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Minnalgal Koothadum

From Polladhavan · 2007

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singers
Karthik, Bombay Jayashree
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Polladhavan
Movie release year
2007
Lyrics added on
7 Mar 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Minnalgal koothaadum mazhai kaalam
Veethiyil engengum kudai kolam
En munnae nee vanthaai konja neram
En vizhi engum poo kaalam
Udal kothithadhae uyir mithanthadhae
Hiyo athu enaku pidithathadi
Edai kurainthadhae thookam tholainthadhae
Hiyo paithiyamae pidithathadi
…………………………………………..
Muthal murai en viral pookal parithadhu thottathilae
Thalaiyanai uraiyil sweet dreams palithadhu thookathilae
Kaalai theneer kuzhambaai mithanthadhu sotrukullae
Kirukan endroru peyarum kidaithadhu veetukulae
Kaadhali oru vagai nyabaga marathi
Kanmunnae nadapathu maranthidumae
Vavaalai pol naamum ulagam maari
Thalaikeezhaga thoongidumae
Udal kothithadhae uyir mithanthadhae
Hiyo athu enaku pidithathada
Edai kuraiyavae thookam tholaiyavae
Hiyo paithiyamae pidikiradhae
………………………………………….
En per ketaal un per sonnen pathatathilae
Pakathu veetil kolam poten kuzhapathilae
Kaadhal kavithai vaangi padithen kirakathilae
Oh kutti poonaiku mutham koduthen mayakathilae
…………………………………………..
………………………………………………
Kaadhalum oruvagai bothai thaanae
Ullukul veri yetrum pei pola
Yen intha thollai endru thalli ponaai
Punnagai seithu konjum thaai pola
Udal kothithadhae uyir mithanthadhae
Hiyo athu enaku pidithathada
Edai kurainthadhae thookam tholainthadhae
Hiyo paithiyamae pidithathada
...
It is a rainy season where lightnings dance,
On the streets everywhere, umbrellas form patterns like kolam.
You came before me for a brief moment,
And a season of blossoms filled my eyes everywhere.
My body boiled, my soul floated away,
Oh my, girl, I loved that feeling!
I lost my weight, I lost my sleep,
Oh my, girl, madness took hold of me!
...
For the first time, my fingers plucked flowers in the garden,
Sweet dreams written on the pillowcase came true in my sleep.
Morning tea floated like curry into my rice,
And I earned the title of a crazy man inside my house.
Being in love is a kind of forgetfulness,
It makes us forget what happens right in front of us.
Like bats, our world turns upside down,
And we sleep hanging upside down.
My body boiled, my soul floated away,
Oh my, boy, I loved that feeling!
As my weight dropped and sleep was lost,
Oh my, madness is taking hold of me!
...
When asked my name, I said your name in my panic,
I drew the kolam at the neighbor's house in my confusion.
I bought and read love poems in my dizzy spell,
Oh, I gave a kiss to a little kitten in my infatuation.
...
...
Love is also a kind of intoxication, isn't it?
Like a spirit that stirs up madness within.
You asked why this trouble and pushed me away,
Yet coaxed me with a smile like a mother.
My body boiled, my soul floated away,
Oh my, boy, I loved that feeling!
I lost my weight, I lost my sleep,
Oh my, boy, madness took hold of me!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song vividly captures the sweet madness, hilarious blunders, and physical sensations of falling in love for the first time. The protagonist describes how romance distorts reality, making them mix up morning tea with rice, draw patterns on the wrong doorstep, and forget their own name. Love is portrayed as a delightful intoxication that turns one's world completely upside down like a bat hanging from a tree, bringing sleepless nights and weight loss that are nonetheless deeply cherished.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

“En per ketaal un per sonnen pathatathilae...”

Lines 24 through 27 consistently end with the suffix '-athilae' (pathatathilae, kuzhapathilae, kirakathilae, mayakathilae), creating a rhythmic flow.

Upamai (Simile)

“Vavaalai pol naamum ulagam maari”

Compares lovers seeing the world upside down to bats hanging inverted from branches ('Vavaalai pol').

Upamai (Simile)

“Ullukul veri yetrum pei pola / Punnagai seithu konjum thaai pola”

Compares love's overwhelming madness to an inner ghost/spirit ('pei pola') and a comforting mother ('thaai pola').

Hyperbole (Exaggeration)

“Udal kothithadhae uyir mithanthadhae / Kaalai theneer kuzhambaai mithanthadhu sotrukullae”

Exaggerates the physical symptoms of love, describing the body boiling, soul floating, and morning tea floating over rice.

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Trivia

This track is featured in the 2007 Tamil action-drama film 'Polladhavan', directed by Vetrimaaran in his directorial debut and starring Dhanush. The soundtrack was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, and this particular song highlights the innocent, comical side of early romantic obsession.

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