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Naan Aval Illai

From Maasu Engira Masilamani · 2015

Lyricist
Madhan Karky
Singers
Karthik, Chinmayi
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Maasu Engira Masilamani
Movie release year
2015
Lyrics added on
30 Jan 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nan aval illai…nan aval illai
Azhagilum gunathilum
Ethilum nan aval illai
Un melae kadhal konden
Un vanathil rendam nilavai
Ennai pooka seivaya…seivayaaa..
Aval enghae vittu ponaalo
Anghae thodangi
Unai nan kaadhal seivenae…(Dialogue)
……………………………………
Aanal anbae… aanal anbae
Avalukku kodutha idhayathilae
Unai veithu parka thayangugiren
Aanal anbae… aanal anbae
Aval vittu parantha ulagathilae
Unnoda paraka muyalugiren..
En vannilae
Oru mugilai nee thondrinaai..
Methuvaga yen vaanamai
Virinthayadi yen nenjilae
En boomiyil orr chediyai
Poo neetinaai
Methuvaga nee kaadena
Padarnthayadi yen nenjilae
Unnalae vizhi odu sirikindren
Meendum indru
Unnalae ennai meendum
Thiranthen pennae
Iruloodu netrai naan thedinen
Ethirkaala deepam kaatinai
Aanal anbae… aanal anbae
Avalukku kodutha idhayathilae
Unai veithu parka..unai veithu parka..
Aaahaa…vaa inghu naan sollumunnae
En pillaiku thayaga anaayae..nee andru
Yen endru naan ketkum munnae
Nee yen kaadhin orathil muthathil sonnayadi..
Madi methu kidappi ehh..hoo..ehh…hoo
Thalai kothinai…ehh..hoo..ehh…hoo
Un kaadhalal en kaayam aatrinaai….
Nee than anbae…. nee than anbae…
Ini endhan nilavu…
Ini endhan uravu…
Ini endhan kanavu…
Nee than anbae… nee than anbae
Ini endhan idhayam…..
Ini endhan payanam….
Ini endhan ulagam…
Aahhaaaaa..aaaaa..aaaaaa..aaaaa
I am not her... I am not her.
Neither in beauty nor in character,
am I like her in any way.
Yet I have fallen in love with you.
As a second moon in your sky,
will you let me bloom? Will you?
From the place she left,
starting right from there,
I will love you... (Dialogue)
...
But my love... but my love,
in the heart I gave to her,
I hesitate to place you.
But my love... but my love,
in the world she left and flew away from,
I am trying to fly with you.
In my sky,
you appeared like a little cloud.
Slowly, like the whole sky,
you spread across my heart, girl.
On my ground, like a little plant,
you held out a flower.
Slowly, like a forest,
you spread across my heart, girl.
Because of you, my eyes are smiling
again today.
Because of you, I have
opened myself up again, girl.
I searched for yesterday in the dark,
and you showed me the light of tomorrow.
But my love... but my love,
in the heart I gave to her,
to place you there... to place you there...
Aha... before I could even say 'Come here',
you became a mother to my child that day.
Before I could ask you why,
you answered with a kiss beside my ear, girl.
Laying me on your lap, eh... hoo... eh... hoo,
you stroked my hair... eh... hoo... eh... hoo.
With your love, you healed my wounds.
You alone, my love... you alone, my love,
are my moon from now on...
are my bond from now on...
are my dream from now on...
You alone, my love... you alone, my love,
are my heart from now on...
are my journey from now on...
are my world from now on...
Aah haaa... aaaa... aaaaa... aaaa...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Naan Aval Illai' is a poignant romantic duet from the movie 'Maasu Engira Masilamani' (2015), composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics by Madhan Karky. Sung by Karthik and Chinmayi, the song captures a delicate dialogue of love, healing, and moving forward after heartbreak. The female protagonist acknowledges that she is not his past love and asks if he can find place in his sky for a second moon. In response, the male protagonist expresses his deep hesitation and lingering pain from his previous relationship, yet acknowledges how her gentle presence and motherly warmth have begun to heal his deep emotional wounds.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

“Un vanathil rendam nilavai”

Comparing the female lover to a 'rendam nilavu' (second moon) in his sky, symbolizing a new source of light after lost love.

Anaphora (Ebuyed/Adukkutodhar)

“Ini endhan nilavu… / Ini endhan uravu… / Ini endhan kanavu…”

Repetition of 'Ini endhan' (From now on my) at the beginning of consecutive lines to emphasize total devotion.

Extended Metaphor

“En boomiyil orr chediyai ... Methuvaga nee kaadena Padarnthayadi yen nenjilae”

Comparing her growth in his heart to a single sapling expanding into a dense forest.

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