En Nizhlini
From License · 2023
- Lyricist
- E. Ramani Gandhan
- Singer
- Harini
- Music director
- Baiju Jacob
- Details
- License2023
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| En nizhali nee | You are my shadow |
| Nijamum nee | You are also my reality |
| En thunaiyi nee | You are my companion |
| Thozhi nee | You are my friend |
| Female | |
| Yaathum aagi nindraai | You became everything and stood |
| En arugil | Beside me |
| Dhooram kadanthu vanthaai | You came across great distances |
| Thooya unarvil | With pure emotions |
| Female | |
| Kaalam kadanthu ponalum | Even if time passes by |
| Nam natpu neengathae | Our friendship will never leave us |
| Aadhi andham anbin vadivam | The beginning and end, the form of love |
| Ival thaanae | Is her alone |
| Female | |
| En nizhali nee | You are my shadow |
| Nijamum nee | You are my reality |
| En thunaiyi nee | You are my companion |
| Thozhi nee | You are my friend |
| Female | |
| Thopil kodi uravum illa | There is no umbilical connection between us |
| Thozhi iva thaayum illa | This friend is not a mother either |
| Adhai thaandi enakkaaga | Going beyond all that, for my sake |
| Vandha sonthamae | You are the relation that came into my life |
| Female | |
| Natpukku ilakkanam neeyadi | You are the very definition of friendship |
| Valigal aatridum thaai madi | A mother's lap that heals all pain |
| Ival ezhuchiyin vadivam | She is the embodiment of uprising |
| Pagaiyai erithidum uruvam | A form that burns away enmity |
| Ival anbai azhanthaal | If one tries to measure her love |
| Amudha surabiyum thorkum | Even the mythical divine vessel Amudha Surabhi would lose |
| Female | |
| En nizhali nee | You are my shadow |
| Nijamum nee | You are my reality |
| En thunaiyi nee | You are my companion |
| Thozhi nee | You are my friend |
| Female | |
| Isai ena kalanthaval nee | You are the one who blended in like music |
| Iraiviyaai malarnthavazh nee | You are the one who bloomed as a goddess |
| Perinbam thaalattum uravaaguthae | You become a relation that lulls us into supreme bliss |
| Siragu indri naam pararkkalam | We can fly even without wings |
| Female | |
| Pudhiya ulagile midhakkalam | We can float in a brand new world |
| Ini thadaigalai udaippom | From now on, we will break all obstacles |
| Pudhiya sarithiram padipom | We will write a new history |
| Naam thozhamai vithaipom | We will sow the seeds of friendship |
| Vizhiyil punnagai sumappom | We will carry a smile in our eyes |
| Female | |
| En nanbi nee nalamum nee | You are my dear friend, you are my well-being |
| En anbi nee anaithum nee | You are my love, you are my everything |
| Female | |
| Yaathum aagi nindraai | You became everything and stood |
| En arugil | Beside me |
| Dhooram kadanthu vanthaai | You came across great distances |
| Thooya unarvil | With pure emotions |
| Female | |
| Kaalam kadanthu ponaalum | Even if time passes by |
| Nam natpu neengathae | Our friendship will never leave us |
| Aadhi andham anbin vadivam | The beginning and end, the form of love |
| Ival thaanae | Ival thaanae |
| Female | |
| En nizhali nee | You are my shadow |
| Nijamum nee | You are my reality |
| En thunaiyi nee | You are my companion |
| Thozhi nee | You are my friend |
என் நிழலி நீ
நிஜமும் நீ
என் துணையி நீ
தோழி நீ
You are my shadow
You are also my reality
You are my companion
You are my friend
யாதும் ஆகி நின்றாய்
என் அருகில்
தூரம் கடந்து வந்தாய்
தூய உணர்வில்
You became everything and stood
Beside me
You came across great distances
With pure emotions
காலம் கடந்து போனாலும்
நம் நட்பு நீங்காதே
ஆதி அந்தம் அன்பின் வடிவம்
இவள் தானே
Even if time passes by
Our friendship will never leave us
The beginning and end, the form of love
Is her alone
என் நிழலி நீ
நிஜமும் நீ
என் துணையி நீ
தோழி நீ
You are my shadow
You are my reality
You are my companion
You are my friend
தொப்புள் கொடி உறவும் இல்ல
தோழி இவ தாயும் இல்ல
அதை தாண்டி எனக்காக
வந்த சொந்தமே
There is no umbilical connection between us
This friend is not a mother either
Going beyond all that, for my sake
You are the relation that came into my life
நட்புக்கு இலக்கணம் நீயடி
வலிகள் ஆற்றிடும் தாய் மடி
இவள் எழுச்சியின் வடிவம்
பகையை எரித்திடும் உருவம்
இவள் அன்பை அழந்தால்
அமுத சுரபியும் தோற்கும்
You are the very definition of friendship
A mother's lap that heals all pain
She is the embodiment of uprising
A form that burns away enmity
If one tries to measure her love
Even the mythical divine vessel Amudha Surabhi would lose
என் நிழலி நீ
நிஜமும் நீ
என் துணையி நீ
தோழி நீ
You are my shadow
You are my reality
You are my companion
You are my friend
இசை என கலந்தவள் நீ
இறைவியாய் மலர்ந்தவள் நீ
பேரின்பம் தாலாட்டும் உறவே
சிறகு இன்றி நாம் பறக்கலாம்
You are the one who blended in like music
You are the one who bloomed as a goddess
You become a relation that lulls us into supreme bliss
We can fly even without wings
புதிய உலகிலே மிதக்கலாம்
இனி தடைகளை உடைப்போம்
புதிய சரித்திரம் படைப்போம்
நாம் தோழமை விதைப்போம்
விழியில் புன்னகை சுமப்போம்
