Anbe Nee Mayila
From Ninaivirukkum Varai · 1999
- Lyricist
- Pazhani Bharathi
- Singers
- Unni Menon, Sujatha
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Ninaivirukkum Varai1999
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Oh santhiya….oh jhony…oh santhiya | Oh Santhiya... oh Johny... oh Santhiya |
| Male | |
| Anbe nee mayila kuyilaa | My love, are you a peacock or a cuckoo? |
| Kadalaa puyalaa poonthendralaa | Are you the ocean, a storm, or a gentle breeze? |
| Anbe nee silaiyaa malaiyaa | My love, are you a statue or a mountain? |
| Alaiyaa valaiyaa poonjolaiyaa | Are you a wave, a net, or a flower garden? |
| Male | |
| Anbe nee mayila kuyilaa | My love, are you a peacock or a cuckoo? |
| Kadalaa puyalaa poonthendralaa | Are you the ocean, a storm, or a gentle breeze? |
| Anbe nee silaiyaa malaiyaa | My love, are you a statue or a mountain? |
| Alaiyaa valaiyaa poonjolaiyaa | Are you a wave, a net, or a flower garden? |
| Male | |
| Iyarkkaiyin naattiyam neethaanaa | Are you nature's dance itself? |
| Iniththidum oviyam needhanaa | Are you a sweet painting? |
| Iyarkkaiyin naattiyam neethaanaa | Are you nature's dance itself? |
| Iniththidum oviyam needhanaa | Are you a sweet painting? |
| Oo….oo….oo…..oo…..oo….santhiyaa | Oo... oo... oo... oo... oo... Santhiya |
| Female | |
| Anbe nee mayila kuyilaa | My love, are you a peacock or a cuckoo? |
| Kadalaa puyalaa poonthendralaa | Are you the ocean, a storm, or a gentle breeze? |
| Anbe nee silaiyaa malaiyaa | My love, are you a statue or a mountain? |
| Alaiyaa valaiyaa poonjolaiyaa | Are you a wave, a net, or a flower garden? |
| Female | |
| Aa…..aa…..aa…..aaa….. | Aa... aa... aa... aaa... |
| Male | |
| Sahara kulirkirathae | The Sahara desert is feeling cold |
| Darjeeling sudukirathae | Darjeeling is feeling hot |
| Sahara kulirkirathae | The Sahara desert is feeling cold |
| Darjeeling sudukirathae | Darjeeling is feeling hot |
| Male | |
| Erigindren kulirgindren | I am burning, I am freezing |
| Ondrum puriyavillai | I do not understand anything at all |
| Devathaiyaa raatchasiyaa | Are you an angel or a demoness? |
| Nee yaaru theriyavillai | I do not know who you are |
| Female | |
| Azhagilae dhevathai naan | In beauty, I am an angel |
| Anbilae raatchasi naan | In love, I am a demoness |
| Penn seiyyum kadhalilae | In the love that a woman offers |
| Imsaigal adhigamthaan | There is indeed a lot of sweet torment |
| Oo….oo….oo…..oo…..oo….en kadhalaa | Oo... oo... oo... oo... oo... my lover |
| Female | |
| Anbe nee mayila kuyilaa | My love, are you a peacock or a cuckoo? |
| Kadalaa puyalaa poonthendralaa | Are you the ocean, a storm, or a gentle breeze? |
| Anbe nee silaiyaa malaiyaa | My love, are you a statue or a mountain? |
| Alaiyaa valaiyaa poonjolaiyaa | Are you a wave, a net, or a flower garden? |
| Female | |
| Aa…..aa…..aa…..aaa….. | Aa... aa... aa... aaa... |
| Female | |
| Kadhal thara vanthaayaa | Did you come to give love? |
| Kadhal pera vanthaayaa | Did you come to receive love? |
| Kadhal thara vanthaayaa | Did you come to give love? |
| Kadhal pera vanthaayaa | Did you come to receive love? |
| Female | |
| Kadhalai nee peruvathendraal | If you want to receive love |
| Kannai moodi nillu | Stand with your eyes closed |
| Kadhalai nee tharuvathendraal | If you want to give love |
| Katti pidiththu kollu | Hold me in a tight embrace |
| Male | |
| Tharugaiyil pera vendum | While giving, one must receive |
| Perugaiyil thara vendum | While receiving, one must give |
| Kadhalil mattumthaan irandumae ondraagum | Only in love do both become one and the same |
| Oo….oo….oo…..oo…..oo….santhiyaa | Oo... oo... oo... oo... oo... Santhiya |
| Female | |
| Anbe nee mayila kuyilaa | My love, are you a peacock or a cuckoo? |
| Kadalaa puyalaa poonthendralaa | Are you the ocean, a storm, or a gentle breeze? |
| Male : Anbe nee silaiyaa malaiyaa | Male : My love, are you a statue or a mountain? |
| Alaiyaa valaiyaa poonjolaiyaa | Are you a wave, a net, or a flower garden? |
| Female | |
| Aa…..aa….aa…..aaa….. | Aa... aa... aa... aaa... |
| Aa…..aa….aa…..aaa….. | Aa... aa... aa... aaa... |
ஓ சந்தியா......ஓ ஜானி.....ஓ சந்தியா
Oh Santhiya... oh Johny... oh Santhiya
அன்பே நீ மயிலா குயிலா
கடலா புயலா பூந்தென்றலா
அன்பே நீ சிலையா மலையா
அலையா வலையா பூஞ்சோலையா
My love, are you a peacock or a cuckoo?
