Kanmaniye Kanmaniye
From Chinna Vathiyar · 1995
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Rohini
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Chinna Vathiyar1995
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Yaei……taxi taxi | Hey... taxi, taxi! |
| Chae…..samayaththukku oru taxi kooda kedaikkaathae | Sigh... you can't even find a single taxi when you need one! |
| Female | |
| Yaei……look aravindh….dont touch me | Hey... look Aravind... don't touch me! |
| Taxi taxi….. | Taxi, taxi... |
| Male | |
| Kannmaniyae kannmaniyae | My darling, my beloved, |
| Solluvathai kelu | Listen to what I say! |
| Female :Shutup dont talk to me | Female: Shut up, don't talk to me! |
| Yaei……taxi taxi taxi | Hey... taxi, taxi, taxi! |
| Male | |
| En ponmanikku kobam vanthaa | When my golden darling gets angry, |
| Minnum pani poovu | She looks like a glistening snow flower! |
| Female :Evalaavathu yaemaanthava | Female: Some gullible woman |
| Kaadhula poo vachchiruppaa | Would have been fooled (flowers behind her ears)! |
| Ava kitta poe sollu | Go and tell her! |
| Male | |
| Sindhuthadi sindhuthadi muththu mazhai poovu | A pearl rain flower is showering, showering! |
| Female :Adadaa en kaviyarasar kambaa | Female: Oh my, look at my emperor of poets, Kamban! |
| Male :Un ponnudambil eeram pada vanthu vidum novu | Male: If your golden body gets wet, illness will come! |
| Female :Aahaa…..aadu nanaiyuthunnu onaayi azhuthathaa | Female: Aha... like a wolf weeping crocodile tears that the sheep is getting wet! |
| Male | |
| Veen kobam yaen | Why this unnecessary anger? |
| Female :Jajaja jajaa… | Female: Jajaja jajaa... |
| Male :Aan paavam yaen | Male: Why torment an innocent man? |
| Female :Yae pappara pappaa | Female: Hey pappara pappaa! |
| Male :I love you i love you | Male: I love you, I love you! |
| Nee engu sella koodum ennai meeri | Where can you go beyond me? |
| Male | |
| En kannmaniyae kannmaniyae | My darling, my beloved, |
| Solluvathai kelu | Listen to what I say! |
| Female :Ketkka mudiyaathu | Female: I can't listen! |
| Poe tholaiyiriyaa haiyo | Go get lost, oh dear! |
| Male :En ponmanikku | Male: To my golden darling, |
| Kobam vanthaa minnum pani poovu | When anger comes, she is a glistening snow flower! |
| Female :Adhae pazhaiya pallaviya | Female: Don't keep repeating |
| Thiruppi sollaathae poyaa | The same old refrain, go away man! |
| Male | |
| Etti etti sendru | Walking away step by step, |
| Vettum paarvai kondu | With sharp cutting glances, |
| Sittrilam poovum yaarai theduthu | Whom is this tender young flower searching for? |
| Female :Aah……sittrilam poovu | Female: Ah... the tender young flower |
| Auto theduthu taxi theduthu | Is looking for an auto, looking for a taxi, |
| Innoru jodikku aala kooda thedum | Or might even look for another partner! |
| Male | |
| Sol yaen ippadi yaen ammani naadagam | Tell me, why this drama, my lady? |
| Female :Aamaa….naadagam….thirunaavukkarasi | Female: Yes... drama... queen of speech! |
| Solla vanthuttaaru thirunaavukkarasar | The king of speech has come to lecture! |
| Male | |
| Niththam niththam ennai suttri suttri vanthu | Hovering around me day after day, |
| Vattamae potta mogam theernthathaa | Has the desire that circled me finally ended? |
| Female :Aamaa….theenthu pochchu | Female: Yes... it's over! |
| Empty-a suththittu irukken | I am wandering around empty! |
| Haiyo poettu vareengalaa | Oh dear, are you putting on a show? |
| Male | |
| Oh singaariyae ingaenadi aaththiram | Oh beautiful girl, why this anger here? |
| Female :Aaththiramaa summaa iruyyaa | Female: Anger? Just stay quiet, man! |
| Vayiru paththikkittu eriyuthu fire engine | My stomach is burning on fire, bring a fire engine! |
| Male | |
| Nee illaamal naanaa en poongodi | Can I exist without you, my flowering creeper? |
| Female :Aama aama aama aama aama | Female: Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes! |
| Male :Naan illamal neeyum ingaethadi | Male: And where are you without me, girl? |
| Female :Tho irukkenae nallaaththaanae irukken paaru | Female: Look, I'm right here doing just fine! |
| Male | |
| Poonthendralae en selvamae | Oh gentle breeze, my treasure! |
| Raa paappapaa rappaa paappapaa | Raa paappapaa rappaa paappapaa |
