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Yen Minukki

From Asuran · 2019

Lyricist
Eknaath
Singers
Teejay Arunasalam, Chinmayi
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Asuran
Movie release year
2019
Lyrics added on
12 Aug 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae
Naanaanaenae naanaanaenae
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
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
Yeahhh
Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae
Naanaanae naanaanae naanae nannae
Yeahhh
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
Naanaane naanaane naane nanne
Naanaanene naanaanene
Just like the solitary moon,
She sits there, a stunning beauty,
Tearing me apart and devouring me.
My shining girl is waiting,
Blossoming and shaking me to my core.
Within the parting of her hair,
She has brought this man to his knees,
And left him there to cool off.
My shining girl is waiting,
Blossoming and shaking me to my core.
On this spinning earth,
The blessed boy who circles around me—
To tie him tight to the corner of my sari,
Your shining girl is waiting,
Blossoming and shaking you to your core.
Like a bowl of pearl millet porridge,
And a tasty piece of dried fish,
He swallows me whole without a word!
Your shining girl is waiting,
Blossoming and shaking you to your core.
Blossoming and shaking you to your core.
Yeah!
Naanaane naanaane naane nanne
Naanaane naanaane naane nanne
Yeah!
Inside the chicken coop,
Why am I putting down grass?
Inside the cowshed,
Why am I searching for eggs?
I have completely lost my mind!
Ah, why is this happening?
Making me bang my head and run,
Is this all because of that wretched love?
Like a heaped pile of harvested grain,
With a sharp heart that pierces through,
She stabs and slays me!
My shining girl is waiting,
Blossoming and shaking me to my core.
Blossoming and shaking me to my core.
Hey, along the narrow track of a crab,
I try to drive a bullock cart!
If a beetle buzzes past,
I stop beside it and start chatting!
High atop the palm tree,
I hang suspended in the air!
Like the rhythm hidden inside a parai (folk drum),
I am hiding deep within!
When he stands before me,
He slays me without even moving!
It torments me sweetly, without any pain!
Your shining girl is waiting,
Blossoming and shaking you to your core.
Blossoming and shaking you to your core.
Hey, just like the solitary moon,
She sits there, a stunning beauty,
Tearing me apart and devouring me.
My shining girl is waiting,
Blossoming and shaking me to my core.
Within the parting of her hair,
She has brought this man to his knees,
And left him there to cool off.
My shining girl is waiting,
Blossoming and shaking me to my core.
Hey, on this spinning earth,
The blessed boy who circles around me—
To tie him tight to the corner of my sari,
Your shining girl is waiting,
Blossoming and shaking you to your core.
Like a bowl of pearl millet porridge,
And a tasty piece of dried fish,
He swallows me whole without a word!
Your shining girl is waiting,
Blossoming and shaking you to your core.
Blossoming and shaking you to your core.
Naanaane naanaane naane nanne
Naanaane naanaane naane nanne
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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