Sooriyane Ilam
From Maanbumigu Maanavan · 1996
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Maanbumigu Maanavan1996
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aaa……aaa…..aaa……aaa…..aa….. | Aaa……aaa…..aaa……aaa…..aa….. |
| Aaa……aaa…..aaa……aaa…..aa….. | Aaa……aaa…..aaa……aaa…..aa….. |
| Female | |
| Sooriyanae ilam sooriyanae | Oh Sun, young Sun! |
| Unnai theaduthu paar intha thaamaraiye | Look, this lotus is searching for you. |
| Enthan vaanagamea uyar vaanagamea | Oh my sky, my high sky! |
| Ingu vaaduthu paar | Look, it is wilting here. |
| Un vaan nilavea nee vaa | Come, your sky moon! |
| Female | |
| Kadhalanae unai kadhaliththen | Oh my lover, I have fallen in love with you. |
| Un kannasainthaal | If your eyes send a signal, |
| Naan kaiyanaippean | I will embrace you in my arms. |
| Nee vaai thiranthaal | If you speak a word, |
| Ingu vaazhnthiruppaen | I will live on here. |
| Illai theekkuliththu | Otherwise, stepping into a fire, |
| Uyir neenthirupaen nee vaa…. | I will end my life; please come. |
| Female | |
| Un perai ovvoru naalum | Every single day, your name |
| Vedhamena oodhukiren | I chant continuously like a sacred Veda. |
| Un melae kadhalai vaiththa pen | The woman who placed her love upon you, |
| Female | |
| Poo melae meththai viriththen | I spread a bed over tender flowers. |
| Poovudambu nogirathey | Yet my flower-like body aches! |
| Unnaale thookkam izhanth kan | Losing sleep because of you, my eye... |
| Dhinanth thorum punnaagum dhegam | Every day, my body feels wounded. |
| Oru pothum vilagaathu mogam vaa…. | Never will my infatuation recede, come... |
| Female | |
| Sooriyanae ilam sooriyanae | Oh Sun, young Sun! |
| Unnai theaduthu paar intha thaamaraiye | Look, this lotus is searching for you. |
| Enthan vaanagamea uyar vaanagamea | Oh my sky, my high sky! |
| Ingu vaaduthu paar | Look, it is wilting here. |
| Un vaan nilavea nee vaa | Come, your sky moon! |
| Female | |
| Aasai kondu | Filled with deep longing, |
| Undhan ponmugaththai | Your golden face, |
| Nenjil achchadiththu vaiththa paavai | This damsel has printed it within her heart. |
| Female | |
| Unnai enni oru soru thanni | Thinking of you, without food or water, |
| Indri ullam vaadum intha thogai | Without them, the heart of this peacock-like lady wilts. |
| Female | |
| Vaazhum jenmam idhu theernthapothu | When this current life comes to an end, |
| Innum yezhu jenmam varakkoodum | Seven more births may come upon us. |
| Vanthapothum vittu neengidaathu | Even when they arrive, without ever leaving, |
| Intha vanna maadhu uravaadum | This colorful woman will stay united with you. |
| Female | |
| Innamum yean vaattukindraai | Why do you torment me even further? |
| Manathinil thee moottukindraai | You ignite a fire within my heart. |
| Naan varumpothu nee yeno | When I come searching for you, why |
| Vaasalai poottukindraaiyo vaa…. | Do you lock your doors? Come... |
| Female | |
| Sooriyanae ilam sooriyanae | Oh Sun, young Sun! |
| Unnai theaduthu paar intha thaamaraiye | Look, this lotus is searching for you. |
| Enthan vaanagamea uyar vaanagamea | Oh my sky, my high sky! |
| Ingu vaaduthu paar | Look, it is wilting here. |
| Un vaan nilavea nee vaa | Come, your sky moon! |
| Female | |
| Un perai ovvoru naalum | Every single day, your name |
| Vedhamena oodhukiren | I chant continuously like a sacred Veda. |
| Un melae kadhalai vaiththa pen | The woman who placed her love upon you, |
| Female | |
| Poo melae meththai viriththen | I spread a bed over tender flowers. |
| Poovudambu nogirathey | Yet my flower-like body aches! |
| Unnaale thookkam izhanth kan | Losing sleep because of you, my eye... |
| Dhinanth thorum punnaaagum dhegam | Every day, my body feels wounded. |
| Oru pothum vilagaathu mogam vaa….vaa….. | Never will my infatuation recede, come... come... |
| Aaa……aaa…..aaa……aaa…..aa….. | Aaa……aaa…..aaa……aaa…..aa….. |
| Aaa……aaa…..aaa……aaa…..aa….. | Aaa……aaa…..aaa……aaa…..aa….. |
ஆஆ.....ஆஅ.....ஆஅ.....ஆஆஆ.....
ஆஆ.....ஆஅ.....ஆஅ.....ஆஆஆ.....
Aaa……aaa…..aaa……aaa…..aa…..
Aaa……aaa…..aaa……aaa…..aa…..
