Maname Enai Arivaayo Lyrics English Meaning | Kalyanam Panni Paar | P. Leela

P. Leela’s “Maname Enai Arivaayo” is from the album Kalyanam Panni Paar, with lyrics by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass and music by Ghantasala. The song begins with a question directed at a “foolish mind,” asking why it fails to recognize its true self. This sets up an internal argument instead of a typical story.

Maname Enai Arivaayo Lyrics English Meaning | Kalyanam Panni Paar | P. Leela

Maname Enai Arivaayo

P. Leela • From “Kalyanam Panni Paar”

Lyricist
Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
Composer
Ghantasala

Kalyanam Panni Paar’s Maname Enai Arivaayo Lyrics Translation

The verses continue this accusation, noting how the mind consumes “silver bait,” which are superficial attractions. This act leads to it getting caught on a “golden hook” of attachment and suffering. The lyrics point out that this happens because the mind forgets the fundamental secret that nature and divinity are the same.

Maname Enai Ariyayo Mooda ManameOh mind, don’t you recognize me, you foolish mind?
Enai AriyayoDon’t you recognize me?
Maname Enai AriyayoOh mind, don’t you recognize me?
Veshamum Pashaiyum VedhanthamenumThese roles and attachments, disguised as philosophy
Veshamum Pashaiyum VedhanthamenumThese roles and attachments, disguised as philosophy
Velli Iraigalai ThindrayeYou consumed the silver bait
En Thanga Thoondiyil VeezhnthayeAnd fell for my golden hook
Velli Iraigalai ThindrayeYou consumed the silver bait
En Thanga Thoondiyil VeezhnthayeAnd fell for my golden hook
Maname Enai AriyayoOh mind, don’t you recognize me?
Mooda Maname Mooda Maname ManameOh, foolish mind, oh foolish mind, my mind
Saththu Siththenum Bedhame AriyaUnable to know the difference between the real and the unreal
Saththu Siththenum Bedhame AriyaUnable to know the difference between the real and the unreal
Siththe Saththena NinaiththayoDid you mistake the unreal for the real?
En Eththil Mayangi VeezhnthayoDid you fall, mesmerized by my deceit?
Maname Enai AriyayoOh mind, don’t you recognize me?
Iyarkkaiyum Eesanum Ondre OndrenaThat nature and the divine are one and the same
Iyarkkaiyum Eesanum Ondre OndrenaThat nature and the divine are one and the same
Iruntha Ragasiyam MaranthayeYou have forgotten this timeless secret
Sathguru Bodhanaiye IgazhnthayeYou have scorned the true Guru’s teachings
Iruntha Ragasiyam MaranthayeYou have forgotten this timeless secret
Sathguru Bodhanaiye IgazhnthayeYou have scorned the true Guru’s teachings
Maname Enai AriyayoOh mind, don’t you recognize me?
Mooda Maname Mooda Maname ManameOh, foolish mind, oh foolish mind, my mind

Maname Enai Arivaayo Music Video

The song works as a one-sided scolding from a higher self to the mind. It moves from a question to a direct rebuke for ignoring a guru’s teachings. The meaning of the “Maname Enai Arivaayo” lyrics is a direct warning to distinguish eternal truths from temporary illusions.