Nee Mutham Ondru
From Pokkiri · 2007
- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singers
- Ranjith, Shweta Mohan
- Music director
- Mani Sharma
- Details
- Pokkiri2007
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| ……………………………………… | |
| ……………………………………………… | |
| Male | |
| { Nee mutham ondru koduthaal muthamizh | If you give me a single kiss, it becomes Muthamizh (threefold Tamil), |
| Nee vetkapattu sirithaal senthamizh | If you smile shyly, it becomes Senthamizh (pure Tamil), |
| Nee pesiya vaarthaigal painthamizh } (2) | The words you spoke are Painthamizh (rich Tamil). |
| …………………………………………. | |
| Male | |
| Sengaandhal idhazh enbadhil | In your lips that resemble the red glory lily, |
| Naan kanden nee en tamil | I saw that you are my Tamil. |
| Mingaantha pechil mothamaai | In your natural, unadorned speech entirely, |
| Naan ketten isai tamil | I heard musical Tamil. |
| Male | |
| Nee konjam naadaga tamil | You are a bit of dramatic Tamil, |
| Nee konjam manmatha tamil | You are a bit of erotic Tamil. |
| Un tamil en tamil | Your Tamil is my Tamil, |
| Ta m i l tamil tamil tamil | Tamil, Tamil, Tamil, Tamil. |
| Male | |
| Anbae un idhazhin sinungal ellam | My love, every whimper of your lips, |
| Pillai tamil ae pillai tamil ae | Is child Tamil, oh child Tamil! |
| Angangae unakul padithukonden | Here and there, within you I read, |
| Sanga tamil ae sanga tamil ae | Sangam Tamil, oh Sangam Tamil! |
| Female | |
| Nee ennai theendinal en meniyil naana tamil | If you touch me, bashful Tamil appears on my body, |
| Nam kaadhal serntha pin tamilodu thaan naangutamil | After our love unites, along with Tamil it becomes fourfold Tamil. |
| Male | |
| Unai vaasithenFemale :Vaasithu | I read you... Reading, |
| Male | |
| NesithenFemale :Nesithu | I loved you... Loving, |
| Male | |
| SwaasithenFemale :Swaasithu | I breathed you... Breathing, |
| Male | |
| YaasithenFemale :Haa haa | I yearned for you... Ah ah. |
| Female | |
| ……………………………… | |
| Male | |
| Un otrai vizhi paarvaiyil naan katru konden tamil | In a single glance of your eye, I learned Tamil, |
| Un katrai oli punnagai athil otrikonden tamil | In your smile beaming like light rays, I embraced Tamil. |
| Un vayasin motham tamil | The entirety of your age is Tamil, |
| Un azhagin motham tamil | The entirety of your beauty is Tamil. |
| Nee tamil naan tamil | You are Tamil, I am Tamil, |
| T a m i l tamil tamil tamil | Tamil, Tamil, Tamil, Tamil. |
| Female | |
| …………………………………………… | |
| Female | |
| En vaasam therikum ilamaiyellam | All my youth radiating fragrance, |
| Kannitamilae kannitamilae | Is maiden Tamil, oh maiden Tamil! |
| Un vaasam kidaitha maru varusam | The very next year after getting your fragrance, |
| Annaitamilae annaitamilae | It is mother Tamil, oh mother Tamil! |
| Male | |
| Kaalangal theeralaam theeraadhadi kaadhal tamil | Ages may pass, but love Tamil will never end, my dear, |
| Female | |
| Ooo hoo ooh | Ooo hoo ooh, |
| Male | |
| Narai koodi pogalaam maaraadhadi aasaitamil | Grey hair may arrive, but desire Tamil will never change, my dear, |
| Female | |
| Ooo hoo ooh | Ooo hoo ooh. |
| Male | |
| Unai sandhithenFemale :Unnai sandhithen | I met you... I met you, |
| Male | |
| ThithithenFemale :Thithithen | I felt sweetness... Felt sweetness, |
| Male | |
| JeevithenFemale :Jeevithen | I lived... I lived, |
| Male | |
| Uyir theinthenFemale :Theinthen | My soul melted... Melted. |
| Female | |
| ………………………………………… | |
| Male | |
| Kan kannum mutti konda pin | When eye meets eye, |
| Iru vinnum mannum tamil | Both sky and earth become Tamil. |
| Mei meiyum serndhu punnagai | When body and body join in a smile, |
| Adhil maiyal kollum tamil | The Tamil within falls deeply in love. |
| Male | |
| Udal utraar indha tamil | Those who attained a body possess this Tamil, |
| Uyir katraar indha tamil | Those who learned the soul possess this Tamil. |
| Van tamil vai tamil | Flourishing Tamil, spoken Tamil, |
| T a m i l tamil tamil tamil | Tamil, Tamil, Tamil, Tamil. |
| Female | |
| …………………………………….. | |
| Male | |
| Nee mutham ondru koduthaal muthamizh | If you give me a single kiss, it becomes Muthamizh, |
| Female | |
| …………………………. | |
| Male | |
| Nee vetkapattu sirithaal senthamizh | If you smile shyly, it becomes Senthamizh, |
| Female | |
| ………………………………………. | |
| Male | |
| Nee pesiya vaarthaigal painthamizh | The words you spoke are Painthamizh. |
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{ நீ முத்தம்
ஒன்று கொடுத்தால்
முத்தமிழ் நீ வெட்கப்பட்டு
சிரித்தால் செந்தமிழ் நீ பேசிய
வார்த்தைகள் பைந்தமிழ் } (2)
............................................
