Naan Meendum
From Billa · 2007
- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singer
- Deepika
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Billa2007
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Naan meendum | I again |
| Naanaaga vendum | Need to become myself |
| Udhavi sei | Help me |
| Penn dhegam theeyaga maarum | A woman's body turns into fire |
| Uruga vai | Make it melt |
| Female | |
| Udaigalai oru ellaiyil urithu | Stripping clothes beyond a limit |
| Unarchiyai irupulliiyil kuvithu | Concentrating emotions onto two points |
| Vetkam vittu naan ingu sonnaal | Shedding my shyness, if I speak here |
| Female | |
| Nee vandhu pogum thadayathai | The trace left by your coming and going |
| En vasam vittu chel | Leave it in my possession |
| Nee unakkul tholaitha marmathai | The mystery you lost within yourself |
| Ennullae vaithu chel | Leave it inside me |
| Female | |
| Vanamaakku ennai ranamaakku | Make me a forest, make me a wound |
| Siraiyaakku ennai iraiyaakku | Make me a prison, make me prey |
| Naangu kaalgal iravil oru payanam | Four legs embarking on a journey in the night |
| Ucha sugangal vidutha latcha thadayam | A hundred thousand traces left by ultimate pleasure |
| Sorgam kathavukku pinnaal | Behind the door of heaven |
| Naan saavi thaanae | Am I not the key? |
| Eduthu kol | Take it |
| Female | |
| Ada dhegam | Oh, the body |
| Motham poi endraal | If it is entirely an illusion |
| Sugam mattum nijamaa… | Is pleasure alone real? |
| Ada ulagam mattum nijamendraal | Oh, if the world alone is real |
| Neeyum naanum poiyaa | Are you and I false? |
| Female | |
| Nee yaaroo | Who are you? |
| Yaar arivaaro | Who knows? |
| Nizhal veru nijam therivaaro | Will they know shadow from reality? |
| Theriyum theriyum | It is known, it is known |
| Edhuvum ingae nijamillai | Nothing here is real |
| Ullae irukkum manjam | The bed that resides within |
| Ingae poiyum illai | Is not a lie here either |
| Female | |
| Poiyai nijathukkul | To the lie inside reality |
| Kalanthaal | If mixed |
| Ada atharkku peyar thaan | Oh, is that what is named |
| Manithanaa | Human? |
| Female | |
| Naan meendum | I again |
| Naanaaga vendum | Need to become myself |
| Udhavi sei | Help me |
| Penn dhegam theeyaga maarum | A woman's body turns into fire |
| Uruga vai | Make it melt |
| Female | |
| Udaigalai oru ellaiyil urithu | Stripping clothes beyond a limit |
| Unarchiyai irupulliiyil kuvithu | Concentrating emotions onto two points |
| Vetkam vittu naan ingu sonnaal | Shedding my shyness, if I speak here |
நான் மீண்டும்
நானாக வேண்டும் உதவி செய்
பெண் தேகம் தீயாக
மாறும் உருகவை
I again
Need to become myself
Help me
A woman's body turns into fire
Make it melt
உடைகளை ஒரு
எல்லையில் உறித்து
உணரச்சியை இரு புள்ளியில்
குவித்து வெட்கம் விட்டு
நான் இங்கு சொன்னால்
Stripping clothes beyond a limit
Concentrating emotions onto two points
Shedding my shyness, if I speak here
வெட்கம் விட்டேன்
நான் இங்கு உன்னால்
The trace left by your coming and going
Leave it in my possession
The mystery you lost within yourself
Leave it inside me
நீ வந்து போகும் தடயத்தை
என் வசம் விட்டுச் செல்
குழு :
அஆஆ......அஆஆ....
Make me a forest, make me a wound
Make me a prison, make me prey
Four legs embarking on a journey in the night
A hundred thousand traces left by ultimate pleasure
Behind the door of heaven
Am I not the key?
Take it
நீ உனக்குள்
தொலைத்த மர்மத்தை
என்னுள்ளே வைத்துச் செல்
குழு :
அஆஆ......அஆஆ......
Oh, the body
If it is entirely an illusion
Is pleasure alone real?
Oh, if the world alone is real
Are you and I false?
வனமாக்கு என்னை ரணமாக்கு
சிறையாக்கு என்னை இறையாக்கு
நான்கு கால்கள் இரவில் ஒரு பயணம்
உச்ச சுகங்கள் விடுத்த லட்ச தடயம்
சொர்க்கம் கதவுக்கு பின்னால்
நான் சாவிதானே எடுத்துக்கொள்
Who are you?
Who knows?
Will they know shadow from reality?
It is known, it is known
Nothing here is real
The bed that resides within
Is not a lie here either
அட தேகம் மொத்தம்
பொய் என்றால்
சுகம் மட்டும் நிஜமா
அட உலகம் மட்டும்
நிஜமென்றால்
நீயும் நானும் பொய்யா
To the lie inside reality
If mixed
Oh, is that what is named
Human?
