Yen Minukki
From Asuran · 2019
- Lyricist
- Eknaath
- Singers
- Teejay Arunasalam, Chinmayi
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Asuran2019
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae | Folk rhythm vocables (Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae) |
| Naanaanaenae naanaanaenae | Folk rhythm vocables (Naanaanaenae naanaanaenae) |
| Male | |
| Oththa nilavai pola | Like the solitary moon in the sky |
| Kuththa vacha azhaguthamla | She is beauty personified sitting squat |
| Enai pichi thinguthamla | She tears me apart and devours me |
| Em minukki kaathirukka | My shiny beloved is waiting |
| Enai ulukki poothirukka | Shaking me up, she has blossomed |
| Male | |
| Neththi vagudukulla | In the parting of her hair |
| Aambalaiya saachirukka | She has subdued a man |
| Aarappottu vachirukka | She has worn a grand golden chain |
| Em minukki kaathirukka | My shiny beloved is waiting |
| Enai ulukki poothirukka | Shaking me up, she has blossomed |
| Female | |
| Suththi varum boomikulla | In this revolving world |
| Ennai suththum saami pulla | She is the divine child who revolves around me |
| Mundhiyila mudichivaikka | To tie me safely in the corner of her saree |
| Umma minukki kaathirukka | Your shiny beloved is waiting |
| Umma ulukki poothirukka | Shaking you up, she has blossomed |
| Female | |
| Kammang koozha pola | Like pearl millet porridge |
| Karuvaattu thunda pola | Like a piece of dried fish |
| Sollaama muzhungathamaya | She swallows me whole without a word, my dear |
| Umma minukki kaathirukka | Your shiny beloved is waiting |
| Umma ulukki poothirukka | Shaking you up, she has blossomed |
| Umma ulukki poothirukka | Shaking you up, she has blossomed |
| Male | |
| Yeahhh | Yeahhh |
| Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae | Folk rhythm vocables (Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae) |
| Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae | Folk rhythm vocables (Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae) |
| Yeahhh | Yeahhh |
| Female | |
| Kozhi koottukkulla | Inside the chicken coop |
| Edhukku pullu vaikken naan | Why am I putting grass? |
| Maattu thozhuvula | In the cattle shed |
| Edhukku muttai thedudhen | Why am I searching for eggs? |
| Female | |
| Naanum kotti aayittenae | I have become completely confused and foolish |
| Ada idhu edhanaala | Ah, why is this happening? |
| Thalai mutti ooda vaikkam | Making me bang my head and run away |
| Idhu andha ezhavala | Is this because of that wretched love? |
| Male | |
| Kuvichu vacha nella pola | Like a heap of harvested paddy |
| Koorpaayum nenjaala | With a sharp, piercing heart |
| Enai kuththi kollathamla | She stabs and kills me completely |
| Em minukki kaathirukka | My shiny beloved is waiting |
| Enai ulukki poothirukka | Shaking me up, she has blossomed |
| Enai ulukki poothirukka | Shaking me up, she has blossomed |
| Male | |
| Hey nandu paadhaiyila | Hey, along the narrow crab track |
| Naanum vandiyottudhen | I am driving my cart |
| Vaandu pochunna | When a tiny beetle flies past |
| Adhutta ninnu pesudhen | I stop next to it and talk |
| Male | |
| Panai mela kalaiyaama | Without falling from the palm tree |
| Naan thongi nikkenae | I hang suspended in mid-air |
| Paraikkulla isai pola | Like music hidden inside a rock |
| Naan olinchirukkemla | I am quietly hiding away |
| Female | |
| Avan munna vandhutta | When he came right before me |
| Asangaama konnutta | He killed me without even moving |
| Valikkaama vathaikkathamya | He torments me painlessly, my dear |
| Umma minukki kaathirukka | Your shiny beloved is waiting |
| Umma ulukki poothirukka | Shaking you up, she has blossomed |
