Naetru Aval
From Maryan · 2013
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- Vijay Prakash, Chinmayee
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Maryan2013
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Netru aval irundhaal | Yesterday she was there, |
| Avalodu naanum irundhen | I was there with her too. |
| Female :Heyy mariyan …vaa… | Female: Hey Maryan... come... |
| Male | |
| Netru aval irundhaal | Yesterday she was there, |
| Avalodu naanum irundhen | I was there with her too. |
| Female :Irundhen… | Female: I was there... |
| Male | |
| Netru aval irundhaal | Yesterday she was there, |
| Avalodu naanum irundhen | I was there with her too. |
| Aagaayathil nooru nilaakkalum | A hundred moons in the sky, |
| Angangae neela puraakkalum paranthana | And blue pigeons flew here and there. |
| Female :Haa…aaa… | Female: Haa...aaa... |
| Male | |
| Kaatrellaam aval thaenkuralaai | All the wind felt like her honeyed voice, |
| Irundhathu | It was so. |
| Manal ellaam aval poovudalaai | All the sand blossomed like her flower-like body, |
| Malarndhathu | It bloomed. |
| Male | |
| Netru aval irundhaal | Yesterday she was there, |
| Avalodu naanum irundhen | I was there with her too. |
| Aagaayathil nooru nilaakkalum | A hundred moons in the sky, |
| Angangae neela puraakkalum paranthana | And blue pigeons flew here and there. |
| Male | |
| Kaatrellaam aval thaenkuralaai | All the wind felt like her honeyed voice, |
| Irundhathu | It was so. |
| Manal ellaam aval poovudalaai | All the sand blossomed like her flower-like body, |
| Malarndhathu | It bloomed. |
| Female | |
| Haa…aaa….aa.. | Haa...aaa....aa.. |
| Netru endhan moochinil | Yesterday in my breath, |
| Un kaadhal allaal kaatru illaiyae | There was no air other than your love. |
| Netru endhan moochinil | Yesterday in my breath, |
| Un kaadhal allaal kaatru illaiyae | There was no air other than your love. |
| Male | |
| Netru endhan yettil | Yesterday in my book of life, |
| Sogam enum sollum illaiyae illaiyae | The word called sadness did not exist, did not exist. |
| Female :Netru endhan kai valaiyal | Female: Yesterday, the music played by my bangles |
| Isaithathellaam un isaiyae | Was all your music. |
| Male :Vaanae nee indru andha | Male: Oh sky, today please bring back |
| Netrugalai kondu va | Those 'yesterdays'! |
| Female | |
| Netru nee irundhaai | Yesterday you were there, |
| Unnodu naanum irundhen | I was there with you too. |
| Male :Irundhaai ..irundhom .. | Male: You were there... we were together... |
| Female | |
| Netru nee irundhaai | Yesterday you were there, |
| Unnodu naanum irundhen | I was there with you too. |
| Male :Hmm mmm | Male: Hmm mmm |
| Female :Aagaayathil nooru nilaakkalum | Female: A hundred moons in the sky, |
| Both :Angangae neela puraakkalum paranthana | Both: And blue pigeons flew here and there. |
| Female | |
| Alai ellam nee engae engae | Every wave asked, 'Where are you, where are you?' |
| Endrathu | That is what it said. |
| Karai vandhu alai angae yengi nindrathu | Reaching the shore, the wave stood there yearning. |
| Male | |
| Netru aval irundhaal | Yesterday she was there, |
| Avalodu naanum irundhen | I was there with her too. |
| Aagaayathil nooru nilaakkalum | A hundred moons in the sky, |
| Angangae neela puraakkalum paranthana | And blue pigeons flew here and there. |
| Male | |
| Kaatrellaam aval thaenkuralaai | All the wind felt like her honeyed voice, |
| Irundhathu | It was so. |
| Manal ellaam aval poovudalaai | All the sand blossomed like her flower-like body, |
| Malarndhathu | It bloomed. |
நேற்று அவள் இருந்தாள்
அவளோடு நானும் இருந்தேன்
ஹேய்... மரியான்... வா...
Yesterday she was there,
I was there with her too.
Female: Hey Maryan... come...
நேற்று அவள் இருந்தாள்
அவளோடு நானும் இருந்தேன்
இருந்தேன்...
Yesterday she was there,
I was there with her too.
