Kettavano
From 7 UP Madras Gig · 2018
- Lyricist
- V. Premkumar
- Singer
- Anirudh Ravichander
- Music director
- Sajith Satya
- Details
- 7 UP Madras Gig2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Un nenjil konjam | A little space in your heart |
| Vazha idam vendum | I need a place to live |
| Kanavilum ninaivilum | In dreams and in thoughts |
| Un kaalam neelam thooram | Your time, endless distance |
| Vara vendum | Must come along |
| Pagalilum iravilum | In the day and in the night |
| Male | |
| Megam kooda | Even the cloud |
| Mazhaiyaai pozhinthaalae | Poured down as rain |
| Irul thanthaal | If she gave darkness |
| Thegam vaada yetho seithaalae | She did something that made my body wither |
| Arugil vanthaal | When she came near |
| Male | |
| Nee nallavalo | Are you a good person? |
| Naan kettavano | Am I a bad person? |
| Naan ennai kettenae | I asked myself |
| Male | |
| Thuli bodhaiyilae | In a drop of intoxication |
| Naan vadayilae | As I withered away |
| Naan unnai kandenae… | I saw you... |
| Aaahaa..haa…ahaa…aaa… | Aaahaa..haa…ahaa…aaa… |
| Male | |
| Un nenjil konjam | A little space in your heart |
| Vazha idam vendum | I need a place to live |
| Kanavilum ninaivilum | In dreams and in thoughts |
| Un kaalam neelam thooram | Your time, endless distance |
| Vara vendum | Must come along |
| Pagalilum iravilum | In the day and in the night |
| Male | |
| Uyirai theda | To search for life |
| Idhayam nuzhainthaalae | She entered my heart |
| Eduthu sendraal | She took it and left |
| Kaalam oda naalum kondraalae | As time ran, she killed the days |
| Ninaivil nindraal | She stood in my memory |
| Male | |
| Nee nallavalo | Are you a good person? |
| Naan kettavano | Am I a bad person? |
| Naan ennai kettenae | I asked myself |
| Male | |
| Thuli bodhaiyilae | In a drop of intoxication |
| Naan vadayilae | As I withered away |
| Naan unnai kandenae… | I saw you... |
| Aaahaa..haa… | Aaahaa..haa… |
| Male | |
| Enai yeno theendi | Why did you touch me |
| Sendraai | And leave? |
| Enai yeno theendi | Why did you touch me |
| Enai yeno theendi | Why did you touch me |
| Enai yeno theendi sendraai | Why did you touch me and leave |
| Enai yeno theendi sendraai | Why did you touch me and leave |
| Male | |
| Megam kooda | Even the cloud |
| Mazhaiyaai pozhinthaalae | Poured down as rain |
| Irul thanthaai | You gave darkness |
| Thegam vaada yetho seithaalae | She did something that made my body wither |
| Arugil vanthaal | When she came near |
| Male | |
| Nee nallavalo | Are you a good person? |
| Naan kettavano | Am I a bad person? |
| Naan ennai kettenae..haa.. | I asked myself..haa.. |
| Male | |
| Thuli bodhaiyilae | In a drop of intoxication |
| Naan vadayilae | As I withered away |
| Naan unnai kandenae… | I saw you... |
| Male | |
| Nee nallavalo | Are you a good person? |
| Naan kettavano | Am I a bad person? |
| Naan ennai kettenae..haa | I asked myself..haa |
| Male | |
| Thuli bodhaiyilae | In a drop of intoxication |
| Naan vadayilae | As I withered away |
| Naan unnai kandenae…heyyy | I saw you...heyyy |
| Aaahaa..haa… | Aaahaa..haa… |
உன் நெஞ்சில் கொஞ்சம்
வாழ இடம் வேண்டும்
கனவிலும் நினைவிலும்
உன் காலம் நீளம் தூரம்
வர வேண்டும்
பகலிலும் இரவிலும்
A little space in your heart
I need a place to live
In dreams and in thoughts
Your time, endless distance
Must come along
In the day and in the night
மேகம் கூட
மழையாய் பொழிந்தாலே
இருள் தந்தாள்
தேகம் வாட ஏதோ செய்தாலே
அருகில் வந்தால்
Even the cloud
Poured down as rain
If she gave darkness
She did something that made my body wither
When she came near
நீ நல்லவளோ
நான் கெட்டவனா
நான் என்னை கேட்டேனே
Are you a good person?
Am I a bad person?
I asked myself
துளி போதையிலே
நான் வாடயிலே
நான் உன்னை கண்டேனே…
ஆகா..ஹா…ஆஹா…ஆ.....
In a drop of intoxication
As I withered away
I saw you...
Aaahaa..haa…ahaa…aaa…
உன் நெஞ்சில் கொஞ்சம்
வாழ இடம் வேண்டும்
கனவிலும் நினைவிலும்
உன் காலம் நீளம் தூரம்
வர வேண்டும்
பகலிலும் இரவிலும்
A little space in your heart
I need a place to live
In dreams and in thoughts
Your time, endless distance
Must come along
In the day and in the night
உயிரை தேட
இதயம் நுழைந்தாலே
எடுத்து சென்றால்
காலம் ஓட நாளும் கொன்றாலே
நினைவில் நின்றாள்
To search for life
She entered my heart
She took it and left
As time ran, she killed the days
She stood in my memory
நீ நல்லவளோ
நான் கெட்டவனா
நான் என்னை கேட்டேனே
Are you a good person?
