Naanum Neeyum (Sad)
From Thandikkapatta Nyayangal · 1983
- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Thandikkapatta Nyayangal1983
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aa….aa….aa….aa…aa….aa…aa…aa… | Aa....aa....aa....aa...aa....aa...aa...aa... |
| Naanum neeyum saernthu | When you and I join together, |
| Ezhil vaanam pola vaazhnthu | Living like the beautiful sky, |
| Varum sontham athai endrum ninaiththae | Always remembering that bond that arises, |
| Naan unnai paaduvaen…. | I will sing of you.... |
| Female | |
| Naanum neeyum saernthu | When you and I join together, |
| Ezhil vaanam pola vaazhnthu | Living like the beautiful sky, |
| Varum sontham athai endrum ninaiththae | Always remembering that bond that arises, |
| Naan unnai paaduvaen | I will sing of you. |
| Female | |
| Thanneerum theeyaagum pothu | When even water turns into fire, |
| Nenjin thaagangal theerkkindrathaethu ennai | What can quench the thirsts of the heart? Who, |
| Yanendru ketpaarum illai | Is there to ask why I am suffering? |
| Sontham naanendru solvaarum illai | There is no one to claim me as their own. |
| Female | |
| Naan kooda ennai yaerkatha pothu | When even I am unable to accept myself, |
| Enai andru yaerkkum oru ullam yaedhu | Where is the heart that will accept me then? |
| Thunbangal thaalaatta thoongaathu maathu | Lulled by sorrows, this woman cannot sleep. |
| Aa….aa….aa….aa…aa….aa…aa…aa… | Aa....aa....aa....aa...aa....aa...aa...aa... |
| Female | |
| Naanum neeyum saernthu | When you and I join together, |
| Ezhil vaanam pola vaazhnthu | Living like the beautiful sky, |
| Varum sontham athai endrum ninaiththae | Always remembering that bond that arises, |
| Naan unnai paaduvaen | I will sing of you. |
| Female | |
| Ennaamal naan seitha theengu | The wrongdoing I committed unintentionally, |
| Indru en kangal pesaatha oomai | Today makes my eyes a silent mute. |
| Mana kann kondu naan unnai paarththaen | I gazed at you through my mind's eye, |
| Ingu naalthorum naal enni vaazhnthaen | Here, counting days, I lived every day. |
| Female | |
| Naalondru ingae yugamaaga sellum | A single day passes like an era here, |
| En nenjam ennai kollaamal kollum | My heart kills me slowly without killing me outright. |
| Niyaayangal verenna naan sollai koodum | What other justifications/truths could I possibly speak? |
| Aa….aa….aa….aa…aa….aa…aa…aa… | Aa....aa....aa....aa...aa....aa...aa...aa... |
| Female | |
| Naanum neeyum saernthu | When you and I join together, |
| Ezhil vaanam pola vaazhnthu | Living like the beautiful sky, |
| Varum sontham athai endrum ninaiththae | Always remembering that bond that arises, |
| Naan unnai paaduvaen | I will sing of you. |
ஆ....ஆ....ஆ....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ....ஆ...
நானும் நீயும் சேர்ந்து
எழில் வானம் போல வாழ்ந்து
வரும் சொந்தம் அதை என்றும் நினைத்தே
நான் உன்னை பாடுவேன்.....
Aa....aa....aa....aa...aa....aa...aa...aa...
When you and I join together,
Living like the beautiful sky,
Always remembering that bond that arises,
I will sing of you....
நானும் நீயும் சேர்ந்து
எழில் வானம் போல வாழ்ந்து
வரும் சொந்தம் அதை என்றும் நினைத்தே
நான் உன்னை பாடுவேன்.....
When you and I join together,
Living like the beautiful sky,
Always remembering that bond that arises,
I will sing of you.
தண்ணீரும் தீயாகும் போது
நெஞ்சின் தாகங்கள் தீர்கின்றதேது என்னை
ஏனென்று கேட்பாரும் இல்லை
சொந்தம் நானென்று சொல்வாரும் இல்லை
When even water turns into fire,
What can quench the thirsts of the heart? Who,
Is there to ask why I am suffering?
There is no one to claim me as their own.
நான் கூட என்னை ஏற்காத போது
எனை அன்று ஏற்கும் ஒரு உள்ளம் ஏது
துன்பங்கள் தாலாட்ட தூங்காது மாது
ஆ....ஆ....ஆ....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ....ஆ....
When even I am unable to accept myself,
Where is the heart that will accept me then?
Lulled by sorrows, this woman cannot sleep.
Aa....aa....aa....aa...aa....aa...aa...aa...
நானும் நீயும் சேர்ந்து
எழில் வானம் போல வாழ்ந்து
வரும் சொந்தம் அதை என்றும் நினைத்தே
நான் உன்னை பாடுவேன்.....
When you and I join together,
Living like the beautiful sky,
Always remembering that bond that arises,
I will sing of you.
எண்ணாமல் நான் செய்த தீங்கு
இன்று என் கண்கள் பேசாத ஊமை
மனக் கண் கொண்டு நான் உன்னைப் பார்த்தேன்
இங்கு நாள்தோறும் நாள் எண்ணி வாழ்ந்தேன்
The wrongdoing I committed unintentionally,
Today makes my eyes a silent mute.
