Dheenaanakkunaa Dheenaa
From Poo · 2008
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singers
- Shankar Mahadevan, Hemambiga
- Music director
- S. S. Kumaran
- Details
- Poo2008
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaanakkunaa | Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaanakkunaa |
| Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaa | Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaa |
| Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaanakkunaa | Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaanakkunaa |
| Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaa | Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaa |
| Yaedho pannura yaedho pannura | You are doing something, doing something, |
| Yaedho pannura maari | As if you are doing something to me... |
| Male | |
| Kayaththaaru kaaththaadi pola | Like the pinwheel of Kayathar, |
| Kaaththodu ponaanae mella | I gently drifted away with the wind. |
| Yae panjaaraththu kozhi | Hey, like a chick inside a coop |
| Kadichchi paarppathu pola | Pecking and testing, |
| Unnaala naan maari ponaen | I changed completely because of you, |
| Ulloora soodaeri ponaen | I felt a heat rising deep within me. |
| Female | |
| Aasai vachcha mamanukku aalamaramaa | Like a vast banyan tree for the beloved cousin I hold dear, |
| Kaalam pooraa kaaththiruppaen naan | I will wait for an entire lifetime. |
| Sudalaimaadan kovilukku naeththukkittuthaan | By making a sacred vow to the Sudalaimaadan deity, |
| Soodam onnu yaeththivaippaen naan | I will light a camphor flame in reverence. |
| Male | |
| Yae yaedho yae yaedho yae yaedho pannura maari | Hey, as if doing something, doing something, doing something to me... |
| Yae dheenaa yae dheenaa yae dheenaakkunaa dheenaa | Hey dheenaa hey dheenaa hey dheenaakkunaa dheenaa... |
| Male | |
| Oorodu vaazhnthum thaniyaagaththaanae | Despite living surrounded by the whole village, |
| Vaazhnthaenae naan | I lived entirely in solitude. |
| Kooraikku maelae poosani poovaai | Like a bright pumpkin blossom on a thatched roof, |
| Pooththaauyae nee…. | You bloomed beautifully into my life... |
| Unnodu pesum pothu | Whenever I speak with you, |
| Nenjil ursaagam kuraiyaathu | The joy in my heart never fades. |
| Female | |
| Saathi sanam kodi irukkum | Though there are thousands of kith and kin, |
| Un nizhal mattum kooda irukkum | Only your shadow stays close beside me. |
| Male | |
| Yae dheenaa yae dheenaa yae dheenaakkunaa dheenaa | Hey dheenaa hey dheenaa hey dheenaakkunaa dheenaa... |
| Yae yaedho yae yaedho yae yaedho pannura maari | Hey, as if doing something, doing something, doing something to me... |
| Male | |
| Thaai andru thantha veppaththai indru | The warmth that my mother once showered upon me, |
| Thanthaayae nee… | You have given me today... |
| Thol saayum pothu thunbaththaiyellaam | When I lean upon your shoulder, |
| Vendraayae nee…. | You vanquished all my sorrows... |
| Ennullae un veedu | Your true home resides within me, |
| Naanum neeyindri verum koodu | Without you, I am merely an empty shell. |
| Female | |
| Kaaththu ulla kaalam varaikkum | As long as there is air breathing through this earth, |
| Unnai kadhalichchae seththu poganum | I want to love you until the moment I die. |
| Male | |
| Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaanakkunaa | Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaanakkunaa |
| Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaa | Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaa |
| Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaanakkunaa | Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaanakkunaa |
| Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaa | Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaa |
| Yaedho pannura yaedho pannura | You are doing something, doing something, |
| Yaedho pannura maari | As if you are doing something to me... |
| Male | |
| Kayaththaaru kaaththaadi pola | Like the pinwheel of Kayathar, |
| Kaaththodu ponaanae mella | I gently drifted away with the wind. |
| Yae panjaaraththu kozhi | Hey, like a chick inside a coop |
| Kadichchi paarppathu pola | Pecking and testing, |
| Unnaala naan maari ponaen | I changed completely because of you, |
| Ulloora soodaeri ponaen | I felt a heat rising deep within me. |
| Female | |
| Aasai vachcha mamanukku aalamaramaa | Like a vast banyan tree for the beloved cousin I hold dear, |
| Kaalam pooraa kaaththiruppaen naan | I will wait for an entire lifetime. |
| Sudalaimaadan kovilukku naeththukkittuthaan | By making a sacred vow to the Sudalaimaadan deity, |
| Soodam onnu yaeththivaippaen naan | I will light a camphor flame in reverence. |
| Male | |
| Yae yaedho yae yaedho yae yaedho pannura maari | Hey, as if doing something, doing something, doing something to me... |
| Yae dheenaa yae dheenaa yae dheenaakkunaa dheenaa | Hey dheenaa hey dheenaa hey dheenaakkunaa dheenaa... |
தீனானக்குனா தீனானக்குனா
தீனானக்குனா தீனா
தீனானக்குனா தீனானக்குனா
தீனானக்குனா தீனா
ஏதோ பண்ணுற ஏதோ பண்ணுற
ஏதோ பண்ணுற மாரி
Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaanakkunaa
Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaa
Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaanakkunaa
Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaa
You are doing something, doing something,
As if you are doing something to me...
