Nee Maaya Nizhal
From Hi Nanna · 2023
- Lyricist
- Vivek
- Singers
- Bhadra Rajin, Vineeth Sreenivasan
- Music director
- Hesham Abdul Wahab
- Details
- Hi Nanna2023
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Carnatic ……. | Carnatic vocables... |
| Dhaagam konda meenin kaiyil | In the hands of a thirsty fish, |
| Kaayum kulama | Is it a drying pond? |
| Kadhal endru kaneer neer amma | Oh dear, is love merely a stream of tears? |
| Aasai konda nenjai thandhu | Giving a heart full of desires, |
| Vangum ranama | Is a painful wound all I receive in return? |
| Naanum nenjum paalai vanama | Are my heart and I turning into a barren desert? |
| Female | |
| Yen unnil kaadhal konden | Why did I fall in love with you? |
| Yaarale kaayam kanden | Because of whom did I receive this wound? |
| Ye edhu marithaalum manam thaduthaalum | Even if everything fades or the heart stops it, |
| En nenjil nee thaane…nee thaane | In my heart, it is only you... only you. |
| Male | |
| Nee maaya nizhal | You are an illusory shadow, |
| Naan dhora pagal | I am a distant day. |
| Andru serndhirunthom | Back then, we were united, |
| Indru yaaru nee yaaru | Today, who are you? Who are you? |
| Male | |
| Nee maaya nizhal | You are an illusory shadow, |
| Sudum gyabaga mul | A burning thorn of memory. |
| Uyir vaazhnthirunthom | Our souls once lived as one, |
| Vittu ponaval yaar | Who is the woman who abandoned and left? |
| Female | |
| Idhu thaan kai naluviya kanava | Is this the dream that slipped right through my hands? |
| Poi varam idhuvaa en vazhi mudivaa | Is this a false boon, or the dead end of my path? |
| Uyir neeengatha per oosaiyaa | Is it a roaring echo that refuses to leave the soul? |
| Male | |
| Nee maaya nizhal | You are an illusory shadow, |
| Naan dhora pagal | I am a distant day. |
| Andru serndhirunthom | Back then, we were united, |
| Indru yaaru nee yaaru | Today, who are you? Who are you? |
| Male | |
| Nee maaya nizhal | You are an illusory shadow, |
| Sudum gyabaga mul | A burning thorn of memory. |
| Uyir vaazhnthirunthom | Our souls once lived as one, |
| Vittu ponaval yaar | Who is the woman who abandoned and left? |
| Female | |
| Kannai vittu dhooram sellum malar vanama | Are you a flower garden drifting far away from sight? |
| Kuppai roja endhan manama | Is my heart merely a discarded rose in the trash? |
| Moochadaikkum mounam ini nirandharama | Will this suffocating silence remain permanent from now on? |
| Kaatru thaeril kalavarama | Is there turmoil riding in the chariot of the wind? |
| Female | |
| Yaaro nee endru pinnum | Even while saying you are a stranger, |
| Yen nenjai pinni sendraai | Why did you entwine my heart before leaving? |
| Hoo oo pul vanam poga | As the grassy forest fades, |
| Pudhu mazhai poga | As the fresh rain disappears, |
| Aal illa theevoram poo aanen | I became a flower on a deserted island shore. |
| Male | |
| Ithu soozhnilaiyaa | Is this mere circumstance, |
| Illai theal valaiyaa | Or a deadly web of scorpions? |
| Nammai neruppinil veesiya | That which threw us both into the fire, |
| Per edhu paar | Look at what name it bears! |
| Male | |
| Idhu thaan vidhiya | Is this destiny, |
| Iraivan sathiya | Or God's absolute vow? |
| Madal kaaviyam azhaithidum | An epic written on palm leaves calling out, |
| Paal nadhiya | Is it a river of milk? |
கர்நாடிக் ...............
