Nee Paadhi
From Kanavu Variyam · 2017
- Lyricist
- Arun Chidambaram
- Singers
- Guna, Mahalakshmi Iyer
- Music director
- Shyam Benjamin
- Details
- Kanavu Variyam2017
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Nee paadhi naan paadhi | You are one half, I am the other half, |
| Enil yaar sonnadhu | If so, who said this? |
| Ellaamum nee endru | That you are everything, |
| Uyir dhaan sonnadhu | My soul itself declared it. |
| Female | |
| Nee paadhi naan paadhi | You are one half, I am the other half, |
| Enil yaar sonnadhu | If so, who said this? |
| Ellaamum nee endru | That you are everything, |
| Uyir dhaan sonnadhu | My soul itself declared it. |
| Male | |
| Vaanum mannum | Sky and earth, |
| Female :Polae naamum | Female: Like them, |
| Male :Vaazha vendaam | Male: We should not live, |
| Female :Yen dhaan endraal | Female: If you ask why, |
| Male & Female :Sevvaanam kanneerai sindhum… | Male & Female: The crimson sky sheds tears... |
| Male | |
| Nee paadhi naan paadhi | You are one half, I am the other half, |
| Enil yaar sonnadhu | If so, who said this? |
| Female :Ellaamum nee endru | Female: That you are everything, |
| Uyir dhaan sonnadhu | Uyir dhaan sonnadhu - My soul itself declared it. |
| Female | |
| Imaikkum nodiyil unnai | In the blink of an eye, |
| Rasikka katraval naanae | I am the one who learned to admire you. |
| Male :Aasaigal indri unnai | Male: Without any selfish desires, |
| Virumbum aandaalum naanae | I am the king who adores you. |
| Female | |
| Anbae….. | My love... |
| Pechchukkal podhum | Words are enough, |
| Muththangal vendum | Kisses are needed. |
| Male :Kannam….. | Male: Cheeks... |
| En kaadhal kandaal | If my love sees them, |
| Thindaadi pogum | It will get overwhelmed. |
| Female | |
| Verukkul paayum neeraai | Like water flowing into deep roots, |
| Nenjukkul nuzhaigiraai | You enter deep into my heart. |
| Male :Moochai pol ennai | Male: Like breath itself, |
| Unnul izhuththu nee kadathinaai.. | You pulled me into yourself and carried me away... |
| Female | |
| Nee paadhi naan paadhi | You are one half, I am the other half, |
| Enil yaar sonnadhu | If so, who said this? |
| Ellaamum nee endru | That you are everything, |
| Uyir dhaan sonnadhu | My soul itself declared it. |
| Male | |
| Nee paadhi naan paadhi | You are one half, I am the other half, |
| Enil yaar sonnadhu | If so, who said this? |
| Ellaamum nee endru | That you are everything, |
| Uyir dhaan sonnadhu | My soul itself declared it. |
| Male | |
| Eppodhum nijangal thaanae | It is always reality itself, |
| Nizhalai vaazha seiyyum | That allows a shadow to exist. |
| Female :Nizhal nee illai endraal | Female: If you are not the shadow, |
| En nijam poiththu pogum | My reality will turn out to be false. |
| Male | |
| Pennae… | Oh woman... |
| Ilvaazhkai kaanum | To experience domestic life, |
| Kalyaanam vendum | A marriage is needed. |
| Female :Nenjae… | Female: Oh my heart... |
| Menmelum konjam | A little bit more, |
| Nee kenja vendum | You must plead. |
| Male | |
| Un kaalai thaenkuzhalaai | Around your feet like a sweet honeyed spiral, |
| Suttri naan varugiren | I linger and circle around. |
| Female :Meiyaana undhan anbil, | Female: In your true love, |
| Virumbi naan veezhgiren | I willingly fall. |
| Male | |
| Nee paadhi naan paadhi | You are one half, I am the other half, |
| Enil yaar sonnadhu | If so, who said this? |
| Female :Ellaamum nee endru | Female: That you are everything, |
| Uyir dhaan sonnadhu | My soul itself declared it. |
நீ பாதி நான் பாதி
என்னில் யார் சொன்னது
எல்லாமும் நீ என்று உயிர்
தான் சொன்னது
You are one half, I am the other half,
If so, who said this?
