Naan Deva Devi
From Thangakkili · 1993
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Swarnalatha, Mano
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Thangakkili1993
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Naan dheva dhevi | I am a goddess of goddesses, |
| En paadhai vaa vaa | Come along my path, come come. |
| En aanai kettu | Obeying my command, |
| Ennodu vaa vaa | Come with me, come come. |
| En mannaadhi mannaa | O king of kings, |
| Inbam kaana vaa | Come to experience joy. |
| En ponnaana kannaa | O my golden dear one, |
| Manjam poda vaa | Come to lay the bed. |
| Male | |
| Un jambam ingae | Your pride and pomp here, |
| Sellaadhu raani | Will not work, O queen. |
| Pen jenmam neeyae | You are of woman birth, |
| Pesaamal po nee | Go away quietly without speaking. |
| Thimir thaan undhan paadhai | Arrogance alone is your path, |
| Idhu thaan nyaayamaa | Is this fair or just? |
| Ini un garvam ingae | From now on, your hubris here, |
| Adhu thaan saayumaa | Will surely bow down. |
| Male | |
| Mandhira thandhiram ingae | Will magic and tricks here, |
| Palikkumaa jeyikkumaa | Yield results and win, O Madurai Mangamma? |
| Madhurai mangammaa | Only your lost sleep remains, |
| Un nithirai kettadhu micham | Memories and dreams, |
| Ninaivugal kanavugal | Are now old stories, my dear girl. |
| Pazhasu ponnammaa | Can golden manhood, |
| Female | |
| Ponnaana aanmai | Go to waste uselessly? |
| Veenaagalaamaa | Can struggling womanhood because of you, |
| Poraadum penmai unnaal | Yearn in vain? |
| Yengalaamaa | Tell me a day, |
| Unnodu kooda | To unite with you. |
| Naal ondrai chollu | Unwanted stubbornness, |
| Vendaadha veembai | You yourself discard. |
| Neeyae vittu thallu | Have your empty words, |
| Male | |
| Un varattu vaarthaigal | Come to an end? |
| Mudindhadhaa | Are new accounting rules, |
| Pudhu kanakku vazhakkugal | Beginning now? |
| Thodangudhaa | Oh dear girl, my Kannamma! |
| Adiyae pennae kannammaa | I am a goddess of goddesses, |
| Female | |
| Naan dheva dhevi | Come along my path, come come. |
| En paadhai vaa vaa | Obeying my command, |
| En aanai kettu | Come with me, come come. |
| Ennodu vaa vaa | Arrogance alone is your path, |
| Male | |
| Thimir thaan undhan paadhai | Is this fair or just? |
| Idhu thaan nyaayamaa | From now on, your hubris here, |
| Ini un garvam ingae | Will surely bow down. |
| Adhu thaan saayumaa | A fan club in my eyes, |
| Female | |
| Kangalil rasigargal mandram | Has opened just for you, O Marudhu Pandiyan! |
| Unakkena thirandhadhu | The bed of honey-like flower called woman, |
| Marudhu paandiyanae | Is yearning and throbbing, |
| Pen enum thaen malar manjam | O my beloved hero! |
| Thavikkudhu thudikkudhu | Do not play an unmatching rhythm, |
| Enadhu naayaganae | O deer-like one! |
| Male | |
| Seraadha thaalam | An unquenchable thirst, |
| Podaadhae maanae | You have caught here in vain. |
| Theeraadha dhaagam | What a woman needs, |
| Kondaai ingu veenae | I shall state the auspicious day. |
| Pennukku thevai | Along the path of ancestors, |
| Naal endru solvaen | I shall make you walk. |
| Munnorgal paadhai | Your rough and tough nature, |
| Unnai poga cheiven | Attracts me towards you. |
| Female | |
| Un murattu gunangal | It comes threateningly and captures, |
| Ennai izhukkudhu | A place inside my heart. |
| Vandhu miratti manadhil | My precious darling, my dear one! |
| Idam pidikkudhu | Your pride and pomp here, |
| Kannae ponnae kannaiyaa | Will not work, O queen. |
| Male | |
| Un jambam ingae | You are of woman birth, |
| Sellaadhu raani | Go away quietly without speaking. |
| Pen jenmam neeyae | O king of kings, |
| Pesaamal po nee | Come to experience joy. |
| Female | |
| En mannaadhi mannaa | O my golden dear one, |
| Inbam kaana vaa | Come to lay the bed. |
| En ponnaana kannaa | I am a goddess of goddesses, |
| Manjam poda vaa | Come along my path, come come. |
| Female | |
| Naan dheva dhevi | Obeying my command, |
| En paadhai vaa vaa | Come with me, come come. |
| En aanai kettu | |
| Ennodu vaa vaa | |
நான் தேவ தேவி
என் பாதை வா வா
என் ஆணை கேட்டு
என்னோடு வா வா
I am a goddess of goddesses,
Come along my path, come come.
