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Lyrics & meaning

Maman Engirukkaan

From Poo · 2008

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singers
Harini, Tippu, Karthik, Master Rohith
Music director
S. S. Kumaran
Movie name
Poo
Movie release year
2008
Lyrics added on
14 Sept 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Manasukkulla kadhal sirikkuthu
Mazhaiyum illa veyilum illa
Appuram eppadi vaanavil vanthathu
Mamankaaran engae irukkaan
Haei haei haei haei…..
Maman engirukkaan aaththaadi
Mayilu kaaththirukkaa vaakkootti
Kannukkul vachchikkittu
Veliyae neeyum thedaathae
Vannaththu poochchi endrum
Poova vittu pogaathae
Kuttipotta poonai pola
Un kaala naan suththuvaen
Kurukku potta pinnal pola
Ummaarbil ilappaaruvaen
Allikkulam maela
Kallai pottu pora
Vattam pottu alai paayuthae
Aalai changu saththam
Ketkum pothukooda
Unnoda per solluthae
Kaiya thottu pesura maman
Maiya vachcha mugaththaiyum thoduvaan
Nerungi varuvaan muththam tharuvaan
Maththa kadhai naan solla maattaen
Paasimani kidakkira kazhuththil
Paththu viral thadayangal tharuvaan
Oosi vediyaai ulla vedichchi
Moochchu vittu mayangiyae povaen
Aalaagi naalaana rasaththiyae
Azhgaala en nenja kodai saatchiyae
Vellai vetti mela pachchai kara pola
Ottikkolla edankkaekkira
Yae vandi kattiththaanae
Ponnu kettu vanthaen
Vetkaththa naan edai paarkkuraen
………………….
Saiya saiya saiyaa
Saiya saiya saiyaa
Thaali katti onakkum enakkum
Thaen nilavu nelavula nadakkum
Palum pazhmum irukkumpothum
Vera pasi nenjula edukkum
Kattilukku thenam kaal valikkum
Nooththi ettu pullakutti porakkum
Namma pullainga padikkaththaanae
Pallikkodam thaniyaa therakkum
Emmaadi emmaadi thaangaathamma
Aanaalum ennaasai thoongaathamma
Saiya saiya saiyaa
Aththai peththa paiyaa
Oththigaikku eppa varattum
Oththa paarvai paarththae
Seththu pozhaichaendi
Moththa paarvai enna verattum
Maman engirukkaan aaththaadi
Mayilu kaaththirukkaa vaakkootti
Kannukkul vachchikkittu
Veliyae neeyum thedaathae
Vannaththu pochchi endrum
Poova vittu pogaathae
Kuttipotta poonai pola
Un kaala naan suththuvaen
Kurukku potta pinnal pola
Ummaarbil ilappaaruvaen
Allikkulam maela
Kallai pottu pora
Vattam pottu alai paayuthae
Aalai changu saththam
Ketkum pothukooda
Unnoda per solluthae…..
Love is smiling inside my heart.
There is no rain, nor is there sun.
Then how did a rainbow appear?
Where is my sweetheart?
Hey hey hey hey...
Oh mother, where is my man?
His peacock is waiting, bring him here!
Keeping him inside your eyes,
do not go searching outside!
A butterfly would never
leave its flower!
Like a cat with newborn kittens,
I will circle around your feet.
Like an interwoven braid,
I will rest upon your chest.
Into the water-lily pond,
you throw a pebble and walk away,
and ripples drift in circles.
Even the sound of the mill siren,
whenever it is heard,
only calls out your name!
My man, who touches my hand when he speaks,
will also caress my kohl-lined face.
He will come close and give me a kiss,
and the rest of the story, I will not tell!
On the neck where my beads rest,
he will leave the marks of his ten fingers.
Bursting inside like a tiny firecracker,
I will sigh and faint with bliss.
Oh my princess who has come of age,
with your beauty, you swept my heart away!
Like a green grass stain on a white dhoti,
you ask for room to stick to me!
Renting a cart and coming all this way,
I asked for your hand in marriage,
and now I am weighing your shyness!
...
Saiya saiya saiya!
Saiya saiya saiya!
Once I tie the thali (sacred marriage thread) for you and me,
our honeymoon will happen on the moon!
Even when milk and fruits are kept for us,
a different hunger will rise in our hearts!
Every day, the bed's legs will ache!
One hundred and eight children will be born!
Just for our children to study,
a school of their own will open!
Oh dear, oh dear, I cannot bear it!
But still, my longing will never sleep!
Saiya saiya saiya!
Oh, boy born to my aunt,
when should I come for a rehearsal?
With just a single glance,
I died and came back to life, girl!
What if your full gaze starts chasing me?
Oh mother, where is my man?
His peacock is waiting, bring him here!
Keeping him inside your eyes,
do not go searching outside!
A butterfly would never
leave its flower!
Like a cat with newborn kittens,
I will circle around your feet.
Like an interwoven braid,
I will rest upon your chest.
Into the water-lily pond,
you throw a pebble and walk away,
and ripples drift in circles.
Even the sound of the mill siren,
whenever it is heard,
only calls out your name...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from the film Poo (2008), composed by S. S. Kumaran with lyrics by Na. Muthukumar, expresses the playful, deep romantic banter and affection between young lovers in a rural Tamil setting. The heroine playfully longs for her uncle/lover (Maman), comparing her restless love and attachment to butterflies staying near flowers, ripples in a lily pond, and a cat hovering around feet. The hero responds with teasing affection, imagining their future marriage, playful intimacy, and family life together.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai (Simile)

Kuttipotta poonai pola

Comparing her clingy, affection-seeking behavior to a cat that recently gave birth ('Kuttipotta poonai pola').

Uvamai (Simile)

Vellai vetti mela pachchai kara pola

Comparing intimacy and attachment to a green border running along a crisp white dhoti ('Vellai vetti mela pachchai kara pola').

Metaphor / Visual Imagery

Appuram eppadi vaanavil vanthathu

Describing the unexpected arrival of love without rain or sunshine as a rainbow blossoming inside the mind ('Manasukkulla kadhal sirikkuthu... vaanavil vanthathu').

Auditory Metaphor / Personification

Aalai changu saththam... Unnoda per solluthae

Personifying the factory siren/conch sound as whispering her lover's name.

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Trivia

Poo (2008) marked the debut of music composer S. S. Kumaran. The film, directed by Sasi and starring Srikanth and Parvathy Thiruvothu, won widespread critical acclaim for its authentic rural portrayals and soulful soundtrack.

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