Mudhal Nee Mudivum Nee Title Track
From Mudhal Nee Mudivum Nee · 2020
- Lyricist
- Thamarai
- Singers
- Sid Sriram, Darbuka Siva
- Music director
- Darbuka Siva
- Details
- Mudhal Nee Mudivum Nee2020
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Aaa….aaa….aa….aa… | Vocalizing (Aaa...) |
| Chorus :Hooo oo hoo oo hoo oo hoo oo | Chorus: Vocalizing (Hooo...) |
| Hooo oo hoo oo hoo oo hoo oo | Vocalizing (Hooo...) |
| Male :Aa…aaa….aa… | Male: Vocalizing (Aa...) |
| Chorus :Hooo oo hoo oo hoo oo hoo oo | Chorus: Vocalizing (Hooo...) |
| Hooo oo hoo oo hoo oo hoo oo | Vocalizing (Hooo...) |
| Male :Aa…aaa….aa… | Male: Vocalizing (Aa...) |
| Male | |
| Mudhal nee mudivum nee | You are the beginning, you are the end |
| Moondru kaalam nee | You are all three realms of time (past, present, future) |
| Kadal nee karaiyum nee | You are the ocean, you are the shore |
| Kaatru kooda nee | You are even the very breeze |
| Male | |
| Manadhoram oru kaayam | A wound lingers at the edge of my heart |
| Unnai ennadha naal illaiyae | There isn't a day without thoughts of you |
| Naanaga naanum illaiyae | I am no longer my true self |
| Male | |
| Vazhiyengum pala bimbam | Many reflections appear along the path |
| Adhil naan saaya thozh illaiyae | Yet among them, no shoulder for me to lean on |
| Un pola yaarum illaiyae | There is no one quite like you |
| Male | |
| Paadhi kaanagam | A dense, endless forest |
| Adhil kaanamal ponavan | I am the one lost inside it |
| Oru paavai kaal thadam | The footprint left by a maiden |
| Adhai thedamal theinthavan | I wore myself out searching for it |
| Male | |
| Kaanadha baaram en nenjilae | An unseen weight inside my chest |
| Thunai illa naan andrilae | I am like a lonely nightingale bird without a mate |
| Naal ellaam pogum aanalum naan | Days keep passing, yet I remain... |
| Males :Uyir illadha udalae | Males: A body devoid of life/soul |
| Chorus | |
| Hooo oo hoo oo hoo oo hoo oo | Chorus: Vocalizing (Hooo...) |
| Hooo oo hoo oo hoo oo hoo oo | Vocalizing (Hooo...) |
| Male :Aa…aaa….aa… | Male: Vocalizing (Aa...) |
| Chorus :Hooo oo hoo oo hoo oo hoo oo | Chorus: Vocalizing (Hooo...) |
| Hooo oo hoo oo hoo oo hoo oo | Vocalizing (Hooo...) |
| Male :Aa…aaa….aa… | Male: Vocalizing (Aa...) |
| Male | |
| Mudhal nee mudivum nee | You are the beginning, you are the end |
| Moondru kaalam nee | You are all three realms of time |
| Kadal nee karaiyum nee | You are the ocean, you are the shore |
| Kaatru kooda nee | You are even the very breeze |
| Male | |
| Dhoora desathil thozhainthaayo | Did you get lost in a distant land? |
| Kanmani | My precious darling |
| Unai thedi kandathum | The moment I search and find you |
| En kannellaam minnmini | My eyes light up like glowing fireflies |
| Male | |
| Pinnokki kaalam pogum enil | If time could travel backward |
| Un mannippai kooruven | I would ask for your forgiveness |
| Kannokki nerai paarkkum kanam | The moment our eyes meet directly |
| Males :Pizhai ellaamae kalaiven | Males: I will erase all my mistakes |
| Chorus | |
| Hooo oo hoo oo hoo oo hoo oo | Chorus: Vocalizing (Hooo...) |
| Hooo oo hoo oo hoo oo hoo oo | Vocalizing (Hooo...) |
| Male :Aa…aaa….aa… | Male: Vocalizing (Aa...) |
| Chorus :Hooo oo hoo oo hoo oo hoo oo | Chorus: Vocalizing (Hooo...) |
| Hooo oo hoo oo hoo oo hoo oo | Vocalizing (Hooo...) |
| Male :Aa…aaa….aa… | Male: Vocalizing (Aa...) |
| Male | |
| Mudhal nee mudivum nee | You are the beginning, you are the end |
| Moondru kaalam nee | You are all three realms of time |
| Kadal nee karaiyum nee | You are the ocean, you are the shore |
| Kaatru kooda nee | You are even the very breeze |
| Male | |
| Nagaradha kadigaaram | A clock that refuses to move |
| Adhu pol naanum nindrirundhen | I stood frozen, just like that |
| Nee engu sendraai kannamma | Where did you go, my Kannamma? |
| Azhagaana aridhaaram | A beautiful coat of makeup |
| Velipaarvaikku poosi konden | I painted it over myself for the world to see |
| Punnaigaikku podhum kannamma | It is enough to mask behind a fake smile, my Kannamma |
| Male | |
| Mudhal nee…eee….. | You are the beginning... |
| Mudivum nee…ee…ee… | You are the end... |
ஆஅ......ஆஅ......ஆ.....ஆ....
