Nanban Song Lyrics – Iraivan
From Iraivan · 2023
- Lyricist
- Vivek
- Singer
- Haricharan
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Iraivan2023
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Adei saga ulagae neeya | Hey, are you my fellow world? |
| Manadhil thaaya karai neeya | Are you the motherly shore residing in my heart? |
| Adei saga uyirin neeya | Hey, are you my fellow soul? |
| Anaiyum theeya eluvaaya | Are you a dying flame, or will you arise? |
| Male | |
| Engae mugavari kodu | Give me your address, where is it? |
| Urakaththai vidu | Leave your deep slumber and wake up. |
| Oru murai thodu | Touch me just once. |
| Male | |
| Aiyoo kalanguthu mugam | Oh no, your face grows pale and blurred. |
| Mudhal murai bayam | For the very first time, I feel true fear. |
| Anaiyudhu manam | My heart feels extinguished. |
| Male | |
| Thirai moodi pogathae | Do not disappear behind the veil. |
| Adhai vizhigal thangadhae | My eyes cannot bear to witness it. |
| Undhan pinnaal vaazhndhene | I lived my life right behind you. |
| Nee ennai vittu pogathae | Do not abandon me and go away. |
| Male | |
| Unnodu thaan naanum naanum | I am always with you, only with you. |
| Ennodu thaan neeyum neeyum | You are always with me, only with me. |
| Neeyae illa paadhai endraal | If it is a path where you do not exist, |
| Vaazhvae ini podhum podhum | Then this life is enough for me now. |
| Male | |
| Nanba uyirae nanba | Oh friend, my very life, my friend! |
| Arugae nindraal inaiyaaro | If you stand beside me, who could ever match us? |
| Nanba uyirae nanba | Oh friend, my very life, my friend! |
| Pirindhae sendraal thunai yaaro | If you separate and go away, who will be my companion? |
| Male | |
| Naatkalai naan endru maatruven | When will I bring back those days? |
| Kaayathai naaanengu aatruven | Where will I go to heal this wound? |
| Paarkkiren un nanban aattamae | I am watching the desperate plight of your friend. |
| Male | |
| Thirai moodi pogathae | Do not disappear behind the veil. |
| Adhai vizhigal thangadhae | My eyes cannot bear to witness it. |
| Undhan pinnaal vaazhndhene | I lived my life right behind you. |
| Nee ennai vittu pogathae | Do not abandon me and go away. |
| Male | |
| Unnodu thaan naanum naanum | I am always with you, only with you. |
| Ennodu thaan neeyum neeyum | You are always with me, only with me. |
| Neeyae illa paadhai endraal | If it is a path where you do not exist, |
| Vaazhvae ini podhum podhum | Then this life is enough for me now. |
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Hey, are you my fellow world?
Are you the motherly shore residing in my heart?
Hey, are you my fellow soul?
Are you a dying flame, or will you arise?
அடே சதா உலகே நீயா
மனதில் தாயா கரை நீயா
அடே சதா உயிரின் நீயா
அணையும் தீயா எழுவாயா
Give me your address, where is it?
Leave your deep slumber and wake up.
Touch me just once.
எங்கே முதல் வலி கொடு
உறக்கதை விடு
ஒரு முறை தொடு
Oh no, your face grows pale and blurred.
For the very first time, I feel true fear.
My heart feels extinguished.
அய்யோ கலங்குது முகம்
முதல் முறை பயம்
அணையுது மனம்
Do not disappear behind the veil.
My eyes cannot bear to witness it.
I lived my life right behind you.
Do not abandon me and go away.
திரை மூடி போகாதே
அதை விழிகள் தாங்காதே
உந்தன் பின்னால் வாழந்தேனே
நீ என்னை விட்டு போகாதே
I am always with you, only with you.
You are always with me, only with me.
If it is a path where you do not exist,
Then this life is enough for me now.
உன்னோடு தான் நானும் நானும்
என்னோடு தான் நீயும் நீயும்
நீயே இல்லா பாதையென்றால்
வாழ்வே இனி போதும் போதும்
Oh friend, my very life, my friend!
If you stand beside me, who could ever match us?
Oh friend, my very life, my friend!
If you separate and go away, who will be my companion?
நண்பா உயிரே நண்பா
அருகே நின்றால் இணையாரோ
நண்பா உயிரே நண்பா
பிரிந்தே சென்றால் துணையாரோ
When will I bring back those days?
Where will I go to heal this wound?
I am watching the desperate plight of your friend.
நாட்களை நான் என்று மாற்றுவேன்
காயத்தை நான் எங்கு ஆற்றுவேன்
பார்க்கிறேன் உன் நண்பன் ஆட்டமே
Do not disappear behind the veil.
My eyes cannot bear to witness it.
I lived my life right behind you.
Do not abandon me and go away.
திரை மூடி போகாதே
அதை விழிகள் தாங்காதே
உந்தன் பின்னால் வாழந்தேனே
நீ என்னை விட்டு போகாதே
I am always with you, only with you.
You are always with me, only with me.
If it is a path where you do not exist,
Then this life is enough for me now.
உன்னோடு தான் நானும் நானும்
என்னோடு தான் நீயும் நீயும்
நீயே இல்லா பாதையென்றால்
வாழ்வே இனி போதும் போதும்
Adei saga ulagae neeya
Hey, are you my fellow world?
Manadhil thaaya karai neeya
Are you the motherly shore residing in my heart?
Adei saga uyirin neeya
Hey, are you my fellow soul?
Anaiyum theeya eluvaaya
Are you a dying flame, or will you arise?
Engae mugavari kodu
Give me your address, where is it?
Urakaththai vidu
Leave your deep slumber and wake up.
Oru murai thodu
Touch me just once.
Aiyoo kalanguthu mugam
Oh no, your face grows pale and blurred.
Mudhal murai bayam
For the very first time, I feel true fear.
Anaiyudhu manam
My heart feels extinguished.
Thirai moodi pogathae
Do not disappear behind the veil.
Adhai vizhigal thangadhae
My eyes cannot bear to witness it.
Undhan pinnaal vaazhndhene
I lived my life right behind you.
Nee ennai vittu pogathae
Do not abandon me and go away.
Unnodu thaan naanum naanum
I am always with you, only with you.
Ennodu thaan neeyum neeyum
You are always with me, only with me.
Neeyae illa paadhai endraal
If it is a path where you do not exist,
Vaazhvae ini podhum podhum
Then this life is enough for me now.
Nanba uyirae nanba
Oh friend, my very life, my friend!
Arugae nindraal inaiyaaro
If you stand beside me, who could ever match us?
Nanba uyirae nanba
Oh friend, my very life, my friend!
Pirindhae sendraal thunai yaaro
If you separate and go away, who will be my companion?
Naatkalai naan endru maatruven
When will I bring back those days?
Kaayathai naaanengu aatruven
Where will I go to heal this wound?
Paarkkiren un nanban aattamae
I am watching the desperate plight of your friend.
Thirai moodi pogathae
Do not disappear behind the veil.
Adhai vizhigal thangadhae
My eyes cannot bear to witness it.
Undhan pinnaal vaazhndhene
I lived my life right behind you.
Nee ennai vittu pogathae
Do not abandon me and go away.
Unnodu thaan naanum naanum
I am always with you, only with you.
Ennodu thaan neeyum neeyum
You are always with me, only with me.
Neeyae illa paadhai endraal
If it is a path where you do not exist,
Vaazhvae ini podhum podhum
Then this life is enough for me now.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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