Thulli Kudhikkum En Maname
From Vishwa Thulasi · 2004
- Lyricist
- Isaignani Ilayaraja
- Singers
- Tippu, Sushma Shrestha
- Music directors
- M. S. Vishwanathan, Ilayaraja
- Details
- Vishwa Thulasi2004
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| En manamae en manamae | Oh my heart, oh my heart |
| En manamae | Oh my heart |
| Thulli kudhikkum en manamae | My heart that leaps and bounds |
| Nee yaarai thaedi odugiraai | Who are you running in search of? |
| Malarin manathaiyaa thendral kaatrin sugathaiyaa | Is it the fragrance of a flower, or the soothing comfort of a gentle breeze? |
| Kannan tholil aada thudithidum andha thulasiyaiyaa | Is it that sacred basil yearning to sway on Krishna's shoulder? |
| Nee yaarai thaedi odugiraai | Who are you running in search of? |
| Nee yaarai thaedi odugiraai | Who are you running in search of? |
| Female | |
| Thulli kudhikkum en manamae | My heart that leaps and bounds |
| Nee yaarai thaedi odugiraai | Who are you running in search of? |
| Male | |
| Haa… haa… | Haa… haa… |
| Female | |
| Engo ketkum un gaanam | Your song heard from somewhere distant |
| Ennai thaanae varuthiyadhu | Has tormented and yearned me indeed |
| Thoongaa ninaivil thodarndhu vandhum | Even as it continuously followed me in sleepless memories |
| Engo ennai thurathiyadhu | It chased me somewhere far away |
| Male | |
| Ennil surakkum isai ellaam | All the music that welling up within me |
| Unnaal thaanae vandhadhammaa | Came into existence only because of you, dear |
| Vellam pola soozhndhu vandhu | Surrounding me like a rising flood |
| Unnai ennai nanaithadhammaa | It drenched both you and me |
| Female | |
| Ilamai kanavu indru varai | The dream of youth until this day |
| Thodarndhu vandhadhae | Has continued to endure |
| Ithanai naal pirindhadhellaam | All the long days of separation |
| Marandhu ponadhae | Have now been forgotten |
| Male | |
| Oru vaarthai indriyae | Without needing a single word |
| Naam pesi kollalaam | We can speak to each other |
| Oru paarvai podhumae | Just one glance is enough |
| Naam vaazhndhu malaralaam | For us to live and blossom |
| Male | |
| Veenai meettum viralgal ellaam | All the fingers strumming the veena |
| Ennai thaanae meettiyadhu | Were actually strumming me |
| Thaenai endhan narambugalil | Why did it pour honey into my veins, |
| Oottaamal yen oottiyadhu | As if pouring without even trying? |
| Female | |
| Kadalin karaiyil manal veliyil | On the seashore, upon the sandy expanse |
| Vaanam ennai vaattiyadhu | The sky withered and tormented me |
| Kanavaai nanavaai kaalam ellaam | As a dream and as reality, through all of time |
| Kalandhae ennai meettiyadhu | It blended together and strummed me |
| Male | |
| Ila vayadhin ninaivu ellaam | All the memories of young age |
| Marappadhillaiyae | Are never ever forgotten |
| Valarndha pinnae marandha vanam | The forest forgotten after growing up |
| Maramum illaiyae | No longer has any trees either |
| Female | |
| Oru kaalam indriyae | Without the bound of time |
| Nam payanam thodaralaam | Our journey can continue |
| Inba naadha veliyilae | In the vast expanse of blissful music |
| Naam nadandhu pogalaam | We can walk together |
| Male | |
| Thulli kudhikkum en manamae | My heart that leaps and bounds |
| Nee yaarai thaedi odugiraai | Who are you running in search of? |
| Malarin manathaiyaa thendral kaatrin sugathaiyaa | Is it the fragrance of a flower, or the soothing comfort of a gentle breeze? |
| Kannan tholil aada thudithidum andha thulasiyaiyaa | Is it that sacred basil yearning to sway on Krishna's shoulder? |
| Nee yaarai thaedi odugiraai | Who are you running in search of? |
| Nee yaarai thaedi odugiraai | Who are you running in search of? |
| Female | |
| Thulli kudhikkum en manamae | My heart that leaps and bounds |
| Nee yaarai thaedi odugiraai | Who are you running in search of? |
என் மனமே...... என் மனமே......
என் மனமே.....
