Nanbane Enathu Uyir
From Sattam · 1983
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Music director
- Gangai Amaran
- Details
- Sattam1983
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Hae… hae… | Hey... hey... |
| Male :Hae haei… | Male: Hey hey... |
| Male | |
| Hae hae | Hey hey |
| Male :Hae haei… | Male: Hey hey... |
| Male | |
| Hae hae | Hey hey |
| Haehae haehe haehae haehe hae… | Haehae haehe haehae haehe hae... |
| Male :Hae… pababaa… | Male: Hey... pababaa... |
| Male :Pababaa… | Male: Pababaa... |
| Male | |
| Nanbanae enadhu uyir nanbanae | Oh friend, my life-long friend! |
| Neenda naal uravidhu | This is a long-standing bond of friendship, |
| Indru pol endrumae thodarvadhu haan… | May it continue forever just like today, ah... |
| Male | |
| Nanbanae enadhu uyir nanbanae | Oh friend, my life-long friend! |
| Neenda naal uravidhu | This is a long-standing bond of friendship, |
| Indru pol endrumae thodarvadhu.. | May it continue forever just like today... |
| Male | |
| Oru kilaiyil oonjal aadum | Swinging like a cradle on a single branch, |
| Iru malargal neeyum naanum | You and I are two blossoms on the same tree. |
| Piriyaamal naam uravaadalaam | Let us celebrate our bond without ever drifting apart. |
| Male | |
| Oru vizhiyil kaayam endraal | If one eye suffers a wound, |
| Maru vizhiyum kanneer sindhum | The other eye sheds tears in sorrow. |
| Unakkaaga naan enakkaaga nee | I am here for you, and you are here for me. |
| Male | |
| Irandu kaigal inaindhu vazhangum | Like the sweet sound produced, |
| Iniya osai | When two hands come together in applause, |
| Male :Indrum endrum ketkka vendum | Male: It is my wish to hear that melody, |
| Enadhu aasai hae hae | Today and forevermore, hey hey! |
| Male | |
| Nanbanae enadhu uyir nanbanae | Oh friend, my life-long friend! |
| Male | |
| Neenda naal uravidhu | This is a long-standing bond of friendship, |
| Indru pol endrumae thodarvadhu | May it continue forever just like today. |
| Male | |
| Yaarum unnai sondham kondaal | If anyone tries to claim ownership over you, |
| Idaiyil vandha urimai endraal | Asserting an intervening right, |
| Adharkkaaga naan vazhakkaaduven | I will fight legally and passionately for you. |
| Male | |
| Yaarum unnai thirudi chella | I am not a friend who stands by idly, |
| Paarthu nirkkum thozhan alla | While someone steals you away. |
| Unakkaaga naan kaaval nirppen | I will stand guard and protect you always. |
| Male | |
| Enadhu manamum enadhu ninaivum | My heart and my thoughts, |
| Unadhu vasamae | Are entirely under your control. |
| Male :Namakku yedhu pirithu paarkka | Male: Where is the question of separating us, |
| Irandu manamae hae hae | When we do not possess two distinct hearts, hey hey! |
| Male | |
| Nanbanae enadhu uyir nanbanae | Oh friend, my life-long friend! |
| Male :Neenda naal uravidhu | Male: This is a long-standing bond of friendship, |
| Indru pol endrumae thodarvadhu | May it continue forever just like today. |
ஹே.... ஹே....
ஹே ஹேய்....
Hey... hey...
Male: Hey hey...
ஹே.... ஹே....
ஹே ஹேய்....
Hey hey
Male: Hey hey...
ஹே ஹே
ஹேஹே ஹேஹெ ஹேஹே ஹேஹெ ஹே....
ஹே.... பபபா...
பபபா....
Hey hey
Haehae haehe haehae haehe hae...
Male: Hey... pababaa...
Male: Pababaa...
நண்பனே எனது உயிர் நண்பனே
நீண்ட நாள் உறவிது
இன்று போல் என்றுமே தொடர்வது ஹான்....
Oh friend, my life-long friend!
This is a long-standing bond of friendship,
May it continue forever just like today, ah...
நண்பனே எனது உயிர் நண்பனே
நீண்ட நாள் உறவிது
இன்று போல் என்றுமே தொடர்வது
Oh friend, my life-long friend!
This is a long-standing bond of friendship,
May it continue forever just like today...
ஒரு கிளையில் ஊஞ்சல் ஆடும்
இரு மலர்கள் நீயும் நானும்
பிரியாமல் நாம் உறவாடலாம்
Swinging like a cradle on a single branch,
You and I are two blossoms on the same tree.
Let us celebrate our bond without ever drifting apart.
ஒரு விழியில் காயம் என்றால்
மறு விழியும் கண்ணீர் சிந்தும்
உனக்காக நான் எனக்காக நீ
If one eye suffers a wound,
The other eye sheds tears in sorrow.
I am here for you, and you are here for me.
இரண்டு கைகள் இணைந்து வழங்கும்
இனிய ஓசை
இன்றும் என்றும் இருக்க வேண்டும்
எனது ஆசை ஹே ஹே
Like the sweet sound produced,
When two hands come together in applause,
Male: It is my wish to hear that melody,
Today and forevermore, hey hey!
நண்பனே எனது உயிர் நண்பனே
Oh friend, my life-long friend!
நீண்ட நாள் உறவிது
இன்று போல் என்றுமே தொடர்வது
This is a long-standing bond of friendship,
May it continue forever just like today.
