Meenkuzhambhum Manpaanaiyum
From Meenkulambhum Mannpanaiyum · 2016
- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Singer
- Jithin Raj
- Music directors
- Not listed
- Details
- Meenkulambhum Mannpanaiyum2016
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Hey puthrajaya poove | Hey Putrajaya flower |
| Female :Ennai killapaarkaathae | Female: Don't pinch me to check |
| Male :Hey lankavi theevae | Male: Hey Langkawi island |
| Female :Ennai tension aakkaathae | Female: Don't make me tense |
| Male | |
| Yaen mookku mele indha kobam | Why this anger sitting right on your nose? |
| Female :Adhu ellam unaalae | Female: That is all because of you |
| Male :Yaen veyyiradhil indha vegam | Male: Why this intense heat in the sun? |
| Female :Unnai paatha varum thannaalae | Female: It comes automatically upon seeing you |
| Male | |
| { Meenkuzhambum manpaanaiyum bucku bucku bucku | Fish curry and a clay pot, bucku bucku bucku |
| Female: Vaasam paakkum meesa poona bucku bucku bucku} (2) | Female: The moustached cat sniffing the aroma, bucku bucku bucku |
| Female | |
| :Hey walking pogathae | Hey, don't walk away |
| Male :Ennai kadiya kadikkathae | Male: Don't bite me so hard |
| Female :Hey saatthai veesum kaathae | Female: Hey wind whipping like a whip |
| Male :Ennamomo pudikkaathe | Male: I don't seem to like it |
| Female :Ther thaarai pola izhukaathae | Female: Don't drag me like a temple chariot rope |
| Male :Oru madakkil kudikkathae | Male: Don't drink me up in a single gulp |
| Female :En side vandhu idikkaathe | Female: Don't come to my side and bump into me |
| Male :Nee overa nadikkathe | Male: Don't act over the top |
| Male | |
| { Meenkuzhambum manpaanaiyum bucku bucku bucku | Fish curry and a clay pot, bucku bucku bucku |
| Female :Vaasam paakkum meesa poona bucku bucku bucku} (2) | Female: The moustached cat sniffing the aroma, bucku bucku bucku |
| Male :Hey dishumu dishumu nu adichi thuvaikkalaam | Male: Hey, let's fight and thrash each other |
| Xbox-il boxing podu | Play boxing on Xbox |
| Female :Yaen badacku badacku nu buttona azhuthanum | Female: Why press buttons with loud click sounds? |
| Dhill irundha neril modhu | If you have the courage, fight in person |
| Male :Silly silly silmishathil thaane chinna chinna | Male: In silly playful mischief, small small |
| Sugam irukku | Pleasure is found |
| Female :Hey millimetre sirippila kooda latcham kilo | Female: Hey, even in your millimeter smile, a hundred thousand kilos |
| Kozhupirukku | Of arrogance lies |
| Male :Yen petronax pola ego | Male: Why an ego glowing like a Petromax light? |
| Female :Nee ennai kolla vandha psycho | Female: You are a psycho who came to kill me |
| Male | |
| { Meenkuzhambum manpaanaiyum bucku bucku bucku | Fish curry and a clay pot, bucku bucku bucku |
| Female :Vaasam paakkum meesa poona bucku bucku bucku} (2) | Female: The moustached cat sniffing the aroma, bucku bucku bucku |
| Male | |
| Hey uppillaadha more-y | Hey unsalted buttermilk |
| Female: Ennai muzhusa kadaiyirayae | Female: You churn me completely |
| Male :Hey bothai illa beer-ey | Male: Hey non-alcoholic beer |
| Female :Ennai paathu kirangiriyae | Female: You get swooned looking at me |
| Male :En pakkathula nee ninna | Male: When you stand beside me |
| Naan azhaga theriyirenae | I look handsome |
| Female :Un mandai enna kalimanna | Female: Is your head filled with clay? |
| Naan ariva theriyirenae | I look like intelligence personified |
| Male | |
| { Meenkuzhambum manpaanaiyum bucku bucku bucku | Fish curry and a clay pot, bucku bucku bucku |
| Female :Vaasam paakkum meesa poona bucku bucku bucku} (2) | Female: The moustached cat sniffing the aroma, bucku bucku bucku |
ஹே புத்ரஜெய
பூவே
என்னை கிள்ள
பார்க்காதே
ஹே லங்காவி
தீவே
என்னை டென்ஷன்
ஆக்காதே
Hey Putrajaya flower
Female: Don't pinch me to check
Male: Hey Langkawi island
Female: Don't make me tense
ஏன் மூக்கு
மேலே இந்த கோபம்
அது எல்லாம்
உன்னாலே
ஏன் வையிரதில்
இந்த வேகம்
உன்னை பாத்தா
வரும் தன்னாலே
Why this anger sitting right on your nose?
