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Lyrics & meaning

Dheenaanakkunaa Dheenaa

From Poo · 2008

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Shankar Mahadevan, Hemambiga
Music director
S. S. Kumaran
Movie name
Poo
Movie release year
2008
Lyrics added on
18 Sept 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaanakkunaa
Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaa
Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaanakkunaa
Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaa
Yaedho pannura yaedho pannura
Yaedho pannura maari
Kayaththaaru kaaththaadi pola
Kaaththodu ponaanae mella
Yae panjaaraththu kozhi
Kadichchi paarppathu pola
Unnaala naan maari ponaen
Ulloora soodaeri ponaen
Aasai vachcha mamanukku aalamaramaa
Kaalam pooraa kaaththiruppaen naan
Sudalaimaadan kovilukku naeththukkittuthaan
Soodam onnu yaeththivaippaen naan
Yae yaedho yae yaedho yae yaedho pannura maari
Yae dheenaa yae dheenaa yae dheenaakkunaa dheenaa
Oorodu vaazhnthum thaniyaagaththaanae
Vaazhnthaenae naan
Kooraikku maelae poosani poovaai
Pooththaauyae nee….
Unnodu pesum pothu
Nenjil ursaagam kuraiyaathu
Saathi sanam kodi irukkum
Un nizhal mattum kooda irukkum
Yae dheenaa yae dheenaa yae dheenaakkunaa dheenaa
Yae yaedho yae yaedho yae yaedho pannura maari
Thaai andru thantha veppaththai indru
Thanthaayae nee…
Thol saayum pothu thunbaththaiyellaam
Vendraayae nee….
Ennullae un veedu
Naanum neeyindri verum koodu
Kaaththu ulla kaalam varaikkum
Unnai kadhalichchae seththu poganum
Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaanakkunaa
Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaa
Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaanakkunaa
Dheenaanakkunaa dheenaa
Yaedho pannura yaedho pannura
Yaedho pannura maari
Kayaththaaru kaaththaadi pola
Kaaththodu ponaanae mella
Yae panjaaraththu kozhi
Kadichchi paarppathu pola
Unnaala naan maari ponaen
Ulloora soodaeri ponaen
Aasai vachcha mamanukku aalamaramaa
Kaalam pooraa kaaththiruppaen naan
Sudalaimaadan kovilukku naeththukkittuthaan
Soodam onnu yaeththivaippaen naan
Yae yaedho yae yaedho yae yaedho pannura maari
Yae dheenaa yae dheenaa yae dheenaakkunaa dheenaa
Dheenanakuna dheenanakuna
Dheenanakuna dheena
Dheenanakuna dheenanakuna
Dheenanakuna dheena
You're doing something, you're doing something...
You're doing something to me, Maari!
Like a kite in the winds of Kayathar,
I slowly drifted away with the breeze.
Like a hen trapped inside a coop,
restlessly pecking at the cage,
I have completely changed because of you.
Deep inside, a warmth has taken over me.
Standing firm like a banyan tree for the man I love,
I will wait for my entire life.
Making a sacred vow at the Sudalaimadan temple,
I will light a camphor flame.
Hey, you're doing something, doing something to me, Maari!
Hey dheena, hey dheena, hey dheenanakuna dheena!
Though I lived among everyone in town,
I was living all alone...
Like a yellow pumpkin flower on a thatched roof,
you blossomed for me...
Whenever I speak with you,
the joy in my heart never fades.
A million relatives may surround me,
yet only your shadow stays by my side.
Hey dheena, hey dheena, hey dheenanakuna dheena!
Hey, you're doing something, doing something to me, Maari!
The comforting warmth a mother once gave,
you have given to me today...
When I lean on your shoulder,
you wipe away all my sorrows...
Your home is within me,
and without you, I am just an empty nest.
As long as there is breath in this world,
I want to love you until the day I die.
Dheenanakuna dheenanakuna
Dheenanakuna dheena
Dheenanakuna dheenanakuna
Dheenanakuna dheena
You're doing something, you're doing something...
You're doing something to me, Maari!
Like a kite in the winds of Kayathar,
I slowly drifted away with the breeze.
Like a hen trapped inside a coop,
restlessly pecking at the cage,
I have completely changed because of you.
Deep inside, a warmth has taken over me.
Standing firm like a banyan tree for the man I love,
I will wait for my entire life.
Making a sacred vow at the Sudalaimadan temple,
I will light a camphor flame.
Hey, you're doing something, doing something to me, Maari!
Hey dheena, hey dheena, hey dheenanakuna dheena!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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').

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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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