| I love you i love you | I love you, I love you! |
| Nee engu sella koodum ennai meeri | Where can you go beyond me? |
| Male | |
| En kannmaniyae kannmaniyae | My darling, my beloved, |
| Solluvathai kelu | Listen to what I say! |
| Female :Stop it men | Female: Stop it, man! |
| Kettu kettu pulichchu pochchupaa | I'm sick and tired of listening to this! |
| Male :En ponmanikku | Male: To my golden darling, |
| Kobam vanthaa minnum pani poovu | When anger comes, she is a glistening snow flower! |
| Female :Intha cinema dialogue ellaam solli | Female: Don't bore me |
| Enna bore adikkaathae poyaa | By spouting all these cinema dialogues, go away man! |
| Male | |
| Veen kobam yaen | Why this unnecessary anger? |
| Female :Veveveve | Female: Veveveve |
| Male :Aan paavam yaen | Male: Why torment an innocent man? |
| Female :Paavam my foot | Female: Torment my foot! |
| I love you i love you | I love you, I love you! |
| Nee engu sella koodum ennai meeri | Where can you go beyond me? |
| Male | |
| En kannmaniyae kannmaniyae | My darling, my beloved, |
| Solluvathai kelu | Listen to what I say! |
| Female :Hello can you | Female: Hello, can you |
| Give me lift thankyou | Give me a lift? Thank you! |
| Male :En ponmanikku | Male: To my golden darling, |
| Kobam vanthaa minnum pani poovu | When anger comes, she is a glistening snow flower! |
| Male | |
| Suttum vizhi sudar endru oru poi kondu | If one sings with a lie like 'radiant fire of scorching eyes', |
| Paadinaal aahaa oho engiraai | You say 'aha, oho' in praise! |
| Female :Adhu bharathiyar paattuyaa | Female: That is Bharathiyar's poem, man! |
| Avanavan tune-naththaan thiruduraannaa | While others steal tunes, |
| Nee paataiyae thirudura | You steal the poem itself! |
| Male | |
| Poi paattil sonnaal | If said in poetic lying, |
| Kavi engiraai kannmani | You call it poetry, my darling! |
| Female :Ada paavi | Female: Oh you sinner! |
| Bharathiyar paataiyae poingiriyaa | Calling Bharathiyar's poem a lie? |
| Male | |
| Un mel aasai vaiththu | Out of love for you, |
| Naan or poiyai sonnaal | If I tell a lie, |
| Seeridum thendral aagi pogiraai | You become a raging storm! |
| Female :Yes….unakkaaga maiyyam konda inth puyal | Female: Yes... this cyclone that centered for you |
| Ippo karaiya kadanthuduchchu po | Has crossed the coast now, go! |
| Male | |
| Mei paattil solven | I will tell it in true poetry, |
| Yattru kolvaai kannmani | Will you accept it, my darling? |
| Female :Nee poiyyilae piranthu | Female: You were born in lies, |
| Poiyilae valanthavan | And grew up in lies! |
| Un kitta yaethuyaa meiyi | Where is the truth in you, man? |
| Male | |
| Thaenai pondra kadhal vempaagumaa | Will love, which is like honey, turn bitter? |
| Female :Haa kaadhalaavathu kaththirikkaa | Female: Ha, love or eggplant! |
| Male | |
| Devi ennai sera veempaagumaa | Will joining me, goddess, turn into stubbornness? |
| Female :Dont follow me | Female: Don't follow me! |
| Male :En nenjilae un manthiram | Male: In my heart is your chant! |
| Raa paappapaa rappaa paappaa | Raa paappapaa rappaa paappaa |
| I love you i love you | I love you, I love you! |
| Nee engu sella koodum ennai meeri | Where can you go beyond me? |
| Male | |
| En kannmaniyae kannmaniyae | My darling, my beloved, |
| Solluvathai kelu | Listen to what I say! |
| Female :Periya krishna paramaathmaa | Female: What a grand Lord Krishna! |
| Ivaru soldra geedhaiya ketkkanumaa | Should I listen to the Gita he preaches? |
| Male :En ponmanikku | Male: To my golden darling, |
| Kobam vanthaa minnum pani poovu | When anger comes, she is a glistening snow flower! |
| Female | |
| Chumma iruiyya | Female: Just keep quiet, man! |
| Minnuvathellaam ponnalla therinjukko | Know that all that glitters is not gold! |
| Male :Veen kobam yaen | Male: Why this unnecessary anger? |
| Female :Nee thirunthave maattae | Female: You will never change! |
| Male :Aan paavam yaen | Male: Why torment an innocent man? |
| Female :So….thangalaiyaa | Female: Sigh... intolerable! |
| I love you i love you | I love you, I love you! |
| Nee engu sella koodum ennai meeri | Where can you go beyond me? |
ஏய்......டாக்ஸி டாக்ஸி
ச்சே.....சமயத்துக்கு ஒரு டாக்ஸி கூட கெடைக்காதே
Hey... taxi, taxi!