குழு :
ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ
ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ
ஆ....ஆஅ.....ஆ.....
குழு :
ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ
ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ
ஆ....ஆஅ.....ஆ.....
Vocalizing (Aaa...)
Chorus: Vocalizing (Hooo...)
Vocalizing (Hooo...)
Male: Vocalizing (Aa...)
Chorus: Vocalizing (Hooo...)
Vocalizing (Hooo...)
Male: Vocalizing (Aa...)
முதல் நீ முடிவும் நீ
மூன்று காலம் நீ...
கடல் நீ கரையும் நீ
காற்று கூட நீ......
You are the beginning, you are the end
You are all three realms of time (past, present, future)
You are the ocean, you are the shore
You are even the very breeze
மனதோரம் ஒரு காயம்
உன்னை எண்ணாத நாள் இல்லையே
நானாக நானும் இல்லையே
A wound lingers at the edge of my heart
There isn't a day without thoughts of you
I am no longer my true self
வழி எங்கும் பல பிம்பம்
அதில் நான் சாய தோள் இல்லையே
உன் போல யாரும் இல்லையே
Many reflections appear along the path
Yet among them, no shoulder for me to lean on
There is no one quite like you
ஆண்கள் :
தீரா நதி நீதானடி
நீந்தாமல் நான் மூழ்கி போனேன்
நீதானடி வானில் மதி
நீயல்ல நான்தானே தேய்ந்தேன்
A dense, endless forest
I am the one lost inside it
The footprint left by a maiden
I wore myself out searching for it
பாதி கானகம்
அதில் காணாமல் போனவன்
ஒரு பாவை கால் தடம்
அதை தேடாமல் தேய்ந்தவன்
An unseen weight inside my chest
I am like a lonely nightingale bird without a mate
Days keep passing, yet I remain...
Males: A body devoid of life/soul
காணாத பாரம் என் நெஞ்சிலே
துணை இல்லா நான் அன்றிலே
நாளெல்லாம் போகும் ஆனால் நான்
ஆண்கள் :
உயிர் இல்லாத உடலே...
Chorus: Vocalizing (Hooo...)
Vocalizing (Hooo...)
Male: Vocalizing (Aa...)
Chorus: Vocalizing (Hooo...)
Vocalizing (Hooo...)
Male: Vocalizing (Aa...)
ஆஅ......ஆஅ......ஆ.....ஆ....
குழு :
ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ
ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ
ஆ....ஆஅ.....ஆ.....
குழு :
ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ
ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ
ஆ....ஆஅ.....ஆ.....
You are the beginning, you are the end
You are all three realms of time
You are the ocean, you are the shore
You are even the very breeze
முதல் நீ முடிவும் நீ
மூன்று காலம் நீ...
கடல் நீ கரையும் நீ
காற்று கூட நீ.....
Did you get lost in a distant land?
