Munthana Sela Thindaduthu
From Nenjil Oru Ragam · 1982
- Lyricist
- T. Rajendar
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- T. Rajendar
- Details
- Nenjil Oru Ragam1982
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Hae….hae….hae….hae….hae…hae… | Hey... hey... hey... hey... hey... hey... |
| Haa munthaana sela thindaaduthu | Ah, the loose end of the saree struggles! |
| Mogaththil aasa thallaaduthu | Desire sways and stumbles in infatuation! |
| Munthaana sela thindaaduthu | The loose end of the saree struggles! |
| Mogaththil aasa thallaaduthu | Desire sways and stumbles in infatuation! |
| Male | |
| Ennenna sugamo aaththaadi | Oh my goodness, what sheer delight! |
| Ada engae nee pora kooththaadi | Hey dancer, where are you going? |
| Ada ennenna sugamo aaththaadi | Oh my goodness, what sheer delight! |
| Engae nee pora kooththaadi | Where are you going, dancer? |
| Male | |
| Ro ro ro ro ro | Ro ro ro ro ro |
| Raa raa raa raa raa raa raa | Raa raa raa raa raa raa raa |
| Hae shoo shoo shoo shoo shoo shoo | Hey shoo shoo shoo shoo shoo shoo |
| Ada yae yae yae yae yae yae haei | Hey yae yae yae yae yae yae hey! |
| Male | |
| Thoondil veru meenu endruthaanae solluvaanga | People usually say that the fishing hook and the fish are separate things, |
| Ada kannae meenaachchu paarvai thoondilaachchu | But oh dear, your eye became the fish and your glance became the hook, |
| Rendum saernthaachchu | And both of them merged as one! |
| Male | |
| Maanaa madhura malliyappoo | Is it a jasmine flower from Manaamadurai? |
| Needhaanaa varuvathu ennaalu | Is it really you? Which day will you come to me? |
| Maanaa madhura malliyappoo | Is it a jasmine flower from Manaamadurai? |
| Needhaanaa varuvathu ennaalu | Is it really you? Which day will you come to me? |
| Male | |
| Yae maanae thaenae poovae vaa | Hey my deer, my honey, my flower, come to me! |
| Yae maanae thaenae poovae vaa | Hey my deer, my honey, my flower, come to me! |
| Male | |
| Ada munthaana sela thindaaduthu | Oh, the loose end of the saree struggles! |
| Mogaththil aasa thallaaduthu | Desire sways and stumbles in infatuation! |
| Male | |
| Jaadai ennum medai yaera paadha pottu sirichchavalae | She who put a dot on her forehead and smiled to step onto the stage of non-verbal gestures! |
| Hae….bodhai ennum porul koora | Hey... to express the intoxicating essence, |
| Poovizhiya asaichchavalae haa haa haa haan | She fluttered her flower-like eyes, ha ha ha han! |
| Male | |
| Maruthaani potta kaiyaalae | With hands adorned with henna, |
| Mai vizhi mooda nenaichchaa poiyaavae | If she tries to cover my eyes, will it prove to be false? |
| Maruthaani potta kaiyaalae | With hands adorned with henna, |
| Mai vizhi mooda nenaichchaa poiyaavae | If she tries to cover my eyes, will it prove to be false? |
| Male | |
| Yae maanae thaenae poovae vaa | Hey my deer, my honey, my flower, come to me! |
| Yae maanae thaenae poovae vaa | Hey my deer, my honey, my flower, come to me! |
| Male | |
| Ada munthaana sela thindaaduthu | Oh, the loose end of the saree struggles! |
| Mogaththil aasa thallaaduthu | Desire sways and stumbles in infatuation! |
| Male | |
| Ennenna sugamo aaththaadi | Oh my goodness, what sheer delight! |
| Ada engae nee pora kooththaadi | Hey dancer, where are you going? |
| Ada ennenna sugamo aaththaadi | Oh my goodness, what sheer delight! |
| Engae nee pora kooththaadi | Where are you going, dancer? |
| Male | |
| Ro ro ro ro ro | Ro ro ro ro ro |
| Raa raa raa raa raa raa raa | Raa raa raa raa raa raa raa |
| Hae hae hae hae hae hae hae | Hae hae hae hae hae hae hae |
| Laa laa laa laa laa | Laa laa laa laa laa |
ஹே...ஹே....ஹே.....ஹே...ஹே...ஹே.....
ஹா முந்தான சேல திண்டாடுது
மோகத்தில் ஆச தள்ளாடுது
முந்தான சேல திண்டாடுது
மோகத்தில் ஆச தள்ளாடுது
Hey... hey... hey... hey... hey... hey...
