Maan Kuttiye
From Priyamana Thozhi · 2003
- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singers
- Hariharan, Sujatha, Sadhana Sargam
- Music director
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Details
- Priyamana Thozhi2003
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Maan kuttiyae | Oh little deer cub, |
| Pulli maan kuttiyae | Oh spotted deer cub, |
| Un menithaan | Your body indeed, |
| Oru poonthottiyae | Is a flower garden! |
| Male | |
| Un kozhu kozhu | Looking at your chubby, |
| Kannangal paarthu | Chubby cheeks, |
| En manasula therukoothu | A street play performance starts in my heart! |
| Un ravikkayin ragasiyam | Looking at the secret of your blouse, |
| Parthu en nenjula | Inside my heart, |
| Puyal kaathu | A stormy wind blows! |
| Female | |
| Maan kuttiyae | Oh little deer cub, |
| Pulli maan kuttiyae | Oh spotted deer cub, |
| En menithaan | My body indeed, |
| Oru poonthottiyae | Is a flower garden! |
| Female | |
| Unnaala unnaala | Because of you, because of you, |
| Emmanasu unnaala | My heart, because of you, |
| Thariyil odum naadaa | Like a shuttle running on a loom, |
| Pola yen odudhu | Why is it running fast? |
| Adhu yen odudhu | Why is it running so? |
| Male | |
| Unnaala unnaala | Because of you, because of you, |
| Unnoda nenappaala | Because of thoughts of you, |
| Kannukulla melaga | Inside my eyes, like dried red chilli, |
| Vathal yen kaayudhu | Why is it burning so? |
| Adhu yen kaayudhu | Why is it burning so? |
| Female | |
| Idhu panjaloga meni | This body made of five metals, |
| Panju thalagaani | A soft cotton pillow, |
| Mela vandhu yen vilundha | Why did it come and fall upon it? |
| Male | |
| Nee chekka chekka sevandha | You, who are bright bright red, |
| Kungumatha kalandha | Mixed with vermillion colour, |
| Vannathula yen porandha | Why were you born in such shade? |
| Female | |
| Neeyum naanumthaan | You and me together, |
| Onnaa theriyurom | Are seen as one, |
| Male :Theeyae illayae | There is no fire at all, |
| Aanaa eriyurom | Yet we are burning! |
| Female | |
| Maan kuttiyae | Oh little deer cub, |
| Pulli maan kuttiyae | Oh spotted deer cub, |
| Male :Un menithaan | Your body indeed, |
| Oru poonthottiyae | Is a flower garden! |
| Male | |
| Unnodum ennodum | For you and for me, |
| Udambodu verthaalum | Even when our bodies sweat all over, |
| Verthidaadha idamum | There is a spot that never sweats, |
| Undu nee sollanum | You must tell me where it is, |
| Adha nee sollanum | You must tell that! |
| Female | |
| Aanodum pennodum | For a man and a woman, |
| verkkaadha idam enna | What is that place that does not sweat? |
| udhattu mela verkkaadhaiyaa | Doesn't it not sweat above the lips, sir? |
| nee nambanum | You must believe, |
| adha nee nambanum | You must believe that! |
| Male | |
| Nee anga konjam kaatti | By showing a little bit there, |
| Inga konjam Pootti | And hiding a little bit here, |
| Paadhi uyir edukkaadhae | Do not take away half my life! |
| Female | |
| Enna katti katti pudikka | To embrace and hold me tight, |
| Kanda idam kadikka | To bite anywhere you feel like, |
| Utharavu ketkaadhae | Do not ask for permission! |
| Male | |
| Asandhaa podhumae | If you let your guard down, |
| Arachi paarkalaam | We can grind and crush it! |
| Female :Kasandhaa poividum | If crushed, it turns bitter, |
| Kalandhae paarkkalaam | Let us blend together instead! |
| Male | |
| Maan kuttiyae | Oh little deer cub, |
| Pulli maan kuttiyae | Oh spotted deer cub, |
| Un menithaan | Your body indeed, |
| Oru poonthottiyae | Is a flower garden! |
| Female | |
| En kozhu kozhu | Looking at my chubby, |
| Kannangal paarthu | Chubby cheeks, |
| Un manasula therukoothu | A street play starts in your heart! |
| En ravikkayin ragasiyam | Looking at the secret of your blouse, |
| Parthu un nenjula | Inside your heart, |
| Puyal kaathu | A stormy wind blows! |
| Male | |
| Maan kuttiyae | Oh little deer cub, |
| Pulli maan kuttiyae | Oh spotted deer cub, |
| Un menithaan | Your body indeed, |
| Oru poonthottiyae | Is a flower garden! |
மான் குட்டியே
புள்ளி மான் குட்டியே
உன் மேனி தான் ஒரு
பூந்தொட்டியே
Oh little deer cub,
Oh spotted deer cub,
Your body indeed,
Is a flower garden!
