Nadhiyoram
From Annai Or Aalayam · 1979
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Annai Or Aalayam1979
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Nathiyoram.. mmm.. | By the riverbank.. mmm.. |
| Nathiyoram.. | By the riverbank.. |
| Naanal ondru naanam kondu | A reed, feeling shy, |
| Naatiyam aaduthu mella | Softly performs a dance, |
| Naan antha aanantham en solla | How can I express that boundless joy! |
| Nathiyoram.. | By the riverbank.. |
| Male | |
| Nathiyoram.. mmm.. | By the riverbank.. mmm.. |
| Nathiyoram.. | By the riverbank.. |
| Neeyum oru naanal endru | Saying that you too are like a reed, |
| Noolidai ennidam solla | As your thread-like waist whispers to me, |
| Naan antha aanantham en solla | How can I express that boundless joy! |
| Nathiyoram.. | By the riverbank.. |
| Female | |
| Vennira megam | The white cloud, |
| Vaan thottilai vittu | Leaving the sky's cradle, |
| Oduvathenna | Why does it run away? |
| Malayai mooduvathenna | Why does it blanket the mountain? |
| Female | |
| Mugilthaano thugilthaano | Is it a cloud or a draped garment? |
| Mugilthaano thugilthaano | Is it a cloud or a draped garment? |
| Sandhana kaadirukku | There is a sandalwood forest, |
| Thaen sinthida koodirukku | There is a beehive dripping with honey, |
| Thaen venduma | Do you want honey, |
| Naan venduma | Or do you want me? |
| Nee ennai kaigalil alla | When you gather me into your arms, |
| Naan antha aanantham en solla | How can I express that boundless joy! |
| Male | |
| Nathiyoram.. mmm.. | By the riverbank.. mmm.. |
| Nathiyoram.. | By the riverbank.. |
| Male | |
| Theyi ilai thottam | In the tea leaf garden, |
| Nee devathai aatam | Your dance like an angel, |
| Thulluvathenna | Why is it leaping with joy? |
| Nenjai alluvathenna | Why is it captivating my heart? |
| Male | |
| Pani thoongum pasum pullae | O green grass where the dew slumbers, |
| Pani thoongum pasum pullae | O green grass where the dew slumbers, |
| Minnuthu un aatam | Your dance glistens, |
| Nalla muthirai pon aatam | Like a golden dance of fine stamp, |
| Kaargaalathil oorgolathil | In the rainy season's procession, |
| Kaadhalan kaadhali sella | As the lover and beloved walk together, |
| Naan antha aanantham en solla | How can I express that boundless joy! |
| Female | |
| Nathiyoram.. mmm.. | By the riverbank.. mmm.. |
| Nathiyoram.. | By the riverbank.. |
| Male :Neeyum oru naanal endru | Male: Saying that you too are like a reed, |
| Noolidai ennidam solla | As your thread-like waist whispers to me, |
| Female :Naan antha aanantham en solla | Female: How can I express that boundless joy! |
| Nathiyoram.. | By the riverbank.. |
நதியோரம் ம்ம்ம்ம்......
நதியோரம் நாணல் ஒன்று
நாணம் கொண்டு
நாட்டியம் ஆடுது மெல்ல....
நான் அந்த ஆனந்தம்
என் சொல்ல
நதியோரம் ம்ம்ம்ம்.....
By the riverbank.. mmm..
By the riverbank..
A reed, feeling shy,
Softly performs a dance,
How can I express that boundless joy!
By the riverbank..
நதியோரம் ம்ம்ம்ம்....
நதியோரம் நீயும் ஒரு
நாணல் என்று
நூலிடை என்னிடம் சொல்ல...
நான் அந்த ஆனந்தம்
என் சொல்ல
நதியோரம் ம்ம்ம்ம்...
By the riverbank.. mmm..
By the riverbank..
Saying that you too are like a reed,
As your thread-like waist whispers to me,
How can I express that boundless joy!
By the riverbank..
வெண்ணிற மேகம்
வான் தொட்டிலை விட்டு
ஓடுவதென்ன மலையை
மூடுவதென்ன
The white cloud,
Leaving the sky's cradle,
Why does it run away?
Why does it blanket the mountain?
முகில்தானோ துகில்தானோ
முகில்தானோ துகில்தானோ
Is it a cloud or a draped garment?
Is it a cloud or a draped garment?
There is a sandalwood forest,
There is a beehive dripping with honey,
Do you want honey,
Or do you want me?
When you gather me into your arms,
How can I express that boundless joy!
சந்தனக்காடிருக்கு
தேன் சிந்துற கூடிருக்கு
தேன் வேண்டுமா
நான் வேண்டுமா
நீ எனைக் கைகளில் அள்ள
நான் அந்த ஆனந்தம்
என் சொல்ல
By the riverbank.. mmm..
By the riverbank..
நதியோரம் ம்ம்ம்ம்...
நதியோரம் ம்ம்....
In the tea leaf garden,
Your dance like an angel,
Why is it leaping with joy?
Why is it captivating my heart?
