Natta Nadu Iravula
From Kaaval · 2015
- Lyricist
- Purachikanal
- Singers
- Sanjana Divaker Kalmanje, Dharan Kumar
- Music director
- G. V. Prakash Kumar
- Details
- Kaaval2015
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| {Natta nadu iravula | In the dead of midnight, |
| Vittuvida thonala | I do not feel like letting go |
| Unn nyaabagam | Of your memory, |
| Female | |
| Katti vacha aasayum | And the desires I had bound, |
| Kaatril vanthu serndhidum | Come drifting in the breeze, |
| Unn poomugam} (2) | Along with your flower-like face. |
| Female | |
| Uyir valiya unnal unarnthen | In the dead of midnight, |
| Thalaiva nee ariyalaya | I do not feel like letting go |
| Thara mela kaalgal mithakkum | Of your memory, |
| Uyirae unarrvae unakae naanae | And the desires I had bound, |
| Male | |
| Koththi vitta paambai | Come drifting in the breeze, |
| Sethu manam pogum | Along with your flower-like face. |
| Budhi ketta manasu | I felt the pain of life because of you, |
| Unna mattum thedum | My beloved, do you not know this? |
| Suttu vidum manallil | My feet float above the ground, |
| En idhayam kidakkum | My soul, my perception, I belong entirely to you. |
| Unna vittu ponaal | Like a struck snake, |
| Mella mella saagum | The mind perishes and fades away, |
| Female | |
| Hmmm..mmm..mmmm | This foolish, senseless heart |
| Female | |
| Natta nadu iravula | Searches only for you. |
| Vittuvida thonala | On scorching hot sand, |
| Unn nyaabagam | My heart lies helpless, |
| Female | |
| Katti vacha aasayum | If I am separated from you, |
| Kaatril vanthu serndhidum | It will slowly, slowly die. |
| Unn poomugam | (Humming sound) |
| Female | |
| Oru usuru oru manassu | In the dead of midnight, |
| Unakaai vaazhum | I do not feel like letting go |
| Valinjodum nadhi pola | Of your memory, |
| Nenjil neeyae vaazhvaai | And the desires I had bound, |
| Kutraalaamae | Come drifting in the breeze, |
| Female | |
| Sutrum kaththa pola | Along with your flower-like face. |
| Nerungi vanthaa | One life, one heart |
| Sottum thaen thuliyaai un | Will live only for you, |
| Vaartha pothum pothum | Like a flowing river, |
| Female | |
| {Vittu vittu adikkum | You alone shall dwell in my chest. |
| Mazhai thuli inikum | Like the Courtallam breeze, |
| Otha sollu pothum | Swirling all around, |
| Paniyilum verkkum} (2) | When you draw close, |
| Female | |
| Natta nadu iravula | Like dripping honey drops, your |
| Vittuvida thonala | Words are more than enough. |
| Unn nyaabagam | Hitting in bursts, |
| Female | |
| Katti vacha aasayum | The rain drop feels sweet, |
| Kaatril vanthu serndhidum | Just a single word is enough, |
| Unn poomugam | I will sweat even in the frost. |
| Female | |
| Uyir valiya unnal unarnthen | Hitting in bursts, |
| Thalaiva nee ariyalaya | The rain drop feels sweet, |
| Thara mela kaalgal mithakkum | Just a single word is enough, |
| Uyirae unarrvae unakae naanae | I will sweat even in the frost. |
| Male | |
| Koththi vitta paambai | In the dead of midnight, |
| Sethu manam pogum | I do not feel like letting go |
| Budhi ketta manasu | Of your memory, |
| Unna mattum thedum | And the desires I had bound, |
| Suttu vidum manallil | Come drifting in the breeze, |
| En idhayam kidakkum | Along with your flower-like face. |
| Unna vittu ponaal | I felt the pain of life because of you, |
| Mella mella saagum | My beloved, do you not know this? |
| Female | |
| Hmm..aaaaa…aaaa | My feet float above the ground, |
| Male :Budhi ketta manasu | My soul, my perception, I belong entirely to you. |
| Unna mattum thedum | Like a struck snake, |
| Female :Hmmm…aaaaa…..aaaa…aaa… | The mind perishes and fades away, |
| Male :Unna vittu ponaal | This foolish, senseless heart |
| Mella mella saagum | Searches only for you. |
{ நட்ட நடு
இரவுல விட்டு விட
தோணல உன் ஞாபகம்
In the dead of midnight,
I do not feel like letting go
Of your memory,
கட்டி வச்ச
ஆசையும் காற்றில்
வந்து சேர்ந்திடும்
உன் பூமுகம் } (2)
And the desires I had bound,
Come drifting in the breeze,
Along with your flower-like face.
