Nee Kidaithai
From Chennai 600028 II : 2nd Innings · 2016
- Lyricist
- Niranjan Bharathi
- Singers
- Haricharan, Chinmayi
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Chennai 600028 II : 2nd Innings2016
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Nee kidaithai | You were obtained |
| Oru munnai thavam polae | Like the result of a past penance |
| Ilam kanni pirapaalae | By the birth of this young maiden |
| Idhu undhan anbaalae | This is all because of your love |
| Innaalae ponnaalae | Today has turned into a golden day |
| Female | |
| En ninaivo dhinam | My thoughts every day |
| Unnai suttrum naanae | I am the one revolving around you |
| Manam ellam sugamthaanae | My whole mind is filled with pleasantness |
| Engum unnai kandenae | I saw you everywhere |
| Ennaanen yethaanen | What became of me, why did I become so |
| Male | |
| Viduthalai aana manam | A mind that was once liberated |
| Adimai endravadhenna | Why has it become enslaved now |
| Mudivindri povadhenna | Why is it continuing endlessly |
| Munnum pinnum | Backwards and forwards |
| Ennamindri thadumaara | Stumbling without any thought |
| Female | |
| Padaitha podhae | At the moment of creation itself |
| Inaindha uyiraanom | We became interconnected souls |
| Padhavi yetrom | We assumed a noble status |
| Unnmai idhuthaan | This is the ultimate truth |
| Chorus | |
| Manamellaam thulla thulla | As the heart leaps with excitement |
| Magizhndhodum kaaveri | Like the joyfully flowing Cauvery river |
| Vizhiyellaam vannam poosi | Painting vibrant colors across the eyes |
| Vilaiyaadiduthae | It plays around happily |
| Chorus | |
| Manamellaam thulla thulla | As the heart leaps with excitement |
| Magizhndhodum kaaveri | Like the joyfully flowing Cauvery river |
| Meleri odaatho | Won't it flow upwards? |
| Ingum angum engum | Here, there, and everywhere |
| Pongi paayaadho..ooo… | Won't it surge and gush forth? |
| Female | |
| En ninaivo dhinam | My thoughts every day |
| Unnai suttrum naanae | I am the one revolving around you |
| Manam ellam sugamthaanae | My whole mind is filled with pleasantness |
| Engum unnai kandenae | I saw you everywhere |
| Ennaanen yethaanen..heii..eehh.. | What became of me, why did I become so |
| Female | |
| Engae ponaalum | Wherever I go |
| Unnudaiya ennam illaamal | Without the thought of you |
| Ennidathil sollamalae en idhayam | Without informing me, my heart |
| Nindrae pogum | Will come to a complete stop |
| Male | |
| Anbudaiya aadhikkamae | The dominance of your love |
| Endrum ennai baadhikkumae | Will affect me forever |
| Aruputhangal saadhikkumae | Will accomplish miraculous wonders |
| Vazhum varai needikkumae | Will endure as long as I live |
| Neengaathae…aaee… | Do not leave me |
| Female | |
| Enadhu jeevan | My life force |
| Enadhu aadhaaram | My foundation |
| Enadhu swaasam | My breath |
| Undhan kannoram | Is in the corner of your eyes |
| Male | |
| Nee kidaithai | You were obtained |
| Oru munnai thavam polae | Like the result of a past penance |
| Ilam kanni pirapaalae | By the birth of this young maiden |
| Idhu undhan anbaalae | This is all because of your love |
| Innaalae ponnaalae | Today has turned into a golden day |
| Female | |
| En ninaivo dhinam | My thoughts every day |
| Unnai suttrum naanae | I am the one revolving around you |
