Kuthu Kuthu
From En Mana Vaanil · 2002
- Lyricist
- Muthulingam
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- En Mana Vaanil2002
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Apdi podu… | Hit it like that… |
| Adiyae aatthaa… | Oh dear Mother… |
| Male | |
| Kutthu… | Folk dance beat… |
| Male : Yammaa… | Male : Oh Mother… |
| Male | |
| Kuthu kuthu gummaanguthu | Beat beat, high-energy rhythm |
| Kuthu vizhundhadhu annanukku | The elder brother took a heavy hit |
| Dappaanguthu | Dappaanguthu folk dance beat |
| Male | |
| Aaa..aaa | Aaa..aaa |
| Kuthu kuthu gummaanguthu | Beat beat, high-energy rhythm |
| Kuthu vizhundhadhu annanukku | The elder brother took a heavy hit |
| Dappaanguthu | Dappaanguthu folk dance beat |
| Male | |
| Rendu pakkam adi vizhugum | Hits fall on two sides |
| Thavilukku | For the thavil drum |
| Chorus :Thambi thambi | Chorus : Little brother, little brother |
| Male :Naalu pakkam adi vizhugum | Male : Hits fall on all four sides |
| Annanukku | For the elder brother |
| Chorus :Ambi ambi | Chorus : Little boy, little boy |
| Male :Kanda padi adi vizhundhaa | Male : If beaten recklessly like this |
| Kekkuradhaaru | Who is there to question it? |
| Chorus :Kekkuradhaaru | Chorus : Who is there to question? |
| Chorus | |
| Kuthu kuthu gummaanguthu | Beat beat, high-energy rhythm |
| Kuthu vizhundhadhu annanukku | The elder brother took a heavy hit |
| Dappaanguthu | Dappaanguthu folk dance beat |
| Aamaa aamaa appadi kuthu | Yes, yes, beat it like that |
| Auwwwww…… | Auwwwww…… |
| Male | |
| Kannula azhaga kandaa | If one sees beauty in the eyes |
| Kattazhagu mayila kandaa | If one sees a beautifully structured peacock-like woman |
| Sokkiyae nikkaadhavan | The one who doesn't stand mesmerized |
| Manushan illa | Is not a human being |
| Male : Ae hei | Male : Ae hei |
| Male | |
| Manmadha settai ellaam | All the playful antics of Cupid |
| Vaalibatthu vayasil ingae | Here in the age of youth |
| Pannavae ennaadhavan ilainjan illae | One who doesn't think to try them is not a youth |
| Male | |
| Kuthu kallu mela | Even over a boundary stone |
| Oru saela onna suthi vechaa | If a saree is wrapped around it |
| Chorus :Uththu uththu paarkka cholli | Chorus : Telling us to stare intently |
| Ulukkudhu vayasu | Youth shakes us up |
| Male | |
| Aamaa kottakkulla | Yes, even if locked inside a fort |
| Pootti vechaa | And kept under lock and key |
| Poottugala odachukittu | Breaking open those locks |
| Chorus :Ooty mala kaathu ena | Chorus : Like the cool wind from Ooty hills |
| Alaiyudhu manasu | The mind wanders freely |
| Male | |
| Ada yappaa naan sonnadhu | Hey man, what I said |
| Enna thappaa | Is it wrong? |
| Mana kudhirai enbadhu kadivaalam | The mind horse, even if you put |
| Pottaalumae thimirudhappaa yeppaa | A bridle on it, it still rears up with wildness, oh man! |
| Chorus | |
| Kuthu kuthu gummaanguthu | Beat beat, high-energy rhythm |
| Kuthu vizhundhadhu annanukku | The elder brother took a heavy hit |
| Dappaanguthu | Dappaanguthu folk dance beat |
| Aamaa aamaa appadi kuthu | Yes, yes, beat it like that |
| Male | |
| Kuthu raasaa | Rhythm king |
| Chorus | |
| Kuthu kuthu gummaanguthu | Beat beat, high-energy rhythm |
