Minnal Oru Kodi
From V.I.P · 1997
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Hariharan, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Ranjit Barot
- Details
- V.I.P1997
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Minnal oru kodi endhan uyir thedi vandhadhae | A ten million lightnings came searching for my soul. |
| Ooooh….. latcham pala latcham | Ooooh... lakhs and several lakhs |
| Pookkal ondraaga pooththathae..Female :I love uu… | Of flowers bloomed as one... Female: I love you... |
| Un vaarthai thaen vaarthadhae | Your words poured forth honey. |
| Male | |
| Minnal oru kodi endhan uyir thedi vandhadhae | A ten million lightnings came searching for my soul. |
| Ooooh….. latcham pala latcham | Ooooh... lakhs and several lakhs |
| Pookkal ondraaga pooththathae.. | Of flowers bloomed as one... |
| Un vaarthai thaen vaarthadhae | Your words poured forth honey. |
| Mounam pesiyathae | Silence spoke. |
| Kulir thendral veesiyathae | A cool breeze blew. |
| Yaezhai thediya raani nee en kaadhal dhevadhaiyae… | You are the queen searched by a poor man, my goddess of love... |
| Male | |
| Minnal oru kodi endhan uyir thedi vandhadhae | A ten million lightnings came searching for my soul. |
| Ooooh….. | Ooooh..... |
| Female: Ooaahhhhh…….haaaaaa..aaaaaaaaa | Female: Ooaahhhhh…….haaaaaa..aaaaaaaaa |
| Male | |
| Kulirum paniyum enai suduthae suduthae | The cold and frost burn me, oh they burn me. |
| Udalum uyirum ini thaniyae thaniyae | Body and soul are now alone, so alone. |
| Ooohh..kaaman nilavae enai aazhum azhagae | O Cupid's moon, the beauty that rules over me. |
| Uravae uravae indru sariyo pirivae | Oh beloved, is separation right today? |
| Thee aaginaal naan mazhaiyaagiren | If you become fire, I become rain. |
| Nee vaadinaal en uyir theigirenn… | If you wither, my life diminishes... |
| Female | |
| Ennnnnn…Ayul varai unthan payil uravada varugiren | I come to share a lifelong intimacy with you. |
| Ooohh…kaadhal varalaaru ezhudha en dhegam tharugiren | Ooooh... I surrender my body to write the history of love. |
| En vaarthai un vazhaikaiyae | My word is your life. |
| Chorus | |
| {Eh…eehhh..ehhh..eehhh.. | {Eh…eehhh..ehhh..eehhh.. |
| Eh…eehhh..ehhh..eehhh..} (2) | Eh…eehhh..ehhh..eehhh..} (2) |
| Female | |
| Mazhaiyil nanaiyum pani malarai polae | Like a dew flower drenched in rain, |
| En manadhai nanaithen un ninaivil naanae | I drenched my heart in your thoughts. |
| Ooohoo..ulagai thazhuvum nalliravai polae | Ooohoo.. like the midnight embracing the world, |
| En ullae paravum aaruyirum neeyae | You are the precious soul spreading inside me. |
| Enai meettiyae nee isaiyaakinaai | You plucked my strings and turned me into music. |
| Unai ootriyae en uyir yetrinaai | You poured yourself into me and kindled my soul. |
| Female | |
| Minnal oru kodi endhan uyir thedi vandhadhae | A ten million lightnings came searching for my soul. |
| Male :Ooooh….. latcham pala latcham | Male: Ooooh... lakhs and several lakhs |
| Pookkal ondraaga pooththathae.. | Of flowers bloomed as one... |
| Female | |
| Aaahhh..un vaarthai thaen vaarthadhae | Aaahhh.. your words poured forth honey. |
| Male :Mounam pesiyathae | Male: Silence spoke. |
| Female :Kulir thendral veesiyathae | Female: A cool breeze blew. |
| Male | |
| Yaezhai thediya raani nee en kaadhal dhevadhaiyae… | You are the queen searched by a poor man, my goddess of love... |
| Female :I love uu.. | Female: I love you.. |
மின்னல் ஒரு
கோடி எந்தன் உயிர்
தேடி வந்ததே ஓ லட்சம்
பல லட்சம் பூக்கள்
ஒன்றாகப் பூத்ததே
ஐ லவ் யூ
உன் வார்த்தை
தேன் வார்த்ததே
A ten million lightnings came searching for my soul.
Ooooh... lakhs and several lakhs
Of flowers bloomed as one... Female: I love you...
Your words poured forth honey.