That you are everything,
My soul itself declared it.
நீ பாதி நான் பாதி
என்னில் யார் சொன்னது
எல்லாமும் நீ என்று உயிர்
தான் சொன்னது
You are one half, I am the other half,
If so, who said this?
That you are everything,
My soul itself declared it.
வானும் மண்ணும்
போலே நாமும்
வாழ வேண்டாம்
ஏன் தான் என்றால்
ஆண் & பெண் :
செவ்வானம்
கண்ணீரை சிந்தும்
Sky and earth,
Female: Like them,
Male: We should not live,
Female: If you ask why,
Male & Female: The crimson sky sheds tears...
நீ பாதி நான்
பாதி என்னில் யார்
சொன்னது
எல்லாமும் நீ
என்று உயிர் தான்
சொன்னது
You are one half, I am the other half,
If so, who said this?
Female: That you are everything,
Uyir dhaan sonnadhu - My soul itself declared it.
இமைக்கும்
நொடியில் உன்னை
ரசிக்க கற்றவள் நானே
ஆசைகள் இன்றி
உன்னை விரும்பும்
ஆண்டாளும் நானே
In the blink of an eye,
I am the one who learned to admire you.
Male: Without any selfish desires,
I am the king who adores you.
அன்பே பேச்சுக்கள்
போதும் முத்தங்கள் வேண்டும்
கன்னம் என் காதல்
கண்டால் திண்டாடி போகும்
My love...
Words are enough,
Kisses are needed.
Male: Cheeks...
If my love sees them,
It will get overwhelmed.
வேருக்குள் பாயும்
நீராய் நெஞ்சுக்குள்
நுழைகிறாய்
மூச்சை போல்
என்னை உன்னுள் இழுத்து
நீ கடத்தினாய்
Like water flowing into deep roots,
You enter deep into my heart.
Male: Like breath itself,
You pulled me into yourself and carried me away...
நீ பாதி நான்
பாதி என்னில் யார்
சொன்னது எல்லாமும்
நீ என்று உயிர் தான்
சொன்னது
You are one half, I am the other half,
If so, who said this?
That you are everything,
My soul itself declared it.
நீ பாதி நான் பாதி
என்னில் யார் சொன்னது
எல்லாமும் நீ என்று உயிர்
தான் சொன்னது
You are one half, I am the other half,
If so, who said this?
That you are everything,
My soul itself declared it.
எப்போதும் நிஜங்கள்
தானே நிழலை வாழ செய்யும்
நிழல் நீ இல்லை என்றால்
என் நிஜம் பொய்த்து போகும்
It is always reality itself,
That allows a shadow to exist.
Female: If you are not the shadow,
My reality will turn out to be false.
பெண்ணே இல்வாழ்க்கை
காணும் கல்யாணம் வேண்டும்
நெஞ்சே மென்மேலும்
கொஞ்சம் நீ கெஞ்ச வேண்டும்
Oh woman...
To experience domestic life,
A marriage is needed.
Female: Oh my heart...
A little bit more,
You must plead.
உன் காலை தேன்
குழலாய் சுற்றி நான்
வருகிறேன்
மெய்யான உந்தன்
அன்பில் விரும்பி நான்
வீழ்கிறேன்
Around your feet like a sweet honeyed spiral,
I linger and circle around.
Female: In your true love,
I willingly fall.
நீ பாதி நான்
பாதி என்னில் யார்
சொன்னது
எல்லாமும் நீ
என்று உயிர் தான்
சொன்னது
You are one half, I am the other half,
If so, who said this?
Female: That you are everything,
My soul itself declared it.
Nee paadhi naan paadhi
You are one half, I am the other half,
Enil yaar sonnadhu
If so, who said this?
Ellaamum nee endru
That you are everything,
Uyir dhaan sonnadhu
My soul itself declared it.
Nee paadhi naan paadhi
You are one half, I am the other half,
Enil yaar sonnadhu
If so, who said this?
Ellaamum nee endru
That you are everything,
Uyir dhaan sonnadhu
My soul itself declared it.