Female: I was there...
நேற்று அவள் இருந்தாள்
அவளோடு நானும் இருந்தேன்
ஆகாயத்தில் நூறு நிலாக்களும்
அங்கங்கே நீலப் புறாக்களும் பறந்தன
ஹா.....ஆஅ......
Yesterday she was there,
I was there with her too.
A hundred moons in the sky,
And blue pigeons flew here and there.
Female: Haa...aaa...
காற்றெல்லாம் அவள் தேன் குரலாய்
இருந்தது
மணலெல்லாம் அவள் பூவுடலாய்
மலர்ந்தது
All the wind felt like her honeyed voice,
It was so.
All the sand blossomed like her flower-like body,
It bloomed.
நேற்று அவள் இருந்தாள்
அவளோடு நானும் இருந்தேன்
ஆகாயத்தில் நூறு நிலாக்களும்
அங்கங்கே நீலப் புறாக்களும் பறந்தன
Yesterday she was there,
I was there with her too.
A hundred moons in the sky,
And blue pigeons flew here and there.
காற்றெல்லாம் அவள் தேன் குரலாய்
இருந்தது
மணலெல்லாம் அவள் பூவுடலாய்
மலர்ந்தது
All the wind felt like her honeyed voice,
It was so.
All the sand blossomed like her flower-like body,
It bloomed.
ஹா.....ஆ.....ஆ.....
நேற்று எந்தன் மூச்சினில்
உன் காதல் அல்லால் காற்று இல்லையே
நேற்று எந்தன் மூச்சினில்
உன் காதல் அல்லால் காற்று இல்லையே
Haa...aaa....aa..
Yesterday in my breath,
There was no air other than your love.
Yesterday in my breath,
There was no air other than your love.
நேற்று எந்தன் ஏட்டில்
சோகம் என்னும் சொல் இல்லை இல்லை
நேற்று எந்தன் கை வளையல்
இசைத்ததெல்லாம் உன் இசையே
வானே நீ இன்று அந்த
நேற்றுவரை கொண்டு வா
Yesterday in my book of life,
The word called sadness did not exist, did not exist.
Female: Yesterday, the music played by my bangles
Was all your music.
Male: Oh sky, today please bring back
Those 'yesterdays'!
நேற்று நீ இருந்தாய்
உன்னோடு நானும் இருந்தேன்
இருந்தாய்... இருந்தோம்...
Yesterday you were there,
I was there with you too.
Male: You were there... we were together...
நேற்று நீ இருந்தாய்
உன்னோடு நானும் இருந்தேன்
ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்
ஆகாயத்தில் நூறு நிலாக்களும்
இருவர் :
அங்கங்கே நீலப் புறாக்களும் பறந்தன
Yesterday you were there,
I was there with you too.
Male: Hmm mmm
Female: A hundred moons in the sky,
Both: And blue pigeons flew here and there.
அலையெல்லாம் நீ எங்கே எங்கே
என்றது
கரை வந்த அலை அங்கே ஏங்கி நின்றது
Every wave asked, 'Where are you, where are you?'
That is what it said.
Reaching the shore, the wave stood there yearning.
நேற்று அவள் இருந்தாள்
அவளோடு நானும் இருந்தேன்
ஆகாயத்தில் நூறு நிலாக்களும்
அங்கங்கே நீலப் புறாக்களும் பறந்தன
Yesterday she was there,
I was there with her too.
A hundred moons in the sky,
And blue pigeons flew here and there.
ஆண்
: காற்றெல்லாம் அவள் தேன் குரலாய்
இருந்தது
மணலெல்லாம் அவள் பூவுடலாய்
மலர்ந்தது
All the wind felt like her honeyed voice,
It was so.
All the sand blossomed like her flower-like body,
It bloomed.
Netru aval irundhaal
Yesterday she was there,
Avalodu naanum irundhen
I was there with her too.
Female :Heyy mariyan …vaa…
Female: Hey Maryan... come...
Netru aval irundhaal
Yesterday she was there,
Avalodu naanum irundhen
I was there with her too.
Female :Irundhen…
Female: I was there...
Netru aval irundhaal
Yesterday she was there,
Avalodu naanum irundhen
I was there with her too.
Aagaayathil nooru nilaakkalum
A hundred moons in the sky,
Angangae neela puraakkalum paranthana
And blue pigeons flew here and there.