If you give me a single kiss, it becomes Muthamizh (threefold Tamil),
If you smile shyly, it becomes Senthamizh (pure Tamil),
The words you spoke are Painthamizh (rich Tamil).
செங்காந்தல் இதழ்
என்பதில் நான் கண்டேன்
நீ என் தமிழ் மின் காந்த
பேச்சில் மொத்தமாய்
நான் கேட்டேன் இசை தமிழ்
In your lips that resemble the red glory lily,
I saw that you are my Tamil.
In your natural, unadorned speech entirely,
I heard musical Tamil.
நீ கொஞ்சம்
நாடக தமிழ் நீ கொஞ்சம்
மன்மத தமிழ் உன் தமிழ்
என் தமிழ் த மி ழ் தமிழ்
தமிழ் தமிழ்
You are a bit of dramatic Tamil,
You are a bit of erotic Tamil.
Your Tamil is my Tamil,
Tamil, Tamil, Tamil, Tamil.
அன்பே உன் இதழின்
சிணுங்களெல்லாம் பிள்ளை
தமிழே பிள்ளை தமிழே
அங்கங்கே உனக்குள் படித்து
கொண்டேன் சங்க தமிழே
சங்க தமிழே
My love, every whimper of your lips,
Is child Tamil, oh child Tamil!
Here and there, within you I read,
Sangam Tamil, oh Sangam Tamil!
நீ என்னை
தீண்டினால் என்
மேனியில் நாணதமிழ்
நம் காதல் சேர்ந்த பின்
தமிழோடுதான் நான்கு தமிழ்
If you touch me, bashful Tamil appears on my body,
After our love unites, along with Tamil it becomes fourfold Tamil.
உனை வாசித்தேன்
வாசித்து
நேசித்தேன்
நேசித்து
சுவாசித்தேன்
சுவாசித்து
யாசித்தேன்
ஹா ஹா
I read you... Reading,
........................
I loved you... Loving,
உன் ஒற்றை
விழி பார்வையில் நான்
கற்றுகொண்டேன் தமிழ்
உன் கற்றை ஒளி புன்னகை
அதில் ஒற்றி கொண்டேன்
தமிழ் உன் வயசின் மொத்தம்
தமிழ் உன் அழகின் மொத்தம்
தமிழ் நீ தமிழ் நான் தமிழ் த மி ழ்
தமிழ் தமிழ் தமிழ்
I breathed you... Breathing,
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I yearned for you... Ah ah.
என் வாசம்
தெரிக்கும் இளமை
எல்லாம் கன்னி தமிழே
கன்னி தமிழே உன் வாசம்
கிடைத்த மறு வருஷம்
அன்னை தமிழே அன்னை
தமிழே
காலங்கள் தீரலாம்
தீராதடி காதல் தமிழ்
ஓ ஹோ ஓ
நரை கூடி போகலாம்
மாறாதடி ஆசை தமிழ்
ஓ ஹோ ஓ
In a single glance of your eye, I learned Tamil,
In your smile beaming like light rays, I embraced Tamil.