தாகம் கொண்ட மீனின் கையில்
காயும் குளமா
காதல் என்று கண்ணீர் நீர் அம்மா
ஆசை கொண்ட நெஞ்சை தந்து
வாங்கும் ரணமா
நானும் நெஞ்சும் பாலை வனமா
Carnatic vocables...
In the hands of a thirsty fish,
Is it a drying pond?
Oh dear, is love merely a stream of tears?
Giving a heart full of desires,
Is a painful wound all I receive in return?
Are my heart and I turning into a barren desert?
ஏன் உன்னில் காதல் கொண்டேன்
யாராலே காயம் கண்டேன்
ஏ எது மறித்தாலும் மனம் தடுத்தாலும்
என் நெஞ்சில் நீ தானே ..நீ தானே
Why did I fall in love with you?
Because of whom did I receive this wound?
Even if everything fades or the heart stops it,
In my heart, it is only you... only you.
நீ மாய நிழல்
நான் தூர பகல்
அன்று சேர்ந்திருந்தோம்
இன்று யாரு நீ யாரு
You are an illusory shadow,
I am a distant day.
Back then, we were united,
Today, who are you? Who are you?
நீ மாய நிழல்
சுடும் ஞாபக முள்
உயிர் வாழ்ந்திருந்தோம்
விட்டு போனவள் யார்
You are an illusory shadow,
A burning thorn of memory.
Our souls once lived as one,
Who is the woman who abandoned and left?
இது தான் காய் நழுவிய கனவா
பொய் வரம் இதுவா என் வழி முடிவா
உயிர் நீங்காத பேர் ஓசையா
Is this the dream that slipped right through my hands?
Is this a false boon, or the dead end of my path?
Is it a roaring echo that refuses to leave the soul?
நீ மாய நிழல்
நான் தூர பகல்
அன்று சேர்ந்திருந்தோம்
இன்று யாரு நீ யாரு
You are an illusory shadow,
I am a distant day.
Back then, we were united,
Today, who are you? Who are you?
நீ மாய நிழல்
சுடும் ஞாபக முள்
உயிர் வாழ்ந்திருந்தோம்
விட்டு போனவள் யார்
You are an illusory shadow,
A burning thorn of memory.
Our souls once lived as one,
Who is the woman who abandoned and left?
கண்ணை விட்டு தூரம் செல்லும் மலர் வனமா
குப்பை ரோஜா எந்தன் மனமா
மோசடிக்கு மௌனம் இனி நிரந்தரமா
காற்று தேரில் கலவரமா
Are you a flower garden drifting far away from sight?
Is my heart merely a discarded rose in the trash?
Will this suffocating silence remain permanent from now on?
Is there turmoil riding in the chariot of the wind?
யாரோ நீ என்ற பின்னும் ஏன் நெஞ்சை பின்னி சென்றாய்
ஹோ ஓ புள் வானம் போக புது மழை போக
ஆள் இல்லா தீவோரம் பூ ஆனேன்
Even while saying you are a stranger,
Why did you entwine my heart before leaving?
As the grassy forest fades,
As the fresh rain disappears,
I became a flower on a deserted island shore.
இது சூழ்னிலையா
இல்லை தேள் வலையா
நம்மை நெருப்பினில் வீசிய
பேர் எது பார்
Is this mere circumstance,
Or a deadly web of scorpions?
That which threw us both into the fire,
Look at what name it bears!
இது தான் விதியா
இறைவன் சதியா
மடல் காவியம் அழைத்திடும்
பால் நதியா
Is this destiny,
Or God's absolute vow?
An epic written on palm leaves calling out,
Is it a river of milk?
Carnatic …….
Carnatic vocables...
Dhaagam konda meenin kaiyil
In the hands of a thirsty fish,
Kaayum kulama
Is it a drying pond?
Kadhal endru kaneer neer amma
Oh dear, is love merely a stream of tears?
Aasai konda nenjai thandhu
Giving a heart full of desires,
Vangum ranama
Is a painful wound all I receive in return?
Naanum nenjum paalai vanama
Are my heart and I turning into a barren desert?
