Nee Theyum Nilavo
From Paruva Mazhai · 1978
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- K. J. Yesudas
- Music director
- Salil Chowdry
- Details
- Paruva Mazhai1978
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Nee thaeyum nilaavo | Are you a waning moon? |
| En aathmaavin kanneero kanneero | Or the tears of my soul, tears of my soul? |
| Male | |
| Nee thaeyum nilaavo | Are you a waning moon? |
| En aathmaavin kanneero kanneero | Or the tears of my soul, tears of my soul? |
| Nee anbil vantha aasai ullam | You are a loving heart born out of affection, |
| Naan athil vantha kanneer kulam | I am a pond of tears born from that love. |
| Maraigindratho en mana mangalm | Is the bliss of my heart fading away? |
| Male | |
| Thirumanangal sorkaththil | Marriages in heaven |
| Nichchayikkapadugindrana | Are decided and fixed; |
| Pirivu engae nichayikkapadugindrathu | Where is separation decided? |
| Adhai yaaridam ketpathu unnidame ketkindraen | Whom should I ask that? I ask you yourself! |
| Male | |
| Naan kanneeril ketkindraen | I ask you in tears, |
| Kalyaana deiveegamae pogaathae | O divine embodiment of wedlock, do not go! |
| Naan kanneeril ketkindraen | I ask you in tears, |
| Kalyaana deiveegamae pogaathae | O divine embodiment of wedlock, do not go! |
| Naan thaalaattum thaleer poongodi | The tender flowering creeper I lull to sleep, |
| Yaen neeraadi karaigindratho | Why is it melting away after taking a bath? |
| Maraigindratho en mana mangalam | Is the bliss of my heart fading away? |
| Male | |
| Nee oru vaarththai pesaathathenna | Why do you not speak even a single word? |
| Un vizhi pookkal asaiyaathenna | Why are the flower-like eyes of yours motionless? |
| Maraigindratho en mana mangalam | Is the bliss of my heart fading away? |
| Maraigindratho en mana mangalam | Is the bliss of my heart fading away? |
| Male | |
| Nee thaeyum nilaavo | Are you a waning moon? |
| En aathmaavin kanneero kanneero | Or the tears of my soul, tears of my soul? |
| Nee thaeyum nilaavo | Are you a waning moon? |
| En aathmaavin kanneero kanneero | Or the tears of my soul, tears of my soul? |
நீ தேயும் நிலாவோ
என் ஆத்மாவின் கண்ணீரோ கண்ணீரோ
Are you a waning moon?
Or the tears of my soul, tears of my soul?
நீ தேயும் நிலாவோ
என் ஆத்மாவின் கண்ணீரோ கண்ணீரோ
நீ அன்பில் வந்த ஆசை உள்ளம்
நான் அதில் வந்த கண்ணீர் குளம்
மறைகின்றதோ என் மண மங்கலம்....
Are you a waning moon?
Or the tears of my soul, tears of my soul?
You are a loving heart born out of affection,
I am a pond of tears born from that love.
Is the bliss of my heart fading away?
திருமணங்கள் சொர்க்கத்தில்
நிச்சயிக்கப்படுகின்றன
பிரிவு எங்கே நிச்சயிக்கப்படுகின்றது
அதை யாரிடம் கேட்பது உன்னிடமே கேட்கின்றேன்
Marriages in heaven
Are decided and fixed;
Where is separation decided?
Whom should I ask that? I ask you yourself!
நான் கண்ணீரில் கேட்கின்றேன்
கல்யாண தெய்வீகமே போகாதே
நான் கண்ணீரில் கேட்கின்றேன்
கல்யாண தெய்வீகமே போகாதே
நான் தாலாட்டும் தளிர் பூங்கொடி
ஏன் நீராடி கரைகின்றதோ
மறைகின்றதோ என் மண மங்கலம்....
I ask you in tears,
O divine embodiment of wedlock, do not go!
I ask you in tears,
O divine embodiment of wedlock, do not go!
The tender flowering creeper I lull to sleep,
Why is it melting away after taking a bath?
Is the bliss of my heart fading away?
