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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 neelangalilFrom the sky's vast blues
Kangal vaangi vandhaai neeYou came borrowing your eyes
Kadal thantha aazhangalilIn the depths given by the ocean
Kandedutha muthaai neeYou are the pearl discovered
Female
Aagaaya neelangalilFrom the sky's vast blues
Kangal vaangi vandhaai neeYou came borrowing your eyes
Kadal thantha aazhangalilIn the depths given by the ocean
Kandedutha muthaai neeYou are the pearl discovered
Female
Kaarvannan oodhum poonguzhal neeYou are the sweet flute played by the dark-complexioned Krishna
Thaavuthalai salamin gaanamum neeYou are the song of David and Solomon
Kabeerin devaraagam neeYou are the divine melody of Kabir
Isai endraalae nee thaan kannaeMy dear, music itself is none other than you
Female
Nee thaan en thembavaniYou are my sweet garland of verses (Thembavani)
Indru naalai naettrum neeYou are my today, my tomorrow, and my yesterday
Kannil innum kaanamalaeWithout even being seen by my eyes yet
Ullam koidha kalvan neeYou are the thief who stole my heart
Female
Azhagae aaruyiraeO beauty, my precious life
Karuvin kaar irulaeIn the dark darkness of the womb
Munbae kandaaiyaeYou saw me even before
Ini needhaan oli dheepamaeFrom now on, you are the radiant lamp
Female
Yaar polum nee illaiyaeYou are like no one else
Isai ondrae en saayalaeMusic alone is my true reflection
Edhai paarthum anjaathiruDo not be afraid of anything you see
Edhai kettum kenjaathiruDo not beg, no matter what you hear
Female
Aagaaya neelangalilFrom the sky's vast blues
Kangal vaangi vandhaai neeYou came borrowing your eyes
Kadal thantha aazhangalilIn the depths given by the ocean
Kandedutha muthaai neeYou are the pearl discovered
Female
Aagaaya neelangalilFrom the sky's vast blues
Kangal vaangi vandhaai neeYou came borrowing your eyes
Kadal thantha aazhangalilIn the depths given by the ocean
Kandedutha muthaai neeYou are the pearl discovered

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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.

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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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