Vaanum mannum
Sky and earth,
Female :Polae naamum
Female: Like them,
Male :Vaazha vendaam
Male: We should not live,
Female :Yen dhaan endraal
Female: If you ask why,
Male & Female :Sevvaanam kanneerai sindhum…
Male & Female: The crimson sky sheds tears...
Nee paadhi naan paadhi
You are one half, I am the other half,
Enil yaar sonnadhu
If so, who said this?
Female :Ellaamum nee endru
Female: That you are everything,
Uyir dhaan sonnadhu
Uyir dhaan sonnadhu - My soul itself declared it.
Imaikkum nodiyil unnai
In the blink of an eye,
Rasikka katraval naanae
I am the one who learned to admire you.
Male :Aasaigal indri unnai
Male: Without any selfish desires,
Virumbum aandaalum naanae
I am the king who adores you.
Anbae…..
My love...
Pechchukkal podhum
Words are enough,
Muththangal vendum
Kisses are needed.
Male :Kannam…..
Male: Cheeks...
En kaadhal kandaal
If my love sees them,
Thindaadi pogum
It will get overwhelmed.
Verukkul paayum neeraai
Like water flowing into deep roots,
Nenjukkul nuzhaigiraai
You enter deep into my heart.
Male :Moochai pol ennai
Male: Like breath itself,
Unnul izhuththu nee kadathinaai..
You pulled me into yourself and carried me away...
Nee paadhi naan paadhi
You are one half, I am the other half,
Enil yaar sonnadhu
If so, who said this?
Ellaamum nee endru
That you are everything,
Uyir dhaan sonnadhu
My soul itself declared it.
Nee paadhi naan paadhi
You are one half, I am the other half,
Enil yaar sonnadhu
If so, who said this?
Ellaamum nee endru
That you are everything,
Uyir dhaan sonnadhu
My soul itself declared it.
Eppodhum nijangal thaanae
It is always reality itself,
Nizhalai vaazha seiyyum
That allows a shadow to exist.
Female :Nizhal nee illai endraal
Female: If you are not the shadow,
En nijam poiththu pogum
My reality will turn out to be false.
Pennae…
Oh woman...
Ilvaazhkai kaanum
To experience domestic life,
Kalyaanam vendum
A marriage is needed.
Female :Nenjae…
Female: Oh my heart...
Menmelum konjam
A little bit more,
Nee kenja vendum
You must plead.
Un kaalai thaenkuzhalaai
Around your feet like a sweet honeyed spiral,
Suttri naan varugiren
I linger and circle around.
Female :Meiyaana undhan anbil,
Female: In your true love,
Virumbi naan veezhgiren
I willingly fall.
Nee paadhi naan paadhi
You are one half, I am the other half,
Enil yaar sonnadhu
If so, who said this?
Female :Ellaamum nee endru
Female: That you are everything,
Uyir dhaan sonnadhu
My soul itself declared it.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Nee Paadhi Naan Paadhi from the movie Kanavu Variyam is a soulful romantic duet celebrating complete devotion and union between two lovers. Instead of viewing each other as merely two halves of a whole, the lovers realize that each person encompasses the entirety of the other's soul and existence. They compare their deep affection to water seeping deep into the roots of a tree, expressing a desire to build a lifelong reality together through marriage rather than remaining distant like the sky and earth.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Upamai (Simile / Metaphor)
“Verukkul paayum neeraai / Nenjukkul nuzhaigiraai”
Compares the intimate entry of love into the heart to water nourishing deep roots.
Uruvagamb (Personification)
“Sevvaanam kanneerai sindhum...”
Personifies the crimson evening sky as shedding tears like a human in sorrow.
Emonai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Nizhal nee illai endraal / En nijam poiththu pogum”
Repetition of initial consonant and vowel sounds ('Nizhal' / 'Nijam') across complementary lines.
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Trivia
Kanavu Variyam (2017) is an acclaimed independent Tamil drama film directed by and starring Arun Chidambaram. The film won prestigious international recognitions including a WorldFest-Houston Remi Award and was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, making it one of the rare indie Tamil films to earn a major global studio release.
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