Naan Nenjukkulle Unna Vachen
From Kadaikan Parvai · 1986
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singer
- Malaysia Vasudevan
- Music director
- V. S. Narasimhan
- Details
- Kadaikan Parvai1986
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Naan nenjukkullae unna vachaen | I kept you inside my heart |
| Nee en manasa killi vachae | You pinched my heart |
| Naan nenjukkullae unna vachaen | I kept you inside my heart |
| Nee en manasa killi vachae | You pinched my heart |
| Male | |
| Kannil enna pechu kanavu kalanju pochu | What conversation is in the eyes? The dream has dissolved |
| Kaalam neram paarththu kadhaiyum thodangiyachchu | Seeing the right time and hour, the story has begun |
| Maalai velai bodhai yaerum | In the evening time, intoxication rises |
| Male | |
| Adi pullae | Oh girl! |
| Naan nenjukkullae unna vachaen | I kept you inside my heart |
| Nee en manasa killi vachae | You pinched my heart |
| Male | |
| Ooru urangum velaiyilae | When the town is sleeping |
| Odhungi neeyum vaa mayilae | You too come quietly, my peacock |
| Maman irukkaan thanimaiyilae | Your uncle is here in solitude |
| Sarasam paada vaa kuyilae | Come to sing romance, my cuckoo |
| Male | |
| Ooru urangum velaiyilae | When the town is sleeping |
| Odhungi neeyum vaa mayilae | You too come quietly, my peacock |
| Maman irukkaan thanimaiyilae | Your uncle is here in solitude |
| Sarasam paada vaa kuyilae | Come to sing romance, my cuckoo |
| Male | |
| Yaedho oru vegam kooduthu | Some kind of urgency builds up |
| Dhenam dhenam thegam vaaduthu | Day by day, the body languishes |
| Munthaana sariyaai ninnaalae | If she stands adjusting her saree end |
| Munnooru kadhaiya sonnaalae | She tells three hundred stories |
| Empaadu kondaattanthaan | My condition is a celebration! |
| Male | |
| Adi pullae | Oh girl! |
| Naan nenjukkullae unna vachaen | I kept you inside my heart |
| Nee en manasa killi vachae | You pinched my heart |
| Male | |
| Kannil enna pechu kanavu kalanju pochu | What conversation is in the eyes? The dream has dissolved |
| Kaalam neram paarththu kadhaiyum thodangiyachchu | Seeing the right time and hour, the story has begun |
| Maalai velai bodhai yaerum | In the evening time, intoxication rises |
| Male | |
| Adi pullae | Oh girl! |
| Naan nenjukkullae unna vachaen | I kept you inside my heart |
| Nee en manasa killi vachae | You pinched my heart |
| Male | |
| Poovum naarum inainjiruchchu | The flower and the fiber thread have joined |
| Poosa neram nerungiruchchu | The time for rituals is drawing near |
| Paalum pazhamum kalanthirukku | Milk and fruit are mixed together |
| Manasa onnaa saernthukichchu | The hearts have united as one |
| Male | |
| Pudhu sugam vanthu modhuthu | A new pleasure crashes in |
| Dhenam dhenam sindhu paaduthu | Day by day, it sings a folk melody |
| Nenjoram paayum senthooram | The vermilion flows by the side of the heart |
| Anjaaru naalaa manthaaram | For five or six days it has been cloudy |
| Empaadu thindaattamthaan | My condition is a struggle! |
| Male | |
| Adi pullae | Oh girl! |
| Naan nenjukkullae unna vachaen | I kept you inside my heart |
| Nee en manasa killi vachae | You pinched my heart |
| Male | |
| Kannil enna pechu kanavu kalanju pochu | What conversation is in the eyes? The dream has dissolved |
| Kaalam neram paarththu kadhaiyum thodangiyachchu | Seeing the right time and hour, the story has begun |
| Maalai velai bodhai yaerum | In the evening time, intoxication rises |
| Male | |
| Adi pullae | Oh girl! |
| Naan nenjukkullae unna vachaen | I kept you inside my heart |
| Nee en manasa killi vachae | You pinched my heart |
நான் நெஞ்சுக்குள்ளே உன்ன வச்சேன்
நீ என் மனச கிள்ளி வச்சே
நான் நெஞ்சுக்குள்ளே உன்ன வச்சேன்
நீ என் மனச கிள்ளிவச்சே
I kept you inside my heart
You pinched my heart
I kept you inside my heart
You pinched my heart
கண்ணில் என்ன பேச்சு கனவு கலைஞ்சு போச்சு
காலம் நேரம் பார்த்து கதையும் தொடங்கியாச்சு
மாலை வேளை போதை ஏறும்
What conversation is in the eyes? The dream has dissolved
Seeing the right time and hour, the story has begun
In the evening time, intoxication rises
அடிப் புள்ளே
நான் நெஞ்சுக்குள்ளே உன்ன வச்சேன்
நீ என் மனச கிள்ளிவச்சே
Oh girl!
