Nee Thoongum Nerathil (Female)
From Manasellam · 2003
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Sadhana Sargam
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Manasellam2003
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Nee thoongum nerathil | When you are sleeping |
| En kangal thoongaadhu | My eyes do not sleep |
| Female | |
| Nee thoongum nerathil | When you are sleeping |
| En kangal thoongaadhu | My eyes do not sleep |
| Kanmaniyae hoo kanmaniyae | Oh darling, oh my darling |
| Female | |
| Kannukul kannaaga | Like the pupil inside the eye |
| Endrendrum nee vendum | I need you forever |
| Ennuyirae hoo ennuyirae | Oh my life, oh my life |
| Female | |
| Poo ondru un meedhu | Even if a flower falls on you |
| Vizhundhaalum thaangaadhu | I cannot bear it |
| En nenjam punnaai pogumae ..ae… | My heart will become wounded |
| Female | |
| Nee thoongum nerathil | When you are sleeping |
| En kangal thoongaadhu | My eyes do not sleep |
| Kanmaniyae hoo kanmaniyae | Oh darling, oh my darling |
| Female | |
| Ahaaa…aa…aaa…aaa….. | Ahaaa…aa…aaa…aaa….. |
| Ahaaa…aa…aaa…aaa….. | Ahaaa…aa…aaa…aaa….. |
| Ahaaa…aaa …haaa..aaahaaa… | Ahaaa…aaa …haaa..aaahaaa… |
| Female | |
| Madi meedhu nee irundhaal | If you sit upon my lap |
| Swargangal unmai endru aagaadho | Won't heaven become a reality? |
| Nodi neram pirindhaalum | Even if separated for a fraction of a second |
| Kaalangalum nindru pogaadho | Won't time itself come to a standstill? |
| Female | |
| Oru moochil iru dhegam | Two bodies living in a single breath |
| Vaazhvadhu naam andri veraaro | Who else lives like this besides us? |
| Nam kaadhal vellathil | In the flood of our love |
| Naduvae naam irundhaalum | Even though we are standing in the middle |
| En nenjam dhaagam kolludhae… ohooo | My heart still feels thirsty... oh |
| Female | |
| Nee thoongum nerathil | When you are sleeping |
| En kangal thoongaadhu | My eyes do not sleep |
| Kanmaniyae hoo kanmaniyae | Oh darling, oh my darling |
| Female | |
| Kannukul kannaaga | Like the pupil inside the eye |
| Endrendrum nee vendum | I need you forever |
| Ennuyirae hoo ennuyirae | Oh my life, oh my life |
| Female | |
| Kannodum nenjodum | With my eyes and my heart |
| Uyiraalae unnai moodi kondenae | I wrapped you up with my very soul |
| Kanavodum ninaivodum | In my dreams and my memories |
| Neengaamal unnarugil vaazhndhenae | I lived right beside you without leaving |
| Female | |
| Madhi parikum madhi mugamae | Oh moon-like face that steals the charm of the moon |
| Unn oli alaithannil naan irupen | I will remain inside your waves of light |
| Engae nee sendraalum | Wherever you go |
| Angae naan varuvenae | I will come there |
| Manasellam neethaan neethaanae…ohooo | My entire heart is filled with you, only you... oh |
| Female | |
| Nee thoongum nerathil | When you are sleeping |
| En kangal thoongaadhu | My eyes do not sleep |
| Kanmaniyae hoo kanmaniyae | Oh darling, oh my darling |
| Female | |
| Poo ondru un meedhu | Even if a flower falls on you |
| Vizhundhaalum thaangaadhu | I cannot bear it |
| En nenjam punnaai pogumae ..ae…. | My heart will become wounded |
| Female | |
| Nee thoongum nerathil | When you are sleeping |
| En kangal thoongaadhu | My eyes do not sleep |
| {Kanmaniyae hoo kanmaniyae} (2) | Oh darling, oh my darling (2) |
| Ennuyirae hoo ennuyirae | Oh my life, oh my life |
நீ தூங்கும்நேரத்தில்
என் கண்கள் தூங்காது
When you are sleeping
My eyes do not sleep
நீ தூங்கும்நேரத்தில்
என் கண்கள் தூங்காது
கண்மணியே ஹோ கண்மணியே
When you are sleeping
My eyes do not sleep
Oh darling, oh my darling
கண்ணுக்குள் கண்ணாக
என்றென்றும் நீ வேண்டும்
என் உயிரே ஹோ என் உயிரே
Like the pupil inside the eye
I need you forever
Oh my life, oh my life
பூ ஒன்று உன் மீது
விழுந்தாலும் தாங்காது
என் நெஞ்சம் புண்ணாய் போகுமே ...ஏ..