தேயிலைத் தோட்டம்
நீ தேவதையாட்டம்
துள்ளுவதென்ன
நெஞ்சை அள்ளுவதென்ன
O green grass where the dew slumbers,
O green grass where the dew slumbers,
Your dance glistens,
Like a golden dance of fine stamp,
In the rainy season's procession,
As the lover and beloved walk together,
How can I express that boundless joy!
பனி தூங்கும் பசும்புல்லே
பனி தூங்கும் பசும்புல்லே
By the riverbank.. mmm..
By the riverbank..
Male: Saying that you too are like a reed,
As your thread-like waist whispers to me,
Female: How can I express that boundless joy!
By the riverbank..
மின்னுது உன்னாட்டம்
நல்ல முத்திரைப் பொன்னாட்டம்
கார்காலத்தில் ஊர்கோலத்தில்
காதலன் காதலி செல்ல
நான் அந்த ஆனந்தம்
என் சொல்ல
நதியோரம் ம்ம்ம்ம்...
நதியோரம் ம்ம்....
நீயும் ஒரு நாணல் என்று
நூலிடை என்னிடம் சொல்ல...
நான் அந்த ஆனந்தம்
என் சொல்ல
ஆண் மற்றும் பெண் :
நான் அந்த ஆனந்தம்
என் சொல்ல
Nathiyoram.. mmm..
By the riverbank.. mmm..
Nathiyoram..
By the riverbank..
Naanal ondru naanam kondu
A reed, feeling shy,
Naatiyam aaduthu mella
Softly performs a dance,
Naan antha aanantham en solla
How can I express that boundless joy!
Nathiyoram..
By the riverbank..
Nathiyoram.. mmm..
By the riverbank.. mmm..
Nathiyoram..
By the riverbank..
Neeyum oru naanal endru
Saying that you too are like a reed,
Noolidai ennidam solla
As your thread-like waist whispers to me,
Naan antha aanantham en solla
How can I express that boundless joy!
Nathiyoram..
By the riverbank..
Vennira megam
The white cloud,
Vaan thottilai vittu
Leaving the sky's cradle,
Oduvathenna
Why does it run away?
Malayai mooduvathenna
Why does it blanket the mountain?
Mugilthaano thugilthaano
Is it a cloud or a draped garment?
Mugilthaano thugilthaano
Is it a cloud or a draped garment?
Sandhana kaadirukku
There is a sandalwood forest,
Thaen sinthida koodirukku
There is a beehive dripping with honey,
Thaen venduma
Do you want honey,
Naan venduma
Or do you want me?
Nee ennai kaigalil alla
When you gather me into your arms,
Naan antha aanantham en solla
How can I express that boundless joy!
Nathiyoram.. mmm..
By the riverbank.. mmm..
Nathiyoram..
By the riverbank..
Theyi ilai thottam
In the tea leaf garden,
Nee devathai aatam
Your dance like an angel,
Thulluvathenna
Why is it leaping with joy?
Nenjai alluvathenna
Why is it captivating my heart?
Pani thoongum pasum pullae
O green grass where the dew slumbers,
Pani thoongum pasum pullae
O green grass where the dew slumbers,
Minnuthu un aatam
Your dance glistens,
Nalla muthirai pon aatam
Like a golden dance of fine stamp,
Kaargaalathil oorgolathil
In the rainy season's procession,
Kaadhalan kaadhali sella
As the lover and beloved walk together,
Naan antha aanantham en solla
How can I express that boundless joy!
Nathiyoram.. mmm..
By the riverbank.. mmm..
Nathiyoram..
By the riverbank..
Male :Neeyum oru naanal endru
Male: Saying that you too are like a reed,
Noolidai ennidam solla
As your thread-like waist whispers to me,
Female :Naan antha aanantham en solla
Female: How can I express that boundless joy!
Nathiyoram..
By the riverbank..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Nathiyoram is a romantic duet set amidst serene nature featuring riverbanks, tea plantations, and mist-covered hills. The song paints a vivid picture of two lovers expressing their affection and bliss by comparing each other's beauty and actions to the gentle elements of nature, such as swaying reeds, drifting clouds, sleeping dew drops, and lush sandalwood forests.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Moonaal / Alliteration (மோனை)
“Naanal ondru naanam kondu”
Repetition of the 'Na' sound at the beginning of words in the line creating a melodious rhythm.
Personification (தற்குறிப்பேற்ற அணி)
“Naanal ondru naanam kondu naatiyam aaduthu mella”
Attributing human emotions of shyness and the art of dancing to an inanimate river reed.
Metaphor (உருவகம்)
“Noolidai ennidam solla”
Comparing a slender waist directly to a thin thread ('Noolidai').
Iyaibu / Rhyme (இயைபு)
“Mugilthaano thugilthaano”
Internal rhyming of words ending with '-thaano' creating poetic symmetry.
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Trivia
The song 'Nathiyoram' from 'Annai Or Aalayam' (1979) was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and P. Susheela. The film starred Rajinikanth and Sripriya, and was produced by Devar Films, famous for featuring trained animals prominently in their movies.
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