Obeying my command,
Come with me, come come.
O king of kings,
Come to experience joy.
O my golden dear one,
Come to lay the bed.
என் மன்னாதி மன்னா
இன்பம் காண வா
என் பொன்னான கண்ணா
மஞ்சம் போட வா
Your pride and pomp here,
Will not work, O queen.
You are of woman birth,
Go away quietly without speaking.
Arrogance alone is your path,
Is this fair or just?
From now on, your hubris here,
Will surely bow down.
உன் ஜம்பம் இங்கே
செல்லாது ராணி
பெண் ஜென்மம் நீயே
பேசாமல் போ நீ
Will magic and tricks here,
Yield results and win, O Madurai Mangamma?
Only your lost sleep remains,
Memories and dreams,
Are now old stories, my dear girl.
Can golden manhood,
திமிர்தான் உந்தன் பாதை
இதுதான் ஞாயமா
இனி உன் கர்வம்
இங்கே அதுதான் சாயுமா
Go to waste uselessly?
Can struggling womanhood because of you,
Yearn in vain?
Tell me a day,
To unite with you.
Unwanted stubbornness,
You yourself discard.
Have your empty words,
மந்திர தந்திரம் இங்கே
பலிக்குமா ஜெயிக்குமா
மதுரை மங்கம்மா
உன் நித்திரை
கெட்டது மிச்சம்
நினைவுகள் கனவுகள்
பழசு பொன்னம்மா
Come to an end?
Are new accounting rules,
Beginning now?
Oh dear girl, my Kannamma!
I am a goddess of goddesses,
பொன்னான ஆண்மை
வீணாகலாமா
போராடும் பெண்மை உன்னால்
ஏங்கலாமா
உன்னோடு கூட
நாள் ஒன்றைச் சொல்லு
வேண்டாத வீம்பை
நீயே விட்டுத் தள்ளு
Come along my path, come come.
Obeying my command,
Come with me, come come.
Arrogance alone is your path,
உன் வரட்டு
வார்த்தைகள் முடிந்ததா
புதுக்கணக்கு வழக்குகள்
தொடங்குதா
அடியே பெண்ணே கண்ணம்மா
Is this fair or just?
From now on, your hubris here,
Will surely bow down.
A fan club in my eyes,
நான் தேவ தேவி
என் பாதை வா வா
என் ஆணை கேட்டு
என்னோடு வா வா
Has opened just for you, O Marudhu Pandiyan!
The bed of honey-like flower called woman,
Is yearning and throbbing,
O my beloved hero!
Do not play an unmatching rhythm,
O deer-like one!
திமிர்தான் உந்தன் பாதை
இதுதான் ஞாயமா
இனி உன் கர்வம்
இங்கே அதுதான் சாயுமா
An unquenchable thirst,
You have caught here in vain.
What a woman needs,
I shall state the auspicious day.
Along the path of ancestors,
I shall make you walk.
Your rough and tough nature,
Attracts me towards you.
கண்களில் ரசிகர்கள் மன்றம்
உனக்கென திறந்தது
மருது பாண்டியனே
பெண் எனும்
தேன் மலர் மஞ்சம்
தவிக்குது துடிக்குது
எனது நாயகனே
It comes threateningly and captures,
A place inside my heart.
My precious darling, my dear one!
Your pride and pomp here,
Will not work, O queen.
சேராத தாளம்
போடாதே மானே
தீராத தாகம் கொண்டாய்
இங்கு வீணே
பெண்ணுக்குத் தேவை
நாளென்று சொல்வேன்
முன்னோர்கள் பாதை
உன்னை போகச் செய்வேன்
You are of woman birth,
Go away quietly without speaking.
O king of kings,
Come to experience joy.
உன் முரட்டு குணங்கள்
என்னை இழுக்குது
வந்து மிரட்டி மனதில்
இடம் பிடிக்குது
கண்ணே பொன்னே
கண்ணையா
O my golden dear one,
Come to lay the bed.
I am a goddess of goddesses,
Come along my path, come come.
உன் ஜம்பம் இங்கே
செல்லாது ராணி
பெண் ஜென்மம் நீயே
பேசாமல் போ நீ
Obeying my command,
Come with me, come come.
என் மன்னாதி மன்னா
இன்பம் காணவா
என் பொன்னான கண்ணா
மஞ்சம் போடவா
நான் தேவ தேவி
என் பாதை வா வா
என் ஆணை கேட்டு
என்னோடு வா வா
Naan dheva dhevi
I am a goddess of goddesses,
En paadhai vaa vaa
Come along my path, come come.
En aanai kettu
Obeying my command,
Ennodu vaa vaa
Come with me, come come.
En mannaadhi mannaa
O king of kings,
Inbam kaana vaa
Come to experience joy.
