Meenamma Athikalaiyilum
From Aasai · 1995
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- P. Unnikrishnan, Anuradha Sriram
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Aasai1995
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Meenammaa… | Oh Meenamma... |
| Adhikaalaiyilum andhimaalaiyilum undhan nyaabagamae | Thoughts of you consume me both in the early morning and dusk. |
| Female | |
| Ammammaaa.. | Oh my... |
| Muthal parvaiyilae sonna vartheillam oru kaviyamae | All the words spoken in our first glance feel like a beautiful poem. |
| Male | |
| Chinna chinna oodalgalum chinna chinna modhalgalum | Small lovers' tiffs and minor clashes, |
| Minnalpola vandhu vandhu pogum.. | They come and go like flashes of lightning. |
| Female | |
| Oodal vanthu modhal vanthu muttikonda pothum | Even when disagreements and disputes clash with each other, |
| Inghu kaadhal mattum kayam indri vaazhum | Love alone survives here without a single wound. |
| Male | |
| Iru madhanghal naatkal sellaFemale :Aahhhaaa.. | Even as months and days pass by... |
| Niram maridum pookal alla…Female :Aaahhhhaaa… | We are not flowers whose colors fade away... |
| Male | |
| Meenammaa… | Oh Meenamma... |
| Adhikaalaiyilum andhimaalaiyilum undhan nyaabagamae | Thoughts of you consume me both in the early morning and dusk. |
| Male | |
| Oru chinna poothiriyil oli sinthum rathiriyil | In the night where a tiny oil lamp casts its soft glow, |
| Intha methai mel ilam thathai pol puthu vithai kattidava | Shall I show you new skills on this bed like a young parrot? |
| Female | |
| Oru jannal angirukku thendral yetti paarpatharkku | There is a window over there for the breeze to peek inside, |
| Athai moodamal thazh podamal ennai thottu thenduvatha.. | Without closing it or latching it, why touch and tease me? |
| Male | |
| Mamankaran thanae maalai potta naanae | I am your maternal cousin, the one who tied the garland, |
| Mogam theeravae methuvaai methuvaai thodalaam… | To satisfy our desire, we can touch each other gently and slowly... |
| Male | |
| Meenamma mazhai unnai nanaithal | Meenamma, if the rain dretches you, |
| Inghu enakkallava kulir kaichal varum | Won't I be the one here getting a feverish chill? |
| Female | |
| Ammammaa veyil unnai adithal | Oh my, if the sun beats down on you, |
| Inghu enakkallava udal verthu vidum | Won't my body be the one sweating here? |
| Chorus | |
| Tut tut tudu du..tududu tut tut tuddu duu.. | Tut tut tudu du..tududu tut tut tuddu duu.. |
| Tut tut tudu du..tududu tut tut tuddu duu.. | Tut tut tudu du..tududu tut tut tuddu duu.. |
| Male | |
| Andru kadhal panniyathu unnthan kannam killiyathu | Making love back then and pinching your cheek, |
| Adi ippothum niram maaramal intha nenjil nirkkirathu | Hey, even today it stays vibrant without losing color in this heart. |
| Female | |
| Angu pattu selaigalum nagai nattu pathiramum | Asking you for silk sarees and precious jewelry, |
| Unnai kettenae sandai pottenae athu kannil nirkirathu | And picking fights with you, all those memories stay vivid before my eyes. |
| Male | |
| Jathi malli poovae thanga vennilavae | Oh Jasmine flower, oh golden full moon, |
| Asai theeravae pesalaam muthal naal iravu | Let us talk to our heart's content about our first night. |
| Chorus | |
| Tut tut tudu du..tududu tut tut tuddu duu.. | Tut tut tudu du..tududu tut tut tuddu duu.. |
| Male | |
| Meenamma unnai nesikkavum | Meenamma, to love you, |
| Anbai vaasikkavum thendral kathirukku | And to read your affection, the gentle breeze is waiting. |
| Female | |
| Ammammaa unnai kaadhalithu | Oh my, falling in love with you, |
| Puthi pethalithu pushpam poothirukku | And losing my mind in passion, a flower has bloomed. |
மீனம்மா...
அதிகாலையிலும்
அந்தி மாலையிலும்
உந்தன் ஞாபகமே
Oh Meenamma...
Thoughts of you consume me both in the early morning and dusk.
அம்மம்மா
முதல் பாா்வையிலே
சொன்ன வாா்த்தை
எல்லாம் ஒரு காவியமே
Oh my...
