Nee Appothu
From Pagal Nilavu · 1985
- Lyricist
- Gangai Amaran
- Singers
- Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Pagal Nilavu1985
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ye kattil illa methai illa | Hey, there is no bed, no mattress |
| Paaya podu | Lay out a mat |
| Naan kan uranga pakkam vanthu | Come near me so I can sleep |
| Raagam paadu | Sing a melody |
| Raathirikku nee irundha | If you are there at night |
| Kulir pogum | The cold will go away |
| Nee aadharicha | If you embrace me |
| Sorgam inga vanthu pogum | Heaven will come and go right here |
| Female | |
| Nee appothu paartha pulla | The girl you saw back then |
| Chorus :Haan haan haan | Chorus: Haan haan haan |
| Female :Ippa adayaalam theriyavillai | Female: Cannot be recognized now |
| Chorus :Haan haan haan | Chorus: Haan haan haan |
| Female | |
| Ada yennamo sollura | Hey, you are saying something |
| Ada yennamo sollura | Hey, you are saying something |
| Yengeyo killura | Pinching somewhere |
| En bothai theliyavillai | My intoxication isn't clearing |
| Chorus :Haan haan haan | Chorus: Haan haan haan |
| Female :Ada ennanu vilanga villai | Female: Oh, I don't understand what it is |
| Chorus :Haan haan haan | Chorus: Haan haan haan |
| Female | |
| Nee appothu paartha pulla | The girl you saw back then |
| Chorus :Haan haan haan | Chorus: Haan haan haan |
| Female :Ippa adayaalam theriyavillai | Female: Cannot be recognized now |
| Chorus :Haan haan haan | Chorus: Haan haan haan |
| Male | |
| Nethu parthen | I saw her yesterday |
| Konji pona pulla | The girl who left after fondling |
| Ippo paartha nenju thaalavillai | Seeing her now, my heart cannot bear it |
| Vaarthai yaala solla yethum illa | There is nothing to express in words |
| Vaari potta yethum saedham illa | Nothing was damaged when swept up |
| Male | |
| Eduthu pona ennoda nenju | My heart that she took away |
| Innum vanthu seravillai | Has still not returned to me |
| Koduthu pona poovana kaayam | The flower-like wound she left behind |
| Konjam kooda aaravillai | Has not healed even a little bit |
| Neeroda sernthae…ae….. | Along with the stream... |
| Neeroda sernthae | Along with the stream |
| Neeraaga naanga | Like water, we |
| Sernthaachi piriyavillai | Have joined and cannot be separated |
| Adi nee ulla manasae | Hey, even without a heart inside you |
| Illama pirikka ennala mudiyavillai | I am unable to separate from you |
| Female | |
| Nee appothu paartha pulla | The girl you saw back then |
| Chorus :Haan haan haan | Chorus: Haan haan haan |
| Female :Ippa adayaalam theriyavillai | Female: Cannot be recognized now |
| Chorus :Haan haan haan | Chorus: Haan haan haan |
| Male | |
| Thanni adichum | Even after drinking liquor |
| Sogam kaayavillai | The sorrow doesn't dry up |
| Enna nenachum paasam theyavillai | Whatever I think, affection doesn't wear away |
| Kanna maraichen | I hid my eyes |
| Kaadhal senja thollai | The trouble created by love |
| Kadaisi varaikkum | Until the very end |
| Paadhai maaravillai | The path did not change |
| Male | |
| Vilangidatha pennoda manasu | The incomprehensible heart of a woman |
| Veli potta maayam enna | What magic is this fenced boundary? |
| Kalangidatha ennoda nenappu | My unshakeable thought |
| Kaanji pogum marmam enna | What is the mystery of it drying up? |
| Anbaana nenjae…ae…. | Oh loving heart... |
| Anbaana nenjae | Oh loving heart |
| Kannadi pola | Like glass |
| Thoolaaki potta pulla | The girl who shattered it to pieces |
| Nee illama enakku | Without you, for me |
| Santhosham yethu | Where is happiness? |
| En kannu thoongavillae…. | My eyes have not slept... |
| Male | |
| Naan appothu paartha pulla | The girl I saw back then |
| Chorus :Haan haan haan | Chorus: Haan haan haan |
| Male :Ippo adayaalam theriyavillai | Male: Cannot be recognized now |
| Chorus :Haan haan haan | Chorus: Haan haan haan |
| Male | |
| Ada ennamo solluraa | Hey, you are saying something |
| Ada ennamo solluraa | Hey, you are saying something |
| Ennaiyae thallura | Pushing me away |
| En bothai theliyavillai | My intoxication isn't clearing |
| Chorus :Haan haan haan | Chorus: Haan haan haan |
| Male :Ada ennaanu vilangavillai | Male: Oh, I don't understand what it is |
| Chorus :Haan haan haan | Chorus: Haan haan haan |
| Chorus | |
| Thana thanaana thaa naa naa | Thana thanaana thaa naa naa |
| Thana thanaana thaa naa naa | Thana thanaana thaa naa naa |
| Thanaana thaa naa naa | Thanaana thaa naa naa |
| Thana thanaana thaa naa naa | Thana thanaana thaa naa naa |
ஏ கட்டில் இல்ல
மெத்தை இல்ல
பாய போடு....