Sigh... you can't even find a single taxi when you need one!
ஏய்........லுக் அர்விந்த்......டோன்ட் டச் மீ
டாக்ஸி டாக்ஸி......
Hey... look Aravind... don't touch me!
Taxi, taxi...
கண்மணியே கண்மணியே
சொல்லுவதைக் கேளு
ஷட் அப் டோன்ட் டாக் டு மீ
ஏய்.......டாக்ஸி டாக்ஸி டாக்ஸி...
My darling, my beloved,
Listen to what I say!
Female: Shut up, don't talk to me!
Hey... taxi, taxi, taxi!
என் பொன்மணிக்கு கோபம் வந்தா
மின்னும் பனிப் பூவு
எவளாவது ஏமாந்தவ
காதுல பூ வச்சிருப்பா
அவ கிட்ட போய் சொல்லு
When my golden darling gets angry,
She looks like a glistening snow flower!
Female: Some gullible woman
Would have been fooled (flowers behind her ears)!
Go and tell her!
சிந்துதடி சிந்துதடி முத்து மழைப் பூவு
அடடா என் கவியரசர் கம்பா
உன் பொன்னுடம்பில் ஈரம் பட வந்து விடும் நோவு
ஆஹா.......ஆடு நனையுதுன்னு ஓநாயி அழுததா
A pearl rain flower is showering, showering!
Female: Oh my, look at my emperor of poets, Kamban!
Male: If your golden body gets wet, illness will come!
Female: Aha... like a wolf weeping crocodile tears that the sheep is getting wet!
வீண் கோபம் ஏன்....
ஜஜஜ ஜஜா.......
ஆண் பாவம் ஏன்....
ஏ பப்பர பப்பா
ஐ லவ் யூ ஐ லவ் யூ
நீ எங்கு செல்லக் கூடும் என்னை மீறி
Why this unnecessary anger?
Female: Jajaja jajaa...
Male: Why torment an innocent man?
Female: Hey pappara pappaa!
Male: I love you, I love you!
Where can you go beyond me?
என் கண்மணியே கண்மணியே
சொல்லுவதைக் கேளு
கேக்க முடியாது
போய் தொலையிறியா ஹையோ......
என் பொன்மணிக்கு
கோபம் வந்தா மின்னும் பனிப் பூவு
அதே பழைய பல்லவிய
திருப்பி சொல்லாதே போயா......
My darling, my beloved,
Listen to what I say!
Female: I can't listen!
Go get lost, oh dear!
Male: To my golden darling,
When anger comes, she is a glistening snow flower!
Female: Don't keep repeating
The same old refrain, go away man!
எட்டி எட்டிச் சென்று
வெட்டும் பார்வை கொண்டு
சிற்றிளம் பூவும் யாரைத் தேடுது
ஆங்.......சிற்றிளம் பூவு
ஆட்டோ தேடுது டாக்ஸி தேடுது
இன்னொரு ஜோடிக்கு ஆளக் கூட தேடும்
Walking away step by step,
With sharp cutting glances,
Whom is this tender young flower searching for?
Female: Ah... the tender young flower
Is looking for an auto, looking for a taxi,
Or might even look for another partner!
சொல் ஏன் இப்படி ஏன் அம்மணி நாடகம்
ஆமா... நாடகம்... திருநாவுக்கரசி...