மின்னல் ஒரு
கோடி எந்தன் உயிர்
தேடி வந்ததே ஓ லட்சம்
பல லட்சம் பூக்கள்
ஒன்றாகப் பூத்ததே
உன் வார்த்தை தேன்
வார்த்ததே மௌனம்
பேசியதே குளிர் தென்றல்
வீசியதே ஏழை தேடிய ராணி
நீ என் காதல் தேவதையே
A ten million lightnings came searching for my soul.
Ooooh... lakhs and several lakhs
Of flowers bloomed as one...
Your words poured forth honey.
Silence spoke.
A cool breeze blew.
You are the queen searched by a poor man, my goddess of love...
மின்னல் ஒரு
கோடி எந்தன் உயிர்
தேடி வந்ததே ஓ.......
.............................
A ten million lightnings came searching for my soul.
Ooooh.....
Female: Ooaahhhhh…….haaaaaa..aaaaaaaaa
குளிரும் பனியும்
என்னை சுடுதே சுடுதே
உடலும் உயிரும் இனி
தனியே தனியே ஓ காமன்
நிலவே எனை ஆளும் அழகே
உறவே உறவே இன்று சரியோ
பிரிவே தீ ஆகினால் நான்
மழையாகிறேன் நீ வாடினால்
என் உயிர் தேய்கிறேன்
The cold and frost burn me, oh they burn me.
Body and soul are now alone, so alone.
O Cupid's moon, the beauty that rules over me.
Oh beloved, is separation right today?
If you become fire, I become rain.
If you wither, my life diminishes...
என் ஆயுள்
வரை உந்தன் பாயில்
உறவாட வருகிறேன்
ஓ..காதல் வரலாறு
எழுத என் தேகம்
தருகிறேன் என்
வார்த்தை உன்
வாழ்க்கையே
I come to share a lifelong intimacy with you.
Ooooh... I surrender my body to write the history of love.
My word is your life.
.......................
{Eh…eehhh..ehhh..eehhh..
Eh…eehhh..ehhh..eehhh..} (2)
மழையில்
நனையும் பனி மலரை
போலே என் மனதை
நனைத்தேன் உன் நினைவில்
நானே ஓஹோ உலகை தழுவும்
நள்ளிரவை போலே என்னுள்ளே
பரவும் ஆருயிரும் நீயே என்னை
மீட்டியே நீ இசையாக்கினாய்
உனை ஊற்றியே என் உயிர்
ஏற்றினாய்
Like a dew flower drenched in rain,
I drenched my heart in your thoughts.
Ooohoo.. like the midnight embracing the world,
You are the precious soul spreading inside me.
You plucked my strings and turned me into music.
You poured yourself into me and kindled my soul.
மின்னல் ஒரு
கோடி எந்தன் உயிர்
தேடி வந்ததே
ஓ லட்சம்
பல லட்சம் பூக்கள்
ஒன்றாகப் பூத்ததே
A ten million lightnings came searching for my soul.
Male: Ooooh... lakhs and several lakhs
Of flowers bloomed as one...
ஆஆ உன்
வார்த்தை தேன்
வார்த்ததே
மௌனம்
பேசியதே
குளிர்
தென்றல் வீசியதே
Aaahhh.. your words poured forth honey.
Male: Silence spoke.
Female: A cool breeze blew.
ஏழை தேடிய ராணி
நீ என் காதல் தேவதையே
ஐ லவ் யூ
You are the queen searched by a poor man, my goddess of love...
Female: I love you..
Minnal oru kodi endhan uyir thedi vandhadhae
A ten million lightnings came searching for my soul.
Ooooh….. latcham pala latcham
Ooooh... lakhs and several lakhs
Pookkal ondraaga pooththathae..Female :I love uu…
Of flowers bloomed as one... Female: I love you...
Un vaarthai thaen vaarthadhae
Your words poured forth honey.
Minnal oru kodi endhan uyir thedi vandhadhae
A ten million lightnings came searching for my soul.
Ooooh….. latcham pala latcham
Ooooh... lakhs and several lakhs
Pookkal ondraaga pooththathae..
Of flowers bloomed as one...
Un vaarthai thaen vaarthadhae
Your words poured forth honey.
Mounam pesiyathae
Silence spoke.
Kulir thendral veesiyathae
A cool breeze blew.
Yaezhai thediya raani nee en kaadhal dhevadhaiyae…
You are the queen searched by a poor man, my goddess of love...
Minnal oru kodi endhan uyir thedi vandhadhae
A ten million lightnings came searching for my soul.
Ooooh…..
Ooooh.....
