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Nanban Song Lyrics – Iraivan

From Iraivan · 2023

Lyricist: Vivek
Singer: Haricharan
Music director: Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name: Iraivan
Movie release year: 2023
Lyrics added on: 16 Oct 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics

↻ English translation

Adei saga ulagae neeya

Manadhil thaaya karai neeya

Adei saga uyirin neeya

Anaiyum theeya eluvaaya

Engae mugavari kodu

Urakaththai vidu

Oru murai thodu

Aiyoo kalanguthu mugam

Mudhal murai bayam

Anaiyudhu manam

Thirai moodi pogathae

Adhai vizhigal thangadhae

Undhan pinnaal vaazhndhene

Nee ennai vittu pogathae

Unnodu thaan naanum naanum

Ennodu thaan neeyum neeyum

Neeyae illa paadhai endraal

Vaazhvae ini podhum podhum

Nanba uyirae nanba

Arugae nindraal inaiyaaro

Nanba uyirae nanba

Pirindhae sendraal thunai yaaro

Naatkalai naan endru maatruven

Kaayathai naaanengu aatruven

Paarkkiren un nanban aattamae

Thirai moodi pogathae

Adhai vizhigal thangadhae

Undhan pinnaal vaazhndhene

Nee ennai vittu pogathae

Unnodu thaan naanum naanum

Ennodu thaan neeyum neeyum

Neeyae illa paadhai endraal

Vaazhvae ini podhum podhum

Hey friend, are you my whole world?

A mother to my heart, a shore to steady me?

Hey friend, are you my very life?

Are you a dying flame? Won't you rise again?

Where are you? Give me your address.

Wake up from this sleep.

Touch me just once.

Oh, my face is broken with tears.

For the first time, I feel afraid.

My heart is dying out.

Don't draw the curtain and fade away.

My eyes cannot bear to see it.

I lived my life walking right behind you.

Please don't leave me and go.

I belong only with you.

And you belong only with me.

If this is a path without you,

I have had enough of this life.

My friend, my very life, my friend...

When you stand beside me, who could ever match us?

My friend, my very life, my friend...

If you part and leave, who will be there for me?

When will I ever turn these dark days around?

Where will I go to heal this wound?

I watch your friend's helpless struggle.

Don't draw the curtain and fade away.

My eyes cannot bear to see it.

I lived my life walking right behind you.

Please don't leave me and go.

I belong only with you.

And you belong only with me.

If this is a path without you,

I have had enough of this life.

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This poignant song expresses intense grief, brotherhood, and desperation in the face of losing a beloved friend. The singer pleads with his companion not to slip away into death, reminiscing about their inseparable bond and declaring that life loses all purpose without them.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

“Anaiyum theeya eluvaaya”

Compares the slipping life force of the friend to an extinguishing fire ('Anaiyum theeyu').

Anaphora / Repetition

“Unnodu thaan naanum naanum”

Repetition of words ('naanum naanum', 'neeyum neeyum') to emphasize complete emotional unity and togetherness.

Rhetorical Question

“Pirindhae sendraal thunai yaaro”

Asks who could ever be a companion if the soulmate friend departs, highlighting irreplaceable loss.

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Trivia

Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and sung by Haricharan, this heartbreaking track portrays the deep emotional turmoil of the protagonist in the 2023 psychological thriller film Iraivan.

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