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Lyrics & meaning

Pengal Nenjai

From Jay Jay · 2003

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Kay Kay, Mahalakshmi Iyer
Music director
Bharathwaj
Movie name
Jay Jay
Movie release year
2003
Lyrics added on
16 Apr 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Pengal
Nenjai kollai kollum
Vellai madhava
Udhatukum udhatukum
Sandai poda vaa
Unnidathil
Ullathellam allikollavaa
Un udambukul uyir
Matum vitu sellavaa
Un verodu
Mazhai sindha
Varavaa un vetkathai
Kulipaata varavaa
Kulipaati
Azhukaakavaa
Yei badava
Nee thoda
Vaa naan thoda vaa
Hey madhavaa
Pengal
Nenjai kollai kollum
Vellai madhava
Udhatukum udhatukum
Sandai poda vaa
Unnidathil
Ullathellam allikollavaa
Un udambukul uyir
Matum vitu sellavaa
Hey sandai poda vaa
Hey Vittu sella vaa
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Mottukellam
Thummal vanthaal
Malarndhuvidum
Mogam vanthaal
Pennin ullam thirandhuvidum
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Muttaikullae
Manjalukum kozhupirukum
Un mudi muthal kaal
Varai kozhupirukum
Vizhigal
Alanthaal ilakanam
Irukum viralgal alanthaal
Ilakiyam irukum
Pattu kaigalaal
Nee thottu kidanthaal
Paaraiyum ilamai surakum
Paalaatri
Neeraatavaa
Yei badavaa
Thoda vaa thoda vaa
Nee thoda vaa
Thoda vaa thoda vaa
Naan thoda vaa
Thoda vaa thoda vaa
Hey madhavaa
Pengal
Nenjai kollai kollum
Vellai madhava
Udhatukum udhatukum
Sandai poda vaa
Unnidathil
Ullathellam allikollavaa
Un udambukul uyir
Matum vitu sellavaa
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Kannu kaadhu
Mooku matum thottu vitu po
Karpai matum konja kaalam
Vitu vitu po
Tholaintha en
Thookam engae thanthu
Vitu po thalaiyanai sugam
Illai solli vitu po
Pathinettu
Varudam pazhutha
En azhagu pathinettu
Nodiyil samarpanam unaku
Unnai kalanthaal
Munnooru varusam
Naan kanda ilamai nilaikum
Muchathil moopedhadaa
Badavaa
Nee thoda vaa
Naan thoda vaa
Hey madhavaa
Vaa vaa
Pengal
Nenjai kollai kollum
Vellai madhava
Udhatukum udhatukum
Sandai poda vaa
Unnidathil
Ullathellam allikollavaa
Un udambukul uyir
Matum vitu sellavaa
Un verodu
Mazhai sindha
Varavaa un vetkathai
Kulipaata varavaa
Hey kulipaati
Azhukaakavaa badava
Nee thoda
Vaa naan thoda vaa
Hey madhavaa
Stealer of
women's hearts,
fair Madhava!
Lip against lip,
come fight a battle!
From you,
shall I sweep away all that you have?
Inside your body, only your breath of life
shall I leave behind and go?
Down to your roots,
to shower like rain,
shall I come? To bathe
your shyness, shall I come?
Having bathed it clean,
shall I dirty it?
Hey, naughty rogue!
You come touch me,
or shall I come touch you?
Hey Madhava!
Stealer of
women's hearts,
fair Madhava!
Lip against lip,
come fight a battle!
From you,
shall I sweep away all that you have?
Inside your body, only your breath of life
shall I leave behind and go?
Hey, come fight a battle!
Hey, come leave it behind and go!
...
...
If flower buds
catch a sneeze,
they will blossom.
When desire arrives,
a woman's heart will open up.
...
Inside an egg,
even the yolk has fat.
From your hair down to your toes,
you are full of cheekiness!
If eyes
measure you, it is strict grammar;
if fingers measure you,
it turns into poetry.
With your silky hands,
if you lie touching me,
even a rock will flow with youth.
In a river of milk,
shall I bathe you?
Hey, naughty rogue!
Come touch me, come touch me,
you come touch me!
Come touch me, come touch me,
shall I come touch you?
Come touch me, come touch me,
Hey Madhava!
Stealer of
women's hearts,
fair Madhava!
Lip against lip,
come fight a battle!
From you,
shall I sweep away all that you have?
Inside your body, only your breath of life
shall I leave behind and go?
...
...
My eyes, ears,
and nose alone, touch and go;
my modesty alone, for a little while,
leave untouched and go!
Where is my lost
sleep? Return it
and go; say my pillow gives
no comfort, and go!
Eighteen
years of ripened
beauty of mine, in eighteen
seconds is surrendered to you!
If I unite with you,
for three hundred years
the youth I found will last.
In kissing, who ever grows old,
you rogue?
You come touch me,
or shall I come touch you?
Hey Madhava!
Come, come!
Stealer of
women's hearts,
fair Madhava!
Lip against lip,
come fight a battle!
From you,
shall I sweep away all that you have?
Inside your body, only your breath of life
shall I leave behind and go?
Down to your roots,
to shower like rain,
shall I come? To bathe
your shyness, shall I come?
Hey, having bathed it clean,
shall I dirty it, you rogue?
You come touch
me, or shall I come touch you?
Hey Madhava!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This seductive and playful dance track from the film Jay Jay features a heroine passionately expressing her intense desire and longing for her lover, whom she affectionately calls 'Madhava' and 'badava' (rogue). She invites him into an intimate embrace, playfully comparing kisses to battles and describing her youthful beauty as an offering that she surrenders in seconds to him.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Udhatukum udhatukum / Sandai poda vaa

Comparing a kiss between lips to a playful battle ('Udhatukum udhatukum sandai poda vaa').

Hyperbole

Paaraiyum ilamai surakum

Exaggerating that touching with silky hands can make even a lifeless rock ooze youthfulness ('Paaraiyum ilamai surakum').

Emonai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Mottukellam / Thummal vanthaal / Malarndhuvidum / Mogam vanthaal

Repetition of initial consonant sound 'M' in 'Mottukellam' and 'Malarndhuvidum' / 'Mogam'.

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Trivia

The soundtrack for Jay Jay (2003) was composed by Bharathwaj, with lyrics written by Vairamuthu. The song features energetic, contemporary beats paired with Vairamuthu's characteristic sensuous Tamil wordplay.

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