சொல்ல வந்துட்டாரு திருநாவுக்கரசர்...
Tell me, why this drama, my lady?
Female: Yes... drama... queen of speech!
The king of speech has come to lecture!
நித்தம் நித்தம் என்னை சுற்றிச் சுற்றி வந்து
வட்டமே போட்ட மோகம் தீர்ந்ததா
ஆமா... தீந்து போச்சு
எம்டியா சுத்திட்டு இருக்கேன்
ஹையா போய்ட்டு வரீங்களா
Hovering around me day after day,
Has the desire that circled me finally ended?
Female: Yes... it's over!
I am wandering around empty!
Oh dear, are you putting on a show?
ஓ சிங்காரியே இங்கேனடி ஆத்திரம்
ஆத்திரமா சும்மா இருய்யா
வயிறு பத்திகிட்டு எரியுது ஃபயர் இஞ்சன்...
Oh beautiful girl, why this anger here?
Female: Anger? Just stay quiet, man!
My stomach is burning on fire, bring a fire engine!
நீ இல்லாமல் நானா என் பூங்கொடி
ஆமா ஆமா ஆமா ஆமா ஆமா
நான் இல்லாமல் நீயும் இங்கேதடி
தோ இருக்கேனே நல்லாத்தானே இருக்கேன் பாரு
Can I exist without you, my flowering creeper?
Female: Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!
Male: And where are you without me, girl?
Female: Look, I'm right here doing just fine!
பூந்தென்றலே என் செல்வமே
ரா பாப்பபா ரப்பா பாப்பபா
ஐ லவ் யூ ஐ லவ் யூ
நீ எங்கு செல்லக் கூடும் என்னை மீறி
Oh gentle breeze, my treasure!
Raa paappapaa rappaa paappapaa
I love you, I love you!
Where can you go beyond me?
என் கண்மணியே கண்மணியே
சொல்லுவதைக் கேளு
ஸ்டாப் இட் மேன்
கேட்டு கேட்டு புளிச்சு போச்சு பா
என் பொன்மணிக்கு
கோபம் வந்தா மின்னும் பனிப் பூவு
இந்த சினிமா டைலாக் எல்லாம் சொல்லி
என்ன போரடிக்காதே போயா
My darling, my beloved,
Listen to what I say!
Female: Stop it, man!
I'm sick and tired of listening to this!
Male: To my golden darling,
When anger comes, she is a glistening snow flower!
Female: Don't bore me
By spouting all these cinema dialogues, go away man!
வீண் கோபம் ஏன்....
வெவெவெவெ
ஆண் பாவம் ஏன்......
பாவம் மை ஃபூட்
ஐ லவ் யூ ஐ லவ் யூ
நீ எங்கு செல்லக் கூடும் என்னை மீறி
Why this unnecessary anger?
Female: Veveveve
Male: Why torment an innocent man?
Female: Torment my foot!
I love you, I love you!
Where can you go beyond me?
என் கண்மணியே கண்மணியே
சொல்லுவதைக் கேளு
ஹலோ கேன் யூ
கிவ் மீ லிஃப்ட் தேங்க் யூ
என் பொன்மணிக்கு
கோபம் வந்தா மின்னும் பனிப் பூவு
My darling, my beloved,
Listen to what I say!
Female: Hello, can you
Give me a lift? Thank you!
Male: To my golden darling,
When anger comes, she is a glistening snow flower!
சுட்டும் விழிச் சுடர் என்று ஒரு பொய் கொண்டு
பாடினால் ஆஹா ஓஹோ என்கிறாய்
அது பாரதியார் பாட்டுயா
அவனவன் ட்யூனத்தான் திருடுறான்னா
நீ பாட்டையே திருடுற
If one sings with a lie like 'radiant fire of scorching eyes',
You say 'aha, oho' in praise!
Female: That is Bharathiyar's poem, man!
While others steal tunes,
You steal the poem itself!
பொய் பாட்டில் சொன்னால்
கவி என்கிறாய் கண்மணி
அடப் பாவி
பாரதியார் பாட்டையே பொய்ங்கிறியா
If said in poetic lying,
You call it poetry, my darling!
Female: Oh you sinner!
Calling Bharathiyar's poem a lie?