We can float in a brand new world
From now on, we will break all obstacles
We will write a new history
We will sow the seeds of friendship
We will carry a smile in our eyes
என் நன்பி நீ
நலமும் நீ
என் அன்பி நீ
அனைத்தும் நீ
You are my dear friend, you are my well-being
You are my love, you are my everything
யாதும் ஆகி நின்றாய்
என் அருகில்
தூரம் கடந்து வந்தாய்
தூய உணர்வில்
You became everything and stood
Beside me
You came across great distances
With pure emotions
காலம் கடந்து போனாலும்
நம் நட்பு நீங்காதே
ஆதி அந்தம் அன்பின் வடிவம்
இவள் தானே
Even if time passes by
Our friendship will never leave us
The beginning and end, the form of love
Ival thaanae
என் நிழலி நீ
நிஜமும் நீ
என் துணையி நீ
தோழி நீ
You are my shadow
You are my reality
You are my companion
You are my friend
En nizhali nee
You are my shadow
Nijamum nee
You are also my reality
En thunaiyi nee
You are my companion
Thozhi nee
You are my friend
Yaathum aagi nindraai
You became everything and stood
En arugil
Beside me
Dhooram kadanthu vanthaai
You came across great distances
Thooya unarvil
With pure emotions
Kaalam kadanthu ponalum
Even if time passes by
Nam natpu neengathae
Our friendship will never leave us
Aadhi andham anbin vadivam
The beginning and end, the form of love
Ival thaanae
Is her alone
En nizhali nee
You are my shadow
Nijamum nee
You are my reality
En thunaiyi nee
You are my companion
Thozhi nee
You are my friend
Thopil kodi uravum illa
There is no umbilical connection between us
Thozhi iva thaayum illa
This friend is not a mother either
Adhai thaandi enakkaaga
Going beyond all that, for my sake
Vandha sonthamae
You are the relation that came into my life
Natpukku ilakkanam neeyadi
You are the very definition of friendship
Valigal aatridum thaai madi
A mother's lap that heals all pain
Ival ezhuchiyin vadivam
She is the embodiment of uprising
Pagaiyai erithidum uruvam
A form that burns away enmity
Ival anbai azhanthaal
If one tries to measure her love
Amudha surabiyum thorkum
Even the mythical divine vessel Amudha Surabhi would lose
En nizhali nee
You are my shadow
Nijamum nee
You are my reality
En thunaiyi nee
You are my companion
Thozhi nee
You are my friend
Isai ena kalanthaval nee
You are the one who blended in like music
Iraiviyaai malarnthavazh nee
You are the one who bloomed as a goddess
Perinbam thaalattum uravaaguthae
You become a relation that lulls us into supreme bliss
Siragu indri naam pararkkalam
We can fly even without wings
Pudhiya ulagile midhakkalam
We can float in a brand new world
Ini thadaigalai udaippom
From now on, we will break all obstacles
Pudhiya sarithiram padipom
We will write a new history
Naam thozhamai vithaipom
We will sow the seeds of friendship
Vizhiyil punnagai sumappom
We will carry a smile in our eyes
En nanbi nee nalamum nee
You are my dear friend, you are my well-being
En anbi nee anaithum nee
You are my love, you are my everything
Yaathum aagi nindraai
You became everything and stood
En arugil
Beside me
Dhooram kadanthu vanthaai
You came across great distances
Thooya unarvil
With pure emotions
Kaalam kadanthu ponaalum
Even if time passes by
Nam natpu neengathae
Our friendship will never leave us
Aadhi andham anbin vadivam
The beginning and end, the form of love
Ival thaanae
Ival thaanae
En nizhali nee
You are my shadow
Nijamum nee
You are my reality
En thunaiyi nee
You are my companion
Thozhi nee
You are my friend
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This soulful track celebrates the sacred and unbreakable bond of pure female friendship. The lyrics express deep gratitude to a friend who acts as a shadow, a guiding light, and a motherly comfort without sharing a blood connection. She is portrayed as an embodiment of strength, love, and resilience, whose love exceeds even divine treasures. The song highlights how true companionship gives one the strength to fly without wings, break through life's hurdles, and rewrite history. It serves as an emotional ode to a bond that transcends distance and time, depicting a friend who is both an anchor and an inspiration.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“En nizhali nee / Nijamum nee / Valigal aatridum thaai madi Alignment: Comparing friend to shadow, reality, and mother's lap without using 'like'.”
Allusion / Metonymy
“Amudha surabiyum thorkum”
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Siragu indri naam pararkkalam / Pudhiya ulagile midhakkalam”
Anaphora (Repetition for emphasis)
“En nizhali nee / Nijamum nee / En thunaiyi nee / Thozhi nee”
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Trivia
The song 'En Nizhali Nee' features in the 2023 Tamil social drama film 'License', directed by Ganapathy Balamurugan. Popular folk singer Rajalakshmi Senthil made her debut as a lead actress in this movie. Composed by Baiju Jacob, the musical arrangement highlights acoustic textures paired with Harini's expressive vocals to showcase modern female solidarity.
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