Nee Thoongum Nerathil (Male)
From Manasellam · 2003
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Hariharan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Manasellam2003
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| { Nee thoongum nerathil | When you are asleep, |
| En kangal thoongaadhu } (2) | My eyes will not sleep (2) |
| Kanmaniyae hoo kanmaniyae | Oh my beloved, oh my beloved |
| Male | |
| Kannukul kannaaga | As the eye within my eye |
| Endrendrum nee vendum | I want you forever |
| Ennuyire hoo ennuyire | Oh my life, oh my life |
| Male | |
| Poo ondru un meedhu | Even if a single flower |
| Vizhundhaalum thaangaadhu | Falls upon you, it cannot bear it |
| En nenjam punnaai pogumae ooh oh | My heart will become wounded, oh |
| Male | |
| Nee thoongum nerathil | When you are asleep |
| En kangal thoongaadhu | My eyes will not sleep |
| Kanmaniyae hoo kanmaniyae | Oh my beloved, oh my beloved |
| Male | |
| Aariro aariro aariro | Lullaby chant (Aariro aariro aariro) |
| Aariro aariro aariro | Lullaby chant (Aariro aariro aariro) |
| Aariro aaraariro | Lullaby chant (Aariro aaraariro) |
| Male | |
| Madi meedhu nee irundhaal | If you rest upon my lap |
| Swargangal unmai endru aagaadho | Won't heaven become a reality? |
| Nodi neram pirindhaalum | Even if we part for a fraction of a second |
| Kaalangalum nindru pogaadho | Won't time itself come to a standstill? |
| Male | |
| Oru moochil iru dhegam | Two bodies living in a single breath |
| Vaazhvadhu naam andri veraaro | Who else lives like this other than us? |
| Nam kaadhal vellathil | In the flood of our love |
| Naduvae naam irundhaalum | Even though we are right in the middle of it |
| En nenjam dhaagam kolludhae ohooo | My heart still feels thirsty, oh |
| Male | |
| Nee thoongum nerathil | When you are asleep |
| En kangal thoongaadhu | My eyes will not sleep |
| Kanmaniyae hoo kanmaniyae | Oh my beloved, oh my beloved |
| Male | |
| Kannukul kannaaga | As the eye within my eye |
| Endrendrum nee vendum | I want you forever |
| Ennuyire hoo ennuyire | Oh my life, oh my life |
| Male | |
| Kannodum nenjodum | With my eyes and with my heart |
| Uyiraal unnai moodi kondenae | I have wrapped you with my soul |
| Kanavodum ninaivodum | In dreams and in thoughts |
| Neengaamal unnarugil vaazhndhenae | I lived beside you without leaving |
| Male | |
| Madhi parikum madhi mugamae | Oh moon-like face that steals the mind |
| Unnoli alaithannil naan irupen | I will dwell within the waves of your light |
| Engae nee sendraalum | Wherever you go |
| Angae naan varuvenae | I will follow you there |
| Manasellam neethaan neethaanae ohooo | My entire heart is filled only with you, oh |
| Male | |
| Nee thoongum nerathil | When you are asleep |
| En kangal thoongaadhu | My eyes will not sleep |
| Kanmaniyae hoo kanmaniyae | Oh my beloved, oh my beloved |
| Male | |
| Poo ondru un meedhu | Even if a single flower |
| Vizhundhaalum thaangaadhu | Falls upon you, it cannot bear it |
| En nenjam punnaai pogumae ooh oh | My heart will become wounded, oh |
| Male | |
| Nee thoongum nerathil | When you are asleep |
| En kangal thoongaadhu | My eyes will not sleep |
