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Mei Silirkkudhu Manam

From Mookkanan Kayiru · 1985

Lyricist
Maari
Singers
Vani Jairam, P. Jayachandran
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Mookkanan Kayiru
Movie release year
1985
Lyrics added on
21 May 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Mei silirkkuthu manam thudikkuthu
Nei villakkena kann sivakkuthu
Kannmani nee thodum neram
Mei silirkkuthu manam thudikkuthu
Nei villakkena kann sivakkuthu
Kannmani nee thodum neram
Oru senthaazham poovai avan padaiththaan
Munnam sollamalae ingu enakkaaga
Adhan singaaram kaana kann koduththaan
Ini santhosam pongum inithaaga
Poo virinjathu thaen niranjathu
Kai anachchathu mei thudichchathu
Thullum enda yavvanaththin melam
Oru kantharva veenaiyaai avanorukki
Ennai pon meniyai thottu rasikkaanaai
Adhil unnathmegum swaram koduththu
Ini sangeetham unarnthidum kulirodae
Killi vachcha poovum alli vachcha ponnum
Palli vanthu serum inneram
Pulli vachcha maanum pottu vachcha mayilum
Thulli vanthu aadum singaaram
Aagaya megam oru pennaanatho
Aanantha vellam endru peraanatho
Yaegaantha leelai indru kondaadutho
Ennullam bothai kondu vandaanatho
Mei silirkkuthu manam thudikkuthu
Nei villakkena kann sivakkuthu
Kannmani nee thodum neram
Chanthrakaantha kallum chandramugi raavum
Indrilingu paadum ponnaaram
Ullilulla thaagam pongi varum neram
Namminullae oorum srungaaram
Anatha raagam ini en venuvul
Aagaasapuram ini en medaiyil
Poovamban keli ini kondaadum
Naam poovachchi ullaakka kondeedum naam
Poo virinjathu thaen niranjathu
Kai anachchathu mei thudichchathu
Thullum enda yavvanaththin melam
Female :Oru senthaazham poovai avan padaiththaan
Munnam sollaamalae ingu unakkaaga
Mei silirkkuthu manam thudikkuthu
Nei villakkena kann sivakkuthu
Kannmani nee thodum neram
Male :Oru kantharva veenaiyaai nyaan urukki
Ninda ponmeniyai thottu rasikkaanaai
My body shivers, my heart beats fast,
My eyes glow warm like a lit ghee lamp,
The moment you touch me, my darling!
My body shivers, my heart beats fast,
My eyes glow warm like a lit ghee lamp,
The moment you touch me, my darling!
He created a red screwpine flower,
Without telling me before, just for me,
And gave me eyes to behold its beauty.
From now on, joy will sweetly overflow.
The flower has bloomed and filled with nectar,
In your warm embrace, my body trembled,
Dancing to the joyful beat of youth!
Shaping me like a divine veena (stringed instrument),
So you can touch and admire my golden body,
Giving it the sweetest musical notes,
To feel the music with a gentle thrill.
The plucked flower and the gathered gold,
Have arrived at the bedchamber tonight.
The spotted deer and the adorned peacock,
Leap and dance in pure delight!
Has a cloud in the sky become a woman?
Is she called a flood of pure bliss?
Is she celebrating a quiet romance today?
Has my heart become a bee drunk on love?
My body shivers, my heart beats fast,
My eyes glow warm like a lit ghee lamp,
The moment you touch me, my darling!
The moonstone and this moonlit night,
Sing here today like a golden garland.
When the deep thirst within wells up,
Passion flows softly between us.
Endless melodies will play on my flute,
A palace in the sky is now our stage!
The god of love will celebrate his playful games,
As we adorn ourselves with flowers and rejoice!
The flower has bloomed and filled with nectar,
In your warm embrace, my body trembled,
Dancing to the joyful beat of youth!
Female: He created a red screwpine flower,
Without telling before, right here for you,
My body shivers, my heart beats fast,
My eyes glow warm like a lit ghee lamp,
The moment you touch me, my darling!
Male: Crafting you like a divine veena,
To touch and admire your golden body!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from 'Mookkanan Kayiru' (1985) is a passionate romantic duet celebrating sensory delight, intimate touch, and deep emotional connection between lovers. Through poetic expressions of physical reactions—such as goosebumps and glowing eyes—the lyrics describe love as a divine creation where the human body transforms into a celestial instrument vibrating with rhythm and melody.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

Nei villakkena kann sivakkuthu

Compares the reddening/glowing of eyes in passion to a lit ghee lamp ('Nei villakkena').

Uruvagaimai (Metaphor)

Oru kantharva veenaiyaai avanorukki

Metaphorically compares the lover's body to a celestial instrument ('kantharva veenai').

Edhugai (Second-letter rhyme)

Killi vachcha poovum / Pulli vachcha maanum

Rhyming of the second letter 'll' across parallel lines ('Killi', 'Palli', 'Pulli', 'Thulli').

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Trivia

The track features subtle Malayalam-influenced Tamil diction in certain lines (such as 'nyaan', 'ninda'), reflecting the regional cross-border aesthetic and musical flair characteristic of M. S. Viswanathan's composition style.

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