I kept you inside my heart
You pinched my heart
ஊரு உறங்கும் வேளையிலே
ஒதுங்கி நீயும் வா மயிலே
மாமன் இருக்கான் தனிமையிலே
சரசம் பாட வா குயிலே
When the town is sleeping
You too come quietly, my peacock
Your uncle is here in solitude
Come to sing romance, my cuckoo
ஊரு உறங்கும் வேளையிலே
ஒதுங்கி நீயும் வா மயிலே
மாமன் இருக்கான் தனிமையிலே
சரசம் பாட வா குயிலே
When the town is sleeping
You too come quietly, my peacock
Your uncle is here in solitude
Come to sing romance, my cuckoo
ஏதோ ஒரு வேகம் கூடுது
தெனம் தெனம் தேகம் வாடுது
முந்தான சரியாய் நின்னாளே
முன்னூறு கதைய சொன்னாளே
எம்பாடு கொண்டாட்டந்தான்
Some kind of urgency builds up
Day by day, the body languishes
If she stands adjusting her saree end
She tells three hundred stories
My condition is a celebration!
அடிப் புள்ளே
நான் நெஞ்சுக்குள்ளே உன்ன வச்சேன்
நீ என் மனச கிள்ளிவச்சே
Oh girl!
I kept you inside my heart
You pinched my heart
கண்ணில் என்ன பேச்சு கனவு கலைஞ்சு போச்சு
காலம் நேரம் பார்த்து கதையும் தொடங்கியாச்சு
மாலை வேளை போதை ஏறும்
What conversation is in the eyes? The dream has dissolved
Seeing the right time and hour, the story has begun
In the evening time, intoxication rises
அடிப் புள்ளே
நான் நெஞ்சுக்குள்ளே உன்ன வச்சேன்
நீ என் மனச கிள்ளிவச்சே
Oh girl!
I kept you inside my heart
You pinched my heart
பூவும் நாரும் இணைஞ்சிருச்சு
பூச நேரம் நெருங்கிருச்சு
பாலும் பழமும் கலந்திருக்கு
மனச ஒண்ணா சேர்த்துக்கிச்சு
The flower and the fiber thread have joined
The time for rituals is drawing near
Milk and fruit are mixed together
The hearts have united as one
புது சுகம் வந்து மோதுது
தெனம் தெனம் சிந்து பாடுது
நெஞ்சோரம் பாயும் செந்தூரம்
அஞ்சாறு நாளா மந்தாரம்
எம்பாடு திண்டாட்டம்தான்
A new pleasure crashes in
Day by day, it sings a folk melody
The vermilion flows by the side of the heart
For five or six days it has been cloudy
My condition is a struggle!
அடிப் புள்ளே
நான் நெஞ்சுக்குள்ளே உன்ன வச்சேன்
நீ என் மனச கிள்ளிவச்சே
Oh girl!
I kept you inside my heart
You pinched my heart
கண்ணில் என்ன பேச்சு கனவு கலைஞ்சு போச்சு
காலம் நேரம் பார்த்து கதையும் முடிஞ்சு போச்சு
மாலை வேளை போதை ஏறும்
What conversation is in the eyes? The dream has dissolved
Seeing the right time and hour, the story has begun
In the evening time, intoxication rises
அடிப் புள்ளே
நான் நெஞ்சுக்குள்ளே உன்ன வச்சேன்
நீ என் மனச கிள்ளிவச்சே
Oh girl!
I kept you inside my heart
You pinched my heart
Naan nenjukkullae unna vachaen
I kept you inside my heart
Nee en manasa killi vachae
You pinched my heart
Naan nenjukkullae unna vachaen
I kept you inside my heart
Nee en manasa killi vachae
You pinched my heart
Kannil enna pechu kanavu kalanju pochu
What conversation is in the eyes? The dream has dissolved
Kaalam neram paarththu kadhaiyum thodangiyachchu
Seeing the right time and hour, the story has begun
Maalai velai bodhai yaerum
In the evening time, intoxication rises
Adi pullae
Oh girl!
