My Dear Meena Un Idea Enna
From Manjal Mahimai · 1959
- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singers
- Jikki, S. C. Krishnan
- Music director
- Master Venu
- Details
- Manjal Mahimai1959
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| My dear maina un idea enna | My dear Myna, what is your idea? |
| Kanne my dear maina idea enna | My darling Myna, what is your idea? |
| Vadhaipadhu thaana ennai vadhaipadhu dhaana | Is it just to torment me, to torment me? |
| Female | |
| My dear sir nee yosichu paaru | My dear sir, think about it yourself. |
| Vadhaippadhu yaaru summa vadhaipapdhu yaaru | Who is tormenting whom? Who is tormenting unnecessarily? |
| Male | |
| Kaadhalai kannalae kattiya man melae | Having bound love through eyes on this earth, |
| Vedhanai thandhennai veruppathum edhanaale | Why do you give pain and hate me? |
| Sothanai seidhalae thaangaadhu ini melae | If you test me like this, I cannot endure it anymore. |
| Sothanai seidhalae thaangaadhu ini melae | If you test me like this, I cannot endure it anymore. |
| Sollaalae ammaadi kolladhae nallaalae | Oh dear girl, do not kill me with your words on this good day. |
| My dear maina un idea enna | My dear Myna, what is your idea? |
| Female | |
| Solvadhai thallaamae joliyai paarum | Without ignoring what I say, mind your work. |
| Thollaiyai tharalaamoo tele phonil neerum | Is it right for you to cause trouble over the telephone? |
| Ullaasa pechaalae oor vambhu serum | With playful banter, city gossip will gather. |
| Ullaasa pechaalae oor vambhu serum | With playful banter, city gossip will gather. |
| Uthiyogam paripoga unnaalae nerum | Because of you, I might end up losing my job. |
| My dear sir nee yosichu paaru | My dear sir, think about it yourself. |
| Male | |
| Velaiyae ponaa pogattum thallu | If the job goes, let it go, leave it! |
| Jolly ah vaazhalaam sari endru sollu | Say yes and let us live joyfully! |
| Veetukku ejamaani aakuven onne | I will make you the mistress of my home. |
| Verum pechu payalaaga ennadhae ennai | Do not think of me as a guy who talks big empty talk. |
| My dear maina un idea enna | My dear Myna, what is your idea? |
| Female | |
| Vaaliba kirukkalae vaai pandhal podum | Youthful craze makes grand empty promises with words. |
| Manam maari pinnaalae thisai thappai odum | Later, the mind changes and strays in the wrong direction. |
| Aan pillai ellorum pesugira pechu | All men speak this kind of talk. |
| Ariyaadha pennalla uss moochu | I am not an ignorant girl; save your breath! |
| My dear sir nee yosichu paaru | My dear sir, think about it yourself. |
| Vadhaippadhu yaaru summa vadhaipapdhu yaaru | Who is tormenting whom? Who is tormenting unnecessarily? |
மை டியர் மீனா ஒன் ஐடியா என்னா
கண்ணே மை டியர் மீனா ஐடியா என்னா
வதைப்பது தானா என்னை வதைப்பது தானா
My dear Myna, what is your idea?
My darling Myna, what is your idea?
Is it just to torment me, to torment me?
மை டியர் சாரு நீ யோசிச்சு பாரு
வதைப்பது யாரு சும்மா வதைப்பது யாரு..
My dear sir, think about it yourself.
Who is tormenting whom? Who is tormenting unnecessarily?
காதலைக் கண்ணாலே காட்டிய மண்மேலே
வேதனை தந்தென்னை வெறுப்பதும் எதனாலே
சோதனை செய்தாலே தாங்காது இனிமேலே
சோதனை செய்தாலே தாங்காது இனிமேலே
சொல்லாலே அம்மாடி கொல்லாதே நல்லால்லே
மை டியர் மீனா ஒன் ஐடியா என்னா
Having bound love through eyes on this earth,
Why do you give pain and hate me?
If you test me like this, I cannot endure it anymore.
If you test me like this, I cannot endure it anymore.
Oh dear girl, do not kill me with your words on this good day.
My dear Myna, what is your idea?
சொல்வதை தள்ளாமே ஜோலியைப் பாரும்
தொல்லையே தரலாமோ டெலிபோனில் நீரும்
உல்லாசப் பேச்சாலே ஊர்வம்பு சேரும்
உல்லாசப் பேச்சாலே ஊர்வம்பு சேரும்
உத்யோகம் பறிபோக உன்னாலே நேரும்
மை டியர் சாரு நீ யோசிச்சு பாரு
Without ignoring what I say, mind your work.
Is it right for you to cause trouble over the telephone?
With playful banter, city gossip will gather.
With playful banter, city gossip will gather.
Because of you, I might end up losing my job.
My dear sir, think about it yourself.
வேலையே போனா போகட்டும் தள்ளு
ஜாலியாப் வாழலாம் சரியென்று சொல்லு
வீட்டுக்கு எஜமானி ஆக்குவேன் ஒன்னே
வெறும் பேச்சு பயலாக எண்ணாதே என்னை
மை டியர் மீனா ஒன் ஐடியா என்னா
If the job goes, let it go, leave it!
