Munimma
From Graghanam · 2017
- Lyricist
- Babu Ganesh
- Singer
- Sundharamurthy K S
- Music director
- Sundaramurthy KS
- Details
- Graghanam2017
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Aahaa muniyamma | Aha, Muniyamma! |
| Nee enthan kaniyamma | You are my sweet fruit, my girl! |
| Malligai kodiyamma | You are a jasmine vine, my girl! |
| Manathirkkul mazhaiyamma | You are rain inside my heart, my girl! |
| Margazhi panniyamma | You are the cold morning fog of Margazhi, my girl! |
| Male | |
| Naa naa naa naa na naanaaa naa | Naa naa naa naa na naanaaa naa |
| Naa naa naa naa na naanaaa naa | Naa naa naa naa na naanaaa naa |
| Kachan muchan vaazhkaiyila | In this chaotic and messy life, |
| Alachala pocha | Did it all turn into weariness and exhaustion? |
| Safe u illa seekarama | It is not safe; very soon, |
| Aappu than machan | You will get trapped, my friend! |
| Male | |
| Alatop ponnu solitalaenu | Just because she claims to be a high-class girl, |
| Pogadha pesa | Do not go to talk to her. |
| Konja neram konji pesi | By talking affectionately for a little while, |
| Karachidum kaasai | She will drain away all your money! |
| Male | |
| Thona thona nu | Blabbering continuously, |
| Mona mona nu | Mumbling repeatedly, |
| Pesura waste ah | Whatever you speak is a total waste! |
| Unna vittu oodidum da | Leaving you behind and running away, |
| Ulagam fast ah | This world moves so fast! |
| Male | |
| Thanni maari kudikuriyae | You drink alcohol as if it were water, |
| Saraku enna taste ah | Is booze really that tasty? |
| Body la naadi la | In your body and in your pulse, |
| Ratham oottam | The blood circulation, |
| Ninnudum fast ah | Will come to a halt very fast! |
| Fast ah fast ah… | Fast, fast... |
| Fast ah fast ah… | Fast, fast... |
| Male | |
| {Aahaa muniyamma | {Aha Muniyamma, |
| Nee enthan kaniyamma | You are my sweet fruit, my girl, |
| Malligai kodiyamma | You are a jasmine vine, my girl, |
| Margazhi panniyamma} (2) | Margazhi cold fog, my girl} (2) |
| Chorus | |
| Ooolooooooo…. | Ooolooooooo.... |
| Male | |
| Veenaga sanga than | In vain, blowing the conch shell, |
| Oothatha | Do not do it unnecessarily; |
| Beeraaga pongi than | Foaming up like beer, |
| Oodadha | Do not overflow! |
| Male | |
| Manasu aluthuthunu | Saying that the mind is stressed, |
| Sogusu thorathi varum | Luxury will come chasing after you; |
| Currency noteu ellam | All the currency notes, |
| Kadavulaaga maaripudum | Will turn into God! |
| Male | |
| Aruvadhu thaandi pona | Once you cross sixty years of age, |
| Peru enga irukkum | Where will your name and fame be? |
| Mookula panji irukkum | Cotton will be stuffed in your nose, |
| Athanaiyum mudinjirukkum | And everything will come to an end! |
| Male | |
| Ootta satta pocketu la | In a torn shirt pocket, |
| Coin potadhilla | No coin was ever saved; |
| Crack-u utta muttaiya pola | Just like a cracked egg, |
| Waste bucket-la | You will end up in a waste bucket! |
| Male | |
| Kachan muchan vaazhkaiyila | In this chaotic and messy life, |
| Alachala pocha | Did it all turn into weariness and exhaustion? |
