Yen Minukki (Reprise)
From Asuran · 2019
- Lyricist
- Eknaath
- Singers
- G. V. Prakash Kumar, Chinmayi
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Asuran2019
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Heyyy | Heyyy |
| Whistling :………………….. | (Whistling) |
| Male | |
| Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae | Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae (Folk rhythm refrain) |
| Naanaanaenae naanaanaenae | Naanaanaenae naanaanaenae (Folk rhythm refrain) |
| Male | |
| Oththa nilavai pola | Like the solitary moon in the sky |
| Kuththa vacha azhaguthamla | She sits with raw, captivation beauty |
| Enai pirichi thinguthamla | She tears me apart and devours my heart |
| Em minukki kaathirukka | My radiant lover is waiting for me |
| Enai ulukki poothirukka | She has shaken my soul and blossomed completely |
| Male | |
| Neththi vagudukulla | Within the hair parting on her forehead |
| Aambalaiya saachirukka | She has completely subdued this man |
| Aarappottu vachirukka | She has tamed and calmed my wild spirit |
| Em minukki kaathirukka | My radiant lover is waiting for me |
| Enai ulukki poothirukka | She has shaken my soul and blossomed completely |
| Female | |
| Suththi varum boomikulla | In this revolving world of ours |
| Ennai suththum saami pulla | She is the divine child who revolves around me |
| Mundhiyila mudichivaikka | To tie me tightly in the fold of her saree corner |
| Umma minukki kaathirukka | Your radiant lover is waiting for you |
| Umma ulukki poothirukka | Shaking your soul, she has blossomed completely |
| Female | |
| Kammang koozha pola | Just like cool pearl millet porridge |
| Karuvaattu thunda pola | And a tasty piece of dried fish |
| Sollaama muzhungathamaya | She swallows my heart without even saying a word |
| Umma minukki kaathirukka | Your radiant lover is waiting for you |
| Umma ulukki poothirukka | Shaking your soul, she has blossomed completely |
| Umma ulukki poothirukka | Shaking your soul, she has blossomed completely |
| Male | |
| Yehhh | Yehhh |
| Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae | Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae (Folk rhythm refrain) |
| Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae | Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae (Folk rhythm refrain) |
| Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae | Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae (Folk rhythm refrain) |
| Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae | Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae (Folk rhythm refrain) |
| Yehhh | Yehhh |
| Female | |
| Kozhi koottukkulla | Inside the chicken coop |
| Edhukku pullu vaikken naan | Why am I placing grass to feed? |
| Maattu thozhuvula | Inside the cattle shed |
| Edhukku muttai thedudhen | Why am I searching for eggs? |
| Female | |
| Naanum kotti aayittenae | I have become utterly foolish and lost |
| Ada idhu edhanaala | Ah, what is the reason for this condition? |
| Thalai mutti ooda vaikkam | Why does it make my head bump into walls and run? |
| Idhu andha ezhavala | It is all because of that wretched, overwhelming love! |
| Male | |
| Kuvichu vacha nella pola | Like a freshly heaped pile of sharp paddy grains |
| Koorpaayum nenjaala | With a heart that pierces sharply |
| Enai kuththi kollathamla | She stabs and consumes my life endlessly |
| Em minukki kaathirukka | My radiant lover is waiting for me |
| Enai ulukki poothirukka | She has shaken my soul and blossomed completely |
| Enai ulukki poothirukka | She has shaken my soul and blossomed completely |
| Male | |
| Hey nandu paadhaiyila | Hey, on the tiny path of a crab |
| Naanum vandiyottudhen | I am driving a big bullock cart |
| Vaandu pochunna | When a small beetle buzzes past |
| Adhutta ninnu pesudhen | I stand beside it and start conversing |
| Male | |
| Panai mela kalaiyaama | Without falling off the tall palm tree |
| Naan thongi nikkenae | I am hanging suspended in the air |
| Paraikkulla isai pola | Like secret music hidden inside a rock |
| Naan olinchirukkemla | I am quietly concealed inside her heart |
| Female | |
| Avan munna vandhutta | When he came right in front of me |
| Asangaama konnutta | He effortlessly slayed me without a sound |
