Mere Jaan
From Sardar · 2022
- Lyricist
- Yugabharathi
- Singer
- Nakash Aziz
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Sardar2022
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Jaan mere jaan | My life, my life |
| Nanananaa naananaa | Nanananaa naananaa |
| Jaan mere jaan | My life, my life |
| Nanananaa…. | Nanananaa…. |
| Male | |
| Mere jaan mere jaan | My life, my life |
| Nee thalli nikkaathae | Don't stand far away |
| Mere piyaar mere dil | My love, my heart |
| Nee kenja vaikkaatha | Don't make me beg |
| Mere jaan mere jaan | My life, my life |
| En nenjila thaikkaatha | Don't pierce my heart |
| Mere piyaar mere dil | My love, my heart |
| Enna vittuttu pogaatha | Don't leave me and go |
| Male | |
| Unna paathaalae | Just by looking at you |
| Pookkum poonthottam | A flower garden blooms |
| Enna nee senja pennae | What did you do to me, girl? |
| Male | |
| Dhoora ninnaalum | Even if you stand far away |
| Moochil un vaasam | Your fragrance remains in my breath |
| Bodha nee thantha kannae | You gave an intoxication, my dear |
| Male | |
| Ennadi adi irukku | What is there between us? |
| Unakkum enakkum | Between you and me |
| Kanavula nee vanthaalum | Even if you appear in my dreams |
| Vaartha sikkikkum | Words get stuck in my throat |
| Male | |
| Ye kannoda kanna paartha | Hey, when eyes look into eyes |
| Kaadhal solla naanum | To express my love, I too |
| Kaathirupen kannitheevu | Will keep waiting endlessly like the |
| Kadha pola thaan | Story of Kannitheevu |
| Male | |
| Neeyum vanthaalae | If you just come near |
| Enakkulla thagaraaru | Trouble brews inside me |
| Manasa yethetho seiya vacha | You made my heart do all kinds of things |
| Male | |
| Kaalam kalikaalam | Times are tough in this modern age |
| Naan romba paavandi | I am a very innocent guy |
| Kizhichu enna thacha | You tore me apart and stitched me back |
| Male | |
| Ennadi adi irukku | What is there between us? |
| Unakkum enakkum | Between you and me |
| Kanavula nee vanthaalum | Even if you appear in my dreams |
| Vaartha sikkikkum | Words get stuck in my throat |
| Male | |
| Mere jaan…. | My life… |
| Male | |
| Mere jaan mere jaan | My life, my life |
| Enna thallividaathae | Don't push me away |
| Mathuva pothuva | Slowly and gently |
| Enna suththa vidaathae | Don't make me spin in circles |
| Male | |
| Mere jaan mere jaan | My life, my life |
| Enna konnu podaatha | Don't kill me |
| Azhaga pathama | Beautifully and delicately |
| Enna senjuttu pogaatha | Don't finish me off and leave |
| Male | |
| Unna paathaalae | Just by looking at you |
| Pookkum poonthottam | A flower garden blooms |
| Enna nee senja pennae | What did you do to me, girl? |
| Male | |
| Dhoora ninnaalum | Even if you stand far away |
| Moochil un vaasam | Your fragrance remains in my breath |
| Bodha nee thantha kannae | You gave an intoxication, my dear |
| Male | |
| Ennadi adi irukku | What is there between us? |
| Unakkum enakkum | Between you and me |
| Kanavula nee vanthaalum | Even if you appear in my dreams |
| Vaartha sikkikkum | Words get stuck in my throat |
ஜான் மேரி ஜான்
னனனனா னானனா
ஜான் மேரி ஜான்
னனனனா
My life, my life
Nanananaa naananaa
My life, my life
Nanananaa….