நான் கண் உறங்க
பக்கம் வந்து ராகம் பாடு....
ஏ ராத்திரிக்கு நீ இருந்தா
குளிர் போகும்....
நீ ஆதரிச்சா சொர்க்கம்
இங்க வந்து போகும்.....
Hey, there is no bed, no mattress
Lay out a mat
Come near me so I can sleep
Sing a melody
If you are there at night
The cold will go away
If you embrace me
Heaven will come and go right here
நீ அப்போது பார்த்த புள்ள
குழு :
ஆஹாஹா
இப்ப அடையாளம்
தெரியவில்லை
குழு :
ஆஹாஹா
அட என்னமோ சொல்லுற
அட என்னமோ சொல்லுற
எங்கயோ கிள்ளுற
The girl you saw back then
Chorus: Haan haan haan
Female: Cannot be recognized now
Chorus: Haan haan haan
என் போதை தெளியவில்லை
குழு :
ஆஹாஹா
அட என்னான்னு
விளங்கவில்லை
குழு :
ஆஹாஹா
Hey, you are saying something
Hey, you are saying something
Pinching somewhere
My intoxication isn't clearing
Chorus: Haan haan haan
Female: Oh, I don't understand what it is
Chorus: Haan haan haan
நீ அப்போது பார்த்த புள்ள
குழு :
ஆஹாஹா
இப்ப அடையாளம்
தெரியவில்லை
குழு :
ஆஹா......
The girl you saw back then
Chorus: Haan haan haan
Female: Cannot be recognized now
Chorus: Haan haan haan
நேத்து பார்த்தேன்
கொஞ்சி போன புள்ள
இப்ப பார்த்த நெஞ்சு
தாளவில்லை
வார்த்தையால சொல்ல
ஏதும் இல்ல வாரி போட்டா
ஏதும் சேதம் இல்ல
I saw her yesterday
The girl who left after fondling
Seeing her now, my heart cannot bear it
There is nothing to express in words
Nothing was damaged when swept up
ஹேய் ஹேய் ஹேய்ய்ய்
ஹேய் ஹேய் ஹேய்ய்ய்
My heart that she took away
Has still not returned to me
The flower-like wound she left behind
Has not healed even a little bit
Along with the stream...
Along with the stream
Like water, we
Have joined and cannot be separated
Hey, even without a heart inside you
I am unable to separate from you
எடுத்து போன என்னோடு நெஞ்சு
இன்னும் வந்து சேரவில்லை
கொடுத்து போன பூவான காயம்
கொஞ்சம் கூட ஆறவில்லை
நீரோட சேர்ந்த ஹே.....
நீரோட சேர்ந்த
நீராக நாங்க
சேர்ந்தாச்சு பிரியவில்லை...
