Mohini
From Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai · 2016
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- D. Sathyaprakash
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai2016
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| ……………………….. | |
| Male | |
| Mohini mannil vandhu | The enchantress has descended upon the earth, |
| Enna seiya pogiralo | I wonder what she is going to do. |
| Yengum ilam nenjai koidhu | Plucking the yearning young hearts, |
| Yelam vida pogiralo | Is she going to auction them off? |
| Male | |
| Thaen Thuligal paarvai aanal | If her glance turns into drops of honey, |
| Paarkum porul ennavagum | What will happen to the objects she beholds? |
| Indha nodi vaazhndhuvitten | I have lived for this very moment, |
| Aayul ini ketka maten | I will not ask for any further lifetime. |
| Chorus | |
| ……………………….. | |
| Male | |
| Mohini mannil vandhu | The enchantress has descended upon the earth, |
| Enna seiya pogiralo | I wonder what she is going to do. |
| Yengum ilam nenjai koidhu | Plucking the yearning young hearts, |
| Yelam vida pogiralo | Is she going to auction them off? |
| Male | |
| Thoongavillai orr iravu | I did not sleep for a single night, |
| Dhoorathilae paal nilavu | While the milky moon shone in the distance. |
| Idhayam muzhudhum un mugam | My entire heart is filled with your face, |
| Idhalum padhindha nyabagam | And the memory of your lips pressed. |
| Male | |
| Elaam ellam | Everything, everything, |
| Nodi neram dhaanae | Was just a matter of a single moment. |
| Polla polla kanavu | A wicked, wicked dream, |
| Male | |
| Endrae kanden | Is what I realized it was. |
| Adhan pinbu naanae | Only after that, |
| Agaalam andru dhaan | Did time become unearthly that day. |
| Chorus | |
| ……………………….. | |
| Male | |
| Vennilavu megathilae | Oh girl who disappeared, |
| Maraivathu pol maraindhavalae | Like the white moon hiding behind the clouds, |
| Veliyae varum naal naalaiya | Is tomorrow the day you come out, |
| Ulagam urangum velaiya | At the time when the entire world sleeps? |
| Male | |
| Varanum varanum | You must come, you must come, |
| Enakagavae nee | Just for my sake, you must come. |
| Idhayam idhayam muzhudhum | Entirely within my heart, my heart, |
| Male | |
| Eriyum eriyum | It burns and burns, |
| Anaiyadha thee thee | An unextinguishable fire, fire, |
| En deva thoodham nee | You are my divine angel. |
| Chorus | |
| ……………………….. | |
| Male | |
| Mohini mannil vandhu | The enchantress has descended upon the earth, |
| Enna seiya pogiralo | I wonder what she is going to do. |
| Yengum ilam nenjai koidhu | Plucking the yearning young hearts, |
| Yelam vida pogiralo | Is she going to auction them off? |
| Male | |
| Thaen Thuligal paarvai aanal | If her glance turns into drops of honey, |
| Paarkum porul ennavagum | What will happen to the objects she beholds? |
| Indha nodi vaazhndhuvitten | I have lived for this very moment, |
| Aayul ini ketka maten..ae…… | I will not ask for any further lifetime. |
| Chorus | |
| ……………………….. | |
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மோகினி மண்ணில்
வந்து என்ன செய்யப்
போகிறாளோ ஏங்கும் இளம்
நெஞ்சைக் கொய்து ஏலம்
விடப் போகிறாளோ
The enchantress has descended upon the earth,
I wonder what she is going to do.
Plucking the yearning young hearts,
Is she going to auction them off?
தேன் துளிகள்
பார்வை ஆனால் பார்க்கும்
பொருள் என்னவாகும்
இந்த நொடி வாழ்ந்து
விட்டேன் ஆயுள் இனி
கேட்க மாட்டேன்
If her glance turns into drops of honey,
What will happen to the objects she beholds?
I have lived for this very moment,
I will not ask for any further lifetime.
...................................
மோகினி மண்ணில்
வந்து என்ன செய்யப்
போகிறாளோ ஏங்கும் இளம்
நெஞ்சைக் கொய்து ஏலம்
விடப் போகிறாளோ
The enchantress has descended upon the earth,
I wonder what she is going to do.
Plucking the yearning young hearts,
Is she going to auction them off?
தூங்கவில்லை
ஓர் இரவு தூரத்திலே
பால் நிலவு இதயம்
முழுதும் உன் முகம்
இதழும் பதிந்த ஞாபகம்
I did not sleep for a single night,
While the milky moon shone in the distance.
My entire heart is filled with your face,
And the memory of your lips pressed.
எல்லாம் எல்லாம்
நொடி நேரம்தானே பொல்லா
பொல்லாக் கனவு
Everything, everything,
Was just a matter of a single moment.
A wicked, wicked dream,
என்றே கண்டேன்
அதன் பின்பு நானே
அகாலம் அன்றுதான்
Is what I realized it was.
Only after that,
Did time become unearthly that day.
...................................
வெண்ணிலவு
மேகத்திலே மறைவது
போல் மறைந்தவளே
வெளியே வரும் நாள்
நாளையா உலகம் உறங்கும்
வேளையா
Oh girl who disappeared,
Like the white moon hiding behind the clouds,
Is tomorrow the day you come out,
At the time when the entire world sleeps?
வரணும் வரணும்
எனக்காகவே நீ இதயம்
இதயம் முழுதும்
You must come, you must come,
Just for my sake, you must come.
