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Lyrics & meaning

Munimma

From Graghanam · 2017

Lyricist
Babu Ganesh
Singer
Sundharamurthy K S
Music director
Sundaramurthy KS
Movie name
Graghanam
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
15 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aahaa muniyamma
Nee enthan kaniyamma
Malligai kodiyamma
Manathirkkul mazhaiyamma
Margazhi panniyamma
Naa naa naa naa na naanaaa naa
Naa naa naa naa na naanaaa naa
Kachan muchan vaazhkaiyila
Alachala pocha
Safe u illa seekarama
Aappu than machan
Alatop ponnu solitalaenu
Pogadha pesa
Konja neram konji pesi
Karachidum kaasai
Thona thona nu
Mona mona nu
Pesura waste ah
Unna vittu oodidum da
Ulagam fast ah
Thanni maari kudikuriyae
Saraku enna taste ah
Body la naadi la
Ratham oottam
Ninnudum fast ah
Fast ah fast ah…
Fast ah fast ah…
{Aahaa muniyamma
Nee enthan kaniyamma
Malligai kodiyamma
Margazhi panniyamma} (2)
Ooolooooooo….
Veenaga sanga than
Oothatha
Beeraaga pongi than
Oodadha
Manasu aluthuthunu
Sogusu thorathi varum
Currency noteu ellam
Kadavulaaga maaripudum
Aruvadhu thaandi pona
Peru enga irukkum
Mookula panji irukkum
Athanaiyum mudinjirukkum
Ootta satta pocketu la
Coin potadhilla
Crack-u utta muttaiya pola
Waste bucket-la
Kachan muchan vaazhkaiyila
Alachala pocha
Safe u illa seekarama
Aappu than machan
Alatop ponnu solitalaenu
Pogadha pesa
Konja neram konji pesi
Karachidum kaasai
Thona thona nu
Mona mona nu
Pesura waste ah
Unna vittu oodidum da
Ulagam fast ah
Thanni maari kudikuriyae
Saraku enna taste ah
Body la naadi la
Ratham oottam
Ninnudum fast ah
Fast ah fast ah…
Fast ah fast ah…
{Aahaa muniyamma
Nee enthan kaniyamma
Malligai kodiyamma
Margazhi panniyamma} (2)
Ah, Muniyamma!
You are my sweet fruit!
A tender jasmine vine, my dear!
A soothing rain inside my heart, my dear!
The winter mist of Margazhi, my dear!
Na na na na na naanaa aa na
Na na na na na naanaa aa na
In this chaotic, tangled life,
has all the wandering ended?
It is not safe at all, soon enough
trouble will trap you, my friend!
Just because a fancy girl spoke to you,
do not rush to chat with her!
By sweet-talking for a little while,
she will drain all your money!
Constantly nagging,
endlessly mumbling,
it is a total waste to talk!
Leaving you far behind,
the world will race ahead fast!
You drink it down like water,
is booze really that tasty?
In your body and in your pulse,
the flow of your blood
will come to a halt fast!
Fast, so fast...
Fast, so fast...
Ah, Muniyamma!
You are my sweet fruit!
A tender jasmine vine, my dear!
The winter mist of Margazhi, my dear!
Ooloo oooo ooo...
Without any reason,
do not blow the conch!
Foaming up like beer,
do not run and spill over!
Thinking your heart is burdened,
luxury comes chasing you,
and all the paper money
turns into God!
Once you cross sixty,
where will your name be?
There will only be cotton in your nose,
and everything will be over!
In a torn shirt's pocket,
you never dropped a coin;
like a cracked egg,
you end up in the trash bin!
In this chaotic, tangled life,
has all the wandering ended?
It is not safe at all, soon enough
trouble will trap you, my friend!
Just because a fancy girl spoke to you,
do not rush to chat with her!
By sweet-talking for a little while,
she will drain all your money!
Constantly nagging,
endlessly mumbling,
it is a total waste to talk!
Leaving you far behind,
the world will race ahead fast!
You drink it down like water,
is booze really that tasty?
In your body and in your pulse,
the flow of your blood
will come to a halt fast!
Fast, so fast...
Fast, so fast...
Ah, Muniyamma!
You are my sweet fruit!
A tender jasmine vine, my dear!
The winter mist of Margazhi, my dear!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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