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Lyrics & meaning

Yen Minukki (Reprise)

From Asuran · 2019

Lyricist
Eknaath
Singers
G. V. Prakash Kumar, Chinmayi
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Asuran
Movie release year
2019
Lyrics added on
14 Sept 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Heyyy
Whistling :…………………..
Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae
Naanaanaenae naanaanaenae
Oththa nilavai pola
Kuththa vacha azhaguthamla
Enai pirichi thinguthamla
Em minukki kaathirukka
Enai ulukki poothirukka
Neththi vagudukulla
Aambalaiya saachirukka
Aarappottu vachirukka
Em minukki kaathirukka
Enai ulukki poothirukka
Suththi varum boomikulla
Ennai suththum saami pulla
Mundhiyila mudichivaikka
Umma minukki kaathirukka
Umma ulukki poothirukka
Kammang koozha pola
Karuvaattu thunda pola
Sollaama muzhungathamaya
Umma minukki kaathirukka
Umma ulukki poothirukka
Umma ulukki poothirukka
Yehhh
Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae
Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae
Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae
Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae
Yehhh
Kozhi koottukkulla
Edhukku pullu vaikken naan
Maattu thozhuvula
Edhukku muttai thedudhen
Naanum kotti aayittenae
Ada idhu edhanaala
Thalai mutti ooda vaikkam
Idhu andha ezhavala
Kuvichu vacha nella pola
Koorpaayum nenjaala
Enai kuththi kollathamla
Em minukki kaathirukka
Enai ulukki poothirukka
Enai ulukki poothirukka
Hey nandu paadhaiyila
Naanum vandiyottudhen
Vaandu pochunna
Adhutta ninnu pesudhen
Panai mela kalaiyaama
Naan thongi nikkenae
Paraikkulla isai pola
Naan olinchirukkemla
Avan munna vandhutta
Asangaama konnutta
Valikkaama vathaikkathamya
Umma minukki kaathirukka
Umma ulukki poothirukka
Umma ulukki poothirukka
Heyy oththa nilavai pola
Kuththa vacha azhaguthamla
Enai pichi thinguthamla
Em minukki kaathirukka
Enai ulukki poothirukka
Neththi vagudukulla
Aambalaiya saachirukka
Aarappottu vachirukka
Em minukki kaathirukka
Enai ulukki poothirukka
Heyy suththi varum boomikulla
Ennai suththum saami pulla
Mundhiyila mudichivaikka
Umma minukki kaathirukka
Umma ulukki poothirukka
Kammang koozha pola
Karuvaattu thunda pola
Sollaama muzhungathamaya
Umma minukki kaathirukka
Umma ulukki poothirukka
Umma ulukki poothirukka
Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae
Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae
Whistling :……………………………….
Hey!
(Whistling...)
Naanaane naanaane naane nanne
Naanaanene naanaanene
Like a solitary moon,
sitting pretty in all her beauty,
she tears me apart and devours me!
My sparkling beauty waits for me,
she blooms, shaking me to my core!
In the parting of her hair,
she has brought this man to his knees,
keeping me waiting and cooling down!
My sparkling beauty waits for me,
she blooms, shaking me to my core!
On this spinning earth,
this god of a man circles only around me!
To tie you safely in the corner of my sari,
your sparkling girl is waiting,
blooming to shake you to your soul!
Like cool millet porridge,
like a savory piece of dried fish,
he swallows me whole without a word!
Your sparkling girl is waiting,
blooming to shake you to your soul!
Blooming to shake you to your soul!
Yeah!
Naanaane naanaane naane nanne
Naanaane naanaane naane nanne
Naanaane naanaane naane nanne
Naanaane naanaane naane nanne
Yeah!
Inside the chicken coop,
why am I tossing grass?
Inside the cattle shed,
why am I searching for eggs?
I have gone completely out of my mind,
tell me, why has this happened?
Making me bang my head and run wild,
is it all because of this wretched love?
Like a heaped mound of golden grain,
with a bosom sharp and piercing,
she strikes and slays me!
My sparkling beauty waits for me,
she blooms, shaking me to my core!
She blooms, shaking me to my core!
Hey, along a tiny crab trail,
I try to drive a cart!
If a beetle buzzes past,
I stop and start chatting with it!
High on the palm tree, undisturbed,
I hang suspended in the air,
and like the rhythm hidden inside a parai (folk drum),
I stay tucked away inside, don't I?
The moment he appears before me,
he slays me without even moving a muscle!
He torments me sweetly without any pain!
Your sparkling girl is waiting,
blooming to shake you to your soul!
Blooming to shake you to your soul!
Hey, like a solitary moon,
sitting pretty in all her beauty,
she tears me apart and devours me!
My sparkling beauty waits for me,
she blooms, shaking me to my core!
In the parting of her hair,
she has brought this man to his knees,
keeping me waiting and cooling down!
My sparkling beauty waits for me,
she blooms, shaking me to my core!
Hey, on this spinning earth,
this god of a man circles only around me!
To tie you safely in the corner of my sari,
your sparkling girl is waiting,
blooming to shake you to your soul!
Like cool millet porridge,
like a savory piece of dried fish,
he swallows me whole without a word!
Your sparkling girl is waiting,
blooming to shake you to your soul!
Blooming to shake you to your soul!
Naanaane naanaane naane nanne
Naanaane naanaane naane nanne
(Whistling...)
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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