Naan Mukka Thuttu
From Thandanai · 1985
- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singer
- Vani Jairam
- Music director
- Chandrabose
- Details
- Thandanai1985
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Naan mukkaathuttu thaaren | I will veil my head and give it to you |
| Oru mutham kodu vaaren | Give me a kiss and come |
| Female | |
| Naan mukkaathuttu thaaren | I will veil my head and give it to you |
| Oru mutham kodu vaaren | Give me a kiss and come |
| Naan mukkaathuttu thaaren | I will veil my head and give it to you |
| Oru mutham kodu vaaren | Give me a kiss and come |
| Female | |
| Un akka magal naane | I am your elder sister's daughter |
| Ithu alli malar thene | This is the nectar of a lily flower |
| Un akka magal naane | I am your elder sister's daughter |
| Ithu alli malar thene | This is the nectar of a lily flower |
| Female | |
| Naan mukkaathuttu thaaren | I will veil my head and give it to you |
| Oru mutham kodu vaaren | Give me a kiss and come |
| Naan mukkaathuttu thaaren | I will veil my head and give it to you |
| Oru mutham kodu vaaren | Give me a kiss and come |
| Female | |
| Karpoora aarathi kaattatuma | Shall I offer a camphor flame ritual? |
| Kaman sami pooja pannattuma | Shall I perform worship to the Lord of Love? |
| Maaraappil naan oonjal podattuma | Shall I make a swing out of my saree pallu? |
| Mama kaathal paattu paadattuma | Uncle, shall I sing a song of love? |
| Female | |
| Ada pandiya enna paarayya | Oh Pandian, look at me |
| Antha thoondilai konjam podayyaa | Cast that fishing hook a little towards me |
| Chinna chittu ennai vittu pogaathayya | Little bird, do not leave me and go away |
| Female | |
| Naan mukkaaththuttu thaaren | I will veil my head and give it to you |
| Oru mutham kodu vaaren | Give me a kiss and come |
| Naan mukkaaththuttu thaaren | I will veil my head and give it to you |
| Oru mutham kodu vaaren | Give me a kiss and come |
| Female | |
| Raavellaam thoongaama naan yenguren | All night without sleeping, I yearn for you |
| Rasa ennai vittu yen pogure | My king, why are you leaving me and going? |
| Female | |
| Paai pottaa kan munne nee nikkura | When I lay out a mat, you stand right before my eyes |
| Paathu paathu naalum naan sokkuren | Gazing at you constantly, I become entranced every day |
| Female | |
| Manam thulluthu | My heart leaps |
| Yetho pannuthu | It feels a strange sensation |
| Kadha solluthu | It tells a story |
| Summaa killuthu | It playfully pinches me |
| Female | |
| Naan segappu nee karuppu | I am fair and you are dark |
| Onnaachayyaa | We have become one |
| Female | |
| Naan mukkaathuttu thaaren | I will veil my head and give it to you |
| Oru mutham kodu vaaren | Give me a kiss and come |
| Naan mukkaathuttu thaaren | I will veil my head and give it to you |
| Oru mutham kodu vaaren | Give me a kiss and come |
| Female | |
| Un akka magal naane | I am your elder sister's daughter |
| Ithu alli malar thene | This is the nectar of a lily flower |
| Un akka magal naane | I am your elder sister's daughter |
| Ithu alli malar thene | This is the nectar of a lily flower |
| Female | |
| Naan mukkaathuttu thaaren | I will veil my head and give it to you |
| Oru mutham kodu vaaren | Give me a kiss and come |
| Naan mukkaathuttu thaaren | I will veil my head and give it to you |
| Oru mutham kodu vaaren | Give me a kiss and come |
நான் முக்காத்துட்டு தாரேன்
ஒரு முத்தம் கொடு வாரேன்...
I will veil my head and give it to you
Give me a kiss and come
நான் முக்காத்துட்டு தாரேன்
ஒரு முத்தம் கொடு வாரேன்...