சூரியனே இளம் சூரியனே
உன்னை தேடுது பார் இந்த தாமரையே
எந்தன் வானகமே உயர் வானகமே
இங்கு வாடுது பார்
உன் வான்நிலவே நீ வா
Oh Sun, young Sun!
Look, this lotus is searching for you.
Oh my sky, my high sky!
Look, it is wilting here.
Come, your sky moon!
காதலனே உனை காதலித்தேன்
உன் கண்ணசைந்தால்
நான் கையனைப்பேன்
நீ வாய் திறந்தால்
இங்கு வாழ்ந்திருப்பேன்
இல்லை தீக்குளித்து
உயிர் நீத்திருப்பேன் நீ வா....
Oh my lover, I have fallen in love with you.
If your eyes send a signal,
I will embrace you in my arms.
If you speak a word,
I will live on here.
Otherwise, stepping into a fire,
I will end my life; please come.
உன் பேரை ஒவ்வொரு நாளும்
வேதமென ஓதுகிறேன்
உன் மேலே காதலை வைத்த பெண்
Every single day, your name
I chant continuously like a sacred Veda.
The woman who placed her love upon you,
பூமேலே மெத்தை விரித்தேன்
பூவுடம்பு நோகிறதே
உன்னாலே தூக்கம் இழந்த கண்
தினந்தோறும் புண்ணாகும் தேகம்
ஒருபோதும் விலகாது மோகம் வா....
I spread a bed over tender flowers.
Yet my flower-like body aches!
Losing sleep because of you, my eye...
Every day, my body feels wounded.
Never will my infatuation recede, come...
சூரியனே இளம் சூரியனே
உன்னை தேடுது பார் இந்த தாமரையே
எந்தன் வானகமே உயர் வானகமே
இங்கு வாடுது பார்
உந்தன் வான்நிலவே நீ வா.....
Oh Sun, young Sun!
Look, this lotus is searching for you.
Oh my sky, my high sky!
Look, it is wilting here.
Come, your sky moon!
ஆசை கொண்டு
உந்தன் பொன்முகத்தை
நெஞ்சில் அச்சடித்து வைத்த பாவை
Filled with deep longing,
Your golden face,
This damsel has printed it within her heart.
உன்னை என்னை ஒரு சோறு தண்ணி
இன்றி உள்ளம் வாடும் இந்த தோகை
Thinking of you, without food or water,
Without them, the heart of this peacock-like lady wilts.
வாழும் ஜென்மம் இது தீர்ந்தபோது
இன்னும் ஏழு ஜென்மம் வரக்கூடும்
வந்தபோதும் விட்டு நீங்கிடாது
இந்த வண்ண மாது உறவாடும்
When this current life comes to an end,
Seven more births may come upon us.
Even when they arrive, without ever leaving,
This colorful woman will stay united with you.
இன்னமும் ஏன் வாட்டுகின்றாய்
மனதினில் தீ மூட்டுகின்றாய்
நான் வரும் போது நீ ஏனோ
வாசலை பூட்டுகின்றாய்யோ வா.....
Why do you torment me even further?
You ignite a fire within my heart.
When I come searching for you, why
Do you lock your doors? Come...
சூரியனே இளம் சூரியனே
உன்னை தேடுது பார் இந்த தாமரையே
எந்தன் வானகமே உயர் வானகமே
இங்கு வாடுது பார்
உந்தன் வான்நிலவே நீ வா
Oh Sun, young Sun!
Look, this lotus is searching for you.
Oh my sky, my high sky!
Look, it is wilting here.
Come, your sky moon!
உன் பேரை ஒவ்வொரு நாளும்
வேதமென ஓதுகிறேன்
உன் மேலே காதலை வைத்த பெண்
Every single day, your name
I chant continuously like a sacred Veda.
The woman who placed her love upon you,
பூமேலே மெத்தை விரித்தேன்
பூவுடம்பு நோகிறதே
உன்னாலே தூக்கம் இழந்த கண்
தினந்தோறும் புண்ணாகும் தேகம்
ஒருபோதும் விலகாது மோகம் வா....வா....
ஆஅ.....ஆஆ...ஆஆஅ.....ஆஅ....
ஆஅ.....ஆஆ...ஆஆஅ.....ஆஅ....
I spread a bed over tender flowers.
Yet my flower-like body aches!
Losing sleep because of you, my eye...
Every day, my body feels wounded.
Never will my infatuation recede, come... come...
Aaa……aaa…..aaa……aaa…..aa…..
Aaa……aaa…..aaa……aaa…..aa…..
Aaa……aaa…..aaa……aaa…..aa…..
Aaa……aaa…..aaa……aaa…..aa…..
Aaa……aaa…..aaa……aaa…..aa…..
Aaa……aaa…..aaa……aaa…..aa…..
Sooriyanae ilam sooriyanae
Oh Sun, young Sun!
Unnai theaduthu paar intha thaamaraiye
Look, this lotus is searching for you.
Enthan vaanagamea uyar vaanagamea
Oh my sky, my high sky!
Ingu vaaduthu paar
Look, it is wilting here.
Un vaan nilavea nee vaa
Come, your sky moon!
