- Lyricist
- M. S. Madhu
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Sirpy
- Movie name
- Nandhini
- Movie release year
- 1997
- Lyrics added on
- 19 Aug 2026
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Laa….laa….
Laa…..laa….
Lala laalla laalla laalaa
Male : Lalalaa
Lalalaa
Lala laalla laalla laalla laalaa
Lailaa
Lailaa
Neethaanae antha lailaa
Kuyilaa
Mayilaa
Nee kadhal express rayilaa
Lailaa
Lailaa
Neethaanae antha lailaa
Kuyilaa
Mayilaa
Nee kadhal express rayilaa
Azhagaa
Azhagaa….aa…aaa….
Nijam paathi pesum azhagaa
Poigal sonnaal
Adhu kadhalukku azhagaa
En uyirinil vizhunthu odum
Adhisaya minnal nee
Female : En selai poovil urangum
Ragasiya thendral nee
Oru paalaivanaththil paayum
Vaalipa gangao nee
Female : Dhinam kadhal neruppil ennai
Urukkum thangam nee
En vaanam
En bhoomi
En vaazhkkai
En vetkkai
Ellaam ingae neyaethaan
Vaa…aa….anbe…
Azhagaa
Azhagaa….aa…aaa….
Nijam paathi pesum azhagaa
Poigal sonnaal
Adhu kadhalukku azhagaa
Nee valarkkum pookkalukku
Koondhal valarththaen
Nee enthan nenjil kudiyirukka
Koyil eduththaen
Kaaviyangal naan ezhutha
Naalum ninaiththaen
Un perai mattum ezhuthivittu
Ennai maranthaen
Pothum ennai allikkollaen
Male : Hho hho hho hho
Female : Konjam konjam unmai sollaen
Male : Hho hho hho hho
Enthan nenjai thiranthu paaraen
Illai endraal nuzhainthu paaraen
Enthan nenjai thiranthu paaraen
Illai endraal nuzhainthu paaraen
Unnai enakku theriyaathaa
Vaa…aa…anbae
Lailaa
Lailaa
Neethaanae antha lailaa
Kuyilaa
Mayilaa
Nee kadhal express rayilaa
Ennai naane padippatharkku
Dheepam neeyaanaai
Adi unmai sonnaal neeyum kooda
Enthan thaaiyaanaai
Enthan nenjam thudippatharkku
Thaalam neeyaanaai
En penmai nathikku irandu pakkam
Karaigal neeyaanaai
Vidinthidaatha iravu vendum
Female : Hho hho hho hho
Male : Mudinthidaatha uravu vendum
Female : Hho hho hho hhooo
Pagalil kooda nilavu vendum
Urangidaatha kanavu vendum
Pagalil kooda nilavu vendum
Urangidaatha kanavu vendum
Pudhaiyal alliththara vendum
Vaa…aa…anbe
Lailaa
Lailaa
Neethaanae antha lailaa
Kuyilaa
Mayilaa
Nee kadhal express rayilaa
Azhagaa
Azhagaa….aa…aaa….
Nijam paathi pesum azhagaa
Poigal sonnaal
Adhu kadhalukku azhagaa
En uyirinil vizhunthu odum
Adhisaya minnal nee
Female : En selai poovil urangum
Ragasiya thendral nee
Oru paalaivanaththil paayum
Vaalipa gangai nee
Female : Dhinam kadhal neruppil ennai
Urukkum thangam nee
En vaanam
En bhoomi
En vaazhkkai
En vetkkai
Ellaam ingae neeyaethaan
Vaa….aa…anbae
Azhagaa
Azhagaa….aa…aaa….
Nijam paathi pesum azhagaa
Poigal sonnaal
Adhu kadhalukku azhagaa
La... la...
La... la...
Lala laalla laalla laalaa
Lalalaa
Lalalaa
Lala laalla laalla laalla laalaa
Laila,
Laila,
are you that famous Laila?
Are you a cuckoo bird?
Are you a peacock?
Are you an express train of love?
Laila,
Laila,
are you that famous Laila?
Are you a cuckoo bird?
Are you a peacock?
Are you an express train of love?
Handsome one,
handsome one...
Handsome one who speaks half-truths,
if you tell lies,
does that suit true love?
Rushing through my soul,
you are a wondrous flash of lightning.
Resting in the flowers of my saree,
you are a gentle, secret breeze.
Flowing through a desert,
you are a youthful river Ganga.
Melting me every day in the fire of love,
you are pure gold.
My sky,
my earth,
my life,
my desire,
you are everything to me here.
Come to me, my love...
Handsome one,
handsome one...
Handsome one who speaks half-truths,
if you tell lies,
does that suit true love?
To wear the flowers you grow,
I grew my hair long.
For you to live within my heart,
I built a temple.
Every day I thought of writing
grand epic poems,
but after writing just your name,
I forgot myself completely.
Enough now, hold me close in your arms!
Hho hho hho hho
Speak at least a little truth to me!
Hho hho hho hho
Open my heart and see for yourself,
or step inside and look!
Open my heart and see for yourself,
or step inside and look!
Don't I already know you well?
Come to me, my love...
Laila,
Laila,
are you that famous Laila?
Are you a cuckoo bird?
Are you a peacock?
Are you an express train of love?
For me to understand myself,
you became the guiding lamp.
To tell the truth,
you even became a mother to me.
For my heart to beat,
you became the rhythm.
To the river of my womanhood,
you became the protecting banks.
I want a night that never turns to dawn,
Hho hho hho hho
I want a bond that never ends,
Hho hho hho hhooo
I want the moon even in daytime,
I want a dream that never sleeps!
I want the moon even in daytime,
I want a dream that never sleeps!
You must shower me with love's treasure,
come to me, my love!
Laila,
Laila,
are you that famous Laila?
Are you a cuckoo bird?
Are you a peacock?
Are you an express train of love?
Handsome one,
handsome one...
Handsome one who speaks half-truths,
if you tell lies,
does that suit true love?
Rushing through my soul,
you are a wondrous flash of lightning.
Resting in the flowers of my saree,
you are a gentle, secret breeze.
Flowing through a desert,
you are a youthful river Ganga.
Melting me every day in the fire of love,
you are pure gold.
My sky,
my earth,
my life,
my desire,
you are everything to me here.
Come to me, my love...
Handsome one,
handsome one...
Handsome one who speaks half-truths,
if you tell lies,
does that suit true love?
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Laila Laila is a vibrant, flirtatious duet celebrating the electric joy and deep mutual devotion of young romance. Through spirited call-and-response verses, the male speaker playfully equates his beloved to legendary romantic archetypes, speed, and nature, while the female speaker responds with teasing affection, questioning playfully whether half-truths and charming lies befit genuine love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“En uyirinil vizhunthu odum / Adhisaya minnal nee”
Compares the lover directly to a wondrous flash of lightning pulsing through the soul.
Alliteration & Rhyme (Monai/Edhugai)
“Kuyilaa / Mayilaa / Nee kadhal express rayilaa”
End-rhyme and rhythmic cadence linking bird imagery with a train metaphor.
Hyperbole
“Pagalil kooda nilavu vendum / Urangidaatha kanavu vendum”
Desires impossible celestial occurrences (moon in daylight, sleepless dreaming) to prolong romance.
Did you know?
Trivia
A quintessential 1990s Tamil commercial romantic duet featuring dynamic vocal interplay between S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and K. S. Chithra with music composed by Sirpy.
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