Gee Priya
From Vaali · 1999
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Vaali1999
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Gee priya gee priya | Hey Priya, hey Priya |
| Gee priya nil | Hey Priya, stop |
| Vazhvodu perinbam | The supreme bliss of life |
| Engundu sol | Tell me where it is |
| Male | |
| Gee priya gee priya | Hey Priya, hey Priya |
| Gee priya nil | Hey Priya, stop |
| Vazhvodu perinbam | The supreme bliss of life |
| Engundu sol | Tell me where it is |
| Male | |
| ……………. | |
| Female | |
| Mannil inbam moththamum | All the pleasure on earth |
| Pennil thaanae ulladhu | Resides within a woman |
| Centimeter millimeter | Centimeter, millimeter |
| Ovvondrum pennukkul inbam | Every bit of a woman holds pleasure |
| Male | |
| Unmaiya unmaiya | Is it true? Is it true? |
| Unmaidhaanaa | Is it really true? |
| Female :Unmaidhaan unmaidhaan | Female: It is true, it is true |
| Unmaidhaanae | It is indeed true |
| Chorus | |
| …………. | |
| Male | |
| Ennangalum ennangalum | Thoughts and thoughts |
| Iruvarin | Of both of us |
| Kannangalum kannangalum | Cheeks and cheeks |
| Kaadhalil | In love |
| Chinnangalum chinnangalum | Small marks and symbols |
| Orumurai urasalaam | Can brush against each other once |
| Female | |
| Panneer mazhai | Rosewater rain |
| Panneer mazhai orudharam | Rosewater rain once |
| Veneer mazhai | Hot water rain |
| Veneer mazhai orudharam | Hot water rain once |
| Senthaen mazhai | Pure honey rain |
| Senthaen mazhai orudharam | Pure honey rain once |
| Kulikkalaam | We can bathe in |
| Male | |
| Paarkadal neendhalaam | Can swim across the ocean of milk |
| Paarkalaama | Shall we see? |
| Paal nila vizhum varai | Until the milky moon sets |
| Neendhalaama | Shall we swim? |
| Female | |
| Puyal pugundhu aadinaal | If a storm enters and dances |
| Poovin madal thaanguma | Can a flower's petal endure it? |
| Sooriyanin thaagaththai | The thirst of the sun |
| Panithuliyum theerkkuma | Can a dewdrop quench it? |
| Male | |
| Pani thuliyin | In the dewdrop's |
| Aalathil sooriyanum moozhguma | Depth, can even the sun drown? |
| Kattilmel pattimandram | A debate forum upon the bed |
| Kaalayil theerpugal amma | The verdicts come in the morning, my dear! |
| Female | |
| Kangalal kangalai | With our eyes, each other's eyes |
| Moodalaama | Shall we cover? |
| Kaatilae paravaippol | Like birds in the wind |
| Koodalaama | Shall we unite? |
| Male | |
| Kannil oru minnal nadhi | A river of lightning in the eyes |
| Azhaikkudhu | Is calling out |
| Nenjil oru kaadhal idi | A thunderbolt of love in the heart |
| Idikkudhu | Strikes loud |
| Ullae oru pacific kadal | Inside, a Pacific Ocean |
| Kodhikudhu theriyuma | Is boiling, do you know? |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal puyal ayyo | The storm of love, oh my |
| Karai kadakkudhu | Is overflowing its shores |
| Aadaigalum naanangalum | Clothes and modesty |
| Parakkudhu | Are flying away |
| Aasai mazhai vellam | A flood of passionate rain |
| Anai udaikudhu theriyuma | Is breaking the dam, do you know? |
| Male | |
| Edukkava thodukkava | Shall I take aim or release? |
| Indha neram | At this moment |
| Iruvarum kaanalaam | Both of us can experience |
| Idhu kaadhal paadam | This lesson of love |
| Female | |
| Serthu veitha aasaiyai | The accumulated desire |
| Selavazhikkum nerama | Is it time to spend it? |
| Aasai theerndhu ponadhum | Once desire is exhausted |
| Anbu theerndhu poguma | Will love also end? |