Naan nenjukkullae unna vachaen
I kept you inside my heart
Nee en manasa killi vachae
You pinched my heart
Ooru urangum velaiyilae
When the town is sleeping
Odhungi neeyum vaa mayilae
You too come quietly, my peacock
Maman irukkaan thanimaiyilae
Your uncle is here in solitude
Sarasam paada vaa kuyilae
Come to sing romance, my cuckoo
Ooru urangum velaiyilae
When the town is sleeping
Odhungi neeyum vaa mayilae
You too come quietly, my peacock
Maman irukkaan thanimaiyilae
Your uncle is here in solitude
Sarasam paada vaa kuyilae
Come to sing romance, my cuckoo
Yaedho oru vegam kooduthu
Some kind of urgency builds up
Dhenam dhenam thegam vaaduthu
Day by day, the body languishes
Munthaana sariyaai ninnaalae
If she stands adjusting her saree end
Munnooru kadhaiya sonnaalae
She tells three hundred stories
Empaadu kondaattanthaan
My condition is a celebration!
Adi pullae
Oh girl!
Naan nenjukkullae unna vachaen
I kept you inside my heart
Nee en manasa killi vachae
You pinched my heart
Kannil enna pechu kanavu kalanju pochu
What conversation is in the eyes? The dream has dissolved
Kaalam neram paarththu kadhaiyum thodangiyachchu
Seeing the right time and hour, the story has begun
Maalai velai bodhai yaerum
In the evening time, intoxication rises
Adi pullae
Oh girl!
Naan nenjukkullae unna vachaen
I kept you inside my heart
Nee en manasa killi vachae
You pinched my heart
Poovum naarum inainjiruchchu
The flower and the fiber thread have joined
Poosa neram nerungiruchchu
The time for rituals is drawing near
Paalum pazhamum kalanthirukku
Milk and fruit are mixed together
Manasa onnaa saernthukichchu
The hearts have united as one
Pudhu sugam vanthu modhuthu
A new pleasure crashes in
Dhenam dhenam sindhu paaduthu
Day by day, it sings a folk melody
Nenjoram paayum senthooram
The vermilion flows by the side of the heart
Anjaaru naalaa manthaaram
For five or six days it has been cloudy
Empaadu thindaattamthaan
My condition is a struggle!
Adi pullae
Oh girl!
Naan nenjukkullae unna vachaen
I kept you inside my heart
Nee en manasa killi vachae
You pinched my heart
Kannil enna pechu kanavu kalanju pochu
What conversation is in the eyes? The dream has dissolved
Kaalam neram paarththu kadhaiyum thodangiyachchu
Seeing the right time and hour, the story has begun
Maalai velai bodhai yaerum
In the evening time, intoxication rises
Adi pullae
Oh girl!
Naan nenjukkullae unna vachaen
I kept you inside my heart
Nee en manasa killi vachae
You pinched my heart
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'Naan Nenjukkullae Unna Vachaen' is a rustic romantic Tamil song from the 1986 movie Kadaikan Parvai, featuring music by V. S. Narasimhan and lyrics by Gangai Amaran. Sung with vibrant emotion by Malaysia Vasudevan, the song depicts a passionate lover expressing his deep adoration and restless desire for his beloved, asking her to join him under the cover of night when the village sleeps. The lyrics employ traditional folk imagery such as flowers tied with fiber and milk blended with fruit to symbolize physical closeness and conjugal harmony. Over the course of the song, the protagonist navigates feelings of joyful anticipation and sweet longing as evening sets in.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaippu (End Rhyme)
“Odhungi neeyum vaa mayilae / Sarasam paada vaa kuyilae”
The lines end with rhyming vocatives 'mayilae' and 'kuyilae', adding a melodic folk cadence to the verse.
Monaai (Initial Alliteration)
“Kannil enna pechu kanavu kalanju pochu”
Repetition of the 'Ka' initial consonant sound across 'Kannil', 'kanavu', and 'kalanju'.
Cultural Metaphor
“Paalum pazhamum kalanthirukku”
'Paalum pazhamum' (milk and fruit) is a traditional Tamil metaphor representing sweet harmony, marital bliss, and domestic prosperity.
Metaphor
“Poovum naarum inainjiruchchu”
Comparing the bond between lovers to a flower tied tightly to a banana fiber string (Poovum naarum), representing inseparable togetherness.
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Trivia
Composed by V. S. Narasimhan, a renowned classical violinist who blended Carnatic and Western string arrangements with Tamil folk tunes, this track highlights Malaysia Vasudevan's signature rustic, expressive vocals.
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