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Lyrics & meaning

Naana Idhu Naana

From Vattaram · 2006

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Kalyani, Chorus
Music director
Bharathwaj
Movie name
Vattaram
Movie release year
2006
Lyrics added on
19 Mar 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Ithu naana ithu naana
Ennai naanae rasiththena
Mei thaana ..mei thaana
Naan meendum piranthena
Kannaalan vantha neram
Naan kaattraai karainthena
En vaazhvil niram illai
Avan vannam serththaana
Ho… oo ooo
Ithu naana ithu naana
Ennai naanae rasiththena
Aaa…..aaa….aaa…..
Chorus :Wow wow wow…
Female :Aaaa….aaa…..aaa…..aaa….
Chorus :Wow wow wow….
Enn vaanil merkkae pona
Megam ondru
Meendum vanthu sernthathae
En kaattil vellam potta
Vellam vanthu
Verai thedi paainthathae
Paarvaiyil inimel
Poo pooppen
Sparisaththinaalae
Kaai kaaippen
En aasai kanavae
Enai aalum thimirae
Un kaiyin neelam
Kaalin uruthi
Maarbin romam
Manmatha machcham
Thanithaniyae… rasikkavidu
Thavanaiyilae… thudikkavidu
Ithu naana ithu naana
Chorus :You are mine
You are mine
You are the apple of my heart
Female :Ennai naanae rasiththena
Chorus :You are mine
You are mine
You are the apple of my heart
Vaa daa va ottrai kattil
Nochchai thalaianai
Ottikondu seruven
Vaa daa va
Kattrai koonthalai
Unthan iduppil
Kattikondu thoonguven
Samaithathai tharuven
Rusi vilanga
Samainthathi tharuven
Pasi adanga
En thennan kulamae
Dhinam thullum anilae
En thennan kulamae
Thullum anilae
Kattil melae rettai vaalae
Udal valarththen
Enakkaaga
Uyir valarththen
Unakkaaga
Ithu naana ithu naana
Ennai naanae rasiththena
Mei thaana ..mei thaana
Naan meendum piranthena
Kannaalan vantha neram
Naan kaattraai karainthena
En vaazhvil niram illai
Avan vannam serththaana
Ho… oo ooo
Ithu naana ithu naana
Chorus :You are mine
You are mine
You are the apple of my heart
Female :Ennai naanae rasiththena
Chorus :You are mine
You are mine
You are the apple of my heart
{You are mine
You are mine
You are the apple of my heart} (4)
Is this really me? Is this me?
Am I admiring myself?
Is this real? Is this true?
Have I been reborn?
The moment my beloved arrived,
did I dissolve like the breeze?
My life had no color,
did he fill it with colors?
Oh... oh oh...
Is this really me? Is this me?
Am I admiring myself?
Aah... aah... aah...
Chorus: Wow, wow, wow...
Female: Aaaa... aah... aah... aah...
Chorus: Wow, wow, wow...
A cloud that drifted west
in my sky,
has returned to me at last!
In my woods, a flood
came surging in,
rushing to find the roots!
From now on, with just a glance,
I will blossom like a flower!
With just your touch,
I will bear fruit!
O dream of my heart,
the pride that rules over me!
The reach of your arms,
the strength of your legs,
the hair on your chest,
the mole of passionate love,
let me relish each one by one...
make me quiver bit by bit...
Is this really me? Is this me?
Chorus: You are mine,
you are mine,
you are the apple of my heart!
Female: Am I admiring myself?
Chorus: You are mine,
you are mine,
you are the apple of my heart!
Come to me, come! On a single cot,
with a herbal pillow,
I will hold you tight and join you!
Come to me, come!
Wrapping my thick hair
around your waist,
I will fall asleep!
I will serve the food I cooked
so you can savor the taste,
I will give my blossomed body
to satisfy your hunger!
My cool southern pond,
playful squirrel leaping every day!
My cool southern pond,
playful squirrel!
Like twin swords upon the bed,
I nurtured this body
for myself,
but I nurtured my soul
for you!
Is this really me? Is this me?
Am I admiring myself?
Is this real? Is this true?
Have I been reborn?
The moment my beloved arrived,
did I dissolve like the breeze?
My life had no color,
did he fill it with colors?
Oh... oh oh...
Is this really me? Is this me?
Chorus: You are mine,
you are mine,
you are the apple of my heart!
Female: Am I admiring myself?
Chorus: You are mine,
you are mine,
you are the apple of my heart!
{You are mine,
you are mine,
you are the apple of my heart} (x4)
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Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Chorus

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Ithu Naana Ithu Naana' is an intensely sensual and introspective love song sung from a woman's perspective as she experiences the awakening of passion and self-love. Struck by the transformational presence of her lover, she marvels at her new feeling of vitality and self-admiration, feeling as though she has been reborn in vivid colors.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)

Samaithathai tharuven / Samainthathi tharuven

Matching of the second consonant sound across lines to create lyrical rhythm.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

En vaazhvil niram illai / Avan vannam serththaana

Comparing her life to a colorless space that gains vibrant hues upon her lover's arrival.

Simile (Uvamai)

Naan kaattraai karainthena

Comparing her dissolution into love to dissolving like the wind.

Imagery & Wordplay

Samaithathai tharuven... Samainthathi tharuven

Clever phonetic and thematic pairing of 'Samaithathai' (cooked food) and 'Samainthathai' (attaining womanhood/maturity).

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Trivia

The song features music composed by Bharadwaj for the film Vattaram (2006), starring Arya and Kirat Bhattal. Written by lyricist Vairamuthu, the song is known for its evocative imagery and sensual expression rendered by singer Anuradha Sriram.

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