Kadhalanae unai kadhaliththen
Oh my lover, I have fallen in love with you.
Un kannasainthaal
If your eyes send a signal,
Naan kaiyanaippean
I will embrace you in my arms.
Nee vaai thiranthaal
If you speak a word,
Ingu vaazhnthiruppaen
I will live on here.
Illai theekkuliththu
Otherwise, stepping into a fire,
Uyir neenthirupaen nee vaa….
I will end my life; please come.
Un perai ovvoru naalum
Every single day, your name
Vedhamena oodhukiren
I chant continuously like a sacred Veda.
Un melae kadhalai vaiththa pen
The woman who placed her love upon you,
Poo melae meththai viriththen
I spread a bed over tender flowers.
Poovudambu nogirathey
Yet my flower-like body aches!
Unnaale thookkam izhanth kan
Losing sleep because of you, my eye...
Dhinanth thorum punnaagum dhegam
Every day, my body feels wounded.
Oru pothum vilagaathu mogam vaa….
Never will my infatuation recede, come...
Sooriyanae ilam sooriyanae
Oh Sun, young Sun!
Unnai theaduthu paar intha thaamaraiye
Look, this lotus is searching for you.
Enthan vaanagamea uyar vaanagamea
Oh my sky, my high sky!
Ingu vaaduthu paar
Look, it is wilting here.
Un vaan nilavea nee vaa
Come, your sky moon!
Aasai kondu
Filled with deep longing,
Undhan ponmugaththai
Your golden face,
Nenjil achchadiththu vaiththa paavai
This damsel has printed it within her heart.
Unnai enni oru soru thanni
Thinking of you, without food or water,
Indri ullam vaadum intha thogai
Without them, the heart of this peacock-like lady wilts.
Vaazhum jenmam idhu theernthapothu
When this current life comes to an end,
Innum yezhu jenmam varakkoodum
Seven more births may come upon us.
Vanthapothum vittu neengidaathu
Even when they arrive, without ever leaving,
Intha vanna maadhu uravaadum
This colorful woman will stay united with you.
Innamum yean vaattukindraai
Why do you torment me even further?
Manathinil thee moottukindraai
You ignite a fire within my heart.
Naan varumpothu nee yeno
When I come searching for you, why
Vaasalai poottukindraaiyo vaa….
Do you lock your doors? Come...
Sooriyanae ilam sooriyanae
Oh Sun, young Sun!
Unnai theaduthu paar intha thaamaraiye
Look, this lotus is searching for you.
Enthan vaanagamea uyar vaanagamea
Oh my sky, my high sky!
Ingu vaaduthu paar
Look, it is wilting here.
Un vaan nilavea nee vaa
Come, your sky moon!
Un perai ovvoru naalum
Every single day, your name
Vedhamena oodhukiren
I chant continuously like a sacred Veda.
Un melae kadhalai vaiththa pen
The woman who placed her love upon you,
Poo melae meththai viriththen
I spread a bed over tender flowers.
Poovudambu nogirathey
Yet my flower-like body aches!
Unnaale thookkam izhanth kan
Losing sleep because of you, my eye...
Dhinanth thorum punnaaagum dhegam
Every day, my body feels wounded.
Oru pothum vilagaathu mogam vaa….vaa…..
Never will my infatuation recede, come... come...
Aaa……aaa…..aaa……aaa…..aa…..
Aaa……aaa…..aaa……aaa…..aa…..
Aaa……aaa…..aaa……aaa…..aa…..
Aaa……aaa…..aaa……aaa…..aa…..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Sooriyanae Ilam Sooriyanae is a passionate love ballad from the 1996 Tamil movie Maanbumigu Maanavan, penned by lyricist Vaali. The heroine conveys her deep emotional and physical yearning for her beloved. She uses evocative nature imagery, comparing her lover to the radiant sun and high sky, while picturing herself as a longing lotus and a wilting moon reliant on his presence to flourish. She describes how the anguish of separation causes her sleepless nights and heartbreak, declaring that she chants his name daily as if it were a sacred scripture. She pledges eternal devotion, promising that her bond with him will transcend this lifetime and endure through seven future births.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Sooriyanae ilam sooriyanae / Unnai theaduthu paar intha thaamaraiye”
Compares the hero to the Sun ('Sooriyan') and the sky ('Vaanagam'), and the heroine to a searching lotus ('Thaamarai') and the moon ('Vaan Nilavu').
Simile (Upamai)
“Un perai ovvoru naalum / Vedhamena oodhukiren”
Compares the daily repetitive invocation of the lover's name to chanting holy Vedic scriptures ('Vedhamena oodhukiren').
End Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Innamum yean vaattukindraai / Manathinil thee moottukindraai”
Uses matching rhyming word endings ('vaattukindraai' and 'moottukindraai') to establish poetic rhythm.
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Trivia
The song features in the 1996 film 'Maanbumigu Maanavan' starring Vijay and Swapna Bedi, with soundtrack composed by Deva. Lyricist Vaali weaves classic Sangam-inspired metaphors of the sun, moon, and lotus into 1990s Tamil film music style.
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