| { Kanmaniyae hoo kanmaniyae } (2) | Oh my beloved, oh my beloved (2) |
| Ennuyire hoo ennuyire | Oh my life, oh my life |
{ நீ தூங்கும்
நேரத்தில் என் கண்கள்
தூங்காது } (2)
கண்மணியே ஹோ
கண்மணியே
When you are asleep,
My eyes will not sleep (2)
Oh my beloved, oh my beloved
கண்ணுக்குள்
கண்ணாக என்றென்றும்
நீ வேண்டும் என் உயிரே
ஹோ என் உயிரே
As the eye within my eye
I want you forever
Oh my life, oh my life
பூ ஒன்று உன்
மீது விழுந்தாலும் தாங்காது
என் நெஞ்சம் புண்ணாய்
போகுமே ஓ ஓ
Even if a single flower
Falls upon you, it cannot bear it
My heart will become wounded, oh
நீ தூங்கும்
நேரத்தில் என் கண்கள்
தூங்காது கண்மணியே
ஹோ கண்மணியே
When you are asleep
My eyes will not sleep
Oh my beloved, oh my beloved
ஆரிரோ ஆரிரோ
ஆரிரோ ஆரிரோ ஆரிரோ
ஆரிரோ ஆரிரோ ஆராரிரோ
Lullaby chant (Aariro aariro aariro)
Lullaby chant (Aariro aariro aariro)
Lullaby chant (Aariro aaraariro)
மடி மீது நீ
இருந்தால் சொர்க்கங்கள்
உண்மை என்று ஆகாதோ
நொடி நேரம் பிரிந்தாலும்
காலங்களும் நின்று போகாதோ
If you rest upon my lap
Won't heaven become a reality?
Even if we part 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 other than us?
In the flood of our love
Even though we are right in the middle of it
My heart still feels thirsty, oh
நீ தூங்கும்
நேரத்தில் என் கண்கள்
தூங்காது கண்மணியே
ஹோ கண்மணியே
When you are asleep
My eyes will not sleep
Oh my beloved, oh my beloved
கண்ணுக்குள்
கண்ணாக என்றென்றும்
நீ வேண்டும் என் உயிரே
ஹோ என் உயிரே
As the eye within my eye
I want you forever
Oh my life, oh my life
கண்ணோடும்
நெஞ்சோடும் உயிரால்
உன்னை மூடி கொண்டேனே
கனவோடும் நினைவோடும்
நீங்காமல் உன்னருகில் வாழ்ந்தேனே
With my eyes and with my heart
I have wrapped you with my soul
In dreams and in thoughts
I lived 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 mind
I will dwell within the waves of your light
Wherever you go
I will follow you there
My entire heart is filled only with you, oh
நீ தூங்கும்
நேரத்தில் என் கண்கள்
தூங்காது கண்மணியே
ஹோ கண்மணியே
When you are asleep
My eyes will not sleep
Oh my beloved, oh my beloved
பூ ஒன்று உன்
மீது விழுந்தாலும் தாங்காது
என் நெஞ்சம் புண்ணாய்
போகுமே ஓ ஓ
Even if a single flower
Falls upon you, it cannot bear it
My heart will become wounded, oh
நீ தூங்கும்
நேரத்தில் என் கண்கள்
தூங்காது கண்மணியே
ஹோ கண்மணியே
கண்மணியே ஹோ
கண்மணியே என் உயிரே
ஹோ என் உயிரே
When you are asleep
My eyes will not sleep
Oh my beloved, oh my beloved (2)
Oh my life, oh my life
{ Nee thoongum nerathil
When you are asleep,
En kangal thoongaadhu } (2)
My eyes will not sleep (2)
Kanmaniyae hoo kanmaniyae
Oh my beloved, oh my beloved
Kannukul kannaaga
As the eye within my eye
Endrendrum nee vendum
I want you forever
Ennuyire hoo ennuyire
Oh my life, oh my life
Poo ondru un meedhu
Even if a single flower
Vizhundhaalum thaangaadhu
Falls upon you, it cannot bear it
En nenjam punnaai pogumae ooh oh
My heart will become wounded, oh
Nee thoongum nerathil
When you are asleep
En kangal thoongaadhu
My eyes will not sleep
Kanmaniyae hoo kanmaniyae
Oh my beloved, oh my beloved
Aariro aariro aariro
Lullaby chant (Aariro aariro aariro)
Aariro aariro aariro
Lullaby chant (Aariro aariro aariro)
Aariro aaraariro
Lullaby chant (Aariro aaraariro)
Madi meedhu nee irundhaal
If you rest upon my lap
Swargangal unmai endru aagaadho
Won't heaven become a reality?
