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Lyrics & meaning

Un Nenjukulle

From Madura Veeran · 2017

Lyricist: Yugabharathi
Singer: Chinmayi
Music director: Santhosh Dhayanidhi
Movie name: Madura Veeran
Movie release year: 2017
Lyrics added on: 10 Jan 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

{Un nenjukullae vazha

Naa yenguren

Nee vanthu ninna

Moochiyae vanguren} (2)

Raasavae unnai katti kolla

Aasaiyila

Aalagi ninnen kannu munnalae

Enakku yetha aambala

Evanum illa oorula

Kaadhala kaatu da konjom en mela

Un nenjukullae vazha

Naa yenguren

Nee vanthu ninna

Moochiyae vanguren

Un mela pulli vachu

Sikkikitten kolamma

Kaiyala meen kuzhambum

Vachi tharen poothuma

Un pera solla solla

Aanenae karama

Summa nee ennai thinnu

Soodana sadhamma

Aiya nee paarthalae

Paaloothu aagi vidum

Paarkama ponalae dhegam nogum

Eppothum un vaasam

En udamba mooda vaarum

Appothu ennodu yekkam theerum

Un nenjukullae vazha

Naa yenguren

Nee vanthu ninna

Moochiyae vanguren

Anju aaru pulla kutti

Unnai ottu jaadaiya

Anjaama pethu edukka

Ennai vitta yaaruya

Jillavae kannu vekka

Un kuda jodiya

Bandhava suthi vanthu

Vaazhvennae rani-ah

Annanthu naan partha

Aambalaiyum yaarum illa

Unnalae mallandhu sanjikiren

Ennanu ketkama nee pona nyayam illa

Oor thandi pogatha koyil kaalai

{Un nenjukullae vazha

Naa yenguren

Nee vanthu ninna

Moochiyae vanguren } (2)

Raasavae unnai katti kolla

Aasaiyila

Aalagi ninnen kannu munnalae

Enakku yetha aambala

Evanum illa oorula

Kaadhala kaatu da konjom en mela

{To live inside your heart,

I long so much,

when you come and stand before me,

I gasp for breath} (2)

My king, longing to hold you close,

with deep desire,

I grew into a woman right before your eyes.

A man who is my match,

there is no one in this town.

Show a little love to me, won't you?

To live inside your heart,

I long so much,

when you come and stand before me,

I gasp for breath.

Placing dots around you,

I got tangled like a kolam (floor pattern).

With my own hands,

I will cook and serve you fish curry, is that enough?

As I keep saying your name,

I have turned so spicy and hot!

Just go ahead and devour me,

like steaming hot rice!

My dear man, if you just look at me,

a sweet spring of milk overflows.

If you pass by without looking, my body aches.

Whenever your scent

comes to wrap around my body,

only then will all my longing be stilled.

To live inside your heart,

I long so much,

when you come and stand before me,

I gasp for breath.

Five or six little children,

looking just like you,

to fearlessly give birth to them,

who else is there besides me?

With the whole district watching in awe,

paired up by your side,

walking around with proud swagger,

I will live like a queen!

There was no man

I ever looked up to,

yet because of you, I am falling head over heels.

It is unfair if you walk away without asking how I am,

you temple bull that never strays outside our village!

{To live inside your heart,

I long so much,

when you come and stand before me,

I gasp for breath} (2)

My king, longing to hold you close,

with deep desire,

I grew into a woman right before your eyes.

A man who is my match,

there is no one in this town.

Show a little love to me, won't you?

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Un Nenjukullae' from Madura Veeran (2017) is a romantic folk expression of a young woman's deep love and yearning for her beloved. She expresses her breathlessness in his presence and declares that no other man in the entire town measures up to him. Through vivid rural Tamil imagery—such as intricate Kolam patterns, traditional home-cooked fish curry, steaming hot rice, and temple bulls—she conveys her devotion and desire to build a life and family with him.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile / Metaphor (உவமை / உருவகம்)

“Summa nee ennai thinnu / Soodana sadhamma”

Comparing herself to hot rice ('Soodana sadhamma') ready to be consumed, and comparing her dissolution in love to burning camphor ('karama').

Cultural Imagery (பண்பாட்டு உருவகம்)

“Un mela pulli vachu / Sikkikitten kolamma”

Using rural imagery like 'Kolam' (rangoli pattern) and 'Koyil Kaalai' (temple bull) to ground the romantic sentiment in rural Tamil culture.

Rhyme / Monai & Ethirai (எதுகை / மோனை)

“Anju aaru pulla kutti / Anjaama pethu edukka”

Usage of second-letter rhyming (Ethirai) across lines like 'Anju' / 'Anjaama' and 'Paaloothu' / 'Paarkama'.

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Trivia

The track featured in 'Madura Veeran' (2017), a film starring Shanmuga Pandian and Vithika Sheru directed by cinematographer PG Muthiah. The music for the film was composed by Santhosh Dhayanidhi, with lyrics written by Yugabharathi.

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