En ponnaana kannaa
O my golden dear one,
Manjam poda vaa
Come to lay the bed.
Un jambam ingae
Your pride and pomp here,
Sellaadhu raani
Will not work, O queen.
Pen jenmam neeyae
You are of woman birth,
Pesaamal po nee
Go away quietly without speaking.
Thimir thaan undhan paadhai
Arrogance alone is your path,
Idhu thaan nyaayamaa
Is this fair or just?
Ini un garvam ingae
From now on, your hubris here,
Adhu thaan saayumaa
Will surely bow down.
Mandhira thandhiram ingae
Will magic and tricks here,
Palikkumaa jeyikkumaa
Yield results and win, O Madurai Mangamma?
Madhurai mangammaa
Only your lost sleep remains,
Un nithirai kettadhu micham
Memories and dreams,
Ninaivugal kanavugal
Are now old stories, my dear girl.
Pazhasu ponnammaa
Can golden manhood,
Ponnaana aanmai
Go to waste uselessly?
Veenaagalaamaa
Can struggling womanhood because of you,
Poraadum penmai unnaal
Yearn in vain?
Yengalaamaa
Tell me a day,
Unnodu kooda
To unite with you.
Naal ondrai chollu
Unwanted stubbornness,
Vendaadha veembai
You yourself discard.
Neeyae vittu thallu
Have your empty words,
Un varattu vaarthaigal
Come to an end?
Mudindhadhaa
Are new accounting rules,
Pudhu kanakku vazhakkugal
Beginning now?
Thodangudhaa
Oh dear girl, my Kannamma!
Adiyae pennae kannammaa
I am a goddess of goddesses,
Naan dheva dhevi
Come along my path, come come.
En paadhai vaa vaa
Obeying my command,
En aanai kettu
Come with me, come come.
Ennodu vaa vaa
Arrogance alone is your path,
Thimir thaan undhan paadhai
Is this fair or just?
Idhu thaan nyaayamaa
From now on, your hubris here,
Ini un garvam ingae
Will surely bow down.
Adhu thaan saayumaa
A fan club in my eyes,
Kangalil rasigargal mandram
Has opened just for you, O Marudhu Pandiyan!
Unakkena thirandhadhu
The bed of honey-like flower called woman,
Marudhu paandiyanae
Is yearning and throbbing,
Pen enum thaen malar manjam
O my beloved hero!
Thavikkudhu thudikkudhu
Do not play an unmatching rhythm,
Enadhu naayaganae
O deer-like one!
Seraadha thaalam
An unquenchable thirst,
Podaadhae maanae
You have caught here in vain.
Theeraadha dhaagam
What a woman needs,
Kondaai ingu veenae
I shall state the auspicious day.
Pennukku thevai
Along the path of ancestors,
Naal endru solvaen
I shall make you walk.
Munnorgal paadhai
Your rough and tough nature,
Unnai poga cheiven
Attracts me towards you.
Un murattu gunangal
It comes threateningly and captures,
Ennai izhukkudhu
A place inside my heart.
Vandhu miratti manadhil
My precious darling, my dear one!
Idam pidikkudhu
Your pride and pomp here,
Kannae ponnae kannaiyaa
Will not work, O queen.
Un jambam ingae
You are of woman birth,
Sellaadhu raani
Go away quietly without speaking.
Pen jenmam neeyae
O king of kings,
Pesaamal po nee
Come to experience joy.
En mannaadhi mannaa
O my golden dear one,
Inbam kaana vaa
Come to lay the bed.
En ponnaana kannaa
I am a goddess of goddesses,
Manjam poda vaa
Come along my path, come come.
Naan dheva dhevi
Obeying my command,
En paadhai vaa vaa
Come with me, come come.
En aanai kettu
Ennodu vaa vaa
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Naan Dheva Dhevi' from the 1993 Tamil film 'Thangakkili' is a playful and ego-clashing duet between two strong-willed individuals. The female protagonist proudly declares her supremacy and demands that her lover bow to her commands, while the male lead counters her pride, reminding her that her arrogance and tricks will not work on him. As the song progresses, the banter shifts from defiance to romantic confession, acknowledging their underlying mutual attraction.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyming)
“Un jambam ingae / Pen jenmam neeyae”
Rhyming of the second consonant across lines, such as 'dheva' and 'paadhai', or 'jambam' and 'jenmam'.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Pen enum thaen malar manjam”
Comparing a woman's welcoming presence to a flower bed filled with honey.
Repetition (Erattai Kilavi / Anaphora)
“En paadhai vaa vaa”
Use of repeated words 'vaa vaa' for lyrical rhythm and emphasis.
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Trivia
Written by the iconic lyricist Vaali, the song features classic 90s Tamil romantic sparring tropes, referencing historical and cultural figures like 'Madhurai Mangamma' and 'Marudhu Paandiyan' to highlight regional pride and authority.
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