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Lyrics & meaning

Nee Illai Endraal

From Dheena · 2001

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Murugan, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Bhavatharani
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Dheena
Movie release year
2001
Lyrics added on
3 Mar 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nee illai endraal vaazhkaiyil illai vaanavillae
Un mugam paarthu sooriyan sirithu ezhundhadhingae
Oh kaadhal endraalum avvaarthai pollaadhu
Avvaarthai pol ennai koor vaalum kollaadhu oho
Nee illai endraal vaazhkaiyil illai vaanavillae
Un mugam paarthu sooriyan sirithu ezhundhadhingae
Oh kaadhal endraalum avvaarthai pollaadhu
Avvaarthai pol ennai koor vaalum kollaadhu
Nee illai endraal vaazhkaiyil illai vaanavillae ..ae ae
Anbae anbae un aadai endru
Ennai yetral enna un idaiyil indru
Nee illai endraal vaazhkaiyil illai vaanavillae ….
………………………….
Nadu raathiriyil siru poothiriyil
Oli nadanamaadum pozhuthu
Oru yedum illaamal ezhuthum illaamal
Paadal nooru ezhudhu
En mounam adhai sollum sollum
Un ullam adhai mellum mellum
Nadu saamam adhu sellum sellum
Malar vaanam nammai kollum kollum
Un aaval pollaadhu
Adi ammaadi endrum
Adhu kaaval kollaadhu …
Nee illai endraal vaazhkaiyil illai vaanavillae
Un mugam paarthu sooriyan sirithu ezhundhadhingae
Anbae anbae un aadai endru
Ennai yetral enna un idaiyil indru
Naan oor mayangum pala oviyathai
En kaigal kondu varainthen
Uyir kaadhalanae un sithirathai
En kangal kondu varainthen
Unnai polae oru oviyathai
Hussein kooda ingu varaindhadhillai
Unnai paarthaal avan moochu mutum
Mazhai polae udal verthu kotum
Indha kaadhal vandhaalae
Andha harichandran kooda
Pala poigal solvaanae…ae
Nee illai endraal vaazhkaiyil illai vaanavillae
Un mugam paarthu sooriyan sirithu ezhundhadhingae
Oh kaadhal endraalum avvaarthai pollaadhu
Avvaarthai pol ennai koor vaalum kollaadhu
Anbae anbae un aadai endru
Ennai yetral enna un idaiyil indru
If you are not there, there is no rainbow in my life.
Looking at your face, the sun rose with a smile here.
Oh, even if it is called love, that word is dangerous.
Even a sharp sword cannot kill me the way that word does, oho.
If you are not there, there is no rainbow in my life.
Looking at your face, the sun rose with a smile here.
Oh, even if it is called love, that word is dangerous.
Even a sharp sword cannot kill me the way that word does.
If you are not there, there is no rainbow in my life... yeah.
My love, my love, treating me as your garment,
why don't you wrap me around your waist today?
If you are not there, there is no rainbow in my life...
...
In the dead of the night, on a tiny wick,
when the flame dances,
without any paper and without any words,
write a hundred songs.
My silence will say them all,
and your heart will gently savour them.
As midnight slips away,
the flower-filled sky will overwhelm us.
Your desire is relentless,
oh my, it never,
knows any restraint...
If you are not there, there is no rainbow in my life.
Looking at your face, the sun rose with a smile here.
My love, my love, treating me as your garment,
why don't you wrap me around your waist today?
I have painted many pictures that charmed the world,
creating them with my hands.
O my dearest love, your portrait,
I painted with my eyes.
A work of art like you,
even painter Husain has never painted.
If he sees you, his breath will catch,
and sweat will pour from him like rain.
Once this love arrives,
even Harishchandra (the king who never lied),
would end up telling many lies...
If you are not there, there is no rainbow in my life.
Looking at your face, the sun rose with a smile here.
Oh, even if it is called love, that word is dangerous.
Even a sharp sword cannot kill me the way that word does.
My love, my love, treating me as your garment,
why don't you wrap me around your waist today?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic duet expresses the profound emotional impact of love, describing a lover whose absence renders life colorless, devoid of rainbows. The lyrics personify nature and art, asserting that the heroine's beauty inspires the sun to smile as it rises, while making even master artists like M.F. Husain breathless with awe.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uyarvu Navitchi Ani (Hyperbole)

“Andha harichandran kooda / Pala poigal solvaanae”

Exaggeration used for poetic impact, claiming even the legendary truthful King Harishchandra would tell lies under the influence of such intense love.

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

“Nee illai endraal vaazhkaiyil illai vaanavillae”

Life without love is directly compared to a world without a rainbow ('vaazhkaiyil illai vaanavillae').

Iyaibu (Rhyming Endings)

“En mounam adhai sollum sollum / Un ullam adhai mellum mellum”

Repetitive ending structures creating melodic rhythm ('sollum sollum', 'mellum mellum', 'sellum sellum', 'kollum kollum').

Ezhuthu Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Naan oor mayangum pala oviyathai / En kaigal kondu varainthen”

Matching initial consonant sounds across adjacent lines for euphonic effect ('Naan', 'En', 'Uyir', 'En').

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Trivia

Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics written by legendary poet Vaali for the 2001 blockbuster film Dheena starring Ajith Kumar and Laila, this song was rendered by Hariharan and Bhavatharini. The lyrics uniquely reference renowned Indian painter M. F. Husain as a cultural benchmark of artistic perfection.

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