Nee Oru Kadhal Sangeetham
From Nayagan · 1987
- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singers
- Mano, K. S. Chithra
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Nayagan1987
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Nee oru kaadhal sangeetham… | You are a music of love... |
| Nee oru kaadhal sangeetham… | You are a music of love... |
| Vaai mozhi sonnaal dheiveegam | When spoken by word of mouth, it feels divine. |
| Female | |
| Nee oru kaadhal sangeetham… | You are a music of love... |
| Vaai mozhi sonnaal dheiveegam | When spoken by word of mouth, it feels divine. |
| Nee oru kaadhal sangeetham… | You are a music of love... |
| Female | |
| Vaanam paadiparavaigal rendu oorvalam engho pogirathu | Two singing birds in the sky are going on a procession somewhere. |
| Male :Kaadhal kaadhal enumoru geedham paadidum oosai ketkiradhu | Male: A sound is heard singing a song named Love, Love. |
| Female :Isai mazhai engum… | Female: A rain of music everywhere... |
| Isai mazhai engum pozhigiradhu engalin jeevan nanaigiradhu | A rain of music pours everywhere, soaking our souls. |
| Male: Kadalalai yaavum isai magal meettum azhagiya veenai surasthaanam | Male: All the sea waves are musical notes played on a beautiful veena by the goddess of music. |
| Iravum pagalum rasithiruppom… | We shall savor this day and night... |
| Female | |
| Nee oru kaadhal sangeetham… | You are a music of love... |
| Male :Nee oru kaadhal sangeetham… | Male: You are a music of love... |
| Female :Vaai mozhi sonnaal dheiveegam | Female: When spoken by word of mouth, it feels divine. |
| Male :Nee oru kaadhal sangeetham… | Male: You are a music of love... |
| Male | |
| Poovinai suttum koondhalil endhan aaviyai nee enn soottugirai.. | Why do you adorn my soul in your hair that wears flowers? |
| Female :Thaenai ootrum nilavinil kooda theeyinai nee enn moottugirai.. | Female: Why do you spark a fire even in the moon that pours honey? |
| Male :Kadarkarai kaatrae… | Male: Oh seashore breeze... |
| Male :Kadarkarai kaatrae vazhiyai vidu dhevadhai vandhaal ennodu | Male: Oh seashore breeze, make way, the goddess has arrived with me. |
| Female :Manalalai yaavum iruvarin paadham nadandhadhai kaatrae maraikaadhae | Female: Oh breeze, do not erase the footprints left by both of us walking on the sand dunes. |
| Dhinamum payanam thodarattumae | Let this journey continue every day. |
| Male | |
| Nee oru kaadhal sangeetham… | You are a music of love... |
| Female :Nee oru kaadhal sangeetham… | Female: You are a music of love... |
| Male :Vaai mozhi sonnaal dheiveegam | Male: When spoken by word of mouth, it feels divine. |
| Female :Nee oru kaadhal sangeetham… | Female: You are a music of love... |
நீ ஒரு காதல் சங்கீதம்
நீ ஒரு காதல் சங்கீதம் வாய்
மொழி சொன்னால் தெய்வீகம்
You are a music of love...
You are a music of love...
When spoken by word of mouth, it feels divine.
நீ ஒரு காதல்
சங்கீதம் வாய் மொழி
சொன்னால் தெய்வீகம்
நீ ஒரு காதல் சங்கீதம்
You are a music of love...
When spoken by word of mouth, it feels divine.
You are a music of love...
வானம்பாடி
பறவைகள் ரெண்டு
ஊர்வலம் எங்கோ
போகிறது
காதல் காதல்
எனுமொரு கீதம்
பாடிடும் ஓசை கேட்கிறது
இசை மழை எங்கும்
இசை மழை எங்கும் பொழிகிறது
எங்களின் ஜீவன் நனைகிறது
கடலலை யாவும் இசை
மகள் மீட்டும் அழகிய வீணை
சுரஸ்தானம் இரவும் பகலும்
ரசித்திருப்போம்
Two singing birds in the sky are going on a procession somewhere.
Male: A sound is heard singing a song named Love, Love.
Female: A rain of music everywhere...
A rain of music pours everywhere, soaking our souls.
Male: All the sea waves are musical notes played on a beautiful veena by the goddess of music.
We shall savor this day and night...
நீ ஒரு காதல் சங்கீதம்
நீ ஒரு காதல் சங்கீதம்
வாய் மொழி சொன்னால்
தெய்வீகம்
நீ ஒரு காதல் சங்கீதம்
You are a music of love...
Male: You are a music of love...
Female: When spoken by word of mouth, it feels divine.
Male: You are a music of love...
பூவினைச்சூட்டும்
கூந்தலில் எந்தன் ஆவியை
நீ ஏன் சூட்டுகிறாய்
தேனை ஊற்றும்
நிலவினில் கூட தீயினை நீ
ஏன் மூட்டுகிறாய்
கடற்கரைக் காற்றே
கடற்கரைக் காற்றே வழியை
விடு தேவதை வந்தாள் என்னோடு
மணலை யாவும் இருவரின்
பாதம் நடந்ததைக் காற்றே மறைக்காதே
தினமும் பயணம் தொடரட்டுமே
Why do you adorn my soul in your hair that wears flowers?