| Umma ulukki poothirukka | Shaking you up, she has blossomed |
| Male | |
| Heyy oththa nilavai pola | Hey, like the solitary moon in the sky |
| Kuththa vacha azhaguthamla | She is beauty personified sitting squat |
| Enai pichi thinguthamla | She tears me apart and devours me |
| Em minukki kaathirukka | My shiny beloved is waiting |
| Enai ulukki poothirukka | Shaking me up, she has blossomed |
| Male | |
| Neththi vagudukulla | In the parting of her hair |
| Aambalaiya saachirukka | She has subdued a man |
| Aarappottu vachirukka | She has worn a grand golden chain |
| Em minukki kaathirukka | My shiny beloved is waiting |
| Enai ulukki poothirukka | Shaking me up, she has blossomed |
| Female | |
| Heyy suththi varum boomikulla | Hey, in this revolving world |
| Ennai suththum saami pulla | She is the divine child who revolves around me |
| Mundhiyila mudichivaikka | To tie me safely in the corner of her saree |
| Umma minukki kaathirukka | Your shiny beloved is waiting |
| Umma ulukki poothirukka | Shaking you up, she has blossomed |
| Female | |
| Kammang koozha pola | Like pearl millet porridge |
| Karuvaattu thunda pola | Like a piece of dried fish |
| Sollaama muzhungathamaya | She swallows me whole without a word, my dear |
| Umma minukki kaathirukka | Your shiny beloved is waiting |
| Umma ulukki poothirukka | Shaking you up, she has blossomed |
| Umma ulukki poothirukka | Shaking you up, she has blossomed |
| Male | |
| Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae | Folk rhythm vocables (Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae) |
| Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae | Folk rhythm vocables (Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae) |
நானானே நானானே நானே நன்னே
நானானன்னே நானானன்னே
Folk rhythm vocables (Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae)
Folk rhythm vocables (Naanaanaenae naanaanaenae)
ஒத்த நிலவை போல
குத்த வச்ச அழகுதாம்ல
எனை பிச்சி திங்கிதாம்ல
எம் மினுக்கிக் காத்திருக்கா
எனை உலுக்கிப் பூத்திருக்கா
Like the solitary moon in the sky
She is beauty personified sitting squat
She tears me apart and devours me
My shiny beloved is waiting
Shaking me up, she has blossomed
நெத்தி வகுடுக்குள்ள
ஆம்பளைய சாச்சிருக்கா
ஆறப்போட்டு வச்சிருக்கா
எம் மினுக்கிக் காத்திருக்கா
எனை உலுக்கிப் பூத்திருக்கா
In the parting of her hair
She has subdued a man
She has worn a grand golden chain
My shiny beloved is waiting
Shaking me up, she has blossomed
ஹேய் சுத்தி வரும் பூமிக்குள்ள
என்னை சுத்தும் சாமி புள்ள
முந்தியில முடிச்சிவைக்க
உம்ம மினுக்கிக் காத்திருக்கா
உம்ம உலுக்கிப் பூத்திருக்கா
In this revolving world
She is the divine child who revolves around me
To tie me safely in the corner of her saree
Your shiny beloved is waiting
Shaking you up, she has blossomed
கம்மங் கூழைப் போல
கருவாட்டு துண்டப் போல
சொல்லாம முழுங்கத்தாம்மயா
உம்ம மினுக்கிக் காத்திருக்கா
உம்ம உலுக்கிப் பூத்திருக்கா
உம்ம உலுக்கிப் பூத்திருக்கா
Like pearl millet porridge
Like a piece of dried fish
She swallows me whole without a word, my dear
Your shiny beloved is waiting
Shaking you up, she has blossomed
Shaking you up, she has blossomed
யெஹ்
நானானே நானானே நானே நன்னே
நானானன்னே நானானன்னே
நானானே நானானே நானே நன்னே
நானானன்னே நானானன்னே
யெஹ்
Yeahhh
Folk rhythm vocables (Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae)
Folk rhythm vocables (Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae)
Yeahhh
கோழி கூட்டுக்குள்ள
எதுக்கு புல்லு வைக்கேன் நான்
மாட்டு தொழுவுல
எதுக்கு முட்டை தேடுதேன்
Inside the chicken coop
Why am I putting grass?
In 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 completely confused and foolish
Ah, why is this happening?
Making me bang my head and run away
Is this because of that wretched love?
