Naalum Naalum
From 60 Vayathu Maaniram · 2018
- Lyricist
- Vivek
- Singers
- Benny Dayal, Monali Thakkur
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- 60 Vayathu Maaniram2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Naalum naalum | Day by day |
| Male :Naalum naalum | Male: Day by day |
| Female :Sernthaal thaanae | Female: Only when joined together |
| Male :Sernthaal thaanae | Male: Only when joined together |
| Female :Vaaram maadham | Female: Weeks and months |
| Male :Vaaram maadham | Male: Weeks and months |
| Female :Varudam aagum | Female: Become years |
| Male :Varudam aagum | Male: Become years |
| Chorus | |
| Shaana naana naa naa | Shaana naana naa naa |
| Shana naana naa naa | Shana naana naa naa |
| Shaana naana naa naa | Shaana naana naa naa |
| Shana naana naa naa | Shana naana naa naa |
| Female | |
| Naalum naalum | Day by day |
| Sernthaal thaanae | Only when joined together |
| Chorus :Ooo…ooo.. | Chorus: Ooo...ooo.. |
| Female :Vaaram maadham | Female: Weeks and months |
| Varudam aagum | Become years |
| Chorus :Ooo…ooo.. | Chorus: Ooo...ooo.. |
| Female | |
| Intha kaalam ennum | In this garden called |
| Solai thannil | Time |
| Mann malarndha poovum sollum | Even the flower blooming from the soil says |
| Yethanaiyo kaalangalaai | For so many eras |
| Kaathirundhu thaanae | After waiting patiently |
| Naan indru malarndhen…. | I have bloomed today... |
| Enna adhisayam | What a wonder |
| Iyarkaiyin azhagilae | In the beauty of nature |
| Female | |
| Naalum naalum | Day by day |
| Chorus :Ooo…ooo.. | Chorus: Ooo...ooo.. |
| Female :Sernthaal thaanae | Female: Only when joined together |
| Chorus :Ooo…ooo.. | Chorus: Ooo...ooo.. |
| Chorus | |
| Shaana naana naa naa | Shaana naana naa naa |
| Shana naana naa naa | Shana naana naa naa |
| Shaana naana naa naa | Shaana naana naa naa |
| Shana naana naa naa | Shana naana naa naa |
| Female | |
| Pul manathin ullae | Inside the deer-like grass of the mind |
| Thulli yerum kalai pola | Leaping like fine art |
| Pala ennam | Many thoughts arise |
| Moodi vaitha unmai | The truth that was kept concealed |
| Enna vendru antha | What it is, those |
| Muthu kangal sollum | Pearl-like eyes will reveal |
| Female | |
| Sollivida vendum endru | When I come with the intention |
| Ennivarum bothu | To speak it out |
| Sorkal ennai kattipoduthae | Words bind and trap me |
| Solla solla othigaiyil | Despite practicing repeatedly to speak |
| Pakkam nindra vaarthai | The word standing right beside me |
| Andharathil vittu poguthae | Leaves me stranded in mid-air |
| Female | |
| Pesaatha nam unarvellaam | All our unsaid emotions |
| Mozhi inghu sollathu | Language cannot convey here |
| Thirumanangal inaindhaalae | If hearts unite in marriage |
| Paalangal varaathu | Bridges are no longer needed |
| Female | |
| Naalum naalum | Day by day |
| Chorus :Ooo…ooo.. | Chorus: Ooo...ooo.. |
| Female :Sernthaal thaanae | Female: Only when joined together |
| Chorus :Ooo…ooo.. | Chorus: Ooo...ooo.. |
| Female | |
| Nenjangal irandu | Two hearts |
| Thedi thedi | Searching repeatedly |
| Thannai tholaithathum enna | How did they lose themselves? |
| Kann imaigal mooda | When eyelids close |
| Antha ulaginil kanda | In that inner world seen |
| Kanavu enna | What is that dream? |
| Female | |
| Thannidathil thuligalai | Holding water droplets within itself |
| Thengi vaitha megam | The cloud that lingers |
| Entha nodi mazhai tharumoo | Which exact moment will it rain? |
