kalangum manaivi | The wife who grieves deep within |
| Dhinam thalli vachu | Pushing him away every day |
| Manam vethumbi | With an aching heart |
| Sollaliyae paavi maga sollaliyae | Didn't speak out, this poor woman didn't speak out |
| Male | |
| Raaniya pol vachirukka | To treat her like a queen |
| Aasa patta kuthamillae | Desiring so is not a crime |
| Thaeniyapol kottipputta | If she stung like a honeybee |
| Chinna ponnu thappumillae | It is not the young girl's fault either |
| Male | |
| Katti vacha maalaigala | The bound garlands |
| Athuputta yaar thavaru | If torn apart, whose fault is it? |
| Kotti vacha muthukkala | The scattered pearls |
| Korppadhingae yaar poruppu | Whose responsibility is it to thread them here? |
| Male | |
| Penn manasu azhamendru | That a woman's mind is deep |
| Aambalaiku theriyum | Men know this |
| Adhu pombalaikkum theriyum | Women know this as well |
| Antha azaththula enna undu | What lies in those depths |
| Yaarukku than theriyum | Who really knows? |
| Adhu yaarukku than theriyum | Who indeed knows that? |
| Male | |
| Adhil muthirukka | Whether there is a pearl inside |
| Mullu kuththirukka | Or whether a thorn pricks inside |
| Adhu yaarukku than theriyum | Who really knows? |
| Adhu yaarukku than theriyum | Who indeed knows that? |
| Male | |
| Penn manasu azhamendru | That a woman's mind is deep |
| Aambalaiku theriyum | Men know this |
| Adhu pombalaikkum theriyum | Women know this as well |
| Antha azaththula enna undu | What lies in those depths |
| Yaarukku than theriyum | Who really knows? |
| Adhu yaarukku than theriyum | Who indeed knows that? |
பெண் மனசு
ஆழமென்று ஆம்பளைக்கு
தெரியும் அது பொம்பளைக்கும்
தெரியும் அந்த ஆழத்துல என்ன
உண்டு யாருக்கு தான் தெரியும்
அது யாருக்கு தான் தெரியும்
That a woman's mind is deep
Men know this
Women know this as well
What lies in those depths
Who really knows?
Who indeed knows that?
பெண் மனசு
ஆழமென்று ஆம்பளைக்கு
தெரியும் அது பொம்பளைக்கும்
தெரியும் அந்த ஆழத்துல என்ன
உண்டு யாருக்கு தான் தெரியும்
அது யாருக்கு தான் தெரியும்
That a woman's mind is deep
Men know this
Women know this as well
What lies in those depths
Who really knows?
Who indeed knows that?
அதில் முத்திருக்கா
முள்ளு குத்திருக்கா அது
யாருக்கு தான் தெரியும்
அது யாருக்கு தான் தெரியும்
Whether there is a pearl inside
Or whether a thorn pricks inside
Who really knows?
Who indeed knows that?
பெண் மனசு
ஆழமென்று ஆம்பளைக்கு
தெரியும் அது பொம்பளைக்கும்
தெரியும்
That a woman's mind is deep
Men know this
Women know this as well
கல்லானாலும்
கணவன் சிறு புல்லானாலும்
புருஷன் கல் இல்லையே
இந்த மகன் கல் இல்லையே
Even if he is a stone, he is the husband
Even if he is mere grass, he is the husband
He is not a stone
This son is not a stone
உள்ளுக்குள்
கலங்கும் மனைவி
தினம் தள்ளி வச்சு
மனம் வெதும்பி
சொல்லலியே பாவி
மக சொல்லலியே
The wife who grieves deep within
Pushing him away every day
With an aching heart
Didn't speak out, this poor woman didn't speak out
ராணிய போல்
வச்சிருக்க ஆச பட்டா
குத்தமில்லே தேனீய
போல் கொத்திபுட்டா
சின்ன பொண்ணு
தப்புமில்லே
To treat her like a queen
Desiring so is not a crime
If she stung like a honeybee
It is not the young girl's fault either
கட்டி வச்ச
மாலைகள அத்துப்புட்டா
யார் தவறு கொட்டி வச்ச
முத்துக்கள கோர்பதிங்கே
யார் பொறுப்பு
The bound garlands
If torn apart, whose fault is it?
The scattered pearls
Whose responsibility is it to thread them here?
பெண் மனசு
ஆழமென்று ஆம்பளைக்கு
தெரியும் அது பொம்பளைக்கும்
தெரியும் அந்த ஆழத்துல என்ன
உண்டு யாருக்கு தான் தெரியும்
அது யாருக்கு தான் தெரியும்
That a woman's mind is deep
Men know this
Women know this as well
What lies in those depths
Who really knows?
Who indeed knows that?
அதில் முத்திருக்கா
முள்ளு குத்திருக்கா அது
யாருக்கு தான் தெரியும்
அது யாருக்கு தான் தெரியும்
Whether there is a pearl inside
Or whether a thorn pricks inside
Who really knows?