| Valikkaama vathaikkathamya | He tortures my soul without causing physical pain |
| Umma minukki kaathirukka | Your radiant lover is waiting for you |
| Umma ulukki poothirukka | Shaking your soul, she has blossomed completely |
| Umma ulukki poothirukka | Shaking your soul, she has blossomed completely |
| Male | |
| Heyy oththa nilavai pola | Hey, like the solitary moon in the sky |
| Kuththa vacha azhaguthamla | She sits with raw, captivation beauty |
| Enai pichi thinguthamla | She tears me apart and devours my heart |
| Em minukki kaathirukka | My radiant lover is waiting for me |
| Enai ulukki poothirukka | She has shaken my soul and blossomed completely |
| Male | |
| Neththi vagudukulla | Within the hair parting on her forehead |
| Aambalaiya saachirukka | She has completely subdued this man |
| Aarappottu vachirukka | She has tamed and calmed my wild spirit |
| Em minukki kaathirukka | My radiant lover is waiting for me |
| Enai ulukki poothirukka | She has shaken my soul and blossomed completely |
| Female | |
| Heyy suththi varum boomikulla | Hey, in this revolving world of ours |
| Ennai suththum saami pulla | She is the divine child who revolves around me |
| Mundhiyila mudichivaikka | To tie me tightly in the fold of her saree corner |
| Umma minukki kaathirukka | Your radiant lover is waiting for you |
| Umma ulukki poothirukka | Shaking your soul, she has blossomed completely |
| Female | |
| Kammang koozha pola | Just like cool pearl millet porridge |
| Karuvaattu thunda pola | And a tasty piece of dried fish |
| Sollaama muzhungathamaya | She swallows my heart without even saying a word |
| Umma minukki kaathirukka | Your radiant lover is waiting for you |
| Umma ulukki poothirukka | Shaking your soul, she has blossomed completely |
| Umma ulukki poothirukka | Shaking your soul, she has blossomed completely |
| Male | |
| Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae | Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae (Folk rhythm refrain) |
| Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae | Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae (Folk rhythm refrain) |
| Whistling :………………………………. | (Whistling) |
ஹேய்
விசில் :
...................................
Heyyy
(Whistling)
நானானே நானானே நானே நன்னே
நானானன்னே நானானன்னே
Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae (Folk rhythm refrain)
Naanaanaenae naanaanaenae (Folk rhythm refrain)
ஒத்த நிலவை போல
குத்த வச்ச அழகுதாம்ல
எனை பிச்சி திங்கிதாம்ல
எம் மினுக்கிக் காத்திருக்கா
எனை உலுக்கிப் பூத்திருக்கா
Like the solitary moon in the sky
She sits with raw, captivation beauty
She tears me apart and devours my heart
My radiant lover is waiting for me
She has shaken my soul and blossomed completely
நெத்தி வகுடுக்குள்ள
ஆம்பளைய சாச்சிருக்கா
ஆறப்போட்டு வச்சிருக்கா
எம் மினுக்கிக் காத்திருக்கா
எனை உலுக்கிப் பூத்திருக்கா
Within the hair parting on her forehead
She has completely subdued this man
She has tamed and calmed my wild spirit
My radiant lover is waiting for me
She has shaken my soul and blossomed completely
சுத்தி வரும் பூமிக்குள்ள
என்னை சுத்தும் சாமி புள்ள
முந்தியில முடிச்சிவைக்க
உம்ம மினுக்கிக் காத்திருக்கா
உம்ம உலுக்கிப் பூத்திருக்கா
In this revolving world of ours
She is the divine child who revolves around me
To tie me tightly in the fold of her saree corner
Your radiant lover is waiting for you
Shaking your soul, she has blossomed completely
கம்மங் கூழைப் போல
கருவாட்டு துண்டப் போல
சொல்லாம முழுங்கத்தாம்மயா
உம்ம மினுக்கிக் காத்திருக்கா
உம்ம உலுக்கிப் பூத்திருக்கா
உம்ம உலுக்கிப் பூத்திருக்கா
Just like cool pearl millet porridge
And a tasty piece of dried fish
She swallows my heart without even saying a word
Your radiant lover is waiting for you
Shaking your soul, she has blossomed completely
Shaking your soul, she has blossomed completely
யெஹ்
நானானே நானானே நானே நன்னே
நானானன்னே நானானன்னே
நானானே நானானே நானே நன்னே
நானானன்னே நானானன்னே
யெஹ்
Yehhh
Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae (Folk rhythm refrain)
Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae (Folk rhythm refrain)
Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae (Folk rhythm refrain)
Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae (Folk rhythm refrain)
Yehhh
கோழி கூட்டுக்குள்ள
எதுக்கு புல்லு வைக்கேன் நான்
மாட்டு தொழுவுல
எதுக்கு முட்டை தேடுதேன்
Inside the chicken coop
Why am I placing grass to feed?
