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Nadodi Nanba

From Endrendrum Kadhal · 1999

Lyricist
Arivumathi
Singers
Unnikrishnan, Chithra, Nagore
Music director
Manoj Bhatnaghar
Movie name
Endrendrum Kadhal
Movie release year
1999
Lyrics added on
13 Jan 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Megangal engae ponaalum
Bhoomikku ondrae aagaayam
Vizhiyin eeram unadhu anbai koorum
Ithu kaadhal aarambam
Ithu kaadhal aarambam
: Nadodi manaa..aa pogathae
Neerindri meenum ..mmm…vazhaathae
Vizhiyin eeram unadhu anbai koorum
{Ithu kaadhal aarambam
Ithu kaadhal aarambam} (2)
Pogathae nadodi nanba pogathae
Moodathae en kaadhal jannal moodathae
Chorus :Pogathae nadodi nanba pogathae
Moodathae intha kaadhal jannal moodathae
Nadodi nanban pogathae
Male :Endrendrum kaadhal maaradhae
Udal mattum thaanae
Kadal vittu thaandum
Ninaivu ingu ennodu
Neengaamal vazhum
Pagal vandha podhu
Irul engu pogum
Irul vandha podhu
Nizhal engu pogum
En imaigal ingu moodamal
Un vizhigal angae thoongadhae
Nee maranthae thoongi ponaalum
Naan kanavil varuven appothae
Kanavuga vendam kanavugal vendam
Uyirinil oonjal aadu
Ithu kaadhal aarambam
Ithu kaadhal aarambam
Female :Ithu kaadhal aarambam
Ithu kaadhal aarambam
Uyir thantha bhoomi
Enai angu thedum
En thotta poovellaam
Kaanamal vaadum
Maram ennai thedi
Kilai kaigal neetum
Kuyil kootam naan indri
Kural vatri pogum
En dhesakaatrum vaadadho
En swaasam thannai thedatho
Adi kaadhal konda rojavae
En uravugal pirindhida vazhveno
Vaarthaigal vendam
Vaarthaigal vendam
Mounathinaalae pesu
Ithu kaadhal aarambam
Ithu kaadhal aarambam
Female :Ithu kaadhal aarambam
Ithu kaadhal aarambam
Pogathae nadodi nanba pogathae
Moodathae en kaadhal jannal moodathae
Chorus :{Pogathae nadodi nanba pogathae
Moodathae intha kaadhal jannal moodathae} (2)
Nadodi nanbaaaa…. pogathae
Endrendrum kaadhal maaradhae
Wherever the clouds may wander,
the earth has only one sky.
The tears in your eyes tell of your love.
This is the beginning of love.
This is the beginning of love.
Oh wandering heart... do not go.
A fish cannot live without water...
The tears in your eyes tell of your love.
{This is the beginning of love,
this is the beginning of love.} (2)
Do not go, my wandering friend, do not go.
Do not close, do not close the window to my love.
Chorus: Do not go, my wandering friend, do not go.
Do not close, do not close this window of love.
Wandering friend, do not go.
Male: Love will never change, forever and always.
It is only my body
that crosses over the seas.
Your memories will stay here with me,
living on without ever leaving.
When daylight comes,
where does the darkness go?
When darkness falls,
where does the shadow go?
Unless my eyelids close here,
your eyes over there will not sleep.
Even if you forget and fall asleep,
I will come into your dreams right then.
No need for dreams, no need for dreams,
swing gently within my soul.
This is the beginning of love.
This is the beginning of love.
Female: This is the beginning of love.
This is the beginning of love.
The land that gave me life
will search for me there.
All the flowers I touched
will wither without seeing me.
The trees will search for me,
reaching out their branches like arms.
The flocks of cuckoos, without me,
will lose their singing voices.
Won't the breeze of my homeland mourn?
Won't it search for my breath?
Oh rose who holds my love,
can I live if I am separated from my kin?
No words are needed,
no words are needed,
speak through your silence.
This is the beginning of love.
This is the beginning of love.
Female: This is the beginning of love.
This is the beginning of love.
Do not go, my wandering friend, do not go.
Do not close, do not close the window to my love.
Chorus: {Do not go, my wandering friend, do not go.
Do not close, do not close this window of love.} (2)
Oh wandering friend... do not go.
Love will never change, forever and always.
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Chorus
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song captures a deep emotional conversation between two lovers who are faced with physical distance and separation. The female protagonist pleads with her 'nomadic' lover not to leave her world behind, likening her existence without him to a fish unable to survive out of water. In response, the male protagonist reassures her that distance is merely physical; only the body crosses oceans, whereas soul and memories remain inseparable across space and time.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Moodathae en kaadhal jannal moodathae

Comparing love's opportunity or receptivity to a window ('Kaadhal jannal').

Analogy

Neerindri meenum ..mmm…vazhaathae

Comparing human love and survival to a fish requiring water ('Neerindri meenum vazhaathae').

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Pogathae nadodi nanba pogathae / Moodathae en kaadhal jannal moodathae

Rhythmic end repetition using the refrain '-athae' across consecutive imperative lines.

Personification

Maram ennai thedi / Kilai kaigal neetum

Attributing human qualities to nature, like tree branches acting as welcoming hands.

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Trivia

The song is from 'Endrendrum Kadhal' (1999), starring Vijay and Rambha. The soundtrack was composed by Manoj Bhatnagar, with lyrics penned by veteran lyricist Arivumathi who is known for his poetic imagery rooted in nature.

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