| Manam ellam sugamthaanae | My whole mind is filled with pleasantness |
| Engum unnai kandenae | I saw you everywhere |
| Ennaanen yethaanen | What became of me, why did I become so |
| Chorus | |
| Manamellaam thulla thulla | As the heart leaps with excitement |
| Magizhndhodum kaaveri | Like the joyfully flowing Cauvery river |
| Meleri odaatho | Won't it flow upwards? |
| Ingum angum engum | Here, there, and everywhere |
| Pongi paayaadho..ooo… | Won't it surge and gush forth? |
நீ கிடைத்தாய்
ஒரு முன்னை தவம்
போலே இளம் கன்னி
பிறப்பாலே இது உந்தன்
அன்பாலே இந்நாளே
பொன்னாலே
You were obtained
Like the result of a past penance
By the birth of this young maiden
This is all because of your love
Today has turned into a golden day
என் நினைவோ
தினம் உன்னை சுற்றும்
நானே மனம் எல்லாம்
சுகம்தானே எங்கும்
உன்னை கண்டேனே
என்னானேன் ஏதானேன்
My thoughts every day
I am the one revolving around you
My whole mind is filled with pleasantness
I saw you everywhere
What became of me, why did I become so
விடுதலை ஆன
மனம் அடிமை என்றாவதென்ன
முடிவின்றி போவதென்ன
முன்னும் பின்னும்
எண்ணமின்றி தடுமாற
A mind that was once liberated
Why has it become enslaved now
Why is it continuing endlessly
Backwards and forwards
Stumbling without any thought
படித்த போதே
இணைந்த உயிரானோம்
பதவி ஏற்றோம் உண்மை
இதுதான்
At the moment of creation itself
We became interconnected souls
We assumed a noble status
This is the ultimate truth
மனமெல்லாம்
துள்ள துள்ள மகிழ்ந்தோடும்
காவேரி விழியெல்லாம்
வண்ணம் பூசி விளையாடிடுதே
As the heart leaps with excitement
Like the joyfully flowing Cauvery river
Painting vibrant colors across the eyes
It plays around happily
மனமெல்லாம்
துள்ள துள்ள மகிழ்ந்தோடும்
காவேரி மேலேறி ஓடாதோ
இங்கும் அங்கும் எங்கும்
பொங்கி பாயாதோ ஓ
As the heart leaps with excitement
Like the joyfully flowing Cauvery river
Won't it flow upwards?
Here, there, and everywhere
Won't it surge and gush forth?
என் நினைவோ
தினம் உன்னை சுற்றும்
நானே மனம் எல்லாம்
சுகம்தானே எங்கும்
உன்னை கண்டேனே
என்னானேன் ஏதானேன்
ஹேய் யே
My thoughts every day
I am the one revolving around you
My whole mind is filled with pleasantness
I saw you everywhere
What became of me, why did I become so
எங்கே போனாலும்
உன்னுடைய எண்ணம்
இல்லாமல் என்னிடத்தில்
சொல்லாமலே என் இதயம்
நின்றே போகும்
Wherever I go
Without the thought of you
Without informing me, my heart
Will come to a complete stop
அன்புடைய
ஆதிக்கமே என்றும்
என்னை பாதிக்குமே
அற்புதங்கள் சாதிக்குமே
வாழும் வரை நீடிக்குமே
நீங்காதே
The dominance of your love
Will affect me forever
Will accomplish miraculous wonders
Will endure as long as I live
Do not leave me
எனது ஜீவன்
எனது ஆதாரம் எனது
சுவாசம் உந்தன்
கண்ணோரம்
My life force
My foundation
My breath
Is in the corner of your eyes
நீ கிடைத்தாய்
ஒரு முன்னை தவம்
போலே இளம் கன்னி
பிறப்பாலே இது உந்தன்
அன்பாலே இந்நாளே
பொன்னாலே
You were obtained
Like the result of a past penance
By the birth of this young maiden
This is all because of your love
Today has turned into a golden day
என் நினைவோ
தினம் உன்னை சுற்றும்
நானே மனம் எல்லாம்
சுகம்தானே எங்கும்
உன்னை கண்டேனே
என்னானேன் ஏதானேன்
My thoughts every day
I am the one revolving around you
My whole mind is filled with pleasantness
I saw you everywhere
What became of me, why did I become so
மனமெல்லாம்
துள்ள துள்ள மகிழ்ந்தோடும்
காவேரி மேலேறி ஓடாதோ
இங்கும் அங்கும் எங்கும்
பொங்கி பாயாதோ ஓ
As the heart leaps with excitement
Like the joyfully flowing Cauvery river
Won't it flow upwards?
