Penn Maaney
From Naan Sigappu Manithan (1985 Film) · 1985
- Lyricist
- Mu. Metha
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Naan Sigappu Manithan (1985 Film)1985
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aahaa aahaa….aahaa aahaa… | Aha, aha... aha, aha... |
| Aahaa ahaa aahaa aahaa aahaa haa aa….. | Aha, aha, aha, aha, aha, ha aa... |
| Male | |
| Pen maanae sangeetham paadivaa | Oh female doe, come sing music! |
| Ammaanai pon oonjal aadi vaa | Come swing on the golden swing, playing Ammaanai! |
| Ullaasam aayiram un paarvai thean tharum | A thousand delights! Your gaze bestows sweet honey. |
| Un naanam sevaanam….mm… | Your shyness is like the crimson evening sky... mm... |
| Pen maanae sangeetham paadivaa | Oh female doe, come sing music! |
| Ammaanai pon oonjal aadi vaa | Come swing on the golden swing, playing Ammaanai! |
| Male | |
| Thean mazhai nee hoi maarbilae thoovavo | You are a shower of honey, shall I sprinkle it on my chest? |
| Devathai nee hoi naan dhinam thedavo | You are an angel, shall I seek you every single day? |
| Female | |
| Kai arugil poo maalai kaalgalin goburam | A flower garland right at hand, a divine tower at your feet. |
| Mai vizhiyil neethaanae vaazhgiraai oor puram | In these kohl-rimmed eyes, you reside like a whole town. |
| Male | |
| En kadhal vaanilae pen maega oorvalam | In the sky of my love, there is a procession of gentle clouds. |
| Kaanuvaen…deviyai kangalin vizhaavil | I shall behold the goddess in this grand festival of eyes. |
| Female | |
| Un maanae sangeetham paadavaa | Oh your doe, shall I sing sweet music? |
| Ullaasam aayiram un paarvai thean tharum | A thousand delights! Your gaze bestows sweet honey. |
| Un thaenae vanthenae….ae….. | I have come as your sweet honey... ae... |
| Female | |
| Yaathirai yaen hoi raaththiri naramae | Why a long journey, oh sweet night time? |
| Porkalamthaan hoi pookkalin thaegamae | A battlefield indeed, a tender body made of flowers! |
| Male | |
| Thega mazhai naan aagum | I shall become a soothing rain upon the body. |
| Thedhi theduvaen | I will search for the right day and time. |
| Eera vayal nee aaga maeniyai mooduvaen | As you become a lush wet field, I shall embrace your frame. |
| Female | |
| Kannoram kaaviyam kai serum pothilae | When the epic story in the corner of the eye reaches our hands, |
| Vaanamum thediyae vaasalil varaatho | Won't the sky itself seek us and arrive at our doorstep? |
| Male | |
| Pen maanae sangeetham paadivaa | Oh female doe, come sing music! |
| Female :Ammaanai pon oonjal aada vaa | Come swing on the golden swing, playing Ammaanai! |
| Ullaasam aayiram | A thousand delights! |
| Male :Mm…un paarvai thaen tharum | Mm... your gaze bestows sweet honey. |
| Un naanam sevvaanam…..mm… | Your shyness is like the crimson evening sky... mm... |
| Male | |
| Pen maanae sangeetham paadivaa | Oh female doe, come sing music! |
| Female :Ammaanai pon oonjal aada vaa | Come swing on the golden swing, playing Ammaanai! |
ஆஹா ஆஹா.....ஆஹா ஆஹா.....
ஆஹா அஹா ஆஹாஆஹா ஆஹா ஹா ஆ.....
Aha, aha... aha, aha...
Aha, aha, aha, aha, aha, ha aa...
பெண் மானே சங்கீதம் பாடிவா
அம்மானை பொன் ஊஞ்சல் ஆடி வா
உல்லாசம் ஆயிரம் உன் பார்வை தேன் தரும்
உன் நாணம் செவ்வானம்..........ம்ம்...
பெண் மானே சங்கீதம் பாடிவா
அம்மானை பொன் ஊஞ்சல் ஆடி வா
Oh female doe, come sing music!
Come swing on the golden swing, playing Ammaanai!
A thousand delights! Your gaze bestows sweet honey.
Your shyness is like the crimson evening sky... mm...
Oh female doe, come sing music!
Come swing on the golden swing, playing Ammaanai!
தேன் மழை நீ ஹோய் மார்பிலே தூவவோ
தேவதை நீ ஹோய் நான் தினம் தேடவோ
You are a shower of honey, shall I sprinkle it on my chest?
You are an angel, shall I seek you every single day?
கை அருகில் பூ மாலை கால்களின் கோபுரம்
மை விழியில் நீ தானே வாழ்கிறாய் ஓர் புரம்
A flower garland right at hand, a divine tower at your feet.
In these kohl-rimmed eyes, you reside like a whole town.
என் காதல் வானிலே பெண் மேக ஊர்வலம்
காணுவேன்......தேவியை கண்களின் விழாவில்
In the sky of my love, there is a procession of gentle clouds.
I shall behold the goddess in this grand festival of eyes.
உன் மானே சங்கீதம் பாடவா
உல்லாசம் ஆயிரம்
உன் பார்வை தேன் தரும்
உன் தேனே வந்தேனே....ஏ.....
உன் மானே சங்கீதம் பாடவா
Oh your doe, shall I sing sweet music?
A thousand delights! Your gaze bestows sweet honey.
