Jinukku JInukku
From Thaaye Unakkaga · 1965
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- K. Jamunarani
- Music director
- K. V. Mahadevan
- Details
- Thaaye Unakkaga1965
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Jinnukku jinukku melae jinnukku thaan | A rhythm above rhythm, a jingling beat! |
| Ingae unakkum enakkum nalla kanakkuthaan | Here, there is a perfect chemistry between you and me! |
| Jinnukku jinukku melae jinnukku thaan | A rhythm above rhythm, a jingling beat! |
| Ingae unakkum enakkum nalla kanakkuthaan | Here, there is a perfect chemistry between you and me! |
| Female | |
| Oru naal unnai paarathiruntha | If I do not see you even for a single day, |
| Udambae nallaalae haiyoo manasae nallalae | Oh my body is not fine, alas, my mind is not fine! |
| Oru naal unnai paarathiruntha | If I do not see you even for a single day, |
| Udambae nallaalae lae haiyoo manasae nallalae | Oh my body is not fine, alas, my mind is not fine! |
| Female | |
| Nenaichaale inikkudhu konjam | Just thinking of you feels a little sweet, |
| Mayangudhu nenjam | And my heart gets mesmerized. |
| Nerunginaal kulirudhu ponnu | When you come close, this girl feels a chill, |
| Thudikkudhu kannu | And my eye twitches with yearning. |
| Female | |
| Hoo iravilae padukkira paayum | Ooh, even the mat I lie on at night |
| Sirikkindra podhu | Seems to laugh at me, |
| Thanimaiyilae naan mattum irundha | If I remain all alone in solitude, |
| Sugam enbadhu yedhu | Where is the joy in that? |
| Female | |
| Edhukkuthaan aana penna | Why on earth were man and woman |
| Boomiyil pirandhom sollu | Born into this world, tell me? |
| Edhukkuthaan aana penna | Why on earth were man and woman |
| Boomiyil pirandhom sollu | Born into this world, tell me? |
| Hoi hoi | Hoi hoi! |
| Udambae nallaalae haiyoo manasae nallalae | My body is not fine, alas, my mind is not fine! |
| Oru naal unnai paarathiruntha | If I do not see you even for a single day, |
| Udambae nallaalae haiyoo manasae nallalae | My body is not fine, alas, my mind is not fine! |
| Female | |
| Kaaya irundhadhu ippo kaninjadhu paaru | Look, what was an unripe fruit has now ripened! |
| Kaanadha ragasiyamellam theriyudhu nooru | A hundred unseen secrets are now revealing themselves. |
| Vaayaara pesuvadhaale anubavam yedhu | What experience comes from merely talking with words? |
| Vayasaagi pogu munnale vishayathai kooru | Tell me the matter before youth slips away! |
| Female | |
| Edhukkuthaan aana ponna | Why on earth were man and woman |
| Boomiyil pirandhom sollu | Born into this world, tell me? |
| Edhukku thaan aana ponna | Why on earth were man and woman |
| Boomiyil pirandhom sollu | Born into this world, tell me? |
| Female | |
| Hoi hoi hoi hoi hoi | Hoi hoi hoi hoi hoi! |
| Udambae nallaalae haiyoo manasae nallalae | My body is not fine, alas, my mind is not fine! |
| Oru naal unnai paarathiruntha | If I do not see you even for a single day, |
| Udambae nallaalae haiyoo manasae nallalae | My body is not fine, alas, my mind is not fine! |
| Female | |
| Jinnukku jinukku melae jinnukku thaan | A rhythm above rhythm, a jingling beat! |
| Ingae unakkum enakkum nalla kanakkuthaan | Here, there is a perfect chemistry between you and me! |
ஜினுக்கு ஜினுக்கு மேலே ஜினுக்குத்தான்
இங்கே உனக்கும் எனக்கும் நல்ல கணக்குத்தான்
ஜினுக்கு ஜினுக்கு மேலே ஜினுக்குத்தான்
இங்கே உனக்கும் எனக்கும் நல்ல கணக்குத்தான்
A rhythm above rhythm, a jingling beat!