| Thottu thottu kilaigalil | Gently touching through the branches |
| Pattu varum kaatru | The soothing wind passing by |
| Entha nodi poovai thodumoo | Which moment will it touch the flower? |
| Female | |
| Nadhi pogum dhisaiyodu | Along the direction the river flows |
| Siru odam sellathoo | Won't the small boat travel too? |
| Payanangal ithu enna | What kind of journey is this |
| Kadalodum thodaratho | Will it continue into the ocean? |
| Female | |
| Naalum naalum | Day by day |
| Chorus :Ooo…ooo.. | Chorus: Ooo...ooo.. |
| Female :Sernthaal thaanae | Female: Only when joined together |
| Chorus :Ooo…ooo.. | Chorus: Ooo...ooo.. |
| Female :Vaaram maadham | Female: Weeks and months |
| Chorus :Ooo…ooo.. | Chorus: Ooo...ooo.. |
| Female :Varudam aagum | Female: Become years |
| Chorus :Ooo…ooo.. | Chorus: Ooo...ooo.. |
| Female | |
| Intha kaalam ennum | In this garden called |
| Solai thannil | Time |
| Mann malarndha poovum sollum | Even the flower blooming from the soil says |
| Yethanaiyo kaalangalaai | For so many eras |
| Kaathirundhu thaanae | After waiting patiently |
| Naan indru malarndhen…. | I have bloomed today... |
| Enna adhisayam | What a wonder |
| Iyarkaiyin azhagilae | In the beauty of nature |
| Female | |
| Naalum naalum | Day by day |
| Chorus :Ooo…ooo.. | Chorus: Ooo...ooo.. |
| Female:Sernthaal thaanae | Female: Only when joined together |
| Chorus :Ooo…ooo.. | Chorus: Ooo...ooo.. |
நாளும் நாளும்
நாளும் நாளும்
சேர்ந்தால் தானே
சேர்ந்தால் தானே
வாரம் மாதம்
வாரம் மாதம்
வருடம் ஆகும்
வருடம் ஆகும்
Day by day
Male: Day by day
Female: Only when joined together
Male: Only when joined together
Female: Weeks and months
Male: Weeks and months
Female: Become years
Male: Become years
ஷான நான னா னா
ஷான நான னா னா
ஷான நான னா னா
ஷான நான னா னா
Shaana naana naa naa
Shana naana naa naa
Shaana naana naa naa
Shana naana naa naa
நாளும் நாளும்
சேர்ந்தால் தானே
குழு :
ஓ....ஓ...
வாரம் மாதம்
வருடம் ஆகும்
குழு :
ஓ....ஓ...
Day by day
Only when joined together
Chorus: Ooo...ooo..
Female: Weeks and months
Become years
Chorus: Ooo...ooo..
இந்த காலம் என்னும்
சோலை தன்னில்
மண் மலர்ந்த பூவும் சொல்லும்
எத்தனையோ காலங்களை
காத்திருந்து தானே
நான் இன்று மலர்ந்தேன்....
என்ன அதிசயம்
இயற்கையின் அழகிலே
In this garden called
Time
Even the flower blooming from the soil says
For so many eras
After waiting patiently
I have bloomed today...
What a wonder
In the beauty of nature
நாளும் நாளும்
குழு :
ஓ....ஓ...
சேர்ந்தால் தானே
குழு :
ஓ....ஓ...
Day by day
Chorus: Ooo...ooo..
Female: Only when joined together
Chorus: Ooo...ooo..
ஷான நான னா னா
ஷான நான னா னா
ஷான நான னா னா
ஷான நான னா னா
Shaana naana naa naa
Shana naana naa naa
Shaana naana naa naa
Shana naana naa naa
புல் மனதின் உள்ளே
துள்ளி ஏறும் காலை போல
பல எண்ணம்
மூடி வைத்த உண்மை
என்ன வென்று அந்த
முத்து கண்கள் சொல்லும்
Inside the deer-like grass of the mind
Leaping like fine art
Many thoughts arise
The truth that was kept concealed
What it is, those
Pearl-like eyes will reveal
சொல்லிவிட
வேண்டும் என்று
எண்ணி வரும் போது
சொற்கள் என்னை கட்டிபோடுதே
சொல்ல சொல்ல ஒத்திகையில்
பக்கம் நின்ற வார்த்தை
அந்தரத்தில் விட்டு போகுதே
When I come with the intention
To speak it out
Words bind and trap me
Despite practicing repeatedly to speak
The word standing right beside me
Leaves me stranded in mid-air
பேசாத நம் உணர்வெல்லாம்
மொழி இங்கு சொல்லாது
திருமணங்கள் இணைந்தாலே
பாலங்கள் வராது
All our unsaid emotions
Language cannot convey here
If hearts unite in marriage
Bridges are no longer needed
நாளும் நாளும்
குழு :
ஓ....ஓ...
