Nenjukkulla Ninnu Kittu
From Kidaari · 2016
- Lyricist
- Ekadasi
- Singer
- Sanjana Kalmanje
- Music director
- Darbuka Siva
- Details
- Kidaari2016
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Meesa mudi vaangiyaanthu | Having brought a strand of mustache hair, |
| Mookkuthiyaa poda poren | I am going to wear it as my nose ring. |
| Vaasa padi thaandi poyi | Crossing over the doorstep, |
| Vaazhaporen vaazhaporen | I am going to live, I am going to live my life. |
| Female | |
| Sattaam pala polavanthu | Arriving like a sturdy wooden plank, |
| Sattunuthaan kaiya neetta | When he suddenly reaches out his hand, |
| Nenjukkuzhi ketta thanni | The stagnant water trapped in the pit of my heart, |
| Aathil yethu | Where is it in the flowing river? |
| Female | |
| Thullukkedaa pola naanum | Like a playful, jumping ram, I too, |
| Naalum | Every single day, |
| Thundu patten ullukkulla | Got broken into pieces deep inside. |
| Yen thaano | I wonder why it is so, |
| Female | |
| Naa oorvazhiya | I, the path to the village, |
| Maranthuputten | Have completely forgotten. |
| Un madisaaya | To lean on your lap, |
| Female | |
| Vaa unvazhiya | Come, I have opened your path, |
| Thiranthuputten | Wide open, |
| Kodikaaya | To bloom and bear fruit like a vine. |
| Female | |
| Nenjukkulla ninnu kittu | Standing right inside my heart, |
| Kottadichu vaaraanae | He arrives beating a loud drum. |
| Manjanathi poovapola | Like the wild Manjanathi flower, |
| Manankothi poranae | He leaves after pecking away at my mind. |
| Female | |
| Urangi naalaachu | It has been days since I slept, |
| Udambu noolaachu | My body has become thin as a thread. |
| Usurae marugaathae | Oh my soul, do not agonize, |
| Thiruda varuvaanae | He will surely come as a thief to claim you. |
மீசை முடி
வாங்கியாந்து மூக்குத்தியா
போட போறேன் வாச படி
தாண்டி போயி வாழப்போறேன்
வாழப்போறேன்
Having brought a strand of mustache hair,
I am going to wear it as my nose ring.
Crossing over the doorstep,
I am going to live, I am going to live my life.
சட்டம் பல
போலவந்து சட்டுனுதான்
கைய நீட்ட நெஞ்சுக்குழி
கேட்ட தண்ணி ஆத்தில்
ஏத்து
Arriving like a sturdy wooden plank,
When he suddenly reaches out his hand,
The stagnant water trapped in the pit of my heart,
Where is it in the flowing river?
துள்ளுக்கெடா
போல நானும் நாளும்
துண்டு பட்டேன்
உள்ளுக்குள்ள ஏன்
தானோ
Like a playful, jumping ram, I too,
Every single day,
Got broken into pieces deep inside.
I wonder why it is so,
நா ஊர்வழிய
மறந்துப்புட்டேன்
உன் மடிசாய
I, the path to the village,
Have completely forgotten.
To lean on your lap,
வா உன்
வழிய திறந்துப்புட்டேன்
கொடிகாய
Come, I have opened your path,
Wide open,
To bloom and bear fruit like a vine.
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ள
நின்னு கிட்டு கொட்டடிச்சு
வாரானே மஞ்சனத்தி பூவ
போல மனன்கொத்தி
போறானே
Standing right inside my heart,
He arrives beating a loud drum.
Like the wild Manjanathi flower,
He leaves after pecking away at my mind.
உறங்கி நாளாச்சு
உடம்பு நூலாச்சு உசுரே
மருகாதே திருட வருவானே
It has been days since I slept,
My body has become thin as a thread.
Oh my soul, do not agonize,
He will surely come as a thief to claim you.
Meesa mudi vaangiyaanthu
Having brought a strand of mustache hair,
Mookkuthiyaa poda poren
I am going to wear it as my nose ring.
Vaasa padi thaandi poyi
Crossing over the doorstep,
Vaazhaporen vaazhaporen
I am going to live, I am going to live my life.
Sattaam pala polavanthu
Arriving like a sturdy wooden plank,
Sattunuthaan kaiya neetta
When he suddenly reaches out his hand,
Nenjukkuzhi ketta thanni
The stagnant water trapped in the pit of my heart,
Aathil yethu
Where is it in the flowing river?
Thullukkedaa pola naanum
Like a playful, jumping ram, I too,
Naalum
Every single day,
Thundu patten ullukkulla
Got broken into pieces deep inside.
Yen thaano
I wonder why it is so,
Naa oorvazhiya
I, the path to the village,
Maranthuputten
Have completely forgotten.
Un madisaaya
To lean on your lap,
Vaa unvazhiya
Come, I have opened your path,
Thiranthuputten
Wide open,
Kodikaaya
To bloom and bear fruit like a vine.
Nenjukkulla ninnu kittu
Standing right inside my heart,
Kottadichu vaaraanae
He arrives beating a loud drum.
Manjanathi poovapola
Like the wild Manjanathi flower,
Manankothi poranae
He leaves after pecking away at my mind.
Urangi naalaachu
It has been days since I slept,
Udambu noolaachu
My body has become thin as a thread.
Usurae marugaathae
Oh my soul, do not agonize,
Thiruda varuvaanae
He will surely come as a thief to claim you.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song expresses the deep romantic longing, raw rustic devotion, and playful anticipation of a young woman yearning for her beloved. Through vivid rural imagery—such as wearing a strand of his mustache as a nose ring, comparing her fragile body to a thin thread, and describing him as a drum-beating thief who steals her thoughts—the lyrics capture the intensity of her emotional state. The narrative unfolds as she forgets her usual routine and village paths, completely consumed by thoughts of him. Despite the restless nights that have physically worn her out, she comforts her soul with the unwavering hope that he will return to claim her heart.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole / Metaphor
“Meesa mudi vaangiyaanthu Mookkuthiyaa poda poren”
Exaggerates romantic affection by expressing a desire to fashion a nose ring out of a strand of her lover's mustache.
Simile (உவமை)
“Thullukkedaa pola naanum”
Compares her restless and jumpy emotional state to a lively, leaping young ram ('Thullukkedaa').
Simile (உவமை)
“Manjanathi poovapola”
Compares the lover's fleeting effect on her mind to the fragile, rustic Manjanathi (Morinda coreia) flower.
Hyperbole (உயர்வு நவிற்சி)
“Udambu noolaachu”
Exaggerates physical emaciation caused by sleepless longing by stating her body has become as thin as a thread ('noolaachu').
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Trivia
The film Kidaari (2016) marked the musical debut of composer Darbuka Siva, whose folk-infused soundtrack received widespread critical acclaim. Lyricist Ekadasi wrote these lines using authentic Southern Tamil dialect and rustic metaphors.
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