Nee Illaa Aagayam
From Rangoon · 2017
- Lyricist
- Kabilan
- Singer
- Yazin Nizar
- Music director
- R. H. Vikram
- Details
- Rangoon2017
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Nee illaa aagayam | The sky without you |
| En nenjil theekaayam | Is a fiery wound in my heart |
| Aagumae | It becomes so |
| En aayul kaatrae | Oh wind of my life span |
| Male | |
| Pen endra | For the word 'woman' |
| Vaarthaikku aan endra arthangal | The meanings of 'man' |
| Nerndhathae | Have occurred |
| En kaadhal netrae | Oh yesterday of my love |
| Male | |
| Maanae unnai thaanae | Oh deer, only you |
| Endrum kannodu kaikorthu | Forever locking eyes and holding hands |
| Kaanaamal ponen | I got lost |
| Male | |
| Thaenae poovin thaenae | Oh honey, honey of the flower |
| Kaadhal thithikum theepandham | Love is a sweet torch of fire |
| Eppodhum needhaane | It is always you |
| Male | |
| Neeyadi kannimai kaambil | Oh girl, on the stem of my eyelash |
| Pootha poovae | You are the flower that bloomed |
| Oor nodi unnaalae moozhgum | Submerged in a single moment because of you |
| En kanneer theevae | Oh island of my tears |
| Male | |
| Nee illaa aagayam | The sky without you |
| En nenjil theekaayam | Is a fiery wound in my heart |
| Aagumae | It becomes so |
| En aayul kaatrae | Oh wind of my life span |
| Male | |
| Pen endra | For the word 'woman' |
| Vaarthaikku aan endra arthangal | The meanings of 'man' |
| Nerndhathae | Have occurred |
| En kaadhal netrae | Oh yesterday of my love |
| Male | |
| Ennai naanae | The times when I |
| Paarkadha neram | Did not see myself |
| Pennae unnaal thaanae | Oh girl, it is because of you |
| Ennai kandukonden | That I found myself |
| Male | |
| Mannil mozhgum | Deep in the earth |
| Ver pola | Like a root |
| Neethanae endhan nenjil | You alone in my heart |
| Yeno pinni kondaai | Why did you entangle yourself? |
| Male | |
| Yaardhaano naan | Who am I |
| Endru kettaal | If someone asks |
| Nee solvaai anbae | You will answer, my love |
| Un paattaal | Through your song |
| Un mounamae | Your silence |
| En deivamae | My deity |
| Kaatrodu karaigindra | Dissolving into the wind |
| Karpooram aanenae | I became camphor |
| Male | |
| Neeyadi kannimai kaambil | Oh girl, on the stem of my eyelash |
| Pootha poovae | You are the flower that bloomed |
| Oor nodi unnaalae moozhgum | Submerged in a single moment because of you |
| En kanneer theevae | Oh island of my tears |
| Male | |
| Kannaamoochi | Hide and seek |
| Aadaathae pennae | Do not play, my girl |
| Kannukullae ennai | Inside your eyes, me |
| Pooti vaithae | You locked away |
| Kaadhal saavi pottuthaanae | Unlocking with the key of love |
| Bommai pola ennai | Like a doll, me |
| Aatti vaitha | You made me move |
| Male | |
| En inbam | My happiness |
| En sogam neeyae | My grief is you |
| Un kaadhal | Your love |
| Enai petra thaayae | Is the mother who gave birth to me |
| Male | |
| En bodhai nee | You are my intoxication |
| Un paathai naan | I am your path |
