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Lyrics & meaning

Nee Mutham Ondru

From Pokkiri · 2007

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singers
Ranjith, Shweta Mohan
Music director
Mani Sharma
Movie name
Pokkiri
Movie release year
2007
Lyrics added on
14 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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{ Nee mutham ondru koduthaal muthamizh
Nee vetkapattu sirithaal senthamizh
Nee pesiya vaarthaigal painthamizh } (2)
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Sengaandhal idhazh enbadhil
Naan kanden nee en tamil
Mingaantha pechil mothamaai
Naan ketten isai tamil
Nee konjam naadaga tamil
Nee konjam manmatha tamil
Un tamil en tamil
Ta m i l tamil tamil tamil
Anbae un idhazhin sinungal ellam
Pillai tamil ae pillai tamil ae
Angangae unakul padithukonden
Sanga tamil ae sanga tamil ae
Nee ennai theendinal en meniyil naana tamil
Nam kaadhal serntha pin tamilodu thaan naangutamil
Unai vaasithenFemale :Vaasithu
NesithenFemale :Nesithu
SwaasithenFemale :Swaasithu
YaasithenFemale :Haa haa
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Un otrai vizhi paarvaiyil naan katru konden tamil
Un katrai oli punnagai athil otrikonden tamil
Un vayasin motham tamil
Un azhagin motham tamil
Nee tamil naan tamil
T a m i l tamil tamil tamil
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En vaasam therikum ilamaiyellam
Kannitamilae kannitamilae
Un vaasam kidaitha maru varusam
Annaitamilae annaitamilae
Kaalangal theeralaam theeraadhadi kaadhal tamil
Ooo hoo ooh
Narai koodi pogalaam maaraadhadi aasaitamil
Ooo hoo ooh
Unai sandhithenFemale :Unnai sandhithen
ThithithenFemale :Thithithen
JeevithenFemale :Jeevithen
Uyir theinthenFemale :Theinthen
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Kan kannum mutti konda pin
Iru vinnum mannum tamil
Mei meiyum serndhu punnagai
Adhil maiyal kollum tamil
Udal utraar indha tamil
Uyir katraar indha tamil
Van tamil vai tamil
T a m i l tamil tamil tamil
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Nee mutham ondru koduthaal muthamizh
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Nee vetkapattu sirithaal senthamizh
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Nee pesiya vaarthaigal painthamizh
...
...
{ If you give a single kiss, it is three-fold Tamil,
If you smile shyly, it is classical Tamil,
The words you spoke are pure Tamil } (2)
...
In calling your lips red flame-lilies,
I saw that you are my Tamil.
In your enchanting speech, altogether,
I heard musical Tamil.
You are a bit of dramatic Tamil,
You are a bit of passionate Tamil,
Your Tamil is my Tamil,
T-a-m-i-l, Tamil, Tamil, Tamil.
My love, all the whimpers of your lips
Are child-Tamil, oh child-Tamil!
Everywhere within you, I read
Sangam Tamil, oh Sangam Tamil!
When you touch me, bashful Tamil blooms on my body,
After our love unites, along with Tamil it becomes four-fold Tamil.
I read you. Female: Reading,
I loved you. Female: Loving,
I breathed you. Female: Breathing,
I yearned for you. Female: Ha ha!
...
In a single glance of your eyes, I learned Tamil.
In your soft ray of a smile, I absorbed Tamil.
The entirety of your youth is Tamil,
The entirety of your beauty is Tamil,
You are Tamil, I am Tamil,
T-a-m-i-l, Tamil, Tamil, Tamil.
...
All my youth radiating fragrance
Is maiden Tamil, oh maiden Tamil!
The year after I gained your fragrance,
Is mother Tamil, oh mother Tamil!
Eras may pass, but unyielding is love-Tamil, my girl!
Ooo hoo ooh
Hair may turn grey, but unchanging is desire-Tamil, my girl!
Ooo hoo ooh
I met you. Female: I met you,
I tasted sweetness. Female: Tasted sweetness,
I lived fully. Female: Lived fully,
My soul dissolved. Female: Dissolved.
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When eye collided with eye,
Both heaven and earth became Tamil.
When body joined body, a smile bloomed,
In which Tamil falls deeply in love.
This Tamil found physical form,
This Tamil learned the breath of life,
Powerful Tamil, lip-spoken Tamil,
T-a-m-i-l, Tamil, Tamil, Tamil.
...
If you give a single kiss, it is three-fold Tamil,
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If you smile shyly, it is classical Tamil,
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The words you spoke are pure Tamil.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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.

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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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