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Naan Keelnaattu Cleopatra

From Kodiesvaran · 1999

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
K. Kay, Anupama, K. S. Chitra
Music director
Aghosh
Movie name
Kodiesvaran
Movie release year
1999
Lyrics added on
12 Jun 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Jimpaap paa jigujigupaampaa hae hae hae
Jimpaap paa jigujigupaampaa hae hae hae
Naan keezhnaattu cleopatra
Kitta vanthu pazhagu….hoooo…ooo
Moondraavathu ulagaporil
Moottum enathu azhagu…hoooo…ooo
Naan keezhnaattu cleopatra
Kitta vanthu pazhagu….hoooo…ooo
Moondraavathu ulagaporil
Moottum enathu azhagu…hoooo…ooo
Hae….vaanukkum mannukkum
Naan piranthaenae vaa ennai vanthu vanangu
Penn azhagenpathu dheepangal pola
Oru aalai sudum thee pantham alla
Nee keezhnaattu cleopatra
Enbathu unthan ninaivaa…aa….
Moondravathu ulaga porai
Moottum unathu azhagaa…aa….
Mm…poovaipol paampukkum orr azhagundu
Pennae nee poovaa paambaa sol
En poovinil malarsolai undu
En poovukkullum poo naagam undu
Pattu virikkum en kangal
Paalil ooriya vinmeengal
Pattu virikkum en kangal
Paalil ooriya vinmeengal
Paarkka mudinthavar paarungal
Yaen achcham enna
En antharanga aadai vaangi poga
Antha arabu desam varume
Jum jum jum jum
En koondhalodu
Vidaikkondu pona mudi
Kodi kodi perumae
Jum jum jum jum
Aan ullangal verum kinnangal
Adhil pennai oottrungal
Ennai suttri vanthu oru soodam kaatti
Adhu suththa raththam endru thanneer oottru vaa vaa…aa…
Penn azhagenbathu dheepangal pola
Oru aalai sudum thee pantham alla
Kannai erippathu azhagalla
Kaamam valarpaval pennalla
Kannai erippathu azhagalla
Kaamam valarpaval pennalla
Kaayam seivathu kannalla pennae panne
Adi enna kannazhagu enna pennazhagu
Theeyil vaiththa mezhugu
Adi eeram illai
Oru inbam illai
Adhil saaram pona piraku
Un azhagaalae udal asaivaalae
Avan uyirai killaathae
Naan gentlemanin magan veezhvathillai
Un siththam velaigalil saaivathillai po po…oo….
En azhagenbathu dheepangal pola
Oru aalai sudum thee pantham alla
Jimpaap paa jigujigupaampaa hae hae hae
Jimpaap paa jigujigupaampaa hae hae hae
Jimpaap paa jigujigupaampaa hae hae hae
Jimpaap paa jigujigupaampaa hae hae hae
Jimbaap ba jikujikubaamba hey hey hey
Jimbaap ba jikujikubaamba hey hey hey hey
I am the Cleopatra of the East,
Come close and get to know me...
A third World War...
...my beauty will ignite it!
I am the Cleopatra of the East,
Come close and get to know me...
A third World War...
...my beauty will ignite it!
Hey, for heaven and earth,
I was born—come, bow down before me!
A woman's beauty is like gentle lamps,
Not a flaming torch that scorches a person.
You are the Cleopatra of the East—
Is that what you truly think?
A third World War...
...is your beauty really going to start it?
Mm, just like a flower, even a snake has its beauty.
Tell me, girl, are you a flower or a snake?
In my flower, there is a blossoming garden,
And inside my flower, there is a flower-snake too!
My eyes spread soft silk,
Like stars soaked in milk...
My eyes spread soft silk,
Like stars soaked in milk.
Whoever can gaze upon them, look!
Why, what is there to fear?
To buy my intimate clothes,
Even the Arab lands will line up...
Zoom zoom zoom zoom
A single strand of hair
That bids farewell to my locks
Is worth millions upon millions!
Zoom zoom zoom zoom
Men's hearts are just empty cups,
Pour a woman into them!
Circle camphor around me to ward off the evil eye,
Say it is pure blood and wash it with water—come, oh come!
A woman's beauty is like gentle lamps,
Not a flaming torch that scorches a person.
Blinding the eyes is not true beauty,
A person who only stirs lust is not a true woman.
Blinding the eyes is not true beauty,
A person who only stirs lust is not a true woman.
An eye that causes wounds is not an eye, girl, oh girl!
What good is beauty of the eyes or beauty of a woman?
It is just wax set over a fire!
Look, there is no tenderness,
There is no real joy,
Once its essence is gone.
With your looks and the swaying of your body,
Do not torment his life.
I am the son of a gentleman; I will not fall!
I will not yield to your cunning games—go away, just go!
My beauty is like gentle lamps,
Not a flaming torch that scorches a person.
Jimbaap ba jikujikubaamba hey hey hey
Jimbaap ba jikujikubaamba hey hey hey hey
Jimbaap ba jikujikubaamba hey hey hey
Jimbaap ba jikujikubaamba hey hey hey hey
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This upbeat and dramatic duet from the unreleased film 'Kodiesvaran' depicts a battle of wits and charm between a seductress claiming to be the 'Cleopatra of the Orient' and a principled man who resists her enticements. The female protagonist boasts of her lethal, war-igniting beauty, her luxury, and her power to mesmerize men, comparing her allure to silk and stars. In response, the male lead counters her arrogance by asserting that true feminine beauty should illuminate gently like a lamp rather than burn like a destructive torch, arguing that genuine womanhood is rooted in grace rather than superficial lust or manipulation.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani (Simile)

Penn azhagenpathu dheepangal pola

Compares a woman's true beauty to a serene lamp ('dheepangal pola') rather than a burning torch ('thee pantham alla').

Metaphor

Paalil ooriya vinmeengal

Compares her eyes to stars soaked in milk ('paalil ooriya vinmeengal').

Edhugai (Second-letter rhyme)

Kannai erippathu azhagalla / Kaamam valarpaval pennalla

The second letter 'n' repeats in 'Kannai' and 'Kaamam', establishing rhythmic harmony.

Hyperbole

En antharanga aadai vaangi poga / Antha arabu desam varume

An exaggeration claiming that Arab nations would come just to buy her intimate garments.

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Trivia

'Kodiesvaran' was an unreleased Tamil film produced by K. T. Kunjumon starring his son Eswar. The soundtrack was composed by the trio Aghosh (R. Anand, Gopal, and A.S. Hariharan) and featured energetic vocals from K.K. (Krishnakumar Kunnath), Anupama, and K. S. Chithra.

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