Here, there, and everywhere
Won't it surge and gush forth?
Nee kidaithai
You were obtained
Oru munnai thavam polae
Like the result of a past penance
Ilam kanni pirapaalae
By the birth of this young maiden
Idhu undhan anbaalae
This is all because of your love
Innaalae ponnaalae
Today has turned into a golden day
En ninaivo dhinam
My thoughts every day
Unnai suttrum naanae
I am the one revolving around you
Manam ellam sugamthaanae
My whole mind is filled with pleasantness
Engum unnai kandenae
I saw you everywhere
Ennaanen yethaanen
What became of me, why did I become so
Viduthalai aana manam
A mind that was once liberated
Adimai endravadhenna
Why has it become enslaved now
Mudivindri povadhenna
Why is it continuing endlessly
Munnum pinnum
Backwards and forwards
Ennamindri thadumaara
Stumbling without any thought
Padaitha podhae
At the moment of creation itself
Inaindha uyiraanom
We became interconnected souls
Padhavi yetrom
We assumed a noble status
Unnmai idhuthaan
This is the ultimate truth
Manamellaam thulla thulla
As the heart leaps with excitement
Magizhndhodum kaaveri
Like the joyfully flowing Cauvery river
Vizhiyellaam vannam poosi
Painting vibrant colors across the eyes
Vilaiyaadiduthae
It plays around happily
Manamellaam thulla thulla
As the heart leaps with excitement
Magizhndhodum kaaveri
Like the joyfully flowing Cauvery river
Meleri odaatho
Won't it flow upwards?
Ingum angum engum
Here, there, and everywhere
Pongi paayaadho..ooo…
Won't it surge and gush forth?
En ninaivo dhinam
My thoughts every day
Unnai suttrum naanae
I am the one revolving around you
Manam ellam sugamthaanae
My whole mind is filled with pleasantness
Engum unnai kandenae
I saw you everywhere
Ennaanen yethaanen..heii..eehh..
What became of me, why did I become so
Engae ponaalum
Wherever I go
Unnudaiya ennam illaamal
Without the thought of you
Ennidathil sollamalae en idhayam
Without informing me, my heart
Nindrae pogum
Will come to a complete stop
Anbudaiya aadhikkamae
The dominance of your love
Endrum ennai baadhikkumae
Will affect me forever
Aruputhangal saadhikkumae
Will accomplish miraculous wonders
Vazhum varai needikkumae
Will endure as long as I live
Neengaathae…aaee…
Do not leave me
Enadhu jeevan
My life force
Enadhu aadhaaram
My foundation
Enadhu swaasam
My breath
Undhan kannoram
Is in the corner of your eyes
Nee kidaithai
You were obtained
Oru munnai thavam polae
Like the result of a past penance
Ilam kanni pirapaalae
By the birth of this young maiden
Idhu undhan anbaalae
This is all because of your love
Innaalae ponnaalae
Today has turned into a golden day
En ninaivo dhinam
My thoughts every day
Unnai suttrum naanae
I am the one revolving around you
Manam ellam sugamthaanae
My whole mind is filled with pleasantness
Engum unnai kandenae
I saw you everywhere
Ennaanen yethaanen
What became of me, why did I become so
Manamellaam thulla thulla
As the heart leaps with excitement
Magizhndhodum kaaveri
Like the joyfully flowing Cauvery river
Meleri odaatho
Won't it flow upwards?
Ingum angum engum
Here, there, and everywhere
Pongi paayaadho..ooo…
Won't it surge and gush forth?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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