Naalum Naalum V2
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 |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| Shaana naana naa naa | Vocalizing: Shaana naana naa naa |
| Shana naana naa naa | Vocalizing: Shana naana naa naa |
| Shaana naana naa naa | Vocalizing: Shaana naana naa naa |
| Shana naana naa naa | Vocalizing: Shana naana naa naa |
| Male | |
| Naalum naalum | Day after day |
| Sernthaal thaanae | Only when they join together |
| Vaaram maadham | Week and month |
| Chorus :Ooo…ooo.. | Chorus: Ooo... ooo... |
| Male :Varudam aagum | Male: Become a year |
| Chorus :Ooo…ooo.. | Chorus: Ooo... ooo... |
| Female | |
| Intha kaalam ennum | In this garden |
| Solai thannil | Called time |
| Mann malarndha poovum sollum | Even the flower that bloomed from the soil speaks |
| Yethanaiyo kaalangalaai | For so many ages |
| Kaathirundhu thaanae | Having waited patiently |
| Naan indru malarndhen…. | I bloomed today... |
| Enna adhisayam | What a wonder |
| Iyarkaiyin azhagilae | In the beauty of nature |
| Male | |
| Naalum naalum | Day after day |
| Chorus :Ooo…ooo.. | Chorus: Ooo... ooo... |
| Male :Sernthaal thaanae | Male: Only when they join together |
| Chorus :Ooo…ooo.. | Chorus: Ooo... ooo... |
| Chorus | |
| Shaana naana naa naa | Vocalizing: Shaana naana naa naa |
| Shana naana naa naa | Vocalizing: Shana naana naa naa |
| Shaana naana naa naa | Vocalizing: Shaana naana naa naa |
| Shana naana naa naa | Vocalizing: Shana naana naa naa |
| Female | |
| Pul manathin ullae | Deep within the grassy heart |
| Thulli yerum kalai pola | Like a deer leaping up |
| Pala ennam | Many thoughts arise |
| Moodi vaitha unmai | The truth that was kept hidden |
| Enna vendru antha | What it really is |
| Muthu kangal sollum | Those pearl-like eyes will tell |
| Male | |
| Sollivida vendum endru | Wanting to speak it out |
| Ennivarum bothu | When the thought arises |
| Sorkal ennai kattipoduthae | Words tie me down |
| Solla solla othigaiyil | Rehearsing over and over to say it |
| Pakkam nindra vaarthai | The words standing nearby |
| Andharathil vittu poguthae | Leave me hanging in mid-air |
| Female | |
| Pesaatha nam unarvellaam | All our unspoken feelings |
| Mozhi inghu sollathu | Language cannot express here |
| Thirumanangal inaindhaalae | Only if minds and hearts unite |
| Paalangal varaathu | Bridges will not be needed |
| Male | |
| Naalum naalum | Day after day |
| Chorus :Ooo…ooo.. | Chorus: Ooo... ooo... |
| Male :Sernthaal thaanae | Male: Only when they join together |
| Chorus :Ooo…ooo.. | Chorus: Ooo... ooo... |
| Male | |
| Nenjangal irandu | Two hearts |
| Thedi thedi | Searching and searching |
| Thannai tholaithathum enna | Why did they lose themselves? |
| Kann imaigal mooda | As eyelids close |
| Antha ulaginil kanda | In that world seen |
| Kanavu enna | What is that dream? |
| Female | |
| Thannidathil thuligalai | Holding water droplets within itself |
| Thengi vaitha megam | The cloud that accumulated them |
| Entha nodi mazhai tharumoo | Which second will it give rain? |
| Thottu thottu kilaigalil | Gently touching branch after branch |
| Pattu varum kaatru | The breeze brushing past |
| Entha nodi poovai thodumoo | Which second will it touch the flower? |
| Male | |
| Nadhi pogum dhisaiyodu | Along the direction the river flows |
| Siru odam sellathoo | Will the little boat not go? |
| Payanangal ithu enna | What kind of journey is this? |
| Kadalodum thodaratho | Will it continue into the sea? |
| Male | |
| Naalum naalum | Day after day |
| Chorus :Ooo…ooo.. | Chorus: Ooo... ooo... |
| Female :Sernthaal thaanae | Female: Only when they join together |
| Chorus :Ooo…ooo.. | Chorus: Ooo... ooo... |
| Male :Vaaram maadham | Male: Week and month |
| Chorus :Ooo…ooo.. | Chorus: Ooo... ooo... |
| Female :Varudam aagum | Female: Become a year |
| Chorus :Ooo…ooo.. | Chorus: Ooo... ooo... |
| Male | |
| Intha kaalam ennum | In this garden |
| Solai thannil | Called time |
| Female :Mann malarndha | Female: Bloomed from soil |
| Poovum sollum | Even the flower speaks |
| Yethanaiyo kaalangalaai | For so many ages |
| Kaathirundhu thaanae | Having waited patiently |
| Naan indru malarndhen…. | I bloomed today... |
| Male :Enna adhisayam | Male: What a wonder |
| Iyarkaiyin azhagilae | In the beauty of nature |
| Female | |
| Naalum naalum | Day after day |
| Chorus :Ooo…ooo.. | Chorus: Ooo... ooo... |
| Male :Sernthaal thaanae | Male: Only when they join together |
| Chorus :Ooo…ooo.. | Chorus: Ooo... ooo... |
ஷான நான னா னா
ஷான நான னா னா
ஷான நான னா னா
ஷான நான னா னா
Vocalizing: Shaana naana naa naa
Vocalizing: Shana naana naa naa
Vocalizing: Shaana naana naa naa
Vocalizing: Shana naana naa naa
நாளும் நாளும்
சேர்ந்தால் தானே
வாரம் மாதம்
குழு :
ஓ....ஓ...
