Nee Pogiraai
From Sanjeevan · 2022
- Lyricist
- Sabarivasan Shanmugam
- Singers
- K. S. Chithra, Tanuj Menon, Padmaja Sreenivasan
- Music director
- Tanuj Menon
- Details
- Sanjeevan2022
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Nee pogiraai | You are leaving |
| Nanbanae nee pogiraai | My friend, you are leaving |
| Thozhanae vaan pogiraai | My companion, you are going to the sky |
| Yaar pizhaiyo? | Whose fault is this? |
| Male | |
| Nee pogiraai | You are leaving |
| Nanbanae nee pogiraai | My friend, you are leaving |
| Thozhanae vaan pogiraai | My companion, you are going to the sky |
| Yaar pizhaiyo? | Whose fault is this? |
| Male | |
| Poo udhirum | Flowers are falling |
| Punnagai theeyenilaa…! | Is that smile a fiery moon...! |
| Thol thazhuvum | Should the shoulders that embrace |
| Tholgalil thaan thanalaa… | Feel like hot embers instead... |
| Male | |
| Naam siritha | Will the sound of |
| Osaiyum oivadhuvaa? | Our laughter fade away? |
| Thaer sarindhu | Will the chariot tilt |
| Veedhiyil saaivadhuvaa | And fall on the street? |
| Male | |
| Paarvaigal nee | My eyes longing |
| Vara yengudhae | For you to arrive |
| Paadhaigal unn | The paths are asking |
| Thadam kettidudhae | For your footsteps |
| Male | |
| Kilaidhaan polavae | Like branches of a tree |
| Natpinil sernthomada… | We joined together in friendship, my dear... |
| Paadhiyil nee | For you to break away |
| Muridhal muraiyaa? | Midway, is that fair? |
| Female | |
| Paaraaiyo | Won't you look at me |
| Oru murai paaraaiyo vizhiyae… | Look at me once, my precious eyes... |
| Viral thoda | To touch with fingers |
| Vaaraaiyo neeyum uyirae… | Won't you come, my life... |
| Female | |
| Enadhuyirai anuppugiren | I am sending my life to you |
| Imai thirandhu nee vaa vaa | Open your eyelids and come, come |
| Nee indri | Without you |
| Naanum yaen? | Why should I exist? |
| Female | |
| Edhirinil nee nillada | Stand in front of me |
| Enn per sollada | Say my name |
| Thaniyaanen | I have become alone |
| Un nilaaa… | Your moon... |
| Female | |
| Aaa… aaa… aaa… | Ah... ah... ah... |
| Karuvinilae | Inside my womb |
| Sumandha unnai | I carried you, and now |
| Theruvinilae paarppadhuvo… | Must I see you lying on the street?... |
| Female | |
| Thaai paalin eerathil | In the warmth of mother's milk |
| Maarbil thavazhndhavan | You who crawled on my chest |
| Maarappu selaiyaai | Like a discarded pallu saree |
| Mannil kidappadha | Are you lying on the ground? |
| Female | |
| Udhirathai urukkiyae | Melting my own blood |
| Unadhu dhegam seidhenae | I created your body |
| Uyiradhai udhariyae | Shaking off your life |
| Neeyum dhaan povadhaa? | Are you leaving as well? |
| Female | |
| Meendum karuvoram | Again near my womb |
| Unai alli serkavaa… | Shall I gather and hold you... |
| Kaalan nerungaamal | So that the God of Death does not approach |
| Thunai varava? | Shall I accompany you? |
| Female | |
| Nee pogiraai | You are leaving |
| Thangamae nee pogiraai | My precious treasure, you are leaving |
| Chellamae vaan pogiraai | My darling, you are going to the sky |
| Yaar pizhaiyo? | Whose fault is this? |
| Female | |
| Poo idhazhgal | Are flower-like lips |
| Mounathil moozhguvadha? | Drowning in silence? |
| Paal mazhalai | My innocent child |
| Paadaiyil veezhvadhuva… | Is falling onto the bier... |
| Female | |
| Thooliyil | In the cradle |
| Naan kanda unn mugham | Your face that I saw |
| Maalaigal soozhndhida | To see it surrounded |
| Kaanbadhuvaa… | By funeral garlands... |
| Male | |
| Thalaattilae | The one who slept |
| Thoongiya enn magan | To my lullabies, my son |
| Thaai enai neengiyum | Leaving me, his mother |
| Povadhuvaa?… | Is he going away?... |
நீ போகிறாய்
நண்பனே! நீ போகிறாய்
தோழனே! வான் போகிறாய்
யார் பிழையோ?
