Skip to content
Isaimozhi
Lyrics & meaning

Kumari Kutti Manasai

From Maaya Mohini · 1956

Lyricist
Puratchi Dasan
Singer
S. C. Krishnan
Music director
S. N. Thirupathi
Movie name
Maaya Mohini
Movie release year
1956
Lyrics added on
29 Jun 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kumari kutti manasai mayakki
Aada sollura jokkaali nee jokkaali
Yelae aanbilae
Theeruthillae unadhaasai mogamae
Noi noi noi noi
Yaarum illae… enakkarum illae
Aadharavodu paarum aiyaa
Summa pallai kaattudhae
Vayasu ponnu maappillai nee
Jingidi jalsa uruttu satti pombilae
Naan pombilae yelae aambilae
Theeruthillae unadhaasai mogamae
Charming the heart of a young girl,
and telling her to dance, you clown, you trickster!
Hey there, mister!
Your endless passion and desire never fade!
Noy, noy, noy, noy...
There is no one... I have no one at all,
Look at me with some kindness, sir!
Yet you just stand there grinning foolishly!
She is a young girl, and you want to be her groom!
Jingidi jalsa, you rolling-pot woman!
I am a woman! Hey there, mister!
Your endless passion and desire never fade!
Male
Male
Male

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This track from 'Maaya Mohini' (1956) is a playful and satirical musical exchange filled with folk banter and vibrant rhythm. It portrays comedic interactions involving exaggerated romantic infatuation, dramatic pleas for affection, and humorous teasing between characters using local slang.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Onomatopoeia / Reduplication

Noi noi noi noi

The repetitive sound 'Noi noi noi noi' phonetically mimics persistent nagging or whining.

Colloquial Rhyme & Cadence

Jingidi jalsa uruttu satti pombilae

The folk phrase 'Jingidi jalsa uruttu satti' uses internal rhythm and colloquial playfulness to enhance comedic timing.

Refrain / Repetition

Theeruthillae unadhaasai mogamae

The refrain highlights the central theme of endless infatuation across different stanzas.

Did you know?

Trivia

Singer S. C. Krishnan was famed in 1950s Tamil cinema for his energetic delivery of comedy and folk-style songs, often capturing street theatrical cadence with precision.

Keep listening

Songs with a similar feeling

From the same album

More songs from Maaya Mohini

View album

Spot an issue?

Help us improve the lyrics or English translation.