Maniye Manikuyile
From Nadodi Thendral · 1992
- Lyricists
- Not listed
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Nadodi Thendral1992
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Maniyae mani kuyilae | O gem-like sweet cuckoo |
| Maalai ilam kadhirazhagae | Beautiful like the gentle evening sunbeam |
| Kodiyae kodi malarae | O vine-like flower |
| Kodi idaiyin nadai azhagae | Graceful walk of a slender vine-like waist |
| Male | |
| Thotta idam poo manakum | Every place you touch smells like flowers |
| Thulir karamo thoda inikum | Your tender hands are so sweet to touch |
| Male | |
| Poo mara paavai neeyadi | You are a maiden like a flowering tree |
| Ingu naan paadum | Here I sing |
| Paamara paadal keladi | Listen to my simple commoner's song |
| Female | |
| Ohoo hoo ooo | Ohoo hoo ooo |
| Maniyae mani kuyilae | O gem-like sweet cuckoo |
| Maalai ilam kadhirazhagae | Beautiful like the gentle evening sunbeam |
| Male | |
| Kodiyae kodi malarae | O vine-like flower |
| Kodi idaiyin nadai azhagae | Graceful walk of a slender vine-like waist |
| Male | |
| Ponnil vaditha silaiyae | O statue sculpted in gold |
| Bramman padaithaan unaiyae | Brahma himself created you |
| Vanna mayil polae vandha paavaiyae | Maiden who came like a colorful peacock |
| Female | |
| Enna inikum nilaiyae | What a sweet state of being |
| Inbam kodukum kalaiyae | Art that bestows joy |
| Unnai enni vaazhum endhan aaviyae | My soul lives thinking of you |
| Male | |
| Kanni mayil thoondilitu | Hooking me like a young peahen |
| Kaadhal thannai thoondi vitu | Kindling the spark of love |
| Enni enni yenga vaikum yendhizhaiyae | O maiden who makes me yearn constantly |
| Female | |
| Penivalai aadharithu | Supporting this woman |
| Pesi thottu kaadhalithu | Talking, touching, and loving |
| Inbam kanda kaaranathaal thoongalaiyae | Unable to sleep because of the bliss found |
| Male | |
| Solli cholli aasai vaithen | Expressing love again and again |
| Kodi idaiyil paasam vaithen | Placing affection on your slender waist |
| Male | |
| Poo mara paavai neeyadi | You are a maiden like a flowering tree |
| Ingu naan paadum | Here I sing |
| Paamara paadal keladi | Listen to my simple commoner's song |
| Female | |
| Ohoo hoo ooo | Ohoo hoo ooo |
| Maniyae manikuyilae | O gem-like sweet cuckoo |
| Maalai ilam kadhirazhagae | Beautiful like the gentle evening sunbeam |
| Male | |
| Kodiyae kodi malarae | O vine-like flower |
| Kodi idaiyin nadai azhagae | Graceful walk of a slender vine-like waist |
| Female | |
| Thotta idam poo manakum | Every place you touch smells like flowers |
| Thulir karamo thoda inikum | Your tender hands are so sweet to touch |
| Male | |
| Poo mara paavai neeyadi | You are a maiden like a flowering tree |
| Ingu naan paadum | Here I sing |
| Paamara paadal keladi | Listen to my simple commoner's song |
| Female | |
| Aaa aaaaaa aaaa | Aaa aaaaaa aaaa |
| Aaaaa aaaaaa aaaaa aaaaa | Aaaaa aaaaaa aaaaa aaaaa |
| Female | |
| Kannimaigalai varuthi | Troubling the eyelashes |
| Kanavugalai thurathi | Chasing away dreams |
| Men manadhinaal muditha mookuthi | A nose-ring tied with a gentle heart |
| Male | |
| Ennuyirilae oruthi | The unique woman in my life |
| Kanda padi enai thurathi | Chasing me relentlessly |
| Ammanaval vaangi konda mookuthi | The nose-ring that goddess bought |
| Female | |