Are you the ocean, a storm, or a gentle breeze?
My love, are you a statue or a mountain?
Are you a wave, a net, or a flower garden?
அன்பே நீ மயிலா குயிலா
கடலா புயலா பூந்தென்றலா
அன்பே நீ சிலையா மலையா
அலையா வலையா பூஞ்சோலையா
My love, are you a peacock or a cuckoo?
Are you the ocean, a storm, or a gentle breeze?
My love, are you a statue or a mountain?
Are you a wave, a net, or a flower garden?
இயற்கையின் நாட்டியம் நீதானா
இனித்திடும் ஓவியம் நீதானா
இயற்கையின் நாட்டியம் நீதானா
இனித்திடும் ஓவியம் நீதானா
ஓ.....ஓ.....ஓ.....ஓ....சந்தியா
Are you nature's dance itself?
Are you a sweet painting?
Are you nature's dance itself?
Are you a sweet painting?
Oo... oo... oo... oo... oo... Santhiya
அன்பே நான் மயிலா குயிலா
கடலா புயலா பூந்தென்றலா
அன்பே நான் சிலையா மலையா
அலையா வலையா பூஞ்சோலையா
My love, are you a peacock or a cuckoo?
Are you the ocean, a storm, or a gentle breeze?
My love, are you a statue or a mountain?
Are you a wave, a net, or a flower garden?
ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.......ஆஅ......
Aa... aa... aa... aaa...
சஹாரா குளிர்க்கிறதே
டார்ஜிலிங் சுடுகிறதே
சஹாரா குளிர்க்கிறதே
டார்ஜிலிங் சுடுகிறதே
The Sahara desert is feeling cold
Darjeeling is feeling hot
The Sahara desert is feeling cold
Darjeeling is feeling hot
எரிகின்றேன் குளிர்கின்றேன்
ஒன்றும் புரியவில்லை
தேவதையா ராட்சசியா
நீ யாரு தெரியவில்லை
I am burning, I am freezing
I do not understand anything at all
Are you an angel or a demoness?
I do not know who you are
அழகிலே தேவதை நான்
அன்பிலே ராட்சசி நான்
பெண் செய்யும் காதலிலே
இம்சைகள் அதிகம்தான்
ஓ.....ஓ.....ஓ.....ஓ.... என் காதலா
In beauty, I am an angel
In love, I am a demoness
In the love that a woman offers
There is indeed a lot of sweet torment
Oo... oo... oo... oo... oo... my lover
அன்பே நீ மயிலா குயிலா
கடலா புயலா பூந்தென்றலா
அன்பே நீ சிலையா மலையா
அலையா வலையா பூஞ்சோலையா
My love, are you a peacock or a cuckoo?
Are you the ocean, a storm, or a gentle breeze?
My love, are you a statue or a mountain?
Are you a wave, a net, or a flower garden?
ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.......ஆஅ......
Aa... aa... aa... aaa...
காதல் தர வந்தாயா
காதல் பெற வந்தாயா
காதல் தர வந்தாயா
காதல் பெற வந்தாயா
Did you come to give love?
Did you come to receive love?
Did you come to give love?
Did you come to receive love?
காதலை நீ பெறுவதென்றால்
கண்ணை மூடி நில்லு
காதலை நீ தருவதென்றால்
கட்டி பிடித்து கொள்ளு
If you want to receive love
Stand with your eyes closed
If you want to give love
Hold me in a tight embrace
தருகையில் பெற வேண்டும்
பெறுகையில் தர வேண்டும்
காதலில் மட்டும்தான்
இரண்டுமே ஒன்றாகும்
ஓ.....ஓ.....ஓ.....ஓ.... சந்தியா
While giving, one must receive
While receiving, one must give
Only in love do both become one and the same
Oo... oo... oo... oo... oo... Santhiya
அன்பே நான் மயிலா குயிலா
கடலா புயலா பூந்தென்றலா
அன்பே நீ சிலையா மலையா
அலையா வலையா பூஞ்சோலையா
My love, are you a peacock or a cuckoo?
Are you the ocean, a storm, or a gentle breeze?
Male : My love, are you a statue or a mountain?
Are you a wave, a net, or a flower garden?