உன் மேல் ஆசை வைத்து
நான் ஓர் பொய்யைச் சொன்னால்
சீறிடும் தென்றல் ஆகிப் போகிறாய்
எஸ்... உனக்காக மையம் கொண்ட இந்த புயல்
இப்போ கரைய கடந்துடுச்சு போ
Out of love for you,
If I tell a lie,
You become a raging storm!
Female: Yes... this cyclone that centered for you
Has crossed the coast now, go!
மெய் பாட்டில் சொல்வேன்
ஏற்றுக் கொள்வாய் கண்மணி
நீ பொய்யிலே பிறந்து
பொய்யிலே வளந்தவன்
உன் கிட்ட ஏதுயா மெய்யி
I will tell it in true poetry,
Will you accept it, my darling?
Female: You were born in lies,
And grew up in lies!
Where is the truth in you, man?
தேனைப் போன்ற காதல் வேம்பாகுமா
ஹா காதலாவது கத்திரிக்காயாவது
Will love, which is like honey, turn bitter?
Female: Ha, love or eggplant!
தேவி என்னைச் சேர வீம்பாகுமா
டோன்ட் ஃபாலோவ் மீ
என் நெஞ்சிலே உன் மந்திரம்
ரா பாப்பபா ரப்பா பாப்பபா
ஐ லவ் யூ ஐ லவ் யூ
நீ எங்கு செல்லக் கூடும் என்னை மீறி
Will joining me, goddess, turn into stubbornness?
Female: Don't follow me!
Male: In my heart is your chant!
Raa paappapaa rappaa paappaa
I love you, I love you!
Where can you go beyond me?
என் கண்மணியே கண்மணியே
சொல்லுவதைக் கேளு
பெரிய கிருஷ்ண பரமாத்மா
இவரு சொல்ற கீதைய கேக்கணுமா
என் பொன்மணிக்கு
கோபம் வந்தா மின்னும் பனிப் பூவு
My darling, my beloved,
Listen to what I say!
Female: What a grand Lord Krishna!
Should I listen to the Gita he preaches?
Male: To my golden darling,
When anger comes, she is a glistening snow flower!
சும்மா இருயா மின்னுவதெல்லாம்
பொன்னல்ல தெரிஞ்சுக்கோ
வீண் கோபம் ஏன்...
நீ திருந்தவே மாட்டே
ஆண் பாவம் ஏன்.....
ஷோ... தாங்கலயா
ஐ லவ் யூ ஐ லவ் யூ
நீ எங்கு செல்லக் கூடும் என்னை மீறி
Female: Just keep quiet, man!
Know that all that glitters is not gold!
Male: Why this unnecessary anger?
Female: You will never change!
Male: Why torment an innocent man?
Female: Sigh... intolerable!
I love you, I love you!
Where can you go beyond me?
Yaei……taxi taxi
Hey... taxi, taxi!
Chae…..samayaththukku oru taxi kooda kedaikkaathae
Sigh... you can't even find a single taxi when you need one!
Yaei……look aravindh….dont touch me
Hey... look Aravind... don't touch me!
Taxi taxi…..
Taxi, taxi...
Kannmaniyae kannmaniyae
My darling, my beloved,
Solluvathai kelu
Listen to what I say!
Female :Shutup dont talk to me
Female: Shut up, don't talk to me!
Yaei……taxi taxi taxi
Hey... taxi, taxi, taxi!
En ponmanikku kobam vanthaa
When my golden darling gets angry,
Minnum pani poovu
She looks like a glistening snow flower!
Female :Evalaavathu yaemaanthava
Female: Some gullible woman
Kaadhula poo vachchiruppaa
Would have been fooled (flowers behind her ears)!
Ava kitta poe sollu
Go and tell her!
Sindhuthadi sindhuthadi muththu mazhai poovu
A pearl rain flower is showering, showering!
Female :Adadaa en kaviyarasar kambaa
Female: Oh my, look at my emperor of poets, Kamban!
Male :Un ponnudambil eeram pada vanthu vidum novu
Male: If your golden body gets wet, illness will come!
Female :Aahaa…..aadu nanaiyuthunnu onaayi azhuthathaa
Female: Aha... like a wolf weeping crocodile tears that the sheep is getting wet!
Veen kobam yaen
Why this unnecessary anger?
Female :Jajaja jajaa…
Female: Jajaja jajaa...
Male :Aan paavam yaen
Male: Why torment an innocent man?
Female :Yae pappara pappaa
Female: Hey pappara pappaa!