All the words spoken in our first glance feel like a beautiful poem.
சின்னச் சின்ன
ஊடல்களும் சின்னச்
சின்ன மோதல்களும்
மின்னல் போல வந்து
வந்து போகும்
Small lovers' tiffs and minor clashes,
They come and go like flashes of lightning.
ஊடல் வந்து மோதல்
வந்து முட்டிக் கொண்டபோதும்
இங்கு காதல் மட்டும் காயமின்றி
வாழும்
Even when disagreements and disputes clash with each other,
Love alone survives here without a single wound.
இரு மாதங்கள்
நாட்கள் செல்ல பெண் :
ஆஆஆ......
நிறம் மாறிடும்
பூக்கள் அல்ல பெண் :
ஆஆஆ.......
Even as months and days pass by...
We are not flowers whose colors fade away...
மீனம்மா...
அதிகாலையிலும்
அந்தி மாலையிலும்
உந்தன் ஞாபகமே
Oh Meenamma...
Thoughts of you consume me both in the early morning and dusk.
ஒரு சின்னப்
பூத்திாியில் ஒளி சிந்தும்
ராத்திாியில் இந்த மெத்தை
மேல் இளம் தத்தை போல்
புது வித்தை காட்டிடவா
In the night where a tiny oil lamp casts its soft glow,
Shall I show you new skills on this bed like a young parrot?
ஒரு ஜன்னல்
அங்கிருக்கு தென்றல்
எட்டிப் பாா்ப்பதற்கு அதை
மூடாமல் தாழ் போடாமல்
எனைத் தொட்டுத் தீண்டுவதா
There is a window over there for the breeze to peek inside,
Without closing it or latching it, why touch and tease me?
மாமன்காரன் தானே
மாலை போட்ட நானே மோகம்
தீரவே மெதுவாய் மெதுவாய்
தொடலாம் மீனம்மா...மழை
உன்னை நனைத்தால் இங்கு
எனக்கல்லவா குளிா் காய்ச்சல் வரும்
I am your maternal cousin, the one who tied the garland,
To satisfy our desire, we can touch each other gently and slowly...
அம்மம்மா வெயில்
உன்னை அடித்தால் இங்கு
எனக்கல்லவா உடல் வோ்த்து விடும்
Meenamma, if the rain dretches you,
Won't I be the one here getting a feverish chill?
துத் துத் துது... துத்
துதுது துத் துத் துது துது
Oh my, if the sun beats down on you,
Won't my body be the one sweating here?
அன்று காதல் பண்ணியது
உந்தன் கன்னம் கிள்ளியது அடி
இப்போதும் நிறம் மாறாமல்
இந்த நெஞ்சில் நிற்கிறது
Tut tut tudu du..tududu tut tut tuddu duu..
Tut tut tudu du..tududu tut tut tuddu duu..
அங்கு பட்டுச் சேலைகளும்
நகை நட்டு பாத்திரமும் உனைக்
கேட்டேனே சண்டை போட்டேனே
அது கண்ணில் நிற்கிறது
Making love back then and pinching your cheek,
Hey, even today it stays vibrant without losing color in this heart.
ஜாதிமல்லிப் பூவே
தங்க வெண்ணிலாவே
ஆசை தீரவே பேசலாம்
முதல் நாள் இரவு
Asking you for silk sarees and precious jewelry,
And picking fights with you, all those memories stay vivid before my eyes.
துத் துத் துது... துத்
துதுது..துத் துத் துது... துது
Oh Jasmine flower, oh golden full moon,
Let us talk to our heart's content about our first night.
மீனம்மா...
உன்னை நேசிக்கவும்
அன்பை வாசிக்கவும்
தென்றல் காத்திருக்கு
Tut tut tudu du..tududu tut tut tuddu duu..
அம்மம்மா உன்னை
காதலித்து புத்தி பேதலித்து
புஷ்பம் பூத்திருக்கு
Meenamma, to love you,
And to read your affection, the gentle breeze is waiting.
Oh my, falling in love with you,
And losing my mind in passion, a flower has bloomed.
Meenammaa…
Oh Meenamma...
Adhikaalaiyilum andhimaalaiyilum undhan nyaabagamae
Thoughts of you consume me both in the early morning and dusk.
Ammammaaa..
Oh my...
Muthal parvaiyilae sonna vartheillam oru kaviyamae
All the words spoken in our first glance feel like a beautiful poem.
Chinna chinna oodalgalum chinna chinna modhalgalum
Small lovers' tiffs and minor clashes,
Minnalpola vandhu vandhu pogum..
