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Lyrics & meaning

Naan Nenjukkulle Unna Vachen

From Kadaikan Parvai · 1986

Lyricist
Gangai Amaran
Singer
Malaysia Vasudevan
Music director
V. S. Narasimhan
Movie name
Kadaikan Parvai
Movie release year
1986
Lyrics added on
2 Mar 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Naan nenjukkullae unna vachaen
Nee en manasa killi vachae
Naan nenjukkullae unna vachaen
Nee en manasa killi vachae
Kannil enna pechu kanavu kalanju pochu
Kaalam neram paarththu kadhaiyum thodangiyachchu
Maalai velai bodhai yaerum
Adi pullae
Naan nenjukkullae unna vachaen
Nee en manasa killi vachae
Ooru urangum velaiyilae
Odhungi neeyum vaa mayilae
Maman irukkaan thanimaiyilae
Sarasam paada vaa kuyilae
Ooru urangum velaiyilae
Odhungi neeyum vaa mayilae
Maman irukkaan thanimaiyilae
Sarasam paada vaa kuyilae
Yaedho oru vegam kooduthu
Dhenam dhenam thegam vaaduthu
Munthaana sariyaai ninnaalae
Munnooru kadhaiya sonnaalae
Empaadu kondaattanthaan
Adi pullae
Naan nenjukkullae unna vachaen
Nee en manasa killi vachae
Kannil enna pechu kanavu kalanju pochu
Kaalam neram paarththu kadhaiyum thodangiyachchu
Maalai velai bodhai yaerum
Adi pullae
Naan nenjukkullae unna vachaen
Nee en manasa killi vachae
Poovum naarum inainjiruchchu
Poosa neram nerungiruchchu
Paalum pazhamum kalanthirukku
Manasa onnaa saernthukichchu
Pudhu sugam vanthu modhuthu
Dhenam dhenam sindhu paaduthu
Nenjoram paayum senthooram
Anjaaru naalaa manthaaram
Empaadu thindaattamthaan
Adi pullae
Naan nenjukkullae unna vachaen
Nee en manasa killi vachae
Kannil enna pechu kanavu kalanju pochu
Kaalam neram paarththu kadhaiyum thodangiyachchu
Maalai velai bodhai yaerum
Adi pullae
Naan nenjukkullae unna vachaen
Nee en manasa killi vachae
I kept you safe inside my heart,
And you gave my heart a playful pinch.
I kept you safe inside my heart,
And you gave my heart a playful pinch.
What sweet words were in your eyes? My dream has drifted away!
At just the right time and hour, our story has begun.
In the evening breeze, an intoxication rises,
Oh, my girl!
I kept you safe inside my heart,
And you gave my heart a playful pinch.
When the whole village is fast asleep,
Slip away and come to me, my peacock!
Your man is waiting here all alone,
Come sing of sweet romance, my cuckoo!
When the whole village is fast asleep,
Slip away and come to me, my peacock!
Your man is waiting here all alone,
Come sing of sweet romance, my cuckoo!
A strange rush of passion builds inside me,
Day after day, my body longs for you.
She stood there as her saree drape slipped down,
And told three hundred stories without a word!
My life is a pure celebration now,
Oh, my girl!
I kept you safe inside my heart,
And you gave my heart a playful pinch.
What sweet words were in your eyes? My dream has drifted away!
At just the right time and hour, our story has begun.
In the evening breeze, an intoxication rises,
Oh, my girl!
I kept you safe inside my heart,
And you gave my heart a playful pinch.
The flower and the string are woven together,
The sacred hour for our union is drawing near.
Milk and fruit have blended together,
Joining our hearts into one.
A brand new pleasure comes rushing over me,
Singing a joyful tune day after day.
A bright red warmth rushes across my chest,
Yet gloomy clouds have lingered for five or six days.
Now my heart is in total turmoil,
Oh, my girl!
I kept you safe inside my heart,
And you gave my heart a playful pinch.
What sweet words were in your eyes? My dream has drifted away!
At just the right time and hour, our story has reached its close.
In the evening breeze, an intoxication rises,
Oh, my girl!
I kept you safe inside my heart,
And you gave my heart a playful pinch.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'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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