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Nibuna Nibuna

From Kuththu · 2004

Lyricist
Kalai Kumar
Singer
Sadhana Sargam
Music director
Srikanth Deva
Movie name
Kuththu
Movie release year
2004
Lyrics added on
13 Nov 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nibunaa nibunaa en nibunaa
Manam padiththidum pudhu nibunaa
Madhanaa madhanaa manmadhanaa
Ennai madakkiya manthirannaa
Unnai mudhal murai
Mudhal murai paarththen
Neeyum enakkena
Piranthathai unarnthen
Nee palamurai thodarvathai arinthen
Ennai unakkena
Koduththida thuninthaen
Nee enakkul vasikka parithaviththaen
Nibunaa nibunaa en nibunaa
Manam padiththidum pudhu nibunaa
Madhanaa madhanaa manmadhanaa
Ennai madakkiya manthirannaa
Oru paarvai paarkkindraai
Uyir sundi izhukkindraai
Unnai ennil vidhaikkindraai
Sugamaai sugamaai vadhaikkindraai
Neruppaaga kodhikkindraai
Maru nodiyae kulirkindraai
Urakkaththai kedukkindraai
Manathil nuzhainthu kuthikkindraai
Udaigal indri iruppathanaal
Nilavai nee anukindraai
Nilavaai ennai ninaippathanaal
Udaigal unakku edharkkendraai
Adadaa needhaan alaigindraai
Edhaiyo ninaiththu sirikkindraai
Muzhu tharisanam kaana parakkindraai
Nibunaa nibunaa en nibunaa
Manam padiththidum pudhu nibunaa
Madhanaa madhanaa manmadhanaa
Ennai madakkiya manthirannaa
Edhir paaraa neraththilae
Edhirkondu anaiththaayae
Edhirpaarkkum samayaththilae
Thavikka vaiththu rasiththaayae
Pudhir podum kangalilae
En manathai kalaiththaayae
Adhisayangal kaattidavae
Villaai ennaiyae valaiththaayae
Vaasal pulli kolangalil
Pinnalgal pol naamae
Inimel naan iruvarumae
Pinni pinainthu kidappomae
Viralaal ilaimel nadanthaayae
Vegaththadaigal kadanthaayae
En azhagai muzhuthaai alanthaayae
Nibunaa nibunaa en nibunaa
Manam padiththidum pudhu nibunaa
Madhanaa madhanaa manmadhanaa
Ennai madakkiya manthirannaa
Unnai mudhal murai
Mudhal murai paarththen
Neeyum enakkena
Piranthathai unarnthen
Nee palamurai thodarvathai arinthen
Ennai unakkena
Koduththida thuninthaen
Nee enakkul vasikka parithaviththaen
Nibunaa…..nibunaa…..
Expert, oh expert, my clever expert,
A new master who reads my mind,
Cupid, oh Cupid, my handsome Cupid,
The magician who swept me off my feet!
When for the first time,
I saw you for the very first time,
That you were born,
just for me, I realized.
I noticed you following me so many times,
To surrender myself to you,
I finally dared.
I longed for you to dwell inside me.
Expert, oh expert, my clever expert,
A new master who reads my mind,
Cupid, oh Cupid, my handsome Cupid,
The magician who swept me off my feet!
You cast a single glance at me,
and pull at my very soul.
You sow yourself within my thoughts,
and torment me with sweet pleasure.
You boil hot like fire,
and turn cool the very next second.
You steal away my sleep,
and leap playfully into my heart.
Because it wears no clothes,
you reach out to the moon.
Thinking of me as that moon,
you ask why I need clothes.
Oh my, you wander restlessly,
smiling as you think of something,
flying in eagerness to see me completely.
Expert, oh expert, my clever expert,
A new master who reads my mind,
Cupid, oh Cupid, my handsome Cupid,
The magician who swept me off my feet!
At an unexpected moment,
you stepped up and embraced me.
Yet when I was eagerly waiting,
you made me yearn and enjoyed my longing.
With your puzzling eyes,
you unsettled my heart.
To show me wonders,
you bent my body like a bow.
Like the intricate loops,
in the kolam (traditional powder art) at the doorstep,
from now on, the two of us,
shall stay entwined together.
Your fingers walked across my waist,
crossing past all speed breakers,
measuring every bit of my beauty.
Expert, oh expert, my clever expert,
A new master who reads my mind,
Cupid, oh Cupid, my handsome Cupid,
The magician who swept me off my feet!
When for the first time,
I saw you for the very first time,
That you were born,
just for me, I realized.
I noticed you following me so many times,
To surrender myself to you,
I finally dared.
I longed for you to dwell inside me...
My expert... oh my expert...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

“Nibunaa Nibunaa” from the 2004 Tamil film Kuththu is a sensual, romantic track sung by Sadhana Sargam. In this song, the protagonist addresses her lover affectionately as an expert ('Nibunan') in understanding her emotions and as Cupid ('Madhanan'). She expresses how deeply his love, glances, and playful affection captivate her, bringing both sweet torment and profound joy into her life. The lyrics paint a picture of intimacy and surrender, comparing their bond to intertwined loops of a traditional threshold pattern (Kolam). Through poetic metaphors of fire, cooling breeze, and the moon, the song depicts a passionate progression from initial attraction to complete emotional and physical union.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (First Letter Alliteration)

“Madhanaa madhanaa manmadhanaa”

Repetition of the initial letter 'Ma' across the line creates a rhythmic auditory appeal.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Oru paarvai paarkkindraai / Uyir sundi izhukkindraai / Unnai ennil vidhaikkindraai”

Consecutive lines end with the identical verb suffix '-kindraai', forming a smooth rhyming scheme.

Simile (Uvamai Ani)

“Villaai ennaiyae valaiththaayae”

The heroine compares herself being bent like a bow ('Villaai') by her lover's touch.

Metaphor

“Vaasal pulli kolangalil / Pinnalgal pol naamae”

The lovers' intertwined lives are metaphorically compared to the loops of a traditional dotted Kolam pattern.

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Trivia

The song is composed by Srikanth Deva, son of the veteran 'Gana' music composer Deva. The movie *Kuththu* starred Silambarasan (STR) and marked the Tamil film debut of actress Ramya (Divya Spandana). Sadhana Sargam's soft and expressive vocal delivery made this song one of the soundtrack's most popular melodic highlights.

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