Nee Enthan Vaanam
From Nee Enthan Vaanam · 2000
- Lyricist
- Piraisoodan
- Singer
- Srinivas
- Music director
- Sangeetha Rajan
- Details
- Nee Enthan Vaanam2000
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Nee enthan vaanam nee enthan bhoomi | You are my sky, you are my earth |
| Nee enthan kaatru neengaamal vaa…. | You are my breeze, come to me without leaving.... |
| Male | |
| Nee enthan vaanam nee enthan bhoomi | You are my sky, you are my earth |
| Nee enthan kaatru neengaamal vaa | You are my breeze, come to me without leaving |
| En veedu vaasal ennaasai kadhal | My home and hearth, my cherished love |
| En vaazhkkai kaalam needhaanae vaa | You alone are my entire lifetime, come |
| Male | |
| Nodiyellaam unnarugil naaniruppaen | Every second, I will be right beside you |
| Noottraandai naan killi unakkazhippaen | I will pluck a century of time and gift it to you |
| En anbe en anbe en anbe | My love, my love, my love |
| Male | |
| Nee enthan vaanam nee enthan bhoomi | You are my sky, you are my earth |
| Nee enthan kaatru neengaamal vaa…. | You are my breeze, come to me without leaving.... |
| Male | |
| Pulveli vendaam poovinam vendaam | No need for grasslands, no need for flowers |
| Neeye podhumae | You alone are enough |
| Ulagangal vendaam uravugal vendaam | No need for worlds, no need for relationships |
| Neeye podhumae | You alone are enough |
| Male | |
| Poovugellaam un perai vaiththaen | I named all the flowers after you |
| Kaatril kooda un kadhal paarthaen | I even perceived your love within the breeze |
| En anbe en anbe en anbe | My love, my love, my love |
| Male | |
| Nee enthan vaanam nee enthan bhoomi | You are my sky, you are my earth |
| Nee enthan kaatru neengaamal vaa…. | You are my breeze, come to me without leaving.... |
| Male | |
| Kambanai azhaiththu kavithaigal kettean | I summoned Kamban and asked for poems |
| Kadhal pennukku | For my beloved lady |
| Kanmani unakke uyiraai iruppaen | My darling, I will exist as your very life |
| Thuvangum vaazhvukku | For this life that is beginning |
| Male | |
| Shakespearin or kaaviyaththai | An epic equal to Shakespeare's work |
| Saerththu kolvom naam or dhinaththil | We shall write together on a fine day |
| En anbe en anbe en anbe | My love, my love, my love |
| Male | |
| Nee enthan vaanam nee enthan bhoomi | You are my sky, you are my earth |
| Nee enthan kaatru neengaamal vaa | You are my breeze, come to me without leaving |
| En veedu vaasal ennaasai kadhal | My home and hearth, my cherished love |
| En vaazhkkai kaalam needhaanae vaa | You alone are my entire lifetime, come |
| Male | |
| Nodiyellaam unnarugil naaniruppaen | Every second, I will be right beside you |
| Noottraandai naan killi unakkazhippaen | I will pluck a century of time and gift it to you |
| En anbe en anbe en anbe | My love, my love, my love |
நீ எந்தன் வானம் நீ எந்தன் பூமி
நீ எந்தன் காற்று நீங்காமல் வா....
You are my sky, you are my earth
You are my breeze, come to me without leaving....
நீ எந்தன் வானம் நீ எந்தன் பூமி
நீ எந்தன் காற்று நீங்காமல் வா
என் வீடு வாசல் என்னாசை காதல்
என் வாழ்க்கை காலம் நீதானே வா
You are my sky, you are my earth
You are my breeze, come to me without leaving
My home and hearth, my cherished love
You alone are my entire lifetime, come
நொடியெல்லாம் உன்னருகில் நானிருப்பேன்
நூற்றாண்டை நான் கிள்ளி உனக்களிப்பேன்
என் அன்பே என் அன்பே என் அன்பே
Every second, I will be right beside you
I will pluck a century of time and gift it to you
My love, my love, my love
நீ எந்தன் வானம் நீ எந்தன் பூமி
நீ எந்தன் காற்று நீங்காமல் வா....
You are my sky, you are my earth
You are my breeze, come to me without leaving....
புல்வெளி வேண்டாம் பூவினம் வேண்டாம்
நீயே போதுமே
உலகங்கள் வேண்டாம் உறவுகள் வேண்டாம்
நீயே போதுமே
No need for grasslands, no need for flowers
You alone are enough
No need for worlds, no need for relationships
You alone are enough
பூவுக்கெல்லாம் உன் பேரை வைத்தேன்
காற்றில் கூட உன் காதல் பார்த்தேன்
என் அன்பே என் அன்பே என் அன்பே......
I named all the flowers after you
I even perceived your love within the breeze
My love, my love, my love
நீ எந்தன் வானம் நீ எந்தன் பூமி
நீ எந்தன் காற்று நீங்காமல் வா....
You are my sky, you are my earth
You are my breeze, come to me without leaving....