Who indeed knows that?
பெண் மனசு
ஆழமென்று ஆம்பளைக்கு
தெரியும் அது பொம்பளைக்கும்
தெரியும் அந்த ஆழத்துல என்ன
உண்டு யாருக்கு தான் தெரியும்
அது யாருக்கு தான் தெரியும்
That a woman's mind is deep
Men know this
Women know this as well
What lies in those depths
Who really knows?
Who indeed knows that?
Penn manasu azhamendru
That a woman's mind is deep
Aambalaiku theriyum
Men know this
Adhu pombalaikkum theriyum
Women know this as well
Antha azaththula enna undu
What lies in those depths
Yaarukku than theriyum
Who really knows?
Adhu yaarukku than theriyum
Who indeed knows that?
Penn manasu azhamendru
That a woman's mind is deep
Aambalaiku theriyum
Men know this
Adhu pombalaikkum theriyum
Women know this as well
Antha azaththula enna undu
What lies in those depths
Yaarukku than theriyum
Who really knows?
Adhu yaarukku than theriyum
Who indeed knows that?
Adhil muthirukka
Whether there is a pearl inside
Mullu kuththirukka
Or whether a thorn pricks inside
Adhu yaarukku than theriyum
Who really knows?
Adhu yaarukku than theriyum
Who indeed knows that?
Penn manasu azhamendru
That a woman's mind is deep
Aambalaiku theriyum
Men know this
Adhu pombalaikkum theriyum
Women know this as well
Kallaanalum kanavan
Even if he is a stone, he is the husband
Siru pullanalum purushan
Even if he is mere grass, he is the husband
Kall illaiyae
He is not a stone
Indha magan kall illaiyae
This son is not a stone
Ullukkul kalangum manaivi
The wife who grieves deep within
Dhinam thalli vachu
Pushing him away every day
Manam vethumbi
With an aching heart
Sollaliyae paavi maga sollaliyae
Didn't speak out, this poor woman didn't speak out
Raaniya pol vachirukka
To treat her like a queen
Aasa patta kuthamillae
Desiring so is not a crime
Thaeniyapol kottipputta
If she stung like a honeybee
Chinna ponnu thappumillae
It is not the young girl's fault either
Katti vacha maalaigala
The bound garlands
Athuputta yaar thavaru
If torn apart, whose fault is it?
Kotti vacha muthukkala
The scattered pearls
Korppadhingae yaar poruppu
Whose responsibility is it to thread them here?
Penn manasu azhamendru
That a woman's mind is deep
Aambalaiku theriyum
Men know this
Adhu pombalaikkum theriyum
Women know this as well
Antha azaththula enna undu
What lies in those depths
Yaarukku than theriyum
Who really knows?
Adhu yaarukku than theriyum
Who indeed knows that?
Adhil muthirukka
Whether there is a pearl inside
Mullu kuththirukka
Or whether a thorn pricks inside
Adhu yaarukku than theriyum
Who really knows?
Adhu yaarukku than theriyum
Who indeed knows that?
Penn manasu azhamendru
That a woman's mind is deep
Aambalaiku theriyum
Men know this
Adhu pombalaikkum theriyum
Women know this as well
Antha azaththula enna undu
What lies in those depths
Yaarukku than theriyum
Who really knows?
Adhu yaarukku than theriyum
Who indeed knows that?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Penn Manasu Azhamendru from En Rasavin Manasile (1991) is a poignant, philosophical song exploring the unfathomable depth of a woman's mind and emotion. Although everyone recognizes that a woman's mind runs deep, no one can easily discern whether those hidden depths harbor priceless pearls of affection or painful thorns of unexpressed grief. The song ponders the misunderstandings that arise in marriage, contrasting traditional societal expectations with the unspoken suffering of a young wife.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Adhil muthirukka / Mullu kuththirukka”
Compares the inner emotions and secrets of a woman's mind to hidden pearls ('muthu') or painful pricking thorns ('mullu').
Proverb / Cultural Allusion
“Kallaanalum kanavan / Siru pullanalum purushan”
Refers to the traditional Tamil adage 'Kallaanalum kanavan, pullaanalum purushan' to highlight marital duty and commitment.
Simile
“Thaeniyapol kottipputta”
Compares the woman's sharp, defensive reaction to the sudden sting of a honeybee ('Thaeniyapol').
Extended Metaphor
“Katti vacha maalaigala Athuputta yaar thavaru / Kotti vacha muthukkala Korppadhingae yaar poruppu”
Uses broken garlands and scattered pearls as a metaphor for fractured marital harmony and damaged relationships.
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Trivia
En Rasavin Manasile (1991), directed by Kasthuri Raja, featured Rajkiran and Meena in leading roles. The music for the film was composed by Isaignani Ilaiyaraaja, who also penned lyrics and sang prominent tracks in the film. This song stands out for its folk-infused melody and reflective commentary on rural marital dynamics.
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