Even if a flower falls on you
I cannot bear it
My heart will become wounded
நீ தூங்கும்நேரத்தில்
என் கண்கள் தூங்காது
கண்மணியே ஹோ கண்மணியே
When you are sleeping
My eyes do not sleep
Oh darling, oh my darling
அஹா..ஆஆ...ஆஆஅ.....
அஹா..ஆஆ...ஆஆஅ.....
அஹா..ஆஆ...ஆஆஅ.....ஆஹா..ஆஆ...
Ahaaa…aa…aaa…aaa…..
Ahaaa…aa…aaa…aaa…..
Ahaaa…aaa …haaa..aaahaaa…
மடி மீது நீ இருந்தால்
சொர்க்கங்கள் உண்மை என்று ஆகாதோ
நொடி நேரம் பிரிந்தாலும்
காலங்களும் நின்று போகாதோ
If you sit upon my lap
Won't heaven become a reality?
Even if separated for a fraction of a second
Won't time itself come to a standstill?
ஒரு மூச்சில் இரு தேகம்
வாழ்வது நாம் அன்றி வேராரோ
நம் காதல் வெள்ளத்தில்
நடுவே நாம் இருந்தாலும்
என் நெஞ்சம் தாகம் கொல்லுதே ..ஓஹோ …
Two bodies living in a single breath
Who else lives like this besides us?
In the flood of our love
Even though we are standing in the middle
My heart still feels thirsty... oh
நீ தூங்கும்நேரத்தில்
என் கண்கள் தூங்காது
கண்மணியே ஹோ கண்மணியே
When you are sleeping
My eyes do not sleep
Oh darling, oh my darling
கண்ணுக்குள் கண்ணாக
என்றென்றும் நீ வேண்டும்
என் உயிரே ஹோ என் உயிரே
Like the pupil inside the eye
I need you forever
Oh my life, oh my life
கண்ணோடும் நெஞ்சோடும்
உயிராலே உன்னை மூடி கொண்டேனே
கனவோடும் நினைவோடும்
நீங்காமல் உன்னருகில் வாழ்ந்தேனே
With my eyes and my heart
I wrapped you up with my very soul
In my dreams and my memories
I lived right beside you without leaving
மதி பறிக்கும் மதி முகமே
உன் ஒலி அலை தன்னில் நானிருப்பேன்
எங்கே நீ சென்றாலும்
அங்கே நான் வருவேனே
மனசெல்லாம் நீதான் நீதானே ..ஓஹோ …
Oh moon-like face that steals the charm of the moon
I will remain inside your waves of light
Wherever you go
I will come there
My entire heart is filled with you, only you... oh
நீ தூங்கும்நேரத்தில்
என் கண்கள் தூங்காது
கண்மணியே ஹோ கண்மணியே
When you are sleeping
My eyes do not sleep
Oh darling, oh my darling
பூ ஒன்று உன் மீது
விழுந்தாலும் தாங்காது
என் நெஞ்சம் புண்ணாய் போகுமே ..ஏ..
Even if a flower falls on you
I cannot bear it
My heart will become wounded
நீ தூங்கும்நேரத்தில்
என் கண்கள் தூங்காது
கண்மணியே ஹோ கண்மணியே
கண்மணியே ஹோ கண்மணியே
என் உயிரே ஹோ என் உயிரே
When you are sleeping
My eyes do not sleep
Oh darling, oh my darling (2)
Oh my life, oh my life
Nee thoongum nerathil
When you are sleeping
En kangal thoongaadhu
My eyes do not sleep
Nee thoongum nerathil
When you are sleeping
En kangal thoongaadhu
My eyes do not sleep
Kanmaniyae hoo kanmaniyae
Oh darling, oh my darling
Kannukul kannaaga
Like the pupil inside the eye
Endrendrum nee vendum
I need you forever
Ennuyirae hoo ennuyirae
Oh my life, oh my life
Poo ondru un meedhu
Even if a flower falls on you
Vizhundhaalum thaangaadhu
I cannot bear it
En nenjam punnaai pogumae ..ae…
My heart will become wounded
Nee thoongum nerathil
When you are sleeping
En kangal thoongaadhu
My eyes do not sleep
Kanmaniyae hoo kanmaniyae
Oh darling, oh my darling
Ahaaa…aa…aaa…aaa…..
