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Lyrics & meaning

En Vaan Vera

From Aladdin 2019 · 2019

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Karthik, Nincy Vincent
Music director
Alan Menken
Details
Aladdin 20192019

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Ae un vizhigalaalHey, through your eyes,
Minnum ulagai paar nee…Look at this gleaming world...
Unmai pesu endrundhan nenjaiTell your heart to speak the truth,
Indrae kelu nee…Ask it today...
Male
Kangal nee thirandhaalIf you open your eyes,
Undhan paarvaiyaai aavenI will become your vision.
Munn pinn kaanaa sirippilWith a smile never seen before,
Indha maaya paayin mel….Upon this magical carpet...
Male
En vaan veraa…aa..My sky is different...
Veraarum kaanaa konaththilFrom an angle no one else has seen,
Nil endru sollavo..ketkavoShould I tell you to stop or listen?
Oo yaarum ingae illai…..Oh, there is no one else here...
Female
En vaan veraa…My sky is different...
Naan kaanaa boomi meedhilaeUpon the earth I have never seen before,
Megam endraagindren naan selgirenI become a cloud and float away.
Ae un kai korthu ulagai kaangiren….Hey, holding your hand, I see the world...
Male :Un kai korthu ulagai kaangiren…Male: Holding your hand, I see the world...
Female
Yedhum poiyum illaiNothing is a lie,
Both :Unmai polavum illaiBoth: Yet it doesn't feel like mere truth either.
Female :Seeri paaindhae viraindhaeFemale: Pouncing forward and speeding ahead,
Ennai thaedi pogiren…I go in search of myself...
En vaan veraa…aa..My sky is different...
Male
Kodi kann kondu paarLook with ten million eyes!
Female :Oru kodi kangal podhumaa…Female: Would ten million eyes be enough?
Male :Kangal moodaamal nee paarMale: Look without blinking your eyes.
Female :Vaan meenai polavaeFemale: Just like a shooting star,
Naan veezhgirenI am falling down.
Ae un kai korthu ulagai kaangiren….Hey, holding your hand, I see the world...
Male :En vaan veraa…aa….Male: My sky is different...
Un ullam polae thuimaiyo…Is it as pure as your heart?
Female :Alai pola inbamFemale: Happiness like a rising wave,
Adhan melae en aasaiAnd my desire above that,
Male
Ikkaatrai kel…Listen to this wind...
Female :Naan undhan melFemale: I am falling for you,
Both :Vaaraai anbaeBoth: Come to me, my love.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is the official Tamil translation of 'A Whole New World' from Disney's live-action film Aladdin (2019). It depicts Aladdin taking Princess Jasmine on a magical journey across the night sky aboard the flying carpet. Together, they experience a world beyond boundaries, filled with beauty, wonder, and newfound romantic affection.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

Vaan meenai polavae Naan veezhgiren

Comparing her sensation of falling or gliding to a shooting star using the word 'polavae' (like).

Metaphor (Uvagam)

Megam endraagindren naan selgiren

The singer metaphorically transforms into a cloud drifting across unseen skies.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

Kodi kann kondu paar / Oru kodi kangal podhumaa

Exaggerating the visual wonder by suggesting even ten million eyes wouldn't be enough to take in the sight.

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Trivia

This track is the Tamil adaptation of the iconic Disney song 'A Whole New World', originally composed by Alan Menken. For the 2019 live-action remake, lyricist Madhan Karky penned the Tamil lyrics to fit the rhythm and mouth movements of the original English version.

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