You are leaving
My friend, you are leaving
My companion, you are going to the sky
Whose fault is this?
நீ போகிறாய்
நண்பனே! நீ போகிறாய்
தோழனே! வான் போகிறாய்
யார் பிழையோ?
You are leaving
My friend, you are leaving
My companion, you are going to the sky
Whose fault is this?
பூ உதிரும்
புன்னகை தீயினிலா…!
தோல் தழுவும்
தோள்களில் தான் தனலா…
Flowers are falling
Is that smile a fiery moon...!
Should the shoulders that embrace
Feel like hot embers instead...
நாம் சிரித்தா
ஓசையும் ஓய்வதுவா?
தேர் சரிந்து
வீதியில் சாய்வதுவா?
Will the sound of
Our laughter fade away?
Will the chariot tilt
And fall on the street?
பார்வைகள் நீ
வர ஏங்குதே!
பாதைகள் உன்
தடம் கேட்டிடுதே!
My eyes longing
For you to arrive
The paths are asking
For your footsteps
கிளைத்தான் போலவே
நட்பினில் சேர்ந்தோமடா…
பாதியில் நீ
முறிதல் முறையா?
Like branches of a tree
We joined together in friendship, my dear...
For you to break away
Midway, is that fair?
பாராயோ
ஒரு முறை பாராயோ விழியே…
விரல் தொடா
வாராயோ நீயும் உயிரே…
Won't you look at me
Look at me once, my precious eyes...
To touch with fingers
Won't you come, my life...
எனதுயிரை அனுப்புகிறேன்
இமை திறந்து நீ வா! வா!
நீ இன்றி
நானும் ஏன்?
I am sending my life to you
Open your eyelids and come, come
Without you
Why should I exist?
எதிரினில் நீ நில்லாடா
என் பேர் சொல்லடா
தனியானேன்
உன் நிலா…
Stand in front of me
Say my name
I have become alone
Your moon...
ஆஆ… ஆஆஆ… ஆஆஆ…
அஆ… ஆஆஆ… ஆஆஆ…
கருவினிலே
சுமந்த உன்னை
தெருவினிலே பார்ப்பதுவோ…
Ah... ah... ah...
Inside my womb
I carried you, and now
Must I see you lying on the street?...
தாய் பாலின் ஈரத்தில்
மார்பில் தவழ்ந்தவன்
மாரப்பு சேலையாய்
மண்ணில் கிடப்பதா
In the warmth of mother's milk
You who crawled on my chest
Like a discarded pallu saree
Are you lying on the ground?
உதிரத்தை உருக்கியே
உனது தேகம் செய்தேனே
உயிரை உதறியே
நீயும் தான் போவதா?
Melting my own blood
I created your body
Shaking off your life
Are you leaving as well?
மீண்டும் கருவோரம்
உனை அல்லி சேர்க்கவா…
காலன் நெருங்காமால்
துணை வரவா?
Again near my womb
Shall I gather and hold you...
So that the God of Death does not approach
Shall I accompany you?
நீ போகிறாய்
தங்கமே நீ போகிறாய்
செல்லமே வான் போகிறாய்
யார் பிழையோ?
You are leaving
My precious treasure, you are leaving
My darling, you are going to the sky
Whose fault is this?
பூ இடங்கள்
மௌனத்தில் மூழ்குவதா?
பால் மழலை
பாடையில் வீழ்வதுவா…
Are flower-like lips
Drowning in silence?
My innocent child
Is falling onto the bier...
தூளியில்
நான் கண்ட உன் முகம்
மாலைகள் சூழ்ந்திடா
காண்பதுவா…
In the cradle
Your face that I saw
To see it surrounded
By funeral garlands...
தாலட்டிலே
தூங்கிய என் மகன்
தாய் எனை நீங்கியும்
போவதுவா?
The one who slept
To my lullabies, my son
Leaving me, his mother
Is he going away?...
Nee pogiraai
You are leaving
Nanbanae nee pogiraai
My friend, you are leaving
Thozhanae vaan pogiraai
My companion, you are going to the sky
Yaar pizhaiyo?
Whose fault is this?
Nee pogiraai
You are leaving
Nanbanae nee pogiraai
My friend, you are leaving
Thozhanae vaan pogiraai
My companion, you are going to the sky
Yaar pizhaiyo?
Whose fault is this?
Poo udhirum
Flowers are falling
Punnagai theeyenilaa…!
Is that smile a fiery moon...!
Thol thazhuvum
Should the shoulders that embrace
Tholgalil thaan thanalaa…
Feel like hot embers instead...
Naam siritha
Will the sound of
Osaiyum oivadhuvaa?
