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Lyrics & meaning

Gee Priya

From Vaali · 1999

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Vaali
Movie release year
1999
Lyrics added on
17 Jul 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Gee priya gee priya
Gee priya nil
Vazhvodu perinbam
Engundu sol
Gee priya gee priya
Gee priya nil
Vazhvodu perinbam
Engundu sol
…………….
Mannil inbam moththamum
Pennil thaanae ulladhu
Centimeter millimeter
Ovvondrum pennukkul inbam
Unmaiya unmaiya
Unmaidhaanaa
Female :Unmaidhaan unmaidhaan
Unmaidhaanae
………….
Ennangalum ennangalum
Iruvarin
Kannangalum kannangalum
Kaadhalil
Chinnangalum chinnangalum
Orumurai urasalaam
Panneer mazhai
Panneer mazhai orudharam
Veneer mazhai
Veneer mazhai orudharam
Senthaen mazhai
Senthaen mazhai orudharam
Kulikkalaam
Paarkadal neendhalaam
Paarkalaama
Paal nila vizhum varai
Neendhalaama
Puyal pugundhu aadinaal
Poovin madal thaanguma
Sooriyanin thaagaththai
Panithuliyum theerkkuma
Pani thuliyin
Aalathil sooriyanum moozhguma
Kattilmel pattimandram
Kaalayil theerpugal amma
Kangalal kangalai
Moodalaama
Kaatilae paravaippol
Koodalaama
Kannil oru minnal nadhi
Azhaikkudhu
Nenjil oru kaadhal idi
Idikkudhu
Ullae oru pacific kadal
Kodhikudhu theriyuma
Kaadhal puyal ayyo
Karai kadakkudhu
Aadaigalum naanangalum
Parakkudhu
Aasai mazhai vellam
Anai udaikudhu theriyuma
Edukkava thodukkava
Indha neram
Iruvarum kaanalaam
Idhu kaadhal paadam
Serthu veitha aasaiyai
Selavazhikkum nerama
Aasai theerndhu ponadhum
Anbu theerndhu poguma
Thevai theerndhu pogalaam
Thedal theerndhu poguma
Megam maarum minnal maarum
Vaan neelam maaraadhu amma
Kangalal kangalai
Moodalaama
Kaatilae paravaippol
Koodalaama
Gee priya gee priya
Gee priya nil
Vazhvodu perinbam
Engundu sol
Ye gee priya gee priya
Gee priya nil nil
Vazhvodu perinbam
Engundu sol
…………….
Mannil inbam moththamum
Pennil thaanae ulladhu
Centimeter millimeter
Ovvondrum pennukkul inbam
Unmaiya unmaiya
Unmaidhaanaa
Female :Unmaidhaan unmaidhaan
Unmaidhaanae
Jee Priya, Jee Priya!
Jee Priya, wait!
The greatest bliss in this life,
tell me, where is it found?
Jee Priya, Jee Priya!
Jee Priya, wait!
The greatest bliss in this life,
tell me, where is it found?
...
All the pleasure on this earth
lies within a woman alone.
Every centimetre, every millimetre,
every single bit of a woman is pleasure!
Is it true? Is it true?
Is it really true?
Female: It is true, it is true!
Isn't it the truth?
...
Thoughts and thoughts,
of the two of us,
cheeks and cheeks,
in love,
symbols and marks of love,
can brush against each other once!
Rosewater rain,
a shower of rosewater once,
warm water rain,
a shower of warm water once,
sweet honey rain,
a shower of sweet honey once,
we can bathe in!
We can swim in the ocean of milk,
shall we see?
Until the milky moon sets,
shall we swim?
If a storm sweeps in and rages,
can the flower's petals endure it?
The burning thirst of the sun,
can a single dewdrop quench it?
In the deep heart
of a dewdrop, will the sun also drown?
A lively debate upon the bed,
and the verdict comes in the morning, my dear!
With our eyes,
shall we close each other's eyes?
Like birds in the breeze,
shall we unite?
In the eyes, a river of lightning
is calling out!
In the chest, thunder of love
is striking hard!
Inside, a Pacific ocean
is boiling, do you know?
A storm of love, oh,
is breaking past the shore!
Clothes and shy inhibitions
are flying away!
The flooded rain of desire
is breaking the dam, do you know?
Shall I take it? Shall I weave it?
At this very moment,
both of us can discover
this lesson of love!
All the desire we saved up,
is it time to spend it now?
Once desire is fulfilled,
will love come to an end too?
A need may be fulfilled,
but will the longing ever end?
Clouds will change, lightning will change,
but the blue of the sky will never change, my love!
With our eyes,
shall we close each other's eyes?
Like birds in the breeze,
shall we unite?
Jee Priya, Jee Priya!
Jee Priya, wait!
The greatest bliss in this life,
tell me, where is it found?
Hey, Jee Priya, Jee Priya!
Jee Priya, wait, wait!
The greatest bliss in this life,
tell me, where is it found?
...
All the pleasure on this earth
lies within a woman alone.
Every centimetre, every millimetre,
every single bit of a woman is pleasure!
Is it true? Is it true?
Is it really true?
Female: It is true, it is true!
Isn't it the truth?
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Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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