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Minsaara Poovae Pen Poovae

From Padaiyappa · 1999

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Sreenivas, Sriram, Nithyashree Mahadevan
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Padaiyappa
Movie release year
1999
Lyrics added on
11 Jan 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Minsaara poovae pen poovae
Mei theenda vendum
Ennodu vaaraai
En aasai osaikelaai} (2)
Maalaiyil pon maarbinil
Naan thuyil kolla vendum
Kaalaiyil un kangalil
Naan veyil kaayavendum
Sakiyae.. sakiyae.. sakiyae
En meesaikum aasaikum
Poosaikum nee veendum
Minsaaraa kannaa
En mannaa
En aanai kettu
En pinnae vaaraai
En aasai osai kelaai
Koondhalil vizhum pookkalai
Nee madhiyendha vendum
Naan vidum perumoochilae
Nee kulir kaaya vendum
Madanaa..madanaa.. madanaa
En poovukkum thevaikkum
Sevaikkum nee vendum
Minsaaraa kannaa..aaaaaaahhh..
Oru aanukku yezhudhiya
Ilakkanam unniddhathil kanden
En paadhathil pallikolla
Unakkoru anumadhi thanden
Oru aanukku yezhudhiya
Ilakkanam unniddhathil kanden
En paadhathil pallikolla
Unakkoru anumadhi thanden
En aadaithaangikolla
En koondhal yendhikolla
Unakkoru vaaippallavaaaa…
Naan unda michapaalai
Nee undu vaazhdhu vandhaal
Mothchangal unakkallavaaaaahhh…
Vaanam vandhu valaikiradhae
Vanangida vaa
Minsaara poovae pen poovae
Mei theenda vendum
Ennodu vaaraai
En aasai osaikelaai
Kanna aaaah aaah…kanna aaaah aaah…
Vennilavai thatithati
Seidhu vaitha sirpam ondrukanden
Adan vizhigalil vazhivadhu
Amudhalla visham endru kanden
Adan nizhalaiyum thoduvadhu
Pazhiyendru vilagivitten.. aaaahhhhh..aaaaaaahhh
Vaan vizhiyaal valai virithaai
Vanjanai velaadhu
Valaigalilae meen sikkalaam
Thanneer endrum sikkaadhu
Vaa endraal naal varudhillai
Po endraal naan maraivadhillai
Idhu nee naan endra potti alla
Nee aanaiyitu soodikolla
Aangal yaarum pookkal alla
Minsaaraa kannaa
En mannaa
En aanai kettu
En pinnae vaaraai
En aasai osai kelaai
Thoomtha thakita thakida
Tha thathinna
Thathikidathom..thathikidathom..
Thathikidathom
Female :aaaaahaaaahhaaaaahhh….
Tha thakida thom
Tha thakida thom
Theem thakida thom
Theem thakida thom
Female :aaaaahaaaahhaaaaahhh….
Thomthathakita thathakita
Thathakita.. thathakita
Thakita thom ..thakita thom
Thakita
Female :aaaaahaaaahhaaaaahhh….
{Thagatheme thathathom
Thagatheme thathathom
Thagatheme thathathom
Thagatheme thagatheme
Thagatheme}(2)
Female :aaaaahaaaahhaaaaahhh….
Thoomkita thakathina thommm…
Female : Minsara kannaa……..
Minsaara kannaaaa……
Electric flower, beautiful woman,
I yearn to touch your body.
Come along with me,
and listen to the sound of my desire.
In the evening, upon your golden chest,
I wish to fall asleep.
In the morning, in your eyes,
I wish to bask in the sunlight.
My dear friend... my companion... my love,
for my moustache, for my passions,
and for my worship, I need you.
My electric Krishna,
my king,
obey my command
and follow behind me.
Listen to the sound of my desire.
The flowers that fall from my hair,
you must gather respectfully in your lap.
In the deep sighs that I breathe out,
you must warm yourself from the chill.
O God of Love... my charmer... my lover,
for my beauty, for my desires,
and to serve me, I need you.
My electric Krishna... ah...
The true ideal written for a man,
I saw it in you.
To lie at my feet,
I grant you permission.
The true ideal written for a man,
I saw it in you.
To lie at my feet,
I grant you permission.
To hold up my dress,
to carry my long hair,
isn't that a rare privilege for you?
If you live drinking the leftover milk
that I have tasted,
won't ultimate salvation be yours?
Even the sky bends low before me,
so come and bow down.
Electric flower, beautiful woman,
I yearn to touch your body.
Come along with me,
and listen to the sound of my desire.
Krishna... ah... Krishna... ah...
I saw a statue sculpted
by carving out of the white moon.
Yet flowing from its eyes,
I saw not nectar, but deadly poison.
Realizing that touching even its shadow
would be a sin, I stepped away... ah...
With your heavenly eyes, you spread a net,
but deceit will never win.
A fish might get caught in a net,
but water can never be trapped.
Daylight does not come just because you call it,
and I will not disappear just because you tell me to leave.
This is not a competition between you and me;
for you to command and wear in your hair,
men are not flowers!
My electric Krishna,
my king,
obey my command
and follow behind me.
Listen to the sound of my desire.
Dhoom tha thakida thakida
Tha thaththinna
Thadhikidathom... thadhikidathom...
Thadhikidathom
Female: Aaaaah...
Tha thakida thom
Tha thakida thom
Dheem thakida thom
Dheem thakida thom
Female: Aaaaah...
Thom tha thakida tha thakida
Tha thakida... tha thakida
Thakida thom... thakida thom
Thakida
Female: Aaaaah...
{Thakadheeme thaththathom
Thakadheeme thaththathom
Thakadheeme thaththathom
Thakadheeme thakadheeme
Thakadheeme} (2)
Female: Aaaaah...
Dhoomkida thakathinna thom...
Female: My electric Krishna...
My electric Krishna...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Minsaara Poove is a dramatic, high-energy classical musical duel from the film Padaiyappa (1999), composed by A.R. Rahman with lyrics by Vairamuthu. The song represents an intense clash of egos between the arrogant antagonist Neelambari (who demands absolute submission from the man she desires) and the hero Padaiyappa (who rejects her arrogance and asserts his self-respect).

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

Minsaara poovae pen poovae

Neelambari compares herself to an electric flower ('Minsaara Poove') and Padaiyappa compares her eyes to a trap ('Valai') and himself to untamable water ('Thanneer').

Contrast / Antithesis

Amudhalla visham endru kanden

Padaiyappa contrasts sweet ambrosia ('Amudhu') with poison ('Visham') to reveal the destructive nature behind Neelambari's beauty.

Emoni / Rhyme (Monai and Ethirai)

Vaanam vandhu valaikiradhae / Vanangida vaa

Use of second-letter rhyming (Ethirai) across lines such as 'Vaanam' and 'Vanangida', creating rhythmic flow in classic Tamil poetic meters.

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Trivia

Composed by A.R. Rahman, 'Minsaara Poove' is sung in the classical Carnatic raga Hamsadhwani, blended with dynamic Western orchestration. Nithyasree Mahadevan provided the powerful lead classical vocals for Neelambari (played by Ramya Krishnan), while Srinivas sang for Rajinikanth's character.

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