Male :I love you i love you
Male: I love you, I love you!
Nee engu sella koodum ennai meeri
Where can you go beyond me?
En kannmaniyae kannmaniyae
My darling, my beloved,
Solluvathai kelu
Listen to what I say!
Female :Ketkka mudiyaathu
Female: I can't listen!
Poe tholaiyiriyaa haiyo
Go get lost, oh dear!
Male :En ponmanikku
Male: To my golden darling,
Kobam vanthaa minnum pani poovu
When anger comes, she is a glistening snow flower!
Female :Adhae pazhaiya pallaviya
Female: Don't keep repeating
Thiruppi sollaathae poyaa
The same old refrain, go away man!
Etti etti sendru
Walking away step by step,
Vettum paarvai kondu
With sharp cutting glances,
Sittrilam poovum yaarai theduthu
Whom is this tender young flower searching for?
Female :Aah……sittrilam poovu
Female: Ah... the tender young flower
Auto theduthu taxi theduthu
Is looking for an auto, looking for a taxi,
Innoru jodikku aala kooda thedum
Or might even look for another partner!
Sol yaen ippadi yaen ammani naadagam
Tell me, why this drama, my lady?
Female :Aamaa….naadagam….thirunaavukkarasi
Female: Yes... drama... queen of speech!
Solla vanthuttaaru thirunaavukkarasar
The king of speech has come to lecture!
Niththam niththam ennai suttri suttri vanthu
Hovering around me day after day,
Vattamae potta mogam theernthathaa
Has the desire that circled me finally ended?
Female :Aamaa….theenthu pochchu
Female: Yes... it's over!
Empty-a suththittu irukken
I am wandering around empty!
Haiyo poettu vareengalaa
Oh dear, are you putting on a show?
Oh singaariyae ingaenadi aaththiram
Oh beautiful girl, why this anger here?
Female :Aaththiramaa summaa iruyyaa
Female: Anger? Just stay quiet, man!
Vayiru paththikkittu eriyuthu fire engine
My stomach is burning on fire, bring a fire engine!
Nee illaamal naanaa en poongodi
Can I exist without you, my flowering creeper?
Female :Aama aama aama aama aama
Female: Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!
Male :Naan illamal neeyum ingaethadi
Male: And where are you without me, girl?
Female :Tho irukkenae nallaaththaanae irukken paaru
Female: Look, I'm right here doing just fine!
Poonthendralae en selvamae
Oh gentle breeze, my treasure!
Raa paappapaa rappaa paappapaa
Raa paappapaa rappaa paappapaa
I love you i love you
I love you, I love you!
Nee engu sella koodum ennai meeri
Where can you go beyond me?
En kannmaniyae kannmaniyae
My darling, my beloved,
Solluvathai kelu
Listen to what I say!
Female :Stop it men
Female: Stop it, man!
Kettu kettu pulichchu pochchupaa
I'm sick and tired of listening to this!
Male :En ponmanikku
Male: To my golden darling,
Kobam vanthaa minnum pani poovu
When anger comes, she is a glistening snow flower!
Female :Intha cinema dialogue ellaam solli
Female: Don't bore me
Enna bore adikkaathae poyaa
By spouting all these cinema dialogues, go away man!
Veen kobam yaen
Why this unnecessary anger?
Female :Veveveve
Female: Veveveve
Male :Aan paavam yaen
Male: Why torment an innocent man?
Female :Paavam my foot
Female: Torment my foot!
I love you i love you
I love you, I love you!
Nee engu sella koodum ennai meeri
Where can you go beyond me?
En kannmaniyae kannmaniyae
My darling, my beloved,
Solluvathai kelu
Listen to what I say!
Female :Hello can you
Female: Hello, can you
Give me lift thankyou
Give me a lift? Thank you!
Male :En ponmanikku
Male: To my golden darling,
Kobam vanthaa minnum pani poovu
When anger comes, she is a glistening snow flower!
Suttum vizhi sudar endru oru poi kondu
If one sings with a lie like 'radiant fire of scorching eyes',
Paadinaal aahaa oho engiraai
You say 'aha, oho' in praise!
Female :Adhu bharathiyar paattuyaa
Female: That is Bharathiyar's poem, man!
Avanavan tune-naththaan thiruduraannaa
While others steal tunes,
Nee paataiyae thirudura
You steal the poem itself!