நான் முக்காத்துட்டு தாரேன்
ஒரு முத்தம் கொடு வாரேன்...
I will veil my head and give it to you
Give me a kiss and come
I will veil my head and give it to you
Give me a kiss and come
உன் அக்கா மகள் நானே
இது அல்லி மலர் தேனே....
உன் அக்கா மகள் நானே
இது அல்லி மலர் தேனே....
I am your elder sister's daughter
This is the nectar of a lily flower
I am your elder sister's daughter
This is the nectar of a lily flower
நான் முக்காத்துட்டு தாரேன்
ஒரு முத்தம் கொடு வாரேன்...
நான் முக்காத்துட்டு தாரேன்
ஒரு முத்தம் கொடு வாரேன்...
I will veil my head and give it to you
Give me a kiss and come
I will veil my head and give it to you
Give me a kiss and come
கற்பூர ஆராத்தி காட்டட்டுமா
காமன் சாமி பூசை பண்ணட்டுமா
மாராப்பில் நான் ஊஞ்சல் போடட்டுமா
மாமா காதல் பாடல் பாடட்டுமா
Shall I offer a camphor flame ritual?
Shall I perform worship to the Lord of Love?
Shall I make a swing out of my saree pallu?
Uncle, shall I sing a song of love?
அட பாண்டியா என்ன பாரய்யா
அந்த தூண்டிலை கொஞ்சம் போடய்யா
சின்னச் சிட்டு என்னை விட்டு போகாதய்யா
Oh Pandian, look at me
Cast that fishing hook a little towards me
Little bird, do not leave me and go away
நான் முக்காத்துட்டு தாரேன்
ஒரு முத்தம் கொடு வாரேன்...
நான் முக்காத்துட்டு தாரேன்
ஒரு முத்தம் கொடு வாரேன்...
I will veil my head and give it to you
Give me a kiss and come
I will veil my head and give it to you
Give me a kiss and come
ராவெல்லாம் தூங்காம நான் ஏங்குறேன்
ராசா என்னை விட்டு ஏன் போகுறே
All night without sleeping, I yearn for you
My king, why are you leaving me and going?
பாய் போட்டா கண் முன்னே நீ நிக்குறே
பாத்து பாத்து நாளும் நான் சொக்குறேன்
When I lay out a mat, you stand right before my eyes
Gazing at you constantly, I become entranced every day
மனம் துள்ளுது ஏதோ பண்ணுது
கத சொல்லுது சும்மா கிள்ளுது
நான் செகப்பு நீ கறுப்பு ஒண்ணாச்சய்யா
My heart leaps
It feels a strange sensation
It tells a story
It playfully pinches me
நான் முக்காத்துட்டு தாரேன்
ஒரு முத்தம் கொடு வாரேன்...
நான் முக்காத்துட்டு தாரேன்
ஒரு முத்தம் கொடு வாரேன்...
I am fair and you are dark
We have become one
உன் அக்கா மகள் நானே
இது அல்லி மலர் தேனே....
உன் அக்கா மகள் நானே
இது அல்லி மலர் தேனே....
I will veil my head and give it to you
Give me a kiss and come
I will veil my head and give it to you
Give me a kiss and come
நான் முக்காத்துட்டு தாரேன்
ஒரு முத்தம் கொடு வாரேன்...
நான் முக்காத்துட்டு தாரேன்
ஒரு முத்தம் கொடு வாரேன்...