Entirely within my heart, my heart,
எரியும் எரியும்
அணையாத தீ தீ
என் தேவ தூதம் நீ
It burns and burns,
An unextinguishable fire, fire,
You are my divine angel.
...................................
மோகினி மண்ணில்
வந்து என்ன செய்யப்
போகிறாளோ ஏங்கும் இளம்
நெஞ்சைக் கொய்து ஏலம்
விடப் போகிறாளோ
The enchantress has descended upon the earth,
I wonder what she is going to do.
Plucking the yearning young hearts,
Is she going to auction them off?
தேன் துளிகள்
பார்வை ஆனால் பார்க்கும்
பொருள் என்னவாகும்
இந்த நொடி வாழ்ந்து
விட்டேன் ஆயுள் இனி
கேட்க மாட்டேன் ஏ
If her glance turns into drops of honey,
What will happen to the objects she beholds?
I have lived for this very moment,
I will not ask for any further lifetime.
...................................
………………………..
Mohini mannil vandhu
The enchantress has descended upon the earth,
Enna seiya pogiralo
I wonder what she is going to do.
Yengum ilam nenjai koidhu
Plucking the yearning young hearts,
Yelam vida pogiralo
Is she going to auction them off?
Thaen Thuligal paarvai aanal
If her glance turns into drops of honey,
Paarkum porul ennavagum
What will happen to the objects she beholds?
Indha nodi vaazhndhuvitten
I have lived for this very moment,
Aayul ini ketka maten
I will not ask for any further lifetime.
………………………..
Mohini mannil vandhu
The enchantress has descended upon the earth,
Enna seiya pogiralo
I wonder what she is going to do.
Yengum ilam nenjai koidhu
Plucking the yearning young hearts,
Yelam vida pogiralo
Is she going to auction them off?
Thoongavillai orr iravu
I did not sleep for a single night,
Dhoorathilae paal nilavu
While the milky moon shone in the distance.
Idhayam muzhudhum un mugam
My entire heart is filled with your face,
Idhalum padhindha nyabagam
And the memory of your lips pressed.
Elaam ellam
Everything, everything,
Nodi neram dhaanae
Was just a matter of a single moment.
Polla polla kanavu
A wicked, wicked dream,
Endrae kanden
Is what I realized it was.
Adhan pinbu naanae
Only after that,
Agaalam andru dhaan
Did time become unearthly that day.
………………………..
Vennilavu megathilae
Oh girl who disappeared,
Maraivathu pol maraindhavalae
Like the white moon hiding behind the clouds,
Veliyae varum naal naalaiya
Is tomorrow the day you come out,
Ulagam urangum velaiya
At the time when the entire world sleeps?
Varanum varanum
You must come, you must come,
Enakagavae nee
Just for my sake, you must come.
Idhayam idhayam muzhudhum
Entirely within my heart, my heart,
Eriyum eriyum
It burns and burns,
Anaiyadha thee thee
An unextinguishable fire, fire,
En deva thoodham nee
You are my divine angel.
………………………..
Mohini mannil vandhu
The enchantress has descended upon the earth,
Enna seiya pogiralo
I wonder what she is going to do.
Yengum ilam nenjai koidhu
Plucking the yearning young hearts,
Yelam vida pogiralo
Is she going to auction them off?
Thaen Thuligal paarvai aanal
If her glance turns into drops of honey,
Paarkum porul ennavagum
What will happen to the objects she beholds?
Indha nodi vaazhndhuvitten
I have lived for this very moment,
Aayul ini ketka maten..ae……
I will not ask for any further lifetime.
………………………..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song expresses the overwhelming fascination and adoration of a lover for his beloved, comparing her arrival to that of a Mohini (a mythical enchantress) on Earth. He feels that even a single gaze from her sweetens the world around her like honey, and experiencing her love for just a moment makes his entire life feel complete and worthwhile, leaving him with no further desire for longevity. As he reflects on sleepless nights and vivid memories of her affection, he grapples with the sorrow of her sudden absence, comparing her disappearance to a moon hiding behind clouds. He urgently pleads for her return, describing her as an eternal, unextinguishable flame burning within his heart and declaring her to be his divine angel. Penning these lyrics, Na. Muthu Kumar masterfully balances euphoric romantic devotion with the poignant ache of longing.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (உருவகம் - Uruvagam)
“Mohini mannil vandhu”
Compares the beloved to a Mohini (an enchantress) who mesmerizes and captures young hearts.
Metaphor (உருவகம் - Uruvagam)
“Thaen Thuligal paarvai aanal”
Compares the beloved's gentle gaze to sweet drops of honey.
Simile (உவமை - Uvamai)
“Vennilavu megathilae Maraivathu pol maraindhavalae”
Compares the girl's sudden departure/disappearance to the white moon hiding behind clouds.
Repetition (அடுக்குத்தொடர் - Adukkuthodar)
“Polla polla kanavu / Varanum varanum / Anaiyadha thee thee”
Repetition of words like 'polla', 'varanum', and 'thee' to heighten the emotional intensity of longing.
Alliteration (மோனை - Monai)
“Idhayam muzhudhum / Idhalum padhindha”
Repetition of initial consonants/sounds to produce rhythmic harmony across lines.
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Trivia
'Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai' (2016) is a musical romantic drama directed by Mithran Jawahar, serving as the official Tamil remake of the acclaimed 2012 Malayalam hit 'Thattathin Marayathu'. The film's musical score was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, and the lyrics were penned by the late National Award-winning poet Na. Muthu Kumar.
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