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Lyrics & meaning

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 kidaithaiYou were obtained
Oru munnai thavam polaeLike the result of a past penance
Ilam kanni pirapaalaeBy the birth of this young maiden
Idhu undhan anbaalaeThis is all because of your love
Innaalae ponnaalaeToday has turned into a golden day
Female
En ninaivo dhinamMy thoughts every day
Unnai suttrum naanaeI am the one revolving around you
Manam ellam sugamthaanaeMy whole mind is filled with pleasantness
Engum unnai kandenaeI saw you everywhere
Ennaanen yethaanenWhat became of me, why did I become so
Male
Viduthalai aana manamA mind that was once liberated
Adimai endravadhennaWhy has it become enslaved now
Mudivindri povadhennaWhy is it continuing endlessly
Munnum pinnumBackwards and forwards
Ennamindri thadumaaraStumbling without any thought
Female
Padaitha podhaeAt the moment of creation itself
Inaindha uyiraanomWe became interconnected souls
Padhavi yetromWe assumed a noble status
Unnmai idhuthaanThis is the ultimate truth
Chorus
Manamellaam thulla thullaAs the heart leaps with excitement
Magizhndhodum kaaveriLike the joyfully flowing Cauvery river
Vizhiyellaam vannam poosiPainting vibrant colors across the eyes
VilaiyaadiduthaeIt plays around happily
Chorus
Manamellaam thulla thullaAs the heart leaps with excitement
Magizhndhodum kaaveriLike the joyfully flowing Cauvery river
Meleri odaathoWon't it flow upwards?
Ingum angum engumHere, there, and everywhere
Pongi paayaadho..ooo…Won't it surge and gush forth?
Female
En ninaivo dhinamMy thoughts every day
Unnai suttrum naanaeI am the one revolving around you
Manam ellam sugamthaanaeMy whole mind is filled with pleasantness
Engum unnai kandenaeI saw you everywhere
Ennaanen yethaanen..heii..eehh..What became of me, why did I become so
Female
Engae ponaalumWherever I go
Unnudaiya ennam illaamalWithout the thought of you
Ennidathil sollamalae en idhayamWithout informing me, my heart
Nindrae pogumWill come to a complete stop
Male
Anbudaiya aadhikkamaeThe dominance of your love
Endrum ennai baadhikkumaeWill affect me forever
Aruputhangal saadhikkumaeWill accomplish miraculous wonders
Vazhum varai needikkumaeWill endure as long as I live
Neengaathae…aaee…Do not leave me
Female
Enadhu jeevanMy life force
Enadhu aadhaaramMy foundation
Enadhu swaasamMy breath
Undhan kannoramIs in the corner of your eyes
Male
Nee kidaithaiYou were obtained
Oru munnai thavam polaeLike the result of a past penance
Ilam kanni pirapaalaeBy the birth of this young maiden
Idhu undhan anbaalaeThis is all because of your love
Innaalae ponnaalaeToday has turned into a golden day
Female
En ninaivo dhinamMy thoughts every day
Unnai suttrum naanaeI am the one revolving around you
Manam ellam sugamthaanaeMy whole mind is filled with pleasantness
Engum unnai kandenaeI saw you everywhere
Ennaanen yethaanenWhat became of me, why did I become so
Chorus
Manamellaam thulla thullaAs the heart leaps with excitement
Magizhndhodum kaaveriLike the joyfully flowing Cauvery river
Meleri odaathoWon't it flow upwards?
Ingum angum engumHere, 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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