| Kuthu vizhundhadhu annanukku | The elder brother took a heavy hit |
| Dappaanguthu | Dappaanguthu folk dance beat |
| Aamaa aamaa appadi kuthu | Yes, yes, beat it like that |
| Male | |
| Kuthu kuthu | Beat beat |
| Female | |
| Aaa…aaa…aa…aaa…aa… | Aaa…aaa…aa…aaa…aa… |
| Vaanavillai thorkkadikkum | Defeating the rainbow |
| Vannam indha kaiyil undu | Color is present in this hand |
| Male :Ennangalai ezhudhi vaippom | Male : Let us paint our thoughts |
| Oviyam kondu | Using art and paintings |
| Female | |
| Ullathukkul oduvadhai | What runs inside the heart |
| Ullangaiyil kondu vandhu | Bringing it into the palm of our hand |
| Male :Ullangalai kollaiyadippom | Male : We shall steal hearts |
| Kallangal indri | Without any guile or deceit |
| Female | |
| Kaagangalai pola ingae | Like the crows here |
| Kidaippadhai pagirndhu kondaal | If we share whatever we get |
| Sorgam undu sogam endrum | Heaven will exist, and sorrow never |
| Namakku illaiyae | Shall belong to us |
| Chorus | |
| Veesugindra thendral ingae | The breeze that blows here |
| Vithiyaasam paarppadhillai | Does not show discrimination |
| Pesugindra kaasukku mattum | Only for the speaking money |
| Baedham undu | There is difference and disparity |
| Male | |
| Panamae ingu | Money here is not |
| Vaazhkkai illai | Life itself |
| Gunathaal endrum | Through good character, always |
| Uyarndhu nillu | Stand tall |
| Kanakku panni karuthil vaithaal | If calculated and kept in mind |
| Kavalai illai | There is no worry |
| Female | |
| Oh… anbu ennum | Oh... in the garden of love |
| Nandhavanatthil | In the flower garden |
| Koodugindra kuyilgal pola | Like cuckoos gathering together |
| Namadhu sondham | Our bond |
| Idhu inbathin illam | Is the abode of happiness |
| Male | |
| Vaazhugindra kaalangal ellaam | All the times we live |
| Chorus :Vasanthathin kaalangalae | Chorus : Are times of spring |
| Male :Kuyilgalin geetham ellaam | Male : All the songs of cuckoos |
| Chorus :Nammudaiya geethangalae | Chorus : Are our songs |
| Siru veru malargal pola | Like small varied flowers |
| Sindhu paaduvom | Let us sing melodies together |
| Chorus | |
| Anbu ennum | In love called |
| Nandhavanatthil | The flower garden |
| Koodugindra kuyilgal pola | Like cuckoos gathering together |
| Namadhu sondham | Our bond |
| Idhu inbathin illam | Is the abode of happiness |
பெண் குழு
: லுலுலுலுலுலுலுலு
லுலுலுலுலுலுலுலு
லுலுலுலுலுலுலுலு
Hit it like that…
Oh dear Mother…
அப்படி போடு... அடி ஆத்தா...
குத்து......யம்மா.......
குத்துக் குத்து கும்மாங்குத்து
குத்து விழுந்தது அண்ணனுக்கு
டப்பாங்குத்து
Folk dance beat…
Male : Oh Mother…
ஆண் குழு :
ஆமா ஆமா
அப்படிக் குத்து
Beat beat, high-energy rhythm
The elder brother took a heavy hit
Dappaanguthu folk dance beat
ஆ... குத்துக் குத்து கும்மாங்குத்து
குத்து விழுந்தது அண்ணனுக்கு
டப்பாங்குத்து
Aaa..aaa
Beat beat, high-energy rhythm
The elder brother took a heavy hit
Dappaanguthu folk dance beat
ஆண் குழு :
ஆமா ஆமா
அப்படிக் குத்து
Hits fall on two sides
For the thavil drum
Chorus : Little brother, little brother
Male : Hits fall on all four sides
For the elder brother
Chorus : Little boy, little boy
Male : If beaten recklessly like this
Who is there to question it?
Chorus : Who is there to question?