Nodi neram pirindhaalum
Even if we part 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 other than us?
Nam kaadhal vellathil
In the flood of our love
Naduvae naam irundhaalum
Even though we are right in the middle of it
En nenjam dhaagam kolludhae ohooo
My heart still feels thirsty, oh
Nee thoongum nerathil
When you are asleep
En kangal thoongaadhu
My eyes will not sleep
Kanmaniyae hoo kanmaniyae
Oh my beloved, oh my beloved
Kannukul kannaaga
As the eye within my eye
Endrendrum nee vendum
I want you forever
Ennuyire hoo ennuyire
Oh my life, oh my life
Kannodum nenjodum
With my eyes and with my heart
Uyiraal unnai moodi kondenae
I have wrapped you with my soul
Kanavodum ninaivodum
In dreams and in thoughts
Neengaamal unnarugil vaazhndhenae
I lived beside you without leaving
Madhi parikum madhi mugamae
Oh moon-like face that steals the mind
Unnoli alaithannil naan irupen
I will dwell within the waves of your light
Engae nee sendraalum
Wherever you go
Angae naan varuvenae
I will follow you there
Manasellam neethaan neethaanae ohooo
My entire heart is filled only with you, oh
Nee thoongum nerathil
When you are asleep
En kangal thoongaadhu
My eyes will not sleep
Kanmaniyae hoo kanmaniyae
Oh my beloved, oh my beloved
Poo ondru un meedhu
Even if a single flower
Vizhundhaalum thaangaadhu
Falls upon you, it cannot bear it
En nenjam punnaai pogumae ooh oh
My heart will become wounded, oh
Nee thoongum nerathil
When you are asleep
En kangal thoongaadhu
My eyes will not sleep
{ Kanmaniyae hoo kanmaniyae } (2)
Oh my beloved, oh my beloved (2)
Ennuyire hoo ennuyire
Oh my life, oh my life
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Nee Thoongum Nerathil is a deeply tender love ballad from the film Manasellam (2003), composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and penned by lyricist Na. Muthukumar. The protagonist expresses an intense, protective affection, keeping vigil over the sleeping beloved. The depth of love is depicted as so fragile and profound that even a soft flower falling on the lover feels like an unbearable pain to the protagonist's heart. The lyricist encapsulates the feeling of two souls sharing one breath and an insatiable desire where even drowning in an ocean of love leaves them thirsty for more.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole (Exaggeration)
“Poo ondru un meedhu vizhundhaalum thaangaadhu”
Exaggerates extreme sensitivity and tenderness by stating that even a soft flower falling on the beloved would cause hurt and wound the speaker's heart.
Paradox / Metaphor
“Nam kaadhal vellathil naduvae naam irundhaalum en nenjam dhaagam kolludhae”
Compares love to an overflowing flood while expressing thirst, highlighting the boundless, unquenchable nature of deep romantic affection.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Kannodum nenjodum / Kanavodum ninaivodum”
The second consonant sound 'n' is matched across initial words of consecutive lines.
Anaphora / Refrain
“Nee thoongum nerathil en kangal thoongaadhu”
Repetition of the central theme line throughout the song to emphasize devotion and watchfulness.
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Trivia
Composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Na. Muthukumar, this song features distinct male (Hariharan) and female (Sadhana Sargam) solo versions in the movie Manasellam (2003). The composition seamlessly weaves traditional lullaby chants ('Aariro') into a mainstream romantic song structure.
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