| Safe u illa seekarama | It is not safe; very soon, |
| Aappu than machan | You will get trapped, my friend! |
| Male | |
| Alatop ponnu solitalaenu | Just because she claims to be a high-class girl, |
| Pogadha pesa | Do not go to talk to her. |
| Konja neram konji pesi | By talking affectionately for a little while, |
| Karachidum kaasai | She will drain away all your money! |
| Male | |
| Thona thona nu | Blabbering continuously, |
| Mona mona nu | Mumbling repeatedly, |
| Pesura waste ah | Whatever you speak is a total waste! |
| Unna vittu oodidum da | Leaving you behind and running away, |
| Ulagam fast ah | This world moves so fast! |
| Male | |
| Thanni maari kudikuriyae | You drink alcohol as if it were water, |
| Saraku enna taste ah | Is booze really that tasty? |
| Body la naadi la | In your body and in your pulse, |
| Ratham oottam | The blood circulation, |
| Ninnudum fast ah | Will come to a halt very fast! |
| Fast ah fast ah… | Fast, fast... |
| Fast ah fast ah… | Fast, fast... |
| Male | |
| {Aahaa muniyamma | {Aha Muniyamma, |
| Nee enthan kaniyamma | You are my sweet fruit, my girl, |
| Malligai kodiyamma | You are a jasmine vine, my girl, |
| Margazhi panniyamma} (2) | Margazhi cold fog, my girl} (2) |
ஆஹா முனியம்மா
நீ எந்தன் கனியம்மா
மல்லிகை கொடியம்மா
மனதிற்குள் மழையம்மா
மார்கழி பனியம்மா
Aha, Muniyamma!
You are my sweet fruit, my girl!
You are a jasmine vine, my girl!
You are rain inside my heart, my girl!
You are the cold morning fog of Margazhi, my girl!
............................
கச்சான் முச்சான்
வாழ்க்கையில
அலைச்சலா போச்சா
சேப்பு இல்ல சீக்கிரமா
ஆப்பு தான் மச்சான்
Naa naa naa naa na naanaaa naa
Naa naa naa naa na naanaaa naa
In this chaotic and messy life,
Did it all turn into weariness and exhaustion?
It is not safe; very soon,
You will get trapped, my friend!
அலடாப் பொண்ணு
சொல்லிடாலேன்னு
போகாத பேச கொஞ்ச
நேரம் கொஞ்சி பேசி
கரைச்சிடும் காசை
Just because she claims to be a high-class girl,
Do not go to talk to her.
By talking affectionately for a little while,
She will drain away all your money!
தொன தொன ன்னு
மொன மொன ன்னு
பேசுற வேஸ்ட்டா உன்ன
விட்டு ஓடிடும் டா உலகம்
பாஸ்ட்டா
Blabbering continuously,
Mumbling repeatedly,
Whatever you speak is a total waste!
Leaving you behind and running away,
This world moves so fast!
தண்ணி மாறி
குடிக்குறியே சரக்கு என்ன
டேஸ்டா பாடில நாடில
ரத்தம் ஓட்டம் நின்னுடும்
பாஸ்ட்டா பாஸ்ட்டா
பாஸ்ட்டா பாஸ்ட்டா
பாஸ்ட்டா
You drink alcohol as if it were water,
Is booze really that tasty?
In your body and in your pulse,
The blood circulation,
Will come to a halt very fast!
Fast, fast...
Fast, fast...
{ ஆஹா முனியம்மா
நீ எந்தன் கனியம்மா
மல்லிகை கொடியம்மா
மனதிற்குள் மழையம்மா
மார்கழி பனியம்மா } (2)
{Aha Muniyamma,
You are my sweet fruit, my girl,
You are a jasmine vine, my girl,
Margazhi cold fog, my girl} (2)
............................
Ooolooooooo....
வீணாக சங்க
தான் ஊதாத பீராக
பொங்கி தான் ஓடாத
In vain, blowing the conch shell,
Do not do it unnecessarily;
Foaming up like beer,
Do not overflow!
மனசு அலுத்துதுன்னு
சொகுசு தொரத்தி வரும்
கரன்சி நோட்டு எல்லாம்
கடவுளாக மாறி புடும்
Saying that the mind is stressed,
Luxury will come chasing after you;
All the currency notes,
Will turn into God!