ரெண்டு பக்கம்
அடி விழுகும் தவிலுக்கு
ஆண் குழு :
தம்பி தம்பி
Beat beat, high-energy rhythm
The elder brother took a heavy hit
Dappaanguthu folk dance beat
Yes, yes, beat it like that
Auwwwww……
நாலு பக்கம்
அடி விழுகும் அண்ணனுக்கு
ஆண் குழு :
அம்பி அம்பி
கண்டபடி அடி
விழுந்தா கேக்குறதாரு
ஆண் குழு :
கேக்குறதாரு
If one sees beauty in the eyes
If one sees a beautifully structured peacock-like woman
The one who doesn't stand mesmerized
Is not a human being
Male : Ae hei
ஆண் குழு :
குத்துக் குத்து கும்மாங்குத்து
குத்து விழுந்தது அண்ணனுக்கு
டப்பாங்குத்து
ஆமா ஆமா அப்படிக் குத்து
All the playful antics of Cupid
Here in the age of youth
One who doesn't think to try them is not a youth
கண்ணுல அழகக் கண்டா
கட்டழகு மயிலக் கண்டா
சொக்கியே நிக்காதவன்
மனுஷன் இல்ல
Even over a boundary stone
If a saree is wrapped around it
Chorus : Telling us to stare intently
Youth shakes us up
ஏஹேய் மன்மத
சேட்டை எல்லாம்
வாலிபத்து வயசில் இங்கே
பண்ணவே எண்ணாதவன்
இளைஞன் இல்லே
Yes, even if locked inside a fort
And kept under lock and key
Breaking open those locks
Chorus : Like the cool wind from Ooty hills
The mind wanders freely
குத்துக் கல்லு மேல
ஒரு சேல ஒண்ண சுத்தி வெச்சா
ஆண் குழு :
உத்து உத்து பார்க்கச்
சொல்லி உலுக்குது வயசு
Hey man, what I said
Is it wrong?
The mind horse, even if you put
A bridle on it, it still rears up with wildness, oh man!
ஆமா கோட்டக்குள்ள
பூட்டி வெச்சா
பூட்டுகள ஒடச்சுகிட்டு
ஆண் குழு :
ஊட்டி மலைக் காத்து
என அலையுது மனசு
Beat beat, high-energy rhythm
The elder brother took a heavy hit
Dappaanguthu folk dance beat
Yes, yes, beat it like that
அட யப்பா நான் சொன்னது
என்ன தப்பா
மனக் குதிரை என்பது கடிவாளம்
போட்டாலுமே திமிருதப்பா யப்பா
Rhythm king
ஆண் குழு :
குத்துக் குத்து கும்மாங்குத்து
குத்து விழுந்தது அண்ணனுக்கு
டப்பாங்குத்து
ஆமா ஆமா அப்படிக் குத்து
குத்து ராசா
Beat beat, high-energy rhythm
The elder brother took a heavy hit
Dappaanguthu folk dance beat
Yes, yes, beat it like that
ஆண் குழு :
குத்துக் குத்து கும்மாங்குத்து
குத்து விழுந்தது அண்ணனுக்கு
டப்பாங்குத்து
ஆமா ஆமா அப்படிக் குத்து
குத்து குத்து
Beat beat
ஆஅ...ஆஆ...ஆ...
வானவில்லை தோற்கடிக்கும்
வண்ணம் இந்தக் கையில் உண்டு
எண்ணங்களை
எழுதி வைப்போம்
ஓவியம் கொண்டு
Aaa…aaa…aa…aaa…aa…
Defeating the rainbow
Color is present in this hand
Male : Let us paint our thoughts
Using art and paintings
உள்ளத்துக்குள் ஓடுவதை
உள்ளங்கையில் கொண்டு வந்து
உள்ளங்களை
கொள்ளையடிப்போம்
கள்ளங்கள் இன்றி
What runs inside the heart
Bringing it into the palm of our hand
Male : We shall steal hearts
Without any guile or deceit
காகங்களைப் போல இங்கே
கிடைப்பதை பகிர்ந்து கொண்டால்
சொர்க்கம் உண்டு சோகம்
என்றும் நமக்கு இல்லை
Like the crows here
If we share whatever we get
Heaven will exist, and sorrow never
Shall belong to us
ஆண் குழு :
வீசுகின்ற தென்றல் இங்கே
வித்தியாசம் பார்ப்பதில்லை
பேசுகின்ற காசுக்கு மட்டும்
பேதம் உண்டு
The breeze that blows here
Does not show discrimination
Only for the speaking money
There is difference and disparity
பணமே இங்கு வாழ்க்கை இல்லை
குணத்தால் என்றும் உயர்ந்து நில்லு
கணக்குபண்ணி கருத்தில் வைத்தால்
கவலை இல்லை
Money here is not
Life itself
Through good character, always
Stand tall
If calculated and kept in mind
There is no worry
ஓஹோ...
