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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
Details
Oh Maane Maane1984

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Haei….happy new yearHey… Happy New Year!
Chorus :KondaaduvomChorus: Let us celebrate!
Male :Saernthae ellaamMale: All of us together,
Chorus :PanpaaduvomChorus: Let us sing in harmony!
Male
Indru polavae entha naalumaeJust like today, on every single day,
Intha naattilae oo inbam vaazhumaeIn this land, oh happiness will reside!
Male :Indru polavae entha naalumaeMale: Just like today, on every single day,
Intha naattilae oo inbam vaazhumaeIn this land, oh happiness will reside!
Male
Nam devan ellorkkumOur Lord will shower,
Nal aasi solvaanammaa haeiHis good blessings on everyone, hey!
Chorus :Happy new year kondaaduvomChorus: Let us celebrate the Happy New Year!
Saernthae ellaam panpaaduvomAll of us together, let us sing in harmony!
Male
En paadal un perai sollum dhinamMy song speaks your name every day,
Aasaiyodu unnodu nesamoduWith desire, with affection for you,
Saera vendum ennodu paasamoduYou must unite with me, filled with love,
Female
: Un ullam en ullil yaedhetho sollaAs your heart whispers tender secrets to mine,
Un kangal en nenjai killaamal killaAs your eyes pinch my heart ever so gently,
Male
Haei lallaalllaa lallaallaaHey lallaalllaa lallaallaa
Lallaallaa laallaaLallaallaa laallaa
Naadum yaavum koodum neramIt is a time when the whole world gathers,
Vaa innaal pon naalae….ae….Come, today is a golden day… ah…
Chorus
Happy new year kondaaduvomLet us celebrate the Happy New Year!
Saernthae ellaam panpaaduvomAll of us together, let us sing in harmony!
Chorus
Indru polaveJust like today,
Male :AahMale: Ah
Chorus :Entha naalumaeChorus: On every single day,
Male :Aha haaMale: Aha haa
Chorus :Intha naattilae oo inbam vaazhumaeChorus: Inthis land, oh happiness will reside!
Male
Nam devan ellorkkumOur Lord will shower,
Nal aasi solvaanammaa haeiHis good blessings on everyone, hey!
Female
Sonthangal endrendrum maaraathathuRelationships are forever unchanging,
Sogam illai ennaalum pedham illaiThere is no sorrow, no discrimination ever,
Vaattam illai eppothum maattram illaiThere is no distress, no negative change ever,
Male
Anbulla nenjangal inbaththil thullaAs loving hearts leap with joy,
Thunbangal ippothae pogaatho mellaWon't all miseries slowly fade away right now?
Female
Laallaallaa laallaallaa laallaallaaLaallaallaa laallaallaa laallaallaa
Laallaallaa laallaallaa laallaallaaLaallaallaa laallaallaa laallaallaa
Ketkkum yaavum kidaikkum neramIt is a time when everything wished for will be granted,
Vaa innaal pon naalae….Come, today is a golden day…
Chorus
Happy new year kondaaduvomLet us celebrate the Happy New Year!
Saernthae ellaam panpaaduvomAll of us together, let us sing in harmony!
Male
Indru polavae entha naalumaeJust like today, on every single day,
Intha naatilae oo inbam vaazhumaeIn this land, oh happiness will reside!
Male :Indru polavae entha naalumaeMale: Just like today, on every single day,
Intha naattilae oo inbam vaazhumaeIn this land, oh happiness will reside!
Male
Nam devan ellorkkumOur Lord will shower,
Nal aasi solvaanammaa haehaeiHis good blessings on everyone, haehaei!
Chorus :Happy new year kondaaduvomChorus: Let us celebrate the Happy New Year!
Male :Hae hae haei haeMale: Hae hae haei hae
Chorus :Saernthae ellaam panpaaduvomChorus: All of us together, let us sing in harmony!

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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