சேர்ந்தால் தானே
குழு :
ஓ....ஓ...
Day by day
Chorus: Ooo...ooo..
Female: Only when joined together
Chorus: Ooo...ooo..
நெஞ்சங்கள் இரண்டு
தேடி தேடி
தன்னை தொலைத்ததும் என்ன
கண் இமைகள் மூட
அந்த உலகினில் கண்ட
கனவு என்ன
Two hearts
Searching repeatedly
How did they lose themselves?
When eyelids close
In that inner world seen
What is that dream?
தன்னிடத்தில் துளிகளை
தேங்கி வைத்த மேகம்
எந்த நொடி மழை தருமோ
தொட்டு தொட்டு கிளைகளில்
பட்டு வரும் காற்று
எந்த நொடி பூவை தொடுமோ
Holding water droplets within itself
The cloud that lingers
Which exact moment will it rain?
Gently touching through the branches
The soothing wind passing by
Which moment will it touch the flower?
நதி போகும் திசையோடு
சிறு ஓடம் செல்லாதோ
பயணங்கள் இது என்ன
கடலோடும் தொடராதோ
Along the direction the river flows
Won't the small boat travel too?
What kind of journey is this
Will it continue into the ocean?
நாளும் நாளும்
குழு :
ஓ....ஓ...
சேர்ந்தால் தானே
குழு :
ஓ....ஓ...
வாரம் மாதம்
குழு :
ஓ....ஓ...
வருடம் ஆகும்
குழு :
ஓ....ஓ..
Day by day
Chorus: Ooo...ooo..
Female: Only when joined together
Chorus: Ooo...ooo..
Female: Weeks and months
Chorus: Ooo...ooo..
Female: Become years
Chorus: Ooo...ooo..
இந்த காலம் என்னும்
சோலை தன்னில்
மண் மலர்ந்த
பூவும் சொல்லும்
எத்தனையோ காலங்களை
காத்திருந்து தானே
நான் இன்று மலர்ந்தேன்....
என்ன அதிசயம்
இயற்கையின் அழகிலே
In this garden called
Time
Even the flower blooming from the soil says
For so many eras
After waiting patiently
I have bloomed today...
What a wonder
In the beauty of nature
நாளும் நாளும்
குழு :
ஓ....ஓ...
சேர்ந்தால் தானே
குழு :
ஓ....ஓ...
Day by day
Chorus: Ooo...ooo..
Female: Only when joined together
Chorus: Ooo...ooo..
Naalum naalum
Day by day
Male :Naalum naalum
Male: Day by day
Female :Sernthaal thaanae
Female: Only when joined together
Male :Sernthaal thaanae
Male: Only when joined together
Female :Vaaram maadham
Female: Weeks and months
Male :Vaaram maadham
Male: Weeks and months
Female :Varudam aagum
Female: Become years
Male :Varudam aagum
Male: Become years
Shaana naana naa naa
Shaana naana naa naa
Shana naana naa naa
Shana naana naa naa
Shaana naana naa naa
Shaana naana naa naa
Shana naana naa naa
Shana naana naa naa
Naalum naalum
Day by day
Sernthaal thaanae
Only when joined together
Chorus :Ooo…ooo..
Chorus: Ooo...ooo..
Female :Vaaram maadham
Female: Weeks and months
Varudam aagum
Become years
Chorus :Ooo…ooo..
Chorus: Ooo...ooo..
Intha kaalam ennum
In this garden called
Solai thannil
Time
Mann malarndha poovum sollum
Even the flower blooming from the soil says
Yethanaiyo kaalangalaai
For so many eras
Kaathirundhu thaanae
After waiting patiently
Naan indru malarndhen….
I have bloomed today...
Enna adhisayam
What a wonder
Iyarkaiyin azhagilae
In the beauty of nature
Naalum naalum
Day by day
Chorus :Ooo…ooo..
Chorus: Ooo...ooo..
Female :Sernthaal thaanae
Female: Only when joined together
Chorus :Ooo…ooo..
Chorus: Ooo...ooo..