Ah, the loose end of the saree struggles!
Desire sways and stumbles in infatuation!
The loose end of the saree struggles!
Desire sways and stumbles in infatuation!
என்னென்ன சுகமோ ஆத்தாடி
அட எங்கே நீ போற கூத்தாடி
அட என்னென்ன சுகமோ ஆத்தாடி
எங்கே நீ போற கூத்தாடி
Oh my goodness, what sheer delight!
Hey dancer, where are you going?
Oh my goodness, what sheer delight!
Where are you going, dancer?
ரோ ரோ ரோ ரோ ரோ ரா ரா ரா ரா ரா ரா ரா
ஹே ஷூ ஷூ ஷூ ஷூ ஷூ ஷூ
அட யே யே யே யே யே யே ஹேய்
Ro ro ro ro ro
Raa raa raa raa raa raa raa
Hey shoo shoo shoo shoo shoo shoo
Hey yae yae yae yae yae yae hey!
தூண்டில் வேறு மீனு என்றுதானே சொல்லுவாங்க
அட கண்ணோ மீனாச்சு பார்வை தூண்டிலாச்சு
ரெண்டும் சேர்ந்தாச்சு
People usually say that the fishing hook and the fish are separate things,
But oh dear, your eye became the fish and your glance became the hook,
And both of them merged as one!
மானா மதுர மல்லியப்பூ
நீதானா வருவது எந்நாளு
மானா மதுர மல்லியப்பூ
நீதானா வருவது எந்நாளு
Is it a jasmine flower from Manaamadurai?
Is it really you? Which day will you come to me?
Is it a jasmine flower from Manaamadurai?
Is it really you? Which day will you come to me?
ஏ மானே தேனே பூவே வா.......
ஏ மானே தேனே பூவே வா வா வா.....
Hey my deer, my honey, my flower, come to me!
Hey my deer, my honey, my flower, come to me!
அட முந்தான சேல திண்டாடுது
மோகத்தில் ஆச தள்ளாடுது
Oh, the loose end of the saree struggles!
Desire sways and stumbles in infatuation!
ஜாடை என்னும் மேடை ஏற பாத போட்டு சிரிச்சவளே
ஹே........போதை என்னும் பொருள் கூற
பூவிழிய அசைச்சவளே ஹா ஹா ஹா ஹான்
She who put a dot on her forehead and smiled to step onto the stage of non-verbal gestures!
Hey... to express the intoxicating essence,
She fluttered her flower-like eyes, ha ha ha han!
மருதாணி போட்ட கையாலே
மை விழி மூட நெனச்சா பொய்யாவே
மருதாணி போட்ட கையாலே
மை விழி மூட நெனச்சா பொய்யாவே
With hands adorned with henna,
If she tries to cover my eyes, will it prove to be false?
With hands adorned with henna,
If she tries to cover my eyes, will it prove to be false?
ஏ மானே தேனே பூவே வா.......
ஏ மானே தேனே பூவே வா வா வா.....
Hey my deer, my honey, my flower, come to me!
Hey my deer, my honey, my flower, come to me!
அட முந்தான சேல திண்டாடுது
மோகத்தில் ஆச தள்ளாடுது
Oh, the loose end of the saree struggles!
Desire sways and stumbles in infatuation!
என்னென்ன சுகமோ ஆத்தாடி
அட எங்கே நீ போற கூத்தாடி
என்னென்ன சுகமோ ஆத்தாடி
அட எங்கே நீ போற கூத்தாடி
Oh my goodness, what sheer delight!
Hey dancer, where are you going?
Oh my goodness, what sheer delight!
Where are you going, dancer?
ரோ ரோ ரோ ரோ ரோ
ரா ரா ரா ரா ரா ரா ரா
ஹே ஹே ஹே ஹே ஹே ஹே
லா லா லா லா லா
Ro ro ro ro ro
Raa raa raa raa raa raa raa
Hae hae hae hae hae hae hae
Laa laa laa laa laa
Hae….hae….hae….hae….hae…hae…
Hey... hey... hey... hey... hey... hey...
Haa munthaana sela thindaaduthu
Ah, the loose end of the saree struggles!
Mogaththil aasa thallaaduthu
Desire sways and stumbles in infatuation!
Munthaana sela thindaaduthu
The loose end of the saree struggles!
Mogaththil aasa thallaaduthu
Desire sways and stumbles in infatuation!
Ennenna sugamo aaththaadi
Oh my goodness, what sheer delight!
Ada engae nee pora kooththaadi
Hey dancer, where are you going?
