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Lyrics & meaning

Yeah Machakaalai Female

From Nee Enthan Vaanam · 2000

Lyricist
Piraisoodan
Singer
Harini
Music director
Sangeetha Rajan
Movie name
Nee Enthan Vaanam
Movie release year
2000
Lyrics added on
13 Aug 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Hae….thanthanaanaa thanthanaanaa
Thanthanaa thanthanaa thanthanaanaa….aa….
Yeah….machchakaalai nee vechcha vela
Nee thulli vaa anthi velai….aa….
Yeah……pachcha oola nee michcha leela
Nee konjiththaa antha naala…..aa….
Naaththukku nee vida neramaachchu
Kooththukkum thaer vida vegamaachchu
Kaattukkum soodu aachchu
Yeah….machchakaalai nee vechcha vela
Nee thulli vaa anthi velai….aa….
Vachchakuri mama ooh…..thappumaa
Pachchamala kaattu thaenum sottumaa
Kannil enna kaththi nee thaththi enna suththi
Nee vattamida minsaaram naane
Manjakkaadu konji koodu mama nee sugamaa
Thottu paadu thoondil podu mama nee idhamaa
Thudikkidhu anaichchikka thavikkuthu pidichchikka
Mudinjatha eduththukka koduppatha koduththukkaiyaa
Yeah….machchakaalai nee vechcha vela
Nee thulli vaa anthi velai….aa….
Yeah……pachcha oola nee michcha leela
Nee konjiththaa antha naala…..aa….
Sola kolla aahaah en sorkkamaa
Kammaangarai kenda meenum sikkumaa
Pullu meththaiyittu nee ennai mallukattu
Vaa kollaiyidu parisamthaan pottu
Pachchakallu mookkuththikku pattaa nee tharanum
Pattikkaattu machchaanukku munthaana idanum
Enkkoru nerukkadi edhukkini kedupidi
Nadaththanum muraippadi rasikkanum padipadiyaa…aa….
Yeah….machchakaalai nee vechcha vela
Nee thulli vaa anthi velai….aa….
Yeah……pachcha oola nee michcha leela
Nee konjiththaa antha naala…..aa….
Naaththukku nee vida neramaachchu
Kooththukkum thaer vida vegamaachchu
Kaattukkum soodu aachchu
Yeah….machchakaalai nee vechcha vela
Nee thulli vaa anthi velai….aa….
Hey... thanthanana thanthanana
Thanthana thanthana thanthanana... ah...
Yeah, my spirited young bull, with the spear you threw,
Come leaping to me at dusk... ah...
Yeah, like fresh green palm leaves, playful romance is still left,
Cuddle and give me those sweet moments... ah...
It is time to water the tender young saplings,
It is time to roll out the temple festival chariot,
And the forest too is heating up with desire.
Yeah, my spirited young bull, with the spear you threw,
Come leaping to me at dusk... ah...
Will your careful aim ever miss the mark, my love?
Won't the wild honey of the green hills drip down?
Why is there a blade in your eyes? As you playfully hop and circle around me,
As you circle close, I become pure electricity!
The turmeric grove is our sweet nest; love me tenderly, darling,
Touch me and sing, cast your fishing hook gently, my love,
My heart races to be embraced, it yearns for you to hold me,
Take all that you can, and give whatever you have to give...
Yeah, my spirited young bull, with the spear you threw,
Come leaping to me at dusk... ah...
Yeah, like fresh green palm leaves, playful romance is still left,
Cuddle and give me those sweet moments... ah...
Is this cornfield turning into my paradise?
Will the carp from the lake bank get caught in your trap?
Spread a bed of soft grass and playfully wrestle with me,
Come claim your prize after paying the wedding gift!
You must give me a deed of ownership for my green-stone nose pin,
And I must spread my sari edge for my village sweetheart.
I am overwhelmed with desire, so why hold back anymore?
Let us do everything the right way and enjoy it step by step... ah...
Yeah, my spirited young bull, with the spear you threw,
Come leaping to me at dusk... ah...
Yeah, like fresh green palm leaves, playful romance is still left,
Cuddle and give me those sweet moments... ah...
It is time to water the tender young saplings,
It is time to roll out the temple festival chariot,
And the forest too is heating up with desire.
Yeah, my spirited young bull, with the spear you threw,
Come leaping to me at dusk... ah...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This playful Tamil rural folk track from the movie 'Nee Enthan Vaanam' (2000) depicts the teasing banter and passionate romance between a young woman and her beloved cousin (machaan/mama). Set against lush countryside backdrops like cornfields, turmeric fields, and lake banks, the song uses vivid agricultural and nature imagery to express desire and eager anticipation.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Nee vattamida minsaaram naane

The speaker directly compares herself to electricity ('minsaaram') that ignites when her beloved circles around her.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Naaththukku nee vida neramaachchu / Kooththukkum thaer vida vegamaachchu

Rhyming of line endings with 'neramaachchu' and 'vegamaachchu'.

Muran (Antithesis)

Mudinjatha eduththukka koduppatha koduththukkaiyaa

Uses contrasting ideas of taking ('eduththukka') and giving ('koduppatha') to highlight dynamic reciprocal affection.

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

Kannil enna kaththi nee thaththi enna suththi

The repetition of the consonant sound in the second position ('th'/'tt') across 'kaththi', 'thaththi', and 'suththi'.

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Trivia

The song lyrics were written by Piraisoodan, a prominent Tamil poet and lyricist renowned for incorporating traditional Tamil folk metaphors and classical poetic devices into film songs during the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s.

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