Vaa Kanmani
From Manasukkul Mathappu · 1988
- Lyricist
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Singer
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Music director
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Details
- Manasukkul Mathappu1988
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Mmmm….mhmm… | Mmmm... mhmm... |
| Mmmheheemm….mmm… | Mmmheheemm... mmm... |
| Male | |
| Vaa kanmani en kadhali | Come, my darling, my love |
| Un nenjilae ennai aadhari | Support and cherish me in your heart |
| Kannan manam mangai thozhum thevaalaiyam | Lord Krishna's heart is a temple worshipped by maidens |
| Kannil varum pennin mugam birunthaavanam | The face of the woman appearing in his eyes is Brindavan |
| Male | |
| Vaa kanmani en kadhali | Come, my darling, my love |
| Un nenjilae ennai aadhari | Support and cherish me in your heart |
| Male | |
| Thoongaatha kangalaal neengaamal kaangiraen | With sleepless eyes, I look at you without leaving |
| Needhaanae en vaanil varum sooryothayam…mm…. | Are you not the sunrise rising in my sky... mm... |
| Thaangaatha penn unai thaalaattu ketkiraen | Unable to endure this longing, I ask you for a lullaby, my lady |
| Neeyillaiyael paavai manam paalai vanam…mm | Without you, this maiden's heart is a barren desert... mm |
| Male | |
| Bramma dhevaa thara vendum nooraandugal | Lord Brahma must grant us a hundred years |
| Naan kadhal seiyya podhaathu nooraandugal | Even a hundred years are not enough for me to love you |
| Kannae un vaasagam….en jeeva yaasaam | My eye, your word is my life's breath |
| Kannaa en mannaa nee kodi peril maanudan | Oh Krishna, my king, you are one human chosen among millions |
| Male | |
| Vaa kanmani en kadhali | Come, my darling, my love |
| Un nenjilae ennai aadhari | Support and cherish me in your heart |
| Male | |
| Yaen intha pen manam yaegaanthamaanathu | Why has this woman's heart become so lonely? |
| Nee paadinaal poovaanathu thaenaanathu | When you sing, it becomes a garden of flowers and sweet honey |
| Nee vanthu kaaviyam nijamaagi ponathu | When you arrived, epic poetry became reality |
| Vaarththaigalil illaathathu naam kandathu | We experienced what cannot be expressed in words |
| Male | |
| Bhoologa sorkkam kann munnae | Heaven on Earth right before my eyes |
| Naan kaangiraen | I am witnessing it |
| Nee dheva varkkam un nenjil | You belong to the divine class, and in your heart |
| Naan vaazhgiraen | I reside and live |
| Male | |
| Kaalangal maarinum thegangal poyinum… | Even if times change and physical bodies perish... |
| Kadhal azhiyaathu adhu naalum vaazhum un vasam | Love will never perish; it will forever live under your care |
| Male | |
| Vaa kanmani en kadhali | Come, my darling, my love |
| Un nenjilae ennai aadhari | Support and cherish me in your heart |
| Kannan manam mangai thozhum thevaalaiyam | Lord Krishna's heart is a temple worshipped by maidens |
| Kannil varum pennin mugam birunthaavanam | The face of the woman appearing in his eyes is Brindavan |
ம்ம்ம்.....ம்ஹிம்.....
ம்ம்ம்ஹீஹீம்ம்ம்.....ம்ம்ம்ம்.....
Mmmm... mhmm...
Mmmheheemm... mmm...
வா கண்மணி என் காதலி
உன் நெஞ்சிலே என்னை ஆதரி
கண்ணன் மனம் மங்கை தொழும் தேவாலயம்
கண்ணில் வரும் பெண்ணின் முகம் பிருந்தாவனம்
Come, my darling, my love
Support and cherish me in your heart
Lord Krishna's heart is a temple worshipped by maidens
The face of the woman appearing in his eyes is Brindavan
வா கண்மணி என் காதலி
உன் நெஞ்சிலே என்னை ஆதரி
Come, my darling, my love
Support and cherish me in your heart
தூங்காத கண்களால் நீங்காமல் காண்கிறேன்
நீதானே என் வானில் வரும் சூர்யோதயம்.....ம்...
தாங்காத பெண் உனை தாலாட்டு கேட்கிறேன்
நீயில்லையேல் பாவை மனம் பாலை வனம்.....ம்..
With sleepless eyes, I look at you without leaving
Are you not the sunrise rising in my sky... mm...
Unable to endure this longing, I ask you for a lullaby, my lady
Without you, this maiden's heart is a barren desert... mm
பிரம்ம தேவா தர வேண்டும் நூறாண்டுகள்.....
