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Lyrics & meaning

Meendum Meendum Vaa

From Vikram · 1986

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Vikram
Movie release year
1986
Lyrics added on
28 Oct 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Meendum meendum vaa
Vendum vendum vaa
Meendum meendum vaa
Vendum vendum vaa
Paal nilaa raathiri
Paavai or maadhiri
Azhagu yeraalam
Adhilum dhaaraalam
Meendum meendum vaa
Vendum vendum vaa
Meendum meendum vaa
Vendum vendum vaa
Aanmai ennum vaarthaikketra
Thotram nee thaanaa…
Thaekku marathil aakki vaitha
Dhegam idhu thaanaa…
Senniram pasum pon niram
Devadhai vamsamo
Seyizhai viral theendinaal
Chandhiran amsamo….
Thodanga
Male :Mella thodanga
Female :Vazhanga
Male :Alli vazhanga
Female :Indha bodhai thaan
Inba geethai thaan
Ammaamaaa aaaaah….
Meendum meendum vaa
Vendum vendum vaa
Meendum meendum vaa
Vendum vendum vaa
……………………..
Viragam polae uyirai vaattum
Naragam ver yedhu
Sarasa kalaiyai pazhagi paarthaal
Virasam kidaiyaathu
Thaen tharum thanga paathiram
Nee thoda maathiram
Raathiri nadu raathiri
Paarkumo saathiram …
Kavidhai
Female :Kattil kavidhai
Male :Ezhuthu
Female :Andhi pozhuthu
Male :Konjum paadal thaan
Konjam oodal thaan
Ammaamaa aaaaah….
Meendum meendum vaa
Vendum vendum vaa
Male :Meendum meendum vaa
Vendum vendum vaa
Ppaal nilaa raathiri
Paavai or maadhiri
Male :Azhagu yeraalam
Adhilum dhaaraalam
Female :Azhagu yeraalam
Adhilum dhaaraalam
Come to me, again and again
I want you, I want you, come
Come to me, again and again
I want you, I want you, come
On this night of milky moonlight
this girl feels a sweet restlessness
Endless beauty everywhere
and a generous heart to share it
Come to me, again and again
I want you, I want you, come
Come to me, again and again
I want you, I want you, come
Are you the very definition
of what a man should look like?
Is this body sculpted
out of solid teakwood?
With a glowing, pure golden complexion,
do you come from the lineage of angels?
When your gentle fingers touch me,
are you a part of the moon itself?
To begin...
Male: To begin slowly...
Female: To give...
Male: To give endlessly with open hands...
Female: This sweet intoxication
is a song of pure pleasure!
Oh my... aah...
Come to me, again and again
I want you, I want you, come
Come to me, again and again
I want you, I want you, come
...
What other hell is there
like the longing that torments the soul?
When you learn the art of romance,
there is nothing shameful in it.
A golden vessel offering honey,
meant only for your touch.
In the middle of the night,
who cares about rules and customs?
A poem...
Female: A poem of love on the bed...
Male: Write it...
Female: As the evening falls...
Male: It is a sweet, caressing song,
with a little playful lovers' quarrel!
Oh my... aah...
Come to me, again and again
I want you, I want you, come
Male: Come to me, again and again
I want you, I want you, come
On this night of milky moonlight
this girl feels a sweet restlessness
Male: Endless beauty everywhere
and so generous with it too
Female: Endless charm everywhere
and so generous with it too
Female
Female
Female
Female
Male
Female
Male
Chorus
Male
Female
Male
Female
Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Meendum Meendum Vaa is an iconic sensual duet from the 1986 film Vikram, portraying intense romantic longing and passion between two lovers under the moonlit sky. The lyrics poetically praise the physical beauty, strength, and grace of the partners, framing their intimate connection as a sublime form of artistic expression.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodar (Repetition for Emphasis)

“Meendum meendum vaa / Vendum vendum vaa”

The phrase 'Meendum meendum' and 'Vendum vendum' repeats words to intensify the expression of constant longing and desire.

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

“Thaekku marathil aakki vaitha / Dhegam idhu thaanaa…”

Compares a strong male physique to crafted teak wood ('Thaekku marathil aakki vaitha dhegam').

Rhyme (Ethirai / Monai)

“Paal nilaa raathiri / Paavai or maadhiri”

Employs internal rhyming and rhythmic cadence across lines like 'Paal nilaa raathiri' and 'Paavai or maadhiri'.

Did you know?

Trivia

Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and rendered by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. Janaki, this track from Kamal Haasan's 1986 cult sci-fi action film 'Vikram' was celebrated for its futuristic synth-pop arrangement, setting a new benchmark for sensual duets in Tamil cinema.

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