Ada ennenna sugamo aaththaadi
Oh my goodness, what sheer delight!
Engae nee pora kooththaadi
Where are you going, dancer?
Ro ro ro ro ro
Ro ro ro ro ro
Raa raa raa raa raa raa raa
Raa raa raa raa raa raa raa
Hae shoo shoo shoo shoo shoo shoo
Hey shoo shoo shoo shoo shoo shoo
Ada yae yae yae yae yae yae haei
Hey yae yae yae yae yae yae hey!
Thoondil veru meenu endruthaanae solluvaanga
People usually say that the fishing hook and the fish are separate things,
Ada kannae meenaachchu paarvai thoondilaachchu
But oh dear, your eye became the fish and your glance became the hook,
Rendum saernthaachchu
And both of them merged as one!
Maanaa madhura malliyappoo
Is it a jasmine flower from Manaamadurai?
Needhaanaa varuvathu ennaalu
Is it really you? Which day will you come to me?
Maanaa madhura malliyappoo
Is it a jasmine flower from Manaamadurai?
Needhaanaa varuvathu ennaalu
Is it really you? Which day will you come to me?
Yae maanae thaenae poovae vaa
Hey my deer, my honey, my flower, come to me!
Yae maanae thaenae poovae vaa
Hey my deer, my honey, my flower, come to me!
Ada munthaana sela thindaaduthu
Oh, the loose end of the saree struggles!
Mogaththil aasa thallaaduthu
Desire sways and stumbles in infatuation!
Jaadai ennum medai yaera paadha pottu sirichchavalae
She who put a dot on her forehead and smiled to step onto the stage of non-verbal gestures!
Hae….bodhai ennum porul koora
Hey... to express the intoxicating essence,
Poovizhiya asaichchavalae haa haa haa haan
She fluttered her flower-like eyes, ha ha ha han!
Maruthaani potta kaiyaalae
With hands adorned with henna,
Mai vizhi mooda nenaichchaa poiyaavae
If she tries to cover my eyes, will it prove to be false?
Maruthaani potta kaiyaalae
With hands adorned with henna,
Mai vizhi mooda nenaichchaa poiyaavae
If she tries to cover my eyes, will it prove to be false?
Yae maanae thaenae poovae vaa
Hey my deer, my honey, my flower, come to me!
Yae maanae thaenae poovae vaa
Hey my deer, my honey, my flower, come to me!
Ada munthaana sela thindaaduthu
Oh, the loose end of the saree struggles!
Mogaththil aasa thallaaduthu
Desire sways and stumbles in infatuation!
Ennenna sugamo aaththaadi
Oh my goodness, what sheer delight!
Ada engae nee pora kooththaadi
Hey dancer, where are you going?
Ada ennenna sugamo aaththaadi
Oh my goodness, what sheer delight!
Engae nee pora kooththaadi
Where are you going, dancer?
Ro ro ro ro ro
Ro ro ro ro ro
Raa raa raa raa raa raa raa
Raa raa raa raa raa raa raa
Hae hae hae hae hae hae hae
Hae hae hae hae hae hae hae
Laa laa laa laa laa
Laa laa laa laa laa
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This energetic and romantic song from 'Nenjil Oru Ragam' expresses playful teasing and passionate admiration of a lover toward his beloved. The lyrics playfully observe her subtle bodily gestures, her saree drape, and her fluttering eyes, comparing her beauty to a fresh Manaamadurai jasmine flower and tenderly addressing her with affectionate terms like deer, honey, and flower.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Alliteration (Monaai)
“Maanaa madhura malliyappoo”
Repetition of the 'M' sound across words in the line 'Maanaa madhura malliyappoo'.
Metaphor (Uvamai / Tharkurippetru)
“Ada kannae meenaachchu paarvai thoondilaachchu”
Metaphorically comparing the lover's eyes to a fish and her gaze to a fishing hook that catches the heart.
Rhyme (Edhugai)
“Munthaana sela thindaaduthu / Mogaththil aasa thallaaduthu”
Matching secondary rhyming sounds in consecutive lines ('thindaaduthu' and 'thallaaduthu').
Did you know?
Trivia
'Nenjil Oru Ragam' (1982) was directed, written, scored, and produced by T. Rajendar, featuring his signature rhythmic lyricism and high-energy vocal delivery composed for S. P. Balasubrahmanyam.
Keep listening
More from Nenjil Oru Ragam
Nenjil Oru Ragam
Nenjil Oru Ragam
Nenjil Oru Ragam
Nenjil Oru Ragam
Nenjil Oru Ragam