| Male | |
| Thevai theerndhu pogalaam | Needs may get fulfilled and end |
| Thedal theerndhu poguma | Will the search ever end? |
| Megam maarum minnal maarum | Clouds will change, lightning will change |
| Vaan neelam maaraadhu amma | But the blue of the sky will never change, my dear! |
| Female | |
| Kangalal kangalai | With our eyes, each other's eyes |
| Moodalaama | Shall we cover? |
| Kaatilae paravaippol | Like birds in the wind |
| Koodalaama | Shall we unite? |
| Male | |
| Gee priya gee priya | Hey Priya, hey Priya |
| Gee priya nil | Hey Priya, stop |
| Vazhvodu perinbam | The supreme bliss of life |
| Engundu sol | Tell me where it is |
| Male | |
| Ye gee priya gee priya | Hey Priya, hey Priya |
| Gee priya nil nil | Hey Priya, stop, stop |
| Vazhvodu perinbam | The supreme bliss of life |
| Engundu sol | Tell me where it is |
| Male | |
| ……………. | |
| Female | |
| Mannil inbam moththamum | All the pleasure on earth |
| Pennil thaanae ulladhu | Resides within a woman |
| Centimeter millimeter | Centimeter, millimeter |
| Ovvondrum pennukkul inbam | Every bit of a woman holds pleasure |
| Male | |
| Unmaiya unmaiya | Is it true? Is it true? |
| Unmaidhaanaa | Is it really true? |
| Female :Unmaidhaan unmaidhaan | Female: It is true, it is true |
| Unmaidhaanae | It is indeed true |
கீ பிரியா கீ பிரியா
கீ பிரியா நில்
வாழ்வோடு பேரின்பம்
எங்குண்டு சொல்
Hey Priya, hey Priya
Hey Priya, stop
The supreme bliss of life
Tell me where it is
கீ பிரியா கீ பிரியா
கீ பிரியா நில்
வாழ்வோடு பேரின்பம்
எங்குண்டு சொல்
Hey Priya, hey Priya
Hey Priya, stop
The supreme bliss of life
Tell me where it is
........................................
மண்ணில் இன்பம்
மொத்தமும்
பெண்ணில் தானே உள்ளது
சென்டிமீட்டர் மில்லிமீட்டர்
ஒவ்வொன்றும்
பெண்ணுக்குள் இன்பம்
All the pleasure on earth
Resides within a woman
Centimeter, millimeter
Every bit of a woman holds pleasure
உண்மையா உண்மையா
உண்மைதானா
உண்மைதான் உண்மைதான்
உண்மைதானே
Is it true? Is it true?
Is it really true?
Female: It is true, it is true
It is indeed true
.............................................
எண்ணங்களும்
எண்ணங்களும்
இருவரின்
கன்னங்களும் கன்னங்களும்
காதலில்
சின்னங்களும் சின்னங்களும்
ஒருமுறை உரசலாம்
Thoughts and thoughts
Of both of us
Cheeks and cheeks
In love
Small marks and symbols
Can brush against each other once
பன்னீர் மழை
பன்னீர் மழை ஒருதரம்
வெந்நீர் மழை
வெந்நீர் மழை ஒருதரம்
செந்தேன் மழை
செந்தேன் மழை ஒருதரம்
குளிக்கலாம்
Rosewater rain
Rosewater rain once
Hot water rain
Hot water rain once
Pure honey rain
Pure honey rain once
We can bathe in
பாற்கடல் நீந்தலாம்
பார்க்கலாமா
பால் நிலா விழும் வரை
நீந்தலாமா
Can swim across the ocean of milk
Shall we see?
Until the milky moon sets
Shall we swim?
புயல் புகுந்து ஆடினால்
பூவின் மடல் தாங்குமா
சூரியனின் தாகத்தை
பனித்துளியும் தீர்க்குமா
If a storm enters and dances
Can a flower's petal endure it?
The thirst of the sun
Can a dewdrop quench it?
பனி துளியின்
ஆழத்தில் சூரியனும் மூழ்குமா
கட்டில்மேலே பட்டிமன்றம்
காலையில் தீர்ப்புகள் அம்மா
In the dewdrop's
Depth, can even the sun drown?
A debate forum upon the bed
The verdicts come in the morning, my dear!
கண்களால் கண்களை
மூடலாமா
காட்டிலே பறவைப்போல்
கூடலாமா
With our eyes, each other's eyes
Shall we cover?
Like birds in the wind
Shall we unite?
கண்ணில் ஒரு மின்னல் நதி
அழைக்குது
நெஞ்சில் ஒரு காதல் இடி
இடிக்குது
உள்ளெ ஒரு பசிபிக் கடல்
கொதிக்குது தெரியுமா
A river of lightning in the eyes
Is calling out
A thunderbolt of love in the heart
Strikes loud
Inside, a Pacific Ocean
Is boiling, do you know?
