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Lyrics & meaning

Mai Pottu

From Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai · 2016

Lyricist
Thamarai
Singers
G. V. Prakash Kumar, K. G. Ranjith, Velmurugan
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai
Movie release year
2016
Lyrics added on
28 Mar 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Konji konjadi munjazhagae
Punjirukkadi penn azhagae
Thatamaniyum kanmaniyae kunjukinavae
Gasavugal pookuna raavugalil
Ishavugal viriyanum maniaraiyil
Kanavugal kaananum maaranum nee
Thanganilaavu…
Mai pottu mai pottu
Mayakka than vanthalae
Mai pottu thedama
Iva vandhalae..
Nikkatha mazhaiyaga
Manasukkul ninnalae
Nikkava kudaiyaga
Pudikkathanae
Romeo julietta
Minja than poranga
Kaadhalil hollywood-ah
Thandi than povanga
Thandora pottu ippo
Oraiyae kootunga
Devadha veetukkula
Kaala vechalae
Vandharu vandharu
Maapilla vandharu
Thalai aati bommaikku
Thambhi paaru
Thantharu Thantharu
Ravuthar thantharu
Azhagana ponnaiyae
Alli thanthare
Konji konjadi munjazhagae
Punjirukkadi penn azhagae
Thatamaniyum kanmaniyae kunjukinavae
Gasavugal pookuna raavugalil
Ishavugal viriyanum maniaraiyil
Kanavugal kaananum maaranum nee
Thanganilaavu…
Panthiyil podura
Biriyani vaasam than
Pathu ooru nikkimae thalapakatti
Sondhamum banthamum
Maanadu poladhan
Panthiya kattudhae varusaikatti
Atharu vaasana suthi suthi
Illukkum manasa kothi..oh…
Chickenum muttonum mutta vechi
Velipom paathi katti
Vandharu vandharu
Maapilla vandharu
Thalai aati bommaikku
Thambhi paaru
Thantharu Thantharu
Ravuthar thantharu
Azhagana ponnaiyae
Alli thanthare
…………………………..
Saturday partylam
Inimela illada
Weekendu duty na shopping thanae
Serial paathu than
Samaikkama vittalae
Hotela thedithan ivan povanae
Life-la partneru vandhachuna
Vaala surutu machi
Vaala nee meeri than aatiputta
Vettum illuthu vechi
Vandharu vandharu
Maapilla vandharu
Thalai aati bommaikku
Thambhi paaru
Thantharu Thantharu
Ravuthar thantharu
Azhagana ponnaiyae
Alli thanthare
Mai pottu mai pottu
Mayakka than vanthalae
Mai pottu thedama
Iva vandhalae..
Nikkatha mazhaiyaga
Manasukkul ninnalae
Nikkava kudaiyaga
Pudikkathanae
Romeo julietta
Minja than poranga
Kaadhalil hollywood-ah
Thandi than povanga
Thandora pottu ippo
Oraiyae kootunga
Devadha veetukkula
Kaala vechalae
Vandharu vandharu
Maapilla vandharu
Thalai aati bommaikku
Thambhi paaru
Thantharu Thantharu
Ravuthar thantharu
Azhagana ponnaiyae
Alli thanthare
Speak lovingly, oh beautiful face!
Smile softly, oh woman of beauty!
Oh darling wearing waist-ornaments, my sweet little dream!
On nights when golden kasavu threads bloom,
Desires should blossom in the bridal chamber,
You should dream dreams and change,
Golden moon...
Wearing kohl, wearing kohl,
She came to enchant!
Without searching for kohl,
She arrived...
Like an unrelenting rain,
She stood within the heart!
Shall I stand as an umbrella
To hold her?
Romeo and Juliet,
They are going to surpass!
In love, beyond Hollywood,
They will surely cross!
Beat the drums now,
Gather the whole town!
Inside the house, the angel
Has set her foot!
He arrived, he arrived,
The bridegroom arrived!
To the nodding doll,
Look, he is like a brother!
He gave, he gave,
Rowther gave!
The beautiful girl,
He gave away generously!
Speak lovingly, oh beautiful face!
Smile softly, oh woman of beauty!
Oh darling wearing waist-ornaments, my sweet little dream!
On nights when golden kasavu threads bloom,
Desires should blossom in the bridal chamber,
You should dream dreams and change,
Golden moon...
Served at the grand feast,
The aroma of biryani,
Thalappakatti biryani that stops ten towns!
Kith and kin,
Gathered like a grand conference,
Lining up at the feast tables!
The scent of attar swirling around,
Tempts and pulls the heart... oh...
With chicken, mutton, and eggs,
We will leave with half packed!
He arrived, he arrived,
The bridegroom arrived!
To the nodding doll,
Look, he is like a brother!
He gave, he gave,
Rowther gave!
The beautiful girl,
He gave away generously!
........................
Saturday night parties,
Are no more, my friend!
If it is weekend duty, it is only shopping!
Watching TV serials,
If she leaves without cooking,
He will go searching for hotels!
Once a partner enters life,
Tuck in your tail, buddy!
If you wag your tail beyond limits,
She will cut it down!
He arrived, he arrived,
The bridegroom arrived!
To the nodding doll,
Look, he is like a brother!
He gave, he gave,
Rowther gave!
The beautiful girl,
He gave away generously!
Wearing kohl, wearing kohl,
She came to enchant!
Without searching for kohl,
She arrived...
Like an unrelenting rain,
She stood within the heart!
Shall I stand as an umbrella
To hold her?
Romeo and Juliet,
They are going to surpass!
In love, beyond Hollywood,
They will surely cross!
Beat the drums now,
Gather the whole town!
Inside the house, the angel
Has set her foot!
He arrived, he arrived,
The bridegroom arrived!
To the nodding doll,
Look, he is like a brother!
He gave, he gave,
Rowther gave!
The beautiful girl,
He gave away generously!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This lively celebration song captures the grand wedding festivities, vibrant cultural blend, and playful banter between family and friends. The lyrics express tender romantic admiration for the bride while painting a vivid picture of a traditional feast filled with aromatic Biriyani, bustling relatives, and playful advice to the groom about post-marriage reality.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upama)

Nikkatha mazhaiyaga Manasukkul ninnalae

Compares her presence in the heart to an unrelenting rain.

Metaphor (Rupaka)

Thanganilaavu…

Refers to the bride poetically as a golden moon.

Hyperbole (Atisayokti)

Romeo julietta Minja than poranga

Exaggerates the lovers' story as surpassing iconic legendary romances like Romeo & Juliet and Hollywood tales.

Rhyme / Monorhythm (Ezhukai / Edugai)

Vandharu vandharu / Thantharu Thantharu

Rhythmic repetition of sounds at the beginning and end of successive lines for musical cadence.

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Trivia

This track is featured in 'Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai' (2016), the official Tamil remake of the acclaimed 2012 Malayalam romantic drama 'Thattathin Marayathu'. Composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar with lyrics by Thamarai, the song vibrantly mirrors the inter-faith marriage celebration core to the movie's storyline.

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