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Nee Megam Aanaal

From Thayilla Kuzhandhai · 1976

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Movie name
Thayilla Kuzhandhai
Movie release year
1976
Lyrics added on
30 Apr 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nee megam aanaal enna
Naan thogaiyaana pinnae
Viralaagi isaiththaalenna
Naan veenaiyaana pinnae
Nee megam aanaal enna….
………………
Kalaiyaaga kandaen
Unnai silaiyaaga aanaen kannae
Kalaiyaaga kandaen
Unnai silaiyaaga aanaen kannae
Mazhaiyaaga kandaai ennai
Malaraaga vanthaai kannae
Nadamaadum radhamaai vanthaen
Vadam pottu izhuththaai ennai
Nadamaadum radhamaai vanthaen
Vadam pottu izhuththaai ennai
Ezhuthaatha ezhuththaai vantahen
Isai pottu padiththaai ennai….
Nee megam aanaal enna
Naan thogaiyaana pinnae
Viralaagi isaiththaalenna
Naan veenaiyaana pinnae
Nee megam aanaal enna….
Pani naalil anal pol nindru
Mazhai naalil kudaipol vanthu
Pani naalil anal pol nindru
Mazhai naalil kudaipol vanthu
Veyil naalil nadhi pol odi
Vilaiyaadum sugangal kodi
Adhikaalai arumpaai thondri
Pagal neram malaraai maari
Adhikaalai arumpaai thondri
Pagal neram malaraai maari
Ilamaalai thendral yaeri
Inaiyaavom vaazhththukoori
Nee megam aanaal enna
Naan thogaiyaana pinnae
Viralaagi isaiththaalenna
Naan veenaiyaana pinnae
Nee megam aanaal enna….
What if you become a cloud?
After I have spread my peacock feathers?
What if you play music as fingers?
After I have become the veena?
What if you become a cloud....
..............
I saw you as a work of art,
And I became a statue for you, my love.
I saw you as a work of art,
And I became a statue for you, my love.
You saw me as the gentle rain,
And came to me as a flower, my love.
I came like a grand moving chariot,
And you pulled me with a rope.
I came like a grand moving chariot,
And you pulled me with a rope.
I came as an unwritten script,
And setting me to music, you read me....
What if you become a cloud?
After I have spread my peacock feathers?
What if you play music as fingers?
After I have become the veena?
What if you become a cloud....
Standing like warmth on a misty day,
Coming like an umbrella on a rainy day,
Standing like warmth on a misty day,
Coming like an umbrella on a rainy day,
Flowing like a river on a sunny day,
The playful joys are endlessly multiplied.
Appearing as a bud in the early dawn,
Blossoming into a flower during the day,
Appearing as a bud in the early dawn,
Blossoming into a flower during the day,
Riding the gentle breeze of the dusk,
Let us unite, exchanging sweet wishes.
What if you become a cloud?
After I have spread my peacock feathers?
What if you play music as fingers?
After I have become the veena?
What if you become a cloud....
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This classic duet 'Nee Megam Aanaal Enna' celebrates the profound, complementary union of two lovers through poetic comparisons to nature, art, and music. The lyricist Kannadasan depicts the couple as essential counterparts—just as rainclouds inspire the peacock to bloom its feathers, or playing fingers draw soul-stirring melodies from a veena, the presence of one lover brings out the true beauty and purpose of the other.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Nee megam aanaal enna Naan thogaiyaana pinnae”

Compares the lovers directly to a cloud and a peacock feather, and fingers playing a veena, expressing complete emotional synergy.

Simile (Uvamai)

“Pani naalil anal pol nindru / Mazhai naalil kudaipol vanthu / Veyil naalil nadhi pol odi”

Uses the word 'pol' (like/as) to compare the beloved's presence to fire in cold weather, an umbrella in rain, and a river during intense heat.

Rhyme & Assonance (Iyaibu & Ethirai)

“Kalaiyaaga kandaen / Unnai silaiyaaga aanaen kannae”

End-rhyming Tamil words 'Kalaiyaaga' and 'Silaiyaaga' create a melodious rhythmic symmetry across lines.

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Trivia

'Nee Megam Aanaal Enna' from 'Thayilla Kuzhandhai' (1976) features music composed by the popular musical duo Shankar-Ganesh and lyrics by Kavinar Kannadasan. The track is renowned for bringing together the iconic playback singers T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela in a romantic melody rich with classical imagery.

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