Female: That is all because of you
Male: Why this intense heat in the sun?
Female: It comes automatically upon seeing you
{ மீன் குழம்பும்
மண் பானையும் பக்கு
பக்கு பக்கு
வாசம் பாக்கும்
மீச பூனை பக்கு பக்கு
பக்கு } (2)
Fish curry and a clay pot, bucku bucku bucku
Female: The moustached cat sniffing the aroma, bucku bucku bucku
ஹே வாக்கிங் போகாதே
என்னை கடியா கடிக்காதே
ஹே சாத்தே வீசும் காத்தே
என்னமோமோ புடிக்காதே
தேர் தாரை போல இழுக்காதே
ஒரு மடக்கில் குடிக்காதே
என் சைடு வந்து இடிக்காதே
நீ ஓவரா நடிக்காதே
Hey, don't walk away
Male: Don't bite me so hard
Female: Hey wind whipping like a whip
Male: I don't seem to like it
Female: Don't drag me like a temple chariot rope
Male: Don't drink me up in a single gulp
Female: Don't come to my side and bump into me
Male: Don't act over the top
{ மீன் குழம்பும்
மண் பானையும் பக்கு
பக்கு பக்கு
வாசம் பாக்கும்
மீச பூனை பக்கு பக்கு
பக்கு } (2)
ஹே டிஷ்ஷுமு
டிஷ்ஷுமுன்னு அடிச்சி
துவைக்கலாம் எக்ஸ்
பாக்ஸில் பாக்ஸிங் போடு
ஏன் படக்கு படக்குன்னு
பட்டன அழுத்தணும் தில்
இருந்தா நேரில் மோது
சில்லி சில்லி
சில்மிஷத்தில் தானே
சின்ன சின்ன சுகம் இருக்கு
ஹே மில்லிமீட்டர்
சிரிப்புல கூட லட்சம் கிலோ
சிரிப்பிருக்கு
ஏன் பெட்ரோனக்ஸ்
போல ஈகோ
நீ என்னை கொல்ல
வந்த பிசிகோ
Fish curry and a clay pot, bucku bucku bucku
Female: The moustached cat sniffing the aroma, bucku bucku bucku
Male: Hey, let's fight and thrash each other
Play boxing on Xbox
Female: Why press buttons with loud click sounds?
If you have the courage, fight in person
Male: In silly playful mischief, small small
Pleasure is found
Female: Hey, even in your millimeter smile, a hundred thousand kilos
Of arrogance lies
Male: Why an ego glowing like a Petromax light?
Female: You are a psycho who came to kill me
{ மீன் குழம்பும்
மண் பானையும் பக்கு
பக்கு பக்கு
வாசம் பாக்கும்
மீச பூனை பக்கு பக்கு
பக்கு } (2)
Fish curry and a clay pot, bucku bucku bucku
Female: The moustached cat sniffing the aroma, bucku bucku bucku
ஹே உப்பில்லாத
மோரே
என்னை முழுசா
கடையிராயே
ஹே போதை
இல்லா பீரே
என்னை பாத்து
கிரங்கிரியே
என் பக்கத்துல
நீ நின்னா நான் அழகா
திரியிரேனே
உன் மண்டை
என்ன களிமண்ணா
நான் அறிவா தெரியிரேனே
Hey unsalted buttermilk
Female: You churn me completely
Male: Hey non-alcoholic beer
Female: You get swooned looking at me
Male: When you stand beside me
I look handsome
Female: Is your head filled with clay?
I look like intelligence personified
{ மீன் குழம்பும்
மண் பானையும் பக்கு
பக்கு பக்கு
வாசம் பாக்கும்
மீச பூனை பக்கு பக்கு
பக்கு } (2)
Fish curry and a clay pot, bucku bucku bucku
Female: The moustached cat sniffing the aroma, bucku bucku bucku
Hey puthrajaya poove
Hey Putrajaya flower
Female :Ennai killapaarkaathae
Female: Don't pinch me to check
Male :Hey lankavi theevae
Male: Hey Langkawi island
Female :Ennai tension aakkaathae
Female: Don't make me tense
Yaen mookku mele indha kobam
Why this anger sitting right on your nose?
Female :Adhu ellam unaalae
Female: That is all because of you
Male :Yaen veyyiradhil indha vegam
Male: Why this intense heat in the sun?