வருடம் ஆகும்
குழு :
ஓ....ஓ...
Day after day
Only when they join together
Week and month
Chorus: Ooo... ooo...
Male: Become a year
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 that bloomed from the soil speaks
For so many ages
Having waited patiently
I bloomed today...
What a wonder
In the beauty of nature
நாளும் நாளும்
குழு :
ஓ....ஓ...
சேர்ந்தால் தானே
குழு :
ஓ....ஓ...
Day after day
Chorus: Ooo... ooo...
Male: Only when they join together
Chorus: Ooo... ooo...
ஷான நான னா னா
ஷான நான னா னா
ஷான நான னா னா
ஷான நான னா னா
Vocalizing: Shaana naana naa naa
Vocalizing: Shana naana naa naa
Vocalizing: Shaana naana naa naa
Vocalizing: Shana naana naa naa
புல் மனதின் உள்ளே
துள்ளி ஏறும் காலை போல
பல எண்ணம்
மூடி வைத்த உண்மை
என்ன வென்று அந்த
முத்து கண்கள் சொல்லும்
Deep within the grassy heart
Like a deer leaping up
Many thoughts arise
The truth that was kept hidden
What it really is
Those pearl-like eyes will tell
சொல்லிவிட
வேண்டும் என்று
எண்ணி வரும் போது
சொற்கள் என்னை கட்டிபோடுதே
சொல்ல சொல்ல ஒத்திகையில்
பக்கம் நின்ற வார்த்தை
அந்தரத்தில் விட்டு போகுதே
Wanting to speak it out
When the thought arises
Words tie me down
Rehearsing over and over to say it
The words standing nearby
Leave me hanging in mid-air
பேசாத நம் உணர்வெல்லாம்
மொழி இங்கு சொல்லாது
திருமணங்கள் இணைந்தாலே
பாலங்கள் வராது
All our unspoken feelings
Language cannot express here
Only if minds and hearts unite
Bridges will not be needed
நாளும் நாளும்
குழு :
ஓ....ஓ...
சேர்ந்தால் தானே
குழு :
ஓ....ஓ...
Day after day
Chorus: Ooo... ooo...
Male: Only when they join together
Chorus: Ooo... ooo...
நெஞ்சங்கள் இரண்டு
தேடி தேடி
தன்னை தொலைத்ததும் என்ன
கண் இமைகள் மூட
அந்த உலகினில் கண்ட
கனவு என்ன
Two hearts
Searching and searching
Why did they lose themselves?
As eyelids close
In that 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 accumulated them
Which second will it give rain?
Gently touching branch after branch
The breeze brushing past
Which second will it touch the flower?
நதி போகும் திசையோடு
சிறு ஓடம் செல்லாதோ
பயணங்கள் இது என்ன
கடலோடும் தொடராதோ
Along the direction the river flows
Will the little boat not go?
What kind of journey is this?
Will it continue into the sea?
நாளும் நாளும்
குழு :
ஓ....ஓ...
சேர்ந்தால் தானே
குழு :
ஓ....ஓ...
வாரம் மாதம்
குழு :
ஓ....ஓ...
வருடம் ஆகும்
குழு :
ஓ....ஓ..
Day after day
Chorus: Ooo... ooo...
Female: Only when they join together
Chorus: Ooo... ooo...
Male: Week and month
Chorus: Ooo... ooo...
Female: Become a year
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
Female: Bloomed from soil
Even the flower speaks
For so many ages
Having waited patiently
I bloomed today...
Male: What a wonder
In the beauty of nature
நாளும் நாளும்
குழு :
ஓ....ஓ...
சேர்ந்தால் தானே
குழு :
ஓ....ஓ...
Day after day
Chorus: Ooo... ooo...
Male: Only when they join together
Chorus: Ooo... ooo...
Shaana naana naa naa
Vocalizing: Shaana naana naa naa
Shana naana naa naa
Vocalizing: Shana naana naa naa
Shaana naana naa naa
Vocalizing: Shaana naana naa naa
Shana naana naa naa
Vocalizing: Shana naana naa naa
Naalum naalum
Day after day
Sernthaal thaanae
Only when they join together
Vaaram maadham
Week and month
Chorus :Ooo…ooo..
Chorus: Ooo... ooo...
Male :Varudam aagum
Male: Become a year
Chorus :Ooo…ooo..
Chorus: Ooo... ooo...