நீ ஒரு வார்த்தை பேசாததென்ன
உன் விழிப் பூக்கள் அசையாதென்ன
மறைகின்றதோ என் மண மங்கலம்....
மறைகின்றதோ என் மண மங்கலம்....
Why do you not speak even a single word?
Why are the flower-like eyes of yours motionless?
Is the bliss of my heart fading away?
Is the bliss of my heart fading away?
நீ தேயும் நிலாவோ
என் ஆத்மாவின் கண்ணீரோ கண்ணீரோ
நீ தேயும் நிலாவோ
என் ஆத்மாவின் கண்ணீரோ கண்ணீரோ
Are you a waning moon?
Or the tears of my soul, tears of my soul?
Are you a waning moon?
Or the tears of my soul, tears of my soul?
Nee thaeyum nilaavo
Are you a waning moon?
En aathmaavin kanneero kanneero
Or the tears of my soul, tears of my soul?
Nee thaeyum nilaavo
Are you a waning moon?
En aathmaavin kanneero kanneero
Or the tears of my soul, tears of my soul?
Nee anbil vantha aasai ullam
You are a loving heart born out of affection,
Naan athil vantha kanneer kulam
I am a pond of tears born from that love.
Maraigindratho en mana mangalm
Is the bliss of my heart fading away?
Thirumanangal sorkaththil
Marriages in heaven
Nichchayikkapadugindrana
Are decided and fixed;
Pirivu engae nichayikkapadugindrathu
Where is separation decided?
Adhai yaaridam ketpathu unnidame ketkindraen
Whom should I ask that? I ask you yourself!
Naan kanneeril ketkindraen
I ask you in tears,
Kalyaana deiveegamae pogaathae
O divine embodiment of wedlock, do not go!
Naan kanneeril ketkindraen
I ask you in tears,
Kalyaana deiveegamae pogaathae
O divine embodiment of wedlock, do not go!
Naan thaalaattum thaleer poongodi
The tender flowering creeper I lull to sleep,
Yaen neeraadi karaigindratho
Why is it melting away after taking a bath?
Maraigindratho en mana mangalam
Is the bliss of my heart fading away?
Nee oru vaarththai pesaathathenna
Why do you not speak even a single word?
Un vizhi pookkal asaiyaathenna
Why are the flower-like eyes of yours motionless?
Maraigindratho en mana mangalam
Is the bliss of my heart fading away?
Maraigindratho en mana mangalam
Is the bliss of my heart fading away?
Nee thaeyum nilaavo
Are you a waning moon?
En aathmaavin kanneero kanneero
Or the tears of my soul, tears of my soul?
Nee thaeyum nilaavo
Are you a waning moon?
En aathmaavin kanneero kanneero
Or the tears of my soul, tears of my soul?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a deeply emotional and sorrowful lament of a lover facing the tragedy of losing his beloved. He compares her to a waning moon and the painful tears of his soul. Pondering over the fragile nature of their romance, he laments how a love born from pure affection has now turned into a vast pool of sorrow and weeping. He raises profound philosophical questions about destiny, noting that while people say marriages are made in heaven, no one knows where heartbreak and separation are written. He desperately pleads with her motionless, quiet form not to leave him, mourning the sudden loss of happiness and auspiciousness from his life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamai)
“Nee thaeyum nilaavo”
Compares the beloved's eyes to flowers ('vizhi pookkal') and her physical form to a waning moon ('thaeyum nilaavo').
Rhetorical Question
“Pirivu engae nichayikkapadugindrathu”
The singer questions destiny about where separations are decided, expressing despair rather than seeking a literal answer.
Refrain / Repetition
“Maraigindratho en mana mangalam”
The phrase expressing the fading of heart's happiness is repeated across stanzas to emphasize grief.
Contrast / Antithesis
“Thirumanangal sorkaththil... Pirivu engae nichayikkapadugindrathu”
Contrasts the heavenly decision of marriages with the mysterious, painful origin of tragic separations.
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Trivia
'Paruva Mazhai' (1978) is the Tamil dubbed/adapted version of the 1977 Malayalam movie 'Aparadhi'. Maestro Salil Chowdhury brought his signature haunting melody style to this track, which was penned by Kannadasan and rendered with immense pathos by K. J. Yesudas.
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