My precious darling
The moment I search and find you
My eyes light up like glowing fireflies
தூர தேசத்தில்
தொலைந்தாயோ கண்மணி
உனை தேடி கண்டதும்
என் கண்ணெல்லாம் மின்மினி
If time could travel backward
I would ask for your forgiveness
The moment our eyes meet directly
Males: I will erase all my mistakes
பின்னோக்கி காலம் போகும் எனில்
உன் மன்னிப்பை கூறுவேன்
கண்ணோக்கி நேராய் பாக்கும் கணம்
ஆண்கள் :
பிழை எல்லாமே கலைவேன்
Chorus: Vocalizing (Hooo...)
Vocalizing (Hooo...)
Male: Vocalizing (Aa...)
Chorus: Vocalizing (Hooo...)
Vocalizing (Hooo...)
Male: Vocalizing (Aa...)
ஆஅ......ஆஅ......ஆ.....ஆ....
குழு :
ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ
ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ
ஆ....ஆஅ.....ஆ.....
குழு :
ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ
ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ
ஆ....ஆஅ.....ஆ.....
You are the beginning, you are the end
You are all three realms of time
You are the ocean, you are the shore
You are even the very breeze
முதல் நீ முடிவும் நீ
மூன்று காலம் நீ...
கடல் நீ கரையும் நீ
காற்று கூட நீ...
A clock that refuses to move
I stood frozen, just like that
Where did you go, my Kannamma?
A beautiful coat of makeup
I painted it over myself for the world to see
It is enough to mask behind a fake smile, my Kannamma
நகராத கடிகாரம்
அது போல் நானும் நின்றிருந்தேன்
நீ எங்கு சென்றாய் கண்ணம்மா
அழகான அரிதாரம்
வெளிப்பார்வைக்கு பூசி கொண்டேன்
புன்னைகைக்கு போதும் கண்ணம்மா
You are the beginning...
You are the end...
ஆண்கள் :
நீ கேட்கவே என் பாடலை
உன் ஆசை ராகத்தில் செய்தேன்
உன் புன்னகை பொன் மின்னலை
நான் கோர்த்து ஆங்காங்கு நெய்தேன்
முதல் நீ......நீ.....
முடிவும் நீ......ஈ.....ஈ.....
Aaa….aaa….aa….aa…
Vocalizing (Aaa...)
Chorus :Hooo oo hoo oo hoo oo hoo oo
Chorus: Vocalizing (Hooo...)
Hooo oo hoo oo hoo oo hoo oo
Vocalizing (Hooo...)
Male :Aa…aaa….aa…
Male: Vocalizing (Aa...)
Chorus :Hooo oo hoo oo hoo oo hoo oo
Chorus: Vocalizing (Hooo...)
Hooo oo hoo oo hoo oo hoo oo
Vocalizing (Hooo...)
Male :Aa…aaa….aa…
Male: Vocalizing (Aa...)
Mudhal nee mudivum nee
You are the beginning, you are the end
Moondru kaalam nee
You are all three realms of time (past, present, future)
Kadal nee karaiyum nee
You are the ocean, you are the shore
Kaatru kooda nee
You are even the very breeze
Manadhoram oru kaayam
A wound lingers at the edge of my heart
Unnai ennadha naal illaiyae
There isn't a day without thoughts of you
Naanaga naanum illaiyae
I am no longer my true self
Vazhiyengum pala bimbam
Many reflections appear along the path
Adhil naan saaya thozh illaiyae
Yet among them, no shoulder for me to lean on
Un pola yaarum illaiyae
There is no one quite like you
Paadhi kaanagam
A dense, endless forest
Adhil kaanamal ponavan
I am the one lost inside it
Oru paavai kaal thadam
The footprint left by a maiden
Adhai thedamal theinthavan
I wore myself out searching for it
Kaanadha baaram en nenjilae
An unseen weight inside my chest
Thunai illa naan andrilae
I am like a lonely nightingale bird without a mate
Naal ellaam pogum aanalum naan
Days keep passing, yet I remain...
Males :Uyir illadha udalae
Males: A body devoid of life/soul
Hooo oo hoo oo hoo oo hoo oo
Chorus: Vocalizing (Hooo...)
Hooo oo hoo oo hoo oo hoo oo
Vocalizing (Hooo...)
