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Nandhavana Kuyil Ondru

From Engirundho Vandhan · 1995

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Vishwanathan-Ramamoorthy
Movie name
Engirundho Vandhan
Movie release year
1995
Lyrics added on
24 Oct 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nandhavana kuyil ondru
Anthappura kavithaigal padikka pasunthaen vadikka
Mukkaniyin rasam indru sarkkaraiyil kalanthu
Inikka idhayam muzhukka
Nandhavana kuyil ondru
Anthapura kavithaigal
Both :Padikka pasunthaen vadikka
Male :Mukkaniyin rasam indru
Sarkkaraiyil kalanthu
Both :Inikka idhayam muzhukka
Andhi varum chandhiranil kulikka panipol kalikka
Ammammaa naanennaa solla anandham yaedhedho
Nandhavan kuyil ondru
Anthappura kavithaigal padikka pasunthaen vadikka
Vannaththaamarai melum keezhum madal
Viriyaviriyavae
Vanji poongodi meendum meendum
Idai neliya neliyave
Sottu thaenmazhai aadhi antham ingu
Vaazhiya vaazhiyave
Pattu poovudal pothum podhumena
vilaga vilagavae
Menmaelum theendidaamal melaadai moodumo
Penn paavai thegamengum un paarvai odumo
Male :Thottaalum pattaalum ennaagum mmhhaa…
Ammaadi Angangu punnaagum
Both :Yayayayayayayaaaya nanananannaanaa….
Yayayayayayayaaay
Female :Nanananannaanaa….
Nandhavan kuyil ondru
Anthappura kavithaigal padikka pasunthaen vadikka
Kannan venguzhal kaalai maalai
Isai vazhanga vazhangavae
Kanni poomagal kaalanthorum
Adhil mayanga mayangavae…
Thennan cholaiyil neeyum naanum
Nidham inaiya inaiyavae
Thanga paththiram soma baanam tharum
Vidiya vidiyavae
Panneeril naan vizhunthu neeraadum naalithu
Male :Kaiyodu naaneduththu thaalaattum poovithu
Female :Inaalum ennaalum ullaasam
Male :Ennaalum unnaalum undaagum
A cuckoo bird in the garden,
Reciting palace poems, dripping fresh honey,
The juice of the three sweet fruits mixed with sugar today,
Sweetening the heart completely.
A cuckoo bird in the garden,
Palace poems,
[Both] Reciting, dripping fresh honey,
[Male] The juice of the three sweet fruits today,
Mixed with sugar,
[Both] Sweetens the heart completely.
Bathing in the moonlight at dusk, rejoicing like dew,
Oh my, what can I say of all this joy!
A cuckoo bird in the garden,
Reciting palace poems, dripping fresh honey.
As the colorful lotus petals, top and bottom,
Open wider and wider,
As the slender flowering vine,
Sways its waist again and again,
A dripping rain of honey, from beginning to end,
May it live on and on!
As the soft flower-body says, "Enough, enough!"
And pulls gently away,
Can your clothes cover you without being touched more?
Will your gaze sweep across this young woman's body?
[Male] What will happen if I touch you or brush against you? Mm-ha...
Oh my, it will leave tender marks all over!
[Both] Yayayayayayaya naanana nannaannaa...
Yayayayayayay
[Female] Naanana nannaannaa...
A cuckoo bird in the garden,
Reciting palace poems, dripping fresh honey.
As Krishna's bamboo flute, morning and evening,
Pours out sweet music,
The young flower-like girl,
Falls under its spell through the hours...
In the southern grove, you and I,
Coming together day after day,
As a golden cup offers sweet nectar,
All night long until dawn.
This is the day I plunge into rosewater to bathe,
[Male] This is the flower I take in my arms to lull to sleep,
[Female] Today and every day, pure delight
[Male] Will be born of you and me.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Nandhavana Kuyil Ondru is a romantic duet celebrating sensual love, intimacy, and profound joy. The song uses rich nature imagery—such as singing cuckoos, royal bowers, pure honey, and the three classic Tamil fruits (mango, banana, jackfruit) mixed with sugar—to describe the intoxicating sweetness of romance.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai (Simile / Metaphor)

“Vanji poongodi meendum meendum Idai neliya neliyave”

Compares the heroine's graceful movements and body to a flowering creeper ('vanji poongodi') and lotus petals unfolding.

Hyperbole (Atisayokti)

“Mukkaniyin rasam indru sarkkaraiyil kalanthu Inikka idhayam muzhukka”

Exaggerates sweetness by describing love as juice from three fruits mixed with sugar sweetening the entire heart.

Monaai (Initial Alliteration)

“Kannan venguzhal kaalai maalai”

Repetition of initial consonant sound 'K' creating rhythmic harmony across lines.

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Trivia

The lyrics were written by legendary Tamil poet Vaali for the 1995 film Engirundho Vandhan. The song is noted for its classical Tamil literary tropes applied to express contemporary romantic passion.

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