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Lyrics & meaning

Hey Nee

From Aatral · 2021

Lyricist
Viveka
Singer
Sunitha Sarathy
Music director
Ashwin Hemanth
Details
Aatral2021

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Sani sani sana na naSani sani sana na na
Sanani sana na naSanani sana na na
Sani sani sana na naSani sani sana na na
Female
Sani sani sana na naSani sani sana na na
Sanani sana na naSanani sana na na
Sani sani sana na naSani sani sana na na
Female
Hey nee anga nippiyoHey, will you stand over there?
Ila inga nippiyoOr will you stand over here?
En vaasam unna loosahMy scent will drive you crazy
MaathumAnd turn you wild
Female
Hey nee kanna veppiyoHey, will you lay your eyes on me?
Un kaiya veppiyoWill you lay your hands on me?
En dhegam unna bodhaMy body will get you intoxicated
YethumAnd give you a high
Female
AK 47 polaLike an AK-47 rifle
En paarvai paayumMy gaze will shoot through you
Dumeel dumeel dumeel dumeelBang, bang, bang, bang
Female
Eiffel tower pola nikkumStanding tall like the Eiffel Tower
Aann udal saayumA man's body will bend and drop
Damaal damaal damaal damaalBoom, boom, boom, boom
Female
Naan yaarukkumI belong to no one
Sondhamum ilaiyae aanaalumI am nobody's property, yet
Dhooramum dhooramumDistance and distance
IllaiyaeDoes not exist either
Female
Oo ennidam thanthiramOh, I possess no tricks
Ilaiyae summavaeNone at all, effortlessly
Thottadhum thottadhumWith just a mere touch, a touch
Viral thoondil veesumFingers cast a baiting hook
Female
Hey nee anga nippiyoHey, will you stand over there?
Ila inga nippiyoOr will you stand over here?
En vaasam unna loosahMy scent will drive you crazy
MaathumAnd turn you wild
Female
Hey nee kanna veppiyoHey, will you lay your eyes on me?
Un kaiya veppiyoWill you lay your hands on me?
En dhegam unna bodhaMy body will get you intoxicated
YethumAnd give you a high
Female
Enenenenna sonaalumWhatever anyone might say
Enenenenna panaalumWhatever anyone might do
Ammamma endhan saettaigalOh my, my playful mischiefs
Theeradha azhaguAre an endless beauty
Female
Kannadi munnae ninnaalumEven if I stand before a mirror
Sattunnu adhu thallaadumIt suddenly totters and sways
Minsaaram ennai thottaalaeIf electricity touches me
Shock aagi erakumIt gets shocked and dies out
Female
Polaadha sarakkunaanI am a lethal, potent drink
Pathaalae summa kirukku dhaanJust looking at me causes utter madness
Ellaamae kanakku dhaanEverything is calculated
Ennaiyum meeri yaarumEscaping past me
Thappi ponadhu kedaiyaadhaeIs something nobody has ever done
Kedaiyaadhae kedaiyaadhaeNever, never
Kedaya kedaiyaadhaeNever ever, never
kedaiyaadhaeNever
Female
EnenenennaWhatever...
Hey nee anga nippiyoHey, will you stand over there?
Ila inga nippiyoOr will you stand over here?
En vaasam unna loosahMy scent will drive you crazy
MaathumAnd turn you wild
Female
Hey nee kanna veppiyoHey, will you lay your eyes on me?
Un kaiya veppiyoWill you lay your hands on me?
En dhegam unna bodhaMy body will get you intoxicated
YethumAnd give you a high
Female
Talk Of the town endraalumWhen talking about the 'talk of the town'
Eppodhumae naandhanaeIt is always me
Search of the youth endraalumWhen talking about the 'search of the youth'
Eppodhum en per dhaanaeIt is always my name
Female
Ee pi ko section ellaamAll the IPC sections of law
Endhan munnae kaikattumWill stand submissively before me
Saamiyaar kootam koodaEven a crowd of holy ascetics
Endhan veetu door thattumWill knock on my house door
Female
Naan thendraloAm I a gentle breeze?
Minaalo megamoA flash of lightning or a cloud?
Oo vaanamo vaanavil maayamoOh, am I the sky or the illusion of a rainbow?
Female
Naan yaarukkumI belong to no one
Sondhamum ilaiyae aanaalumI am nobody's property, yet
Dhooramum dhooramumDistance and distance
IllaiyaeDoes not exist either
Female
Oo ennidam thanthiramOh, I possess no tricks
Ilaiyae summavaeNone at all, effortlessly
Thottadhum thottadhumWith just a mere touch, a touch
Viral thoondil veesumFingers cast a baiting hook
Female
Hey un kanna veppiyoHey, will you lay your eyes on me?
Un kaiya veppiyoWill you lay your hands on me?
Un kaiya veppiyoWill you lay your hands on me?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This sultry and energetic dance track portrays a fiercely confident, alluring, and self-assured woman who celebrates her irresistible beauty and power over men. She boasts about how her presence, scent, and gaze can instantly overpower any man, causing even the proudest or most disciplined individuals—from tall men to holy sages—to fall under her spell. Throughout the song, she asserts her independence, declaring that while she belongs to no single person, she remains intimately close and universally desired. The lyrics blend urban modern slang with sharp metaphors, painting her as a force of nature that defies legal rules and natural physics, leaving an indelible mark on everyone who comes across her path.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamānālankāram)

AK 47 pola / En paarvai paayum

Compares the sharpness and impact of her piercing gaze to a firing AK-47 rifle.

Simile (Upamānālankāram)

Eiffel tower pola nikkum / Aann udal saayum

Compares a man's tall posture to the Eiffel Tower, which eventually bends/falls under her charm.

Onomatopoeia

Dumeel dumeel / Damaal damaal

Uses sound-imitative words to represent gunshots and falling objects dynamically.

Hyperbole (Athi-sayokthi)

Minsaaram ennai thottaalae / Shock aagi erakum

Exaggerates her allure by claiming electricity itself would get shocked and die upon touching her.

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Enenenenna sonaalum / Enenenenna panaalum

Repetition of the initial sound 'Enen' at the beginning of consecutive lines.

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Trivia

'Aatral' (2021) is an action thriller directed by K. S. Hariharan. The soundtrack was composed by Ashwin Hemanth, featuring stylish vocals by Sunitha Sarathy, who is well known in Tamil cinema for delivering energetic fusion and westernized dance numbers.

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