| Kodi mani osai nenjil | Sound of a million bells in the heart |
| Koodi vandhu thaan olika | Resonating together in unison |
| Odi vandhu ketka varum devadhaigal | Goddesses coming running to listen |
| Male | |
| Sooda malar maalai kondu | Bringing warm flower garlands |
| Dhoobamitu thoondi vitu | Lighting incense and sparking love |
| Kooda vitu vaazhtha varum vaanavargal | Heavenly beings coming to bless us together |
| Female | |
| Andhi varum neramamma | It is the dusk hour, my dear |
| Aasai vilaketrudhamma | Lighting the lamp of desire, my dear |
| Male | |
| Poo mara paavai neeyadi | You are a maiden like a flowering tree |
| Ingu naan paadum | Here I sing |
| Paamara paadal keladi | Listen to my simple commoner's song |
| Female | |
| Ohoo hoo ooo | Ohoo hoo ooo |
| { Maniyae manikuyilae | { O gem-like sweet cuckoo |
| Maalai ilam kadhirazhagae } (2) | Beautiful like the gentle evening sunbeam } (2) |
| Female | |
| Thotta idam poo manakum | Every place you touch smells like flowers |
| Thulir karamo thoda inikum | Your tender hands are so sweet to touch |
| Male | |
| Poo mara paavai neeyadi | You are a maiden like a flowering tree |
| Ingu naan paadum | Here I sing |
| Paamara paadal keladi | Listen to my simple commoner's song |
| Female | |
| { Ohoo hoo ooo | { Ohoo hoo ooo |
| Naanana naana naana naa } (2) | Naanana naana naana naa } (2) |
மணியே மணிக்குயிலே
மாலை இளம் கதிரழகே
கொடியே கொடிமலரே
கொடி இடையின்
நடையழகே
O gem-like sweet cuckoo
Beautiful like the gentle evening sunbeam
O vine-like flower
Graceful walk of a slender vine-like waist
தொட்ட இடம்
பூமணக்கும் துளிர்க்கரமோ
தொட இனிக்கும்
Every place you touch smells like flowers
Your tender hands are so sweet to touch
பூமரப் பாவை
நீயடி இங்கு நான் பாடும்
பாமரப் பாடல் கேளடி
You are a maiden like a flowering tree
Here I sing
Listen to my simple commoner's song
ஓஹோ ஹோ
ஓஓஓ மணியே மணிக்குயிலே
மாலை இளம் கதிரழகே
Ohoo hoo ooo
O gem-like sweet cuckoo
Beautiful like the gentle evening sunbeam
கொடியே கொடிமலரே
கொடி இடையின்
நடையழகே
O vine-like flower
Graceful walk of a slender vine-like waist
பொன்னில்
வடித்த சிலையே
பிரம்மன் படைத்தான்
உனையே வண்ணமயில்
போல வந்த பாவையே
O statue sculpted in gold
Brahma himself created you
Maiden who came like a colorful peacock
எண்ண
இனிக்கும் நிலையே
இன்பம் கொடுக்கும்
கலையே உன்னை
எண்ணி வாழும் எந்தன்
ஆவியே
What a sweet state of being
Art that bestows joy
My soul lives thinking of you
கண்ணிமையில்
தூண்டிலிட்டு காதல்தனை
தூண்டிவிட்டு எண்ணி
எண்ணி ஏங்கவைக்கும்
ஏந்திழையே
Hooking me like a young peahen
Kindling the spark of love
O maiden who makes me yearn constantly
பெண்ணிவளை
ஆதரித்து பேசித்தொட்டுக்
காதலித்து இன்பம்கண்ட
காரணத்தால் தூங்கலையே
Supporting this woman
Talking, touching, and loving
Unable to sleep because of the bliss found
சொல்லிச் சொல்லி
ஆசை வைத்தேன் கொடி
இடையில் பாசம் வைத்தேன்
பூமரப் பாவை நீயடி இங்கு
நான் பாடும் பாமரப் பாடல்
கேளடி
Expressing love again and again
Placing affection on your slender waist
ஓஹோ ஹோ
ஓஓஓ மணியே மணிக்குயிலே
மாலை இளம் கதிரழகே
You are a maiden like a flowering tree
Here I sing
Listen to my simple commoner's song
கொடியே கொடிமலரே
கொடி இடையின்
நடையழகே
Ohoo hoo ooo
O gem-like sweet cuckoo
Beautiful like the gentle evening sunbeam
தொட்ட இடம்
பூமணக்கும் துளிர்க்கரமோ
தொட இனிக்கும்
O vine-like flower
Graceful walk of a slender vine-like waist
பூமரப் பாவை
நீயடி இங்கு நான் பாடும்
பாமரப் பாடல் கேளடி