Shaana naana naa naa
Shaana naana naa naa
Shana naana naa naa
Shana naana naa naa
Shaana naana naa naa
Shaana naana naa naa
Shana naana naa naa
Shana naana naa naa
Pul manathin ullae
Inside the deer-like grass of the mind
Thulli yerum kalai pola
Leaping like fine art
Pala ennam
Many thoughts arise
Moodi vaitha unmai
The truth that was kept concealed
Enna vendru antha
What it is, those
Muthu kangal sollum
Pearl-like eyes will reveal
Sollivida vendum endru
When I come with the intention
Ennivarum bothu
To speak it out
Sorkal ennai kattipoduthae
Words bind and trap me
Solla solla othigaiyil
Despite practicing repeatedly to speak
Pakkam nindra vaarthai
The word standing right beside me
Andharathil vittu poguthae
Leaves me stranded in mid-air
Pesaatha nam unarvellaam
All our unsaid emotions
Mozhi inghu sollathu
Language cannot convey here
Thirumanangal inaindhaalae
If hearts unite in marriage
Paalangal varaathu
Bridges are no longer needed
Naalum naalum
Day by day
Chorus :Ooo…ooo..
Chorus: Ooo...ooo..
Female :Sernthaal thaanae
Female: Only when joined together
Chorus :Ooo…ooo..
Chorus: Ooo...ooo..
Nenjangal irandu
Two hearts
Thedi thedi
Searching repeatedly
Thannai tholaithathum enna
How did they lose themselves?
Kann imaigal mooda
When eyelids close
Antha ulaginil kanda
In that inner world seen
Kanavu enna
What is that dream?
Thannidathil thuligalai
Holding water droplets within itself
Thengi vaitha megam
The cloud that lingers
Entha nodi mazhai tharumoo
Which exact moment will it rain?
Thottu thottu kilaigalil
Gently touching through the branches
Pattu varum kaatru
The soothing wind passing by
Entha nodi poovai thodumoo
Which moment will it touch the flower?
Nadhi pogum dhisaiyodu
Along the direction the river flows
Siru odam sellathoo
Won't the small boat travel too?
Payanangal ithu enna
What kind of journey is this
Kadalodum thodaratho
Will it continue into the ocean?
Naalum naalum
Day by day
Chorus :Ooo…ooo..
Chorus: Ooo...ooo..
Female :Sernthaal thaanae
Female: Only when joined together
Chorus :Ooo…ooo..
Chorus: Ooo...ooo..
Female :Vaaram maadham
Female: Weeks and months
Chorus :Ooo…ooo..
Chorus: Ooo...ooo..
Female :Varudam aagum
Female: Become years
Chorus :Ooo…ooo..
Chorus: Ooo...ooo..
Intha kaalam ennum
In this garden called
Solai thannil
Time
Mann malarndha poovum sollum
Even the flower blooming from the soil says
Yethanaiyo kaalangalaai
For so many eras
Kaathirundhu thaanae
After waiting patiently
Naan indru malarndhen….
I have bloomed today...
Enna adhisayam
What a wonder
Iyarkaiyin azhagilae
In the beauty of nature
Naalum naalum
Day by day
Chorus :Ooo…ooo..
Chorus: Ooo...ooo..
Female:Sernthaal thaanae
Female: Only when joined together
Chorus :Ooo…ooo..
Chorus: Ooo...ooo..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Naalum Naalum' from '60 Vayathu Maaniram' reflects deeply on time, patience, love, and human connection. It metaphorically compares the passage of time—days turning into weeks, months, and years—to a blooming flower in nature's vast garden that waits patiently through eras before finally blossoming. The lyrics express the hesitation, unspoken feelings, and subtle non-verbal connection between two souls who find each other despite life's complexities and passage of time.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Intha kaalam ennum Solai thannil”
Compares time to a garden ('Kaalam ennum solai') where feelings blossom like flowers.
Simile (Upamai)
“Muthu kangal sollum”
Compares eyes to lustrous pearls ('Muthu kangal').
Personification
“Mann malarndha poovum sollum”
Attributes human speech and emotional expression to a flower ('Mann malarndha poovum sollum').
Repetition / Anaphora (Edupadaithal)
“Naalum naalum”
Repeats phrases like 'Naalum naalum' and 'Thedi thedi' for rhythmic emphasis on continuity and persistent search.
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Trivia
'60 Vayathu Maaniram' (2018) is a Tamil drama film directed by Radha Mohan starring Prakash Raj, Vikram Prabhu, and Samuthirakani. It is an official remake of the critically acclaimed 2016 Kannada movie 'Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu'. The music for this film was composed by the legendary Maestro Ilaiyaraaja.
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