Aagaaya Neelangalil
From 99 Songs · 2021
- Lyricist
- Thamarai
- Singer
- Shreya Ghoshal
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- 99 Songs2021
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aagaaya neelangalil | From the sky's vast blues |
| Kangal vaangi vandhaai nee | You came borrowing your eyes |
| Kadal thantha aazhangalil | In the depths given by the ocean |
| Kandedutha muthaai nee | You are the pearl discovered |
| Female | |
| Aagaaya neelangalil | From the sky's vast blues |
| Kangal vaangi vandhaai nee | You came borrowing your eyes |
| Kadal thantha aazhangalil | In the depths given by the ocean |
| Kandedutha muthaai nee | You are the pearl discovered |
| Female | |
| Kaarvannan oodhum poonguzhal nee | You are the sweet flute played by the dark-complexioned Krishna |
| Thaavuthalai salamin gaanamum nee | You are the song of David and Solomon |
| Kabeerin devaraagam nee | You are the divine melody of Kabir |
| Isai endraalae nee thaan kannae | My dear, music itself is none other than you |
| Female | |
| Nee thaan en thembavani | You are my sweet garland of verses (Thembavani) |
| Indru naalai naettrum nee | You are my today, my tomorrow, and my yesterday |
| Kannil innum kaanamalae | Without even being seen by my eyes yet |
| Ullam koidha kalvan nee | You are the thief who stole my heart |
| Female | |
| Azhagae aaruyirae | O beauty, my precious life |
| Karuvin kaar irulae | In the dark darkness of the womb |
| Munbae kandaaiyae | You saw me even before |
| Ini needhaan oli dheepamae | From now on, you are the radiant lamp |
| Female | |
| Yaar polum nee illaiyae | You are like no one else |
| Isai ondrae en saayalae | Music alone is my true reflection |
| Edhai paarthum anjaathiru | Do not be afraid of anything you see |
| Edhai kettum kenjaathiru | Do not beg, no matter what you hear |
| Female | |
| Aagaaya neelangalil | From the sky's vast blues |
| Kangal vaangi vandhaai nee | You came borrowing your eyes |
| Kadal thantha aazhangalil | In the depths given by the ocean |
| Kandedutha muthaai nee | You are the pearl discovered |
| Female | |
| Aagaaya neelangalil | From the sky's vast blues |
| Kangal vaangi vandhaai nee | You came borrowing your eyes |
| Kadal thantha aazhangalil | In the depths given by the ocean |
| Kandedutha muthaai nee | You are the pearl discovered |
ஆகாய நீலங்களில்
கண்கள் வாங்கி வந்தாய் நீ
கடல் தந்த ஆழங்களில்
கண்டெடுத்த முத்தாய் நீ
From the sky's vast blues
You came borrowing your eyes
In the depths given by the ocean
You are the pearl discovered
ஆகாய நீலங்களில்
கண்கள் வாங்கி வந்தாய் நீ
கடல் தந்த ஆழங்களில்
கண்டெடுத்த முத்தாய் நீ
From the sky's vast blues
You came borrowing your eyes
In the depths given by the ocean
You are the pearl discovered
கார்வண்ணன் ஊதும் பூங்குழல் நீ
தாவூதலை சலாமின் கானமும் நீ
கபீரின் தேவராகம் நீ
இசை என்றாலே நீதான் கண்ணே
You are the sweet flute played by the dark-complexioned Krishna
You are the song of David and Solomon
You are the divine melody of Kabir
My dear, music itself is none other than you
நீதான் என் தேம்பாவணி
இன்று நாளை நேற்றும் நீ
கண்ணில் இன்னும் காணாமலே
உள்ளம் கொய்த கள்வன் நீ
You are my sweet garland of verses (Thembavani)
You are my today, my tomorrow, and my yesterday
Without even being seen by my eyes yet
You are the thief who stole my heart
அழகே ஆருயிரே
கருவின் காரிருளே
முன்பே கண்டாயே
இனி நீதான் ஒளி தீபமே
O beauty, my precious life
In the dark darkness of the womb
You saw me even before
From now on, you are the radiant lamp
யார் போலும் நீயில்லையே
இசை ஒன்றே என் சாயலே
எதைப்பார்த்தும் அஞ்சாதிரு
எதைக்கேட்டும் கெஞ்சாதிரு
You are like no one else
Music alone is my true reflection
Do not be afraid of anything you see
Do not beg, no matter what you hear
ஆகாய நீலங்களில்
கண்கள் வாங்கி வந்தாய் நீ
கடல் தந்த ஆழங்களில்
கண்டெடுத்த முத்தாய் நீ
From the sky's vast blues
You came borrowing your eyes
In the depths given by the ocean
You are the pearl discovered
From the sky's vast blues
You came borrowing your eyes
In the depths given by the ocean
You are the pearl discovered
Aagaaya neelangalil
From the sky's vast blues
Kangal vaangi vandhaai nee
You came borrowing your eyes
Kadal thantha aazhangalil
In the depths given by the ocean
Kandedutha muthaai nee
You are the pearl discovered
Aagaaya neelangalil
From the sky's vast blues
Kangal vaangi vandhaai nee
You came borrowing your eyes
Kadal thantha aazhangalil
In the depths given by the ocean
Kandedutha muthaai nee
You are the pearl discovered
Kaarvannan oodhum poonguzhal nee
You are the sweet flute played by the dark-complexioned Krishna
Thaavuthalai salamin gaanamum nee
You are the song of David and Solomon
Kabeerin devaraagam nee
You are the divine melody of Kabir
Isai endraalae nee thaan kannae
My dear, music itself is none other than you
Nee thaan en thembavani
You are my sweet garland of verses (Thembavani)
Indru naalai naettrum nee
You are my today, my tomorrow, and my yesterday
Kannil innum kaanamalae
Without even being seen by my eyes yet
Ullam koidha kalvan nee
You are the thief who stole my heart
Azhagae aaruyirae
O beauty, my precious life
Karuvin kaar irulae
In the dark darkness of the womb
Munbae kandaaiyae
You saw me even before
Ini needhaan oli dheepamae
From now on, you are the radiant lamp
Yaar polum nee illaiyae
You are like no one else
Isai ondrae en saayalae
Music alone is my true reflection
Edhai paarthum anjaathiru
Do not be afraid of anything you see
Edhai kettum kenjaathiru
Do not beg, no matter what you hear
Aagaaya neelangalil
From the sky's vast blues
Kangal vaangi vandhaai nee
You came borrowing your eyes
Kadal thantha aazhangalil
In the depths given by the ocean
Kandedutha muthaai nee
You are the pearl discovered
Aagaaya neelangalil
From the sky's vast blues
Kangal vaangi vandhaai nee
You came borrowing your eyes
Kadal thantha aazhangalil
In the depths given by the ocean
Kandedutha muthaai nee
You are the pearl discovered
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This soulful song from '99 Songs' serves as both a tender lullaby to an unborn or newborn child and an ode to the divine essence of music. The narrator describes the child/music as a priceless pearl retrieved from the deep ocean and a being whose eyes were borrowed from the vast blue sky. The lyrics emphasize that music transcends boundaries and time, existing eternally as the soul's true image.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Kandedutha muthaai nee / Isai endraalae nee thaan kannae / Nee thaan en thembavaniayai quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay quay 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Trivia
Lyricist Thamarai incorporates spiritual and multi-faith references including Krishna, David, Solomon, Kabir, and the Catholic Tamil epic Thembavani.
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