- Lyricist
- Madhan Karky
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Movie name
- Kadal
- Movie release year
- 2012
- Lyrics added on
- 15 Aug 2018
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nee ill…aiyel
Naan en seiven
Nee ill….aiyel
Naan en seiven
Anbin vaa….aaa…salae
Emai naalum aalum uruvae
Meendum kandom
Vaazhum kaalam muzhuthum
Unathae enbom
Naalangal oodae
Unathanbin peruvellam
Meendum nee uyirthu ezhugiraai
Neeyae emathannamaaga
Neeyae emathennamaaga
Unarnthom mei maranthom
Neeyae nirainthaai
Manam virinthom aasai yesuvae
Meendum unnai tharisithom
Un paatham sparishithom
Unnil emmai karaikirom
O vaan mann neer thee
Ellaam nee thaanae
Seetram aatrum
Kaatrum nee thaanae
Neeyae emathannamaaga
Neeyae emathennamaaga
Unarnthom mei maranthom
Neeyae nirainthaai
Manam virinthom aasai yesuvae
Meendum unnai tharisithom
Un paatham sparishithom
Unnil emmai karaikirom
Kanneerai thekkum
En ullathaakil
Un perai sonnaal
Poo poothidatho
Emai naalum aalum uruvae
Meendum kandom
Vaazhum kaalam muzhuthum
Unathae enbom
Naalangal oodae
Unathanbin peruvellam
Meendum nee uyirthu ezhugiraai
Poovin melae
Vannam nee thaanae
Verin keelae
Jeevan neethaanae
Neeyae emathannamaaga
Neeyae emathennamaaga
Unarnthom mei maranthom
Neeyae nirainthaai
Manam virinthom aasai yesuvae
Meendum unnai tharisithom
Un paatham sparishithom
Unnil emmai karaikirom
Anbin vaasale
Anbin vaasalae
Anbin vaasalae
Anbin vaasalae
Emai naalum aalum uruvae
Meendum kandom
Vaazhum kaalam muzhuthum
Unathae enbom
Naalangal oodae
Unathanbin peruvellam
Meendum nee uyirthu ezhugiraai
Neeyae emathannamaaga
Neeyae emathennamaaga
Unarnthom mei maranthom
Neeyae nirainthaai
Manam virinthom aasai yesuvae
Meendum unnai tharisithom
Un paatham sparishithom
Unnil emmai karaikirom
Emai naalum aalum uruvae
Meendum kandom
Vaazhum kaalam muzhuthum
Unathae enbom
Naalangal oodae
Unathanbin peruvellam
Meendum nee uyirthu ezhugiraai
Neeyae emathannamaaga
Neeyae emathennamaaga
Unarnthom mei maranthom
Neeyae nirainthaai
Manam virinthom aasai yesuvae
Meendum unnai tharisithom
Un paatham sparishithom
Unnil emmai karaikirom
Unnil emmai karaikirom
Unnil emmai karaikirom
Without you...
What would I do?
Without you...
What would I do?
O doorway of love...
O presence who guides us every day
We have found you again
For all the days we live
We will say we belong to you
Through our veins
Flows the great flood of your love
You rise to life once again
As you became our daily bread
As you became our every thought
We felt your presence and forgot ourselves
You filled us completely
Our hearts opened wide, beloved Jesus
We have seen your vision again
We have touched your feet
We dissolve ourselves in you
O sky, earth, water, fire
You are all of them
The soothing breeze
That calms the storm, you are that too
As you became our daily bread
As you became our every thought
We felt your presence and forgot ourselves
You filled us completely
Our hearts opened wide, beloved Jesus
We have seen your vision again
We have touched your feet
We dissolve ourselves in you
In the hollows of my heart
Where tears gather
If I speak your name
Won't flowers bloom?
O presence who guides us every day
We have found you again
For all the days we live
We will say we belong to you
Through our veins
Flows the great flood of your love
You rise to life once again
Upon the flower
You are the color
Beneath the root
You are the life
As you became our daily bread
As you became our every thought
We felt your presence and forgot ourselves
You filled us completely
Our hearts opened wide, beloved Jesus
We have seen your vision again
We have touched your feet
We dissolve ourselves in you
O doorway of love
O doorway of love
O doorway of love
O doorway of love
O presence who guides us every day
We have found you again
For all the days we live
We will say we belong to you
Through our veins
Flows the great flood of your love
You rise to life once again
As you became our daily bread
As you became our every thought
We felt your presence and forgot ourselves
You filled us completely
Our hearts opened wide, beloved Jesus
We have seen your vision again
We have touched your feet
We dissolve ourselves in you
O presence who guides us every day
We have found you again
For all the days we live
We will say we belong to you
Through our veins
Flows the great flood of your love
You rise to life once again
As you became our daily bread
As you became our every thought
We felt your presence and forgot ourselves
You filled us completely
Our hearts opened wide, beloved Jesus
We have seen your vision again
We have touched your feet
We dissolve ourselves in you
We dissolve ourselves in you
We dissolve ourselves in you
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This hymn-like song from the movie Kadal (2012) serves as a devotional prayer addressed to Jesus Christ. It expresses complete surrender, profound love, and spiritual joy at witnessing divine resurrection and grace. The lyrics emphasize that God's presence is omnipresent—animating nature, elements, flowers, roots, and the inner soul.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Anaphora / Emonai
“Neeyae emathannamaaga / Neeyae emathennamaaga”
Repetition of 'Neeyae' at the beginning of consecutive lines for rhythmic and spiritual emphasis.
Metaphor
“Unathanbin peruvellam”
Comparing God's love to a overwhelming flood that flows through veins.
Pantheistic Imagery
“O vaan mann neer thee / Ellaam nee thaanae”
Equating the divine presence to the five classical elements (sky, earth, water, fire, wind).
Did you know?
Trivia
Composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics by Madhan Karky, this track functions as a grand choir song in the film Kadal, highlighting the Christian coastal community background of the story.
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