Minnalai Pidithu Song Lyrics English Translation – Shajahan

Minnalai pidiththu, minnalai pidiththu
Catching the lightning, catching the lightning

Megaththai thudaiththu, pennendru padaiththu veethiyil vittuvittaan
Wiping the clouds, creating a woman and setting her free in the streets

Ippadiyennoru pennmaiyai padaikka
To create such a woman,

Thanidam karpanai theerndhathu enniththaan
Even Brahma (the creator) wondered if he had run out of imagination

Brahmanum moochai utran
Brahma himself held his breath in awe

Minnalai pidiththu, minnalai pidiththu
Catching the lightning, catching the lightning

Megaththai thudaiththu, pennendru padaiththu veethiyil vittuvittaan
Wiping the clouds, creating a woman and setting her free in the streets

Ippadiyennoru pennmaiyai padaikka
To create such a woman,

Thanidam karpanai theerndhathu enniththaan
Even Brahma (the creator) wondered if he had run out of imagination

Brahmanum moochai utran
Brahma himself held his breath in awe

Avalin aasaiyil nuzhaintha kaatru
The wind that enters her desires

Uyirai thadavi thirumbumpothu
Caresses life and when it returns

Moksham adaindhu, raagangal aagindrathe
It attains salvation and turns into melodies

Oho! Mazhaiyin thuligal avalai nanaiththu
Oh! The raindrops drench her

Maarbu kadantha irangumpozhuthu
And as they slide down her chest

Mukthi adaindhu, muththukkal aagindrathe
They attain liberation and turn into pearls

Minnalai pidiththu, minnalai pidiththu
Catching the lightning, catching the lightning

Megaththai thudaiththu, pennendru padaiththu veethiyil vittuvittaan
Wiping the clouds, creating a woman and setting her free in the streets

Nilavin oliyai pidiththu, pidiththu
Catching the moonlight, catching the moonlight

Paaliil nanaiththu, paaliil nanaiththu
Dipping it in milk, dipping it in milk

Kangal seythu vittaan
He (the creator) made her eyes

Ulagam malargal pariththu, pariththu
Plucking flowers from all over the world

Irantu panthugal amaiththu, amaiththu
He shaped two globes (her bosom)

Pennmai samaithu vittaan
And thus created femininity

Azhagu enbathu aanbaalaa, penbaalaa
Is beauty male or female?

Enbathil enakku sandhegam theerndhathu
I no longer have any doubt

Azhagu enbathu nichchayam penbaalada
Beauty is definitely female

Aihae! Kavithai enbathu mozhi yin vadivam
Oh! Poetry is said to be the form of language

Ennoru karuthum inru udaindhathu
But today, my belief has changed

Kavithai enbathu kanni vadivamada
Poetry is actually in the form of a virgin (a pure woman)

Minnalai pidiththu, minnalai pidiththu
Catching the lightning, catching the lightning

Megaththai thudaiththu, pennendru padaiththu veethiyil vittuvittaan
Wiping the clouds, creating a woman and setting her free in the streets

Minmini pidiththu, minmini pidiththu
Catching the fireflies, catching the fireflies

Kangalil pathiththu, kangalil pathiththu
Fixing them in her eyes, fixing them in her eyes

Kanmani kan parithaal
She created her precious eyes

Thangaththai eduththu, ammilil araththu
Taking gold and grinding it on a stone

Manjalai ninaiththu, kannaththil kuzhaiththu
Thinking of turmeric and mixing it on her cheeks

Jeevanai yen eduthaal
She brought life into her being

Kaavi thuravikkum aasai valarpaval
She can awaken desires even in a saint in saffron robes

Aarukkum pullukkum aanmai koduppaval
She gives strength to both the strongest and the weakest

Pennil nin nenjukkum pitham koduppavale
She nurtures courage even in the hearts of women

Oho! Therindha pagudigal uyirai thandida
Oh! The visible parts of her body give life

Marandha pagudigal uyirai vaangida
The hidden parts take life away

Jananam, maranam, irandu tharupavale
She gives both birth and death

Minnalai pidiththu, minnalai pidiththu
Catching the lightning, catching the lightning

Megaththai thudaiththu, pennendru padaiththu veethiyil vittuvittaan
Wiping the clouds, creating a woman and setting her free in the streets

Megaththai thudaiththu, pennendru padaiththu veethiyil vittuvittaan
Wiping the clouds, creating a woman and setting her free in the streets