The girl you saw back then
Chorus: Haan haan haan
Female: Cannot be recognized now
Chorus: Haan haan haan
அட நீ உள்ள மனசே
இல்லாம பிரிக்க
என்னால முடியவில்லை
Even after drinking liquor
The sorrow doesn't dry up
Whatever I think, affection doesn't wear away
I hid my eyes
The trouble created by love
Until the very end
The path did not change
நீ அப்போது பார்த்த புள்ள
குழு :
ஆஹாஹா
இப்ப அடையாளம்
தெரியவில்லை
குழு :
ஆஹா......
The incomprehensible heart of a woman
What magic is this fenced boundary?
My unshakeable thought
What is the mystery of it drying up?
Oh loving heart...
Oh loving heart
Like glass
The girl who shattered it to pieces
Without you, for me
Where is happiness?
My eyes have not slept...
தண்ணி அடிச்சும்
சோகம் காயவில்லை
என்ன நினைச்சும்
பாசம் தேயவில்லை
கண்ணா மறைச்சேன்
காதல் செஞ்ச தொல்லை
கடைசி வரைக்கும்
பாதை மாறவில்லை
The girl I saw back then
Chorus: Haan haan haan
Male: Cannot be recognized now
Chorus: Haan haan haan
ஹேய் ஹேய் ஹேய்ய்ய்
ஹேய் ஹேய் ஹேய்ய்ய்
Hey, you are saying something
Hey, you are saying something
Pushing me away
My intoxication isn't clearing
Chorus: Haan haan haan
Male: Oh, I don't understand what it is
Chorus: Haan haan haan
விளங்கிடாத பெண்ணோடு மனசு
வேலி போட்ட மாயம் என்ன
கலங்கிடாத என்னோட நெனப்பு
காஞ்சி போகும் மர்மம் என்ன
அன்பான நெஞ்சே ஹே....
அன்பான நெஞ்சே
கண்ணாடி போல
தூளாக்கி போட்ட புள்ள
Thana thanaana thaa naa naa
Thana thanaana thaa naa naa
Thanaana thaa naa naa
Thana thanaana thaa naa naa
நீ இல்லாம எனக்கு
சந்தோசம் ஏது
என் கண்ணு தூங்கவில்லை....
நீ அப்போது பார்த்த புள்ள
குழு :
ஆஹாஹா
இப்ப அடையாளம் தெரியவில்லை
குழு :
ஆஹாஹா
அட என்னமோ சொல்லுறா
அட என்னமோ சொல்லுறா
என்னையே தள்ளுறா
என் போதை தெளியவில்லை
குழு :
ஆஹாஹா
அட என்னான்னு
விளங்கவில்லை
குழு :
ஆஹாஹா
தன்னனா தானானா
தன தன்னனா தானானா
தன்னனா தானானா
தன தன்னான தானனனா
Ye kattil illa methai illa
Hey, there is no bed, no mattress
Paaya podu
Lay out a mat
Naan kan uranga pakkam vanthu
Come near me so I can sleep
Raagam paadu
Sing a melody
Raathirikku nee irundha
If you are there at night
Kulir pogum
The cold will go away
Nee aadharicha
If you embrace me
Sorgam inga vanthu pogum
Heaven will come and go right here
Nee appothu paartha pulla
The girl you saw back then
Chorus :Haan haan haan
Chorus: Haan haan haan
Female :Ippa adayaalam theriyavillai
Female: Cannot be recognized now
Chorus :Haan haan haan
Chorus: Haan haan haan
Ada yennamo sollura
Hey, you are saying something
Ada yennamo sollura
Hey, you are saying something
Yengeyo killura
Pinching somewhere
En bothai theliyavillai
My intoxication isn't clearing
Chorus :Haan haan haan
Chorus: Haan haan haan
Female :Ada ennanu vilanga villai
Female: Oh, I don't understand what it is
Chorus :Haan haan haan
Chorus: Haan haan haan
Nee appothu paartha pulla
The girl you saw back then
Chorus :Haan haan haan
Chorus: Haan haan haan
Female :Ippa adayaalam theriyavillai
Female: Cannot be recognized now
Chorus :Haan haan haan
Chorus: Haan haan haan
Nethu parthen
I saw her yesterday
Konji pona pulla
The girl who left after fondling
Ippo paartha nenju thaalavillai
Seeing her now, my heart cannot bear it
Vaarthai yaala solla yethum illa
There is nothing to express in words
Vaari potta yethum saedham illa
Nothing was damaged when swept up
Eduthu pona ennoda nenju
My heart that she took away
Innum vanthu seravillai
Has still not returned to me
Koduthu pona poovana kaayam
The flower-like wound she left behind
Konjam kooda aaravillai
Has not healed even a little bit
Neeroda sernthae…ae…..