The entirety of your age is Tamil,
The entirety of your beauty is Tamil.
You are Tamil, I am Tamil,
Tamil, Tamil, Tamil, Tamil.
உன்னை சந்தித்தேன்
உன்னை சந்தித்தேன்
தித்தித்தேன்
தித்தித்தேன்
ஜீவித்தேன்
ஜீவித்தேன்
உயிர் தேய்ந்தேன்
தேய்ந்தேன்
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All my youth radiating fragrance,
Is maiden Tamil, oh maiden Tamil!
The very next year after getting your fragrance,
It is mother Tamil, oh mother Tamil!
கண் கண்ணும்
முட்டிக்கொண்டபின்
இரு விண்ணும் மண்ணும்
தமிழ் மெய் மெய்யும் சேர்ந்து
புன்னகை அதில் மையல்
கொள்ளும் தமிழ்
Ages may pass, but love Tamil will never end, my dear,
உடல் உற்றார்
இந்த தமிழ் உயிர்
கற்றார் இந்த தமிழ்
வான் தமிழ் வை தமிழ்
த மி ழ் தமிழ் தமிழ் தமிழ்
Ooo hoo ooh,
.........................
Grey hair may arrive, but desire Tamil will never change, my dear,
நீ முத்தம் ஒன்று
கொடுத்தால் முத்தமிழ்
.........................
Ooo hoo ooh.
நீ வெட்கப்பட்டு
சிரித்தால் செந்தமிழ்
.........................
I met you... I met you,
நீ பேசிய
வார்த்தைகள் பைந்தமிழ்
.........................
I felt sweetness... Felt sweetness,
ஆண் & பெண் :
.........................
I lived... I lived,
My soul melted... Melted.
When eye meets eye,
Both sky and earth become Tamil.
When body and body join in a smile,
The Tamil within falls deeply in love.
Those who attained a body possess this Tamil,
Those who learned the soul possess this Tamil.
Flourishing Tamil, spoken Tamil,
Tamil, Tamil, Tamil, Tamil.
If you give me a single kiss, it becomes Muthamizh,
If you smile shyly, it becomes Senthamizh,
The words you spoke are Painthamizh.
………………………………………
………………………………………………
{ Nee mutham ondru koduthaal muthamizh
If you give me a single kiss, it becomes Muthamizh (threefold Tamil),
Nee vetkapattu sirithaal senthamizh
If you smile shyly, it becomes Senthamizh (pure Tamil),
Nee pesiya vaarthaigal painthamizh } (2)
The words you spoke are Painthamizh (rich Tamil).
………………………………………….
Sengaandhal idhazh enbadhil
In your lips that resemble the red glory lily,
Naan kanden nee en tamil
I saw that you are my Tamil.
Mingaantha pechil mothamaai
In your natural, unadorned speech entirely,
Naan ketten isai tamil
I heard musical Tamil.
Nee konjam naadaga tamil
You are a bit of dramatic Tamil,
Nee konjam manmatha tamil
You are a bit of erotic Tamil.
Un tamil en tamil
Your Tamil is my Tamil,
Ta m i l tamil tamil tamil
Tamil, Tamil, Tamil, Tamil.
Anbae un idhazhin sinungal ellam
My love, every whimper of your lips,
Pillai tamil ae pillai tamil ae
Is child Tamil, oh child Tamil!
Angangae unakul padithukonden
Here and there, within you I read,
Sanga tamil ae sanga tamil ae
Sangam Tamil, oh Sangam Tamil!
Nee ennai theendinal en meniyil naana tamil
If you touch me, bashful Tamil appears on my body,
Nam kaadhal serntha pin tamilodu thaan naangutamil
After our love unites, along with Tamil it becomes fourfold Tamil.
Unai vaasithenFemale :Vaasithu
I read you... Reading,
NesithenFemale :Nesithu
I loved you... Loving,
SwaasithenFemale :Swaasithu
I breathed you... Breathing,
YaasithenFemale :Haa haa
I yearned for you... Ah ah.
………………………………
Un otrai vizhi paarvaiyil naan katru konden tamil
In a single glance of your eye, I learned Tamil,
Un katrai oli punnagai athil otrikonden tamil
In your smile beaming like light rays, I embraced Tamil.