காதல் புயல் ஐயோ
கரை கடக்குது
ஆடைகளும் நானங்களும்
பறக்குது
ஆசை மழை வெள்ளம்
அணை உடைக்குது தெரியுமா
The storm of love, oh my
Is overflowing its shores
Clothes and modesty
Are flying away
A flood of passionate rain
Is breaking the dam, do you know?
எடுக்கவா தொடுக்கவா
இந்த நேரம்
இருவரும் காணலாம்
இது காதல் பாடம்
Shall I take aim or release?
At this moment
Both of us can experience
This lesson of love
சேர்த்து வைத்த ஆசையை
செலவழிக்கும் நேரமா
ஆசை தீர்ந்து போனதும்
அன்பு தீர்ந்து போகுமா
The accumulated desire
Is it time to spend it?
Once desire is exhausted
Will love also end?
தேவை தீர்ந்து போகலாம்
தேடல் தீர்ந்து போகுமா
மேகம் மாறும் மின்னல் மாறும்
வான் நீளம் மாறாது அம்மா
Needs may get fulfilled and end
Will the search ever end?
Clouds will change, lightning will change
But the blue of the sky will never change, my dear!
கண்களால் கண்களை
மூடலாமா
காட்டிலே பறவைப்போல்
கூடலாமா
With our eyes, each other's eyes
Shall we cover?
Like birds in the wind
Shall we unite?
கீ பிரியா கீ பிரியா
கீ பிரியா நில்
வாழ்வோடு பேரின்பம்
எங்குண்டு சொல்
Hey Priya, hey Priya
Hey Priya, stop
The supreme bliss of life
Tell me where it is
கீ பிரியா கீ பிரியா
கீ பிரியா நில்
வாழ்வோடு பேரின்பம்
எங்குண்டு சொல்
Hey Priya, hey Priya
Hey Priya, stop, stop
The supreme bliss of life
Tell me where it is
.......................................
மண்ணில் இன்பம்
மொத்தமும்
பெண்ணில் தானே உள்ளது
சென்டிமீட்டர் மில்லிமீட்டர்
ஒவ்வொன்றும்
பெண்ணுக்குள் இன்பம்
All the pleasure on earth
Resides within a woman
Centimeter, millimeter
Every bit of a woman holds pleasure
உண்மையா உண்மையா
உண்மைதானா
உண்மைதான் உண்மைதான்
உண்மைதானே
Is it true? Is it true?
Is it really true?
Female: It is true, it is true
It is indeed true
Gee priya gee priya
Hey Priya, hey Priya
Gee priya nil
Hey Priya, stop
Vazhvodu perinbam
The supreme bliss of life
Engundu sol
Tell me where it is
Gee priya gee priya
Hey Priya, hey Priya
Gee priya nil
Hey Priya, stop
Vazhvodu perinbam
The supreme bliss of life
Engundu sol
Tell me where it is
…………….
Mannil inbam moththamum
All the pleasure on earth
Pennil thaanae ulladhu
Resides within a woman
Centimeter millimeter
Centimeter, millimeter
Ovvondrum pennukkul inbam
Every bit of a woman holds pleasure
Unmaiya unmaiya
Is it true? Is it true?
Unmaidhaanaa
Is it really true?
Female :Unmaidhaan unmaidhaan
Female: It is true, it is true
Unmaidhaanae
It is indeed true
………….
Ennangalum ennangalum
Thoughts and thoughts
Iruvarin
Of both of us
Kannangalum kannangalum
Cheeks and cheeks
Kaadhalil
In love
Chinnangalum chinnangalum
Small marks and symbols
Orumurai urasalaam
Can brush against each other once
Panneer mazhai
Rosewater rain
Panneer mazhai orudharam
Rosewater rain once
Veneer mazhai
Hot water rain
Veneer mazhai orudharam
Hot water rain once
Senthaen mazhai
Pure honey rain
Senthaen mazhai orudharam
Pure honey rain once
Kulikkalaam
We can bathe in
Paarkadal neendhalaam
Can swim across the ocean of milk
Paarkalaama
Shall we see?
Paal nila vizhum varai
Until the milky moon sets
Neendhalaama
Shall we swim?
Puyal pugundhu aadinaal
If a storm enters and dances
Poovin madal thaanguma
Can a flower's petal endure it?
Sooriyanin thaagaththai
The thirst of the sun
Panithuliyum theerkkuma
Can a dewdrop quench it?
Pani thuliyin
In the dewdrop's
Aalathil sooriyanum moozhguma
Depth, can even the sun drown?