உன் கொழு
கொழு கன்னங்கள்
பார்த்து என் மனசுல
தெருக்கூத்து உன்
ரவிக்கையின் ரகசியம்
பார்த்து என் நெஞ்சுல
புயல் காத்து
Looking at your chubby,
Chubby cheeks,
A street play performance starts in my heart!
Looking at the secret of your blouse,
Inside my heart,
A stormy wind blows!
மான் குட்டியே
புள்ளி மான் குட்டியே
என் மேனி தான் ஒரு
பூந்தொட்டியே
Oh little deer cub,
Oh spotted deer cub,
My body indeed,
Is a flower garden!
உன்னால
உன்னால எம் மனசு
உன்னால தறியில்
ஓடும் நாடா போல
ஏன் ஓடுது அது ஏன்
ஓடுது
Because of you, because of you,
My heart, because of you,
Like a shuttle running on a loom,
Why is it running fast?
Why is it running so?
உன்னால
உன்னால உன்னோட
நெனப்பால கண்ணுக்குள்ள
மெளகா வத்தல் ஏன் காயுது
அது ஏன் காயுது
Because of you, because of you,
Because of thoughts of you,
Inside my eyes, like dried red chilli,
Why is it burning so?
Why is it burning so?
இது பஞ்சலோக
மேனி பஞ்சு தலகாணி
மேல வந்து ஏன் விழுந்த
This body made of five metals,
A soft cotton pillow,
Why did it come and fall upon it?
நீ செக்கச் செக்க
செவந்த குங்குமத்த கலந்த
வண்ணத்துல ஏன் பொறந்த
You, who are bright bright red,
Mixed with vermillion colour,
Why were you born in such shade?
நீயும் நானும்
தான் ஒன்னா திரியிறோம்
தீயே இல்லையே
ஆனா எரியிறோம்
You and me together,
Are seen as one,
There is no fire at all,
Yet we are burning!
மான் குட்டியே
புள்ளி மான் குட்டியே
உன் மேனி தான்
ஒரு பூந்தொட்டியே
Oh little deer cub,
Oh spotted deer cub,
Your body indeed,
Is a flower garden!
உன்னோடும்
என்னோடும் உடம்போடு
வேர்த்தாலும் வேர்த்திடாத
இடமும் உண்டு நீ சொல்லனும்
அத நீ சொல்லனும்
For you and for me,
Even when our bodies sweat all over,
There is a spot that never sweats,
You must tell me where it is,
You must tell that!
ஆணோடும்
பெண்ணோடும் வேர்க்காத
இடம் என்ன உதட்டு மேல
வேர்க்காதைய்யா நீ நம்பணும்
அத நீ நம்பணும்
For a man and a woman,
What is that place that does not sweat?
Doesn't it not sweat above the lips, sir?
You must believe,
You must believe that!
நீ அங்கக்
கொஞ்சம் காட்டி
இங்கக் கொஞ்சம்
பூட்டி பாதி உயிர்
எடுக்காதே
By showing a little bit there,
And hiding a little bit here,
Do not take away half my life!
என்ன கட்டிக்
கட்டிப் புடிக்க கண்ட
இடம் கடிக்க உத்தரவு
கேட்காதே
To embrace and hold me tight,
To bite anywhere you feel like,
Do not ask for permission!
அசந்தா
போதுமே அரைச்சி
பார்க்கலாம்
கசந்தா
போய்விடும் கலந்தே
பார்க்கலாம்
If you let your guard down,
We can grind and crush it!
If crushed, it turns bitter,
Let us blend together instead!
மான் குட்டியே
புள்ளி மான் குட்டியே
உன் மேனி தான் ஒரு
பூந்தொட்டியே
Oh little deer cub,
Oh spotted deer cub,
Your body indeed,
Is a flower garden!
என் கொழு
கொழு கன்னங்கள்
பார்த்து உன் மனசுல
தெருக்கூத்து என்
ரவிக்கையின் ரகசியம்
பார்த்து உன் நெஞ்சுல
புயல் காத்து
Looking at my chubby,
Chubby cheeks,
A street play starts in your heart!
Looking at the secret of your blouse,
Inside your heart,
A stormy wind blows!
மான் குட்டியே
புள்ளி மான் குட்டியே
என் மேனி தான் ஒரு
பூந்தொட்டியே
Oh little deer cub,
Oh spotted deer cub,
Your body indeed,
Is a flower garden!
Maan kuttiyae
Oh little deer cub,
Pulli maan kuttiyae
Oh spotted deer cub,
Un menithaan
Your body indeed,
Oru poonthottiyae
Is a flower garden!
Un kozhu kozhu
Looking at your chubby,
Kannangal paarthu
Chubby cheeks,
En manasula therukoothu
A street play performance starts in my heart!
Un ravikkayin ragasiyam
Looking at the secret of your blouse,
Parthu en nenjula
Inside my heart,
Puyal kaathu
A stormy wind blows!