Say yes and let us live joyfully!
I will make you the mistress of my home.
Do not think of me as a guy who talks big empty talk.
My dear Myna, what is your idea?
வாலிபக் கிறுக்காலே வாய்ப்பந்தல் போடும்
மனம் மாறிப் பின்னாலே திசை தப்பி ஓடும்
ஆண்பிள்ளை எல்லோரும் பேசுகிற பேச்சு
அறியாத பெண்ணல்ல உஷ்...மூச்சு......
மை டியர் சாரு நீ யோசிச்சு பாரு
வதைப்பது யாரு சும்மா வதைப்பது யாரு..
Youthful craze makes grand empty promises with words.
Later, the mind changes and strays in the wrong direction.
All men speak this kind of talk.
I am not an ignorant girl; save your breath!
My dear sir, think about it yourself.
Who is tormenting whom? Who is tormenting unnecessarily?
My dear maina un idea enna
My dear Myna, what is your idea?
Kanne my dear maina idea enna
My darling Myna, what is your idea?
Vadhaipadhu thaana ennai vadhaipadhu dhaana
Is it just to torment me, to torment me?
My dear sir nee yosichu paaru
My dear sir, think about it yourself.
Vadhaippadhu yaaru summa vadhaipapdhu yaaru
Who is tormenting whom? Who is tormenting unnecessarily?
Kaadhalai kannalae kattiya man melae
Having bound love through eyes on this earth,
Vedhanai thandhennai veruppathum edhanaale
Why do you give pain and hate me?
Sothanai seidhalae thaangaadhu ini melae
If you test me like this, I cannot endure it anymore.
Sothanai seidhalae thaangaadhu ini melae
If you test me like this, I cannot endure it anymore.
Sollaalae ammaadi kolladhae nallaalae
Oh dear girl, do not kill me with your words on this good day.
My dear maina un idea enna
My dear Myna, what is your idea?
Solvadhai thallaamae joliyai paarum
Without ignoring what I say, mind your work.
Thollaiyai tharalaamoo tele phonil neerum
Is it right for you to cause trouble over the telephone?
Ullaasa pechaalae oor vambhu serum
With playful banter, city gossip will gather.
Ullaasa pechaalae oor vambhu serum
With playful banter, city gossip will gather.
Uthiyogam paripoga unnaalae nerum
Because of you, I might end up losing my job.
My dear sir nee yosichu paaru
My dear sir, think about it yourself.
Velaiyae ponaa pogattum thallu
If the job goes, let it go, leave it!
Jolly ah vaazhalaam sari endru sollu
Say yes and let us live joyfully!
Veetukku ejamaani aakuven onne
I will make you the mistress of my home.
Verum pechu payalaaga ennadhae ennai
Do not think of me as a guy who talks big empty talk.
My dear maina un idea enna
My dear Myna, what is your idea?
Vaaliba kirukkalae vaai pandhal podum
Youthful craze makes grand empty promises with words.
Manam maari pinnaalae thisai thappai odum
Later, the mind changes and strays in the wrong direction.
Aan pillai ellorum pesugira pechu
All men speak this kind of talk.
Ariyaadha pennalla uss moochu
I am not an ignorant girl; save your breath!
My dear sir nee yosichu paaru
My dear sir, think about it yourself.
Vadhaippadhu yaaru summa vadhaipapdhu yaaru
Who is tormenting whom? Who is tormenting unnecessarily?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful duet from the 1959 Tamil film 'Manjal Mahimai' features a lighthearted phone conversation between two lovers. The hero attempts to persuade and woo the heroine, asking if her goal is simply to tease and torment him. He professes his true love and promises to make her the mistress of his house if she accepts him. The heroine realistically responds by warning him against wasting time on the telephone during work, noting that idle banter leads to workplace gossip and job loss. She dismisses his romantic promises as typical empty talk of young men, showing her sensible nature while maintaining a witty exchange.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Code-mixing / Tanglish
“My dear maina un idea enna”
Blending English loan words ('My dear', 'idea', 'sir', 'tele phonil', 'Jolly') into traditional Tamil song lyrics to represent modern urban romance.
Monai (Alliteration)
“Kaadhalai kannalae kattiya man melae”
Repetition of the 'Ka' sound at the beginning of adjacent words creating rhythmic harmony.
Idiomatic Metaphor (Vaai Pandhal Podum)
“Vaaliba kirukkalae vaai pandhal podum”
The phrase 'vaai pandhal podum' literally means 'building a thatched canopy with the mouth', a Tamil idiom for making grand, empty promises.
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Trivia
'Manjal Mahimai' (1959) is the Tamil remake of the iconic Telugu hit 'Illarikam'. The film starred A. Nageswara Rao and Savitri. Lyricist A. Maruthakasi incorporated modern elements like the telephone into the song to reflect urban middle-class youth culture of the late 1950s.
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