துள்ளிக் குதிக்கும் என் மனமே
நீ யாரைத் தேடி ஓடுகிறாய்
மலரின் மணத்தையா
தென்றல் காற்றின் சுகத்தையா
கண்ணன் தோளில் ஆடத் துடித்திடும்
அந்தத் துளசியையா
நீ யாரைத் தேடி ஓடுகிறாய்
நீ யாரைத் தேடி ஓடுகிறாய்
Oh my heart, oh my heart
Oh my heart
My heart that leaps and bounds
Who are you running in search of?
Is it the fragrance of a flower, or the soothing comfort of a gentle breeze?
Is it that sacred basil yearning to sway on Krishna's shoulder?
Who are you running in search of?
Who are you running in search of?
துள்ளிக் குதிக்கும் என் மனமே
நீ யாரைத் தேடி ஓடுகிறாய்
My heart that leaps and bounds
Who are you running in search of?
ஹா.....ஹா....ஹா.....
ஹா...ஹா.....ஹா...
Haa… haa…
எங்கோ கேட்கும் உன் கானம்
என்னைத் தானே வருத்தியது
தூங்கா நினைவில் தொடர்ந்து வந்தும்
எங்கோ என்னை துரத்தியது
Your song heard from somewhere distant
Has tormented and yearned me indeed
Even as it continuously followed me in sleepless memories
It chased me somewhere far away
என்னில் சுரக்கும் இசை எல்லாம்
உன்னால் தானே வந்ததம்மா
வெள்ளம் போல சூழ்ந்து வந்து
உன்னை என்னை நனைத்ததம்மா
All the music that welling up within me
Came into existence only because of you, dear
Surrounding me like a rising flood
It drenched both you and me
இளமைக் கனவு இன்று வரை
தொடர்ந்து வந்ததே
இத்தனை நாள் தெரிந்ததெல்லாம்
மறந்து போனதே
The dream of youth until this day
Has continued to endure
All the long days of separation
Have now been forgotten
ஒரு வார்த்தை இன்றியே
நாம் பேசிக் கொள்ளலாம்
ஒரு பார்வை போதுமே
நாம் வாழ்ந்து மலரலாம்
Without needing a single word
We can speak to each other
Just one glance is enough
For us to live and blossom
வீணை மீட்டும் விரல்கள் எல்லாம்
என்னைத் தானே மீட்டியது
தேனை எந்தன் நரம்புகளில்
ஊட்டாமல் ஏன் ஊட்டியது
All the fingers strumming the veena
Were actually strumming me
Why did it pour honey into my veins,
As if pouring without even trying?
கடலின் கரையில் மணல் வெளியில்
வானம் என்னை வாட்டியது
கனவாய் நனவாய் காலம் எல்லாம்
கலந்தே என்னை மீட்டியது
On the seashore, upon the sandy expanse
The sky withered and tormented me
As a dream and as reality, through all of time
It blended together and strummed me
இளவயதின் நினைவு எல்லாம்
மறப்பதில்லையே
வளர்ந்த பின்னே மறந்த வனம்
மரமும் இல்லையே
All the memories of young age
Are never ever forgotten
The forest forgotten after growing up
No longer has any trees either
ஒரு காலம் இன்றியே
நம் பயணம் தொடரலாம்
இன்ப நாதவெளியிலே
நாம் நடந்து போகலாம்
Without the bound of time
Our journey can continue
In the vast expanse of blissful music
We can walk together
என் மனமே......என் மனமே.....
என் மனமே......
துள்ளிக் குதிக்கும் என் மனமே
நீ யாரைத் தேடி ஓடுகிறாய்
மலரின் மணத்தையா
தென்றல் காற்றின் சுகத்தையா
கண்ணன் தோளில் ஆடத் துடித்திடும்
அந்தத் துளசியையா
நீ யாரைத் தேடி ஓடுகிறாய்
நீ யாரைத் தேடி ஓடுகிறாய்
My heart that leaps and bounds
Who are you running in search of?
Is it the fragrance of a flower, or the soothing comfort of a gentle breeze?
Is it that sacred basil yearning to sway on Krishna's shoulder?
Who are you running in search of?
Who are you running in search of?
துள்ளிக் குதிக்கும் என் மனமே
நீ யாரைத் தேடி ஓடுகிறாய்
My heart that leaps and bounds
Who are you running in search of?
En manamae en manamae
Oh my heart, oh my heart
En manamae
Oh my heart
Thulli kudhikkum en manamae
My heart that leaps and bounds
Nee yaarai thaedi odugiraai
Who are you running in search of?
Malarin manathaiyaa thendral kaatrin sugathaiyaa
Is it the fragrance of a flower, or the soothing comfort of a gentle breeze?
Kannan tholil aada thudithidum andha thulasiyaiyaa
Is it that sacred basil yearning to sway on Krishna's shoulder?
