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Naanaga Naan Irunthen

From Gambeeram · 2004

Lyricist
Kabilan
Singers
Sujatha, Vijay Yesudas
Music director
Mani Sharma
Movie name
Gambeeram
Movie release year
2004
Lyrics added on
26 Jun 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{Laiyo laiyo laiyo laiyo
Laiyo laiyo laiyolo
Laiyo laiyo laiyo laiyo
Laiyo laiyo laiyolo} (2)
Naanaga naan irrunthen
Nee vanthai neeyanen
Naanaga naan irrunthen
Nee vanthai neeyanen
Viralaley vizhakku yaetra vantheney….ae….
Vizhiyaley velicham paarka sonneney….ae…..
Kottang kuchikkulley rendu
Pattampoochi naanthaney
Noolai thottu kaalai
Orasum Selaiyaka Moodavanthen
Chinna chinna pookal naan
Malarmalai nee
Naan kangal thiranthu paarkindra
Athigalai nee
Aalamaram polavey irrunthenadi
Oru vaazhai maram Saainthathal
Valainthenadi
Naanaga naan irrunthen
Nee vanthai neeyanen
Viralaley vizhakku yaetra vantheney….
Vizhiyaley velicham paarka sonneney….
………………..
Oru yaasagam kettu
Unthan vaasal vanthu kaathu nindren
Siru paarvaiyai paarthu
Ennai serthu kolvaayo….
Kuruthu olaiyaai naanum
Unthan vaasal vanthu oonjal aada
Maavilai ena vanthu
Nee serthu kolvaayo
Thoorigai uthadu neethan
Kaakitham kannam naanthan
Iruvum pagalum eluthendaa
Vaanathai paarkum poo nee
Bhoomiyil vaazhum ver naan
Verum poovum veru illai
Kinatril thanner edukkaiyil
Pin vaasal nee
Naan kolam podum velaiyil
Mun vaasal nee
Nirgum pothu ketkkintra
Siripu osai naan
Nee nadakkum pothu Kektkintra
Kolusosai Naan
Laiyo laiyo laiyo laiyo
Laiyo laiyo laiyolo
Laiyo laiyo laiyo laiyo
Laiyo laiyo laiyolo
Oru vaalipa singam
Athan kaattukkulley odi vanthu
Siru punnagai seithaai
Naan poonai aaneney
Oru thamarai poo naan
Athil ulla ithal athanaium
Un perinai pesum
Antha osai kettaiyo….oo…..
Sathangal kooda intru
Sangeetham aagumadi
Valai osai sonneney
Yaelu vanna vaanavil
Mann meethu vaazuthada
Unthan kaiyin rekai sonneney
Nirgum pothu ketkkintra
Siripu osai naan
Nee nadakkum pothu Kektkintra
Kolusosai Naan
Kinatril thanner edukkaiyil
Pin vaasal nee
Naan kolam podum velaiyil
Mun vaasal nee
Naanaga naan irrunthen
Nee vanthai neeyanen
Viralaley vilakku yaetra vantheney….ae….
Vizhiyaley velicham paarka sonneney….ae….
Kottang kuchikkulley rendu
Pattampoochi naanthaney
Noolai thottu kaalai
Orasum Selaiyaka Moodavanthen
Chinna chinna pookal naan
Malarmalai nee
Naan kangal thiranthu paarkindra
Athigalai nee
Aalamaram polavey irrunthenadi
Oru vaazhai maram Saainthathal
Valainthenadi….
Laiyo laiyo laiyo laiyo
Laiyo laiyo laiyolo
Laiyo laiyo laiyo laiyo
Laiyo laiyo laiyolo
I was just myself,
but you came, and I became you.
I was just myself,
but you came, and I became you.
I came to light a lamp with my fingers...
And I asked you to see the light through your eyes...
Trapped inside a coconut shell,
aren't I like two fluttering butterflies?
Touching the thread and brushing your feet,
I came to wrap you like a sari.
I am tiny little flowers,
you are the garland.
When I open my eyes to look,
you are the early dawn.
I stood strong like a banyan tree, girl,
but when a tender banana plant leaned on me,
I bent down for you.
I was just myself,
but you came, and I became you.
I came to light a lamp with my fingers...
And I asked you to see the light through your eyes...
...
Asking for the alms of your love,
I came to your doorstep and waited.
With just a single glance,
will you take me in?
Like a tender palm leaf
swaying at your doorway,
like auspicious mango leaves,
will you string me into your life?
Your lips are the paintbrush,
and my cheeks are the paper.
Write upon me day and night!
You are a blossom looking at the sky,
I am the root deep in the earth.
The root and the flower are never apart.
When I draw water from the well,
you wait by the back door.
When I draw kolam (decorative floor patterns),
you stand at the front porch.
The sound of gentle laughter
heard when you stand still, that is me.
The chime of anklets
heard when you walk, that is me.
Laiyo laiyo laiyo laiyo
Laiyo laiyo laiyolo
Laiyo laiyo laiyo laiyo
Laiyo laiyo laiyolo
Into the forest of a young lion,
you came running,
gave a little smile,
and turned me into a kitten.
I am like a lotus flower;
do you hear every petal
whispering your name—
can you hear that gentle sound?
Even random noises today
turn into sweet music, girl,
as the jingling of your bangles told me.
A seven-colored rainbow
walks upon the earth;
the lines on your palm told me so.
The sound of gentle laughter
heard when you stand still, that is me.
The chime of anklets
heard when you walk, that is me.
When I draw water from the well,
you wait by the back door.
When I draw kolam (decorative floor patterns),
you stand at the front porch.
I was just myself,
but you came, and I became you.
I came to light a lamp with my fingers...
And I asked you to see the light through your eyes...
Trapped inside a coconut shell,
aren't I like two fluttering butterflies?
Touching the thread and brushing your feet,
I came to wrap you like a sari.
I am tiny little flowers,
you are the garland.
When I open my eyes to look,
you are the early dawn.
I stood strong like a banyan tree, girl,
but when a tender banana plant leaned on me,
I bent down for you...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Naanaga Naan Irundhen is a romantic duet expressing complete surrender and emotional transformation brought about by love. The lovers describe how their independent identities merge into oneness upon falling in love. Through vivid Tamil folk and poetic imagery—comparing themselves to roots and flowers, banyan and banana trees, bangles, anklets, and doorway decorations—the song captures how love softens rigid pride and makes every mundane aspect of life musical and bright.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvam)

Thoorigai uthadu neethan / Kaakitham kannam naanthan

The lover's lips are compared directly to a paintbrush ('Thoorigai uthadu') and cheeks to paper ('Kaakitham kannam').

Simile (Uvamai)

Aalamaram polavey irrunthenadi / Oru vaazhai maram Saainthathal / Valainthenadi

The hero compares his former rigid self to a banyan tree ('Aalamaram polavey') that softened and bent when a tender banana tree leaned against it.

Contrast / Hyperbole

Oru vaalipa singam... Siru punnagai seithaai / Naan poonai aaneney

The imagery contrasts a fierce lion in the forest turning into a docile cat upon seeing a beloved's smile.

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Trivia

This romantic track is from the 2004 Tamil action film 'Gambeeram' starring Sarathkumar and Laila. The music was composed by Mani Sharma, with lyrics penned by Kabilan, and sung by Unnikrishnan and Anuradha Sriram.

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