யாரும் உன்னை சொந்தம் கொண்டால்
இடையில் வந்த உரிமை என்றால்
அதற்காக நான் வழக்காடுவேன்
If anyone tries to claim ownership over you,
Asserting an intervening right,
I will fight legally and passionately for you.
யாரும் உன்னை திருடிச் செல்ல
பார்த்து நிற்கும் தோழன் அல்ல
உனக்காக நான் காவல் நிற்பேன்
I am not a friend who stands by idly,
While someone steals you away.
I will stand guard and protect you always.
எனது மனமும் எனது நினைவும்
உனது வசமே
நமக்கு ஏது பிரித்துப் பார்க்க
இரண்டு மனமே ஹே ஹே
My heart and my thoughts,
Are entirely under your control.
Male: Where is the question of separating us,
When we do not possess two distinct hearts, hey hey!
நண்பனே எனது உயிர் நண்பனே
நீண்ட நாள் உறவிது
இன்று போல் என்றுமே தொடர்வது
Oh friend, my life-long friend!
Male: This is a long-standing bond of friendship,
May it continue forever just like today.
லாலல்லா லாலல்லா லாலல்லா...
லாலல்லா லாலல்லா லாலல்லா...
Hae… hae…
Hey... hey...
Male :Hae haei…
Male: Hey hey...
Hae hae
Hey hey
Male :Hae haei…
Male: Hey hey...
Hae hae
Hey hey
Haehae haehe haehae haehe hae…
Haehae haehe haehae haehe hae...
Male :Hae… pababaa…
Male: Hey... pababaa...
Male :Pababaa…
Male: Pababaa...
Nanbanae enadhu uyir nanbanae
Oh friend, my life-long friend!
Neenda naal uravidhu
This is a long-standing bond of friendship,
Indru pol endrumae thodarvadhu haan…
May it continue forever just like today, ah...
Nanbanae enadhu uyir nanbanae
Oh friend, my life-long friend!
Neenda naal uravidhu
This is a long-standing bond of friendship,
Indru pol endrumae thodarvadhu..
May it continue forever just like today...
Oru kilaiyil oonjal aadum
Swinging like a cradle on a single branch,
Iru malargal neeyum naanum
You and I are two blossoms on the same tree.
Piriyaamal naam uravaadalaam
Let us celebrate our bond without ever drifting apart.
Oru vizhiyil kaayam endraal
If one eye suffers a wound,
Maru vizhiyum kanneer sindhum
The other eye sheds tears in sorrow.
Unakkaaga naan enakkaaga nee
I am here for you, and you are here for me.
Irandu kaigal inaindhu vazhangum
Like the sweet sound produced,
Iniya osai
When two hands come together in applause,
Male :Indrum endrum ketkka vendum
Male: It is my wish to hear that melody,
Enadhu aasai hae hae
Today and forevermore, hey hey!
Nanbanae enadhu uyir nanbanae
Oh friend, my life-long friend!
Neenda naal uravidhu
This is a long-standing bond of friendship,
Indru pol endrumae thodarvadhu
May it continue forever just like today.
Yaarum unnai sondham kondaal
If anyone tries to claim ownership over you,
Idaiyil vandha urimai endraal
Asserting an intervening right,
Adharkkaaga naan vazhakkaaduven
I will fight legally and passionately for you.
Yaarum unnai thirudi chella
I am not a friend who stands by idly,
Paarthu nirkkum thozhan alla
While someone steals you away.
Unakkaaga naan kaaval nirppen
I will stand guard and protect you always.
Enadhu manamum enadhu ninaivum
My heart and my thoughts,
Unadhu vasamae
Are entirely under your control.
Male :Namakku yedhu pirithu paarkka
Male: Where is the question of separating us,
Irandu manamae hae hae
When we do not possess two distinct hearts, hey hey!
Nanbanae enadhu uyir nanbanae
Oh friend, my life-long friend!
Male :Neenda naal uravidhu
Male: This is a long-standing bond of friendship,
Indru pol endrumae thodarvadhu
May it continue forever just like today.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Nanbanae Enadhu Uyir Nanbanae is an iconic Tamil duet celebrating unconditional, everlasting friendship. The song captures the profound bond between two lifelong friends who share each other's joys and sorrows. Vaali's evocative lyrics present friendship not merely as an acquaintance, but as a deep soul connection—comparing the duo to two flowers on a single branch and two eyes that weep together when one is hurt.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Oru kilaiyil oonjal aadum / Iru malargal neeyum naanum”
Compares the two friends to two flowers swinging on the exact same tree branch, emphasizing their shared origins and togetherness.
Analogy / Sympathetic Imagery
“Oru vizhiyil kaayam endraal / Maru vizhiyum kanneer sindhum”
Uses the pair of eyes as an analogy for deep empathy: if one eye is injured, the other spontaneously sheds tears.
Auditory Imagery & Simile
“Irandu kaigal inaindhu vazhangum / Iniya osai”
Compares harmonious friendship to the pleasing sound created when two hands clap together.
Refrain (Pallavi repetition)
“Nanbanae enadhu uyir nanbanae”
The core phrase defining life-long friendship repeats across the song to reinforce the central thematic commitment.
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Trivia
Sattam (1983) is a Tamil crime-drama starring Kamal Haasan and Sarath Babu, directed by K. Vijayan. It was a official remake of the 1980 Hindi hit 'Dostana'. The musical score was composed by Gangai Amaran, and this iconic friendship track was sung by playback legends S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and Malaysia Vasudevan.
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