Nee Illama
From 7UP Madras Gig Season 2 · 2019
- Lyricist
- S. N. Anuradha
- Singer
- Ghibran
- Music director
- Ghibran
- Details
- 7UP Madras Gig Season 22019
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Podhumae indha | This is enough |
| Moochum ranam aagudhae | Even my breath turns into a wound |
| Mooduna vizhiyil | In my closed eyes |
| Sogam etti paarkuthae | Sorrow peeps through |
| Thodachi pottu | Wiping it away |
| Dhinam thaandi ponaalum | Even as days cross by |
| Nee illama naan onnumae illa | Without you, I am nothing at all |
| Male | |
| Raa pagal marandhu | Forgetting day and night |
| Peiyaa vela paakkuren | I work like a possessed person |
| Thoonghi thaan tholaikka | Just to sleep and lose myself |
| Yedho senju thorkkuren | I try things and keep failing |
| Sathamillaama oru naala kadanthaalum | Even if I pass a day without making a sound |
| Nee illama naan onnumae illa | Without you, I am nothing at all |
| Male | |
| Paththu peru mothama enkooda | Even if ten people altogether |
| Onnaaga ninnaalumae | Stand with me as one |
| Ada naan mattum ottaama | Ah, I stand unconnected |
| Oththaiyil nikkurenae | Standing all alone |
| Yaarukkum ketkaama thaniya | Without anyone hearing, in solitude |
| Unkooda pesurenae | I talk to you |
| Nee illama naan onnumae illa | Without you, I am nothing at all |
| Nee illama naan onnumae illa | Without you, I am nothing at all |
| Male | |
| Kaayatha maraikka | To hide the wound |
| Sakku yedhum thedala | I didn't search for any excuse |
| Baaratha erakka | To relieve the heavy burden |
| Tholum edhir paarkala | I didn't expect a shoulder |
| Marathu pochu ena naanum | Saying I've gone numb |
| Nadichaalum | Even if I pretend |
| Nee illama naan onnumae illa | Without you, I am nothing at all |
| Male | |
| Enna meeri engaeyum | Beyond my control, anywhere |
| Un pera thoorathil kettalumae | Even if I hear your name in the distance |
| Ada angeyae nooru | Ah, right there into a hundred |
| Thundaagi nikkurenae | Pieces I break and stand |
| Unnaala kannadi munnala | Because of you, in front of the mirror |
| Muttaala nikkurenae | I stand like a fool |
| Nee illama naan onnumae illa | Without you, I am nothing at all |
| Nee illama naan onnumae illa | Without you, I am nothing at all |
| Nee illama naan onnumae illa | Without you, I am nothing at all |
| Male | |
| Naan nalla nadichu unnoda nenappa | Acting well, your memories |
| Thooki poda paakkuren | I try to throw away |
| Sandhaegam illama thindaaduren | Without a doubt, I struggle |
| Ennaellam thonudho senji | Doing whatever pops into my head |
| Enna naan maathikka paakkuren | I try to change myself |
| Ketkaadha nenjoda kenjurenae… | I beg my unlistening heart... |
| Male | |
| Vegamaa varum | Fast flowing |
| Kaneera kandu ooduren | Seeing tears, I run away |
| Poliya oru sirippala oora yeikkuren | With a fake smile, I deceive the world |
| Manasa maatha mudiyaama thavichenae | Unable to change my mind, I suffered |
| Nee illama naan onnumae illa | Without you, I am nothing at all |
| Male | |
| Nee illama naan onnumae illa | Without you, I am nothing at all |
| En kooda illama naan onnumae illa | Without you by my side, I am nothing at all |
| Nee illama naan onnumae illa | Without you, I am nothing at all |
| En kooda illama naan onnumae illa | Without you by my side, I am nothing at all |
போதுமே இந்த
மூச்சும் ரணம் ஆகுதே
மூடுனா விழியில்
சோகம் எட்டி பார்க்குதே
தொடச்சி போட்டு
தினம் தாண்டி போனாலும்
நீ இல்லாம நான் ஒண்ணுமே இல்ல
This is enough
Even my breath turns into a wound
In my closed eyes
Sorrow peeps through
Wiping it away
Even as days cross by