Inside the cattle shed
Why am I searching for eggs?
நானும் கோட்டி ஆயிட்டேனே
அட இது எதனால
தலை முட்டி ஒட வைக்காம்
இது அந்த எழவல
I have become utterly foolish and lost
Ah, what is the reason for this condition?
Why does it make my head bump into walls and run?
It is all because of that wretched, overwhelming love!
குவிச்சு வச்ச நெல்ல போல்
கூர்பாயும் நெஞ்சால
எனை குத்தி கொல்லதாம்ல
எம் மினுக்கிக் காத்திருக்கா
எனை உலுக்கிப் பூத்திருக்கா
எனை உலுக்கிப் பூத்திருக்கா
Like a freshly heaped pile of sharp paddy grains
With a heart that pierces sharply
She stabs and consumes my life endlessly
My radiant lover is waiting for me
She has shaken my soul and blossomed completely
She has shaken my soul and blossomed completely
நண்டு பாதையில
நானும் வண்டியோட்டுதேன்
வண்டு போச்சுன்னா
அதுட்ட நின்னு பேசுதேன்
Hey, on the tiny path of a crab
I am driving a big bullock cart
When a small beetle buzzes past
I stand beside it and start conversing
பனை மேல கலையாம
நான் தொங்கி நிக்கேனே
பறைக்குள்ள இசை போல
நான் ஒளிஞ்சிருக்கேம்ல
Without falling off the tall palm tree
I am hanging suspended in the air
Like secret music hidden inside a rock
I am quietly concealed inside her heart
அவன் முன்ன வந்துட்டா
அசங்காம கொன்னுட்டா
வலிக்காம வதைக்கதாம்யா
உம்ம மினுக்கிக் காத்திருக்கா
உம்ம உலுக்கிப் பூத்திருக்கா
உம்ம உலுக்கிப் பூத்திருக்கா
When he came right in front of me
He effortlessly slayed me without a sound
He tortures my soul without causing physical pain
Your radiant lover is waiting for you
Shaking your soul, she has blossomed completely
Shaking your soul, she has blossomed completely
ஹேய் ஒத்த நிலவை போல
குத்த வச்ச அழகுதாம்ல
எனை பிச்சி திங்கிதாம்ல
எம் மினுக்கிக் காத்திருக்கா
எனை உலுக்கிப் பூத்திருக்கா
Hey, like the solitary moon in the sky
She sits with raw, captivation beauty
She tears me apart and devours my heart
My radiant lover is waiting for me
She has shaken my soul and blossomed completely
நெத்தி வகுடுக்குள்ள
ஆம்பளைய சாச்சிருக்கா
ஆறப்போட்டு வச்சிருக்கா
எம் மினுக்கிக் காத்திருக்கா
எனை உலுக்கிப் பூத்திருக்கா
Within the hair parting on her forehead
She has completely subdued this man
She has tamed and calmed my wild spirit
My radiant lover is waiting for me
She has shaken my soul and blossomed completely
ஹேய் சுத்தி வரும் பூமிக்குள்ள
என்னை சுத்தும் சாமி புள்ள
முந்தியில முடிச்சிவைக்க
உம்ம மினுக்கிக் காத்திருக்கா
உம்ம உலுக்கிப் பூத்திருக்கா
Hey, in this revolving world of ours
She is the divine child who revolves around me
To tie me tightly in the fold of her saree corner
Your radiant lover is waiting for you
Shaking your soul, she has blossomed completely
கம்மங் கூழைப் போல
கருவாட்டு துண்டப் போல
சொல்லாம முழுங்கத்தாம்மயா
உம்ம மினுக்கிக் காத்திருக்கா
உம்ம உலுக்கிப் பூத்திருக்கா
உம்ம உலுக்கிப் பூத்திருக்கா
Just like cool pearl millet porridge
And a tasty piece of dried fish
She swallows my heart without even saying a word
Your radiant lover is waiting for you
Shaking your soul, she has blossomed completely
Shaking your soul, she has blossomed completely
நானானே நானானே நானே நன்னே
நானானன்னே நானானன்னே
விசில் :
.......................................
Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae (Folk rhythm refrain)
Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae (Folk rhythm refrain)
(Whistling)
Heyyy
Heyyy
Whistling :…………………..
(Whistling)
Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae
Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae (Folk rhythm refrain)
Naanaanaenae naanaanaenae
Naanaanaenae naanaanaenae (Folk rhythm refrain)
Oththa nilavai pola
Like the solitary moon in the sky
Kuththa vacha azhaguthamla
She sits with raw, captivation beauty
Enai pirichi thinguthamla
She tears me apart and devours my heart
Em minukki kaathirukka
My radiant lover is waiting for me
Enai ulukki poothirukka
She has shaken my soul and blossomed completely
Neththi vagudukulla
Within the hair parting on her forehead
Aambalaiya saachirukka
She has completely subdued this man
Aarappottu vachirukka
She has tamed and calmed my wild spirit
Em minukki kaathirukka
My radiant lover is waiting for me
Enai ulukki poothirukka
She has shaken my soul and blossomed completely
Suththi varum boomikulla
In this revolving world of ours
Ennai suththum saami pulla
She is the divine child who revolves around me
Mundhiyila mudichivaikka
To tie me tightly in the fold of her saree corner
Umma minukki kaathirukka
Your radiant lover is waiting for you
Umma ulukki poothirukka
Shaking your soul, she has blossomed completely
Kammang koozha pola
Just like cool pearl millet porridge
Karuvaattu thunda pola
And a tasty piece of dried fish
Sollaama muzhungathamaya
She swallows my heart without even saying a word
Umma minukki kaathirukka
Your radiant lover is waiting for you
Umma ulukki poothirukka
Shaking your soul, she has blossomed completely
Umma ulukki poothirukka
Shaking your soul, she has blossomed completely
Yehhh
Yehhh
Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae
Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae (Folk rhythm refrain)
Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae
Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae (Folk rhythm refrain)
Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae
Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae (Folk rhythm refrain)
Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae
Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae (Folk rhythm refrain)
Yehhh
Yehhh
Kozhi koottukkulla
Inside the chicken coop
Edhukku pullu vaikken naan
Why am I placing grass to feed?
Maattu thozhuvula
Inside the cattle shed
Edhukku muttai thedudhen
Why am I searching for eggs?
Naanum kotti aayittenae
I have become utterly foolish and lost
Ada idhu edhanaala
Ah, what is the reason for this condition?
Thalai mutti ooda vaikkam
Why does it make my head bump into walls and run?
Idhu andha ezhavala
It is all because of that wretched, overwhelming love!