Poi paattil sonnaal
If said in poetic lying,
Kavi engiraai kannmani
You call it poetry, my darling!
Female :Ada paavi
Female: Oh you sinner!
Bharathiyar paataiyae poingiriyaa
Calling Bharathiyar's poem a lie?
Un mel aasai vaiththu
Out of love for you,
Naan or poiyai sonnaal
If I tell a lie,
Seeridum thendral aagi pogiraai
You become a raging storm!
Female :Yes….unakkaaga maiyyam konda inth puyal
Female: Yes... this cyclone that centered for you
Ippo karaiya kadanthuduchchu po
Has crossed the coast now, go!
Mei paattil solven
I will tell it in true poetry,
Yattru kolvaai kannmani
Will you accept it, my darling?
Female :Nee poiyyilae piranthu
Female: You were born in lies,
Poiyilae valanthavan
And grew up in lies!
Un kitta yaethuyaa meiyi
Where is the truth in you, man?
Thaenai pondra kadhal vempaagumaa
Will love, which is like honey, turn bitter?
Female :Haa kaadhalaavathu kaththirikkaa
Female: Ha, love or eggplant!
Devi ennai sera veempaagumaa
Will joining me, goddess, turn into stubbornness?
Female :Dont follow me
Female: Don't follow me!
Male :En nenjilae un manthiram
Male: In my heart is your chant!
Raa paappapaa rappaa paappaa
Raa paappapaa rappaa paappaa
I love you i love you
I love you, I love you!
Nee engu sella koodum ennai meeri
Where can you go beyond me?
En kannmaniyae kannmaniyae
My darling, my beloved,
Solluvathai kelu
Listen to what I say!
Female :Periya krishna paramaathmaa
Female: What a grand Lord Krishna!
Ivaru soldra geedhaiya ketkkanumaa
Should I listen to the Gita he preaches?
Male :En ponmanikku
Male: To my golden darling,
Kobam vanthaa minnum pani poovu
When anger comes, she is a glistening snow flower!
Chumma iruiyya
Female: Just keep quiet, man!
Minnuvathellaam ponnalla therinjukko
Know that all that glitters is not gold!
Male :Veen kobam yaen
Male: Why this unnecessary anger?
Female :Nee thirunthave maattae
Female: You will never change!
Male :Aan paavam yaen
Male: Why torment an innocent man?
Female :So….thangalaiyaa
Female: Sigh... intolerable!
I love you i love you
I love you, I love you!
Nee engu sella koodum ennai meeri
Where can you go beyond me?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful, high-energy duet from the 1995 film Chinna Vathiyar depicts a comedic road-side argument between the hero (played by Prabhu) and heroine. The heroine is stranded on the street desperately trying to catch a taxi or auto, while the hero incessantly tries to woo her back with poetic compliments, classical allusions, and declarations of love. She sarcastically refutes every romantic verse he throws at her, comparing his weeping to crocodile tears and his poetic embellishments to outright lies, even mocking his attempts at referencing literary icons like Bharathiyar and Kamban.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani / Urvagai)
“Minnum pani poovu”
The male character metaphorically compares the female lead's anger to a glistening dew flower ('Minnum pani poovu').
Proverb / Idiom (Pazhamozhi)
“Aahaa…..aadu nanaiyuthunnu onaayi azhuthathaa”
The female character uses the popular Tamil idiom 'Aadu nanaiyuthunnu onaayi azhuthathaa' (a wolf crying because the sheep is getting wet) to accuse him of hypocritical empathy.
Literary Allusion (Ilakkiya Kurippu)
“Solla vanthuttaaru thirunaavukkarasar”
The song references famous Tamil literary figures such as Thirunaavukkarasar and Kamban ('Kaviyarasar Kambaa'), juxtaposing classical literary stature with modern conversational banter.
Alliterative Rhyme (Monai)
“Suttum vizhi sudar endru oru poi kondu”
Repetition of the initial letter 'S' in 'Suttum vizhi sudar endru' creates acoustic rhythm.
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Trivia
The song features vocal performance by actress Rohini alongside SPB, giving a theatrical radio-drama flair to the back-and-forth dialogue dynamics. Lyricist Vaali cleverly references Mahakavi Bharathiyar's iconic poem line 'Suttum Vizhi Sudar Thaan' and turns it into a playful debate about poetic hyperbole within modern romance.
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