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Lyrics & meaning

Nee Enna Meesai Vacha

From Muthu Engal Sothu · 1983

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. Janaki, Malaysia Vasudevan
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Muthu Engal Sothu
Movie release year
1983
Lyrics added on
26 Nov 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hoi hoihoi
Hoi hoihoi hoi….
Hoi hoihoi
Hoi hoihoi hoi….
Nee enna meesai vachcha ponnaa
Naan konjam solli thaaraen kannaa
Haei nee enna meesai vachcha ponnaa
Naan konjam solli thaaraen kannaa
Sakthi ulla pilla puthi mattum illa
Sakthi ulla pilla puthi mattum illa
Saela uduththikko maappillai
Nee enna meesai vachcha ponnaa
Female :Aei…
Male :En kitta veeram kaatta vaenaa
Female :Chchee pae…
Nee enna meesai vachcha ponnaa
En kitta veeram kaatta vaenaa
Enna pathi kelu soorakkotta aalu
Enna pathi kelu soorakkotta aalu
Sollaathadi inga un vaalu…
Female :Aah….
Nee enna meesai vachcha ponnaa
En kitta veeram kaatta vaenaa
Seval thirumbumaa enna virumbumaa
Kozhi onna verattum vidumaa
Male :Aaval irukkamma seval porukkumaa
Muttaikkavasaramaa poramma
Pillaiyaar pol irukkurae maamaa
Kanni pen kaaththirukkuthae summaa
Male :Veppenna poosi vechchatho kudumi
Thaenunnaa vandu varumo virumbi
Potta pulla vanthirukku
Thottu konjam pazhagu
Male :Vetti pechchu pesaathaedi
Vittu konjam velagu
Female :Haei
Nee enna meesai vachcha ponnaa
En kitta veeram kaatta vaenaa
Enna pathi kelu soorakkotta aalu
Enna pathi kelu soorakkotta aalu
Sollaathadi inga un vaalu…
Pothum savukkadi konjam madakkudi
Enna adikkiriyae sariyaa
Female :Intha savukkadi chinna kosukkadi
Innum irukkuthaiyaa rediyaa
Singaara kadhal kalliyae onakku
Ennodu yaedhum ullathaa vazhakku
Female :Aayiram solli paaththaena onakku
Appuram kaiyil eduththaen savukku
Sonnapadi ketkkuraendee
Enna seiya onakku
Female :Raaththirikku pesikkalaam
Appadi vaa vazhikku
Nee enna meesai vachcha ponnaa
Female :Aei…
Female :Naan konjam solli thaaraen kannaa
Male :Haan….
Sakthi ulla pilla puthi mattum illa
Sakthi ulla pilla puthi mattum illa
Saela uduththikko maappillai
Nee enna meesai vachcha ponnaa
Female :Aei…
Male :En kitta veeram kaatta vaenaa
Hoy hoy hoy
Hoy hoy hoy hoy...
Hoy hoy hoy
Hoy hoy hoy hoy...
Are you just a girl with a mustache?
Let me teach you a thing or two, darling!
Hey, are you just a girl with a mustache?
Let me teach you a thing or two, darling!
You have plenty of strength, but no sense at all!
You have plenty of strength, but no sense at all!
Better wrap a saree around yourself, groom!
Are you just a girl with a mustache?
Female: Hey...
Male: Don't you act brave in front of me!
Female: Chi, get lost...
Are you just a girl with a mustache?
Don't you act brave in front of me!
Ask about me, I'm the tough man of Soorakottai!
Ask about me, I'm the tough man of Soorakottai!
Your little tricks won't work on me here...
Female: Ah...
Are you just a girl with a mustache?
Don't you act brave in front of me!
Will the rooster turn around and desire me?
Will the hen chasing you ever let you go?
Male: The rooster may feel desire, but can it be patient?
Why are you in such a rush to lay an egg, girl?
You just sit stiff like Lord Ganesha, dear man!
While a young girl waits for you for nothing!
Male: Is your hair smeared with bitter neem oil?
A beetle only comes eagerly if it finds sweet honey!
A young woman has come to your side,
Touch me and get to know what romance is!
Male: Stop talking useless nonsense,
Back off and give me some space!
Female: Hey!
Are you just a girl with a mustache?
Don't you act brave in front of me!
Ask about me, I'm the tough man of Soorakottai!
Ask about me, I'm the tough man of Soorakottai!
Your little tricks won't work on me here...
Enough of your whipping, fold that whip away!
Is it fair for you to keep hitting me like this?
Female: This whip lash is only like a tiny mosquito bite,
There is plenty more waiting for you!
You pretty little thief of love,
Do you have some dispute against me?
Female: I tried telling you nicely a thousand times,
Only then did I pick up this whip in my hand!
I will do whatever you say, woman,
Tell me, what should I do for you?
Female: We can talk about that tonight,
Now you are finally coming around!
Are you just a girl with a mustache?
Female: Hey...
Female: Let me teach you a thing or two, darling!
Male: Haan...
You have plenty of strength, but no sense at all!
You have plenty of strength, but no sense at all!
Better wrap a saree around yourself, groom!
Are you just a girl with a mustache?
Female: Hey...
Male: Don't you act brave in front of me!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful playful duet features a playful battle of wits and mock hostility between the hero and heroine. The heroine taunts the hero by calling him a 'girl with a mustache' and questioning his manhood, teasing him for lacking brains despite his physical strength and mockingly advising him to wear a saree. The hero retaliates by claiming his toughness as a man from Soorakkottai and telling her not to show off her mischievous antics around him.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

Sakthi ulla pilla puthi mattum illa

The second consonant 'k' rhymes in 'Sakthi' and 'Puthi'.

Metaphor / Irony

Nee enna meesai vachcha ponnaa

Calling a man a 'meesai vachcha ponnaa' (girl with a mustache) is a humorous metaphorical insult questioning his masculinity.

Hyperbole / Simile

Intha savukkadi chinna kosukkadi

Comparing a lash of the whip to a small mosquito bite ('chinna kosukkadi') as a dramatic understatement.

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Trivia

This track is a classic playful 'Sandaipattu' (folk banter song) written by the legendary lyricist Vaali for the 1983 film 'Muthu Engal Sothu'. Such songs were immensely popular in rural Tamil cinema during the late 70s and 80s to depict the playful romantic friction between lead characters.

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