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Lyrics & meaning

Anu Dhinam

From Netru Indha Neram · 2023

Lyricist
Prabhakaran Amudhan
Singers
G. V. Prakash Kumar, Reshma Shyam
Music director
Kevin N
Details
Netru Indha Neram2023

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
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Male
Anu dhinam vizhithe kanaaDay after day, a dream while wide awake
Thiraluthu nenjil vinaaA question gathers inside my heart
Oru thuli paarvai thanaalWith just a single glance from you
Thooniddum kaadhal sanaaLove sparks and blossoms like a moment
Male
Suttrum mullena suttri varuginenI revolve around like the ticking hands of a clock
Satru nimirnthennai paarpaayaWill you look up at me for a moment?
Rettai vizhigalil paarvayaaigidaTo gaze through your pair of eyes
Lanjam yedhum nee ketpaayaWill you demand any bribe from me?
Male
Vizhi moodi naanum thoonguvenaaWill I ever sleep closing my eyes?
Vetkam kandu yenguren naanI long for you, struck by shyness
Idhazh mutti modha aasai thanaaIs it a desire for our lips to bump and clash?
Ennai saaithidum pennazhagaeO beautiful girl who makes me fall for you
Female
Idhazh rendum mutti modha venaamNo need for both our lips to clash
Kanna katti kaadhal vennamNo blindfolded love games
Veesum kaatrum thottu ponaaEven if the blowing breeze gently touches me
Unnai ninaikiren maru nodiyeI think of you in the very next instant
Male
Kadhir vizhiye pudhir mozhiyeO sun-like bright eyes, O mysterious words
Anu dhinamum un yosanaiEvery single day is filled with thoughts of you
Seerudaiyil silir nadaiyilIn your neat uniform, with a thrilling walk
En aval vanthaale pani poleMy girl arrived gently like the morning mist
Male
En kaadhale en kaadhaleMy love, my love
En kaadhaleMy love
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Female
Kadigaaram kaatum neram poyaanatheThe time shown by the clock has become a lie
Unai thedi suzhalum vizhigal thaalatutheMy eyes revolving in search of you sing a lullaby
Vazhi meedhu vizhigal vaithu paarthean unaiI kept my eyes glued to the path, watching for you
Uyire mathil mele poonaiyaga maatrinaai ennaiMy life, you turned me into a cat perched on a wall
Male
Kanne poovagum kallum un paadham pattaDarling, even a stone turns into a flower at your feet
Rendu thundagum villum nee aasai pattalEven a bow breaks into two pieces if you desire it
Ada naan enna seiya oor kannu pattaaOh, what can I do if the town casts an evil eye?
Idhazh moodi vaaa en kaadhaleCome with closed lips, my love
Male
Kadhir vizhiye pudhir mozhiyeO sun-like bright eyes, O mysterious words
Anu dhinamum un yosanaiEvery single day is filled with thoughts of you
Seerudaiyil silir nadaiyilIn your neat uniform, with a thrilling walk
En aval vanthaale pani poleMy girl arrived gently like the morning mist
Male
Vizhi moodi naanum thoonguvenaaWill I ever sleep closing my eyes?
Vetkam kandu yenguren naanI long for you, struck by shyness
Idhazh mutti modha aasai thanaaIs it a desire for our lips to bump and clash?
Ennai saaithidum pennazhagaeO beautiful girl who makes me fall for you
Female
Idhazh rendum mutti modha venaamNo need for both our lips to clash
Kanna katti kaadhal vennamNo blindfolded love games
Veesum kaatrum thottu ponaaEven if the blowing breeze gently touches me
Unnai ninaikiren maru nodiyeI think of you in the very next instant
Male
Kadhir vizhiye pudhir mozhiyeO sun-like bright eyes, O mysterious words
Anu dhinamum un yosanaiEvery single day is filled with thoughts of you
Seerudaiyil silir nadaiyilIn your neat uniform, with a thrilling walk
En aval vanthaale pani poleMy girl arrived gently like the morning mist

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This romantic song captures the sweet, restless emotions of two lovers captivated by each other. The protagonist describes how his days are filled with daydreams and how a simple glance from his beloved sparks deep love. He feels like time revolves around her, as he playfully wonders if she demands a bribe just to let him look into her eyes. The song highlights the delicate tension between desire, youthful bashfulness, and innocent affection. In response, the female protagonist describes her own restless anticipation, feeling like a cat balanced on a wall as she waits for him. She poetically exaggerates how magical everything becomes in his presence—where even stones turn to flowers underfoot. Together, they celebrate the playful and overwhelming nature of young love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Suttrum mullena suttri varuginen

Compares the protagonist's circular restless walking to the revolving hands of a clock using the word 'ena'.

Simile (Upamai)

En aval vanthaale pani pole

Compares the soft, gentle arrival of the beloved girl to morning dew or mist using 'pole'.

Metaphor (Uruvakam)

Uyire mathil mele poonaiyaga maatrinaai ennai

Metaphorically compares the protagonist's undecided, anxious emotional state to a cat sitting hesitantly on top of a wall.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

Kanne poovagum kallum un paadham patta

An intentional exaggeration stating that hard stones soften into delicate flowers as soon as her feet touch them.

Iyaibu (Rhyme)

Kadhir vizhiye pudhir mozhiye

End-rhyming words ('vizhiye' and 'mozhiye') create melodic rhythm and internal harmony in the line.

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Trivia

Featured in the 2023 Tamil indie thriller film 'Netru Indha Neram', this song composed by Kevin N stood out for its breezy acoustic arrangement and soulful vocal delivery by renowned music director-singer G. V. Prakash Kumar alongside Reshma Shyam.

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