| Kaneerai kaanaamal | Without seeing tears |
| Naan vaazha nee vendum | I need you for me to live |
| Male | |
| Neeyadi kannimai kaambil | Oh girl, on the stem of my eyelash |
| Pootha poovae | You are the flower that bloomed |
| Oor nodi unnaalae moozhgum | Submerged in a single moment because of you |
| En kanneer theevae | Oh island of my tears |
| Male | |
| …………………………. | ... |
நீ இல்லா ஆகாயம்
என் நெஞ்சில் தீ காயம்
ஆகுமே என் ஆயுள் காற்றே
The sky without you
Is a fiery wound in my heart
It becomes so
Oh wind of my life span
பெண் என்ற
வார்த்தைக்கு ஆண்
என்ற அர்த்தங்கள்
நேர்ந்ததே என் காதல்
நேற்றே
For the word 'woman'
The meanings of 'man'
Have occurred
Oh yesterday of my love
மானே உன்னை
தானே என்றும் கண்ணோடு
கை கோர்த்து காணாமல்
போனேன்
Oh deer, only you
Forever locking eyes and holding hands
I got lost
தேனே பூவின்
தேனே காதல் தித்திக்கும்
தீப்பந்தம் எப்போதும் நீதானே
Oh honey, honey of the flower
Love is a sweet torch of fire
It is always you
நீயடி கண்இமை
காம்பில் பூத்த பூவே ஒரு
நொடி உன்னாலே மூழ்கும்
என் கண்ணீர் தீவே
Oh girl, on the stem of my eyelash
You are the flower that bloomed
Submerged in a single moment because of you
Oh island of my tears
நீ இல்லா ஆகாயம்
என் நெஞ்சில் தீ காயம்
ஆகுமே என் ஆயுள் காற்றே
The sky without you
Is a fiery wound in my heart
It becomes so
Oh wind of my life span
பெண் என்ற
வார்த்தைக்கு ஆண்
என்ற அர்த்தங்கள்
நேர்ந்ததே என் காதல்
நேற்றே
For the word 'woman'
The meanings of 'man'
Have occurred
Oh yesterday of my love
என்னை நானே
பார்க்காத நேரம் பெண்ணே
உன்னால் தானே என்னை
கண்டுகொண்டேன்
The times when I
Did not see myself
Oh girl, it is because of you
That I found myself
மண்ணில் மூழ்கும்
வேர் போல நீதானே
எந்தன் நெஞ்சில் ஏனோ
பிண்ணி கொண்டாய்
Deep in the earth
Like a root
You alone in my heart
Why did you entangle yourself?
யார் தானோ
நான் என்று கேட்டால்
நீ சொல்வாய் அன்பே
உன் பாட்டால் உன்
மௌனமே என் தெய்வமே
காற்றோடு கரைகின்ற
கற்பூரம் ஆனேனே
Who am I
If someone asks
You will answer, my love
Through your song
Your silence
My deity
Dissolving into the wind
I became camphor
நீயடி கண்இமை
காம்பில் பூத்த பூவே ஒரு
நொடி உன்னாலே மூழ்கும்
என் கண்ணீர் தீவே
Oh girl, on the stem of my eyelash
You are the flower that bloomed
Submerged in a single moment because of you
Oh island of my tears
கண்ணாம் பூச்சி
ஆடாதே பெண்ணே
கண்ணுக்குள்ளே என்னை
பூட்டி வைத்தே காதல் சாவி
போட்டுத் தானே பொம்மை
போல என்னை ஆட்டி வைத்தா
Hide and seek
Do not play, my girl
Inside your eyes, me
You locked away
Unlocking with the key of love
Like a doll, me
You made me move
என் இன்பம்
என் சோகம் நீயே
உன் காதல் எனைப்
பெற்ற தாயே
My happiness
My grief is you
Your love
Is the mother who gave birth to me
என் போதை
நீ உன் பாதை நான்
கண்ணீரை காணாமல்
நான் வாழ நீ வேண்டும்
You are my intoxication
I am your path
Without seeing tears
I need you for me to live
நீயடி கண்இமை
காம்பில் பூத்த பூவே ஒரு
நொடி உன்னாலே மூழ்கும்
என் கண்ணீர் தீவே
Oh girl, on the stem of my eyelash
You are the flower that bloomed
Submerged in a single moment because of you
Oh island of my tears
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...