They come and go like flashes of lightning.
Oodal vanthu modhal vanthu muttikonda pothum
Even when disagreements and disputes clash with each other,
Inghu kaadhal mattum kayam indri vaazhum
Love alone survives here without a single wound.
Iru madhanghal naatkal sellaFemale :Aahhhaaa..
Even as months and days pass by...
Niram maridum pookal alla…Female :Aaahhhhaaa…
We are not flowers whose colors fade away...
Meenammaa…
Oh Meenamma...
Adhikaalaiyilum andhimaalaiyilum undhan nyaabagamae
Thoughts of you consume me both in the early morning and dusk.
Oru chinna poothiriyil oli sinthum rathiriyil
In the night where a tiny oil lamp casts its soft glow,
Intha methai mel ilam thathai pol puthu vithai kattidava
Shall I show you new skills on this bed like a young parrot?
Oru jannal angirukku thendral yetti paarpatharkku
There is a window over there for the breeze to peek inside,
Athai moodamal thazh podamal ennai thottu thenduvatha..
Without closing it or latching it, why touch and tease me?
Mamankaran thanae maalai potta naanae
I am your maternal cousin, the one who tied the garland,
Mogam theeravae methuvaai methuvaai thodalaam…
To satisfy our desire, we can touch each other gently and slowly...
Meenamma mazhai unnai nanaithal
Meenamma, if the rain dretches you,
Inghu enakkallava kulir kaichal varum
Won't I be the one here getting a feverish chill?
Ammammaa veyil unnai adithal
Oh my, if the sun beats down on you,
Inghu enakkallava udal verthu vidum
Won't my body be the one sweating here?
Tut tut tudu du..tududu tut tut tuddu duu..
Tut tut tudu du..tududu tut tut tuddu duu..
Tut tut tudu du..tududu tut tut tuddu duu..
Tut tut tudu du..tududu tut tut tuddu duu..
Andru kadhal panniyathu unnthan kannam killiyathu
Making love back then and pinching your cheek,
Adi ippothum niram maaramal intha nenjil nirkkirathu
Hey, even today it stays vibrant without losing color in this heart.
Angu pattu selaigalum nagai nattu pathiramum
Asking you for silk sarees and precious jewelry,
Unnai kettenae sandai pottenae athu kannil nirkirathu
And picking fights with you, all those memories stay vivid before my eyes.
Jathi malli poovae thanga vennilavae
Oh Jasmine flower, oh golden full moon,
Asai theeravae pesalaam muthal naal iravu
Let us talk to our heart's content about our first night.
Tut tut tudu du..tududu tut tut tuddu duu..
Tut tut tudu du..tududu tut tut tuddu duu..
Meenamma unnai nesikkavum
Meenamma, to love you,
Anbai vaasikkavum thendral kathirukku
And to read your affection, the gentle breeze is waiting.
Ammammaa unnai kaadhalithu
Oh my, falling in love with you,
Puthi pethalithu pushpam poothirukku
And losing my mind in passion, a flower has bloomed.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Meenamma' from the 1995 Tamil movie Aasai is a romantic duet expressing deep emotional connection, romantic playfulness, and intense empathy between lovers. The song highlights how true love withstands temporary conflicts and time, remaining unfaded like flowers that never lose their color. The lovers reminisce about their early days, playful arguments, and intimate feelings while sharing a deep physiological and emotional connection where one feels the pain and weather effects experienced by the other.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Minnalpola vandhu vandhu pogum..”
Compares temporary tiffs and fights to lightning that strikes briefly and disappears ('Minnalpola vandhu vandhu pogum').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Jathi malli poovae thanga vennilavae”
Compares the beloved to a jasmine flower and a golden moon ('Jathi malli poovae thanga vennilavae').
Hyperbole (Athyokthi)
“Meenamma mazhai unnai nanaithal / Inghu enakkallava kulir kaichal varum”
Exaggerates emotional interconnectedness by claiming the male lead catches a fever when rain hits the female lead.
Repetition (Anaphora / Erattai Kilavi)
“Chinna chinna oodalgalum chinna chinna modhalgalum”
Uses repeated words like 'chinna chinna' and 'methuvaai methuvaai' to emphasize sweetness and gentleness.
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Trivia
'Meenamma' was composed by Deva for the blockbuster romantic thriller Aasai (1995), directed by Vasanth and produced by Mani Ratnam. The song features vocals by P. Unnikrishnan and Anuradha Sriram, with lyrics penned by the legendary poet Vaali.
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