Nee Than mechi kola venum
By
Oothukadu Venkata Subba iyer
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
Ragam : Sri ranjani
Talam : Adhi
Pallavi
Nee than mechi kola Venum –yengal,
Neela nira meni madhavan seivadhu ,
Nimisham povadhu , yugamai aavudhu
Anupallavi
Kaathaara kuzhal oodhi , kandrodu vilayadi,
Kan munne vandhu nindrum aattamum aadi,
Yedhedho jalangal seivadhum , odi odi,
Yezhil uru mangayar manai thannil pugundhu,
Kalavu aadidum yen aaruyir maganai
Charanam
1.Cheyyum dushta thanathirkku oor yellai ilai,
Thedi pidikka yennal shakthiyum illai,
Kayyum kalavumaga kalamum vallai,
Kalam thavaradhu kol cholla vandhu nindra ,
Matharukku vidai cholla neramum illai
2.Katta yenni kayithai thediyum kanom,
Kaikkana kayir yellam alavaga kanom,
Mattam yena ural odu kattida thondrum- aanal,
Mada mada venumoli sevi puga vandhaal,
Maruda maram irandu kanave kanum
English translation
Pallavi
Only you alone have to appreciate our,
Madhava who has a blue body,
For every minute with him becomes in to eons.
Anupallavi
He would with ease would play his flute, play with the calf,
Stand before my eyes and do various dances,
And do various types of tricks,
And he would run and run to homes of pretty girls,
And would steal there , Only you have to appreciate
My darling son
Charanam
1.There are no limits to the mischief that he does,
And I do not have strength to search and catch him,
Along with things he has stolen, and also the time has not come,
And nor do have I time to tell reply to the ladies,
Who flock to tell complaints about him.
2.If I decide to tie him then I would not get the rope,
And the rope would not be sufficient to tie his hand,
Then thinking it is bad , I would think of tying him with the mortar stone,
And when I hear the noise of breaking “Mada Mada” ,
I would not be able to find the two Maruda trees.
Its actually "ezhil uru mangayar manadhinil pogundhu kalavaadidum"
ReplyDeleteMeaning he steals the heart of young pretty girls...
Not "manai thanil" meaning he steals from young pretty girls house...
The inner meaning being, he is so so handsome that young girls admire him so much and feels that he stole their heart...
Beauty of this song and the language .... heavenly...🙏