Intha kaalam ennum
In this garden
Solai thannil
Called time
Mann malarndha poovum sollum
Even the flower that bloomed from the soil speaks
Yethanaiyo kaalangalaai
For so many ages
Kaathirundhu thaanae
Having waited patiently
Naan indru malarndhen….
I bloomed today...
Enna adhisayam
What a wonder
Iyarkaiyin azhagilae
In the beauty of nature
Naalum naalum
Day after day
Chorus :Ooo…ooo..
Chorus: Ooo... ooo...
Male :Sernthaal thaanae
Male: Only when they join together
Chorus :Ooo…ooo..
Chorus: Ooo... ooo...
Shaana naana naa naa
Vocalizing: Shaana naana naa naa
Shana naana naa naa
Vocalizing: Shana naana naa naa
Shaana naana naa naa
Vocalizing: Shaana naana naa naa
Shana naana naa naa
Vocalizing: Shana naana naa naa
Pul manathin ullae
Deep within the grassy heart
Thulli yerum kalai pola
Like a deer leaping up
Pala ennam
Many thoughts arise
Moodi vaitha unmai
The truth that was kept hidden
Enna vendru antha
What it really is
Muthu kangal sollum
Those pearl-like eyes will tell
Sollivida vendum endru
Wanting to speak it out
Ennivarum bothu
When the thought arises
Sorkal ennai kattipoduthae
Words tie me down
Solla solla othigaiyil
Rehearsing over and over to say it
Pakkam nindra vaarthai
The words standing nearby
Andharathil vittu poguthae
Leave me hanging in mid-air
Pesaatha nam unarvellaam
All our unspoken feelings
Mozhi inghu sollathu
Language cannot express here
Thirumanangal inaindhaalae
Only if minds and hearts unite
Paalangal varaathu
Bridges will not be needed
Naalum naalum
Day after day
Chorus :Ooo…ooo..
Chorus: Ooo... ooo...
Male :Sernthaal thaanae
Male: Only when they join together
Chorus :Ooo…ooo..
Chorus: Ooo... ooo...
Nenjangal irandu
Two hearts
Thedi thedi
Searching and searching
Thannai tholaithathum enna
Why did they lose themselves?
Kann imaigal mooda
As eyelids close
Antha ulaginil kanda
In that world seen
Kanavu enna
What is that dream?
Thannidathil thuligalai
Holding water droplets within itself
Thengi vaitha megam
The cloud that accumulated them
Entha nodi mazhai tharumoo
Which second will it give rain?
Thottu thottu kilaigalil
Gently touching branch after branch
Pattu varum kaatru
The breeze brushing past
Entha nodi poovai thodumoo
Which second will it touch the flower?
Nadhi pogum dhisaiyodu
Along the direction the river flows
Siru odam sellathoo
Will the little boat not go?
Payanangal ithu enna
What kind of journey is this?
Kadalodum thodaratho
Will it continue into the sea?
Naalum naalum
Day after day
Chorus :Ooo…ooo..
Chorus: Ooo... ooo...
Female :Sernthaal thaanae
Female: Only when they join together
Chorus :Ooo…ooo..
Chorus: Ooo... ooo...
Male :Vaaram maadham
Male: Week and month
Chorus :Ooo…ooo..
Chorus: Ooo... ooo...
Female :Varudam aagum
Female: Become a year
Chorus :Ooo…ooo..
Chorus: Ooo... ooo...
Intha kaalam ennum
In this garden
Solai thannil
Called time
Female :Mann malarndha
Female: Bloomed from soil
Poovum sollum
Even the flower speaks
Yethanaiyo kaalangalaai
For so many ages
Kaathirundhu thaanae
Having waited patiently
Naan indru malarndhen….
I bloomed today...
Male :Enna adhisayam
Male: What a wonder
Iyarkaiyin azhagilae
In the beauty of nature
Naalum naalum
Day after day
Chorus :Ooo…ooo..
Chorus: Ooo... ooo...
Male :Sernthaal thaanae
Male: Only when they join together
Chorus :Ooo…ooo..
Chorus: Ooo... ooo...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Naalum Naalum is a reflective and soulful song from the movie 60 Vayathu Maaniram, composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics written by Vivek. The song meditates on the steady passage of time—how days build into weeks, months, and years—and uses poignant nature imagery like flowers waiting ages to bloom, clouds holding raindrops, and gentle breezes brushing past branches to reflect patience, emotional growth, and love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Oruvagai)
“Intha kaalam ennum Solai thannil”
Compares time to a garden where flowers bloom through waiting.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Pul manathin ullae Thulli yerum kalai pola”
Compares thoughts springing up in the heart to a deer leaping.
Metaphor (Oruvagai)
“Muthu kangal sollum”
Compares beautiful eyes to precious pearls.
Repetition (Edukku Thodar)
“Thedi thedi / Thottu thottu”
Repeated words used for rhythmic emphasis and imagery of continuity.
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Trivia
60 Vayathu Maaniram (2018) is a Tamil drama directed by Radha Mohan, starring Prakash Raj, Vikram Prabhu, and Samuthirakani. It is an official remake of the acclaimed 2016 Kannada film Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu. The song features music composed by legendary Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Vivek.
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