Nanban Illa Vazhkkai
From Peranbum Perungobamum · 2025
- Lyricist
- Isaignani Ilayaraja
- Singers
- Reeta Raghul, Ranjith
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Peranbum Perungobamum2025
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Nanban illaa vaazhkai | Life without a friend |
| Nastamadaa | Is a loss, my friend |
| Natpu tharum nambikkai | The trust that friendship gives |
| Vettriyadaa | Is victory, my friend |
| Male | |
| Nanban illaa vaazhkai | Life without a friend |
| Nastamadaa | Is a loss, my friend |
| Natpu tharum nambikkai | The trust that friendship gives |
| Vettriyadaa | Is victory, my friend |
| Male | |
| Anbukkoru ammaa | A mother is for love |
| Arivukkoru appaa | A father is for wisdom |
| Pasathukku uravugal | Relatives for affection |
| Ooril undu | Exist in the town |
| Male | |
| Natpai pola naatil | In this country, like friendship |
| Oru nallathundoo | Is there anything truly good? |
| Nanmai tharum natpai nambhi | Trusting in a friendship that yields goodness |
| Kettathundoo | Has anyone ever suffered a loss? |
| Male | |
| Nanban illaa vaazhkai | Life without a friend |
| Nastamadaa | Is a loss, my friend |
| Natpu tharum nambikkai | The trust that friendship gives |
| Vettriyadaa | Is victory, my friend |
| Male | |
| Natpu endrendrum | Friendship forever |
| Nammai kai vidathu | Will never abandon us |
| Vattum vazhakkil | In draining trials and disputes |
| Vittutharaadhu | Will never give up on us |
| Natpu endrendrum | Friendship forever |
| Nammai kai vidathu | Will never abandon us |
| Vattum vazhakkil | In draining trials and disputes |
| Vittutharaadhu | Will never give up on us |
| Male | |
| Kadal aazham kandavarum | Even those who have measured the depth of the ocean |
| Natppukkoru azham thannai kandathundoo | Have they ever discovered the depth of friendship? |
| Vaanin ellai alandhu solavaar | They may measure and speak of the sky's boundaries |
| Natppin ellai kandu solla yaarum undo | Is there anyone who can find and declare the limits of friendship? |
| Endrum nammai katti veikkum | It will forever bind us together |
| Vettriyin pottu vaikkum | It will place the tilak of victory upon us |
| Natppukku ilakanam illai | Friendship has no strict rules or grammar |
| Female | |
| Thodakkam engae namm natppil thaane | Where is the beginning? It is right in our friendship |
| Thodarvathellaam anbil thaane | All that continues flows from love |
| Chorus :Thodakkam engae namm natppil thaane | Chorus: Where is the beginning? It is right in our friendship |
| Thodarvathellaam anbil thaane | All that continues flows from love |
| Female | |
| Paadam solgindra oru kalvi koodamum | Even an educational institute that teaches lessons |
| Anbin aazhathai solli tharumoo | Can it ever teach the true depth of love? |
| Chorus :Paadam solgindra oru kalvi koodamum | Chorus: Even an educational institute that teaches lessons |
| Anbin aazhathai solli tharumoo | Can it ever teach the true depth of love? |
| Female | |
| Pandhi mudinthaal kalindhu selvom | Once the feast ends, we disperse |
| Vaazhvin thunaiyaai nidham vendum | But as a companion in life, friendship is needed daily |
| Male | |
| Nanban illaa vaazhkai | Life without a friend |
| Nastamadaa | Is a loss, my friend |
| Natpu tharum nambikkai | The trust that friendship gives |
| Vettriyadaa | Is victory, my friend |
| Female | |
| Anbukkoru ammaa | A mother is for love |
| Arivukkoru appaa | A father is for wisdom |
| Pasathukku uravugal | Relatives for affection |
| Ooril undu | Exist in the town |
நண்பன் இல்லா வாழ்க்கை
நஷ்டமடா
நட்பு தரும் நம்பிக்கை
வெற்றியடா
Life without a friend
Is a loss, my friend
The trust that friendship gives
Is victory, my friend
நண்பன் இல்லா வாழ்க்கை
நஷ்டமடா
நட்பு தரும் நம்பிக்கை
வெற்றியடா
Life without a friend
Is a loss, my friend
The trust that friendship gives
Is victory, my friend
அன்புக்கொரு அம்மா
அறிவுக்கொரு அப்பா
பாசத்துக்கு உறவுகள்
ஊரில் உண்டு
A mother is for love
A father is for wisdom
Relatives for affection
Exist in the town
நட்பை போல நாட்டில்
இங்கே நல்ல்துண்டோ
நன்மை தரும் நட்பை நம்பி
கேட்டதுண்டோ
In this country, like friendship
Is there anything truly good?