Ahaaa…aa…aaa…aaa…..
Ahaaa…aa…aaa…aaa…..
Ahaaa…aa…aaa…aaa…..
Ahaaa…aaa …haaa..aaahaaa…
Ahaaa…aaa …haaa..aaahaaa…
Madi meedhu nee irundhaal
If you sit upon my lap
Swargangal unmai endru aagaadho
Won't heaven become a reality?
Nodi neram pirindhaalum
Even if separated for a fraction of a second
Kaalangalum nindru pogaadho
Won't time itself come to a standstill?
Oru moochil iru dhegam
Two bodies living in a single breath
Vaazhvadhu naam andri veraaro
Who else lives like this besides us?
Nam kaadhal vellathil
In the flood of our love
Naduvae naam irundhaalum
Even though we are standing in the middle
En nenjam dhaagam kolludhae… ohooo
My heart still feels thirsty... oh
Nee thoongum nerathil
When you are sleeping
En kangal thoongaadhu
My eyes do not sleep
Kanmaniyae hoo kanmaniyae
Oh darling, oh my darling
Kannukul kannaaga
Like the pupil inside the eye
Endrendrum nee vendum
I need you forever
Ennuyirae hoo ennuyirae
Oh my life, oh my life
Kannodum nenjodum
With my eyes and my heart
Uyiraalae unnai moodi kondenae
I wrapped you up with my very soul
Kanavodum ninaivodum
In my dreams and my memories
Neengaamal unnarugil vaazhndhenae
I lived right beside you without leaving
Madhi parikum madhi mugamae
Oh moon-like face that steals the charm of the moon
Unn oli alaithannil naan irupen
I will remain inside your waves of light
Engae nee sendraalum
Wherever you go
Angae naan varuvenae
I will come there
Manasellam neethaan neethaanae…ohooo
My entire heart is filled with you, only you... oh
Nee thoongum nerathil
When you are sleeping
En kangal thoongaadhu
My eyes do not sleep
Kanmaniyae hoo kanmaniyae
Oh darling, oh my darling
Poo ondru un meedhu
Even if a flower falls on you
Vizhundhaalum thaangaadhu
I cannot bear it
En nenjam punnaai pogumae ..ae….
My heart will become wounded
Nee thoongum nerathil
When you are sleeping
En kangal thoongaadhu
My eyes do not sleep
{Kanmaniyae hoo kanmaniyae} (2)
Oh darling, oh my darling (2)
Ennuyirae hoo ennuyirae
Oh my life, oh my life
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Nee Thoongum Nerathil is a soul-stirring romantic lullaby-esque ballad from the movie Manasellam (2003). The song captures the overwhelming tender tenderness and emotional depth of true love. The speaker watches over their beloved as they sleep, feeling a love so gentle that even the touch of a falling flower seems too heavy. The lyrics portray a sense of complete devotion where two lovers share a single breath and feel an endless thirst for love even while submerged in its ocean. Written with profound simplicity by lyricist Na. Muthukumar, the song conveys that true love transcends bodily presence, wrapping the beloved in soul, dreams, and thoughts forever.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)
“Poo ondru un meedhu vizhundhaalum thaangaadhu”
Exaggerating the delicate nature of the beloved by stating that even the soft weight of a flower falling on them would cause unbearable pain to the lover's heart.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Oru moochil iru dhegam vaazhvadhu”
Comparing the intimate spiritual union of two lovers to two separate bodies sharing a single breath.
Paradox
“Nam kaadhal vellathil naduvae naam irundhaalum en nenjam dhaagam kolludhae”
Expressing a deep emotional thirst despite being surrounded completely by the flood of love.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Kannodum nenjodum / Kanavodum ninaivodum”
Matching of the second consonant sound 'n' in 'Kannodum' and 'Kanavodum'.
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Trivia
The song features music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and was sung by Hariharan and Sadhana Sargam for the 2003 Tamil film Manasellam, starring Srikanth and Trisha. Lyricist Na. Muthukumar won widespread acclaim for capturing the delicate nuances of romantic devotion in simple yet deep Tamil phrasing.
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