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Lyrics & meaning

Vaa Kanmani

From Manasukkul Mathappu · 1988

Lyricist
S. A. Rajkumar
Singer
S. A. Rajkumar
Music director
S. A. Rajkumar
Movie name
Manasukkul Mathappu
Movie release year
1988
Lyrics added on
1 Apr 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mmmm….mhmm…
Mmmheheemm….mmm…
Vaa kanmani en kadhali
Un nenjilae ennai aadhari
Kannan manam mangai thozhum thevaalaiyam
Kannil varum pennin mugam birunthaavanam
Vaa kanmani en kadhali
Un nenjilae ennai aadhari
Thoongaatha kangalaal neengaamal kaangiraen
Needhaanae en vaanil varum sooryothayam…mm….
Thaangaatha penn unai thaalaattu ketkiraen
Neeyillaiyael paavai manam paalai vanam…mm
Bramma dhevaa thara vendum nooraandugal
Naan kadhal seiyya podhaathu nooraandugal
Kannae un vaasagam….en jeeva yaasaam
Kannaa en mannaa nee kodi peril maanudan
Vaa kanmani en kadhali
Un nenjilae ennai aadhari
Yaen intha pen manam yaegaanthamaanathu
Nee paadinaal poovaanathu thaenaanathu
Nee vanthu kaaviyam nijamaagi ponathu
Vaarththaigalil illaathathu naam kandathu
Bhoologa sorkkam kann munnae
Naan kaangiraen
Nee dheva varkkam un nenjil
Naan vaazhgiraen
Kaalangal maarinum thegangal poyinum…
Kadhal azhiyaathu adhu naalum vaazhum un vasam
Vaa kanmani en kadhali
Un nenjilae ennai aadhari
Kannan manam mangai thozhum thevaalaiyam
Kannil varum pennin mugam birunthaavanam
Mmm... Mmhmm...
Mmm-hee-hee-mmm... Mmmm...
Come, my darling, my love,
Shelter me in your heart.
Kannan's heart is a temple where this girl prays,
The face of the girl in my eyes is Vrindavan.
Come, my darling, my love,
Shelter me in your heart.
With sleepless eyes, I gaze at you without end,
Aren't you the sunrise that dawns in my sky?
Overcome with emotion, this girl asks you for a lullaby,
Without you, this girl's heart is a desert.
Lord Brahma must grant us a hundred years...
Even a hundred years is not enough for me to love you...
My darling, your words are the life-giving alms I seek,
Kannan, my king, you are one unique man among millions.
Come, my darling, my love,
Shelter me in your heart.
Why was this girl's heart once so lonely?
When you sang, it blossomed like a flower, sweet as honey.
With your arrival, poetic romance became reality,
What we have found cannot be told in words...
A heaven on earth before my eyes,
I can see it now...
You are divine, and in your heart,
I live...
Though the ages change and our bodies fade,
Love will never die; it will forever live with you.
Come, my darling, my love,
Shelter me in your heart.
Kannan's heart is a temple where this girl prays,
The face of the girl in my eyes is Vrindavan.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Vaa Kanmani En Kadhali is a soulful romantic duet from the 1988 Tamil film Manasukkul Mathappu. The song captures a profound sense of devotion, tenderness, and immortal love between two lovers. Through sacred allegories referencing Lord Krishna and Brindavan, the lovers elevate their earthly affection to a spiritual realm, expressing that even a century is far too brief a timeframe to experience their passion. The composition beautifully conveys how true love transcends physical existence, loneliness, and time, turning a barren heart into a blooming paradise. The lovers find solace and divinity in each other, celebrating a bond that remains eternal regardless of life's transient nature.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai)

“Kannan manam mangai thozhum thevaalaiyam / Kannil varum pennin mugam birunthaavanam”

Compares the lover's heart to a temple ('thevaalaiyam') and the beloved's face to the holy garden of 'birunthaavanam'.

Metaphor (Uvamai)

“Neeyillaiyael paavai manam paalai vanam”

Compares a heart deprived of love to a barren desert ('paalai vanam').

Iyaibu (Internal Rhyme)

“Nee paadinaal poovaanathu thaenaanathu”

Rhyming ending words ('poovaanathu' and 'thaenaanathu') creating a rhythmic flow in the verse.

Hyperbole (Athisayokthi)

“Bramma dhevaa thara vendum nooraandugal / Naan kadhal seiyya podhaathu nooraandugal”

Exaggeration stating that even a full span of a hundred years granted by the creator Brahma is insufficient to express their love.

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Trivia

Manasukkul Mathappu (1988) was directed by the famed director duo Robert–Rajasekar, starring Prabhu, Saranya Ponvannan, and Seetha. The soundtrack was composed by S. A. Rajkumar, who also authored the lyrics for this song, showcasing his signature melodious style in early Tamil cinema.

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