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Nee Nenaichadhum Mazhayadikkanum

From Anna Nee En Deivam · 1970

Lyricist
Ambikapathi
Singer
T. M. Soundararajan
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Anna Nee En Deivam
Movie release year
1970
Lyrics added on
3 Nov 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nee nenaichadhum mazhayadikkanum
Kaiyasainjadhum kaattradikkanum
Koodaadhu andha karuthu
Kaal kadukkavum kai valikkavum
Oor uzhaichadhil nee uyarndhadhu
Aadaadhae summaa niruthu
Nee nenaichadhum mazhayadikkanum
Kaiyasainjadhum kaattradikkanum
Koodaadhu andha karuthu
Kaal kadukkavum kai valikkavum
Oor uzhaichadhil nee uyarndhadhu
Aadaadhae summaa niruthu
Sattam ellorkkum podhuvaanadhu
Pirar ishtam pol ingu valaiyaadhadhu
Sattam ellorkkum podhuvaanadhu
Pirar ishtam pol ingu valaiyaadhadhu
Nee nenaichadhum mazhayadikkanum
Kaiyasainjadhum kaattradikkanum
Koodaadhu andha karuthu
Kaal kadukkavum kai valikkavum
Oor uzhaichadhil nee uyarndhadhu
Aadaadhae summaa niruthu
Kaelvi illaamal veliyaera cholla
Killu keeraigal thozhilaali alla
Kaelvi illaamal veliyaera cholla
Killu keeraigal thozhilaali alla
Vaelai neekkangal vilaiyaattu endru
Vanji ilamaanae virattaadhae indru
Piditha muyalukku indru
Nee moondru kaalgal endru
Edutha mudivai thirutthi kondu
Nadappadhu thaan nandru
Nee nenaichadhum mazhayadikkanum
Kaiyasainjadhum kaattradikkanum
Koodaadhu andha karuthu
Kaal kadukkavum kai valikkavum
Oor uzhaichadhil nee uyarndhadhu
Aadaadhae summaa niruthu
Konjum kiliyaattam pudhusaaga vanappu
Kobam varum podhu kuraiyaadho madhippu
Konjum kiliyaattam pudhusaaga vanappu
Kobam varum podhu kuraiyaadho madhippu
Anbin adaiyaalam azhaghae un sirippu
Aadai idum podhu adadaa nee neruppu
Panathil midhakkum padagu
Konjam panbu therindhu pazhagu
Maenmai manamum menmai gunamum
Penmaikkaettra azhagu
Nee nenaichadhum mazhayadikkanum
Kaiyasainjadhum kaattradikkanum
Koodaadhu andha karuthu
Kaal kadukkavum kai valikkavum
Oor uzhaichadhil nee uyarndhadhu
Aadaadhae summaa niruthu
Andhi mandhaara poovaaga malarndhu
Alli vizhiyaalae parimaaru virundhu
Andhi mandhaara poovaaga malarndhu
Alli vizhiyaalae parimaaru virundhu
Sondham unakkendru ezhiyorai ninaindhu
Vandhu uravaadu baedhanghal marandhu
Irandu vargam edharkku
Adhu irukkum varaiyil vazhakku
Kodukkum kaiyum vaangum kaiyum
Inaiya vendum namakku
Nee nenaichadhum mazhayadikkanum
Kaiyasainjadhum kaattradikkanum
Koodaadhu andha karuthu
Kaal kadukkavum kai valikkavum
Oor uzhaichadhil nee uyarndhadhu
Aadaadhae summaa niruthu
You expect it to rain the moment you wish,
and the wind to blow the moment you wave your hand.
That attitude is completely wrong!
With aching legs and hurting hands,
you rose to high status only because the town toiled hard.
Do not act proud, just stop it!
You expect it to rain the moment you wish,
and the wind to blow the moment you wave your hand.
That attitude is completely wrong!
With aching legs and hurting hands,
you rose to high status only because the town toiled hard.
Do not act proud, just stop it!
The law is equal for everyone,
it will not bend here to anyone's whims.
The law is equal for everyone,
it will not bend here to anyone's whims.
You expect it to rain the moment you wish,
and the wind to blow the moment you wave your hand.
That attitude is completely wrong!
With aching legs and hurting hands,
you rose to high status only because the town toiled hard.
Do not act proud, just stop it!
To be told to leave without even a question,
workers are not mere greens to be plucked away at will.
To be told to leave without even a question,
workers are not mere greens to be plucked away at will.
Thinking that firing people is just a game,
do not drive them away so carelessly today.
Instead of stubbornly insisting today
that the hare you caught has only three legs,
correct the decision you have taken
and conduct yourself properly; that is what is best.
You expect it to rain the moment you wish,
and the wind to blow the moment you wave your hand.
That attitude is completely wrong!
With aching legs and hurting hands,
you rose to high status only because the town toiled hard.
Do not act proud, just stop it!
You have a fresh charm like a sweet parrot,
yet does not your worth drop when anger takes over?
You have a fresh charm like a sweet parrot,
yet does not your worth drop when anger takes over?
O beautiful one, your smile is a symbol of love,
yet when you dress in pride, ah, you are like fire!
You are a boat floating on wealth,
learn some good character and live with grace.
The scent of noble conduct and a gentle heart
are the true beauty befitting womanhood.
You expect it to rain the moment you wish,
and the wind to blow the moment you wave your hand.
That attitude is completely wrong!
With aching legs and hurting hands,
you rose to high status only because the town toiled hard.
Do not act proud, just stop it!
Blossom like an evening mandhaaram flower,
and serve a feast of warmth with your lily-like eyes.
Blossom like an evening mandhaaram flower,
and serve a feast of warmth with your lily-like eyes.
Look upon the poor and humble as your own kin,
come and bond with them, forgetting all differences.
Why should there be two separate classes?
As long as that divide exists, conflicts will remain.
The hand that gives and the hand that receives
must join together in harmony.
You expect it to rain the moment you wish,
and the wind to blow the moment you wave your hand.
That attitude is completely wrong!
With aching legs and hurting hands,
you rose to high status only because the town toiled hard.
Do not act proud, just stop it!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is an egalitarian moral advice track aimed at curbing class arrogance and advocating for labor rights. The lyricist addresses a wealthy, privileged individual (metaphorically portrayed as an overbearing young woman) who believes the world revolves around her commands. The song reminds her that her elevated status exists purely due to the relentless sweat and hard labor of the working class, and admonishes her against arbitrarily firing or mistreating workers.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagamd)