Yen unnil kaadhal konden
Why did I fall in love with you?
Yaarale kaayam kanden
Because of whom did I receive this wound?
Ye edhu marithaalum manam thaduthaalum
Even if everything fades or the heart stops it,
En nenjil nee thaane…nee thaane
In my heart, it is only you... only you.
Nee maaya nizhal
You are an illusory shadow,
Naan dhora pagal
I am a distant day.
Andru serndhirunthom
Back then, we were united,
Indru yaaru nee yaaru
Today, who are you? Who are you?
Nee maaya nizhal
You are an illusory shadow,
Sudum gyabaga mul
A burning thorn of memory.
Uyir vaazhnthirunthom
Our souls once lived as one,
Vittu ponaval yaar
Who is the woman who abandoned and left?
Idhu thaan kai naluviya kanava
Is this the dream that slipped right through my hands?
Poi varam idhuvaa en vazhi mudivaa
Is this a false boon, or the dead end of my path?
Uyir neeengatha per oosaiyaa
Is it a roaring echo that refuses to leave the soul?
Nee maaya nizhal
You are an illusory shadow,
Naan dhora pagal
I am a distant day.
Andru serndhirunthom
Back then, we were united,
Indru yaaru nee yaaru
Today, who are you? Who are you?
Nee maaya nizhal
You are an illusory shadow,
Sudum gyabaga mul
A burning thorn of memory.
Uyir vaazhnthirunthom
Our souls once lived as one,
Vittu ponaval yaar
Who is the woman who abandoned and left?
Kannai vittu dhooram sellum malar vanama
Are you a flower garden drifting far away from sight?
Kuppai roja endhan manama
Is my heart merely a discarded rose in the trash?
Moochadaikkum mounam ini nirandharama
Will this suffocating silence remain permanent from now on?
Kaatru thaeril kalavarama
Is there turmoil riding in the chariot of the wind?
Yaaro nee endru pinnum
Even while saying you are a stranger,
Yen nenjai pinni sendraai
Why did you entwine my heart before leaving?
Hoo oo pul vanam poga
As the grassy forest fades,
Pudhu mazhai poga
As the fresh rain disappears,
Aal illa theevoram poo aanen
I became a flower on a deserted island shore.
Ithu soozhnilaiyaa
Is this mere circumstance,
Illai theal valaiyaa
Or a deadly web of scorpions?
Nammai neruppinil veesiya
That which threw us both into the fire,
Per edhu paar
Look at what name it bears!
Idhu thaan vidhiya
Is this destiny,
Iraivan sathiya
Or God's absolute vow?
Madal kaaviyam azhaithidum
An epic written on palm leaves calling out,
Paal nadhiya
Is it a river of milk?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant Tamil song expresses deep grief, heartbreak, and emotional confusion following separation and loss. The protagonist reflects on the painful paradox of love, comparing his anguish to a thirsty fish in a drying pond and his heart to a discarded rose or a barren desert. He grapples with memories that feel like burning thorns, questioning whether their tragic parting was dictated by cruel fate or divine conspiracy.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Nee maaya nizhal / Sudum gyabaga mul”
Compares memories to burning thorns ('Sudum gyabaga mul') and the beloved to an illusory shadow ('Nee maaya nizhal').
Rhetorical Question (Vinaa Ani)
“Dhaagam konda meenin kaiyil / Kaayum kulama”
Uses a series of painful questions to emphasize despair and helplessness regarding destiny and love.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Nee maaya nizhal / Naan dhora pagal”
Repetition of initial consonant/vowel sounds ('Nee' / 'Naan' or 'Idhu' / 'Illai') to establish musical cadence.
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Trivia
This track is the Tamil version from the 2023 romantic drama 'Hi Nanna', composed by Hesham Abdul Wahab. Sung by Vineeth Sreenivasan and Bhadra Rajin, the song skillfully blends classical Carnatic elements with contemporary orchestration to convey profound emotional anguish.
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