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Lyrics & meaning

Devi Neeyindri Naanethamma

From Niraparaadhi · 1984

Lyricist: Pulamaipithan
Singers: Vani Jairam, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director: Shankar Ganesh
Movie name: Niraparaadhi
Movie release year: 1984
Lyrics added on: 1 Jul 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

Aa…aa….aahaa…aa….

Male :Oho…ohho…oho…..

Devi neeyindri naanethammaa

Oho….ennuyir needhaanammaa

Nee paarkkaiyil jananam

Paarkkaatha velaiyil maranam

En uyirin uyirae

Naanendrum vaazhvathu unakkae

Deva neeyindri naanaethaiyyaa

Oho….ennuyir neethaanaiyyaa

Nee paarkkaiyil jananam

Parkkaatha velaiyil maranam

En uyirin uyirae

Naanendrum vaazhvathu unakkae

…………..

Kodi jenmam eduppaen unnai ninaiththu

Thaedi vanthu manappaen

Female :Yaengi thavam iruppaen ganam ganamum

Unnai enni thudippaen

Devarathi mangai thendralukku thangai

Enakko inba gangai

Female :Engal ullam engum inba vellam

Karaiyai kadanthu sellum

Devi neeyindri naanethammaa

Female :Oho….ennuyir neethaanaiyyaa

Male :Nee paarkkaiyil jananam

Paarkkaatha velaiyil maranam

Female :En uyirin uyirae

Naanendrum vaazhvathu unakkae

…………….

Gangai nadhi sudumaa endrum pirivu

Engalukkul varumaa

Male :Sangamaththil inainthom nenjam kalanthu

Saasanangal varainthom

Engal anbu raagam intha inba naatham

Yugangal thorum ketkkum

Male :Kaalam maarum intha kolam maarum

Uravo nilaiththu vaazhum

Deva neeyindri naanaethaiyyaa

Male :Oho….ennuyir needhaanammaa

Female :Nee paarkkaiyil jananam

Parkkaatha velaiyil maranam

Male :En uyirin uyirae

Naanendrum vaazhvathu unakkae

Aa…aa….aahaa….aa…

Male :Ohho…..ohho…..ohho….

Ah... ah... aaha... ah...

[Male]: Oho... oho... oho...

My goddess, what am I without you?

Oho... you are my very life.

When you look at me, it is life,

and when you look away, it is death.

O life of my life,

I live forever only for you.

My lord, what am I without you?

Oho... you are my very life.

When you look at me, it is life,

and when you look away, it is death.

O life of my life,

I live forever only for you.

...

I will take a million births thinking of you,

and come searching to marry you.

[Female]: I will wait in yearning devotion,

longing for you every single moment.

A divine beauty like Rathi, sister to the gentle breeze,

and to me, a river of joy.

[Female]: Everywhere in our hearts, a flood of happiness

overflows its banks.

My goddess, what am I without you?

[Female]: Oho... you are my very life.

[Male]: When you look at me, it is life,

and when you look away, it is death.

[Female]: O life of my life,

I live forever only for you.

...

Can the cool waters of the Ganga ever burn hot? Will separation

ever come between us?

[Male]: We came together in union, blending our hearts,

and wrote our eternal vows.

This melody of our love, this joyful tune,

will echo through the ages.

[Male]: Times will change and appearances will fade,

but our bond will live on forever.

My lord, what am I without you?

[Male]: Oho... you are my very life.

[Female]: When you look at me, it is life,

and when you look away, it is death.

[Male]: O life of my life,

I live forever only for you.

Ah... ah... aaha... ah...

[Male]: Oho... oho... oho...

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Devi Neeyindri Naanethammaa is a passionate romantic duet from the film Niraparaadhi (1984), set to music by Shankar Ganesh and penned by lyricist Pulamaipithan. The song portrays two lovers declaring that they hold no identity or life without each other, addressing one another as divine beings (Devi and Deva). Their passion is so profound that a simple glance from the beloved feels like rebirth, while indifference feels like death.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Antithesis / Contrast (Ethir-todar)

“Nee paarkkaiyil jananam / Paarkkaatha velaiyil maranam”

Contrasting birth and death based on the gaze of the beloved.

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

“Devarathi mangai thendralukku thangai / Enakko inba gangai”

Comparing the beloved to the comforting cool Ganges of joy and a sister to the gentle southern breeze.

Hyperbole (Uvarchi)

“Kodi jenmam eduppaen unnai ninaiththu / Thaedi vanthu manappaen”

Exaggerating devotion by expressing the willingness to take ten million births to seek and marry the beloved.

Rhetorical Question

“Gangai nadhi sudumaa endrum pirivu / Engalukkul varumaa”

Comparing an impossible phenomenon (the cool river Ganges burning) to the impossibility of separation between lovers.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Kaalam maarum intha kolam maarum”

Repetition of consonant initial sound 'K' for rhythmic elegance.

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Trivia

Niraparaadhi (1984) featured music by the duo Shankar-Ganesh and showcased exquisite duet vocal chemistry between SPB and Vani Jairam. Poet Pulamaipithan used elevated Tamil imagery such as 'Saasanangal varainthom' (inscribing royal decrees) to elevate the cinematic love song to classical poetic standards.

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