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Lyrics & meaning

Sleepi Kanda Meenu

From Maniyaar Kudumbam · 2018

Lyricist
J. Thambi Ramaiah
Singers
Karthik, Chinmayi
Music director
J. Thambi Ramaiah
Movie name
Maniyaar Kudumbam
Movie release year
2018
Lyrics added on
4 Jul 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Thaana thaana
Thana thandhaana…} (3)
Thandha nana thana naaa….
Sleep sleep sleep sleep sleep
Female :Seema seema seema
Seema seema
Sleepi kanda meena pola
Sema karuva mulla pola
En manasil un nenappu valaruthae
Adi enna meeri en naaku olaruthae
Sleepi kanda meena pola
Sema karuva mulla pola
En manasil un nenappu valaruthae
Ada enna meeri en naaku olaruthae
Thenga poo manasum
Thennam paalai chirippum
Unkuda sernthu vaazha solluthae
En usuru kulla pallu muluchu kolluthae
Sleep sleep sleep sleep sleep
Female :Seema seema seema
Seema seema
Sleepi kanda meena pola
Sema karuva mulla pola
En manasil un nenappu valaruthae
Adi enna meeri en naaku olaruthae
………………………………..
Un paal piditha paruthi pinju
Paarvaiyilae
En neththi mattum vervaiyaachu
Nermaiyilae
Nee rotula thaan
Nada nadantha pogaiyila
Naan vaai thiranthu nikkurenae
Vetkathila
Nee vaazha pazhathil
Oosi yethum maruthuvachi
Naan vazhum varai
Sathiyama un katchi
Sleep sleep sleep sleep sleep
Female :Seema seema seema
Seema seema
Sleepi kanda meena pola
Sema karuva mulla pola
En manasil un nenappu valaruthae
Adi enna meeri en naaku olaruthae
Unna pakkum munnae
Enakku peru ooru suththi
Intha kali manna poosi kitta
Usura suththi
Kaasu konjam
Serthu vainga kallam illa
Unna minja yaarum illa
Jillavula
Nee irundu kidantha
Vaanathil oli thanthaai
En idhayam solluthu enakku
Nee thaan irandaam thaai
Sleep sleep sleep sleep sleep
Female :Seema seema seema
Seema seema
Sleepi kanda meena pola
Sema karuva mulla pola
En manasil un nenappu valaruthae
Adi enna meeri en naaku olaruthae
{Thaana thaana
Thana thandhaana…} (3)
Thandha nana thana naaa….
{Thaana thaana
Thana thanthaana...} (3)
Thantha nana thana naa...
Sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep
Female: Seema seema seema
Seema seema
Like a fish caught in a basket trap,
Like a sharp prickly thorn,
Thoughts of you keep growing in my heart,
Girl, my tongue babbles beyond my control!
Like a fish caught in a basket trap,
Like a sharp prickly thorn,
Thoughts of you keep growing in my heart,
Boy, my tongue babbles beyond my control!
A heart as pure as a coconut flower,
And a smile like fresh coconut blossoms,
Tell me to spend my life with you;
A sweet ache sprouts teeth inside my soul and gnaws at me!
Sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep
Female: Seema seema seema
Seema seema
Like a fish caught in a basket trap,
Like a sharp prickly thorn,
Thoughts of you keep growing in my heart,
Girl, my tongue babbles beyond my control!
...
In the tender gaze of your eyes,
Soft as young milky cotton pods,
My forehead broke into a sweat,
In all honesty!
When you walk
Striding gracefully down the road,
I stand with my mouth wide open
In bashful wonder!
You are like a clever healer
Who slips a needle painlessly into a banana;
As long as I live,
I swear I will always be on your side!
Sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep
Female: Seema seema seema
Seema seema
Like a fish caught in a basket trap,
Like a sharp prickly thorn,
Thoughts of you keep growing in my heart,
Girl, my tongue babbles beyond my control!
Before I ever saw you,
I was known only for wandering around,
Smearing plain clay
All over my life!
Save up a little money,
There is no deceit in my heart;
There is no one who can match you
In the entire district!
Into my dark and gloomy
Sky, you brought bright light;
My heart tells me
You are like a second mother to me!
Sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep
Female: Seema seema seema
Seema seema
Like a fish caught in a basket trap,
Like a sharp prickly thorn,
Thoughts of you keep growing in my heart,
Girl, my tongue babbles beyond my control!
{Thaana thaana
Thana thanthaana...} (3)
Thantha nana thana naa...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song is a quirky, romantic rural folk track expressing the protagonist's deep affection and mesmerized state towards her beloved. Using colorful rural metaphors—such as comparing her growing thoughts to a black thorn bush and a sleepy fish—she describes how tongue-tied and awestruck she becomes in his presence.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Sleepi kanda meena pola / Sema karuva mulla pola

Compares the deep, steady growth of romantic thoughts in her heart to a sleepy fish and a black thorn bush.

Alliteration (Monaai)

Thenga poo manasum / Thennam paalai chirippum

Repetition of initial consonant sounds across consecutive lines ('Thenga' / 'Thennam').

Metaphor (Uruvakama)

Nee thaan irandaam thaai

Elevates the beloved to a protective, nurturing figure by metaphorically calling him a second mother.

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Trivia

The song from the film 'Maniyaar Kudumbam' (2018) features lyrics written by multi-talented actor-director J. Thambi Ramaiah. Known for his distinctive comedic folk style, Thambi Ramaiah weaves English words like 'sleep' into traditional rural Tamil folk tunes composed by D. Imman.

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