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Lyrics & meaning

Deewana Deewana

From Gemini · 2002

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Sadhana Sargam
Music director
Bharathwaj
Movie name
Gemini
Movie release year
2002
Lyrics added on
18 Jul 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Deewaana deewaana
Netri nanaithavan neethaanaa
Deewaana oh deewaana
Nenjai pizhindhavan neethaanaa
En veetu kolathin
Pullikul olinthu
Than kaadhal sollum
Maayakannanaa
Deewaana oh deewaana
Netri nanaithavan neethaanaa
Tara rara raththa tara rara
Tara rara raththa tara rara
Tara rara raththa tarara rara
Tara rara raththa raththta taraa raa
Tara rara tararara…
Vellikizhamayil
Veetu thotahil
Vaal mulaitha chittu ondru
Vandhu vittathae
Keechu keechendru
Koochal poduthae
Nenju kootil koodukatta
Mallu kattuthae
Summa adhu
Kathi sellumo
Illai yamma
Nenjai kothi sellumo
Annai thanthaiyai
Aasai thoazhiyai
Kaanumbodhu naanam vandhu
Kangal koosuthae
Thookam vitruthaan
Kaadhal vaanginaai
Endru endhan penmai ennai
Keli pesuthae
Ayyo innum
Ennavaahumoo
Endhan aadai naalai
Kollai pogumoo
Mele ek ajnabi kese
Koyi aagae na peechae
Tum he ke ho kya baathuhae
Deewaana oh deewaana
Netri nanaithavan neethaanaa
Lalalalala lalalala laala lala
Lalala lala lala laa
Laala laala laala laa
Lala lala laala lala
Lala lala laala lala
Kaadhal ennamae
Ayyo asingamae
Endru kangal Kaadhu mooku
Pothi kondaval
Kaadhal kaaladi
Osai ketathum
Veedu vaasal kathavu jannal
Thiranthu kondanal
Kaadhal ullae
Vandhuvittathu
Endhan naanam
Veliyae sendruvittathu
Thozhi oruthiyai
Neril niruthi naan
Kaadhaluttra sethi solla
Nenjam muttuthae
Aanaal naavilae
Aanaa aavanna
Rendezhulathai thavira
Veru vaarthai illayae
Aasai vandhu
Thathalikiren
En baashai maatri
Ucharikkiren
Mele ek ajnabi kese
Koyi aagae na peechae
Tum he ke ho kya baathuhae
Deewaana deewaana
Netri nanaithavan neethaanaa
Deewaana oh deewaana
Nenjai pizhindhavan neethaanaa
En veetu kolathin
Pullikul olinthu
Than kaadhal sollum
Maayakannanaa
Deewaana deewaana
Netri nanaithavan neethaanaa
Deewana, my crazy lover,
are you the one who drenched my forehead?
Deewana, oh crazy lover,
are you the one who squeezed my heart?
In my home's kolam (rice-flour pattern),
hiding inside the dots,
to confess his love,
is he the mischievous Krishna?
Deewana, oh crazy lover,
are you the one who drenched my forehead?
Thara rara rattha thara rara
Thara rara rattha thara rara
Thara rara rattha tharara rara
Thara rara rattha rattha thara ra
Thara rara thararara...
On a Friday,
into the garden of my home,
a little fledged bird
has flown in!
Chirping 'cheep, cheep',
it makes such a commotion!
To build a nest in my chest,
it wrestles and struggles!
Will it simply
cry out and fly away,
or, oh my,
will it peck and steal my heart away?
When I look at my mother and father,
and my dearest friend,
shyness takes over me,
and my eyes shy away!
'Only by selling your sleep
did you buy this love,'
so my own womanhood
teases and mocks me!
Oh dear, what more
will happen next?
Will my modesty tomorrow
be completely stolen away?
How did a stranger come my way,
with no one ahead or behind?
You tell me, what is going on?
Deewana, oh crazy lover,
are you the one who drenched my forehead?
La la la la la, la la la la, la la la la
La la la, la la, la la, la
La la, la la, la la, la
La la, la la, la la, la la
La la, la la, la la, la la
Thinking love was
something shameful, oh dear,
and covering her eyes, ears, and nose,
she had kept herself hidden.
Yet the moment love's
footsteps were heard,
the doors and windows of the house
she threw wide open!
Love has come
right inside,
and all my shyness
has walked right out!
Stopping a friend
right in front of me,
to tell her the news of my love,
my heart pounds with excitement!
Yet on my tongue,
apart from 'A' and 'Aa',
other than those two letters,
no other word will come!
Overwhelmed by desire,
I am fluttering in confusion,
altering my language,
and uttering strange words!
How did a stranger come my way,
with no one ahead or behind?
You tell me, what is going on?
Deewana, my crazy lover,
are you the one who drenched my forehead?
Deewana, oh crazy lover,
are you the one who squeezed my heart?
In my home's kolam (rice-flour pattern),
hiding inside the dots,
to confess his love,
is he the mischievous Krishna?
Deewana, my crazy lover,
are you the one who drenched my forehead?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Deewaana Deewaana' from Gemini (2002) is a playful and expressive song portraying a young woman's sweet awakening to love. She addresses her elusive lover as a magical Krishna figure who has quietly infiltrated her thoughts, heart, and routine. She contrasts her previous reserved attitude—when she viewed love with skepticism—with her present overwhelming emotions, where even basic words fail her as love takes over her life. The lyricist Vairamuthu weaves vivid metaphors of birds, rangoli patterns, and internal dialogues between the heroine and her own womanhood to depict the innocence, excitement, and playful confusion brought upon by her first love.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

Vaal mulaitha chittu ondru... Nenju kootil koodukatta

Love entering the young woman's heart is metaphorically compared to a newly fledged bird entering her garden to build a nest in her chest cage.

Personification

Endru endhan penmai ennai keli pesuthae

Her own womanhood ('penmai') is personified as a teasing companion who mocks her for trading her sleep for love.

Hyperbole / Visual Imagery

En veetu kolathin pullikul olinthu

Imagining the lover as a playful divine entity capable of hiding within a tiny dot ('pulli') of a floor rangoli pattern ('kolam').

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Trivia

Composed by Bharadwaj for the hit film 'Gemini' starring Vikram and Kiran Rathod, this song features vocals by Sadhana Sargam. The track blends Hindi expressions like 'Deewaana' and 'Ek ajnabi' into Tamil lyrics, a popular trend in early 2000s Tamil cinema to capture modern youth sentiment.

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