குவிச்சு வச்ச நெல்ல போல்
கூர்பாயும் நெஞ்சால
எனை குத்தி கொல்லதம்ல
எம் மினுக்கிக் காத்திருக்கா
எனை உலுக்கிப் பூத்திருக்கா
எனை உலுக்கிப் பூத்திருக்கா
Like a heap of harvested paddy
With a sharp, piercing heart
She stabs and kills me completely
My shiny beloved is waiting
Shaking me up, she has blossomed
Shaking me up, she has blossomed
ஹேய் நண்டு பாதையில
நானும் வண்டியோட்டுதேன்
வண்டு போச்சுன்னா
அதுட்ட நின்னு பேசுதேன்
Hey, along the narrow crab track
I am driving my cart
When a tiny beetle flies past
I stop next to it and talk
பனை மேல கலையாம
நான் தொங்கி நிக்கேனே
பறைக்குள்ள இசை போல
நான் ஒளிஞ்சிருக்கேம்ல
Without falling from the palm tree
I hang suspended in mid-air
Like music hidden inside a rock
I am quietly hiding away
அவன் முன்ன வந்துட்டா
அசங்காம கொன்னுட்டா
வலிக்காம வதைக்கதாம்யா
உம்ம மினுக்கிக் காத்திருக்கா
உம்ம உலுக்கிப் பூத்திருக்கா
உம்ம உலுக்கிப் பூத்திருக்கா
When he came right before me
He killed me without even moving
He torments me painlessly, my dear
Your shiny beloved is waiting
Shaking you up, she has blossomed
Shaking you up, she has blossomed
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 is beauty personified sitting squat
She tears me apart and devours me
My shiny beloved is waiting
Shaking me up, she has blossomed
நெத்தி வகுடுக்குள்ள
ஆம்பளைய சாச்சிருக்கா
ஆறப்போட்டு வச்சிருக்கா
எம் மினுக்கிக் காத்திருக்கா
எனை உலுக்கிப் பூத்திருக்கா
In the parting of her hair
She has subdued a man
She has worn a grand golden chain
My shiny beloved is waiting
Shaking me up, she has blossomed
ஹேய் சுத்தி வரும் பூமிக்குள்ள
என்னை சுத்தும் சாமி புள்ள
முந்தியில முடிச்சிவைக்க
உம்ம மினுக்கிக் காத்திருக்கா
உம்ம உலுக்கிப் பூத்திருக்கா
Hey, in this revolving world
She is the divine child who revolves around me
To tie me safely in the corner of her saree
Your shiny beloved is waiting
Shaking you up, she has blossomed
கம்மங் கூழைப் போல
கருவாட்டு துண்டப் போல
சொல்லாம முழுங்கத்தாம்மயா
உம்ம மினுக்கிக் காத்திருக்கா
உம்ம உலுக்கிப் பூத்திருக்கா
உம்ம உலுக்கிப் பூத்திருக்கா
Like pearl millet porridge
Like a piece of dried fish
She swallows me whole without a word, my dear
Your shiny beloved is waiting
Shaking you up, she has blossomed
Shaking you up, she has blossomed
நானானே நானானே நானே நன்னே
நானானன்னே நானானன்னே
Folk rhythm vocables (Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae)
Folk rhythm vocables (Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae)
Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae
Folk rhythm vocables (Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae)
Naanaanaenae naanaanaenae
Folk rhythm vocables (Naanaanaenae naanaanaenae)
Oththa nilavai pola
Like the solitary moon in the sky
Kuththa vacha azhaguthamla
She is beauty personified sitting squat
Enai pichi thinguthamla
She tears me apart and devours me
Em minukki kaathirukka
My shiny beloved is waiting
Enai ulukki poothirukka
Shaking me up, she has blossomed
Neththi vagudukulla
In the parting of her hair
Aambalaiya saachirukka
She has subdued a man
Aarappottu vachirukka
She has worn a grand golden chain
Em minukki kaathirukka
My shiny beloved is waiting
Enai ulukki poothirukka
Shaking me up, she has blossomed
Suththi varum boomikulla
In this revolving world
Ennai suththum saami pulla
She is the divine child who revolves around me
Mundhiyila mudichivaikka
To tie me safely in the corner of her saree
Umma minukki kaathirukka
Your shiny beloved is waiting
Umma ulukki poothirukka
Shaking you up, she has blossomed
Kammang koozha pola
Like pearl millet porridge
Karuvaattu thunda pola
Like a piece of dried fish
Sollaama muzhungathamaya
She swallows me whole without a word, my dear
Umma minukki kaathirukka
Your shiny beloved is waiting
Umma ulukki poothirukka
Shaking you up, she has blossomed
Umma ulukki poothirukka
Shaking you up, she has blossomed
Yeahhh
Yeahhh
Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae
Folk rhythm vocables (Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae)
Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae
Folk rhythm vocables (Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae)
Yeahhh
Yeahhh
Kozhi koottukkulla
Inside the chicken coop
Edhukku pullu vaikken naan
Why am I putting grass?