Every place you touch smells like flowers
Your tender hands are so sweet to touch
ஆஆஆ ஆஆஆ
ஆஆஆஆ ஆஆஆஆஆ
You are a maiden like a flowering tree
Here I sing
Listen to my simple commoner's song
கண்ணிமைகளை
வருத்தி கனவுகளைத் துரத்தி
மென்மனதினால் முடித்த
மூக்குத்தி
Aaa aaaaaa aaaa
Aaaaa aaaaaa aaaaa aaaaa
என்னுயிரிலே
ஒருத்தி கண்டபடி
என்னை துரத்தி
அம்மனவள் வாங்கி
கொண்ட மூக்குத்தி
Troubling the eyelashes
Chasing away dreams
A nose-ring tied with a gentle heart
கோடிமணி
ஓசைநெஞ்சில் கூடி
வந்துதான் ஒலிக்க
ஓடிவந்து கேட்கவரும்
தேவதைகள்
The unique woman in my life
Chasing me relentlessly
The nose-ring that goddess bought
சூடமலர் மாலை
கொண்டு தூபமிட்டு
தூண்டிவிட்டு கூடவிட்டு
வாழ்த்தவரும் வானவர்கள்
Sound of a million bells in the heart
Resonating together in unison
Goddesses coming running to listen
அந்தி வரும்
நேரமம்மா ஆசை
விளக்கேற்றுதம்மா
Bringing warm flower garlands
Lighting incense and sparking love
Heavenly beings coming to bless us together
பூமரப் பாவை
நீயடி இங்கு நான் பாடும்
பாமரப் பாடல் கேளடி
It is the dusk hour, my dear
Lighting the lamp of desire, my dear
ஓஹோ ஹோ
ஓஓஓ { மணியே மணிக்குயிலே
மாலை இளம் கதிரழகே } (2)
You are a maiden like a flowering tree
Here I sing
Listen to my simple commoner's song
தொட்ட இடம்
பூமணக்கும் துளிர்க்கரமோ
தொட இனிக்கும்
Ohoo hoo ooo
{ O gem-like sweet cuckoo
Beautiful like the gentle evening sunbeam } (2)
பூமரப் பாவை
நீயடி இங்கு நான் பாடும்
பாமரப் பாடல் கேளடி
Every place you touch smells like flowers
Your tender hands are so sweet to touch
{ ஓஹோ ஹோ
ஓஓஓ நானன நான நான
நா ஓஹோ ஹோ ஓஓஓ
நானன நான நான நா } (2)
You are a maiden like a flowering tree
Here I sing
Listen to my simple commoner's song
{ Ohoo hoo ooo
Naanana naana naana naa } (2)
Maniyae mani kuyilae
O gem-like sweet cuckoo
Maalai ilam kadhirazhagae
Beautiful like the gentle evening sunbeam
Kodiyae kodi malarae
O vine-like flower
Kodi idaiyin nadai azhagae
Graceful walk of a slender vine-like waist
Thotta idam poo manakum
Every place you touch smells like flowers
Thulir karamo thoda inikum
Your tender hands are so sweet to touch
Poo mara paavai neeyadi
You are a maiden like a flowering tree
Ingu naan paadum
Here I sing
Paamara paadal keladi
Listen to my simple commoner's song
Ohoo hoo ooo
Ohoo hoo ooo
Maniyae mani kuyilae
O gem-like sweet cuckoo
Maalai ilam kadhirazhagae
Beautiful like the gentle evening sunbeam
Kodiyae kodi malarae
O vine-like flower
Kodi idaiyin nadai azhagae
Graceful walk of a slender vine-like waist
Ponnil vaditha silaiyae
O statue sculpted in gold
Bramman padaithaan unaiyae
Brahma himself created you
Vanna mayil polae vandha paavaiyae
Maiden who came like a colorful peacock
Enna inikum nilaiyae
What a sweet state of being
Inbam kodukum kalaiyae
Art that bestows joy
Unnai enni vaazhum endhan aaviyae
My soul lives thinking of you
Kanni mayil thoondilitu
Hooking me like a young peahen
Kaadhal thannai thoondi vitu
Kindling the spark of love
Enni enni yenga vaikum yendhizhaiyae
O maiden who makes me yearn constantly
Penivalai aadharithu
Supporting this woman
Pesi thottu kaadhalithu
Talking, touching, and loving
Inbam kanda kaaranathaal thoongalaiyae
Unable to sleep because of the bliss found
Solli cholli aasai vaithen
Expressing love again and again
Kodi idaiyil paasam vaithen
Placing affection on your slender waist
Poo mara paavai neeyadi
You are a maiden like a flowering tree
Ingu naan paadum
Here I sing
Paamara paadal keladi
Listen to my simple commoner's song
