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Lyrics & meaning

Sonna Manasu Chumma

From Soorapuli · 1983

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam
Music director
Gangai Amaran
Movie name
Soorapuli
Movie release year
1983
Lyrics added on
10 Jan 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Haei…..haei….
Female :Haei…..haei….
Sonnaa mansu summaa irukuthaa
Ada sonnaa mansu summaa irukuthaa
Adi vaasa mullaiyae ingae yaarumillaiyae
Adi vaasa mullaiyae ingae yaarumillaiyae
Pani vaada kaaththu veesumpothu
Sonnaa mansu summaa irukuthaa
Sonnaa mansu summaa irukuthaa
Ada yaedho thonuthu nenappu engo poguthu
Ada yaedho thonuthu nenappu engo poguthu
Onna nenachchu nenachchu thavichchu thavichchu
Sonnaa mansu summaa irukuthaa
Female :Sonnaa mansu summaa irukuthaa
Aaththangaraiya saeththu
Anaikkum vaigai nathiyum
Poththu sirikkum poova
Anaikkum anthi pozhuthum
Bothaigalai yaaeththuthadi
En nenppa maaththuthadi
Bothaigalai yaaeththuthadi
En nenppa maaththuthadi
Chinna manaso thavikkuthu
Chinna manaso thavikkuthu
Enna pozhutho pasikkuthu
Kanni ponnu kaaththirukkuthu
Pooththirukkuthu maalaiyida
Sonnaa mansu summaa irukuthaa
Ada sonnaa mansu summaa irukuthaa
Female :Ada yaedho thonuthu nenappu engo poguthu
Ada yaedho thonuthu nenappu engo poguthu
Male :Pani vaada kaaththu veesumpothu
Ooru urangum raaththiriyilae thookkamilla
Ullam muzhukka vantha nenappu theerakkavumila
Soppanaththil nee sirikka
Sorkkaththila naan parakka
Soppanaththil nee sirikka
Sorkkaththila naan parakka
Alli kolla kaaththirukkiraen
Alli kolla kaaththirukkiraen
Aasa mugam paarththirukkiraen
Annakkilaiyae chinna kodiyae
Inbangala saerththirukkiraen
Sonnaa mansu summaa irukuthaa
Ada yaedho thonuthu nenappu engo poguthu
Onna nenachchu nenachchu thavichchu thavichchu
Sonnaa mansu summaa irukuthaa
Adi vaasa mullaiyae ingae yaarumillaiyae
Pani vaada kaaththu veesumpothu
Sonnaa mansu summaa irukuthaa
Male :Sonnaa mansu summaa irukuthaa
Hey... hey...
Female: Hey... hey...
Does the heart stay quiet just because you tell it to?
Hey, does the heart stay quiet just because you tell it to?
Oh fragrant jasmine, there is no one around here!
Oh fragrant jasmine, there is no one around here!
When the chilly winter wind blows,
does the heart stay quiet just because you tell it to?
Does the heart stay quiet just because you tell it to?
Something stirs within me, and my thoughts wander away!
Something stirs within me, and my thoughts wander away!
Thinking of you endlessly, longing and aching,
does the heart stay quiet just because you tell it to?
Female: Does the heart stay quiet just because you tell it to?
Reaching out to hold the riverbank,
the river Vaigai embraces it,
and holding the flower that bursts into a smile,
the evening twilight embraces it...
It stirs up an intoxicating feeling,
and changes the way my mind thinks!
It stirs up an intoxicating feeling,
and changes the way my mind thinks!
This little heart yearns so much,
this little heart yearns so much!
What a strange time of day, a hunger awakens!
This young girl is waiting,
in full bloom to exchange garlands!
Does the heart stay quiet just because you tell it to?
Hey, does the heart stay quiet just because you tell it to?
Female: Something stirs within me, and my thoughts wander away!
Something stirs within me, and my thoughts wander away!
Male: When the chilly winter wind blows...
In the dead of night while the town sleeps, I have no sleep,
and these thoughts filling my heart never fade away.
With you smiling in my dreams,
and me soaring in heaven,
with you smiling in my dreams,
and me soaring in heaven,
I am waiting to take you in my arms,
I am waiting to take you in my arms!
I keep gazing at your lovely face,
my sweet little bird, my slender vine,
I have gathered all pleasures for you!
Does the heart stay quiet just because you tell it to?
Something stirs within me, and my thoughts wander away!
Thinking of you endlessly, longing and aching,
does the heart stay quiet just because you tell it to?
Oh fragrant jasmine, there is no one around here!
When the chilly winter wind blows,
does the heart stay quiet just because you tell it to?
Male: Does the heart stay quiet just because you tell it to?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Sonnaa Mansu Summaa Irukuthaa from Soorapuli (1983) is a melodious romantic duet composed and penned by Gangai Amaran. The song conveys the uncontrollable yearning and passion of two lovers during a cool, quiet evening. As nature around them—the chilly breeze, the flowing Vaigai river, and twilight evening—triggers deep emotions, they sing about how the restless heart refuses to stay calm or obey restraint.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Refrain / Rhetorical Question

Sonnaa mansu summaa irukuthaa

The line 'Sonnaa mansu summaa irukuthaa' serves as a repeating refrain framing the entire song with a rhetorical question on how heart and emotion defy logical control.

Personification

Poththu sirikkum poova / Anaikkum anthi pozhuthum

Nature is personified where the twilight dusk embraces a softly blooming, smiling flower.

Metaphor

Annakkilaiyae chinna kodiyae

The lover addresses his beloved using poetic metaphors comparing her to a graceful swan ('Annakkilai') and a delicate vine ('Chinna kodi').

Rhyme / Monai & Edhugai

Soppanaththil nee sirikka / Sorkkaththila naan parakka

Rhythmic Tamil rhyming structure comparing dreamlike joy with flying in heaven.

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Trivia

Composed and written by Gangai Amaran, the track showcases his knack for blending rural folk sensibilities with catchy 1980s Tamil film orchestration, brilliantly rendered by legendary singers Malaysia Vasudevan and Vani Jairam.

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