Female :Haa…aaa…
Female: Haa...aaa...
Kaatrellaam aval thaenkuralaai
All the wind felt like her honeyed voice,
Irundhathu
It was so.
Manal ellaam aval poovudalaai
All the sand blossomed like her flower-like body,
Malarndhathu
It bloomed.
Netru aval irundhaal
Yesterday she was there,
Avalodu naanum irundhen
I was there with her too.
Aagaayathil nooru nilaakkalum
A hundred moons in the sky,
Angangae neela puraakkalum paranthana
And blue pigeons flew here and there.
Kaatrellaam aval thaenkuralaai
All the wind felt like her honeyed voice,
Irundhathu
It was so.
Manal ellaam aval poovudalaai
All the sand blossomed like her flower-like body,
Malarndhathu
It bloomed.
Haa…aaa….aa..
Haa...aaa....aa..
Netru endhan moochinil
Yesterday in my breath,
Un kaadhal allaal kaatru illaiyae
There was no air other than your love.
Netru endhan moochinil
Yesterday in my breath,
Un kaadhal allaal kaatru illaiyae
There was no air other than your love.
Netru endhan yettil
Yesterday in my book of life,
Sogam enum sollum illaiyae illaiyae
The word called sadness did not exist, did not exist.
Female :Netru endhan kai valaiyal
Female: Yesterday, the music played by my bangles
Isaithathellaam un isaiyae
Was all your music.
Male :Vaanae nee indru andha
Male: Oh sky, today please bring back
Netrugalai kondu va
Those 'yesterdays'!
Netru nee irundhaai
Yesterday you were there,
Unnodu naanum irundhen
I was there with you too.
Male :Irundhaai ..irundhom ..
Male: You were there... we were together...
Netru nee irundhaai
Yesterday you were there,
Unnodu naanum irundhen
I was there with you too.
Male :Hmm mmm
Male: Hmm mmm
Female :Aagaayathil nooru nilaakkalum
Female: A hundred moons in the sky,
Both :Angangae neela puraakkalum paranthana
Both: And blue pigeons flew here and there.
Alai ellam nee engae engae
Every wave asked, 'Where are you, where are you?'
Endrathu
That is what it said.
Karai vandhu alai angae yengi nindrathu
Reaching the shore, the wave stood there yearning.
Netru aval irundhaal
Yesterday she was there,
Avalodu naanum irundhen
I was there with her too.
Aagaayathil nooru nilaakkalum
A hundred moons in the sky,
Angangae neela puraakkalum paranthana
And blue pigeons flew here and there.
Kaatrellaam aval thaenkuralaai
All the wind felt like her honeyed voice,
Irundhathu
It was so.
Manal ellaam aval poovudalaai
All the sand blossomed like her flower-like body,
Malarndhathu
It bloomed.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Netru Aval Irundhal from Maryan (2013) is a poignant romantic track expressing intense longing and nostalgia. The protagonist remembers the enchanted past when his beloved was by his side—a time so blissful that the sky seemed filled with a hundred moons and blue pigeons, the wind echoed her honeyed voice, and even the sands seemed to bloom. Separated from her in the present, he desperately pleads with the sky to bring back those golden yesterdays when sorrow was an unknown word.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Surreal Imagery (Kaatchi Bimbam)
“Aagaayathil nooru nilaakkalum / Angangae neela puraakkalum paranthana”
Extravagant visual imagery representing blissful love where a hundred moons and blue pigeons fill the sky.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Kaatrellaam aval thaenkuralaai Irundhathu”
Comparing the cool breeze directly to her sweet, honey-like voice.
Personification (Tharkurippettra Ani)
“Alai ellam nee engae engae Endrathu / Karai vandhu alai angae yengi nindrathu”
The ocean waves are personified as conscious beings searching and yearning for the beloved at the shore.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi Ani)
“Manal ellaam aval poovudalaai Malarndhathu”
An exaggeration where the sand blooms into flowers at the touch or presence of her body.
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Trivia
This soulful track was composed by A. R. Rahman and lyricized by the veteran poet Vaali. It was one of the final songs penned by Vaali prior to his passing in July 2013. Sung beautifully by Vijay Prakash and Chinmayi, the song highlights the deep thematic contrast between joyful memories and painful separation in the film.
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