Kattilmel pattimandram
A debate forum upon the bed
Kaalayil theerpugal amma
The verdicts come in the morning, my dear!
Kangalal kangalai
With our eyes, each other's eyes
Moodalaama
Shall we cover?
Kaatilae paravaippol
Like birds in the wind
Koodalaama
Shall we unite?
Kannil oru minnal nadhi
A river of lightning in the eyes
Azhaikkudhu
Is calling out
Nenjil oru kaadhal idi
A thunderbolt of love in the heart
Idikkudhu
Strikes loud
Ullae oru pacific kadal
Inside, a Pacific Ocean
Kodhikudhu theriyuma
Is boiling, do you know?
Kaadhal puyal ayyo
The storm of love, oh my
Karai kadakkudhu
Is overflowing its shores
Aadaigalum naanangalum
Clothes and modesty
Parakkudhu
Are flying away
Aasai mazhai vellam
A flood of passionate rain
Anai udaikudhu theriyuma
Is breaking the dam, do you know?
Edukkava thodukkava
Shall I take aim or release?
Indha neram
At this moment
Iruvarum kaanalaam
Both of us can experience
Idhu kaadhal paadam
This lesson of love
Serthu veitha aasaiyai
The accumulated desire
Selavazhikkum nerama
Is it time to spend it?
Aasai theerndhu ponadhum
Once desire is exhausted
Anbu theerndhu poguma
Will love also end?
Thevai theerndhu pogalaam
Needs may get fulfilled and end
Thedal theerndhu poguma
Will the search ever end?
Megam maarum minnal maarum
Clouds will change, lightning will change
Vaan neelam maaraadhu amma
But the blue of the sky will never change, my dear!
Kangalal kangalai
With our eyes, each other's eyes
Moodalaama
Shall we cover?
Kaatilae paravaippol
Like birds in the wind
Koodalaama
Shall we unite?
Gee priya gee priya
Hey Priya, hey Priya
Gee priya nil
Hey Priya, stop
Vazhvodu perinbam
The supreme bliss of life
Engundu sol
Tell me where it is
Ye gee priya gee priya
Hey Priya, hey Priya
Gee priya nil nil
Hey Priya, stop, stop
Vazhvodu perinbam
The supreme bliss of life
Engundu sol
Tell me where it is
…………….
Mannil inbam moththamum
All the pleasure on earth
Pennil thaanae ulladhu
Resides within a woman
Centimeter millimeter
Centimeter, millimeter
Ovvondrum pennukkul inbam
Every bit of a woman holds pleasure
Unmaiya unmaiya
Is it true? Is it true?
Unmaidhaanaa
Is it really true?
Female :Unmaidhaan unmaidhaan
Female: It is true, it is true
Unmaidhaanae
It is indeed true
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Gee Priya' from Vaali is a sensuous and playful dialogue between two lovers celebrating intimacy, passion, and romance. The male lead inquisitively asks where life's ultimate joy lies, and the female lead responds that true bliss resides in the embrace and presence of a woman. Through rich metaphors of nature—floods, storms, lightning, and oceans—they express their deep physical and emotional longing for one another. As the song progresses, a philosophical dialogue unfolds beneath the passionate imagery. The lovers ponder whether intense desire drains love over time, concluding with poetic wisdom that while physical needs and fleeting moments come and go like clouds, true love remains constant and everlasting like the blue sky.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethugai (Second-letter Assonance)
“Ennangalum... / Kannangalum... / Chinnangalum...”
The second consonant 'n' (ன/ண) repeats across consecutive lines ('Ennagalum', 'Kannangalum', 'Chinnangalum'), creating a pleasing rhythmic flow.
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Kattilmel pattimandram”
Comparing intimate playful dialogue between lovers on bed to a court/debate forum ('pattimandram').
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)
“Ullae oru pacific kadal kodhikudhu theriyuma”
Exaggerating inner passion and emotion as a boiling Pacific Ocean inside the body.
Simile (Upamai Ani)
“Kaatilae paravaippol koodalaama”
Direct comparison comparing the togetherness of lovers to birds nesting/uniting in the wind ('paravaippol').
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Trivia
'Gee Priya' is a vibrant track composed by Deva for the 1999 romantic thriller film 'Vaali', directed by S.J. Surya in his directorial debut. The film stars Ajith Kumar in a famous dual role alongside Simran. Lyricist Vairamuthu cleverly weaves playful modern terminology (such as 'centimeter millimeter' and 'pacific kadal') alongside classical Tamil poetic philosophy about love and desire.
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