Killu keeraigal thozhilaali alla

Comparing workers to easily pluckable spinach ('Killu keeraigal thozhilaali alla') to illustrate how easily the wealthy dismiss labor, and describing the wealthy person as a boat floating on money ('Panathil midhakkum padagu').

Idiomatic Allusion (Pazhamozhi)

Piditha muyalukku indru / Nee moondru kaalgal endru

Refers to the famous Tamil proverb 'Piditha muyalukku moondru kaal' (Claiming a caught rabbit has three legs) to mock stubbornness and refusal to admit mistakes.

Simile (Upamai)

Andhi mandhaara poovaaga malarndhu

Comparing grace to a coaxing parrot ('Konjum kiliyaattam') and a blooming evening flower ('Andhi mandhaara poovaaga malarndhu').

Edhukai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Kaal kadukkavum kai valikkavum / Oor uzhaichadhil nee uyarndhadhu

Rhyming of the second consonant across lines to maintain rhythmic flow, such as 'Kaal' and 'Oor' or 'Kodukkum' and 'Inaiya'.

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Trivia

'Anna Nee En Deivam' was an unfinished M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) film from 1970. Decades later, director and actor K. Bhagyaraj used the archived footage of this film to construct and complete the 1990 hit movie 'Avasara Police 100'.

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