Maattu thozhuvula
In the cattle shed
Edhukku muttai thedudhen
Why am I searching for eggs?
Naanum kotti aayittenae
I have become completely confused and foolish
Ada idhu edhanaala
Ah, why is this happening?
Thalai mutti ooda vaikkam
Making me bang my head and run away
Idhu andha ezhavala
Is this because of that wretched love?
Kuvichu vacha nella pola
Like a heap of harvested paddy
Koorpaayum nenjaala
With a sharp, piercing heart
Enai kuththi kollathamla
She stabs and kills me completely
Em minukki kaathirukka
My shiny beloved is waiting
Enai ulukki poothirukka
Shaking me up, she has blossomed
Enai ulukki poothirukka
Shaking me up, she has blossomed
Hey nandu paadhaiyila
Hey, along the narrow crab track
Naanum vandiyottudhen
I am driving my cart
Vaandu pochunna
When a tiny beetle flies past
Adhutta ninnu pesudhen
I stop next to it and talk
Panai mela kalaiyaama
Without falling from the palm tree
Naan thongi nikkenae
I hang suspended in mid-air
Paraikkulla isai pola
Like music hidden inside a rock
Naan olinchirukkemla
I am quietly hiding away
Avan munna vandhutta
When he came right before me
Asangaama konnutta
He killed me without even moving
Valikkaama vathaikkathamya
He torments me painlessly, my dear
Umma minukki kaathirukka
Your shiny beloved is waiting
Umma ulukki poothirukka
Shaking you up, she has blossomed
Umma ulukki poothirukka
Shaking you up, she has blossomed
Heyy oththa nilavai pola
Hey, like the solitary moon in the sky
Kuththa vacha azhaguthamla
She is beauty personified sitting squat
Enai pichi thinguthamla
She tears me apart and devours me
Em minukki kaathirukka
My shiny beloved is waiting
Enai ulukki poothirukka
Shaking me up, she has blossomed
Neththi vagudukulla
In the parting of her hair
Aambalaiya saachirukka
She has subdued a man
Aarappottu vachirukka
She has worn a grand golden chain
Em minukki kaathirukka
My shiny beloved is waiting
Enai ulukki poothirukka
Shaking me up, she has blossomed
Heyy suththi varum boomikulla
Hey, in this revolving world
Ennai suththum saami pulla
She is the divine child who revolves around me
Mundhiyila mudichivaikka
To tie me safely in the corner of her saree
Umma minukki kaathirukka
Your shiny beloved is waiting
Umma ulukki poothirukka
Shaking you up, she has blossomed
Kammang koozha pola
Like pearl millet porridge
Karuvaattu thunda pola
Like a piece of dried fish
Sollaama muzhungathamaya
She swallows me whole without a word, my dear
Umma minukki kaathirukka
Your shiny beloved is waiting
Umma ulukki poothirukka
Shaking you up, she has blossomed
Umma ulukki poothirukka
Shaking you up, she has blossomed
Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae
Folk rhythm vocables (Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae)
Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae
Folk rhythm vocables (Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Yen Minukki is a vibrant and rustic Tamil folk romance duet from the film Asuran (2019). The song portrays two young lovers describing the overwhelming, disorienting effects of their infatuation. Through humorous rural metaphors—such as feeding grass to chickens, searching for eggs in a cattle shed, and comparing love to swallowing millet porridge and dried fish—the lyrics express how love completely bewitches their senses and dominates their thoughts.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Oththa nilavai pola”
Compares the beloved's solitary and striking beauty directly to a single moon using 'pola'.
Rural Imagery & Simile (Upamai)
“Kammang koozha pola / Karuvaattu thunda pola”
Uses rustic village food items (millet porridge and dried fish) as a comparison to describe how effortlessly love consumes the lover whole.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Paraikkulla isai pola”
Metaphorically compares hidden feelings and dormant emotion to music residing within a solid rock.
Initial Rhyme (Monaai)
“Kammang koozha pola / Karuvaattu thunda pola”
Repetition of the initial sound 'Ka' across consecutive lines establishing folk rhythm.
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Trivia
Composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar with lyrics by Eknaath, 'Yen Minukki' is performed by Teejay Arunasalam and Chinmayi Sripaada. It captures the youthful backstory of the protagonist's past romance in the acclaimed period action drama Asuran, directed by Vetrimaaran.
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