Female :Unnai paatha varum thannaalae
Female: It comes automatically upon seeing you
{ Meenkuzhambum manpaanaiyum bucku bucku bucku
Fish curry and a clay pot, bucku bucku bucku
Female: Vaasam paakkum meesa poona bucku bucku bucku} (2)
Female: The moustached cat sniffing the aroma, bucku bucku bucku
:Hey walking pogathae
Hey, don't walk away
Male :Ennai kadiya kadikkathae
Male: Don't bite me so hard
Female :Hey saatthai veesum kaathae
Female: Hey wind whipping like a whip
Male :Ennamomo pudikkaathe
Male: I don't seem to like it
Female :Ther thaarai pola izhukaathae
Female: Don't drag me like a temple chariot rope
Male :Oru madakkil kudikkathae
Male: Don't drink me up in a single gulp
Female :En side vandhu idikkaathe
Female: Don't come to my side and bump into me
Male :Nee overa nadikkathe
Male: Don't act over the top
{ Meenkuzhambum manpaanaiyum bucku bucku bucku
Fish curry and a clay pot, bucku bucku bucku
Female :Vaasam paakkum meesa poona bucku bucku bucku} (2)
Female: The moustached cat sniffing the aroma, bucku bucku bucku
Male :Hey dishumu dishumu nu adichi thuvaikkalaam
Male: Hey, let's fight and thrash each other
Xbox-il boxing podu
Play boxing on Xbox
Female :Yaen badacku badacku nu buttona azhuthanum
Female: Why press buttons with loud click sounds?
Dhill irundha neril modhu
If you have the courage, fight in person
Male :Silly silly silmishathil thaane chinna chinna
Male: In silly playful mischief, small small
Sugam irukku
Pleasure is found
Female :Hey millimetre sirippila kooda latcham kilo
Female: Hey, even in your millimeter smile, a hundred thousand kilos
Kozhupirukku
Of arrogance lies
Male :Yen petronax pola ego
Male: Why an ego glowing like a Petromax light?
Female :Nee ennai kolla vandha psycho
Female: You are a psycho who came to kill me
{ Meenkuzhambum manpaanaiyum bucku bucku bucku
Fish curry and a clay pot, bucku bucku bucku
Female :Vaasam paakkum meesa poona bucku bucku bucku} (2)
Female: The moustached cat sniffing the aroma, bucku bucku bucku
Hey uppillaadha more-y
Hey unsalted buttermilk
Female: Ennai muzhusa kadaiyirayae
Female: You churn me completely
Male :Hey bothai illa beer-ey
Male: Hey non-alcoholic beer
Female :Ennai paathu kirangiriyae
Female: You get swooned looking at me
Male :En pakkathula nee ninna
Male: When you stand beside me
Naan azhaga theriyirenae
I look handsome
Female :Un mandai enna kalimanna
Female: Is your head filled with clay?
Naan ariva theriyirenae
I look like intelligence personified
{ Meenkuzhambum manpaanaiyum bucku bucku bucku
Fish curry and a clay pot, bucku bucku bucku
Female :Vaasam paakkum meesa poona bucku bucku bucku} (2)
Female: The moustached cat sniffing the aroma, bucku bucku bucku
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Meenkuzhambum Manpaanaiyum' is a lively, humorous duet featuring playful banter and friendly bickering between two lovers. They mockingly trade insult-laden metaphors—comparing each other to unsalted buttermilk, non-intoxicating beer, Petromax lights, and moustached cats drawn to fish curry—while expressing their irrepressible attraction.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Hey puthrajaya poove / Male :Hey lankavi theevae”
Matching second consonants across lines such as 'puthrajaya' and 'lankavi' or 'mookku' and 'veyyiradhil'.
Metaphor (Uvamaani / Urvagamu)
“Yen petronax pola ego”
Comparing the hero to 'uppillaadha more' (unsalted buttermilk) and 'bothai illa beer' (non-intoxicating beer) as well as comparing glowing ego to a 'Petronax' light.
Onomatopoeia (Irattai Kilavi / Oli Kurippu)
“Meenkuzhambum manpaanaiyum bucku bucku bucku”
Use of rhythmic sound words like 'bucku bucku bucku' and 'badacku badacku' to create auditory playfulness.
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Trivia
The song is from the movie 'Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum' (2016), composed by D. Imman and written by Madhan Karky. The title and chorus line refer to traditional Tamil fish curry cooked in an earthen clay pot, a symbol of rich flavor and irresistible aroma.
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