Ohoo hoo ooo
Ohoo hoo ooo
Maniyae manikuyilae
O gem-like sweet cuckoo
Maalai ilam kadhirazhagae
Beautiful like the gentle evening sunbeam
Kodiyae kodi malarae
O vine-like flower
Kodi idaiyin nadai azhagae
Graceful walk of a slender vine-like waist
Thotta idam poo manakum
Every place you touch smells like flowers
Thulir karamo thoda inikum
Your tender hands are so sweet to touch
Poo mara paavai neeyadi
You are a maiden like a flowering tree
Ingu naan paadum
Here I sing
Paamara paadal keladi
Listen to my simple commoner's song
Aaa aaaaaa aaaa
Aaa aaaaaa aaaa
Aaaaa aaaaaa aaaaa aaaaa
Aaaaa aaaaaa aaaaa aaaaa
Kannimaigalai varuthi
Troubling the eyelashes
Kanavugalai thurathi
Chasing away dreams
Men manadhinaal muditha mookuthi
A nose-ring tied with a gentle heart
Ennuyirilae oruthi
The unique woman in my life
Kanda padi enai thurathi
Chasing me relentlessly
Ammanaval vaangi konda mookuthi
The nose-ring that goddess bought
Kodi mani osai nenjil
Sound of a million bells in the heart
Koodi vandhu thaan olika
Resonating together in unison
Odi vandhu ketka varum devadhaigal
Goddesses coming running to listen
Sooda malar maalai kondu
Bringing warm flower garlands
Dhoobamitu thoondi vitu
Lighting incense and sparking love
Kooda vitu vaazhtha varum vaanavargal
Heavenly beings coming to bless us together
Andhi varum neramamma
It is the dusk hour, my dear
Aasai vilaketrudhamma
Lighting the lamp of desire, my dear
Poo mara paavai neeyadi
You are a maiden like a flowering tree
Ingu naan paadum
Here I sing
Paamara paadal keladi
Listen to my simple commoner's song
Ohoo hoo ooo
Ohoo hoo ooo
{ Maniyae manikuyilae
{ O gem-like sweet cuckoo
Maalai ilam kadhirazhagae } (2)
Beautiful like the gentle evening sunbeam } (2)
Thotta idam poo manakum
Every place you touch smells like flowers
Thulir karamo thoda inikum
Your tender hands are so sweet to touch
Poo mara paavai neeyadi
You are a maiden like a flowering tree
Ingu naan paadum
Here I sing
Paamara paadal keladi
Listen to my simple commoner's song
{ Ohoo hoo ooo
{ Ohoo hoo ooo
Naanana naana naana naa } (2)
Naanana naana naana naa } (2)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Maniyae Mani Kuyilae is a melodious romantic track from the 1992 Tamil film Nadodi Thendral. The song expresses deep admiration and affection from a lover toward his beloved, equating her grace and beauty to elements of nature like cuckoos, flowers, evening sunlight, and peacocks. He sings a humble song describing how her presence brings him supreme happiness, sleepless nights of love, and divine warmth.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Maniyae mani kuyilae”
The beloved is directly called a cuckoo bird made of gems ('Maniyae mani kuyilae') and a flowering tree maiden ('Poo mara paavai').
Simile (Uwamai)
“Vanna mayil polae vandha paavaiyae”
Compares the woman arriving gracefully to a colorful peacock ('Vanna mayil polae vandha paavaiyae').
Alliteration (Moonaai)
“Paamara paadal keladi”
Repetition of the 'Pa' sound in 'Poo mara paavai neeyadi' and 'Paamara paadal keladi'.
Did you know?
Trivia
Nadodi Thendral (1992) features music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, directed by Bharathiraja, starring Karthik and Ranjitha. The lyrics for the soundtrack were penned by Ilaiyaraaja and Gangai Amaran.
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