Male :Aa…aaa….aa…
Male: Vocalizing (Aa...)
Chorus :Hooo oo hoo oo hoo oo hoo oo
Chorus: Vocalizing (Hooo...)
Hooo oo hoo oo hoo oo hoo oo
Vocalizing (Hooo...)
Male :Aa…aaa….aa…
Male: Vocalizing (Aa...)
Mudhal nee mudivum nee
You are the beginning, you are the end
Moondru kaalam nee
You are all three realms of time
Kadal nee karaiyum nee
You are the ocean, you are the shore
Kaatru kooda nee
You are even the very breeze
Dhoora desathil thozhainthaayo
Did you get lost in a distant land?
Kanmani
My precious darling
Unai thedi kandathum
The moment I search and find you
En kannellaam minnmini
My eyes light up like glowing fireflies
Pinnokki kaalam pogum enil
If time could travel backward
Un mannippai kooruven
I would ask for your forgiveness
Kannokki nerai paarkkum kanam
The moment our eyes meet directly
Males :Pizhai ellaamae kalaiven
Males: I will erase all my mistakes
Hooo oo hoo oo hoo oo hoo oo
Chorus: Vocalizing (Hooo...)
Hooo oo hoo oo hoo oo hoo oo
Vocalizing (Hooo...)
Male :Aa…aaa….aa…
Male: Vocalizing (Aa...)
Chorus :Hooo oo hoo oo hoo oo hoo oo
Chorus: Vocalizing (Hooo...)
Hooo oo hoo oo hoo oo hoo oo
Vocalizing (Hooo...)
Male :Aa…aaa….aa…
Male: Vocalizing (Aa...)
Mudhal nee mudivum nee
You are the beginning, you are the end
Moondru kaalam nee
You are all three realms of time
Kadal nee karaiyum nee
You are the ocean, you are the shore
Kaatru kooda nee
You are even the very breeze
Nagaradha kadigaaram
A clock that refuses to move
Adhu pol naanum nindrirundhen
I stood frozen, just like that
Nee engu sendraai kannamma
Where did you go, my Kannamma?
Azhagaana aridhaaram
A beautiful coat of makeup
Velipaarvaikku poosi konden
I painted it over myself for the world to see
Punnaigaikku podhum kannamma
It is enough to mask behind a fake smile, my Kannamma
Mudhal nee…eee…..
You are the beginning...
Mudivum nee…ee…ee…
You are the end...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Mudhal Nee Mudivum Nee is a poignant song about lingering nostalgia, heartbreak, and unrequited or lost love from one's youth. The protagonist describes his beloved as his entire universe—his past, present, and future, as well as essential elements like the ocean and air. Without her, time feels frozen, and he feels like a lifeless body wandering aimlessly, putting on a brave face with a fake smile to hide an internal wound.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor & Anaphora
“Mudhal nee mudivum nee / Moondru kaalam nee / Kadal nee karaiyum nee / Kaatru kooda nee”
Repeatedly equates the lover to time, nature, ocean, and shore ('Mudhal nee mudivum nee...'), emphasizing her absolute presence in his entire existence.
Simile (Upamai)
“Nagaradha kadigaaram / Adhu pol naanum nindrirundhen”
Compares his motionless state of deep sorrow and shock to an unmoving clock ('Nagaradha kadigaaram').
Metaphor
“Azhagaana aridhaaram / Velipaarvaikku poosi konden”
Uses 'aridhaaram' (makeup/paint) as a metaphor for putting on a fake joyful exterior to hide grief from society.
Assonance & Rhyme (Etukai)
“Paadhi kaanagam / Adhil kaanamal ponavan / Oru paavai kaal thadam”
Use of second-letter rhyming across lines ('kaanagam', 'kaanamal', 'kaal thadam').
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Trivia
Composed by Darbuka Siva and written by lyricist Thamarai, the song features vocals by Sid Sriram. It served as the title track for the 2022 Tamil coming-of-age film 'Mudhal Nee Mudivum Nee' directed by Darbuka Siva himself. The song achieved massive popularity across music streaming platforms for its nostalgic high-school romance theme.
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