நீ யாரோ யார் அறிவாரோ
நிழல் வேறு நிஜம் தெரிவாரோ
தெரியும் தெரியும் எதுவும்
இங்கே நிஜமில்லை
I again
Need to become myself
Help me
A woman's body turns into fire
Make it melt
உள்ளே இருக்கும் மஞ்சம்
இங்கே பொய் இல்லை
பொய்யை நிஜத்துக்குள் கலந்தால்
அட அதற்குப் பெயர்தான் மனிதனா
Stripping clothes beyond a limit
Concentrating emotions onto two points
Shedding my shyness, if I speak here
நான் மீண்டும்
நானாக வேண்டும் உதவி செய்
பெண் தேகம் தீயாக
மாறும் உருகவை
உடைகளை ஒரு
எல்லையில் உறித்து
உணரச்சியை இரு புள்ளியில்
குவித்து வெட்கம் விட்டு
நான் இங்கு சொன்னால்
Naan meendum
I again
Naanaaga vendum
Need to become myself
Udhavi sei
Help me
Penn dhegam theeyaga maarum
A woman's body turns into fire
Uruga vai
Make it melt
Udaigalai oru ellaiyil urithu
Stripping clothes beyond a limit
Unarchiyai irupulliiyil kuvithu
Concentrating emotions onto two points
Vetkam vittu naan ingu sonnaal
Shedding my shyness, if I speak here
Nee vandhu pogum thadayathai
The trace left by your coming and going
En vasam vittu chel
Leave it in my possession
Nee unakkul tholaitha marmathai
The mystery you lost within yourself
Ennullae vaithu chel
Leave it inside me
Vanamaakku ennai ranamaakku
Make me a forest, make me a wound
Siraiyaakku ennai iraiyaakku
Make me a prison, make me prey
Naangu kaalgal iravil oru payanam
Four legs embarking on a journey in the night
Ucha sugangal vidutha latcha thadayam
A hundred thousand traces left by ultimate pleasure
Sorgam kathavukku pinnaal
Behind the door of heaven
Naan saavi thaanae
Am I not the key?
Eduthu kol
Take it
Ada dhegam
Oh, the body
Motham poi endraal
If it is entirely an illusion
Sugam mattum nijamaa…
Is pleasure alone real?
Ada ulagam mattum nijamendraal
Oh, if the world alone is real
Neeyum naanum poiyaa
Are you and I false?
Nee yaaroo
Who are you?
Yaar arivaaro
Who knows?
Nizhal veru nijam therivaaro
Will they know shadow from reality?
Theriyum theriyum
It is known, it is known
Edhuvum ingae nijamillai
Nothing here is real
Ullae irukkum manjam
The bed that resides within
Ingae poiyum illai
Is not a lie here either
Poiyai nijathukkul
To the lie inside reality
Kalanthaal
If mixed
Ada atharkku peyar thaan
Oh, is that what is named
Manithanaa
Human?
Naan meendum
I again
Naanaaga vendum
Need to become myself
Udhavi sei
Help me
Penn dhegam theeyaga maarum
A woman's body turns into fire
Uruga vai
Make it melt
Udaigalai oru ellaiyil urithu
Stripping clothes beyond a limit
Unarchiyai irupulliiyil kuvithu
Concentrating emotions onto two points
Vetkam vittu naan ingu sonnaal
Shedding my shyness, if I speak here
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song Sei (Naan Meendum) from Billa (2007) is a sensual and introspective track exploring intense passion, physical intimacy, and existential reality. The singer addresses her partner, describing intimacy as a transformative fire where personal boundaries and identities dissolve, leading to a state of complete vulnerability and rebirth. Interspersed with passionate imagery are philosophical questions probing the nature of body, reality, and illusion, questioning whether sensory pleasure is the only tangible truth in a world full of mirages.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Penn dhegam theeyaga maarum / Uruga vai”
Compares a woman's body to fire that needs to melt, representing intense passion and desire.
Rhyme (Ethugai & Iyaibu)
“Vanamaakku ennai ranamaakku / Siraiyaakku ennai iraiyaakku”
Employs end-rhyme and second-letter matching across parallel imperative phrases (ranamaakku, iraiyaakku).
Paradox / Antithesis
“Nizhal veru nijam therivaaro”
Contrasts shadow (nizhal) with truth/reality (nijam), and lie (poi) with truth, examining existential themes through opposing concepts.
Metaphor
“Sorgam kathavukku pinnaal / Naan saavi thaanae”
Refers to herself as the key unlocking the door to heavenly sensory bliss.
Did you know?
Trivia
This song, officially titled 'Sei' (often referred to as 'Naan Meendum'), features music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics written by Pa. Vijay and vocals by Deepika. Featured in the 2007 Ajith Kumar blockbuster Billa, the soundtrack was acclaimed for bringing stylish, contemporary lounge and electronic music textures to Tamil cinema.
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