I am your elder sister's daughter
This is the nectar of a lily flower
I am your elder sister's daughter
This is the nectar of a lily flower
I will veil my head and give it to you
Give me a kiss and come
I will veil my head and give it to you
Give me a kiss and come
Naan mukkaathuttu thaaren
I will veil my head and give it to you
Oru mutham kodu vaaren
Give me a kiss and come
Naan mukkaathuttu thaaren
I will veil my head and give it to you
Oru mutham kodu vaaren
Give me a kiss and come
Naan mukkaathuttu thaaren
I will veil my head and give it to you
Oru mutham kodu vaaren
Give me a kiss and come
Un akka magal naane
I am your elder sister's daughter
Ithu alli malar thene
This is the nectar of a lily flower
Un akka magal naane
I am your elder sister's daughter
Ithu alli malar thene
This is the nectar of a lily flower
Naan mukkaathuttu thaaren
I will veil my head and give it to you
Oru mutham kodu vaaren
Give me a kiss and come
Naan mukkaathuttu thaaren
I will veil my head and give it to you
Oru mutham kodu vaaren
Give me a kiss and come
Karpoora aarathi kaattatuma
Shall I offer a camphor flame ritual?
Kaman sami pooja pannattuma
Shall I perform worship to the Lord of Love?
Maaraappil naan oonjal podattuma
Shall I make a swing out of my saree pallu?
Mama kaathal paattu paadattuma
Uncle, shall I sing a song of love?
Ada pandiya enna paarayya
Oh Pandian, look at me
Antha thoondilai konjam podayyaa
Cast that fishing hook a little towards me
Chinna chittu ennai vittu pogaathayya
Little bird, do not leave me and go away
Naan mukkaaththuttu thaaren
I will veil my head and give it to you
Oru mutham kodu vaaren
Give me a kiss and come
Naan mukkaaththuttu thaaren
I will veil my head and give it to you
Oru mutham kodu vaaren
Give me a kiss and come
Raavellaam thoongaama naan yenguren
All night without sleeping, I yearn for you
Rasa ennai vittu yen pogure
My king, why are you leaving me and going?
Paai pottaa kan munne nee nikkura
When I lay out a mat, you stand right before my eyes
Paathu paathu naalum naan sokkuren
Gazing at you constantly, I become entranced every day
Manam thulluthu
My heart leaps
Yetho pannuthu
It feels a strange sensation
Kadha solluthu
It tells a story
Summaa killuthu
It playfully pinches me
Naan segappu nee karuppu
I am fair and you are dark
Onnaachayyaa
We have become one
Naan mukkaathuttu thaaren
I will veil my head and give it to you
Oru mutham kodu vaaren
Give me a kiss and come
Naan mukkaathuttu thaaren
I will veil my head and give it to you
Oru mutham kodu vaaren
Give me a kiss and come
Un akka magal naane
I am your elder sister's daughter
Ithu alli malar thene
This is the nectar of a lily flower
Un akka magal naane
I am your elder sister's daughter
Ithu alli malar thene
This is the nectar of a lily flower
Naan mukkaathuttu thaaren
I will veil my head and give it to you
Oru mutham kodu vaaren
Give me a kiss and come
Naan mukkaathuttu thaaren
I will veil my head and give it to you
Oru mutham kodu vaaren
Give me a kiss and come
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a playful and seductive folk track sung from the perspective of a young woman expressing her romantic affection to her maternal uncle (a traditional relationship dynamic in South Indian culture). She teasingly offers him affection, comparing her love to sweet flower nectar, and expresses her restless longing during sleepless nights. Through vibrant imagery like making a swing with her saree pallu and calling him her king, she entices him to stay with her.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Ithu alli malar thene”
Compares herself and her sweet love to the nectar of a lily flower ('alli malar thene').
End Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Manam thulluthu / Yetho pannuthu / Kadha solluthu / Summaa killuthu”
Sequential lines ending with the rhyming suffix '-uthu' (thulluthu, pannuthu, solluthu, killuthu).
Contrast (Antithesis)
“Naan segappu nee karuppu / Onnaachayyaa”
Contrasts complexions ('segappu' - fair vs 'karuppu' - dark) to highlight their unification as one.
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Trivia
'Thandanai' (1985) featured music by Chandrabose, who was famous for composing energetic rural folk rhythms in 1980s Tamil cinema. The song features expressive vocal nuances by veteran playback singer Vani Jayaram, written by renowned lyricist Pulamaipithan.
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