- Lyricist
- Snehan
- Music director
- Harris Jayaraj
- Movie name
- Kovil
- Movie release year
- 2003
- Lyrics added on
- 13 Jan 2017
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Orey orey orey parra parra jorey jorey jorey
Kokku meenai thingumaa illaiyina meenu kokkai muzhungumaa
Orey orey orey parra parra jorey jorey jorey
Aha
Orey orey orey parra parra jorey jorey jorey
Hey kokku meenai thingumaa illaiyina meenu kokkai muzhungumaa
Aha
Thinnaa pasi adangumaa illaiyinaa thinna thinna pasi Edukumaa
Aha
Paarka paarka thaan naaku oorudhu
Hoi
Pakathula neeyum vandhaal verthu kottudhu
Hoi
Mootai mootaiyaa aasai yerudhu
Hoi
Moodi vechu moodi vechu yedaiyum koodudhu
Hoi
Panju mootai un melae naan theeya mootavaa
Kothu kothaa mutham pottu anala koottavaa
Kokku meenai thingumaa illaiyina meenu kokkai muzhungumaa
Aha
Thinnaa pasi adangumaa illaiyina thinna thinna pasi Edukumaa
Idupula enaku edam konjam odhuku
Sadugudu aattam aadi kaaturen
Yegapatta thimiru unakulla iruku
Nerangalam varatum naan adaki kaaturen
{ Thol melae naan thooki oor sutrava
Vaayodu vaai vechu sor oottavaa } (2)
Vellaadu polae meyyaadha enna unnala thannala nandoorudhae
Haiyo kokku meenai thingumaa illaiyina meenu kokkai Muzhungumaa
Thinnu thinnu
Thinnaa pasi adangumaa illaiyinaa thinna thinna pasi Edukumaa
Thinnu thinnu
Paarka paarka thaan naaku oorudhu
Hoi
Pakathula neeyum vandhaal verthu kottudhu
Hoi
Mootai mootaiyaa aasai yerudhu
Hoi
Moodi vechu moodi vechu yedaiyum koodudhu
Hoi
Panju mootai un melae naan theeya mootavaa
Kothu kothaa mutham pottu anala koottavaa
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Pana maram polae irukira unnai
Maram kothiyaattam kothi paarkava
Thenadai polae irukira unnai
Theniya maari thinnu paarkava
{ Padhinaaru pillaiku per thedavaa
Odhungaama padhungaama vilaiyadavaa } (2)
Hooo … vetkathai vittu nee solli putta
Ippodhae en koothai nee paaradi
Kokkuuuuu …..
Aaaannn ……
Kokku meenai thingumaa illaiyina meenu kokkai muzhungumaa
Thinnu thinnu
Thinnaa pasi adangumaa illaiyina thinna thinna pasi edukumaa
Thinnu thinnu
Paarka paarka thaan naaku oorudhu
Pakathula neeyum vandhaa verthu kottudhu
Oh … mootai mootaiya aasai yerudhu
Moodi vechu moodi vechu yedaiyum koodudhu
Naan panju mootai ennai neeyum theeya moota vaa
Kothu kothaa mutham pottu anala koottavaa
{ Orey orey orey parra parra jorey jorey jorey } (2)
Look, look, look! Watch out, watch out, it's so lively and grand!
Will the crane eat the fish, or will the fish swallow the crane?
Look, look, look! Watch out, watch out, it's so lively and grand!
Aha!
Look, look, look! Watch out, watch out, it's so lively and grand!
Hey, will the crane eat the fish, or will the fish swallow the crane?
Aha!
Will hunger be satisfied after eating, or will hunger grow more with every bite?
Aha!
Just looking at you makes my mouth water!
Hoy!
When you come close to me, I break into a sweat!
Hoy!
Desires keep piling up like endless sacks!
Hoy!
Keeping them bottled up only adds to the weight!
Hoy!
Shall I set fire to you, my bundle of cotton?
Shall I shower you with bunches of kisses and raise the heat?
Will the crane eat the fish, or will the fish swallow the crane?
Aha!
Will hunger be satisfied after eating, or will hunger grow more with every bite?
Make a little room for me at your waist,
And I will show you how to play Kabaddi!
You have got so much arrogance inside you,
Let the right time come, I will tame it all and show you!
Shall I carry you on my shoulders and take you around town?
Shall I feed you rice, placing mouth to mouth?
Like a goat roaming freely, because of you, shivers crawl over me like little crabs!
Oh my, will the crane eat the fish, or will the fish swallow the crane?
Eat up, eat up!
Will hunger be satisfied after eating, or will hunger grow more with every bite?
Eat up, eat up!
Just looking at you makes my mouth water!
Hoy!
When you come close to me, I break into a sweat!
Hoy!
Desires keep piling up like endless sacks!
Hoy!
Keeping them bottled up only adds to the weight!
Hoy!
Shall I set fire to you, my bundle of cotton?
Shall I shower you with bunches of kisses and raise the heat?
...
You who stand tall like a palm tree,
Shall I peck at you like a woodpecker?
You who are sweet like a honeycomb,
Shall I turn into a bee and taste you?
Shall I look for names for sixteen children?
Shall I play with you without stepping back or hiding away?
Oho... casting aside all shyness, you have spoken your mind!
Now just watch my playful game unfold!
O crane...!
Ahhh...!
Will the crane eat the fish, or will the fish swallow the crane?
Eat up, eat up!
Will hunger be satisfied after eating, or will hunger grow more with every bite?
Eat up, eat up!
Just looking at you makes my mouth water!
When you come close to me, I break into a sweat!
Oh... desires keep piling up like endless sacks!
Keeping them bottled up only adds to the weight!
I am a bundle of cotton, come and set me on fire!
Shall I shower you with bunches of kisses and raise the heat?
Look, look, look! Watch out, watch out, it's so lively and grand!
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful, high-energy duetting track 'Kokku Meenai Thingumaa' from the 2003 film Kovil explores playful romantic banter between the leads. Using vivid rural metaphors like the predator-prey relationship between a stork and a fish, woodpeckers, honeybees, and sacks of cotton catching fire, the lyricist portrays intense mutual desire and teasing affection. The song captures the playful power struggle of young love, asking humorously who will conquer whom in their passionate courtship.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor & Allegory
“Kokku meenai thingumaa illaiyina meenu kokkai muzhungumaa”
Compares the romantic play between lovers to a stork hunting a fish or a fish swallowing a stork.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Pana maram polae irukira unnai / Thenadai polae irukira unnai”
Compares the beloved to a tall palm tree and honeycomb, and the lover to a woodpecker and bee.
Adukkuthodai (Repetition)
“Orey orey orey parra parra jorey jorey jorey”
Repetition of words like 'thinnu thinnu', 'parra parra', 'jorey jorey' for rhythmic emphasis.
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Trivia
Composed by Harris Jayaraj for the Silambarasan (Simbu) and Sonia Agarwal starrer Kovil (2003), directed by Hari. The song was sung by Shankar Mahadevan and Anuradha Sriram, featuring energetic folk-fusion beats typical of rural-themed commercial hits of the early 2000s.
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