Am I a bad person?
I asked myself
துளி போதையிலே
நான் வாடயிலே
நான் உன்னை கண்டேனே…
ஆகா..ஹா…
In a drop of intoxication
As I withered away
I saw you...
Aaahaa..haa…
என்னை ஏனோ தீண்டி
சென்றாய்
என்னை ஏனோ தீண்டி
என்னை ஏனோ தீண்டி
என்னை ஏனோ தீண்டி சென்றாய்
என்னை ஏனோ தீண்டி சென்றாய்
Why did you touch me
And leave?
Why did you touch me
Why did you touch me
Why did you touch me and leave
Why did you touch me and leave
மேகம் கூட
மழையாய் பொழிந்தாலே
இருள் தந்தாய்
தேகம் வாட ஏதோ செய்தாலே
அருகில் வந்தால்
Even the cloud
Poured down as rain
You gave darkness
She did something that made my body wither
When she came near
நீ நல்லவளோ
நான் கெட்டவனா
நான் என்னை கேட்டேனே..ஹா...
Are you a good person?
Am I a bad person?
I asked myself..haa..
துளி போதையிலே
நான் வாடயிலே
நான் உன்னை கண்டேனே…
In a drop of intoxication
As I withered away
I saw you...
நீ நல்லவளோ
நான் கெட்டவனா
நான் என்னை கேட்டேனே..ஹா..
Are you a good person?
Am I a bad person?
I asked myself..haa
துளி போதையிலே
நான் வாடயிலே
நான் உன்னை கண்டேனே
ஆஹா...ஹா....
In a drop of intoxication
As I withered away
I saw you...heyyy
Aaahaa..haa…
Un nenjil konjam
A little space in your heart
Vazha idam vendum
I need a place to live
Kanavilum ninaivilum
In dreams and in thoughts
Un kaalam neelam thooram
Your time, endless distance
Vara vendum
Must come along
Pagalilum iravilum
In the day and in the night
Megam kooda
Even the cloud
Mazhaiyaai pozhinthaalae
Poured down as rain
Irul thanthaal
If she gave darkness
Thegam vaada yetho seithaalae
She did something that made my body wither
Arugil vanthaal
When she came near
Nee nallavalo
Are you a good person?
Naan kettavano
Am I a bad person?
Naan ennai kettenae
I asked myself
Thuli bodhaiyilae
In a drop of intoxication
Naan vadayilae
As I withered away
Naan unnai kandenae…
I saw you...
Aaahaa..haa…ahaa…aaa…
Aaahaa..haa…ahaa…aaa…
Un nenjil konjam
A little space in your heart
Vazha idam vendum
I need a place to live
Kanavilum ninaivilum
In dreams and in thoughts
Un kaalam neelam thooram
Your time, endless distance
Vara vendum
Must come along
Pagalilum iravilum
In the day and in the night
Uyirai theda
To search for life
Idhayam nuzhainthaalae
She entered my heart
Eduthu sendraal
She took it and left
Kaalam oda naalum kondraalae
As time ran, she killed the days
Ninaivil nindraal
She stood in my memory
Nee nallavalo
Are you a good person?
Naan kettavano
Am I a bad person?
Naan ennai kettenae
I asked myself
Thuli bodhaiyilae
In a drop of intoxication
Naan vadayilae
As I withered away
Naan unnai kandenae…
I saw you...
Aaahaa..haa…
Aaahaa..haa…
Enai yeno theendi
Why did you touch me
Sendraai
And leave?
Enai yeno theendi
Why did you touch me
Enai yeno theendi
Why did you touch me
Enai yeno theendi sendraai
Why did you touch me and leave
Enai yeno theendi sendraai
Why did you touch me and leave
Megam kooda
Even the cloud
Mazhaiyaai pozhinthaalae
Poured down as rain
Irul thanthaai
You gave darkness
Thegam vaada yetho seithaalae
She did something that made my body wither
Arugil vanthaal
When she came near
Nee nallavalo
Are you a good person?
Naan kettavano
Am I a bad person?
Naan ennai kettenae..haa..
I asked myself..haa..
Thuli bodhaiyilae
In a drop of intoxication
Naan vadayilae
As I withered away
Naan unnai kandenae…
I saw you...
Nee nallavalo
Are you a good person?
Naan kettavano
Am I a bad person?
Naan ennai kettenae..haa
I asked myself..haa
Thuli bodhaiyilae
In a drop of intoxication
Naan vadayilae
As I withered away
Naan unnai kandenae…heyyy
I saw you...heyyy
Aaahaa..haa…
Aaahaa..haa…
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song portrays the intense longing of a protagonist seeking a permanent place in their lover's heart across dreams, thoughts, day, and night. Overwhelmed by love and a sense of emotional intoxication, the speaker questions their own worthiness and wrestles with the contrasting feelings of joy and agonizing heartache caused by the lover's fleeting touch.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Rhetorical Question
“Nee nallavalo / Naan kettavano”
The speaker introspectively questions moral standing and compatibility in love.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Nee nallavalo / Naan kettavano”
Tamil poetic rhyme scheme matching the second letter consonant ('a' sound following 'Nee' and 'Naan').
Nature Imagery
“Megam kooda / Mazhaiyaai pozhinthaalae”
Uses clouds and rain metaphorically to represent overwhelming emotions showering upon the speaker.
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Trivia
7 UP Madras Gig is an independent music initiative launched by Sony Music India and Knack Studios to showcase non-film South Indian independent musicians and original compositions.
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