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Lyrics & meaning

Naan Iruntha Koyilae

From Kodiesvaran · 1999

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
P. Unnikrishnan
Music director
Aghosh
Movie name
Kodiesvaran
Movie release year
1999
Lyrics added on
12 Jul 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
……………..
……………
Naaniruntha koyilae
Neril nindra deivamae
Indru mounam yaen
Thaayai kaakk thanthaiyae
Thanthai intha pillaiyae
Indru neenginaaal
Vaiyam vittu ponaalum
Vevveraaga ponaalum
Paasamthaan pogaathu
……………..
……………..
Manjam meedhu saainthaalum
Mannil jeevan ointhaalum
Thaai mugam marakkumaa….aa..
Koodittaatha venpura
Vaanam illaa vennilaa
Intha pillaithaan
Naaniruntha koyilae
Neril nindra deivamae
Indru mounam yaen
Indru mounam yaen
...
...
O temple where I once lived,
O deity standing before my eyes,
Why are you silent today?
A father to protect his mother,
yet this father is merely a child;
if you leave today,
even if we leave this world,
even if we are torn apart,
this bond of love will never fade.
...
...
Even when I lie upon my bed,
even when life rests in the earth,
can I ever forget my mother's face? Ah...
A white dove without a nest,
a bright moon without a sky,
that is what this child has become...
O temple where I once lived,
O deity standing before my eyes,
Why are you silent today?
Why are you silent today?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This poignant song expresses a child's deep sorrow and sense of longing, addressing a revered parent as a living temple and deity. The singer questions the sudden, painful silence of the parent and laments the grief of separation. Through moving metaphors of a nestless dove and a sky without a moon, the lyrics portray feeling lost and abandoned, while affirming that pure affection and a mother's face can never be forgotten, even beyond death.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Naaniruntha koyilae / Neril nindra deivamae Construction: Naaniruntha koyilae (Lines 3-4, 20-21 Direct metaphor comparing the parent to a sacred temple and a living god.) Explanation: The parent is elevated to the status of a sacred temple and a visible deity, emphasizing reverence, safety, and devotonal love.

Metaphor

Koodittaatha venpura / Vaanam illaa vennilaa (Lines 17-18 Direct metaphor describing helpless isolation.) Explanation: The child's feeling of abandonment and lack of shelter is poetically equated to a white dove without a nest and a moon without its sky.

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Trivia

Kodiesvaran was an ambitious project produced by high-profile Tamil film producer K. T. Kunjumon to introduce his son Ebby Kunjumon, featuring music by the composer trio Agosh.

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