Without you, I am nothing at all
ரா பகல் மறந்து
பேயா வேலை பாக்குறேன்
தூங்கிதான் தொலைக்க
ஏதோ செஞ்சு தோற்க்குறேன்
சத்தமில்லாம ஒரு நாள கடந்தாலும்
நீ இல்லாம நான் ஒண்ணுமே இல்ல
Forgetting day and night
I work like a possessed person
Just to sleep and lose myself
I try things and keep failing
Even if I pass a day without making a sound
Without you, I am nothing at all
பத்து பேரு மொத்தமா என்கூட
ஒன்னாக நின்னாலுமே
அட நான் மட்டும் ஒட்டாம
ஒத்தையில் நிக்குறேனே
யாருக்கும் கேட்க்காம தனியா
உன்கூட பேசுறேனே
நீ இல்லாம நான் ஒண்ணுமே இல்ல
நீ இல்லாம நான் ஒண்ணுமே இல்ல
Even if ten people altogether
Stand with me as one
Ah, I stand unconnected
Standing all alone
Without anyone hearing, in solitude
I talk to you
Without you, I am nothing at all
Without you, I am nothing at all
காயத்த மறைக்க
சாக்கு எதும் தேடல
பாரத்த இறக்க
தோளும் எதிர் பார்க்கல
மரத்து போச்சு என நானும்
நடிச்சாலும்
நீ இல்லாம நான் ஒண்ணுமே இல்ல
To hide the wound
I didn't search for any excuse
To relieve the heavy burden
I didn't expect a shoulder
Saying I've gone numb
Even if I pretend
Without you, I am nothing at all
என்ன மீறி எங்கயும்
உன் பேர தூரத்தில் கேட்டாலுமே
அட அங்கேயே நூறு
துண்டாகி நிக்குறேனே
உன்னால கண்ணாடி முன்னால
முட்டாளா நிக்குறேனே
நீ இல்லாம நான் ஒண்ணுமே இல்ல
நீ இல்லாம நான் ஒண்ணுமே இல்ல
நீ இல்லாம நான் ஒண்ணுமே இல்ல
Beyond my control, anywhere
Even if I hear your name in the distance
Ah, right there into a hundred
Pieces I break and stand
Because of you, in front of the mirror
I stand like a fool
Without you, I am nothing at all
Without you, I am nothing at all
Without you, I am nothing at all
நான் நல்ல நடிச்சு உன்னோட நெனப்ப
தூக்கி போட பார்க்குறேன்
சந்தேகம் இல்லாம திண்டாடுறேன்
என்னெல்லாம் தோணுதோ செஞ்சி
நான் என்ன நான் மாத்திக்க பார்க்குறேன்
கேட்காத நெஞ்சோடு கெஞ்சுறேனே
Acting well, your memories
I try to throw away
Without a doubt, I struggle
Doing whatever pops into my head
I try to change myself
I beg my unlistening heart...
வேகமா வரும்
கண்ணீர கண்டு ஓடுறேன்
போலியா ஒரு சிரிப்பால
ஊரை ஏய்க்கிறேன்
மனச மாத்தா முடியாம தவிச்சேனே
நீ இல்லாம நான் ஒண்ணுமே இல்ல
Fast flowing
Seeing tears, I run away
With a fake smile, I deceive the world
Unable to change my mind, I suffered
Without you, I am nothing at all
நீ இல்லாம நான் ஒண்ணுமே இல்ல
என்கூட இல்லாம நான் ஒண்ணுமே இல்ல
நீ இல்லாம நான் ஒண்ணுமே இல்ல
என்கூட இல்லாம நான் ஒண்ணுமே இல்ல
Without you, I am nothing at all
Without you by my side, I am nothing at all
Without you, I am nothing at all
Without you by my side, I am nothing at all
ஆண் மற்றும் குழு :
நீ இல்லாம நான் ஒண்ணுமே இல்ல
என்கூட இல்லாம நான் ஒண்ணுமே இல்ல
நீ இல்லாம நான் ஒண்ணுமே இல்ல
என்கூட இல்லாம நான் ஒண்ணுமே இல்ல
Podhumae indha
This is enough
Moochum ranam aagudhae
Even my breath turns into a wound
Mooduna vizhiyil
In my closed eyes
Sogam etti paarkuthae
Sorrow peeps through
Thodachi pottu
Wiping it away
Dhinam thaandi ponaalum
Even as days cross by
Nee illama naan onnumae illa
Without you, I am nothing at all
Raa pagal marandhu
Forgetting day and night
Peiyaa vela paakkuren
I work like a possessed person
Thoonghi thaan tholaikka
Just to sleep and lose myself
Yedho senju thorkkuren
I try things and keep failing
Sathamillaama oru naala kadanthaalum
Even if I pass a day without making a sound
Nee illama naan onnumae illa
Without you, I am nothing at all
Paththu peru mothama enkooda
Even if ten people altogether
Onnaaga ninnaalumae
Stand with me as one
Ada naan mattum ottaama
Ah, I stand unconnected
Oththaiyil nikkurenae
Standing all alone
Yaarukkum ketkaama thaniya
Without anyone hearing, in solitude
Unkooda pesurenae
I talk to you
Nee illama naan onnumae illa
Without you, I am nothing at all
Nee illama naan onnumae illa
Without you, I am nothing at all
