மௌனமான நேரம் இள மனதில் என்ன பாரம்!?
About “Mounamana Neram” Song
“Mounamana Neram” is a beloved romantic duet from the 1983 Tamil film Salangai Oli, directed by K. Viswanath. Sung by the legendary S. Janaki and S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, the song features music composed by Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics penned by Vairamuthu. It is picturized on lead actors Kamal Haasan, who plays a passionate dancer, and Jayaprada, portraying his love interest, amid themes of art, love, and personal struggles.
The song unfolds as an intimate lovers’ exchange woven with vulnerability, longing, and mutual yearning. “She” probes emotional depths—concealed pain, fragile sparrows in rain, frost-kissed nights—evoking fragility and unspoken desires. “He” echoes endurance, silent seas, and desperate quests, advancing pursuit amid ecstatic fire and blushing dreams. Emotions blend melancholy with romantic intimacy, capturing silent tension where words fail but hearts connect, reflecting tentative passion and bittersweet restraint. The structure builds to whispered unity, transforming quiet hours into a sanctuary of shared ecstasy and tender revelation.
She:
In these quiet hours we share,
What thoughts weigh heavily on your mind?
Whispers of the soul battle with lips sealed in silence,
Won’t you ask me what’s concealed?
He:
Can a youthful heart endure love’s heavy silence?
Will the endless sea ever soothe a wailing wave?
She:
A fragile sparrow bathes in soft rain’s fall;
Each drop a hidden pain, a burning thrall.
He:
This chilling December teases with its frosty kiss,
As the night lingers long in shadows of bliss.
She:
Come, find the altar of my heart;
And offer there your tender prayers.
He:
In these quiet hours we share,
What thoughts weigh heavily on your mind?
She:
Does the night’s song still haunt my weary heart?
Do vine flowers shiver, torn by frost’s cruel art?
He:
Will my step follow where my longing leads?
She:
Does love dance in ecstasy’s fire?
Or am I to blush in dreams of mute desire?
He:
Will you whisper to me in shadows, just us two alone?
தனிமையோடு பேசுமோ…!?
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