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Lyrics & meaning

En Manasukulla

From Maniyaar Kudumbam · 2018

Lyricist
J. Thambi Ramaiah
Singers
D. Imman, Surmukhi
Music director
J. Thambi Ramaiah
Details
Maniyaar Kudumbam2018

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
En manasukulla neeYou entered inside my heart
Pugunthu kittaAnd settled right in
En usurukulla neeInside my life and soul
PothanjikittaYou buried yourself
Male
Uyira kaiyiraaga nee thaanYou took my life itself
Thirichi puttaAnd twisted it into a rope
Arana kodi pola idupula thaanLike a waist cord around the hips
Suththi kittaYou wrapped yourself around me
Male
Kanna nee kalati erinjiYou plucked out your eyes and threw them
Kaayam thaan panni puttaAnd caused a deep wound in me
Enna nee kasakki pulunchiYou squeezed me thoroughly
Juice-ah kuduchu puttaAnd drank me up like juice
Male
Ippadi panni puttiyaeOh, you did this to me
Ippadi panni puttiyaeOh, you did this to me
Ippadi panni puttiyaeOh, you did this to me
Male
En manasukulla neeYou entered inside my heart
Pugunthu kittaAnd settled right in
En usurukulla neeInside my life and soul
PothanjikittaYou buried yourself
Male
Uyira kaiyiraaga nee thaanYou took my life itself
Thirichi puttaAnd twisted it into a rope
Arana kodi pola idupula thaanLike a waist cord around the hips
Suththi kittaYou wrapped yourself around me
Male
Kanna nee kalati erinjiYou plucked out your eyes and threw them
Kaayam thaan panni puttaAnd caused a deep wound in me
Enna nee kasakki pulunchiYou squeezed me thoroughly
Juice-ah kuduchu puttaAnd drank me up like juice
Male
Ippadi panni puttiyaeOh, you did this to me
Ippadi panni puttiyaeOh, you did this to me
Ippadi panni puttiyaeOh, you did this to me
Male
Kuththaala maliyila thaanUp on the Courtallam hills
Kottuthadi aruviThe waterfall cascades down
Maththaalam poda solliAsking for the drumbeats to play
Paaduthadi kuruviThe bird is singing away
Male
Vaadi neeCome here, my girl
Kattikalaaam thaluviLet us hold each other tight
Female
Vaai mel vaaiya vechuPlacing lips over lips
Alavu edukka vaadaCome on, man, to take measurements
Paai mela enna vechiPlacing me on the mat
Paadam solli thaadaCome and teach me a lesson
Female
Sundari naanI am a beautiful woman
Irukken soodaAnd I am feeling warm with passion
Male
Kai thaalam pottu pottuClapping hands rhythmically repeatedly
Kai valichu pochuMy hands are starting to ache
Mei thaalam poda ipoTo strike the rhythm of physical love
Neram nerungiyachuThe time has now drawn near
Female
Ada neeyum naanum sernthaHey, if you and I come together
Male :Adutha paththu maasamMale: For the next ten months
Kuva kuva kuva kuvaKuva kuva kuva kuva (crying baby sound)
Female
Ippadi panni puttiyaeOh, you did this to me
Ippadi panni puttiyaeOh, you did this to me
Ippadi panni puttiyaeOh, you did this to me
Male
Vekkaadu illathaWithout any sultry heat
Yerkaadu melaUp on the Yercaud hills
Uppu mootai aakkiMaking a piggyback load of you
Unna thooki porenI will carry you up
Muthuguku sugamadi maanaeIt brings joy to my back, my deer-like girl
Female
Nokaadu illathaWithout any pain or sorrow
Pookaadu ullapoiGoing deep inside the flower garden
Paadam nadathurennuSaying you will teach me a lesson
Nee sonna varen naanIf you say so, I am coming
Inikka thudikira thaenaeOh sweet honey, yearning to sweeten me
Male
Oorai ellaam pokku kaatiTrick and dodge the whole town
OrangattalaamaShall we push everyone aside?
Porvaikulla naamalum thaanUnderneath the blanket, shall we
Porai nadatha laamaWage a playful war together?
Female
Ada neeyum naanum sernthaHey, if you and I come together
Male :Adutha paththu maasamMale: For the next ten months
Kuva kuva kuva kuvaKuva kuva kuva kuva (crying baby sound)
Male
Ippadi panni puttiyaeOh, you did this to me
Ippadi panni puttiyaeOh, you did this to me
Ippadi panni puttiyaeOh, you did this to me
Male
Ippadi panni puttiyae….heiOh, you did this to me... hey!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This playful folk duet from the Tamil film 'Maniyaar Kudumbam' expresses intense romantic desire and playful teasing between a couple. The lovers describe how deeply they have fallen for each other, using dramatic and hyperbolic village metaphors like twisting life into a waist-cord or squeezing each other like juice. The lyrics shift between lush natural landscapes—such as Courtallam waterfalls and Yercaud hill stations—and intimate romantic banter about closeness, warmth, and starting a family together.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

Arana kodi pola idupula thaan

Compares how the lover encircles life to an 'Arana kodi' (sacred waist thread worn by rural men/children).

Uruvagaim (Metaphor)

Enna nee kasakki pulunchi Juice-ah kuduchu putta

Metaphorically compares crushing romantic feelings to squeezing out juice and drinking it.

Edukku / Monnai (Rhyme & Alliteration)

Vekkaadu illatha Yerkaadu mela / Nokaadu illatha Pookaadu ullapoi

Uses rhythmic Tamil folk rhyming patterns across line pairs ('Kuththaala' and 'Maththaalam', 'Vekkaadu' and 'Nokaadu').

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Trivia

'En Manasukulla Nee' is a high-energy Tamil folk romantic track from 'Maniyaar Kudumbam' (2018), composed by director-actor-lyricist Thambi Ramaiah himself, showcasing his signature earthy folk lyric style and colloquial humor.

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