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Lyrics & meaning

Unn Manasula Paattuthaan Irukkuthu Sad

From Paandi Nattu Thangam · 1989

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Paandi Nattu Thangam
Movie release year
1989
Lyrics added on
8 Feb 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Un manasula
Pattu thaan irukuthu
En manasadhai
Kettu thaan thavikuthu} (2)
Idhu onna mattum
Paadum poongkuyil
Dhinam enni enni
Vaadum penmayil
Manasu muzhuthum
Sarugaai karuga
Mayangum ninaivo
Mezhugaai uruga
Un manasula
Pattu thaan irukuthu
En manasadhai
Kettu thaan thavikuthu
Pattala pulli vachi
Paarvaiyila killi vachi
Poo pola ennai serndha dheviyae
Kaaththoda vandhu vandhu
Kaadhoda sonna sindhu
Ketkaama pogum veru paadhaiyae
Nenjodu koodu katti
Serndhirundha jodithaan
Ippothu thani thaniyaai
Ponadhenna kolamthaan
Ettu thikkum unna enni
Intha manam thedum
Pattu kuyil unna mattum
Naalum paadum
Un manasula
Pattu thaan irukuthu
En manasadhai
Kettu thaan thavikuthu
Aah… aah…aaa..aah…
Aah… aah…aaa..aah…
Ahaaa….aaa…..
Nee paadum raagam vandhu
En usura thottadhaiyaa
Nenjai vittu
Nesam paasam pogala
poochoodum velaiyilae
Mullu onnu thachadhaiyaa
Ponnaaram sooda
Kaalam koodala
Unnoda vazhnthirundha
Oorukkellaam raani naan
Unnaama thanichirundhu
Vaadhudhaiyaa menithaan
Ungala thaan enni enni
En usuru thedum
Kannukkulla nenjukkulla
Kalandhae vaazhum
Un manasula
Pattu thaan irukuthu
En manasadhai
Kettu thaan thavikuthu
Idhu onna mattum
Paadum poongkuyil
Unna enni enni
Vaadum penmayil
Manasu muzhuthum
Sarugaai karuga
Mayangum ninaivae
Mezhugaai uruga
Un manasula
Pattu thaan irukuthu
En manasadhai
Kettu thaan thavikuthu
In your heart,
there is a song,
and my heart
yearns upon hearing it.
This is a sweet cuckoo
that sings only for you,
a peahen pining away,
thinking of you every day.
As my entire heart
scorches like dry leaves,
and fading memories
melt away like wax...
In your heart,
there is a song,
and my heart
yearns upon hearing it.
Wearing a dot of silk on your forehead,
pinching me gently with your gaze,
oh goddess who joined me like a flower,
drifting in with the breeze,
the song whispered into my ear
now walks unheard down a different path.
We nested in each other's hearts
and lived as a couple united as one,
what strange fate is this
that has left us separated and alone?
Thinking of you in every direction,
this heart wanders searching.
The singing cuckoo sings
only for you, day after day.
In your heart,
there is a song,
and my heart
yearns upon hearing it.
Aah... aah... aa.. aah...
Aah... aah... aa.. aah...
Aaha... aa...
The melody you sing
has touched my very soul,
and from deep within my heart,
love and affection have never faded.
Just when it was time to wear bridal flowers,
a cruel thorn pricked me.
To wear the golden wedding necklace,
the right time never arrived.
If only I had lived my life with you,
I would be a queen to this whole town.
Without food and living all alone,
my body is withering away.
Thinking endlessly of you,
my soul searches for you,
and deep inside my eyes and heart,
it lives forever intertwined.
In your heart,
there is a song,
and my heart
yearns upon hearing it.
This is a sweet cuckoo
that sings only for you,
a peahen pining away,
thinking only of you.
As my entire heart
scorches like dry leaves,
and dazed memories
melt away like wax...
In your heart,
there is a song,
and my heart
yearns upon hearing it.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Un Manasula Pattu Thaan Irukuthu' expresses the painful longing and poignant separation between two lovers who were once inseparable. They reminisce about their sweet past where their lives were filled with music, tenderness, and joy. Despite the distance and unforeseen life obstacles that have torn them apart, their inner love remains vibrant, leaving their hearts longing and wilting like dry leaves and melting wax.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Poo pola ennai serndha dheviyae

Compares the beloved joining the speaker gently to a soft flower.

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

Sarugaai karuga / Mezhugaai uruga

Metaphorically compares the heart's agony to leaves charring and memories melting like wax.

Rhyme & Assonance (Edhukai / Mona)

Kannukkulla nenjukkulla

Internal rhyming and matching consonant patterns in 'Kannukkulla' and 'nenjukkulla' create a melodic cadence.

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Trivia

'Un Manasula Pattu Thaan Irukuthu' is a hit duet composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja for the 1989 film Paandi Nattu Thangam, starring Karthik and Nirosha, directed by T. P. Gajendran.

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