மெரி ஜான் மெரி ஜான்
நீ தள்ளி நிக்காதே
மெரி பியார் மெரி தில்
நீ கெஞ்ச வைக்காத
My life, my life
Don't stand far away
My love, my heart
Don't make me beg
My life, my life
Don't pierce my heart
My love, my heart
Don't leave me and go
மெரி ஜான் மெரி ஜான்
என் நெஞ்சில தைக்காதே
மெரி பியார் மெரி தில்
என்ன விட்டுட்டு போகாத
Just by looking at you
A flower garden blooms
What did you do to me, girl?
உன்ன பாத்தாலே
பூக்கும் பூந்தோட்டம்
என்ன நீ செஞ்ச பெண்ணே
Even if you stand far away
Your fragrance remains in my breath
You gave an intoxication, my dear
தூர நின்னாலும்
மூச்சில் உன் வாசம்
போதும் நீ தந்த கண்ணே
What is there between us?
Between you and me
Even if you appear in my dreams
Words get stuck in my throat
என்னடி அடி இருக்கு
உனக்கும் எனக்கும்
கனவுல நீ வந்தாலும்
வார்த்த சிக்கிக்கும்
Hey, when eyes look into eyes
To express my love, I too
Will keep waiting endlessly like the
Story of Kannitheevu
ஏ கண்ணோடே கண்ண பார்த்த
காதல் சொல்ல நானும்
காத்திருப்பேன் கன்னித்தீவு
கத போல தான்
If you just come near
Trouble brews inside me
You made my heart do all kinds of things
நீயும் வந்தாலே
எனக்குள்ள தகராறு
மனச ஏதேதோ செய்ய வச்ச
Times are tough in this modern age
I am a very innocent guy
You tore me apart and stitched me back
காலம் கலிகாலம்
நான் ரொம்ப பாவன்டி
கிழிச்சு என்ன தச்ச
What is there between us?
Between you and me
Even if you appear in my dreams
Words get stuck in my throat
என்னடி அடி இருக்கு
உனக்கும் எனக்கும்
கனவுல நீ வந்தாலும்
வார்த்த சிக்கிக்கும்
My life…
மெரி ஜான்
My life, my life
Don't push me away
Slowly and gently
Don't make me spin in circles
மெரி ஜான் மெரி ஜான்
என்ன தள்ளிவிடாதே
மெதுவா பொதுவா
என்ன சுத்த விடாதே
My life, my life
Don't kill me
Beautifully and delicately
Don't finish me off and leave
மெரி ஜான் மெரி ஜான்
என்ன கொன்னு போடாத
அழகா பதமா
என்ன செஞ்சுட்டு போகாத
Just by looking at you
A flower garden blooms
What did you do to me, girl?
உன்ன பாத்தாலே
பூக்கும் பூந்தோட்டம்
என்ன நீ செஞ்ச பெண்ணே
Even if you stand far away
Your fragrance remains in my breath
You gave an intoxication, my dear
தூர நின்னாலும்
மூச்சில் உன் வாசம்
போதும் நீ தந்த கண்ணே
What is there between us?
Between you and me
Even if you appear in my dreams
Words get stuck in my throat
என்னடி அடி இருக்கு
உனக்கும் எனக்கும்
கனவுல நீ வந்தாலும்
வார்த்த சிக்கிக்கும்
Jaan mere jaan
My life, my life
Nanananaa naananaa
Nanananaa naananaa
Jaan mere jaan
My life, my life
Nanananaa….
Nanananaa….
Mere jaan mere jaan
My life, my life
Nee thalli nikkaathae
Don't stand far away
Mere piyaar mere dil
My love, my heart
Nee kenja vaikkaatha
Don't make me beg
Mere jaan mere jaan
My life, my life
En nenjila thaikkaatha
Don't pierce my heart
Mere piyaar mere dil
My love, my heart
Enna vittuttu pogaatha
Don't leave me and go
Unna paathaalae
Just by looking at you
Pookkum poonthottam
A flower garden blooms
Enna nee senja pennae
What did you do to me, girl?