I gazed at you through my mind's eye,
Here, counting days, I lived every day.
நாளொன்று இங்கே யுகமாக செல்லும்
என் நெஞ்சம் என்னைக் கொல்லாமல் கொல்லும்
நியாயங்கள் வேறென்ன நான் சொல்லைக் கூடும்
ஆ....ஆ....ஆ....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ....ஆ......
A single day passes like an era here,
My heart kills me slowly without killing me outright.
What other justifications/truths could I possibly speak?
Aa....aa....aa....aa...aa....aa...aa...aa...
நானும் நீயும் சேர்ந்து
எழில் வானம் போல வாழ்ந்து
வரும் சொந்தம் அதை என்றும் நினைத்தே
நான் உன்னை பாடுவேன்.....
When you and I join together,
Living like the beautiful sky,
Always remembering that bond that arises,
I will sing of you.
Aa….aa….aa….aa…aa….aa…aa…aa…
Aa....aa....aa....aa...aa....aa...aa...aa...
Naanum neeyum saernthu
When you and I join together,
Ezhil vaanam pola vaazhnthu
Living like the beautiful sky,
Varum sontham athai endrum ninaiththae
Always remembering that bond that arises,
Naan unnai paaduvaen….
I will sing of you....
Naanum neeyum saernthu
When you and I join together,
Ezhil vaanam pola vaazhnthu
Living like the beautiful sky,
Varum sontham athai endrum ninaiththae
Always remembering that bond that arises,
Naan unnai paaduvaen
I will sing of you.
Thanneerum theeyaagum pothu
When even water turns into fire,
Nenjin thaagangal theerkkindrathaethu ennai
What can quench the thirsts of the heart? Who,
Yanendru ketpaarum illai
Is there to ask why I am suffering?
Sontham naanendru solvaarum illai
There is no one to claim me as their own.
Naan kooda ennai yaerkatha pothu
When even I am unable to accept myself,
Enai andru yaerkkum oru ullam yaedhu
Where is the heart that will accept me then?
Thunbangal thaalaatta thoongaathu maathu
Lulled by sorrows, this woman cannot sleep.
Aa….aa….aa….aa…aa….aa…aa…aa…
Aa....aa....aa....aa...aa....aa...aa...aa...
Naanum neeyum saernthu
When you and I join together,
Ezhil vaanam pola vaazhnthu
Living like the beautiful sky,
Varum sontham athai endrum ninaiththae
Always remembering that bond that arises,
Naan unnai paaduvaen
I will sing of you.
Ennaamal naan seitha theengu
The wrongdoing I committed unintentionally,
Indru en kangal pesaatha oomai
Today makes my eyes a silent mute.
Mana kann kondu naan unnai paarththaen
I gazed at you through my mind's eye,
Ingu naalthorum naal enni vaazhnthaen
Here, counting days, I lived every day.
Naalondru ingae yugamaaga sellum
A single day passes like an era here,
En nenjam ennai kollaamal kollum
My heart kills me slowly without killing me outright.
Niyaayangal verenna naan sollai koodum
What other justifications/truths could I possibly speak?
Aa….aa….aa….aa…aa….aa…aa…aa…
Aa....aa....aa....aa...aa....aa...aa...aa...
Naanum neeyum saernthu
When you and I join together,
Ezhil vaanam pola vaazhnthu
Living like the beautiful sky,
Varum sontham athai endrum ninaiththae
Always remembering that bond that arises,
Naan unnai paaduvaen
I will sing of you.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song expresses the deep anguish, loneliness, and remorse of a woman who feels abandoned and tormented by guilt. She reminisces about a harmonious past where she and her partner lived beautifully like the expansive sky, pledging to always sing his praises. However, her present reality is filled with tragic isolation where even basic comfort feels like fire, and no one remains to offer solace or affection. She reflects on an unintentional mistake that has rendered her heartbroken and mute with sorrow. As time stretches torturously—where a single day feels like an entire epoch—her inner guilt continually torments her spirit. Through powerful imagery of internal sight and emotional thirst, the song conveys a bittersweet balance between cherished memories of love and the unbearable weight of her present suffering.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamaai)
“Ezhil vaanam pola vaazhnthu”
Compares the life shared between lovers to the vast beauty of the sky ('Ezhil vaanam pola vaazhnthu').
Oxymoron / Paradox
“Thanneerum theeyaagum pothu”
Contrasts water—which usually quenches fire—turning into fire itself to highlight severe emotional distress ('Thanneerum theeyaagum pothu').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Indru en kangal pesaatha oomai”
Describes the eyes as 'pesaatha oomai' (a mute person unable to speak) to represent silent, indescribable grief.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)
“Naalondru ingae yugamaaga sellum”
Exaggerates the agonizing passage of time by comparing a single day to an era ('yugam').
Idiom / Oxymoronic Phrasing
“En nenjam ennai kollaamal kollum”
Uses 'kollaamal kollum' (killing without killing) to denote agonizing mental torture.
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Trivia
'Thandikkapatta Nyayangal' (1983) features music composed by the veteran duo Shankar-Ganesh with lyrics by Pulamaipithan. Sung by S. Janaki, this track highlights her expressive range in delivering emotional, pain-filled classic Tamil melodies during the 1980s.
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