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Nee Kidaithai

From Chennai 600028 II : 2nd Innings · 2016

Lyricist
Niranjan Bharathi
Singers
Haricharan, Chinmayi
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Chennai 600028 II : 2nd Innings
Movie release year
2016
Lyrics added on
3 Jul 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nee kidaithai
Oru munnai thavam polae
Ilam kanni pirapaalae
Idhu undhan anbaalae
Innaalae ponnaalae
En ninaivo dhinam
Unnai suttrum naanae
Manam ellam sugamthaanae
Engum unnai kandenae
Ennaanen yethaanen
Viduthalai aana manam
Adimai endravadhenna
Mudivindri povadhenna
Munnum pinnum
Ennamindri thadumaara
Padaitha podhae
Inaindha uyiraanom
Padhavi yetrom
Unnmai idhuthaan
Manamellaam thulla thulla
Magizhndhodum kaaveri
Vizhiyellaam vannam poosi
Vilaiyaadiduthae
Manamellaam thulla thulla
Magizhndhodum kaaveri
Meleri odaatho
Ingum angum engum
Pongi paayaadho..ooo…
En ninaivo dhinam
Unnai suttrum naanae
Manam ellam sugamthaanae
Engum unnai kandenae
Ennaanen yethaanen..heii..eehh..
Engae ponaalum
Unnudaiya ennam illaamal
Ennidathil sollamalae en idhayam
Nindrae pogum
Anbudaiya aadhikkamae
Endrum ennai baadhikkumae
Aruputhangal saadhikkumae
Vazhum varai needikkumae
Neengaathae…aaee…
Enadhu jeevan
Enadhu aadhaaram
Enadhu swaasam
Undhan kannoram
Nee kidaithai
Oru munnai thavam polae
Ilam kanni pirapaalae
Idhu undhan anbaalae
Innaalae ponnaalae
En ninaivo dhinam
Unnai suttrum naanae
Manam ellam sugamthaanae
Engum unnai kandenae
Ennaanen yethaanen
Manamellaam thulla thulla
Magizhndhodum kaaveri
Meleri odaatho
Ingum angum engum
Pongi paayaadho..ooo…
You came into my life
like the reward of prayers from a past life,
in my birth as a young girl,
all because of your love,
and today is a golden day.
Every single day, my thoughts
revolve only around you,
my heart feels nothing but joy,
I see you everywhere I look,
what has happened to me, who have I become?
A heart that was once so free,
why has it become a slave to you?
Why does it go on endlessly,
swaying back and forth,
stumbling without a single thought?
From the very moment we were created,
we became souls joined as one,
we took our rightful place,
and this is the only truth.
As my heart leaps and dances,
like the river Kaveri flowing happily,
splashing bright colors across my eyes,
it plays so cheerfully!
As my heart leaps and dances,
like the river Kaveri flowing happily,
won't it overflow its banks,
here, there, and everywhere,
rushing and surging ahead? Oh...
Every single day, my thoughts
revolve only around you,
my heart feels nothing but joy,
I see you everywhere I look,
what has happened to me, who have I become... hey... yeah...
Wherever I may go,
without the thought of you in it,
without even letting me know, my heart
would simply stop beating.
The sweet sway of your love
will always move me deeply,
it will work wondrous miracles,
and will last as long as I live,
it will never fade away... ah...
My very life,
my foundation,
my every breath,
all live in the corner of your eyes.
You came into my life
like the reward of prayers from a past life,
in my birth as a young girl,
all because of your love,
and today is a golden day.
Every single day, my thoughts
revolve only around you,
my heart feels nothing but joy,
I see you everywhere I look,
what has happened to me, who have I become?
As my heart leaps and dances,
like the river Kaveri flowing happily,
won't it overflow its banks,
here, there, and everywhere,
rushing and surging ahead? Oh...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This soulful track expresses the profound joy and transformation brought by true love. The protagonist views finding their beloved as a divine blessing earned through good deeds or penance in a past life. Love is portrayed as both a liberating and captivating force that transforms ordinary days into golden moments, making the heart dance and surge like the Cauvery river overflowing its banks.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamai (Simile)

“Oru munnai thavam polae”

Compares finding the beloved to the fruits of past spiritual penance ('thavam').

Metaphor

“Magizhndhodum kaaveri”

Compares the joyful, energetic surging of emotions in the heart to the flowing Cauvery river.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

“Anbudaiya aadhikkamae / Endrum ennai baadhikkumae / Aruputhangal saadhikkumae / Vazhum varai needikkumae”

Repeated rhyming suffixes ending in '-aadhikkumae', '-saadhikkumae', '-needikkumae' create a rhythmic, melodic flow.

Anaphora (Repetition)

“Enadhu jeevan / Enadhu aadhaaram / Enadhu swaasam”

Repetition of 'Enadhu' at the beginning of consecutive lines to emphasize total devotion and dependency.

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Trivia

The lyricist of this song, Niranjan Bharathi, is the great-grandson of Mahakavi Subramania Bharathi, one of Tamil literature's most celebrated poets. The musical score for the movie 'Chennai 600028 II: 2nd Innings' was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja.

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