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Thulli Kudhikkum En Maname

From Vishwa Thulasi · 2004

Lyricist
Isaignani Ilayaraja
Singers
Tippu, Sushma Shrestha
Music directors
M. S. Vishwanathan, Ilayaraja
Movie name
Vishwa Thulasi
Movie release year
2004
Lyrics added on
16 Oct 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
En manamae en manamae
En manamae
Thulli kudhikkum en manamae
Nee yaarai thaedi odugiraai
Malarin manathaiyaa thendral kaatrin sugathaiyaa
Kannan tholil aada thudithidum andha thulasiyaiyaa
Nee yaarai thaedi odugiraai
Nee yaarai thaedi odugiraai
Thulli kudhikkum en manamae
Nee yaarai thaedi odugiraai
Haa… haa…
Engo ketkum un gaanam
Ennai thaanae varuthiyadhu
Thoongaa ninaivil thodarndhu vandhum
Engo ennai thurathiyadhu
Ennil surakkum isai ellaam
Unnaal thaanae vandhadhammaa
Vellam pola soozhndhu vandhu
Unnai ennai nanaithadhammaa
Ilamai kanavu indru varai
Thodarndhu vandhadhae
Ithanai naal pirindhadhellaam
Marandhu ponadhae
Oru vaarthai indriyae
Naam pesi kollalaam
Oru paarvai podhumae
Naam vaazhndhu malaralaam
Veenai meettum viralgal ellaam
Ennai thaanae meettiyadhu
Thaenai endhan narambugalil
Oottaamal yen oottiyadhu
Kadalin karaiyil manal veliyil
Vaanam ennai vaattiyadhu
Kanavaai nanavaai kaalam ellaam
Kalandhae ennai meettiyadhu
Ila vayadhin ninaivu ellaam
Marappadhillaiyae
Valarndha pinnae marandha vanam
Maramum illaiyae
Oru kaalam indriyae
Nam payanam thodaralaam
Inba naadha veliyilae
Naam nadandhu pogalaam
Thulli kudhikkum en manamae
Nee yaarai thaedi odugiraai
Malarin manathaiyaa thendral kaatrin sugathaiyaa
Kannan tholil aada thudithidum andha thulasiyaiyaa
Nee yaarai thaedi odugiraai
Nee yaarai thaedi odugiraai
Thulli kudhikkum en manamae
Nee yaarai thaedi odugiraai
Oh my heart, oh my heart,
oh my heart,
my leaping, restless heart,
who are you running in search of?
Is it for the fragrance of a flower, or the comfort of a gentle breeze?
Or is it that Thulasi (sacred basil) longing to sway on Krishna's shoulder?
Who are you running in search of?
Who are you running in search of?
My leaping, restless heart,
who are you running in search of?
Ah… ah…
Your song, heard from somewhere in the distance,
has only brought me ache.
Following me through sleepless memories,
it chased me far and wide.
All the music that flows within me
came only because of you.
Surrounding us like a flood,
it drenched both you and me.
The dreams of our youth
have followed us till this day.
All the years we spent apart
have now been forgotten.
Even without a single word,
we can speak to one another.
Just one look is enough
for our lives to bloom.
The fingers that plucked the veena (lute)
have played upon my very soul.
Why did they pour such sweetness
so deeply into my veins?
On the seashore, upon the open sands,
the vast sky made me ache.
As dream and reality, through all time,
it blended in and played my soul.
The memories of our younger days
can never fade away.
Even after growing tall, neither the forest
nor the trees ever forget their roots.
Beyond the boundaries of time,
our journey can go on.
In this wide realm of sweet melody,
we can walk hand in hand.
My leaping, restless heart,
who are you running in search of?
Is it for the fragrance of a flower, or the comfort of a gentle breeze?
Or is it that Thulasi (sacred basil) longing to sway on Krishna's shoulder?
Who are you running in search of?
Who are you running in search of?
My leaping, restless heart,
who are you running in search of?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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