உயிர் வலிய
உன்னால் உணர்ந்தேன்
தலைவா நீ அறியலயா
தர மேல கால்கள் மிதக்கும்
உயிரே உணர்வே உனக்கே
நானே
In the dead of midnight,
I do not feel like letting go
Of your memory,
And the desires I had bound,
கொத்தி விட்ட
பாம்பை செத்து மனம்
போகும் புத்தி கெட்ட
மனசு உன்ன மட்டும்
தேடும் சுட்டு விடும்
மணலில் என் இதயம்
கிடக்கும் உன்ன விட்டு
போனால் மெல்ல மெல்ல
சாகும்
Come drifting in the breeze,
Along with your flower-like face.
I felt the pain of life because of you,
My beloved, do you not know this?
My feet float above the ground,
My soul, my perception, I belong entirely to you.
Like a struck snake,
The mind perishes and fades away,
ஹ்ம்ம்
ம்ம்ம் ம்ம்
This foolish, senseless heart
நட்ட நடு
இரவுல விட்டு விட
தோணல உன் ஞாபகம்
Searches only for you.
On scorching hot sand,
My heart lies helpless,
கட்டி வச்ச
ஆசையும் காற்றில்
வந்து சேர்ந்திடும்
உன் பூமுகம்
If I am separated from you,
It will slowly, slowly die.
(Humming sound)
ஒரு உசுரு
ஒரு மனசு உனக்காய்
வாழும் வழிஞ்சோடும்
நதி போல நெஞ்சில்
நீயே வாழ்வாய்
குற்றாலமே
In the dead of midnight,
I do not feel like letting go
Of your memory,
And the desires I had bound,
Come drifting in the breeze,
சுற்றும் காத்த
போல நெருங்கி வந்தா
சொட்டும் தேன் துளியாய்
உன் வார்த்தை போதும்
போதும்
Along with your flower-like face.
One life, one heart
Will live only for you,
Like a flowing river,
{ விட்டு விட்டு
அடிக்கும் மழை துளி
இனிக்கும் ஒத்த சொல்லு
போதும் பனியிலும்
வேர்க்கும் } (2)
You alone shall dwell in my chest.
Like the Courtallam breeze,
Swirling all around,
When you draw close,
நட்ட நடு
இரவுல விட்டு விட
தோணல உன் ஞாபகம்
Like dripping honey drops, your
Words are more than enough.
Hitting in bursts,
கட்டி வச்ச
ஆசையும் காற்றில்
வந்து சேர்ந்திடும்
உன் பூமுகம்
The rain drop feels sweet,
Just a single word is enough,
I will sweat even in the frost.
உயிர் வலிய
உன்னால் உணர்ந்தேன்
தலைவா நீ அறியலயா
தர மேல கால்கள் மிதக்கும்
உயிரே உணர்வே உனக்கே
நானே
Hitting in bursts,
The rain drop feels sweet,
Just a single word is enough,
I will sweat even in the frost.
கொத்தி விட்ட
பாம்பை செத்து மனம்
போகும் புத்தி கெட்ட
மனசு உன்ன மட்டும்
தேடும் சுட்டு விடும்
மணலில் என் இதயம்
கிடக்கும் உன்ன விட்டு
போனால் மெல்ல மெல்ல
சாகும்
In the dead of midnight,
I do not feel like letting go
Of your memory,
And the desires I had bound,
Come drifting in the breeze,
Along with your flower-like face.
I felt the pain of life because of you,
My beloved, do you not know this?
ஹ்ம்ம்
ஆஆ ஆஆ
புத்தி கெட்ட
மனசு உன்ன மட்டும்
தேடும்
ஹ்ம்ம்
ஆஆ ஆஆ ஆஆ
உன்ன விட்டு
போனால் மெல்ல
மெல்ல சாகும்
My feet float above the ground,
My soul, my perception, I belong entirely to you.
Like a struck snake,
The mind perishes and fades away,
This foolish, senseless heart
Searches only for you.
{Natta nadu iravula
In the dead of midnight,
Vittuvida thonala
I do not feel like letting go
Unn nyaabagam
Of your memory,
Katti vacha aasayum
And the desires I had bound,
Kaatril vanthu serndhidum
Come drifting in the breeze,
Unn poomugam} (2)
Along with your flower-like face.
Uyir valiya unnal unarnthen
In the dead of midnight,
Thalaiva nee ariyalaya
I do not feel like letting go
Thara mela kaalgal mithakkum
Of your memory,
Uyirae unarrvae unakae naanae
And the desires I had bound,
Koththi vitta paambai
Come drifting in the breeze,
Sethu manam pogum
Along with your flower-like face.