அறுவது தாண்டி
போனா பேரு எங்க
இருக்கும் மூக்குல
பஞ்சி இருக்கும்
அத்தனையும்
முடிஞ்சிருக்கும்
Once you cross sixty years of age,
Where will your name and fame be?
Cotton will be stuffed in your nose,
And everything will come to an end!
ஓட்ட சட்ட
பாக்கெட்டுல காயின்
போட்டதில்ல கிராக்கு
உட்ட முட்டைய போல
வேஸ்ட் பக்கெட்ல
In a torn shirt pocket,
No coin was ever saved;
Just like a cracked egg,
You will end up in a waste bucket!
கச்சான் முச்சான்
வாழ்க்கையில அலைச்சலா
போச்சா சேப்பு இல்ல சீக்கிரமா
ஆப்பு தான் மச்சான்
In this chaotic and messy life,
Did it all turn into weariness and exhaustion?
It is not safe; very soon,
You will get trapped, my friend!
அலடாப் பொண்ணு
சொல்லிடாலேன்னு போகாத
பேச கொஞ்ச நேரம் கொஞ்சி
பேசி கரைச்சிடும் காசை
Just because she claims to be a high-class girl,
Do not go to talk to her.
By talking affectionately for a little while,
She will drain away all your money!
தொன தொன ன்னு
மொன மொன ன்னு பேசுற
வேஸ்ட்டா உன்ன விட்டு
ஓடிடும் டா உலகம்
பாஸ்ட்டா
Blabbering continuously,
Mumbling repeatedly,
Whatever you speak is a total waste!
Leaving you behind and running away,
This world moves so fast!
தண்ணி மாறி
குடிக்குறியே சரக்கு என்ன
டேஸ்டா பாடில நாடில
ரத்தம் ஓட்டம் நின்னுடும்
பாஸ்ட்டா பாஸ்ட்டா
பாஸ்ட்டா பாஸ்ட்டா
பாஸ்ட்டா
You drink alcohol as if it were water,
Is booze really that tasty?
In your body and in your pulse,
The blood circulation,
Will come to a halt very fast!
Fast, fast...
Fast, fast...
{ ஆஹா முனியம்மா
நீ எந்தன் கனியம்மா
மல்லிகை கொடியம்மா
மனதிற்குள் மழையம்மா
மார்கழி பனியம்மா } (2)
{Aha Muniyamma,
You are my sweet fruit, my girl,
You are a jasmine vine, my girl,
Margazhi cold fog, my girl} (2)
Aahaa muniyamma
Aha, Muniyamma!
Nee enthan kaniyamma
You are my sweet fruit, my girl!
Malligai kodiyamma
You are a jasmine vine, my girl!
Manathirkkul mazhaiyamma
You are rain inside my heart, my girl!
Margazhi panniyamma
You are the cold morning fog of Margazhi, my girl!
Naa naa naa naa na naanaaa naa
Naa naa naa naa na naanaaa naa
Naa naa naa naa na naanaaa naa
Naa naa naa naa na naanaaa naa
Kachan muchan vaazhkaiyila
In this chaotic and messy life,
Alachala pocha
Did it all turn into weariness and exhaustion?
Safe u illa seekarama
It is not safe; very soon,
Aappu than machan
You will get trapped, my friend!
Alatop ponnu solitalaenu
Just because she claims to be a high-class girl,
Pogadha pesa
Do not go to talk to her.
Konja neram konji pesi
By talking affectionately for a little while,
Karachidum kaasai
She will drain away all your money!
Thona thona nu
Blabbering continuously,
Mona mona nu
Mumbling repeatedly,
Pesura waste ah
Whatever you speak is a total waste!
Unna vittu oodidum da
Leaving you behind and running away,
Ulagam fast ah
This world moves so fast!
Thanni maari kudikuriyae
You drink alcohol as if it were water,
Saraku enna taste ah
Is booze really that tasty?
Body la naadi la
In your body and in your pulse,
Ratham oottam
The blood circulation,
Ninnudum fast ah
Will come to a halt very fast!
