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Lyrics & meaning

Happy New Year

From Oh Maane Maane · 1984

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Oh Maane Maane
Movie release year
1984
Lyrics added on
25 Jan 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Haei….happy new year
Chorus :Kondaaduvom
Male :Saernthae ellaam
Chorus :Panpaaduvom
Indru polavae entha naalumae
Intha naattilae oo inbam vaazhumae
Male :Indru polavae entha naalumae
Intha naattilae oo inbam vaazhumae
Nam devan ellorkkum
Nal aasi solvaanammaa haei
Chorus :Happy new year kondaaduvom
Saernthae ellaam panpaaduvom
En paadal un perai sollum dhinam
Aasaiyodu unnodu nesamodu
Saera vendum ennodu paasamodu
: Un ullam en ullil yaedhetho solla
Un kangal en nenjai killaamal killa
Haei lallaalllaa lallaallaa
Lallaallaa laallaa
Naadum yaavum koodum neram
Vaa innaal pon naalae….ae….
Happy new year kondaaduvom
Saernthae ellaam panpaaduvom
Indru polave
Male :Aah
Chorus :Entha naalumae
Male :Aha haa
Chorus :Intha naattilae oo inbam vaazhumae
Nam devan ellorkkum
Nal aasi solvaanammaa haei
Sonthangal endrendrum maaraathathu
Sogam illai ennaalum pedham illai
Vaattam illai eppothum maattram illai
Anbulla nenjangal inbaththil thulla
Thunbangal ippothae pogaatho mella
Laallaallaa laallaallaa laallaallaa
Laallaallaa laallaallaa laallaallaa
Ketkkum yaavum kidaikkum neram
Vaa innaal pon naalae….
Happy new year kondaaduvom
Saernthae ellaam panpaaduvom
Indru polavae entha naalumae
Intha naatilae oo inbam vaazhumae
Male :Indru polavae entha naalumae
Intha naattilae oo inbam vaazhumae
Nam devan ellorkkum
Nal aasi solvaanammaa haehaei
Chorus :Happy new year kondaaduvom
Male :Hae hae haei hae
Chorus :Saernthae ellaam panpaaduvom
Hey... Happy New Year!
Chorus: Let's celebrate!
Male: All together,
Chorus: let us sing a sweet melody!
Just like today, on every single day,
oh, happiness will thrive across this land!
Male: Just like today, on every single day,
oh, happiness will thrive across this land!
Our God, to everyone,
will give His good blessings, hey!
Chorus: Let's celebrate Happy New Year!
All together, let us sing a sweet melody!
Every day, my song will call out your name,
with desire, in deep love with you,
you must join me with sweet affection!
As your heart whispers secrets to mine,
and your eyes tease my heart so gently,
Hey, lallalla lallalla,
lallalla lalla,
this is the time when everything we seek comes together,
come, today is a golden day... yeah...
Let's celebrate Happy New Year!
All together, let us sing a sweet melody!
Just like today,
Male: Ah!
Chorus: on every single day,
Male: Aha ha!
Chorus: oh, happiness will thrive across this land!
Our God, to everyone,
will give His good blessings, hey!
Our bonds of love will never change,
there is no sorrow, never any difference between us,
no distress, and never any fading away!
As loving hearts leap in joy,
won't all our worries slowly fade away right now?
Lallalla lallalla lallalla,
Lallalla lallalla lallalla,
this is the time when everything you ask for is given,
come, today is a golden day...
Let's celebrate Happy New Year!
All together, let us sing a sweet melody!
Just like today, on every single day,
oh, happiness will thrive across this land!
Male: Just like today, on every single day,
oh, happiness will thrive across this land!
Our God, to everyone,
will give His good blessings, hey hey!
Chorus: Let's celebrate Happy New Year!
Male: Hey hey hey hey!
Chorus: All together, let us sing a sweet melody!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Happy New Year' from the movie 'Oh Maane Maane' (1984) is a festive and high-energy celebration track welcoming the New Year with joy, music, and community spirit. It expresses a hopeful wish that the joy, harmony, and togetherness experienced on New Year's Day persist throughout every day of the year across the land, supported by divine blessings. Interwoven with the general festive atmosphere are romantic expressions where the singer seeks closeness with his beloved, describing how her eyes and heart deeply affect him. The lyrics paint an idyllic vision of a society where sorrows fade, discrimination ceases, and loving hearts celebrate together on this auspicious, 'golden' day.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Kondaaduvom / Panpaaduvom”

Matching ending sounds ('uvom') creates a rhythmic, festive cadence throughout the chorus lines.

Ethugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

“Indru polavae entha naalumae / Intha naattilae oo inbam vaazhumae”

The second consonant 'nth' (ந்த) matches in 'Indru' and 'Intha', satisfying the Tamil poetic convention of Ethugai.

Metaphor

“Vaa innaal pon naalae”

Describes the celebration day as a 'pon naal' (golden day), symbolizing its high value, radiance, and preciousness.

Personification / Visual Imagery

“Un kangal en nenjai killaamal killa”

Gives the lover's eyes the tactile ability to gently 'pinch' or touch the singer's heart, vividly evoking deep romantic affection.

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Trivia

The movie 'Oh Maane Maane' (1984) stars 'Mic' Mohan and Urvashi in the lead roles and features music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by his brother Gangai Amaran. Party and New Year celebration songs were a popular staple in 1980s Tamil cinema, often mixing Western pop influences with traditional Tamil melodies.

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