Trusting in a friendship that yields goodness
Has anyone ever suffered a loss?
நண்பன் இல்லா வாழ்க்கை
நஷ்டமடா
நட்பு தரும் நம்பிக்கை
வெற்றியடா
Life without a friend
Is a loss, my friend
The trust that friendship gives
Is victory, my friend
நட்பு என்றென்றும்
நம்மை கைவிடாது
வாட்டும் வழக்கில்
விட்டுத்தராது
Friendship forever
Will never abandon us
In draining trials and disputes
Will never give up on us
Friendship forever
Will never abandon us
In draining trials and disputes
Will never give up on us
நட்பு என்றென்றும்
நம்மை கைவிடாது
வாட்டும் வழக்கில்
விட்டுத்தராது
Even those who have measured the depth of the ocean
Have they ever discovered the depth of friendship?
They may measure and speak of the sky's boundaries
Is there anyone who can find and declare the limits of friendship?
It will forever bind us together
It will place the tilak of victory upon us
Friendship has no strict rules or grammar
கடல் ஆழம் கண்டவரும்
நட்புக்கொரு ஆழம் தன்னை கண்டதுண்டோ
வானின் எல்லை அளந்து சொல்வார்
நட்பின் எல்லை கண்டு சொல்ல யாரும் உண்டோ
என்றும் நம்மை கட்டி வைக்கும்
வெற்றியின் பொட்டு வைக்கும்
நட்புக்கு இலக்கணம் இல்லை
Where is the beginning? It is right in our friendship
All that continues flows from love
Chorus: Where is the beginning? It is right in our friendship
All that continues flows from love
தொடக்கம் எங்கே நம் நாட்டில் தானே
தொடர்வதெல்லாம் அன்பில் தானே
தொடக்கம் எங்கே நம் நாட்டில் தானே
தொடர்வதெல்லாம் அன்பில் தானே
Even an educational institute that teaches lessons
Can it ever teach the true depth of love?
Chorus: Even an educational institute that teaches lessons
Can it ever teach the true depth of love?
பாடம் சொல்கின்ற ஒரு கல்விகூடமும்
அன்பின் ஆழத்தை சொல்லி தருமோ
குழு :
பாடம் சொல்கின்ற ஒரு கல்விகூடமும்
அன்பின் ஆழத்தை சொல்லி தருமோ
Once the feast ends, we disperse
But as a companion in life, friendship is needed daily
கல்வி முடிந்தால் கலைந்து செல்வோம்
வாழ்வின் துணையாய் நிதம் வேண்டும்
Life without a friend
Is a loss, my friend
The trust that friendship gives
Is victory, my friend
நண்பன் இல்லா வாழ்க்கை
நஷ்டமடா
நட்பு தரும் நம்பிக்கை
வெற்றியடா
A mother is for love
A father is for wisdom
Relatives for affection
Exist in the town
அன்புக்கொரு அம்மா
அறிவுக்கொரு அப்பா
பாசத்துக்கு உறவுகள்
ஊரில் உண்டு
நட்பை போல நாட்டில்
இங்கே நல்ல்துண்டோ
நன்மை தரும் நட்பை நம்பி
கேட்டதுண்டோ
நண்பன் இல்லா வாழ்க்கை
நஷ்டமடா
நட்பு தரும் நம்பிக்கை
வெற்றியடா
Nanban illaa vaazhkai
Life without a friend
Nastamadaa
Is a loss, my friend
Natpu tharum nambikkai
The trust that friendship gives
Vettriyadaa
Is victory, my friend
Nanban illaa vaazhkai
Life without a friend
Nastamadaa
Is a loss, my friend
Natpu tharum nambikkai
The trust that friendship gives
Vettriyadaa
Is victory, my friend
Anbukkoru ammaa
A mother is for love
Arivukkoru appaa
A father is for wisdom
Pasathukku uravugal
Relatives for affection
Ooril undu
Exist in the town
Natpai pola naatil
In this country, like friendship
Oru nallathundoo
Is there anything truly good?
