Nalla Veenai Idhe Mannile Lyrics English Meaning – Kannin Manigal | M. L. Vasanthakumari

M. L. Vasanthakumari’s voice poses a direct challenge to fate in “Nalla Veenai Idhe Mannile” from Kannin Manigal. The song, written by Kambadasan and composed by S. V. Venkatraman, questions why something good must be destroyed. It features actors Padmini and M. K. Radha in a scene of despair.

Nalla Veenai Idhe Mannile Lyrics English Meaning – Kannin Manigal | M. L. Vasanthakumari

Nalla Veenai Idhe Mannile

M. L. Vasanthakumari • From “Kannin Manigal”

Lyricist
Kambadasan
Composer
S. V. Venkatraman

Kannin Manigal’s Nalla Veenai Idhe Mannile Lyrics Translation

Lyricist Kambadasan asks directly if a fine veena should be burned to ruin upon the earth. The words later question if a tiny boat will be consumed by a river’s flood. These images create a feeling of helplessness against a large, indifferent power.

Nalla Veenai IdheThis is a fine veena.
Nalla Veenai IdheThis is a fine veena.
Mannile Nalangeda ErivayoWill you burn it to ruin upon this earth?
Amma Allal VazhvinileOh mother, in this life of suffering,
Allal Vazhvinilein this existence of pain,
Anbenum Amuthai Arulvayowill you grant me the nectar of your love?
Amma Nalla Veenai IdheOh mother, this is a fine veena.
Vanthathu VasanthamThe season of spring has arrived.
Vazhvin Kuyil PadutheLife’s cuckoo bird is singing.
Vaiyaththil KalamTime, in this world,
Vanil Vilaiyadutheis playing in the sky.
Vanthathu VasanthamThe spring season is here.
Vazhvin Kuyil PadutheThe songbird of life is calling out.
Vaiyaththil KalamTime itself, on this earth,
Vanil Vilaiyaduthedances across the heavens.
Enthanin NenjamoBut as for my own heart,
Yengiye Vadutheit aches with such longing.
Yengiye VadutheIt wastes away in yearning.
Iravum PagalumBoth night and day,
Kanneeral Odutheit overflows with tears.
Amma Nalla Veenai IdheOh mother, this is a fine veena.
Velli NilavinileIn the light of the silver moon,
Velli Nilavinilewithin the silvery moonlight,
Kalangam Veedhiyinil Mun Jolikkumeven a blemish shines brightly on the street.
Mullin NaduvinileIn the middle of the thorns,
Mullin Naduvinileright in the heart of the bramble,
Rojavum Mugam Kattiyethe rose shows its face.
Then Suvai Oottiye SirikkumIt smiles, offering its sweet essence.
Nalla Veenai IdheThis is a fine veena.
Anbin Dheepam IdheThis is a lamp of love.
Kurudai Anaivatho KattrinileWill it be blindly extinguished by the wind?
Chinnanjiru PadakeIt’s just a tiny little boat.
Chinnanjiru PadakeJust a fragile little boat.
Vellam Servatho AttrinileWill it be consumed by the flood in the river?
Nalla Veenai IdheThis is a fine veena.
Mannile Nalangeda ErivayoWill you burn it to ruin upon this earth?
Nalla Veenai IdheThis is a fine veena.

Nalla Veenai Idhe Mannile Music Video

The series of unanswered questions points to a life’s potential being actively extinguished. The Nalla Veenai Idhe Mannile lyrics in English reveal the tragedy of inherent goodness facing destruction. The central insight is a lament against this powerlessness.