Here, there is a perfect chemistry between you and me!
A rhythm above rhythm, a jingling beat!
Here, there is a perfect chemistry between you and me!
ஒரு நாள் உன்னைப் பாராதிருந்தா
உடம்பே நல்லால்லே ஐயோ மனசே நல்லால்லே
ஒரு நாள் உன்னைப் பாராதிருந்தா
உடம்பே நல்லால்லே ஐயோ மனசே நல்லால்லே
If I do not see you even for a single day,
Oh my body is not fine, alas, my mind is not fine!
If I do not see you even for a single day,
Oh my body is not fine, alas, my mind is not fine!
முனகல் :
.....................
Just thinking of you feels a little sweet,
And my heart gets mesmerized.
When you come close, this girl feels a chill,
And my eye twitches with yearning.
நெனச்சாலே இனிக்குது கொஞ்சம்
மயங்குது நெஞ்சம்
நெருங்கினால் குளிருது பொண்ணு
துடிக்குது கண்ணு
Ooh, even the mat I lie on at night
Seems to laugh at me,
If I remain all alone in solitude,
Where is the joy in that?
ஹோ இரவிலே படுக்கிற பாயும்
சிரிக்கின்ற போது
தனிமையிலே நான் மட்டும் இருந்தா
சுகமென்பதேது
Why on earth were man and woman
Born into this world, tell me?
Why on earth were man and woman
Born into this world, tell me?
Hoi hoi!
My body is not fine, alas, my mind is not fine!
If I do not see you even for a single day,
My body is not fine, alas, my mind is not fine!
எதுக்குத்தான் ஆணாப் பொண்ணா
பூமியில் பிறந்தோம் சொல்லு
துக்குத்தான் ஆணாப் பொண்ணா
பூமியில் பிறந்தோம் சொல்லு
ஹோய் ஹோய்
உடம்பே நல்லால்லே ஐயோ மனசே நல்லால்லே
ஒரு நாள் உன்னைப் பாராதிருந்தா
உடம்பே நல்லால்லே ஐயோ மனசே நல்லால்லே
Look, what was an unripe fruit has now ripened!
A hundred unseen secrets are now revealing themselves.
What experience comes from merely talking with words?
Tell me the matter before youth slips away!
முனகல் :
...............
Why on earth were man and woman
Born into this world, tell me?
Why on earth were man and woman
Born into this world, tell me?
காயாக இருந்தது இப்போ கனிஞ்சுது பாரு
காணாத ரகசியமெல்லாம் தெரியுது நூறு
வாயாரப் பேசுவதாலே அனுபவம் ஏது
வயசாகிப் போகு முன்னாலே விஷயத்தைக் கூறு
Hoi hoi hoi hoi hoi!
My body is not fine, alas, my mind is not fine!
If I do not see you even for a single day,
My body is not fine, alas, my mind is not fine!
எதுக்குத்தான் ஆணாப் பொண்ணா
பூமியில் பிறந்தோம் சொல்லு
எதுக்குத்தான் ஆணாப் பொண்ணா
பூமியில் பிறந்தோம் சொல்லு
A rhythm above rhythm, a jingling beat!
Here, there is a perfect chemistry between you and me!
ஹோய் ஹோய் ஹோய் ஹோய் ஹோய்
உடம்பே நல்லால்லே ஐயோ மனசே நல்லால்லே
ஒரு நாள் உன்னைப் பாராதிருந்தா
உடம்பே நல்லால்லே ஐயோ மனசே நல்லால்லே
முனகல் :
.....................
ஜினுக்கு ஜினுக்கு மேலே ஜினுக்குத்தான்
இங்கே உனக்கும் எனக்கும் நல்ல கணக்குத்தான்....
Jinnukku jinukku melae jinnukku thaan
A rhythm above rhythm, a jingling beat!
Ingae unakkum enakkum nalla kanakkuthaan
Here, there is a perfect chemistry between you and me!
Jinnukku jinukku melae jinnukku thaan
A rhythm above rhythm, a jingling beat!
Ingae unakkum enakkum nalla kanakkuthaan
Here, there is a perfect chemistry between you and me!