Fast ah fast ah…
Fast, fast...
Fast ah fast ah…
Fast, fast...
{Aahaa muniyamma
{Aha Muniyamma,
Nee enthan kaniyamma
You are my sweet fruit, my girl,
Malligai kodiyamma
You are a jasmine vine, my girl,
Margazhi panniyamma} (2)
Margazhi cold fog, my girl} (2)
Ooolooooooo….
Ooolooooooo....
Veenaga sanga than
In vain, blowing the conch shell,
Oothatha
Do not do it unnecessarily;
Beeraaga pongi than
Foaming up like beer,
Oodadha
Do not overflow!
Manasu aluthuthunu
Saying that the mind is stressed,
Sogusu thorathi varum
Luxury will come chasing after you;
Currency noteu ellam
All the currency notes,
Kadavulaaga maaripudum
Will turn into God!
Aruvadhu thaandi pona
Once you cross sixty years of age,
Peru enga irukkum
Where will your name and fame be?
Mookula panji irukkum
Cotton will be stuffed in your nose,
Athanaiyum mudinjirukkum
And everything will come to an end!
Ootta satta pocketu la
In a torn shirt pocket,
Coin potadhilla
No coin was ever saved;
Crack-u utta muttaiya pola
Just like a cracked egg,
Waste bucket-la
You will end up in a waste bucket!
Kachan muchan vaazhkaiyila
In this chaotic and messy life,
Alachala pocha
Did it all turn into weariness and exhaustion?
Safe u illa seekarama
It is not safe; very soon,
Aappu than machan
You will get trapped, my friend!
Alatop ponnu solitalaenu
Just because she claims to be a high-class girl,
Pogadha pesa
Do not go to talk to her.
Konja neram konji pesi
By talking affectionately for a little while,
Karachidum kaasai
She will drain away all your money!
Thona thona nu
Blabbering continuously,
Mona mona nu
Mumbling repeatedly,
Pesura waste ah
Whatever you speak is a total waste!
Unna vittu oodidum da
Leaving you behind and running away,
Ulagam fast ah
This world moves so fast!
Thanni maari kudikuriyae
You drink alcohol as if it were water,
Saraku enna taste ah
Is booze really that tasty?
Body la naadi la
In your body and in your pulse,
Ratham oottam
The blood circulation,
Ninnudum fast ah
Will come to a halt very fast!
Fast ah fast ah…
Fast, fast...
Fast ah fast ah…
Fast, fast...
{Aahaa muniyamma
{Aha Muniyamma,
Nee enthan kaniyamma
You are my sweet fruit, my girl,
Malligai kodiyamma
You are a jasmine vine, my girl,
Margazhi panniyamma} (2)
Margazhi cold fog, my girl} (2)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This track blends elements of traditional Tamil Gaana street music with existential commentary and raw life advice. On the surface, it opens with a playful chorus addressed to 'Muniyamma', describing her using romantic poetic imagery like jasmine vines and winter fog. However, it quickly transitions into a stark philosophical reality check about the fast-paced modern world, modern lifestyle traps, and financial splurging on superficial relationships.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Aahaa muniyamma / Nee enthan kaniyamma / Malligai kodiyamma”
The repetitive ending suffix 'amma' across the opening lines creates a rhythmic end-rhyme structure common in Tamil Gaana music.
Rettai Kilavi / Onomatopoeia
“Thona thona nu / Mona mona nu”
'Thona thona' and 'Mona mona' are echoic words mimicking endless, repetitive, useless chatter.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Crack-u utta muttaiya pola / Waste bucket-la”
Comparing a wasted life to a cracked egg thrown uselessly into a dustbin.
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Beeraaga pongi than / Oodadha”
Comparing human ego and excitement overflowing out of control to beer foam.
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Trivia
'Graghanam' (meaning Eclipse) is an unreleased/delayed Tamil neo-noir supernatural thriller directed by Elan. The song prominently features Chennai street-smart slang (Gaana vernacular) mixed with existential themes about mortality.
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