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Lyrics & meaning

Jeevan Neeye

From Martin · 2024

Lyricist
Viveka
Singers
Haricharan, Shruthika Samudhrala
Music director
Mani Sharma
Details
Martin2024

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Edho solla thondrudhe unnoduI feel like saying something to you
Male :Ezhu vanna vaanavil kannoduWith eyes holding a seven-colored rainbow
Female :Edhirile nee vara inbame koodutheAs you walk towards me, my happiness multiplies
Male :Idhayathin vaasalil thendralai veesudheA gentle breeze blows at the doorway of my heart
Female :Idhe nesam idhe vaasam endrum vendumeI want this same love and this same fragrance forever
Male
Jeevan neeye..jeevan neeyeYou are my life.. You are my life
Yengidum endhan nenjamoMy longing heart asks...
Female :Jeevan neeye..jeevan neeyeYou are my life.. You are my life
En uyir undhan thanjamoIs my soul taking refuge in you?
Female
Edho solla thondrudhe unnoduI feel like saying something to you
Male :Ezhu vanna vaanavil kannoduWith eyes holding a seven-colored rainbow
Female
Aan malarendral neethanadaIf a male flower exists, it is truly you
Male :Nee siritha nodigale mazhai thanadiThe moments you smiled are like raindrops
Female :Endha kadavul thandha varamoWhich god's boon is it
Nee enai serndhadhuThat you joined with me?
Male :Ennai indha ulagil padaithadheWas I created in this world
Kaadhalil vizhundhu urugavaJust to fall in love and melt away?
Female
Siru kannadi naan un bimbameI am a small mirror, you are my reflection
Ennalum yendhi vaazhvenI will hold you and live every day
Male :Adi aagayame un meedhileOh sky, upon you
Venmegam aagi saaivenI will lean as a white cloud
Male
Jeevan neeye..jeevan neeyeYou are my life.. You are my life
Yengidum endhan nenjamoMy longing heart asks...
Female :Jeevan neeye..jeevan neeyeYou are my life.. You are my life
En uyir undhan thanjamoIs my soul taking refuge in you?
Female
Nee parthadhum uyir thaavudhoDoes my soul leap when you look at me?
Female :En kadalin alaiyellam unai thedudhoDo all the waves of my ocean search for you?
Female
Unnai ninaithu uranga sendralWhen I go to sleep thinking of you
Imaigalum marukudheEven my eyelids refuse to close
Male :Karuvarai kuzhandhai polaveLike a child inside the womb
Kaadhalil naane vaazhgirenI am living in love
Female
Ada ennayule un kaiyileOh, in your hands throughout my lifetime
Nee mattum podhum anbeYou alone are enough, my love
Male :Adi manmoodidum annalilumEven on the day when the earth covers me in death
Un vaasam thedum nenjeMy heart will seek your fragrance
Male
Jeevan neeye..jeevan neeyeYou are my life.. You are my life
Yengidum endhan nenjamoMy longing heart asks...
Female :Jeevan neeye..jeevan neeyeYou are my life.. You are my life
En uyir undhan thanjamoIs my soul taking refuge in you?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Edho solla thondrudhe' from the film Martin (2024) is a soulful romantic duet expressing deep eternal devotion and love between two lovers. The lyrics beautifully capture the overwhelming joy of being near each other, describing love through vivid natural imagery like rainbows, gentle breezes, rain showers, and ocean waves. The protagonists affirm that they are complete only with each other, describing themselves as mirror and reflection, or sky and cloud. They express a sense of total surrender and spiritual union, declaring that their love and soul connection will persist even beyond life itself.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamaani / Uvameyam)

Nee siritha nodigale mazhai thanadi

Comparing moments of smiling directly to rain ('Nee siritha nodigale mazhai thanadi') and describing oneself as a mirror reflecting the lover ('Siru kannadi naan un bimbame').

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming in Tamil prosody)

Idhayathin vaasalil thendralai veesudhe / Idhe nesam idhe vaasam endrum vendume

The second letters 'dha' rhyme across lines ('Idhayathin' and 'Idhe').

Simile (Uvamai)

Karuvarai kuzhandhai polave

Comparing living in love to a peaceful unborn child sheltered inside a mother's womb ('Karuvarai kuzhandhai polave').

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

Adi manmoodidum annalilum / Un vaasam thedum nenje

Expressing that even after death when buried under dirt, the heart will still seek the lover's fragrance.

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Trivia

This romantic melody is composed by veteran music director Mani Sharma for the Tamil dubbed soundtrack of the action-thriller film 'Martin' (2024). Lyricist Viveka penned the Tamil version, seamlessly translating the emotional essence while maintaining classical Tamil poetic devices like Edhugai and Onaapuka.

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