கம்பனை அழைத்து கவிதைகள் கேட்டேன்
காதல் பெண்ணுக்கு
கண்மணி உனக்கே உயிராய் இருப்பேன்
துவங்கும் வாழ்வுக்கு
I summoned Kamban and asked for poems
For my beloved lady
My darling, I will exist as your very life
For this life that is beginning
ஷேக்ஸ்பியரின் ஓர் காவியத்தை
சேர்த்து கொள்வோம் நாம் ஓர் தினத்தில்
என் அன்பே என் அன்பே என் அன்பே
An epic equal to Shakespeare's work
We shall write together on a fine day
My love, my love, my love
நீ எந்தன் வானம் நீ எந்தன் பூமி
நீ எந்தன் காற்று நீங்காமல் வா....
என் வீடு வாசல் என்னாசை காதல்
என் வாழ்க்கை காலம் நீதானே வா
You are my sky, you are my earth
You are my breeze, come to me without leaving
My home and hearth, my cherished love
You alone are my entire lifetime, come
நொடியெல்லாம் உன்னருகில் நானிருப்பேன்
நூற்றாண்டை நான் கிள்ளி உனக்களிப்பேன்
என் அன்பே என் அன்பே என் அன்பே......
Every second, I will be right beside you
I will pluck a century of time and gift it to you
My love, my love, my love
Nee enthan vaanam nee enthan bhoomi
You are my sky, you are my earth
Nee enthan kaatru neengaamal vaa….
You are my breeze, come to me without leaving....
Nee enthan vaanam nee enthan bhoomi
You are my sky, you are my earth
Nee enthan kaatru neengaamal vaa
You are my breeze, come to me without leaving
En veedu vaasal ennaasai kadhal
My home and hearth, my cherished love
En vaazhkkai kaalam needhaanae vaa
You alone are my entire lifetime, come
Nodiyellaam unnarugil naaniruppaen
Every second, I will be right beside you
Noottraandai naan killi unakkazhippaen
I will pluck a century of time and gift it to you
En anbe en anbe en anbe
My love, my love, my love
Nee enthan vaanam nee enthan bhoomi
You are my sky, you are my earth
Nee enthan kaatru neengaamal vaa….
You are my breeze, come to me without leaving....
Pulveli vendaam poovinam vendaam
No need for grasslands, no need for flowers
Neeye podhumae
You alone are enough
Ulagangal vendaam uravugal vendaam
No need for worlds, no need for relationships
Neeye podhumae
You alone are enough
Poovugellaam un perai vaiththaen
I named all the flowers after you
Kaatril kooda un kadhal paarthaen
I even perceived your love within the breeze
En anbe en anbe en anbe
My love, my love, my love
Nee enthan vaanam nee enthan bhoomi
You are my sky, you are my earth
Nee enthan kaatru neengaamal vaa….
You are my breeze, come to me without leaving....
Kambanai azhaiththu kavithaigal kettean
I summoned Kamban and asked for poems
Kadhal pennukku
For my beloved lady
Kanmani unakke uyiraai iruppaen
My darling, I will exist as your very life
Thuvangum vaazhvukku
For this life that is beginning
Shakespearin or kaaviyaththai
An epic equal to Shakespeare's work
Saerththu kolvom naam or dhinaththil
We shall write together on a fine day
En anbe en anbe en anbe
My love, my love, my love
Nee enthan vaanam nee enthan bhoomi
You are my sky, you are my earth
Nee enthan kaatru neengaamal vaa
You are my breeze, come to me without leaving
En veedu vaasal ennaasai kadhal
My home and hearth, my cherished love
En vaazhkkai kaalam needhaanae vaa
You alone are my entire lifetime, come
Nodiyellaam unnarugil naaniruppaen
Every second, I will be right beside you
Noottraandai naan killi unakkazhippaen
I will pluck a century of time and gift it to you
En anbe en anbe en anbe
My love, my love, my love
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Nee Enthan Vaanam is a deeply emotional romantic song expressing absolute devotion to one's lover. The speaker equates the beloved to nature's vital elements—sky, earth, and wind—emphasizing that their presence renders all other material possessions, landscapes, and worldly relationships redundant. The lover becomes the singular focus of the protagonist's home, life, and future. The lyrics convey a poetic scale of passion through literary allusions, bringing together references to the legendary Tamil poet Kamban and Western literary genius William Shakespeare to illustrate the timeless and epic quality of their love story. Through hyperbolic promises of offering centuries of time and naming every flower after the beloved, the song celebrates a soul-bound bond that fills the speaker's entire world.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Nee enthan vaanam nee enthan bhoomi”
Directly equating the lover to essential elements like the sky, earth, wind, home, and lifetime.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi Ani)
“Noottraandai naan killi unakkazhippaen”
Exaggerating love by claiming to pluck a hundred years of time and offer it as a gift.
Repetition / Epizeuxis (Adukku Thodar)
“En anbe en anbe en anbe”
Repeating 'En anbe' three times consecutively to intensify emotional devotion.
Allusion
“Kambanai azhaiththu kavithaigal kettean / Shakespearin or kaaviyaththai”
Referencing celebrated literary figures Kamban and Shakespeare to elevate the love story to epic status.
Anaphora / Initial Alliteration (Moonaikkal)
“Pulveli vendaam poovinam vendaam”
Repetition of 'Pulveli' and 'Poovinam' starting with the 'P' sound for melodic rhythm.
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Trivia
Written by acclaimed lyricist Piraisoodan, the song uniquely blends classical Tamil literary heritage (referencing Kamban, author of the Tamil Ramavataram) with Western literary heritage (referencing William Shakespeare) within the same verse to convey the grand scale of romantic passion.
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