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Tholanji Pona Manasu

From Album Songs 2023 · 2023

Lyricist
Santhosh Kumar Viswanathan
Singer
Melwin Xavier
Music director
Jonathan Titus
Movie name
Album Songs 2023
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
31 Aug 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kannom neer thengiya kannom
Kaayam aaraadha kaayam nenjila
Ennom naan engiya ennom
Kaayam azhudha aagayam meelala..
Irukki pidicha manasu
Idinchi odanji irukku
Sirichi irundha vayasuu
Sarinchi adanchi kidakku
Aarainthe alinthene nanum
Oruthiyum illai oruththanukku
Thanithevil ennaipol vaanam
Inimel itharkku thunai etharkku
Kannom neer thengiya kannom
Kaayam aaraadha kaayam nenjila
Ennom naan engiya ennom
Kaayam azhudha aagayam meelala..
Irukki pidicha manasu
Idinchi odanji irukku
Sirichi irundha vayasuu
Sarinchi adanchi kidakku
Aarainthe alinthene nanum
Oruthiyum illai oruththanukku
Thanithevil ennaipol vaanam
Inimel itharkku thunai etharkku
Unnaal azhuthen
Unakkaga azhuthen
Unnal ennai naanum maranthen
Neer indri vanthalum vaazhvan
Nee indri vazhvena??
Kulirula nadungunaa nee
Un kulirukku naan tha dhee
Tholanji alugura ee
Karaiyoram kalanguthudi
Tholanchi pona manase
Tholanchi pona manase
Tholanchi pona manase
Tholanchi pona manase
Kannom neer thengiya kannom
Kaayam aaraadha kaayam nenjila
Eyes, eyes pooling with tears,
A wound, an unhealed wound in the heart,
Thoughts, thoughts of what I longed for,
A wounded sky wept and hasn't recovered...
The heart I held together so tightly,
lies broken and shattered now.
The youth that once smiled,
lies fallen and subdued.
Searching endlessly, I ruined myself,
there is no one for this lone soul.
On an isolated island, like me, the sky stands alone,
why does it need a companion anymore?
Eyes, eyes pooling with tears,
A wound, an unhealed wound in the heart,
Thoughts, thoughts of what I longed for,
A wounded sky wept and hasn't recovered...
The heart I held together so tightly,
lies broken and shattered now.
The youth that once smiled,
lies fallen and subdued.
Searching endlessly, I ruined myself,
there is no one for this lone soul.
On an isolated island, like me, the sky stands alone,
why does it need a companion anymore?
I cried because of you,
I cried for you,
because of you, I even forgot myself.
Even without water, I might somehow survive,
but could I ever live without you?
If you shiver in the cold,
I am the fire to warm your chill.
Lost and weeping,
standing troubled by the shore, my girl.
O heart that has been lost,
O heart that has been lost,
O heart that has been lost,
O heart that has been lost,
Eyes, eyes pooling with tears,
A wound, an unhealed wound in the heart.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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