Our laughter fade away?
Thaer sarindhu
Will the chariot tilt
Veedhiyil saaivadhuvaa
And fall on the street?
Paarvaigal nee
My eyes longing
Vara yengudhae
For you to arrive
Paadhaigal unn
The paths are asking
Thadam kettidudhae
For your footsteps
Kilaidhaan polavae
Like branches of a tree
Natpinil sernthomada…
We joined together in friendship, my dear...
Paadhiyil nee
For you to break away
Muridhal muraiyaa?
Midway, is that fair?
Paaraaiyo
Won't you look at me
Oru murai paaraaiyo vizhiyae…
Look at me once, my precious eyes...
Viral thoda
To touch with fingers
Vaaraaiyo neeyum uyirae…
Won't you come, my life...
Enadhuyirai anuppugiren
I am sending my life to you
Imai thirandhu nee vaa vaa
Open your eyelids and come, come
Nee indri
Without you
Naanum yaen?
Why should I exist?
Edhirinil nee nillada
Stand in front of me
Enn per sollada
Say my name
Thaniyaanen
I have become alone
Un nilaaa…
Your moon...
Aaa… aaa… aaa…
Ah... ah... ah...
Karuvinilae
Inside my womb
Sumandha unnai
I carried you, and now
Theruvinilae paarppadhuvo…
Must I see you lying on the street?...
Thaai paalin eerathil
In the warmth of mother's milk
Maarbil thavazhndhavan
You who crawled on my chest
Maarappu selaiyaai
Like a discarded pallu saree
Mannil kidappadha
Are you lying on the ground?
Udhirathai urukkiyae
Melting my own blood
Unadhu dhegam seidhenae
I created your body
Uyiradhai udhariyae
Shaking off your life
Neeyum dhaan povadhaa?
Are you leaving as well?
Meendum karuvoram
Again near my womb
Unai alli serkavaa…
Shall I gather and hold you...
Kaalan nerungaamal
So that the God of Death does not approach
Thunai varava?
Shall I accompany you?
Nee pogiraai
You are leaving
Thangamae nee pogiraai
My precious treasure, you are leaving
Chellamae vaan pogiraai
My darling, you are going to the sky
Yaar pizhaiyo?
Whose fault is this?
Poo idhazhgal
Are flower-like lips
Mounathil moozhguvadha?
Drowning in silence?
Paal mazhalai
My innocent child
Paadaiyil veezhvadhuva…
Is falling onto the bier...
Thooliyil
In the cradle
Naan kanda unn mugham
Your face that I saw
Maalaigal soozhndhida
To see it surrounded
Kaanbadhuvaa…
By funeral garlands...
Thalaattilae
The one who slept
Thoongiya enn magan
To my lullabies, my son
Thaai enai neengiyum
Leaving me, his mother
Povadhuvaa?…
Is he going away?...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This heartbreaking song expresses deep grief and despair over the sudden and tragic loss of a loved one. The narrative shifts between the perspective of a grieving friend questioning destiny and the agonizing lamentation of a mother weeping over her child's lifeless body. The lyrics explore the anguish of seeing a bright, young life cut short, questioning whose fault it is that such tragic fate has transpired. The mother recalls carrying her child in her womb, nourishing him with blood and milk, only to see him lying motionless like an abandoned cloth on the ground. She expresses a desire to shield him even in death or accompany him to the afterlife. Through vivid imagery of cradles turning into biers and warm embraces turning to cold grief, the song captures the intolerable pain of loss and bereavement.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagaim)
“Punnagai theeyenilaa…!”
'Punnagai theeyenilaa' compares a smile to a moon made of fire, conveying intense painful beauty.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Kilaidhaan polavae”
'Kilaidhaan polavae' compares the growing bond of friendship to branches of the same tree growing out together.
Rhetorical Question (Vinaa Aani)
“Paadhiyil neeuridhal muraiyaa?”
'Paadhiyil neeuridhal muraiyaa?' asks whether breaking away mid-way is right, conveying despair rather than seeking a factual answer.
Contrast / Antithesis (Muran Aani)
“Thooliyil... Maalaigal soozhndhida”
Contrasts seeing the child's face in a peaceful cradle ('Thooliyil') with seeing it surrounded by funeral wreaths ('Maalaigal soozhndhida').
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Trivia
The song features veteran playback singer K. S. Chithra alongside composer Tanuj Menon and Padmaja Sreenivasan. The emotional depth of Sabarivasan Shanmugam's lyrics highlights themes of maternal grief and tragic loss, serving as an emotional anchor in the 2022 film 'Sanjeevan'.
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