Nanmai tharum natpai nambhi
Trusting in a friendship that yields goodness
Kettathundoo
Has anyone ever suffered a loss?
Nanban illaa vaazhkai
Life without a friend
Nastamadaa
Is a loss, my friend
Natpu tharum nambikkai
The trust that friendship gives
Vettriyadaa
Is victory, my friend
Natpu endrendrum
Friendship forever
Nammai kai vidathu
Will never abandon us
Vattum vazhakkil
In draining trials and disputes
Vittutharaadhu
Will never give up on us
Natpu endrendrum
Friendship forever
Nammai kai vidathu
Will never abandon us
Vattum vazhakkil
In draining trials and disputes
Vittutharaadhu
Will never give up on us
Kadal aazham kandavarum
Even those who have measured the depth of the ocean
Natppukkoru azham thannai kandathundoo
Have they ever discovered the depth of friendship?
Vaanin ellai alandhu solavaar
They may measure and speak of the sky's boundaries
Natppin ellai kandu solla yaarum undo
Is there anyone who can find and declare the limits of friendship?
Endrum nammai katti veikkum
It will forever bind us together
Vettriyin pottu vaikkum
It will place the tilak of victory upon us
Natppukku ilakanam illai
Friendship has no strict rules or grammar
Thodakkam engae namm natppil thaane
Where is the beginning? It is right in our friendship
Thodarvathellaam anbil thaane
All that continues flows from love
Chorus :Thodakkam engae namm natppil thaane
Chorus: Where is the beginning? It is right in our friendship
Thodarvathellaam anbil thaane
All that continues flows from love
Paadam solgindra oru kalvi koodamum
Even an educational institute that teaches lessons
Anbin aazhathai solli tharumoo
Can it ever teach the true depth of love?
Chorus :Paadam solgindra oru kalvi koodamum
Chorus: Even an educational institute that teaches lessons
Anbin aazhathai solli tharumoo
Can it ever teach the true depth of love?
Pandhi mudinthaal kalindhu selvom
Once the feast ends, we disperse
Vaazhvin thunaiyaai nidham vendum
But as a companion in life, friendship is needed daily
Nanban illaa vaazhkai
Life without a friend
Nastamadaa
Is a loss, my friend
Natpu tharum nambikkai
The trust that friendship gives
Vettriyadaa
Is victory, my friend
Anbukkoru ammaa
A mother is for love
Arivukkoru appaa
A father is for wisdom
Pasathukku uravugal
Relatives for affection
Ooril undu
Exist in the town
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song celebrates the irreplaceable value and depth of true friendship. It places friendship above all other worldly relationships, noting that while mothers provide love, fathers give wisdom, and relatives offer affection, friendship stands alone as an unwavering source of trust and victory. The lyrics argue that true friendship is immeasurable—deeper than the ocean, wider than the sky, and far beyond what formal education or books can teach.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Initial Alliteration)
“Nanban illaa vaazhkai / Nastamadaa / Natpu tharum nambikkai”
Repetition of the initial letter 'N' across lines 'Nanban', 'Nastamadaa', and 'Natpu' creates rhythmic cadence.
Rhetorical Question
“Paadam solgindra oru kalvi koodamum / Anbin aazhathai solli tharumoo”
Asking whether a school can ever teach the depth of love emphasizes that true emotional bonding cannot be taught formally.
Hyperbole & Contrast
“Kadal aazham kandavarum / Natppukkoru azham thannai kandathundoo”
Comparing the measurable sky and ocean to the immeasurable, boundless nature of friendship highlights its depth.
Metaphor
“Vettriyin pottu vaikkum”
Describing victory as a tilak or mark placed on a person by friendship.
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Trivia
This track features lyrics penned by Isaignani Ilaiyaraaja himself, showcasing his philosophical songwriting style on human bonds alongside his musical composition.
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