அன்பு என்னும் நந்தவனத்தில்
கூடுகின்ற குயில்கள் போல
நமது சொந்தம்
இது இன்பத்தின் இல்லம்
Oh... in the garden of love
In the flower garden
Like cuckoos gathering together
Our bond
Is the abode of happiness
வாழுகின்ற காலங்கள் எல்லாம்
ஆண் குழு :
வசந்தத்தின் காலங்களே
குயில்களின் கீதம் எல்லாம்
ஆண் குழு :
நம்முடைய கீதங்களே
All the times we live
Chorus : Are times of spring
Male : All the songs of cuckoos
Chorus : Are our songs
Like small varied flowers
Let us sing melodies together
ஆண் குழு :
சிறு வேறு மலர்கள் போலே
சிந்து பாடுவோம்
அன்பு என்னும் நந்தவனத்தில்
கூடுகின்ற குயில்கள் போல
நமது சொந்தம்
இது இன்பத்தின் இல்லம்
In love called
The flower garden
Like cuckoos gathering together
Our bond
Is the abode of happiness
ஆண், பெண் மற்றும் குழு :
அன்பு என்னும் நந்தவனத்தில்
கூடுகின்ற குயில்கள் போல
நமது சொந்தம்
இது இன்பத்தின் இல்லம்
Apdi podu…
Hit it like that…
Adiyae aatthaa…
Oh dear Mother…
Kutthu…
Folk dance beat…
Male : Yammaa…
Male : Oh Mother…
Kuthu kuthu gummaanguthu
Beat beat, high-energy rhythm
Kuthu vizhundhadhu annanukku
The elder brother took a heavy hit
Dappaanguthu
Dappaanguthu folk dance beat
Aaa..aaa
Aaa..aaa
Kuthu kuthu gummaanguthu
Beat beat, high-energy rhythm
Kuthu vizhundhadhu annanukku
The elder brother took a heavy hit
Dappaanguthu
Dappaanguthu folk dance beat
Rendu pakkam adi vizhugum
Hits fall on two sides
Thavilukku
For the thavil drum
Chorus :Thambi thambi
Chorus : Little brother, little brother
Male :Naalu pakkam adi vizhugum
Male : Hits fall on all four sides
Annanukku
For the elder brother
Chorus :Ambi ambi
Chorus : Little boy, little boy
Male :Kanda padi adi vizhundhaa
Male : If beaten recklessly like this
Kekkuradhaaru
Who is there to question it?
Chorus :Kekkuradhaaru
Chorus : Who is there to question?
Kuthu kuthu gummaanguthu
Beat beat, high-energy rhythm
Kuthu vizhundhadhu annanukku
The elder brother took a heavy hit
Dappaanguthu
Dappaanguthu folk dance beat
Aamaa aamaa appadi kuthu
Yes, yes, beat it like that
Auwwwww……
Auwwwww……
Kannula azhaga kandaa
If one sees beauty in the eyes
Kattazhagu mayila kandaa
If one sees a beautifully structured peacock-like woman
Sokkiyae nikkaadhavan
The one who doesn't stand mesmerized
Manushan illa
Is not a human being
Male : Ae hei
Male : Ae hei
Manmadha settai ellaam
All the playful antics of Cupid
Vaalibatthu vayasil ingae
Here in the age of youth
Pannavae ennaadhavan ilainjan illae
One who doesn't think to try them is not a youth
Kuthu kallu mela
Even over a boundary stone
Oru saela onna suthi vechaa
If a saree is wrapped around it
Chorus :Uththu uththu paarkka cholli
Chorus : Telling us to stare intently
Ulukkudhu vayasu
Youth shakes us up
Aamaa kottakkulla
Yes, even if locked inside a fort
Pootti vechaa
And kept under lock and key
Poottugala odachukittu
Breaking open those locks
Chorus :Ooty mala kaathu ena
Chorus : Like the cool wind from Ooty hills
Alaiyudhu manasu
The mind wanders freely
Ada yappaa naan sonnadhu
Hey man, what I said
Enna thappaa
Is it wrong?