Dhoora ninnaalum
Even if you stand far away
Moochil un vaasam
Your fragrance remains in my breath
Bodha nee thantha kannae
You gave an intoxication, my dear
Ennadi adi irukku
What is there between us?
Unakkum enakkum
Between you and me
Kanavula nee vanthaalum
Even if you appear in my dreams
Vaartha sikkikkum
Words get stuck in my throat
Ye kannoda kanna paartha
Hey, when eyes look into eyes
Kaadhal solla naanum
To express my love, I too
Kaathirupen kannitheevu
Will keep waiting endlessly like the
Kadha pola thaan
Story of Kannitheevu
Neeyum vanthaalae
If you just come near
Enakkulla thagaraaru
Trouble brews inside me
Manasa yethetho seiya vacha
You made my heart do all kinds of things
Kaalam kalikaalam
Times are tough in this modern age
Naan romba paavandi
I am a very innocent guy
Kizhichu enna thacha
You tore me apart and stitched me back
Ennadi adi irukku
What is there between us?
Unakkum enakkum
Between you and me
Kanavula nee vanthaalum
Even if you appear in my dreams
Vaartha sikkikkum
Words get stuck in my throat
Mere jaan….
My life…
Mere jaan mere jaan
My life, my life
Enna thallividaathae
Don't push me away
Mathuva pothuva
Slowly and gently
Enna suththa vidaathae
Don't make me spin in circles
Mere jaan mere jaan
My life, my life
Enna konnu podaatha
Don't kill me
Azhaga pathama
Beautifully and delicately
Enna senjuttu pogaatha
Don't finish me off and leave
Unna paathaalae
Just by looking at you
Pookkum poonthottam
A flower garden blooms
Enna nee senja pennae
What did you do to me, girl?
Dhoora ninnaalum
Even if you stand far away
Moochil un vaasam
Your fragrance remains in my breath
Bodha nee thantha kannae
You gave an intoxication, my dear
Ennadi adi irukku
What is there between us?
Unakkum enakkum
Between you and me
Kanavula nee vanthaalum
Even if you appear in my dreams
Vaartha sikkikkum
Words get stuck in my throat
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
In 'Mere Jaan' from the movie Sardar (2022), the protagonist playfully expresses his deep infatuation and romantic frustration towards his beloved. Mixing Hindi terms of endearment like 'Mere Jaan' and 'Mere Dil' with lively Tamil lyrics, he describes how her mere presence turns his world into a blooming garden and how her memory keeps him intoxicated even when she is at a distance. The song portrays a youthful, tongue-tied lover who finds himself helpless, tormented, and completely captivated by her charm, pleading with her not to leave him hanging or push him away.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Unna paathaalae Pookkum poonthottam”
Compares the sight of the beloved to a blossoming flower garden ('Pookkum poonthottam').
Cultural Allusion / Simile
“Kaathirupen kannitheevu Kadha pola thaan”
Compares waiting endlessly for love to 'Kannitheevu', a legendary continuously running comic strip in the Daily Thanthi newspaper known in Tamil pop culture for never ending.
Code-Switching (Language Hybridity)
“Mere jaan mere jaan Nee thalli nikkaathae”
Blends Hindi phrases ('Mere jaan', 'Mere piyaar', 'Mere dil') with colloquial Tamil to create a modern, catchy conversational tone.
Rhyme (Edhugai / Monai)
“Ennadi adi irukku Unakkum enakkum”
Uses rhythmic end-rhymes such as 'urukku' / 'enakkum' / 'sikkikkum' to build a lively, fast-paced acoustic flow.
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Trivia
The line 'Kannitheevu Kadha pola thaan' references 'Kannitheevu' (Virgin Island), an iconic serialized adventure comic strip published daily in the Tamil newspaper 'Daily Thanthi' since 1953. It holds a Guinness-style pop culture status in Tamil Nadu as a symbol of an endless, unending narrative.
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