Female: Ooaahhhhh…….haaaaaa..aaaaaaaaa
Female: Ooaahhhhh…….haaaaaa..aaaaaaaaa
Kulirum paniyum enai suduthae suduthae
The cold and frost burn me, oh they burn me.
Udalum uyirum ini thaniyae thaniyae
Body and soul are now alone, so alone.
Ooohh..kaaman nilavae enai aazhum azhagae
O Cupid's moon, the beauty that rules over me.
Uravae uravae indru sariyo pirivae
Oh beloved, is separation right today?
Thee aaginaal naan mazhaiyaagiren
If you become fire, I become rain.
Nee vaadinaal en uyir theigirenn…
If you wither, my life diminishes...
Ennnnnn…Ayul varai unthan payil uravada varugiren
I come to share a lifelong intimacy with you.
Ooohh…kaadhal varalaaru ezhudha en dhegam tharugiren
Ooooh... I surrender my body to write the history of love.
En vaarthai un vazhaikaiyae
My word is your life.
{Eh…eehhh..ehhh..eehhh..
{Eh…eehhh..ehhh..eehhh..
Eh…eehhh..ehhh..eehhh..} (2)
Eh…eehhh..ehhh..eehhh..} (2)
Mazhaiyil nanaiyum pani malarai polae
Like a dew flower drenched in rain,
En manadhai nanaithen un ninaivil naanae
I drenched my heart in your thoughts.
Ooohoo..ulagai thazhuvum nalliravai polae
Ooohoo.. like the midnight embracing the world,
En ullae paravum aaruyirum neeyae
You are the precious soul spreading inside me.
Enai meettiyae nee isaiyaakinaai
You plucked my strings and turned me into music.
Unai ootriyae en uyir yetrinaai
You poured yourself into me and kindled my soul.
Minnal oru kodi endhan uyir thedi vandhadhae
A ten million lightnings came searching for my soul.
Male :Ooooh….. latcham pala latcham
Male: Ooooh... lakhs and several lakhs
Pookkal ondraaga pooththathae..
Of flowers bloomed as one...
Aaahhh..un vaarthai thaen vaarthadhae
Aaahhh.. your words poured forth honey.
Male :Mounam pesiyathae
Male: Silence spoke.
Female :Kulir thendral veesiyathae
Female: A cool breeze blew.
Yaezhai thediya raani nee en kaadhal dhevadhaiyae…
You are the queen searched by a poor man, my goddess of love...
Female :I love uu..
Female: I love you..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Minnal Oru Kodi from the 1997 Tamil film V.I.P. is a celebratory romantic duet expressing the profound intoxication of finding true love. The lovers describe their emotional awakening through grand natural imagery—comparing love's sudden arrival to a crore (ten million) lightning strikes illuminating the soul and millions of flowers blooming at once. The lyrics highlight how intimacy makes even silence communicative and turns tender words into sweet honey. As the song progresses, the lovers vow complete devotion and emotional harmony. They complement each other's moods perfectly—if one burns like fire, the other becomes cooling rain. Through vivid metaphors of music, dew-drenched flowers, and midnight skies, the song conveys how love elevates individual souls into a unified, lifelong symphony.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (உருவகம்)
“Minnal oru kodi endhan uyir thedi vandhadhae”
Compares the sudden arrival of love searching for the soul to ten million lightning bolts.
Pun / Wordplay (சொல்லாட்சி / எதுகை-மோனை னயங்கள்)
“Un vaarthai thaen vaarthadhae”
Plays on the homophonic quality of 'vaarthai' (word) and 'thaen vaarthadhae' (poured honey).
Antithesis / Contrast (முரண் தொடை)
“Thee aaginaal naan mazhaiyaagiren”
Contrasts opposing elements (fire and rain) to symbolize harmony in love.
Simile (உவமை அணி)
“Mazhaiyil nanaiyum pani malarai polae”
Uses 'polae' (like/as) to compare the heart soaked in memories to a dew flower drenched in rain.
Metaphor (உருவகம்)
“Enai meettiyae nee isaiyaakinaai”
Compares the beloved's touch to a musician plucking strings and turning the speaker into music.
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Trivia
Minnal Oru Kodi was composed by Ranjit Barot for the 1997 Tamil hit film V.I.P., directed by D. Sabhapathi and starring Prabhu Deva, Abbas, Simran, and Rambha. sung by Hariharan and K. S. Chithra with lyrics by Vairamuthu, the song became a massive chartbuster across South India, praised for its fusion of modern western rhythm, synth arrangements, and energetic screen choreography.
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