Nee yaarai thaedi odugiraai
Who are you running in search of?
Nee yaarai thaedi odugiraai
Who are you running in search of?
Thulli kudhikkum en manamae
My heart that leaps and bounds
Nee yaarai thaedi odugiraai
Who are you running in search of?
Haa… haa…
Haa… haa…
Engo ketkum un gaanam
Your song heard from somewhere distant
Ennai thaanae varuthiyadhu
Has tormented and yearned me indeed
Thoongaa ninaivil thodarndhu vandhum
Even as it continuously followed me in sleepless memories
Engo ennai thurathiyadhu
It chased me somewhere far away
Ennil surakkum isai ellaam
All the music that welling up within me
Unnaal thaanae vandhadhammaa
Came into existence only because of you, dear
Vellam pola soozhndhu vandhu
Surrounding me like a rising flood
Unnai ennai nanaithadhammaa
It drenched both you and me
Ilamai kanavu indru varai
The dream of youth until this day
Thodarndhu vandhadhae
Has continued to endure
Ithanai naal pirindhadhellaam
All the long days of separation
Marandhu ponadhae
Have now been forgotten
Oru vaarthai indriyae
Without needing a single word
Naam pesi kollalaam
We can speak to each other
Oru paarvai podhumae
Just one glance is enough
Naam vaazhndhu malaralaam
For us to live and blossom
Veenai meettum viralgal ellaam
All the fingers strumming the veena
Ennai thaanae meettiyadhu
Were actually strumming me
Thaenai endhan narambugalil
Why did it pour honey into my veins,
Oottaamal yen oottiyadhu
As if pouring without even trying?
Kadalin karaiyil manal veliyil
On the seashore, upon the sandy expanse
Vaanam ennai vaattiyadhu
The sky withered and tormented me
Kanavaai nanavaai kaalam ellaam
As a dream and as reality, through all of time
Kalandhae ennai meettiyadhu
It blended together and strummed me
Ila vayadhin ninaivu ellaam
All the memories of young age
Marappadhillaiyae
Are never ever forgotten
Valarndha pinnae marandha vanam
The forest forgotten after growing up
Maramum illaiyae
No longer has any trees either
Oru kaalam indriyae
Without the bound of time
Nam payanam thodaralaam
Our journey can continue
Inba naadha veliyilae
In the vast expanse of blissful music
Naam nadandhu pogalaam
We can walk together
Thulli kudhikkum en manamae
My heart that leaps and bounds
Nee yaarai thaedi odugiraai
Who are you running in search of?
Malarin manathaiyaa thendral kaatrin sugathaiyaa
Is it the fragrance of a flower, or the soothing comfort of a gentle breeze?
Kannan tholil aada thudithidum andha thulasiyaiyaa
Is it that sacred basil yearning to sway on Krishna's shoulder?
Nee yaarai thaedi odugiraai
Who are you running in search of?
Nee yaarai thaedi odugiraai
Who are you running in search of?
Thulli kudhikkum en manamae
My heart that leaps and bounds
Nee yaarai thaedi odugiraai
Who are you running in search of?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
En Manamae from Vishwa Thulasi (2004) is a deeply soulful and poetic composition that reflects on the restless searching of the human heart. The narrator addresses their bounding heart, questioning whether it seeks the subtle sweetness of a breeze, the scent of a flower, or the profound devotion symbolized by the Thulasi leaf resting on Lord Krishna's shoulder. The song explores how distant music and childhood memories drench the lovers' inner spirits, rendering years of painful separation instantly forgotten through silent understanding and shared glances.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification
“Thulli kudhikkum en manamae, nee yaarai thaedi odugiraai”
The heart is personified as an active, leaping entity running around in search of love.
Allusion
“Kannan tholil aada thudithidum andha thulasiyaiyaa”
Refers to the sacred Thulasi plant yearning for Lord Krishna's shoulder, symbolizing divine and pure longing.
Simile
“Vellam pola soozhndhu vandhu”
Compares the flood of musical emotions surrounding and drenching the lovers to an overflowing water flood.
Metaphor
“Veenai meettum viralgal ellaam ennai thaanae meettiyadhu”
Compares the emotional impact of love to fingers strumming the stringed instrument Veena upon the narrator's own body and soul.
Did you know?
Trivia
Vishwa Thulasi (2004), starring Mammootty and Nandita Das, featured a soundtrack composed jointly by M. S. Viswanathan and Ilaiyaraaja. This marked a historic and rare collaboration between the two legendary music directors of Tamil cinema, with Ilaiyaraaja contributing lyrics as well.
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