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Lyrics & meaning

Nee Thottu Pesinal

From Ninaithadhai Mudippavan · 1974

Lyricist
‘Avinasi’ Mani
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Details
Ninaithadhai Mudippavan1974

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Nee thottu pesinaal thangamaaguvaenIf you touch and speak to me, I will turn into gold.
Undhan thunaiviyaakkinaal maalaiyaaguvaenIf you make me your wife, I will become the garland.
Kotti koduthaal vaangi kolluvaenIf you pour and give generously, I will accept it.
Kotti koduthaal vaangi kolluvaenIf you pour and give generously, I will accept it.
Ennai kollaiyadithaal enna solluvaenIf you rob my heart, what can I say?
Kollaiyadithaal enna solluvaenIf you rob it, what can I say?
Female
Raaraaram raaram raaram raaramRaaraaram raaram raaram raaram
Raaraara raaraaraa…Raaraara raaraaraa…
Female
Idhu iruttil nadathum baeramThis is a deal conducted in the dark.
Sugam ellaam vandhu saerumAll pleasures will come and assemble here.
En azhagai kadathal vaendumMy beauty needs to be smuggled away.
Pin angae sorgam thondrumThen, heaven will appear right there.
Female
Nee thottu pesinaal thangamaaguvaenIf you touch and speak to me, I will turn into gold.
Undhan thunaiviyaakkinaal maalaiyaaguvaenIf you make me your wife, I will become the garland.
Kotti koduthaal vaangi kolluvaenIf you pour and give generously, I will accept it.
Ennai kollaiyadithaal enna solluvaenIf you rob my heart, what can I say?
Kollaiyadithaal enna solluvaenIf you rob it, what can I say?
Female
Naan kalla kadathal ennum sarakkuI am a contraband cargo of smuggled goods.
Inbam solli koduthu konjam pazhakkuTeach me joy and get me accustomed to it a little.
Naan kalla kadathal ennum sarakkuI am a contraband cargo of smuggled goods.
Inbam solli koduthu konjam pazhakkuTeach me joy and get me accustomed to it a little.
Adhan ellai engengo irukkuIts boundaries lie far and wide.
Naam angae povom nadathuLet us go there, walk on.
Female
Nee thottu pesinaal thangamaaguvaenIf you touch and speak to me, I will turn into gold.
Undhan thunaiviyaakkinaal maalaiyaaguvaenIf you make me your wife, I will become the garland.
Kotti koduthaal vaangi kolluvaenIf you pour and give generously, I will accept it.
Kotti koduthaal vaangi kolluvaenIf you pour and give generously, I will accept it.
Ennai kollaiyadithaal enna solluvaenIf you rob my heart, what can I say?
Kollaiyadithaal enna solluvaenIf you rob it, what can I say?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song uses playful metaphors of smuggling, illicit trading, and clandestine deals in the dark to portray passion and romantic surrender. The singer expresses that being loved or even 'stolen' by her beloved turns her life into gold and leads straight to a heavenly paradise of joy. Written for the 1974 MGR film Ninaithadhai Mudippavan, the lyrics cleverly align with the action-smuggling subplots of typical 1970s Tamil commercial cinema while remaining upbeat and flirtatious.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

Naan kalla kadathal ennum sarakku

The singer metaphors herself as smuggled contraband cargo ('kalla kadathal ennum sarakku') and as gold ('thangamaaguvaen').

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Inbam solli koduthu konjam pazhakku

Rhyming ending syllables such as 'sarakku' and 'pazhakku' create a rhythmic and musical cadence.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Undhan thunaiviyaakkinaal maalaiyaaguvaen

Rhyming verbs ending in '-aaguvaen' across consecutive lines ('thangamaaguvaen' / 'maalaiyaaguvaen').

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Trivia

Ninaithadhai Mudippavan (1974) starred M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) and Latha. The film's soundtrack was composed by the legendary M. S. Viswanathan, and this track features playful vocals by P. Susheela.

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