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Lyrics & meaning

Nanaa Endrennai

From Panivizhum Nilavu · 2014

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singer
Ranjith
Music director
L. V. Ganesan
Movie name
Panivizhum Nilavu
Movie release year
2014
Lyrics added on
2 May 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nanaa endrennai paarkkaadhae
Paarthaal en pinnae vaaraadhae
Vandhaal ennodu seraadhae
Serndhaal en pechai ketkaadhae
Ketkum paattil artham illaiyaa
Artham ellaam thaevai illaiyaa
Thaevai endraal naettraikkodipo
Poga poga paadhai illaiyaa
Paadhai theerndhaal vaanam illaiyaa
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Nanaa endrennai paarkkaadhae
Paarthaal en pinnae vaaraadhae
Vandhaal ennodu seraadhae
Serndhaal en pechai ketkaadhae
Naanendru sollum podhae
Sollum naangaai maari pogum
Maaraadha ondrendraal
En nanbar koottam thaan
Koottaaga naangal sera
Serum engal maedai aagum
Maedaikkae motcham
Naangal podum aattam thaan
Aadaadhavan……
Vaazhaadhavan…..
Iyyae iyyae thannaanannaa
Iyyae iyyae thannaanannaa
Nanaa endrennai paarkkaadhae..ae…
Paarthaal en pinnae vaaraadhae..ae…
Vandhaal ennodu seraadhae..ae…
Serndhaal en pechai ketkaadhae
Naaningu unmai pesa
Unmai kooda kaadhal kollum
Kaadhal thaan ingae undu
Modhal illaiyae
Modhal undaagum podho
Undillai endrae naam kandom
Kandillai kaadhal ondrai
Natpai pol ingae
Natpillaiyae …………
Uppillaiyae ………………..
Aa…haaa..aa…haa…aa..haa..
Aa…haaa..aa…haa…aa..haa..
Nanaa endrennai paarkkaadhae
Paarthaal en pinnae vaaraadhae
Vandhaal ennodu seraadhae
Serndhaal en pechai ketkaadhae
Ketkum paattil artham illaiyaa
Artham ellaam thaevai illaiyaa
Thaevai endraal naettraikkodipo
Poga poga paadhai illaiyaa
Paadhai theerndhaal vaanam illaiyaa
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Oho… oho… oho…
Oho… oho… oho…
Oho… oho… oho…
Oho… oho… oho…
Don't look at me asking, "Is it me?"
If you look, don't follow behind me.
If you come, don't join along with me.
If you join, don't listen to what I say.
Isn't there meaning in the song you hear?
Isn't meaning needed at all?
If you need it, run back to yesterday!
As you keep going, isn't there a path ahead?
If the path ends, isn't the sky still there?
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Don't look at me asking, "Is it me?"
If you look, don't follow behind me.
If you come, don't join along with me.
If you join, don't listen to what I say.
The moment I say the word "I",
that word turns into "the four of us".
If there is one thing that never changes,
it is my circle of friends.
When we gather together,
wherever we meet becomes our stage.
The greatest reward for the stage
is the dance that we perform!
One who doesn't dance...
has never truly lived...
Iyye iyye thannananna
Iyye iyye thannananna
Don't look at me asking, "Is it me?"...
If you look, don't follow behind me...
If you come, don't join along with me...
If you join, don't listen to what I say.
When I speak the truth here,
even the truth falls in love.
There is only love here,
there are no clashes.
And even when a clash arises,
we have seen it quickly dissolve into nothing.
We have never seen any love
quite like friendship here.
Without friendship...
there is no flavor in life!
Aa... haa... aa... haa... aa... haa...
Aa... haa... aa... haa... aa... haa...
Don't look at me asking, "Is it me?"
If you look, don't follow behind me.
If you come, don't join along with me.
If you join, don't listen to what I say.
Isn't there meaning in the song you hear?
Isn't meaning needed at all?
If you need it, run back to yesterday!
As you keep going, isn't there a path ahead?
If the path ends, isn't the sky still there?
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Oho... oho... oho...
Oho... oho... oho...
Oho... oho... oho...
Oho... oho... oho...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song celebrates youthful freedom, camaraderie, and the beauty of friendship over self-centered individualism. The lyrics begin with playful paradoxical conditions, warning the listener not to get attached or take words too seriously, emphasizing that life should be lived freely without overanalyzing meanings or worrying about the future.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora / Monorhyme

Paarthaal en pinnae vaaraadhae / Vandhaal ennodu seraadhae / Serndhaal en pechai ketkaadhae

Successive lines end with the rhyming suffix '-aadhae' ('paarkkaadhae', 'vaaraadhae', 'seraadhae', 'ketkaadhae'), creating a rhythmic flow.

Antadi (Chain Connection)

Poga poga paadhai illaiyaa / Paadhai theerndhaal vaanam illaiyaa

The last word or thought of one phrase becomes the beginning or trigger of the next phrase ('Paadhai illaiyaa' leading to 'Paadhai theerndhaal').

Metaphor

Natpillaiyae / Uppillaiyae

Friendship is compared to 'salt' (uppu), signifying that without friendship, life lacks flavor and substance.

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Trivia

Written by the acclaimed Tamil lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar, the song highlights his signature style of combining casual conversational Tamil with philosophical reflections on youth, friendship, and living in the present moment.

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