Nanba Nanba
From Raman Thediya Seethai · 2008
- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Singer
- Karthik
- Music director
- Vidyasagar
- Details
- Raman Thediya Seethai2008
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| {Nanba nanba nee konjam kelada | Friend, friend, listen to me for a bit, |
| Naamum jeyippom ena nambi vaazhada} (2) | Live with faith that we too will win. |
| Male | |
| Unai nee thaazhvaai paarkadhae | Do not look down upon yourself, |
| Ada neeyae unnidam thorkadhae | Hey, do not lose to your own self. |
| Edhuvum mudiyum endru ninai | Believe that anything is achievable, |
| Nee ezhundhu nadakkum evukanai | You are a missile rising up to walk. |
| Male | |
| Nanba nanba un nenjil yezhudhada | Friend, friend, write this in your heart, |
| Vaanam nokki nee valarum vizhudhada | You are a prop root growing towards the sky. |
| Male | |
| Thayakkam enbadhu sondha sirai | Hesitation is a prison of your own making, |
| Adhil thanghi kidappadhu undhan kurai | Languishing inside it is your own shortcoming. |
| Adhirstam virpadhu kadavul kadai | God's shop sells good fortune, |
| Un muyarchi ondrae adharkum vilai | Your effort alone is the price to buy it. |
| Male | |
| Nanba nanba nee konjam kelada | Friend, friend, listen to me for a bit, |
| Naamum jeyippom ena nambi vaazhada | Live with faith that we too will win. |
{ நண்பா நண்பா
நீ கொஞ்சம் கேளடா
நாமும் ஜெயிப்போம்
என நம்பி வாழடா } (2)
Friend, friend, listen to me for a bit,
Live with faith that we too will win.
உனை நீ தாழ்வாய்
பார்க்காதே அட நீயே உன்னிடம்
தோற்காதே எதுவும் முடியும் என்று
நினை நீ எழுந்து நடக்கும் ஏவுகணை
Do not look down upon yourself,
Hey, do not lose to your own self.
Believe that anything is achievable,
You are a missile rising up to walk.
நண்பா நண்பா
உன் நெஞ்சில் எழுதடா
வானம் நோக்கி நீ வளரும்
விழுதடா
Friend, friend, write this in your heart,
You are a prop root growing towards the sky.
தயக்கம் என்பது
சொந்த சிறை அதில் தங்கி
கிடப்பது உந்தன் குறை
அதிர்ஷ்டம் விற்பது கடவுள்
கடை உன் முயற்சி ஒன்றே
அதற்கும் விலை
Hesitation is a prison of your own making,
Languishing inside it is your own shortcoming.
God's shop sells good fortune,
Your effort alone is the price to buy it.
நண்பா நண்பா
நீ கொஞ்சம் கேளடா
நாமும் ஜெயிப்போம்
என நம்பி வாழடா
Friend, friend, listen to me for a bit,
Live with faith that we too will win.
{Nanba nanba nee konjam kelada
Friend, friend, listen to me for a bit,
Naamum jeyippom ena nambi vaazhada} (2)
Live with faith that we too will win.
Unai nee thaazhvaai paarkadhae
Do not look down upon yourself,
Ada neeyae unnidam thorkadhae
Hey, do not lose to your own self.
Edhuvum mudiyum endru ninai
Believe that anything is achievable,
Nee ezhundhu nadakkum evukanai
You are a missile rising up to walk.
Nanba nanba un nenjil yezhudhada
Friend, friend, write this in your heart,
Vaanam nokki nee valarum vizhudhada
You are a prop root growing towards the sky.
Thayakkam enbadhu sondha sirai
Hesitation is a prison of your own making,
Adhil thanghi kidappadhu undhan kurai
Languishing inside it is your own shortcoming.
Adhirstam virpadhu kadavul kadai
God's shop sells good fortune,
Un muyarchi ondrae adharkum vilai
Your effort alone is the price to buy it.
Nanba nanba nee konjam kelada
Friend, friend, listen to me for a bit,
Naamum jeyippom ena nambi vaazhada
Live with faith that we too will win.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This motivational track is an anthem of self-belief, resilience, and encouragement among friends. It advises the listener never to underestimate themselves or yield to self-doubt. By framing hesitation as a self-imposed prison and personal effort as the currency required to earn good fortune from God, the song urges young people to break free from inhibitions and reach for success like a rising missile or skyward-growing tree.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagham)
“Nee ezhundhu nadakkum evukanai”
Compares an inspired person directly to a walking missile (evukanai) capable of reaching any target.
Metaphor (Uruvagham)
“Thayakkam enbadhu sondha sirai”
Hesitation is explicitly equated to a personal, self-created prison (sondha sirai).
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“Adhirstam virpadhu kadavul kadai / Un muyarchi ondrae adharkum vilai”
The words 'kadai' and 'vilai' at the end of consecutive lines create a pleasing end rhyme.
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Trivia
Featured in the 2008 film 'Raman Thediya Seethai' starring Cheran, Pasupathy, and Nitin Sathya, the film's soundtrack was composed by Vidyasagar and is known for its uplifting, positive thematic songs.
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