Budhi ketta manasu
I felt the pain of life because of you,
Unna mattum thedum
My beloved, do you not know this?
Suttu vidum manallil
My feet float above the ground,
En idhayam kidakkum
My soul, my perception, I belong entirely to you.
Unna vittu ponaal
Like a struck snake,
Mella mella saagum
The mind perishes and fades away,
Hmmm..mmm..mmmm
This foolish, senseless heart
Natta nadu iravula
Searches only for you.
Vittuvida thonala
On scorching hot sand,
Unn nyaabagam
My heart lies helpless,
Katti vacha aasayum
If I am separated from you,
Kaatril vanthu serndhidum
It will slowly, slowly die.
Unn poomugam
(Humming sound)
Oru usuru oru manassu
In the dead of midnight,
Unakaai vaazhum
I do not feel like letting go
Valinjodum nadhi pola
Of your memory,
Nenjil neeyae vaazhvaai
And the desires I had bound,
Kutraalaamae
Come drifting in the breeze,
Sutrum kaththa pola
Along with your flower-like face.
Nerungi vanthaa
One life, one heart
Sottum thaen thuliyaai un
Will live only for you,
Vaartha pothum pothum
Like a flowing river,
{Vittu vittu adikkum
You alone shall dwell in my chest.
Mazhai thuli inikum
Like the Courtallam breeze,
Otha sollu pothum
Swirling all around,
Paniyilum verkkum} (2)
When you draw close,
Natta nadu iravula
Like dripping honey drops, your
Vittuvida thonala
Words are more than enough.
Unn nyaabagam
Hitting in bursts,
Katti vacha aasayum
The rain drop feels sweet,
Kaatril vanthu serndhidum
Just a single word is enough,
Unn poomugam
I will sweat even in the frost.
Uyir valiya unnal unarnthen
Hitting in bursts,
Thalaiva nee ariyalaya
The rain drop feels sweet,
Thara mela kaalgal mithakkum
Just a single word is enough,
Uyirae unarrvae unakae naanae
I will sweat even in the frost.
Koththi vitta paambai
In the dead of midnight,
Sethu manam pogum
I do not feel like letting go
Budhi ketta manasu
Of your memory,
Unna mattum thedum
And the desires I had bound,
Suttu vidum manallil
Come drifting in the breeze,
En idhayam kidakkum
Along with your flower-like face.
Unna vittu ponaal
I felt the pain of life because of you,
Mella mella saagum
My beloved, do you not know this?
Hmm..aaaaa…aaaa
My feet float above the ground,
Male :Budhi ketta manasu
My soul, my perception, I belong entirely to you.
Unna mattum thedum
Like a struck snake,
Female :Hmmm…aaaaa…..aaaa…aaa…
The mind perishes and fades away,
Male :Unna vittu ponaal
This foolish, senseless heart
Mella mella saagum
Searches only for you.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from the film 'Kaaval' expresses deep emotional yearning, passion, and the agony of separation during quiet midnight hours. The singer describes how memories and unfulfilled desires return in the night breeze, filling the mind with thoughts of the beloved. Love is depicted as both a euphoric, weightless feeling and a painful torment that feels like dying on scorching sand without the partner's presence. The lyrics use evocative natural imagery—such as rain drops, the cool wind of Courtallam, rivers, and honey—to contrast the soothing warmth of love with the cold ache of longing. Ultimately, the song conveys that the narrator's entire life, heart, and breath belong exclusively to the lover, without whom survival feels impossible.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamaani (Simile)
“Valinjodum nadhi pola”
Comparing the beloved's words to dripping honey ('Sottum thaen thuliyaai un vaartha') and feelings to a flowing river ('Valinjodum nadhi pola').
Metaphor (Uruvagham)
“Unn poomugam”
Comparing the lover's face to a flower ('Unn poomugam') directly attaching flower qualities to the face.
Anaphora / Repetition (Adukku Thodar)
“Mella mella saagum”
Repetition of words like 'Mella mella' (slowly, slowly) and 'Vittu vittu' (in bursts) for rhythmic emphasis.
Oxymoron / Paradox
“Paniyilum verkkum”
Describing sweating even in cold frost ('Paniyilum verkkum') to emphasize intense emotional warmth caused by love.
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Trivia
The song features lyrics penned by Purachikanal for the 2015 Tamil action film 'Kaaval', directed by Nagendran and starring Vimal and Samuthirakani. The soundtrack was composed by Dharan Kumar.
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