Un vayasin motham tamil
The entirety of your age is Tamil,
Un azhagin motham tamil
The entirety of your beauty is Tamil.
Nee tamil naan tamil
You are Tamil, I am Tamil,
T a m i l tamil tamil tamil
Tamil, Tamil, Tamil, Tamil.
……………………………………………
En vaasam therikum ilamaiyellam
All my youth radiating fragrance,
Kannitamilae kannitamilae
Is maiden Tamil, oh maiden Tamil!
Un vaasam kidaitha maru varusam
The very next year after getting your fragrance,
Annaitamilae annaitamilae
It is mother Tamil, oh mother Tamil!
Kaalangal theeralaam theeraadhadi kaadhal tamil
Ages may pass, but love Tamil will never end, my dear,
Ooo hoo ooh
Ooo hoo ooh,
Narai koodi pogalaam maaraadhadi aasaitamil
Grey hair may arrive, but desire Tamil will never change, my dear,
Ooo hoo ooh
Ooo hoo ooh.
Unai sandhithenFemale :Unnai sandhithen
I met you... I met you,
ThithithenFemale :Thithithen
I felt sweetness... Felt sweetness,
JeevithenFemale :Jeevithen
I lived... I lived,
Uyir theinthenFemale :Theinthen
My soul melted... Melted.
…………………………………………
Kan kannum mutti konda pin
When eye meets eye,
Iru vinnum mannum tamil
Both sky and earth become Tamil.
Mei meiyum serndhu punnagai
When body and body join in a smile,
Adhil maiyal kollum tamil
The Tamil within falls deeply in love.
Udal utraar indha tamil
Those who attained a body possess this Tamil,
Uyir katraar indha tamil
Those who learned the soul possess this Tamil.
Van tamil vai tamil
Flourishing Tamil, spoken Tamil,
T a m i l tamil tamil tamil
Tamil, Tamil, Tamil, Tamil.
……………………………………..
Nee mutham ondru koduthaal muthamizh
If you give me a single kiss, it becomes Muthamizh,
………………………….
Nee vetkapattu sirithaal senthamizh
If you smile shyly, it becomes Senthamizh,
……………………………………….
Nee pesiya vaarthaigal painthamizh
The words you spoke are Painthamizh.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This romantic track from 'Pokkiri' (2007) celebrates love by drawing elaborate poetic parallels with the Tamil language. Lyricist Pa. Vijay ingeniously equates the emotions, expressions, and stages of human love to various classical and literary classifications of Tamil. A kiss becomes 'Muthamizh' (the traditional triad of Prose, Music, and Drama), shy laughter becomes 'Senthamizh' (pure Tamil), and romantic whimpers become 'Pillai Tamil' (child literature). As the lovers progress through courtship and marital bliss—from youth ('Kanni Tamil') to motherhood ('Annai Tamil')—the song asserts that their love is immortal. It suggests that while time passes and hair turns grey, the language of love and Tamil remains ageless, fusing physical intimacy with spiritual oneness.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Nee mutham ondru koduthaal muthamizh”
Compares a romantic kiss directly to 'Muthamizh' (the traditional three-part division of Tamil: Iyal, Isai, and Naadagam).
Wordplay / Pun (Sileadai)
“Nam kaadhal serntha pin tamilodu thaan naangutamil”
Plays on the traditional concept of 'Muthamizh' (threefold Tamil) by extending it to 'Naangutamil' (fourfold Tamil) to symbolise the addition of love as the fourth dimension.
Second-Letter Rhyme (Ethirai)
“Kannitamilae kannitamilae / Annaitamilae annaitamilae”
Uses matching second-letter consonants ('nn') in consecutive lines ('Kannitamil' / 'Annaitamil') to create poetic rhythm.
Classical Imagery (Kaatchi Uruvagamm)
“Sengaandhal idhazh enbadhil”
Uses the traditional Sangam literature trope of comparing luscious red lips to the Sengaandhal (glory lily) flower.
Did you know?
Trivia
Composed by Mani Sharma for the blockbuster film 'Pokkiri' (2007) starring Vijay and Asin, lyricist Pa. Vijay constructed this entire romantic duet by incorporating nearly every literary classification of the Tamil language—including Muthamizh, Senthamizh, Painthamizh, Pillai Tamil, Sanga Tamil, Kanni Tamil, and Annai Tamil.
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