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Maan Kuttiye

From Priyamana Thozhi · 2003

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singers
Hariharan, Sujatha, Sadhana Sargam
Music director
S. A. Rajkumar
Movie name
Priyamana Thozhi
Movie release year
2003
Lyrics added on
25 Dec 2016

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Maan kuttiyae
Pulli maan kuttiyae
Un menithaan
Oru poonthottiyae
Un kozhu kozhu
Kannangal paarthu
En manasula therukoothu
Un ravikkayin ragasiyam
Parthu en nenjula
Puyal kaathu
Maan kuttiyae
Pulli maan kuttiyae
En menithaan
Oru poonthottiyae
Unnaala unnaala
Emmanasu unnaala
Thariyil odum naadaa
Pola yen odudhu
Adhu yen odudhu
Unnaala unnaala
Unnoda nenappaala
Kannukulla melaga
Vathal yen kaayudhu
Adhu yen kaayudhu
Idhu panjaloga meni
Panju thalagaani
Mela vandhu yen vilundha
Nee chekka chekka sevandha
Kungumatha kalandha
Vannathula yen porandha
Neeyum naanumthaan
Onnaa theriyurom
Male :Theeyae illayae
Aanaa eriyurom
Maan kuttiyae
Pulli maan kuttiyae
Male :Un menithaan
Oru poonthottiyae
Unnodum ennodum
Udambodu verthaalum
Verthidaadha idamum
Undu nee sollanum
Adha nee sollanum
Aanodum pennodum
verkkaadha idam enna
udhattu mela verkkaadhaiyaa
nee nambanum
adha nee nambanum
Nee anga konjam kaatti
Inga konjam Pootti
Paadhi uyir edukkaadhae
Enna katti katti pudikka
Kanda idam kadikka
Utharavu ketkaadhae
Asandhaa podhumae
Arachi paarkalaam
Female :Kasandhaa poividum
Kalandhae paarkkalaam
Maan kuttiyae
Pulli maan kuttiyae
Un menithaan
Oru poonthottiyae
En kozhu kozhu
Kannangal paarthu
Un manasula therukoothu
En ravikkayin ragasiyam
Parthu un nenjula
Puyal kaathu
Maan kuttiyae
Pulli maan kuttiyae
Un menithaan
Oru poonthottiyae
O little fawn,
O little spotted fawn,
your body is
a pot of blooming flowers!
Looking at your plump,
chubby cheeks,
my heart dances with joy!
Glancing at the secret of your blouse,
deep within my chest,
a stormy wind begins to blow!
O little fawn,
O little spotted fawn,
my body is indeed
a pot of blooming flowers!
Because of you, because of you,
my heart, all because of you,
like a shuttle darting across a loom,
why does it race back and forth?
Oh, why does it race like that?
Because of you, because of you,
lost in thoughts of you,
inside my eyes, like dried red chillies,
why does it burn and sting?
Oh, why does it burn like that?
With this body fine as panchaloha (sacred five-metal bronze),
onto this soft cotton pillow,
why did you come and fall?
With such a glowing, rosy skin,
blended with the shade of red kumkum,
why were you born so lovely?
You and I together,
we look as though we are one.
There is no fire here at all,
yet we are burning up!
O little fawn,
O little spotted fawn,
your body is
a pot of blooming flowers!
On your body and on mine,
though we sweat all over,
there is a place that never sweats,
you must tell me what it is.
Yes, you must tell me that!
Between a man and a woman,
what is the place that never sweats?
The lips never sweat, my dear,
you must believe me.
Yes, you must believe me!
Showing a little bit there,
and hiding a little bit here,
don't tease half my life away!
To hold me tight in your embrace,
to bite me wherever you like,
don't wait to ask for permission!
Just give in to the moment,
and let's blend completely together.
Will it ever turn bitter?
Let us unite and find out!
O little fawn,
O little spotted fawn,
your body is
a pot of blooming flowers!
Looking at my plump,
chubby cheeks,
your heart dances with joy!
Glancing at the secret of my blouse,
deep within your chest,
a stormy wind begins to blow!
O little fawn,
O little spotted fawn,
your body is
a pot of blooming flowers!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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