Kaayatha maraikka
To hide the wound
Sakku yedhum thedala
I didn't search for any excuse
Baaratha erakka
To relieve the heavy burden
Tholum edhir paarkala
I didn't expect a shoulder
Marathu pochu ena naanum
Saying I've gone numb
Nadichaalum
Even if I pretend
Nee illama naan onnumae illa
Without you, I am nothing at all
Enna meeri engaeyum
Beyond my control, anywhere
Un pera thoorathil kettalumae
Even if I hear your name in the distance
Ada angeyae nooru
Ah, right there into a hundred
Thundaagi nikkurenae
Pieces I break and stand
Unnaala kannadi munnala
Because of you, in front of the mirror
Muttaala nikkurenae
I stand like a fool
Nee illama naan onnumae illa
Without you, I am nothing at all
Nee illama naan onnumae illa
Without you, I am nothing at all
Nee illama naan onnumae illa
Without you, I am nothing at all
Naan nalla nadichu unnoda nenappa
Acting well, your memories
Thooki poda paakkuren
I try to throw away
Sandhaegam illama thindaaduren
Without a doubt, I struggle
Ennaellam thonudho senji
Doing whatever pops into my head
Enna naan maathikka paakkuren
I try to change myself
Ketkaadha nenjoda kenjurenae…
I beg my unlistening heart...
Vegamaa varum
Fast flowing
Kaneera kandu ooduren
Seeing tears, I run away
Poliya oru sirippala oora yeikkuren
With a fake smile, I deceive the world
Manasa maatha mudiyaama thavichenae
Unable to change my mind, I suffered
Nee illama naan onnumae illa
Without you, I am nothing at all
Nee illama naan onnumae illa
Without you, I am nothing at all
En kooda illama naan onnumae illa
Without you by my side, I am nothing at all
Nee illama naan onnumae illa
Without you, I am nothing at all
En kooda illama naan onnumae illa
Without you by my side, I am nothing at all
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This emotional song expresses the overwhelming sense of grief and emptiness following a breakup. The protagonist describes how every moment feels painful—so much so that even breathing feels like a physical wound. Despite attempting to stay consumed with work, hiding tears behind a fake smile, and pretending to be numb to the loss, the void left by the partner's absence remains unbearable. The lyrics highlight the contrast between external appearances and inner turmoil. Surrounded by people, the speaker still feels completely alone, holding imaginary conversations with the missing lover. Ultimately, the song is a raw confession of vulnerability, continuously returning to the truth that without the beloved, life loses all meaning.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole (Exaggeration)
“Moochum ranam aagudhae”
Describing the act of breathing itself as turning into a painful wound to highlight extreme heartbreak.
Refrain (Pallavi repetition)
“Nee illama naan onnumae illa”
The core phrase is repeated continually throughout the song to reinforce the central theme of complete helplessness without the partner.
Metaphor
“Ada angeyae nooru thundaagi nikkurenae”
Comparing the emotional shock of hearing the lover's name to physically shattering into a hundred pieces.
Ethirai (Second letter rhyming in Tamil poetry)
“Kaayatha maraikka / Baaratha erakka”
The second character in consecutive lines rhymes ('ya' sound in Kaayatha / Baaratha).
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Trivia
This track is featured in Season 2 of '7UP Madras Gig' (2019), an independent music initiative by Sony Music India and Knack Studios. Composed by Dharan Kumar and sung by Dharan Kumar alongside Srinisha Jayatheerthan, it became one of the breakout independent Tamil tracks of that year.
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