கயத்தாறு காத்தாடி போல
காத்தோடு போனானே மெல்ல
ஏ பஞ்சாரத்துக்கோழி
கடிச்சி பார்ப்பது போல
உன்னால நான் மாறி போனேன்
உள்ளூர சூடேறி போனேன்
Like the pinwheel of Kayathar,
I gently drifted away with the wind.
Hey, like a chick inside a coop
Pecking and testing,
I changed completely because of you,
I felt a heat rising deep within me.
ஆசை வச்ச மாமனுக்கு ஆலமரமா
காலம் பூரா காத்திருப்பேன் நான்
சுடலைமாடன் கோவிலுக்கு நேத்துக்கிட்டுத்தான்
சூடம் ஒன்னு ஏத்திவைப்பேன் நான்
Like a vast banyan tree for the beloved cousin I hold dear,
I will wait for an entire lifetime.
By making a sacred vow to the Sudalaimaadan deity,
I will light a camphor flame in reverence.
ஏ ஏதோ ஏ ஏதோ ஏ ஏதோ பண்ணுற மாரி
ஏ தீனா ஏ தீனா ஏ தீனானக்குனா தீனா
Hey, as if doing something, doing something, doing something to me...
Hey dheenaa hey dheenaa hey dheenaakkunaa dheenaa...
ஊரோடு வாழ்ந்தும் தனியாகத்தானே
வாழ்ந்தேனே நான்........
கூரைக்கு மேலே பூசணி பூவாய்
பூத்தாயே நீ.....
உன்னோடு பேசும் போது
நெஞ்சில் உற்சாகம் குறையாது
Despite living surrounded by the whole village,
I lived entirely in solitude.
Like a bright pumpkin blossom on a thatched roof,
You bloomed beautifully into my life...
Whenever I speak with you,
The joy in my heart never fades.
சாதிசனம் கோடி இருக்கும்
உன் நிழல் மட்டும் கூட இருக்கும்
Though there are thousands of kith and kin,
Only your shadow stays close beside me.
ஏ தீனா ஏ தீனா ஏ தீனானக்குனா தீனா
ஏ ஏதோ ஏ ஏதோ ஏ ஏதோ பண்ணுற மாரி
Hey dheenaa hey dheenaa hey dheenaakkunaa dheenaa...
Hey, as if doing something, doing something, doing something to me...
தாய் அன்று தந்த வெப்பத்தை இன்று
தந்தாயே நீ.......
தோள் சாயும் போது துன்பத்தையெல்லாம்
வென்றாயே நீ......
என்னுள்ளே உன் வீடு
நானும் நீயின்றி வெறும் கூடு
The warmth that my mother once showered upon me,
You have given me today...
When I lean upon your shoulder,
You vanquished all my sorrows...
Your true home resides within me,
Without you, I am merely an empty shell.
காத்து உள்ள காலம் வரைக்கும்
உன்னை காதலிச்சே செத்து போகணும்
As long as there is air breathing through this earth,
I want to love you until the moment I die.
தீனானக்குனா தீனானக்குனா
தீனானக்குனா தீனா
தீனானக்குனா தீனானக்குனா
தீனானக்குனா தீனா
ஏதோ பண்ணுற ஏதோ பண்ணுற
ஏதோ பண்ணுற மாரி
Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaanakkunaa
Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaa
Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaanakkunaa
Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaa
You are doing something, doing something,
As if you are doing something to me...
கயத்தாறு காத்தாடி போல
காற்றோடு போனானே மெல்ல
ஏ பஞ்சாரத்துக்கோழி
கடிச்சி பார்ப்பது போல
உன்னால நான் மாறி போனேன்
உள்ளூர சூடேறி போனேன்
Like the pinwheel of Kayathar,
I gently drifted away with the wind.
Hey, like a chick inside a coop
Pecking and testing,
I changed completely because of you,
I felt a heat rising deep within me.
ஆசை வச்ச மாமனுக்கு ஆலமரமா
காலம் பூரா காத்திருப்பேன் நான்
சுடலைமாடன் கோவிலுக்கு நேத்துக்கிட்டுத்தான்
சூடம் ஒன்னு ஏத்திவைப்பேன் நான்
Like a vast banyan tree for the beloved cousin I hold dear,
I will wait for an entire lifetime.
By making a sacred vow to the Sudalaimaadan deity,
I will light a camphor flame in reverence.
ஏ ஏதோ ஏ ஏதோ ஏ ஏதோ பண்ணுற மாரி
ஏ தீனா ஏ தீனா ஏ தீனானக்குனா தீனா
Hey, as if doing something, doing something, doing something to me...
Hey dheenaa hey dheenaa hey dheenaakkunaa dheenaa...
Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaanakkunaa
Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaanakkunaa
Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaa
Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaa
Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaanakkunaa
Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaanakkunaa
Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaa
Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaa
Yaedho pannura yaedho pannura
You are doing something, doing something,
Yaedho pannura maari
As if you are doing something to me...
