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Naalai Naalai Happy

From Uthaman · 1976

Lyricist: Kannadasan
Singers: T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director: K. V. Mahadevan
Movie name: Uthaman
Movie release year: 1976
Lyrics added on: 7 Feb 2020

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

Aa haa… aa…

Aa haa… aa… aa…

Aa… aa… aa… haa…

{Laalaala laalaala laalaa…}

{Aahaa laalaala laalaa…} (Overlap)

Naalai naalai endrirundhen

Nalla neram paarthu vandhen

Thathi thathi odi vandhu

Muthu muthu punnagaiyai thedinen

Adhai ingae kanden

Naalai naalai endrirundhen

Nalla neram paarthu vandhen

Thathi thathi odi vandhu

Muthu muthu punnagaiyai thedinen

Adhai ingae kanden

Boomi engum pachai saelai

Manamagal kolam

Thotta pookkal paarkkum paarvai

Vizhighalin jaalam

Boomi engum pachai saelai

Manamagal kolam

Thotta pookkal paarkkum paarvai

Vizhighalin jaalam

Pullin meedhu paniyum paadum

Melliya raagam

Aa…

Pullin meedhu paniyum paadum

Melliya raagam

Poovai endhan idhazhghalin meedhu

Thattuga thaalam kottuga melam

Naalai naalai endrirundhen

Nalla neram paarthu vandhen

Thathi thathi odi vandhu

Muthu muthu punnagaiyai thedinen

Adhai ingae kanden

Aatrin meedhu odam irundhaal

Adharkku sondhamaa

Aadi aadi asaindhidum podhu

Adhu thaan inbamaa

Aatrin meedhu odam irundhaal

Adharkku sondhamaa

Aadi aadi asaindhidum podhu

Adhu thaan inbamaa

Kaatru vandhu aadaiyai thottaal

Kaigal thallumaa

Kaatru vandhu aadaiyai thottaal

Kaigal thallumaa

Kaalil irundhu thalai varai aadi

Kaadhal sollumaa

Naalai naalai endrirundhen

Nalla neram paarthu vandhen

Thathi thathi odi vandhu

Muthu muthu punnagaiyai thedinen

Adhai ingae kanden

Ilamai ennum naattiya saalai

Thirai ezhundhadhu

Idai vidaamal paarkka cholli

Vizhi malarndhadhu

Aa… ilamai ennum naattiya saalai

Thirai ezhundhadhu

Aa… idai vidaamal paarkka cholli

Vizhi malarndhadhu

Irandu kangal kaana thaanae

Paruvam vandhadhu

Female :Aaa….aa….

Irandu kangal kaana thaanae

Paruvam vandhadhu

Ingum angum ulladhellaam

Iyarkkai thandhadhu iyarkkai thandhadhu

Naalai naalai endrirundhen

Nalla neram paarthu vandhen

Aaha... aa...

Aaha... aa... aa...

Aa... aa... aa... haa...

{La la la, la la la, la la...}

{Aaha la la la, la la...} (overlap)

I kept waiting for tomorrow, day after day,

I waited for the right moment and came.

Running and skipping eagerly,

I searched for a pearl-like smile,

And I found it right here!

I kept waiting for tomorrow, day after day,

I waited for the right moment and came.

Running and skipping eagerly,

I searched for a pearl-like smile,

And I found it right here!

All across the earth is a green saree,

Dressed like a bride.

The way the touched flowers look back

Is the magic of charming eyes.

All across the earth is a green saree,

Dressed like a bride.

The way the touched flowers look back

Is the magic of charming eyes.

Even the dew upon the grass sings

A gentle melody.

Aa...

Even the dew upon the grass sings

A gentle melody.

Upon my lips, delicate as a flower,

Tap the rhythm and beat the drums!

I kept waiting for tomorrow, day after day,

I waited for the right moment and came.

Running and skipping eagerly,

I searched for a pearl-like smile,

And I found it right here!

If a boat floats upon the river,

Does the river own it?

As it sways and dances along,

Is that the true joy?

If a boat floats upon the river,

Does the river own it?

As it sways and dances along,

Is that the true joy?

When the wind comes and touches the dress,

Will the hands push it away?

When the wind comes and touches the dress,

Will the hands push it away?

Swaying all over from foot to head,

Will it express its love?

I kept waiting for tomorrow, day after day,

I waited for the right moment and came.

Running and skipping eagerly,

I searched for a pearl-like smile,

And I found it right here!

In the dance hall called youth,

The curtain has risen.

Asking one to gaze without pausing,

The eyes have blossomed.

Aa... in the dance hall called youth,

The curtain has risen.

Aa... asking one to gaze without pausing,

The eyes have blossomed.

Isn't it for two eyes to behold,

That youth has arrived?

Female: Aah... aa...

Isn't it for two eyes to behold,

That youth has arrived?

Everything found here and everywhere

Is nature's gift, nature's gift!

I kept waiting for tomorrow, day after day,

I waited for the right moment and came.

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Naalai Naalai Endrirundhen from the 1976 Tamil film Uthaman is a joyful song celebrating anticipation, romance, and the awakening of youth. Penned by lyricist Kannadasan, the song expresses a protagonist's long-awaited search for love and happiness, comparing the preciousness of a beloved's smile to rare pearls found after waiting for the right moment. The lyrics weave beautiful imagery connecting romantic desire to the beauty of the natural world, picturing the earth draped like a bride in a green saree and dew drops making soft music on grass. Youth itself is metaphorically described as a dance theater where curtains rise to unveil love and desire as natural, divine gifts.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Adukkuthodar (Repetition / Anaphora)

“Naalai naalai endrirundhen”

Repeated words like 'Naalai naalai', 'Thathi thathi', 'Muthu muthu', and 'Aadi aadi' build musicality and emphasize swift motion, eagerness, and grace.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Boomi engum pachai saelai”

Compares lush green nature to a bride dressed in a green saree ('Boomi engum pachai saelai, Manamagal kolam').

Extended Metaphor

“Ilamai ennum naattiya saalai”

Compares youth to a stage/dance hall where the curtains have risen ('Ilamai ennum naattiya saalai, Thirai ezhundhadhu').

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

“Naalai naalai endrirundhen / Nalla neram paarthu vandhen”

Matching initial consonant sound 'N' in 'Naalai' and 'Nalla'.

Did you know?

Trivia

Uthaman (1976) starred Jaishankar and Vidhubala. The lyricist Kavignar Kannadasan was well-known for integrating philosophical observations about nature and life into romantic songs, as seen here where natural beauty and romance are presented as inseparable gifts of nature.

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