- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singers
- Karthik, Sadhana Sargam
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Movie name
- Manadhai Thirudivittai
- Movie release year
- 2001
- Lyrics added on
- 22 Jan 2017
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Manja kaattu maina enna konji konji pona
Manja kaattukulla ava kaadhal solli pona
Kaadhal kalavaram pookkum
Adhu iravinil melum thaakkum
Pookkal podhu kuzhu koottum
Nee thalaimai thaanga ketkum
Manja kaattu maina unna konji konji pona
Manja kaattukulla iva kaadhal solli pona
Kanniyae kaadhalil muthangal mudhaleedu
Iravellaam laabamae izhappugal kidaiyaathu
Maayanae maayanae idhu manmatha kanakeeda
En swaasam ennidam illai
Female : Idhu kaadhal dhesathin ellai….
Manja kaattu maina enna konji konji pona
Manja kaattukulla ava kaadhal solli pona
Manja kaatu ..yeah..yeah..yeah..yeah..yeahyeah
Manja kaatu ..ohooo..yeah..yeah..
Hmmm …mmm..mmmm..mmmmmm
Aadai irunthathu paarvai nuzhainthathu
Kangalin vetriyadi
Iravinil adikkadi unnaal nerukkadi
Irulukku vetriyada
Kattukadangavillai nilaimai thaan
Kattil muzhukka ini vanmurai thaan
Oh vittu koduthu vidu oru murai thaan
Kalyaanam enbathu vendum
Manja kaattu oh ye ye ye..yeah
Manja kaattu oh ye yeah..oh yeah yeah…
Manja kaattu maina enna konji konji pona
Idhayam thudikuthu padaiyum edukuthu
Sadangai thuvangidava
Selaiyum paranthathu padhaviyai izhanthathu
Idaiyil therthal ada
Kazhuthu varaikkum vantha kangalukku
Vegha thadaiyum ondru ingirukku
Thaduthu niruthu enna viruviruppu
Pen naanam kolluthu paaru
Manja kaattu oh ohho yeah yeah
Manja kaattu maina enna konji konji pona
Manja kaattukulla..ae..ae ava kaadhal solli pona
Kaadhal kalavaram pookkum
Adhu iravinil melum thaakkum
Pookkal podhu kuzhu koottum
Nee thalaimai thaanga ketkum
Manja kaattu maina unna konji konji pona
Manja kaattukulla iva kaadhal solli pona
Aahaaaaa…aaaaaaa.aaaaaaa.aaaaa
Ohhooo..aaaaaaaa…………………………….
The myna from the turmeric fields sweet-talked me and went away,
Inside the turmeric fields, she confessed her love and walked away.
A riot of love will bloom,
And it will strike even harder at night.
The flowers will hold a gathering,
And ask you to preside over it.
The myna from the turmeric fields sweet-talked you and went away,
Inside the turmeric fields, this girl confessed her love and walked away.
My girl, in love, kisses are the investment,
The whole night is pure profit, with no losses at all.
Oh charmer, oh charmer, is this the calculation of Manmatha (the god of love)?
My breath is no longer in my control...
This is the very border of the land of love...
The myna from the turmeric fields sweet-talked me and went away,
Inside the turmeric fields, she confessed her love and walked away.
Turmeric fields... yeah... yeah... yeah... yeah... yeah-yeah,
Turmeric fields... oh-hoo... yeah... yeah...
Mmm... mm... mmmm... mmmmmm...
Clothes were in the way, yet your gaze slipped right through,
That is the victory of the eyes, my girl!
In the night, time and again, you create a sweet tension,
That is the victory of the darkness, my boy!
The situation is completely out of control now,
Across the bed, there is only wild passion from now on!
Oh, just give in to me, just this once,
A wedding is what we need first!
Turmeric fields... oh yeah yeah yeah... yeah,
Turmeric fields... oh yeah yeah... oh yeah yeah...
The myna from the turmeric fields sweet-talked me and went away,
My heart is racing and marching like an army,
Shall I begin our sweet ritual?
The saree slipped away and lost its place,
Ah, an election is underway around the waist!
For the eyes that traveled all the way to the neck,
There is a speed breaker waiting right here!
Stop right there, what is this rush?
Look, the girl is blushing with shyness!
Turmeric fields... oh oho yeah yeah,
The myna from the turmeric fields sweet-talked me and went away,
Inside the turmeric fields... yeah... yeah, she confessed her love and walked away.
A riot of love will bloom,
And it will strike even harder at night.
The flowers will hold a gathering,
And ask you to preside over it.
The myna from the turmeric fields sweet-talked you and went away,
Inside the turmeric fields, this girl confessed her love and walked away.
Aahaha... aaaaaaa... aaaaaaa... aaaaa,
Oho-oh... aaaaaaa...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Manja Kaattu Maina is a romantic duet from the movie Manadhai Thirudivittai. The song uses playful metaphors of nature, politics, and business investments to describe the intense romantic chemistry and physical attraction between the lead couple in a scenic yellow mustard/turmeric field.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Kaadhal kalavaram pookkum / Adhu iravinil melum thaakkum”
Matching second character in successive lines, such as 'Kaadhal' and 'Adhu' or 'Pookkal' and 'Nee'.
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Kanniyae kaadhalil muthangal mudhaleedu / Iravellaam laabamae izhappugal kidaiyaathu”
Comparing kisses to financial investments in love (muthangal mudhaleedu) and romantic nights to zero-loss profits.
Personification
“Pookkal podhu kuzhu koottum / Nee thalaimai thaanga ketkum”
Flowers holding a general body meeting and asking the lover to preside over it as the chairperson.
Did you know?
Trivia
Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for the 2001 film Manadhai Thirudivittai starring Prabhu Deva and Kausalya. The track is rendered by Karthik and Sadhana Sargam and features catchy rhythmic vocal hooks.
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