I have come as your sweet honey... ae...
...............................
Why a long journey, oh sweet night time?
A battlefield indeed, a tender body made of flowers!
யாத்திரை ஏன் ஹோய் ராத்திரி நேரமே
போர்க்களம்தான் ஹோய் பூக்களின் தேகமே
I shall become a soothing rain upon the body.
I will search for the right day and time.
As you become a lush wet field, I shall embrace your frame.
தேக மழை நான் ஆகும்
தேதியை தேடுவேன்
ஈர வயல் நீ ஆக மேனியை மூடுவேன்
When the epic story in the corner of the eye reaches our hands,
Won't the sky itself seek us and arrive at our doorstep?
கண்ணோரம் காவியம் கை சேரும் போதிலே
வானமும் தேடியே வாசலில் வரதோ
Oh female doe, come sing music!
Come swing on the golden swing, playing Ammaanai!
A thousand delights!
Mm... your gaze bestows sweet honey.
Your shyness is like the crimson evening sky... mm...
பெண் மானே சங்கீதம் பாடிவா.....
அம்மானை பொன் ஊஞ்சல் ஆட வா
உல்லாசம் ஆயிரம்
ம்ம்....உன் பார்வை தேன் தரும்
உன் நாணம் செவ்வானம்..........ம்ம்...
Oh female doe, come sing music!
Come swing on the golden swing, playing Ammaanai!
பெண் மானே சங்கீதம் பாடிவா....
அம்மானை பொன் ஊஞ்சல் ஆட வா
Aahaa aahaa….aahaa aahaa…
Aha, aha... aha, aha...
Aahaa ahaa aahaa aahaa aahaa haa aa…..
Aha, aha, aha, aha, aha, ha aa...
Pen maanae sangeetham paadivaa
Oh female doe, come sing music!
Ammaanai pon oonjal aadi vaa
Come swing on the golden swing, playing Ammaanai!
Ullaasam aayiram un paarvai thean tharum
A thousand delights! Your gaze bestows sweet honey.
Un naanam sevaanam….mm…
Your shyness is like the crimson evening sky... mm...
Pen maanae sangeetham paadivaa
Oh female doe, come sing music!
Ammaanai pon oonjal aadi vaa
Come swing on the golden swing, playing Ammaanai!
Thean mazhai nee hoi maarbilae thoovavo
You are a shower of honey, shall I sprinkle it on my chest?
Devathai nee hoi naan dhinam thedavo
You are an angel, shall I seek you every single day?
Kai arugil poo maalai kaalgalin goburam
A flower garland right at hand, a divine tower at your feet.
Mai vizhiyil neethaanae vaazhgiraai oor puram
In these kohl-rimmed eyes, you reside like a whole town.
En kadhal vaanilae pen maega oorvalam
In the sky of my love, there is a procession of gentle clouds.
Kaanuvaen…deviyai kangalin vizhaavil
I shall behold the goddess in this grand festival of eyes.
Un maanae sangeetham paadavaa
Oh your doe, shall I sing sweet music?
Ullaasam aayiram un paarvai thean tharum
A thousand delights! Your gaze bestows sweet honey.
Un thaenae vanthenae….ae…..
I have come as your sweet honey... ae...
Yaathirai yaen hoi raaththiri naramae
Why a long journey, oh sweet night time?
Porkalamthaan hoi pookkalin thaegamae
A battlefield indeed, a tender body made of flowers!
Thega mazhai naan aagum
I shall become a soothing rain upon the body.
Thedhi theduvaen
I will search for the right day and time.
Eera vayal nee aaga maeniyai mooduvaen
As you become a lush wet field, I shall embrace your frame.
Kannoram kaaviyam kai serum pothilae
When the epic story in the corner of the eye reaches our hands,
Vaanamum thediyae vaasalil varaatho
Won't the sky itself seek us and arrive at our doorstep?
Pen maanae sangeetham paadivaa
Oh female doe, come sing music!
Female :Ammaanai pon oonjal aada vaa
Come swing on the golden swing, playing Ammaanai!
Ullaasam aayiram
A thousand delights!
Male :Mm…un paarvai thaen tharum
Mm... your gaze bestows sweet honey.
Un naanam sevvaanam…..mm…
Your shyness is like the crimson evening sky... mm...
Pen maanae sangeetham paadivaa
Oh female doe, come sing music!
Female :Ammaanai pon oonjal aada vaa
Come swing on the golden swing, playing Ammaanai!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This romantic song features a loving dialogue between two lovers expressing their affection, longing, and romantic joy. The male protagonist compares his beloved to a gentle doe, an angel, and a rain of honey, admiring her beauty, grace, and endearing shyness. He describes how her presence brings immense delight and turns his world into a grand celebration.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamaani (Metaphor / Simile)
“Un naanam sevaanam….mm…”
Compares the beloved woman's shyness ('naanam') to a crimson twilight sky ('sevvaanam').
Uvamaani (Metaphor)
“Pen maanae sangeetham paadivaa”
Compares the woman to a gentle female deer ('Pen maan') expressing her grace.
Metaphor
“Porkalamthaan hoi pookkalin thaegamae”
Refers to the tender female body as a battlefield of flowers ('Porkalamthaan hoi pookkalin thaegamae').
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Trivia
Composed by Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics written by the celebrated poet Mu. Metha, this track from 'Naan Sigappu Manithan' (1985) showcases Rajinikanth and Ambika in a soft, melodic duet sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki.
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