Maamuniye Maathavame Lyrics Translation | Ivan Avanethan | S. Janaki
“Maamuniye Maathavame” by S. Janaki is from the album Ivan Avanethan. Lyrics by Kovai Sabapathy and music by M. Ranga Rao introduce a direct challenge. The song opens by asking a sage if it is right to renounce a king’s crown for a hermit’s penance.
Maamuniye Maathavame
S. Janaki • From “Ivan Avanethan”
Lyricist
Kovai Sabapathy
Composer
M. Ranga Rao
Ivan Avanethan’s Maamuniye Maathavame Lyrics Translation
The singer questions the sage’s silence, asking if her beauty will fade like a mirage. She suggests that ignoring her is a choice that will bring future regret. The lyrics state that opening his eyes will reveal a supreme bliss that is available in the present moment.
Mamuniye MathavameO great sage, in your deep meditation
Manimudi Thariththu Mannanai VazhamalInstead of wearing a jeweled crown and living as a king
Munivaragi Thavam Seithal MuraithanoIs it right to become a hermit and perform this penance?
Kann Thiranthe Parum Kanivodu VarumOpen your eyes and see; come to me with compassion
Kadunthavam Pothum Yen Intha MounamThis harsh penance is enough, so why this silence?
Mamuniye MathavameO great sage, in your deep meditation
Kann Thiranthe Parum Kanivodu VarumOpen your eyes and see; come to me with compassion
En Azhagu Verum Kanalagi PovathaWill my beauty just fade into a mirage?
Ilamaiyum Ponapin Veenaga NovathaAnd when youth is gone, won’t it ache with regret?
En Sathangaiyin Thalamum Omkara Isai NathamumThe rhythm of my ankle bells and the music of the sacred ‘Om’ chant
Inaivathe Inbam Agum VazhvileWhen they join, it becomes the true bliss in life
Mamuniye MathavameO great sage, in your deep meditation
Kann Thiranthe Parum Kanivodu VarumOpen your eyes and see; come to me with compassion
Kadunthavam Pothum Yen Intha MounamThis harsh penance is enough, so why this silence?
Mamuniye MathavameO great sage, in your deep meditation
Kann Thiranthal Perinbam Ingu KanumeIf you open your eyes, you’ll see supreme bliss right here
Kann Moodinal Adhu Kanavagi PogumeIf you keep them closed, it will all just become a dream
Indhira Bogam Enakkinai IllaiThe pleasures of ‘Indra’s heaven’ are no match for me
Iniyithu Pola Vera NeramillaiThere’s no other moment as sweet as this
Mamuniye MathavameO great sage, in your deep meditation
Kann Thiranthe Parum Kanivodu VarumOpen your eyes and see; come to me with compassion
Kadunthavam Pothum Yen Intha MounamThis harsh penance is enough, so why this silence?
Mamuniye MathavameO great sage, in your deep meditation
Ilagathatheno UnarathathenoWhy don’t you relent? Why don’t you feel this?
Enathasai Veeno SarithanoIs my desire in vain? Is that fair?
Muraithano NerithanoIs this proper? Is this the right path?
The song presents a clear contrast between sensory experience and ascetic discipline. The meaning of the ‘Maamuniye Maathavame’ lyrics is found in this direct comparison. It concludes that closing one’s eyes to the present risks turning a real opportunity into a fleeting dream.
