Skip to content
Isaimozhi
Ninaivirukkum Varai album cover
Lyrics & meaning

Anbe Nee Mayila

From Ninaivirukkum Varai · 1999

Lyricist
Pazhani Bharathi
Singers
Unni Menon, Sujatha
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Ninaivirukkum Varai
Movie release year
1999
Lyrics added on
29 Nov 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Oh santhiya….oh jhony…oh santhiya
Anbe nee mayila kuyilaa
Kadalaa puyalaa poonthendralaa
Anbe nee silaiyaa malaiyaa
Alaiyaa valaiyaa poonjolaiyaa
Anbe nee mayila kuyilaa
Kadalaa puyalaa poonthendralaa
Anbe nee silaiyaa malaiyaa
Alaiyaa valaiyaa poonjolaiyaa
Iyarkkaiyin naattiyam neethaanaa
Iniththidum oviyam needhanaa
Iyarkkaiyin naattiyam neethaanaa
Iniththidum oviyam needhanaa
Oo….oo….oo…..oo…..oo….santhiyaa
Anbe nee mayila kuyilaa
Kadalaa puyalaa poonthendralaa
Anbe nee silaiyaa malaiyaa
Alaiyaa valaiyaa poonjolaiyaa
Aa…..aa…..aa…..aaa…..
Sahara kulirkirathae
Darjeeling sudukirathae
Sahara kulirkirathae
Darjeeling sudukirathae
Erigindren kulirgindren
Ondrum puriyavillai
Devathaiyaa raatchasiyaa
Nee yaaru theriyavillai
Azhagilae dhevathai naan
Anbilae raatchasi naan
Penn seiyyum kadhalilae
Imsaigal adhigamthaan
Oo….oo….oo…..oo…..oo….en kadhalaa
Anbe nee mayila kuyilaa
Kadalaa puyalaa poonthendralaa
Anbe nee silaiyaa malaiyaa
Alaiyaa valaiyaa poonjolaiyaa
Aa…..aa…..aa…..aaa…..
Kadhal thara vanthaayaa
Kadhal pera vanthaayaa
Kadhal thara vanthaayaa
Kadhal pera vanthaayaa
Kadhalai nee peruvathendraal
Kannai moodi nillu
Kadhalai nee tharuvathendraal
Katti pidiththu kollu
Tharugaiyil pera vendum
Perugaiyil thara vendum
Kadhalil mattumthaan irandumae ondraagum
Oo….oo….oo…..oo…..oo….santhiyaa
Anbe nee mayila kuyilaa
Kadalaa puyalaa poonthendralaa
Male : Anbe nee silaiyaa malaiyaa
Alaiyaa valaiyaa poonjolaiyaa
Aa…..aa….aa…..aaa…..
Aa…..aa….aa…..aaa…..
Oh Sandhiya... Oh Johnny... Oh Sandhiya
My love, are you a peacock or a cuckoo?
An ocean, a storm, or a gentle flower breeze?
My love, are you a sculpture or a mountain?
A wave, a net, or a garden of flowers?
My love, are you a peacock or a cuckoo?
An ocean, a storm, or a gentle flower breeze?
My love, are you a sculpture or a mountain?
A wave, a net, or a garden of flowers?
Are you the dance of nature?
Are you a sweet, living painting?
Are you the dance of nature?
Are you a sweet, living painting?
Oh... oh... oh... oh... oh... Sandhiya
My love, are you a peacock or a cuckoo?
An ocean, a storm, or a gentle flower breeze?
My love, are you a sculpture or a mountain?
A wave, a net, or a garden of flowers?
Aa... aa... aa... aaaa...
The Sahara feels freezing cold,
Darjeeling feels burning hot.
The Sahara feels freezing cold,
Darjeeling feels burning hot.
I burn and I shiver at once,
I do not understand anything at all.
Are you an angel or a demoness?
I cannot tell who you truly are.
In beauty, I am an angel,
in love, I am a demoness.
In the love a woman offers,
there is always plenty of sweet torment.
Oh... oh... oh... oh... oh... my love
My love, are you a peacock or a cuckoo?
An ocean, a storm, or a gentle flower breeze?
My love, are you a sculpture or a mountain?
A wave, a net, or a garden of flowers?
Aa... aa... aa... aaaa...
Did you come to give love?
Did you come to receive love?
Did you come to give love?
Did you come to receive love?
If you want to receive love,
stand still and close your eyes.
If you want to give love,
hold me tight in your arms.
While giving, you must receive,
while receiving, you must give.
Only in love do both become one.
Oh... oh... oh... oh... oh... Sandhiya
My love, are you a peacock or a cuckoo?
An ocean, a storm, or a gentle flower breeze?
My love, are you a sculpture or a mountain?
A wave, a net, or a garden of flowers?
Aa... aa... aa... aaaa...
Aa... aa... aa... aaaa...
Male
Male
Male
Male
Female
Female
Male
Male
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Male
Female
Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Anbe Nee Mayila Kuyilaa is a vibrant romantic duet from the movie Ninaivirukkum Varai, where the lovers exchange passionate metaphors and playful banter. The male protagonist expresses his bewilderment and awe at his lover, comparing her to contrasting forces of nature such as gentle breezes and fierce storms, feeling paradoxical sensations of cold in the hot Sahara desert and heat in chilly Darjeeling.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Kadalaa puyalaa poonthendralaa

The lines end with rhythmic rhyming suffixes using the long 'aa' vowel sound (mayilaa, kuyilaa, puyalaa, poonthendralaa), creating a lyrical bounce.

Paradox / Oxymoron

Sahara kulirkirathae / Darjeeling sudukirathae

The lyrics present paradoxical weather phenomena to describe the disorienting, intense physical effect of love.

Metaphor

Anbe nee silaiyaa malaiyaa / Alaiyaa valaiyaa poonjolaiyaa

The lover is directly compared to various majestic and contrasting entities of nature like mountains, waves, statues, and gardens.

Did you know?

Trivia

Ninaivirukkum Varai (1999) stars Prabhu Deva and Keerthi Reddy in lead roles. The film features a hit musical score composed by Deva, with lyrics written by Pazhani Bharathi.

Keep listening

Songs with a similar feeling

From the same album

More songs from Ninaivirukkum Varai

View album

Spot an issue?

Help us improve the lyrics or English translation.