Female: Why do you spark a fire even in the moon that pours honey?
Male: Oh seashore breeze...
Male: Oh seashore breeze, make way, the goddess has arrived with me.
Female: Oh breeze, do not erase the footprints left by both of us walking on the sand dunes.
Let this journey continue every day.
நீ ஒரு காதல் சங்கீதம்
நீ ஒரு காதல் சங்கீதம்
வாய் மொழி சொன்னால்
தெய்வீகம்
நீ ஒரு காதல் சங்கீதம்
You are a music of love...
Female: You are a music of love...
Male: When spoken by word of mouth, it feels divine.
Female: You are a music of love...
Nee oru kaadhal sangeetham…
You are a music of love...
Nee oru kaadhal sangeetham…
You are a music of love...
Vaai mozhi sonnaal dheiveegam
When spoken by word of mouth, it feels divine.
Nee oru kaadhal sangeetham…
You are a music of love...
Vaai mozhi sonnaal dheiveegam
When spoken by word of mouth, it feels divine.
Nee oru kaadhal sangeetham…
You are a music of love...
Vaanam paadiparavaigal rendu oorvalam engho pogirathu
Two singing birds in the sky are going on a procession somewhere.
Male :Kaadhal kaadhal enumoru geedham paadidum oosai ketkiradhu
Male: A sound is heard singing a song named Love, Love.
Female :Isai mazhai engum…
Female: A rain of music everywhere...
Isai mazhai engum pozhigiradhu engalin jeevan nanaigiradhu
A rain of music pours everywhere, soaking our souls.
Male: Kadalalai yaavum isai magal meettum azhagiya veenai surasthaanam
Male: All the sea waves are musical notes played on a beautiful veena by the goddess of music.
Iravum pagalum rasithiruppom…
We shall savor this day and night...
Nee oru kaadhal sangeetham…
You are a music of love...
Male :Nee oru kaadhal sangeetham…
Male: You are a music of love...
Female :Vaai mozhi sonnaal dheiveegam
Female: When spoken by word of mouth, it feels divine.
Male :Nee oru kaadhal sangeetham…
Male: You are a music of love...
Poovinai suttum koondhalil endhan aaviyai nee enn soottugirai..
Why do you adorn my soul in your hair that wears flowers?
Female :Thaenai ootrum nilavinil kooda theeyinai nee enn moottugirai..
Female: Why do you spark a fire even in the moon that pours honey?
Male :Kadarkarai kaatrae…
Male: Oh seashore breeze...
Male :Kadarkarai kaatrae vazhiyai vidu dhevadhai vandhaal ennodu
Male: Oh seashore breeze, make way, the goddess has arrived with me.
Female :Manalalai yaavum iruvarin paadham nadandhadhai kaatrae maraikaadhae
Female: Oh breeze, do not erase the footprints left by both of us walking on the sand dunes.
Dhinamum payanam thodarattumae
Let this journey continue every day.
Nee oru kaadhal sangeetham…
You are a music of love...
Female :Nee oru kaadhal sangeetham…
Female: You are a music of love...
Male :Vaai mozhi sonnaal dheiveegam
Male: When spoken by word of mouth, it feels divine.
Female :Nee oru kaadhal sangeetham…
Female: You are a music of love...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Nee Oru Kaadhal Sangeetham is a soulful romantic duet from the iconic 1987 Tamil movie Nayagan. The song portrays two lovers expressing their deep, poetic devotion to each other against nature's backdrop of sea waves, moonlight, and gentle breezes. They describe their love as divine music that drenches their souls, turning every moment and landscape into a poetic symphony.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Nee oru kaadhal sangeetham…”
Comparing the beloved directly to love music ('kaadhal sangeetham') and the ocean waves to notes played on a veena ('isai magal meettum azhagiya veenai surasthaanam').
Imagery (Kaatchi Uruvagangal)
“Isai mazhai engum pozhigiradhu engalin jeevan nanaigiradhu”
Creates vivid visual and sensory imagery of rain made of music ('isai mazhai') soaking the soul ('jeevan nanaigiradhu').
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)
“Thaenai ootrum nilavinil kooda theeyinai nee enn moottugirai..”
Exaggerating romantic emotion by asking why the lover kindles a fire inside the honey-pouring moon.
Personification (Tharkiipetru Navortchi)
“Kadarkarai kaatrae vazhiyai vidu dhevadhai vandhaal ennodu”
Addressing the seashore breeze directly as a conscious entity and asking it to clear the path for the goddess.
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Trivia
Composed by Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Pulamaipithan, this track is sung by Mano and K.S. Chithra. The song is picturized on Kamal Haasan and Saranya Ponvannan in the Mani Ratnam classic Nayagan. It remains one of the finest romantic melodies of 1980s Tamil cinema.
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