Oru naal unnai paarathiruntha
If I do not see you even for a single day,
Udambae nallaalae haiyoo manasae nallalae
Oh my body is not fine, alas, my mind is not fine!
Oru naal unnai paarathiruntha
If I do not see you even for a single day,
Udambae nallaalae lae haiyoo manasae nallalae
Oh my body is not fine, alas, my mind is not fine!
Nenaichaale inikkudhu konjam
Just thinking of you feels a little sweet,
Mayangudhu nenjam
And my heart gets mesmerized.
Nerunginaal kulirudhu ponnu
When you come close, this girl feels a chill,
Thudikkudhu kannu
And my eye twitches with yearning.
Hoo iravilae padukkira paayum
Ooh, even the mat I lie on at night
Sirikkindra podhu
Seems to laugh at me,
Thanimaiyilae naan mattum irundha
If I remain all alone in solitude,
Sugam enbadhu yedhu
Where is the joy in that?
Edhukkuthaan aana penna
Why on earth were man and woman
Boomiyil pirandhom sollu
Born into this world, tell me?
Edhukkuthaan aana penna
Why on earth were man and woman
Boomiyil pirandhom sollu
Born into this world, tell me?
Hoi hoi
Hoi hoi!
Udambae nallaalae haiyoo manasae nallalae
My body is not fine, alas, my mind is not fine!
Oru naal unnai paarathiruntha
If I do not see you even for a single day,
Udambae nallaalae haiyoo manasae nallalae
My body is not fine, alas, my mind is not fine!
Kaaya irundhadhu ippo kaninjadhu paaru
Look, what was an unripe fruit has now ripened!
Kaanadha ragasiyamellam theriyudhu nooru
A hundred unseen secrets are now revealing themselves.
Vaayaara pesuvadhaale anubavam yedhu
What experience comes from merely talking with words?
Vayasaagi pogu munnale vishayathai kooru
Tell me the matter before youth slips away!
Edhukkuthaan aana ponna
Why on earth were man and woman
Boomiyil pirandhom sollu
Born into this world, tell me?
Edhukku thaan aana ponna
Why on earth were man and woman
Boomiyil pirandhom sollu
Born into this world, tell me?
Hoi hoi hoi hoi hoi
Hoi hoi hoi hoi hoi!
Udambae nallaalae haiyoo manasae nallalae
My body is not fine, alas, my mind is not fine!
Oru naal unnai paarathiruntha
If I do not see you even for a single day,
Udambae nallaalae haiyoo manasae nallalae
My body is not fine, alas, my mind is not fine!
Jinnukku jinukku melae jinnukku thaan
A rhythm above rhythm, a jingling beat!
Ingae unakkum enakkum nalla kanakkuthaan
Here, there is a perfect chemistry between you and me!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Jinnukku Jinukku is a playful and romantic dance number from the 1965 film Thaaye Unakkaga, composed by K. V. Mahadevan with lyrics by Kannadasan. Expressed through the expressive voice of K. Jamunarani, the song depicts a young woman's flirtatious angst and romantic longing. She describes how missing her beloved for even a single day leaves her feeling physically and emotionally unwell.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Onomatopoeia / Rhythm Words (Santham)
“Jinnukku jinukku melae jinnukku thaan”
Use of rhythmic folk sound-words like 'Jinnukku jinukku' to set a playful, danceable beat.
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Kaaya irundhadhu ippo kaninjadhu paaru”
Comparing reaching romantic maturity and youth to an unripe fruit ('kaai') blossoming and ripening ('kaninjadhu').
Rhyme / Assonance (Iyaibu & Ethirai)
“Nenaichaale inikkudhu konjam / Mayangudhu nenjam”
Matching end-rhymes and internal rhythm across short lines ('inikkudhu konjam' / 'mayangudhu nenjam').
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Trivia
Thaaye Unakkaga (1965) is a patriotic drama starring Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini, and Major Sundarrajan. K. Jamunarani was well-known for her energetic, flirtatious renditions in mid-60s Tamil cinema, and this track highlights K. V. Mahadevan's mastery over rhythmic folk-pop tunes.
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