Along with the stream...
Neeroda sernthae
Along with the stream
Neeraaga naanga
Like water, we
Sernthaachi piriyavillai
Have joined and cannot be separated
Adi nee ulla manasae
Hey, even without a heart inside you
Illama pirikka ennala mudiyavillai
I am unable to separate from you
Nee appothu paartha pulla
The girl you saw back then
Chorus :Haan haan haan
Chorus: Haan haan haan
Female :Ippa adayaalam theriyavillai
Female: Cannot be recognized now
Chorus :Haan haan haan
Chorus: Haan haan haan
Thanni adichum
Even after drinking liquor
Sogam kaayavillai
The sorrow doesn't dry up
Enna nenachum paasam theyavillai
Whatever I think, affection doesn't wear away
Kanna maraichen
I hid my eyes
Kaadhal senja thollai
The trouble created by love
Kadaisi varaikkum
Until the very end
Paadhai maaravillai
The path did not change
Vilangidatha pennoda manasu
The incomprehensible heart of a woman
Veli potta maayam enna
What magic is this fenced boundary?
Kalangidatha ennoda nenappu
My unshakeable thought
Kaanji pogum marmam enna
What is the mystery of it drying up?
Anbaana nenjae…ae….
Oh loving heart...
Anbaana nenjae
Oh loving heart
Kannadi pola
Like glass
Thoolaaki potta pulla
The girl who shattered it to pieces
Nee illama enakku
Without you, for me
Santhosham yethu
Where is happiness?
En kannu thoongavillae….
My eyes have not slept...
Naan appothu paartha pulla
The girl I saw back then
Chorus :Haan haan haan
Chorus: Haan haan haan
Male :Ippo adayaalam theriyavillai
Male: Cannot be recognized now
Chorus :Haan haan haan
Chorus: Haan haan haan
Ada ennamo solluraa
Hey, you are saying something
Ada ennamo solluraa
Hey, you are saying something
Ennaiyae thallura
Pushing me away
En bothai theliyavillai
My intoxication isn't clearing
Chorus :Haan haan haan
Chorus: Haan haan haan
Male :Ada ennaanu vilangavillai
Male: Oh, I don't understand what it is
Chorus :Haan haan haan
Chorus: Haan haan haan
Thana thanaana thaa naa naa
Thana thanaana thaa naa naa
Thana thanaana thaa naa naa
Thana thanaana thaa naa naa
Thanaana thaa naa naa
Thanaana thaa naa naa
Thana thanaana thaa naa naa
Thana thanaana thaa naa naa
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song captures a poignant dialogue of intoxication, heartbreak, and emotional transformation between two lovers. The protagonist reflects on how the person he once knew intimately has now changed beyond recognition. He expresses the profound grief of a broken heart, describing how the emotional wounds left behind remain unhealed despite attempts to drown his sorrows in alcohol.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Kannadi pola”
Compares the fragile heart broken into pieces to shattered glass ('Kannadi pola thoolaaki potta pulla').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Koduthu pona poovana kaayam”
Refers to emotional pain metaphorically as a delicate, flower-like wound ('poovana kaayam').
Second-Letter Rhyme (Edhugai)
“Eduthu pona ennoda nenju / Koduthu pona poovana kaayam”
The second letters 'dhu' in 'Eduthu' and 'Koduthu' rhyme across consecutive lines.
First-Letter Alliteration (Moonaa)
“Kalangidatha ennoda nenappu / Kaanji pogum marmam enna”
The repetition of the 'ka' sound in 'Kalangidatha' and 'Kaanji'.
Did you know?
Trivia
Although the prompt context leaves music and singers unspecified, 'Pagal Nilavu' (1985) was directed by Mani Ratnam in his Tamil directorial debut, featuring a famous soundtrack composed by Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics penned by Gangai Amaran.
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