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Lyrics & meaning

Imaathundu

From Madhu · 2006

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singers
Malathy Lakshman, Ranjith
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Madhu
Movie release year
2006
Lyrics added on
4 Apr 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Immaathoondu manasu
Adhil irukkum visayam perusu
Summaa suthura vayasu
Adhu gummaanguthudhu isukku
Immaathoondu manasu
Adhil irukkum visayam perusu
Immaathoondu manasu
Adhil irukkum visayam perusu
Summaa suthura vayasu
Adhu gummaanguthudhu isukku
Katti katti vechaalum kattarundhu pogumadi
Ketta saadhi manasadhu thaan
Otti otti kattikkidum otti vechaa vettikkidum
Rendum ketta vayasu idhu thaan
Yammaa yammaa yammaa
Loves kkoru paattirukku vaadaa
Light vekkira naeram aachu
Podu daa gummaanguthu
Immaathoondu manasu
Adhil irukkum visayam perusu
Summaa suthura vayasu
Adhu gummaanguthudhu isukku
Meen irukkudhu kombu thaen irukkudhu
Pasum pon irukkudhu oru ponnukkullaara
Thappirukkudhu ulla mappirukkudhu
Ungappana kaelu adha puttu veppaaru
Nenjai ellaam alluriyae ulla vandhu kolluriyae
Thangammaa yaen vambammaa
Rendu meena thinguriyae kenda kaala paakkuriyae
Kindalaa konda kaadhalaa
Ennaamalae onnu koduthaa
Naan enni enni pathu koduppen
Annaamala petha ponnu daa
Nee dhaavaa kotta thaandi vandhaa
Danguvaaru arundhu pogum
…………………….
Potta pasanga innum motta pasanga
Poradhu pola naanga poradhu undaa
Mottu vedichaa vandhu vattam adikkum
Vandu pinnaala poovu ponadhu undaa
Dhaadiya thaan valakkuriyae
Beediya thaan valikkuriyae
Hearttu thaan love hearttu thaan
Kanni ponna kannadippeenga
Unna kattippaennu kai adippeenga
Immaathoondu manasu
Adhil irukkum visayam perusu
Summaa suthura vayasu
Adhu gummaanguthudhu isukku
Katti katti vechaalum
Kattarundhu pogumadi
Ketta saadhi manasadhu thaan
Otti otti kattikkidum
Otti vechaa vettikkidum
Rendum ketta vayasu idhu thaan
Yammaa yammaa yammaa
Loves kkoru paattirukku vaadaa
Light vekkira naeram aachu
Podu daa gummaanguthu
Immaathoondu manasu
Adhil irukkum visayam perusu
Summaa suthura vayasu
Adhu gummaanguthudhu isukku
A tiny little heart,
yet what's inside is so huge.
An age that just wanders free,
pulsing with a wild, crazy beat!
A tiny little heart,
yet what's inside is so huge.
A tiny little heart,
yet what's inside is so huge.
An age that just wanders free,
pulsing with a wild, crazy beat!
Even if you tie it tight, it will break free, girl,
that's just the unruly heart!
It embraces on its own, but snaps if forced,
that's how tricky this youthful age is!
Oh mama, oh mama, oh mama!
There's a song for love, come on!
Dusk has fallen, it's time to turn on the lights,
hit the floor and dance to the wild beat!
A tiny little heart,
yet what's inside is so huge.
An age that just wanders free,
pulsing with a wild, crazy beat!
There is sweet honey and fish-like charm,
and pure gold hidden inside a girl!
There is mischief, and there is a dizzy high inside,
ask your father, he will explain it all!
You steal my whole heart, you enter and slay me,
my golden girl, why tease me like this?
You feast on fish and stare at my calves,
is this just teasing, or is it love?
If you give me one without counting,
I will count and give you back ten!
I'm Annamalai's daughter, mind you!
If you dare to overstep your limits,
your belt will snap and you'll get a thrashing!
...
Silly boys and clueless lads,
do girls like us ever chase after them?
When a bud blooms, the beetle circles around;
has a flower ever chased after a beetle?
You grow out a beard,
you puff on a beedi,
all for a heart, a lovestruck heart!
You wink at an innocent girl,
and clap your hands claiming you'll marry her!
A tiny little heart,
yet what's inside is so huge.
An age that just wanders free,
pulsing with a wild, crazy beat!
Even if you tie it tight,
it will break free, girl!
That's just the unruly heart!
It embraces on its own,
but snaps if forced together,
that's how tricky this youthful age is!
Oh mama, oh mama, oh mama!
There's a song for love, come on!
Dusk has fallen, it's time to turn on the lights,
hit the floor and dance to the wild beat!
A tiny little heart,
yet what's inside is so huge.
An age that just wanders free,
pulsing with a wild, crazy beat!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Immaathoondu Manasu' from the movie Madhu (2006) playfully explores the untamed nature of youth, passion, and romance. It describes how a physically small human heart can harbor vast, overwhelming emotions during youth—an age characterized by restlessness, unpredictable behavior, and high energy that refuses to be constrained by rules.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodar (Reduplication)

Katti katti vechaalum kattarundhu pogumadi

Repetition of words like 'Katti katti' and 'Otti otti' to emphasize intense binding and attachment.

Metaphor / Analogy

Mottu vedichaa vandhu vattam adikkum / Vandu pinnaala poovu ponadhu undaa

Compares romantic pursuit to bees circling a flower blossom, pointing out traditional gender dynamics in courtship.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Dhaadiya thaan valakkuriyae / Beediya thaan valikkuriyae

Rhyming line endings with 'valakkuriyae' and 'valikkuriyae' creating a rhythmic, folk-style cadence.

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Trivia

The film 'Madhu' (2006) featured music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, known for blending local folk percussion and rhythms in energetic tracks like this one.

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