Kuvichu vacha nella pola
Like a freshly heaped pile of sharp paddy grains
Koorpaayum nenjaala
With a heart that pierces sharply
Enai kuththi kollathamla
She stabs and consumes my life endlessly
Em minukki kaathirukka
My radiant lover is waiting for me
Enai ulukki poothirukka
She has shaken my soul and blossomed completely
Enai ulukki poothirukka
She has shaken my soul and blossomed completely
Hey nandu paadhaiyila
Hey, on the tiny path of a crab
Naanum vandiyottudhen
I am driving a big bullock cart
Vaandu pochunna
When a small beetle buzzes past
Adhutta ninnu pesudhen
I stand beside it and start conversing
Panai mela kalaiyaama
Without falling off the tall palm tree
Naan thongi nikkenae
I am hanging suspended in the air
Paraikkulla isai pola
Like secret music hidden inside a rock
Naan olinchirukkemla
I am quietly concealed inside her heart
Avan munna vandhutta
When he came right in front of me
Asangaama konnutta
He effortlessly slayed me without a sound
Valikkaama vathaikkathamya
He tortures my soul without causing physical pain
Umma minukki kaathirukka
Your radiant lover is waiting for you
Umma ulukki poothirukka
Shaking your soul, she has blossomed completely
Umma ulukki poothirukka
Shaking your soul, she has blossomed completely
Heyy oththa nilavai pola
Hey, like the solitary moon in the sky
Kuththa vacha azhaguthamla
She sits with raw, captivation beauty
Enai pichi thinguthamla
She tears me apart and devours my heart
Em minukki kaathirukka
My radiant lover is waiting for me
Enai ulukki poothirukka
She has shaken my soul and blossomed completely
Neththi vagudukulla
Within the hair parting on her forehead
Aambalaiya saachirukka
She has completely subdued this man
Aarappottu vachirukka
She has tamed and calmed my wild spirit
Em minukki kaathirukka
My radiant lover is waiting for me
Enai ulukki poothirukka
She has shaken my soul and blossomed completely
Heyy suththi varum boomikulla
Hey, in this revolving world of ours
Ennai suththum saami pulla
She is the divine child who revolves around me
Mundhiyila mudichivaikka
To tie me tightly in the fold of her saree corner
Umma minukki kaathirukka
Your radiant lover is waiting for you
Umma ulukki poothirukka
Shaking your soul, she has blossomed completely
Kammang koozha pola
Just like cool pearl millet porridge
Karuvaattu thunda pola
And a tasty piece of dried fish
Sollaama muzhungathamaya
She swallows my heart without even saying a word
Umma minukki kaathirukka
Your radiant lover is waiting for you
Umma ulukki poothirukka
Shaking your soul, she has blossomed completely
Umma ulukki poothirukka
Shaking your soul, she has blossomed completely
Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae
Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae (Folk rhythm refrain)
Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae
Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae (Folk rhythm refrain)
Whistling :……………………………….
(Whistling)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Yen Minukki is a vibrant rural folk duet from the film Asuran, depicting the playful banter, intense passion, and sweet madness of young romantic love in a rustic village setting. The song portrays two lovers celebrating their deep attachment through vivid rural imagery, comparing love to irresistible local delicacies like pearl millet porridge and dried fish, as well as the disorienting, absent-minded foolishness that accompanies falling deeply in love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Oththa nilavai pola”
Compares the beloved's solitary and striking beauty directly to a single moon standing in the sky.
Rural Metaphor & Imagery
“Kammang koozha pola Karuvaattu thunda pola”
Uses comforting, familiar rural comfort foods (kammang koozhu and karuvaattu thundu) to describe how effortlessly love is consumed and integrated into one's life.
Hyperbole (Athyokthi)
“Kozhi koottukkulla Edhukku pullu vaikken naan”
Exaggerates the absent-mindedness of love by claiming the lover feeds grass to chickens and searches for eggs in cattle sheds.
Monorhyme / Assonance (Mondhai / Edhugai)
“Em minukki kaathirukka Enai ulukki poothirukka”
Employs repeating rhyming sounds ('minukki', 'ulukki') to create a rhythmic, hypnotic folk tempo.
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Trivia
Composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar for the critically acclaimed film Asuran (2019) directed by Vetrimaaran, this song features vocals by Teejay Arunasalam and Carolene Mirdulatha. The track beautifully highlights authentic Tamil folk rhythms and dialectal phrasing written by lyricist Eknaath.
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