Mana kudhirai enbadhu kadivaalam
The mind horse, even if you put
Pottaalumae thimirudhappaa yeppaa
A bridle on it, it still rears up with wildness, oh man!
Kuthu kuthu gummaanguthu
Beat beat, high-energy rhythm
Kuthu vizhundhadhu annanukku
The elder brother took a heavy hit
Dappaanguthu
Dappaanguthu folk dance beat
Aamaa aamaa appadi kuthu
Yes, yes, beat it like that
Kuthu raasaa
Rhythm king
Kuthu kuthu gummaanguthu
Beat beat, high-energy rhythm
Kuthu vizhundhadhu annanukku
The elder brother took a heavy hit
Dappaanguthu
Dappaanguthu folk dance beat
Aamaa aamaa appadi kuthu
Yes, yes, beat it like that
Kuthu kuthu
Beat beat
Aaa…aaa…aa…aaa…aa…
Aaa…aaa…aa…aaa…aa…
Vaanavillai thorkkadikkum
Defeating the rainbow
Vannam indha kaiyil undu
Color is present in this hand
Male :Ennangalai ezhudhi vaippom
Male : Let us paint our thoughts
Oviyam kondu
Using art and paintings
Ullathukkul oduvadhai
What runs inside the heart
Ullangaiyil kondu vandhu
Bringing it into the palm of our hand
Male :Ullangalai kollaiyadippom
Male : We shall steal hearts
Kallangal indri
Without any guile or deceit
Kaagangalai pola ingae
Like the crows here
Kidaippadhai pagirndhu kondaal
If we share whatever we get
Sorgam undu sogam endrum
Heaven will exist, and sorrow never
Namakku illaiyae
Shall belong to us
Veesugindra thendral ingae
The breeze that blows here
Vithiyaasam paarppadhillai
Does not show discrimination
Pesugindra kaasukku mattum
Only for the speaking money
Baedham undu
There is difference and disparity
Panamae ingu
Money here is not
Vaazhkkai illai
Life itself
Gunathaal endrum
Through good character, always
Uyarndhu nillu
Stand tall
Kanakku panni karuthil vaithaal
If calculated and kept in mind
Kavalai illai
There is no worry
Oh… anbu ennum
Oh... in the garden of love
Nandhavanatthil
In the flower garden
Koodugindra kuyilgal pola
Like cuckoos gathering together
Namadhu sondham
Our bond
Idhu inbathin illam
Is the abode of happiness
Vaazhugindra kaalangal ellaam
All the times we live
Chorus :Vasanthathin kaalangalae
Chorus : Are times of spring
Male :Kuyilgalin geetham ellaam
Male : All the songs of cuckoos
Chorus :Nammudaiya geethangalae
Chorus : Are our songs
Siru veru malargal pola
Like small varied flowers
Sindhu paaduvom
Let us sing melodies together
Anbu ennum
In love called
Nandhavanatthil
The flower garden
Koodugindra kuyilgal pola
Like cuckoos gathering together
Namadhu sondham
Our bond
Idhu inbathin illam
Is the abode of happiness
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from 'En Mana Vaanil' (2002) opens as an energetic, lighthearted folk 'Dappaanguthu' track that celebrates youthful exuberance, impulse, and romance. The verses playfully discuss how youth naturally responds to beauty, comparison with the irrepressible wild horse of the mind, and the urge to break free from rigid restraints like the cool Ooty wind.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamaani (Simile)
“Mana kudhirai enbadhu kadivaalam”
Comparing the restless human mind to an untamable horse that rears up despite bridles ('Mana kudhirai... kadivaalam pottaalumae').
Metaphor (Uruvagham)
“Oh… anbu ennum Nandhavanatthil”
Describing love as a lush flower garden ('Anbu ennum nandhavanam') where people gather like cuckoo birds.
Ethirai (Rhyme Scheme / Monosyllabic Rhyme)
“Kuthu kuthu gummaanguthu”
Repetition of second letter consonants ('Kuthu' / 'Kattu') providing rhythmic bounce.
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'En Mana Vaanil' (2002) is a Tamil romantic drama film directed by Vinayan, starring Jayasurya, Kavya Madhavan, and Vadivelu. The music for the film was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, featuring prominent high-tempo folk rhythms that blend classic Tamil folk instrumentation with melodic choruses.
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