இயற்கையின் நாட்டியம் நீதானா
இனித்திடும் ஓவியம் நீதானா
இயற்கையின் நாட்டியம் நீதானா
இனித்திடும் ஓவியம் நீதானா
ஓ.....ஓ.....ஓ.....ஓ....என் காதலா
Aa... aa... aa... aaa...
Aa... aa... aa... aaa...
ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.......ஆஅ......
ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.......ஆஅ......
Oh santhiya….oh jhony…oh santhiya
Oh Santhiya... oh Johny... oh Santhiya
Anbe nee mayila kuyilaa
My love, are you a peacock or a cuckoo?
Kadalaa puyalaa poonthendralaa
Are you the ocean, a storm, or a gentle breeze?
Anbe nee silaiyaa malaiyaa
My love, are you a statue or a mountain?
Alaiyaa valaiyaa poonjolaiyaa
Are you a wave, a net, or a flower garden?
Anbe nee mayila kuyilaa
My love, are you a peacock or a cuckoo?
Kadalaa puyalaa poonthendralaa
Are you the ocean, a storm, or a gentle breeze?
Anbe nee silaiyaa malaiyaa
My love, are you a statue or a mountain?
Alaiyaa valaiyaa poonjolaiyaa
Are you a wave, a net, or a flower garden?
Iyarkkaiyin naattiyam neethaanaa
Are you nature's dance itself?
Iniththidum oviyam needhanaa
Are you a sweet painting?
Iyarkkaiyin naattiyam neethaanaa
Are you nature's dance itself?
Iniththidum oviyam needhanaa
Are you a sweet painting?
Oo….oo….oo…..oo…..oo….santhiyaa
Oo... oo... oo... oo... oo... Santhiya
Anbe nee mayila kuyilaa
My love, are you a peacock or a cuckoo?
Kadalaa puyalaa poonthendralaa
Are you the ocean, a storm, or a gentle breeze?
Anbe nee silaiyaa malaiyaa
My love, are you a statue or a mountain?
Alaiyaa valaiyaa poonjolaiyaa
Are you a wave, a net, or a flower garden?
Aa…..aa…..aa…..aaa…..
Aa... aa... aa... aaa...
Sahara kulirkirathae
The Sahara desert is feeling cold
Darjeeling sudukirathae
Darjeeling is feeling hot
Sahara kulirkirathae
The Sahara desert is feeling cold
Darjeeling sudukirathae
Darjeeling is feeling hot
Erigindren kulirgindren
I am burning, I am freezing
Ondrum puriyavillai
I do not understand anything at all
Devathaiyaa raatchasiyaa
Are you an angel or a demoness?
Nee yaaru theriyavillai
I do not know who you are
Azhagilae dhevathai naan
In beauty, I am an angel
Anbilae raatchasi naan
In love, I am a demoness
Penn seiyyum kadhalilae
In the love that a woman offers
Imsaigal adhigamthaan
There is indeed a lot of sweet torment
Oo….oo….oo…..oo…..oo….en kadhalaa
Oo... oo... oo... oo... oo... my lover
Anbe nee mayila kuyilaa
My love, are you a peacock or a cuckoo?
Kadalaa puyalaa poonthendralaa
Are you the ocean, a storm, or a gentle breeze?
Anbe nee silaiyaa malaiyaa
My love, are you a statue or a mountain?
Alaiyaa valaiyaa poonjolaiyaa
Are you a wave, a net, or a flower garden?
Aa…..aa…..aa…..aaa…..
Aa... aa... aa... aaa...
Kadhal thara vanthaayaa
Did you come to give love?
Kadhal pera vanthaayaa
Did you come to receive love?
Kadhal thara vanthaayaa
Did you come to give love?
Kadhal pera vanthaayaa
Did you come to receive love?
Kadhalai nee peruvathendraal
If you want to receive love
Kannai moodi nillu
Stand with your eyes closed
Kadhalai nee tharuvathendraal
If you want to give love
Katti pidiththu kollu
Hold me in a tight embrace
Tharugaiyil pera vendum
While giving, one must receive
Perugaiyil thara vendum
While receiving, one must give
Kadhalil mattumthaan irandumae ondraagum
Only in love do both become one and the same
Oo….oo….oo…..oo…..oo….santhiyaa
Oo... oo... oo... oo... oo... Santhiya
Anbe nee mayila kuyilaa
My love, are you a peacock or a cuckoo?
Kadalaa puyalaa poonthendralaa
Are you the ocean, a storm, or a gentle breeze?
Male : Anbe nee silaiyaa malaiyaa
Male : My love, are you a statue or a mountain?
Alaiyaa valaiyaa poonjolaiyaa
Are you a wave, a net, or a flower garden?
Aa…..aa….aa…..aaa…..
Aa... aa... aa... aaa...
Aa…..aa….aa…..aaa…..
Aa... aa... aa... aaa...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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.
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