நான் காதல் செய்ய போதாது நூறாண்டுகள்.....
கண்ணே உன் வாசகம் என் ஜீவ யாசகம்
கண்ணா என் மன்னா நீ கோடி பேரில் மானுடன்
Lord Brahma must grant us a hundred years
Even a hundred years are not enough for me to love you
My eye, your word is my life's breath
Oh Krishna, my king, you are one human chosen among millions
வா கண்மணி என் காதலி
உன் நெஞ்சிலே என்னை ஆதரி
Come, my darling, my love
Support and cherish me in your heart
ஏன் இந்த பெண் மனம் ஏகாந்தமானது
நீ பாடினால் பூவானது தேனானது..
நீ வந்து காவியம் நிஜமாகிப் போனது
வார்த்தைகளில் இல்லாதது நாம் கண்டது...
Why has this woman's heart become so lonely?
When you sing, it becomes a garden of flowers and sweet honey
When you arrived, epic poetry became reality
We experienced what cannot be expressed in words
பூலோக சொர்க்கம் கண் முன்னே
நான் காண்கிறேன்....
நீ தேவ வர்க்கம் உன் நெஞ்சில்
நான் வாழ்கிறேன்....
Heaven on Earth right before my eyes
I am witnessing it
You belong to the divine class, and in your heart
I reside and live
காலங்கள் மாறினும்தேகங்கள் போயினும்
காதல் அழியாது அது நாளும் வாழும் உன் வசம்
Even if times change and physical bodies perish...
Love will never perish; it will forever live under your care
வா கண்மணி என் காதலி
உன் நெஞ்சிலே என்னை ஆதரி
கண்ணன் மனம் மங்கை தொழும் தேவாலயம்
கண்ணில் வரும் பெண்ணின் முகம் பிருந்தாவனம்
Come, my darling, my love
Support and cherish me in your heart
Lord Krishna's heart is a temple worshipped by maidens
The face of the woman appearing in his eyes is Brindavan
Mmmm….mhmm…
Mmmm... mhmm...
Mmmheheemm….mmm…
Mmmheheemm... mmm...
Vaa kanmani en kadhali
Come, my darling, my love
Un nenjilae ennai aadhari
Support and cherish me in your heart
Kannan manam mangai thozhum thevaalaiyam
Lord Krishna's heart is a temple worshipped by maidens
Kannil varum pennin mugam birunthaavanam
The face of the woman appearing in his eyes is Brindavan
Vaa kanmani en kadhali
Come, my darling, my love
Un nenjilae ennai aadhari
Support and cherish me in your heart
Thoongaatha kangalaal neengaamal kaangiraen
With sleepless eyes, I look at you without leaving
Needhaanae en vaanil varum sooryothayam…mm….
Are you not the sunrise rising in my sky... mm...
Thaangaatha penn unai thaalaattu ketkiraen
Unable to endure this longing, I ask you for a lullaby, my lady
Neeyillaiyael paavai manam paalai vanam…mm
Without you, this maiden's heart is a barren desert... mm
Bramma dhevaa thara vendum nooraandugal
Lord Brahma must grant us a hundred years
Naan kadhal seiyya podhaathu nooraandugal
Even a hundred years are not enough for me to love you
Kannae un vaasagam….en jeeva yaasaam
My eye, your word is my life's breath
Kannaa en mannaa nee kodi peril maanudan
Oh Krishna, my king, you are one human chosen among millions
Vaa kanmani en kadhali
Come, my darling, my love
Un nenjilae ennai aadhari
Support and cherish me in your heart
Yaen intha pen manam yaegaanthamaanathu
Why has this woman's heart become so lonely?
Nee paadinaal poovaanathu thaenaanathu
When you sing, it becomes a garden of flowers and sweet honey
Nee vanthu kaaviyam nijamaagi ponathu
When you arrived, epic poetry became reality
Vaarththaigalil illaathathu naam kandathu
We experienced what cannot be expressed in words
Bhoologa sorkkam kann munnae
Heaven on Earth right before my eyes
Naan kaangiraen
I am witnessing it
Nee dheva varkkam un nenjil
You belong to the divine class, and in your heart
Naan vaazhgiraen
I reside and live
Kaalangal maarinum thegangal poyinum…
Even if times change and physical bodies perish...
Kadhal azhiyaathu adhu naalum vaazhum un vasam
Love will never perish; it will forever live under your care
Vaa kanmani en kadhali
Come, my darling, my love
Un nenjilae ennai aadhari
Support and cherish me in your heart
Kannan manam mangai thozhum thevaalaiyam
Lord Krishna's heart is a temple worshipped by maidens
Kannil varum pennin mugam birunthaavanam
The face of the woman appearing in his eyes is Brindavan
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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