Kayaththaaru kaaththaadi pola
Like the pinwheel of Kayathar,
Kaaththodu ponaanae mella
I gently drifted away with the wind.
Yae panjaaraththu kozhi
Hey, like a chick inside a coop
Kadichchi paarppathu pola
Pecking and testing,
Unnaala naan maari ponaen
I changed completely because of you,
Ulloora soodaeri ponaen
I felt a heat rising deep within me.
Aasai vachcha mamanukku aalamaramaa
Like a vast banyan tree for the beloved cousin I hold dear,
Kaalam pooraa kaaththiruppaen naan
I will wait for an entire lifetime.
Sudalaimaadan kovilukku naeththukkittuthaan
By making a sacred vow to the Sudalaimaadan deity,
Soodam onnu yaeththivaippaen naan
I will light a camphor flame in reverence.
Yae yaedho yae yaedho yae yaedho pannura maari
Hey, as if doing something, doing something, doing something to me...
Yae dheenaa yae dheenaa yae dheenaakkunaa dheenaa
Hey dheenaa hey dheenaa hey dheenaakkunaa dheenaa...
Oorodu vaazhnthum thaniyaagaththaanae
Despite living surrounded by the whole village,
Vaazhnthaenae naan
I lived entirely in solitude.
Kooraikku maelae poosani poovaai
Like a bright pumpkin blossom on a thatched roof,
Pooththaauyae nee….
You bloomed beautifully into my life...
Unnodu pesum pothu
Whenever I speak with you,
Nenjil ursaagam kuraiyaathu
The joy in my heart never fades.
Saathi sanam kodi irukkum
Though there are thousands of kith and kin,
Un nizhal mattum kooda irukkum
Only your shadow stays close beside me.
Yae dheenaa yae dheenaa yae dheenaakkunaa dheenaa
Hey dheenaa hey dheenaa hey dheenaakkunaa dheenaa...
Yae yaedho yae yaedho yae yaedho pannura maari
Hey, as if doing something, doing something, doing something to me...
Thaai andru thantha veppaththai indru
The warmth that my mother once showered upon me,
Thanthaayae nee…
You have given me today...
Thol saayum pothu thunbaththaiyellaam
When I lean upon your shoulder,
Vendraayae nee….
You vanquished all my sorrows...
Ennullae un veedu
Your true home resides within me,
Naanum neeyindri verum koodu
Without you, I am merely an empty shell.
Kaaththu ulla kaalam varaikkum
As long as there is air breathing through this earth,
Unnai kadhalichchae seththu poganum
I want to love you until the moment I die.
Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaanakkunaa
Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaanakkunaa
Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaa
Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaa
Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaanakkunaa
Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaanakkunaa
Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaa
Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaa
Yaedho pannura yaedho pannura
You are doing something, doing something,
Yaedho pannura maari
As if you are doing something to me...
Kayaththaaru kaaththaadi pola
Like the pinwheel of Kayathar,
Kaaththodu ponaanae mella
I gently drifted away with the wind.
Yae panjaaraththu kozhi
Hey, like a chick inside a coop
Kadichchi paarppathu pola
Pecking and testing,
Unnaala naan maari ponaen
I changed completely because of you,
Ulloora soodaeri ponaen
I felt a heat rising deep within me.
Aasai vachcha mamanukku aalamaramaa
Like a vast banyan tree for the beloved cousin I hold dear,
Kaalam pooraa kaaththiruppaen naan
I will wait for an entire lifetime.
Sudalaimaadan kovilukku naeththukkittuthaan
By making a sacred vow to the Sudalaimaadan deity,
Soodam onnu yaeththivaippaen naan
I will light a camphor flame in reverence.
Yae yaedho yae yaedho yae yaedho pannura maari
Hey, as if doing something, doing something, doing something to me...
Yae dheenaa yae dheenaa yae dheenaakkunaa dheenaa
Hey dheenaa hey dheenaa hey dheenaakkunaa dheenaa...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a deeply emotional and earthy expression of innocent love from the movie 'Poo'. The protagonist describes how her life and inner feelings underwent a transformation after the arrival of her beloved maternal cousin ('maman'). She reflects on her past loneliness and contrasts it with the maternal-like comfort, safety, and boundless happiness she now experiences in his presence.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Upamai (Simile)
“Kayaththaaru kaaththaadi pola”
Compares her drifting feelings to the famous pinwheels/windmills of Kayathar.
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Kooraikku maelae poosani poovaai”
Metaphorically compares the protagonist blooming in love to a pumpkin flower blossoming over a village roof.
Monnai (Alliteration)
“Ennullae un veedu / Naanum neeyindri verum koodu”
Repetition of initial phonetic sounds across lines ('Ennullae' / 'Naanum').
Did you know?
Trivia
The film 'Poo' (2008), directed by Sasi, features music composed by S. S. Kumaran. The soundtrack garnered critical acclaim for its authentic rural soundscapes and soulful folk melodies penned by Na. Muthukumar.
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