Maan kuttiyae
Oh little deer cub,
Pulli maan kuttiyae
Oh spotted deer cub,
En menithaan
My body indeed,
Oru poonthottiyae
Is a flower garden!
Unnaala unnaala
Because of you, because of you,
Emmanasu unnaala
My heart, because of you,
Thariyil odum naadaa
Like a shuttle running on a loom,
Pola yen odudhu
Why is it running fast?
Adhu yen odudhu
Why is it running so?
Unnaala unnaala
Because of you, because of you,
Unnoda nenappaala
Because of thoughts of you,
Kannukulla melaga
Inside my eyes, like dried red chilli,
Vathal yen kaayudhu
Why is it burning so?
Adhu yen kaayudhu
Why is it burning so?
Idhu panjaloga meni
This body made of five metals,
Panju thalagaani
A soft cotton pillow,
Mela vandhu yen vilundha
Why did it come and fall upon it?
Nee chekka chekka sevandha
You, who are bright bright red,
Kungumatha kalandha
Mixed with vermillion colour,
Vannathula yen porandha
Why were you born in such shade?
Neeyum naanumthaan
You and me together,
Onnaa theriyurom
Are seen as one,
Male :Theeyae illayae
There is no fire at all,
Aanaa eriyurom
Yet we are burning!
Maan kuttiyae
Oh little deer cub,
Pulli maan kuttiyae
Oh spotted deer cub,
Male :Un menithaan
Your body indeed,
Oru poonthottiyae
Is a flower garden!
Unnodum ennodum
For you and for me,
Udambodu verthaalum
Even when our bodies sweat all over,
Verthidaadha idamum
There is a spot that never sweats,
Undu nee sollanum
You must tell me where it is,
Adha nee sollanum
You must tell that!
Aanodum pennodum
For a man and a woman,
verkkaadha idam enna
What is that place that does not sweat?
udhattu mela verkkaadhaiyaa
Doesn't it not sweat above the lips, sir?
nee nambanum
You must believe,
adha nee nambanum
You must believe that!
Nee anga konjam kaatti
By showing a little bit there,
Inga konjam Pootti
And hiding a little bit here,
Paadhi uyir edukkaadhae
Do not take away half my life!
Enna katti katti pudikka
To embrace and hold me tight,
Kanda idam kadikka
To bite anywhere you feel like,
Utharavu ketkaadhae
Do not ask for permission!
Asandhaa podhumae
If you let your guard down,
Arachi paarkalaam
We can grind and crush it!
Female :Kasandhaa poividum
If crushed, it turns bitter,
Kalandhae paarkkalaam
Let us blend together instead!
Maan kuttiyae
Oh little deer cub,
Pulli maan kuttiyae
Oh spotted deer cub,
Un menithaan
Your body indeed,
Oru poonthottiyae
Is a flower garden!
En kozhu kozhu
Looking at my chubby,
Kannangal paarthu
Chubby cheeks,
Un manasula therukoothu
A street play starts in your heart!
En ravikkayin ragasiyam
Looking at the secret of your blouse,
Parthu un nenjula
Inside your heart,
Puyal kaathu
A stormy wind blows!
Maan kuttiyae
Oh little deer cub,
Pulli maan kuttiyae
Oh spotted deer cub,
Un menithaan
Your body indeed,
Oru poonthottiyae
Is a flower garden!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Maan Kuttiyae is a playful and romantic duet from the film Priyamana Thozhi, featuring rhythmic banter and affectionate teasing between lovers. The male lead compares his beloved to a gentle spotted deer cub and a vibrant flower garden, expressing how her alluring presence sends his heart into a frenzy like a weaving loom or a fierce storm. The female lead responds in kind, playful and responsive to his romantic overtures. Across the verses, they exchange folk-inspired riddles and romantic teasing about intimacy, warmth, and affection, celebrating their deep attraction and seamless unity as one soul.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile)
“Thariyil odum naadaa Pola yen odudhu”
Comparing the movement of the heart to a weaving shuttle ('naadaa') running rapidly across a loom.
Uvamai (Simile)
“Kannukulla melaga Vathal yen kaayudhu”
Comparing the burning sensation in the eyes to sun-dried red chillies ('melaga vathal').
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Un menithaan Oru poonthottiyae”
Describing the beloved's soft body as a 'poonthotti' (flower garden) and a cotton pillow ('panju thalagaani').
Emonai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Unnaala unnaala / Unnoda nenappaala”
Repetition of initial phonetic sounds across lines ('Unnaala' and 'Unnoda').
Oxymoron / Paradox
“Theeyae illayae Aanaa eriyurom”
Describing experiencing intense heat and burning sensation even in the absolute absence of fire.
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Trivia
Priyamana Thozhi (2003) is a popular Tamil drama film directed by Vikraman, starring Madhavan, Sridevi Vijaykumar, and Jyothika. The film's soundtrack was composed by S. A. Rajkumar, known for his melody-driven folk and romantic hits in early 2000s Tamil cinema, with lyrics written by Pa. Vijay.
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