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Lyrics & meaning

Nee Kidaicha

From Azhagesan · 2004

Lyricist
Kalai Kumar
Singers
Vijay Yesudas, Chorus
Music director
Deva
Details
Azhagesan2004

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
Gumara gumara gumsayRhythmic folk chant (Gumara gumara gumsay)
Gumsay gumarayRhythmic folk chant (Gumsay gumaray)
Gumara gumara gumsayRhythmic folk chant (Gumara gumara gumsay)
Gumsay gumarayRhythmic folk chant (Gumsay gumaray)
Male
Nee kedachaa muruganukkuIf I get you, to Lord Murugan
Thaengaa odaippenI will break a coconut as an offering
Male
Sammadhicha ammanukkuIf you agree, to Goddess Amman
Koozhu padaippenI will offer porridge
Male
Nee kedachaa muruganukkuIf I get you, to Lord Murugan
Thaengaa odaippenI will break a coconut as an offering
Sammadhicha ammanukkuIf you agree, to Goddess Amman
Koozhu padaippenI will offer porridge
Male
Ganabathiya nenachuThinking of Lord Ganesha
Manasil kotta kattuvenI will build a castle in my heart
Nenachadhellaaam mudichu kaattiI will accomplish everything I dreamed of
Unna KattuvenAnd marry you
Unna sera vendi naanTo unite with you
Anna dhaanam seivenI will perform food donation
Unakku mattum dhaandiOnly for you, my dear
Naan enna dhaanam seivenWhat kind of donation shall I give?
Chorus
Pulli vachi pulli maanaSetting a trap for the spotted deer
Pudikka venumaeI must capture it
Male
Nee kedachaa muruganukkuIf I get you, to Lord Murugan
Thaengaa odaippenI will break a coconut as an offering
Male
Aathil meen pudikkaTo catch a fish in the river
Kaathirikkum kokkaagaLike a heron waiting patiently
Aathi unakkaga kaal kadukkaOh my love, for you until my legs ache
KaathiruppanI will keep waiting
Marathil thalageezhaaOn a tree upside down
Thongugira vavvaalaaLike a bat hanging upside down
Unna kai pidikkaTo hold your hand in marriage
Thalageezha thavamiruppanI will do extreme penance upside down
Male
Manasukkilla osayaeThe mind has no sound
Aasaikkilla baashayaeDesire has no language
Chorus :Jil jillagay jil jillagaeChorus: Jil jillagay jil jillagae
Jillagae jillagaeJillagae jillagae
Male
Manasukkilla osayaeThe mind has no sound
Aasaikkilla baashayaeDesire has no language
Pudicha ponnu kedachittaIf I get the girl I love
Dhenamum nadakkum poosayaeCelebration and worship will happen daily
Chorus
Appavidhaan aaviyellaamThis innocent man put his whole soul
Un mel vachaanaeEntirely upon you
Male
Nee kedachaa muruganukkuIf I get you, to Lord Murugan
Thaengaa odaippenI will break a coconut as an offering
Sammadhicha ammanukkuIf you agree, to Goddess Amman
Koozhu padaippenI will offer porridge
Chorus
Jingidi jikka jingidi jikkaJingidi jikka jingidi jikka
Jingidi jikka lay layJingidi jikka lay lay
Sandhadi saakkil sangadhi ellaamUnder the pretext of the rush, all matters
Sollida neeyum vaalaeCome forward and tell me, dear girl
Gumara gumara gumsaeGumara gumara gumsae
Gumsae gumaraeGumsae gumarae
Gumara gumara gumsaeGumara gumara gumsae
Gumsae gumaraeGumsae gumarae
Male
Ponnay nee paathaaOh girl, if you look at me
En udambu pullarikkumMy body gets goosebumps
Enna nee pirinjaaIf you part from me
En usuru cellarikkumMy life will erode like termites
Munnaal nee irundhaaIf you are standing in front of me
En manasu dive adikkumMy heart takes a deep dive
Kannaal nee sirichaIf you smile with your eyes
En nizhalum kannadikkumEven my shadow will wink
Male
Enakkum onakkum dhaanammaaBetween you and me, my dear
Kanakku vazhakku irukkammaaThere is an unsettled account of love
Chorus :Allu lakkaa allu lakkaaChorus: Allu lakkaa allu lakkaa
Allaangaa allaangaaAllaangaa allaangaa
Male
Enakkum onakkum dhaanammaaBetween you and me, my dear
Kanakku vazhakku irukkammaaThere is an unsettled account of love
Kootti kazhichi paarammaaAdd and subtract and see, my dear
Unakku enna pudikkummaaYou will realise how much you like me
Chorus
Ellaam ini nalla nadakkumEverything will happen well from now on
Thulli aaduvanI will jump and dance with joy
Male :Nee kedachaa muruganukkuMale: If I get you, to Lord Murugan
Thaengaa odaippenI will break a coconut as an offering
Sammadhicha ammanukkuIf you agree, to Goddess Amman
Koozhu padaippenI will offer porridge
Male
Ganabathiya nenachuThinking of Lord Ganesha
Manasil kotta kattuvenI will build a castle in my heart
Nenachadhellaaam mudichu kaattiI will accomplish everything I dreamed of
Unna KattuvenAnd marry you
Unna sera vendi naanTo unite with you
Anna dhaanam seivenI will perform food donation
Unakku mattum dhaandiOnly for you, my dear
Naan enna dhaanam seivenWhat kind of donation shall I give?
Chorus
Pulli vachi pulli maanaSetting a trap for the spotted deer
Pudikka venumaeI must capture it

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Nee Kedachaa Muruganukku from the movie Azhagesan (2004) is a lively, rhythmic Tamil folk track expressing a lover's intense excitement and devotion towards his beloved. The protagonist promises various traditional offerings to deities—such as breaking coconuts for Lord Murugan, serving porridge for Amman, and praying to Ganesha—if his wish of winning her hand in marriage comes true. Through energetic folk imagery and whimsical hyperbole, the song portrays the physical and emotional thrill of romance. He compares his steadfast waiting to a heron waiting for fish and a bat hanging upside down, expressing how his body gets goosebumps, his heart dives, and even his shadow winks whenever she is around.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamai)

Kaathirikkum kokkaaga

Compares the protagonist's patient wait for his love to a heron waiting patiently at the riverbank for a fish.

Metaphor

En usuru cellarikkum

Metaphorically equates the pain of separation to termites devouring his soul/life.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navirtchi)

En nizhalum kannadikkum

Exaggerates the feeling of romantic joy by stating that even his shadow winks when she smiles.

Edhukai (Second-letter rhyme)

Enakkum onakkum dhaanammaa / Kanakku vazhakku irukkammaa

Rhyming scheme where the second letter matches across consecutive lines ('na-kku').

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Trivia

Azhagesan (2004) is a Tamil village-drama film starring Sathyaraj and Preetha Vijayakumar. The soundtrack was composed by Deva, a prominent music director acclaimed for his signature folk and gaana compositions in Tamil cinema.

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