Nee illaa aagayam
The sky without you
En nenjil theekaayam
Is a fiery wound in my heart
Aagumae
It becomes so
En aayul kaatrae
Oh wind of my life span
Pen endra
For the word 'woman'
Vaarthaikku aan endra arthangal
The meanings of 'man'
Nerndhathae
Have occurred
En kaadhal netrae
Oh yesterday of my love
Maanae unnai thaanae
Oh deer, only you
Endrum kannodu kaikorthu
Forever locking eyes and holding hands
Kaanaamal ponen
I got lost
Thaenae poovin thaenae
Oh honey, honey of the flower
Kaadhal thithikum theepandham
Love is a sweet torch of fire
Eppodhum needhaane
It is always you
Neeyadi kannimai kaambil
Oh girl, on the stem of my eyelash
Pootha poovae
You are the flower that bloomed
Oor nodi unnaalae moozhgum
Submerged in a single moment because of you
En kanneer theevae
Oh island of my tears
Nee illaa aagayam
The sky without you
En nenjil theekaayam
Is a fiery wound in my heart
Aagumae
It becomes so
En aayul kaatrae
Oh wind of my life span
Pen endra
For the word 'woman'
Vaarthaikku aan endra arthangal
The meanings of 'man'
Nerndhathae
Have occurred
En kaadhal netrae
Oh yesterday of my love
Ennai naanae
The times when I
Paarkadha neram
Did not see myself
Pennae unnaal thaanae
Oh girl, it is because of you
Ennai kandukonden
That I found myself
Mannil mozhgum
Deep in the earth
Ver pola
Like a root
Neethanae endhan nenjil
You alone in my heart
Yeno pinni kondaai
Why did you entangle yourself?
Yaardhaano naan
Who am I
Endru kettaal
If someone asks
Nee solvaai anbae
You will answer, my love
Un paattaal
Through your song
Un mounamae
Your silence
En deivamae
My deity
Kaatrodu karaigindra
Dissolving into the wind
Karpooram aanenae
I became camphor
Neeyadi kannimai kaambil
Oh girl, on the stem of my eyelash
Pootha poovae
You are the flower that bloomed
Oor nodi unnaalae moozhgum
Submerged in a single moment because of you
En kanneer theevae
Oh island of my tears
Kannaamoochi
Hide and seek
Aadaathae pennae
Do not play, my girl
Kannukullae ennai
Inside your eyes, me
Pooti vaithae
You locked away
Kaadhal saavi pottuthaanae
Unlocking with the key of love
Bommai pola ennai
Like a doll, me
Aatti vaitha
You made me move
En inbam
My happiness
En sogam neeyae
My grief is you
Un kaadhal
Your love
Enai petra thaayae
Is the mother who gave birth to me
En bodhai nee
You are my intoxication
Un paathai naan
I am your path
Kaneerai kaanaamal
Without seeing tears
Naan vaazha nee vendum
I need you for me to live
Neeyadi kannimai kaambil
Oh girl, on the stem of my eyelash
Pootha poovae
You are the flower that bloomed
Oor nodi unnaalae moozhgum
Submerged in a single moment because of you
En kanneer theevae
Oh island of my tears
………………………….
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Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Nee Illaa Aagayam from the movie Rangoon is an emotionally charged love ballad expressing deep vulnerability, devotion, and longing. The protagonist describes life without his beloved as a painful, empty void—comparing the sky without her to a burning wound in his heart. She is depicted as his life force, the flower on his eyelashes, and an island amidst his tears.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Nee illaa aagayam / En nenjil theekaayam”
Compares the sky without the beloved directly to a fiery burn wound in the heart.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“En kanneer theevae”
Refers to the lover as an island formed by his tears.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Mannil mozhgum / Ver pola”
Compares how deep the lover has intertwined into his heart to a root growing into the soil.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Bommai pola ennai / Aatti vaitha”
Compares himself to a puppet controlled by her love.
Oxymoron / Contrast
“Kaadhal thithikum theepandham”
Juxtaposes sweet taste with a burning torch to convey the sweet pain of love.
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Trivia
Nee Illaa Aagayam features in the 2017 crime-drama film 'Rangoon', starring Gautham Karthik. The song's soundtrack was composed by RH Vikram, with music supervision by Vishal Chandrashekhar. Penne by Kabilan, the lyrics captured critical acclaim for their poetic depth, with the track rendered soulfully by singer Haricharan.
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