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Tholanji Pona Manasu

From Album Songs 2023 · 2023

Lyricist
Santhosh Kumar Viswanathan
Singer
Melwin Xavier
Music director
Jonathan Titus
Details
Album Songs 20232023

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Kannom neer thengiya kannomCheeks, cheeks where tears have pooled
Kaayam aaraadha kaayam nenjilaA wound, an unhealing wound in the heart
Ennom naan engiya ennomThoughts, thoughts that I longed for
Kaayam azhudha aagayam meelala..When the wound wept, the sky did not recover..
Male
Irukki pidicha manasuThe heart I held tightly
Idinchi odanji irukkuLies broken and crumbled
Sirichi irundha vayasuuThe youth that was once happy
Sarinchi adanchi kidakkuHas collapsed and lies buried
Male
Aarainthe alinthene nanumI searched deeply and destroyed myself
Oruthiyum illai oruththanukkuThere is no woman meant for this man
Thanithevil ennaipol vaanamOn a lonely island, like me, stands the sky
Inimel itharkku thunai etharkkuHereafter, why does this soul need a companion?
Male
Kannom neer thengiya kannomCheeks, cheeks where tears have pooled
Kaayam aaraadha kaayam nenjilaA wound, an unhealing wound in the heart
Ennom naan engiya ennomThoughts, thoughts that I longed for
Kaayam azhudha aagayam meelala..When the wound wept, the sky did not recover..
Male
Irukki pidicha manasuThe heart I held tightly
Idinchi odanji irukkuLies broken and crumbled
Sirichi irundha vayasuuThe youth that was once happy
Sarinchi adanchi kidakkuHas collapsed and lies buried
Male
Aarainthe alinthene nanumI searched deeply and destroyed myself
Oruthiyum illai oruththanukkuThere is no woman meant for this man
Thanithevil ennaipol vaanamOn a lonely island, like me, stands the sky
Inimel itharkku thunai etharkkuHereafter, why does this soul need a companion?
Male
Unnaal azhuthenI cried because of you
Unakkaga azhuthenI cried for you
Unnal ennai naanum maranthenBecause of you, I forgot myself
Neer indri vanthalum vaazhvanI might survive even if the sky comes without rain
Nee indri vazhvena??But will I live without you??
Male
Kulirula nadungunaa neeWhen you shivered in the cold
Un kulirukku naan tha dheeI was the fire to warm your cold
Tholanji alugura eeLost and weeping helpless soul
Karaiyoram kalanguthudiIs distressed by the shore, my girl
Male
Tholanchi pona manaseOh lost heart
Tholanchi pona manaseOh lost heart
Tholanchi pona manaseOh lost heart
Tholanchi pona manaseOh lost heart
Male
Kannom neer thengiya kannomCheeks, cheeks where tears have pooled
Kaayam aaraadha kaayam nenjilaA wound, an unhealing wound in the heart

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This poignant Tamil independent track explores the profound pain of romantic betrayal, heartbreak, and emotional isolation. The protagonist laments over unhealing wounds in his heart and tears overflowing down his cheeks. He reflects on how his once happy youth and tightly held dreams have completely collapsed into ruin, leaving him feeling utterly deserted like a lonely sky above an isolated island.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Un kulirukku naan tha dhee

Comparing himself to fire ('dhee') meant to warm her cold ('kulir').

Personification

Thanithevil ennaipol vaanam

Attributing human emotions of loneliness to the sky on an island.

Repetition (Anaphora)

Tholanchi pona manase

Repeated line emphasizing the intense feeling of being emotionally lost and hopeless.

Tamil Poetic Device - Monorime/Etukai

Irukki pidicha manasu

Rhyming rhythmic patterns across initial syllables like 'Irukki', 'Idinchi', 'Sirichi', 'Sarinchi'.

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Trivia

This track is an independent Tamil heartbreak single composed by Jonathan Titus with soul-stirring vocals by Melwin Xavier and lyrics by Santhosh Kumar Viswanathan, resonating strongly among listeners of modern Tamil indie pop.

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