Nee Ven Malligai
From Veetuku Oru Kannagi · 1984
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singers
- Vani Jairam, S. N. Surendar
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Veetuku Oru Kannagi1984
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Nee venn malligai thaen un punnagai | You are white jasmine, honey is your smile |
| Mounamae kadhalin maaligai | Silence is the palace of love |
| En peyarai uchchariththu kondu intha sendu | Pronouncing my name, this flower bouquet |
| Muzhu nilavu maedaiyil kanavu kaanumae indru | Will dream today on the full moon stage |
| Female | |
| Naan venn malligai thaen en punnagai | I am white jasmine, honey is my smile |
| Mounamae kadhalin maaligai | Silence is the palace of love |
| Un peyarai uchchariththu kondu intha sendu | Pronouncing your name, this flower bouquet |
| Muzhu nilavu maedaiyil kanavu kaanumae indru | Will dream today on the full moon stage |
| Male | |
| Nee venn malligai thaen un punnagai | You are white jasmine, honey is your smile |
| Male | |
| Unthan mozhi sangeetha sangai | Your speech is a musical conch |
| Thangam ena mangaatha mangai | An unblemished maiden glowing like gold |
| Kannoramae vazhiyum singaaramae | Adornment overflowing from the corners of your eyes |
| Untha mozhai sangeetha sangai | Your speech is a musical conch |
| Thangam ena mangaatha mangai | An unblemished maiden glowing like gold |
| Kannoramae vazhiyum singaaramae | Adornment overflowing from the corners of your eyes |
| Male | |
| Pothumae unthan varnanai | Enough of your descriptions |
| Leelaiyil velvaai kannanai | You conquer Lord Krishna in playfulness |
| Male :Mugaththil tharuvaen idhu mudhal thavanai | Male: I will give this on your face as the first installment |
| Female | |
| Naan venn malligai thaen en punnagai | I am white jasmine, honey is my smile |
| Mounamae kadhalin maaligai | Silence is the palace of love |
| Male :En peyarai uchchariththu kondu intha sendu | Male: Pronouncing my name, this flower bouquet |
| Muzhu nilavu maedaiyil kanavu kaanumae indru | Will dream today on the full moon stage |
| Female | |
| Naan venn malligai thaen en punnagai | I am white jasmine, honey is my smile |
| Female | |
| Kattil tharum sirungaara pantham | The bed provides a bond of romance |
| Kattupadum pennendra manjam | The couch of a disciplined woman |
| Pon thaegamae kalaiyin poorveegamae | Your golden body is the ancestral home of art |
| Kattil tharum sirungaara pantham | The bed provides a bond of romance |
| Kattupadum pennendra manjam | The couch of a disciplined woman |
| Pon thaegamae kalaiyin poorveegamae | Your golden body is the ancestral home of art |
| Male | |
| Kanavugal Unthan aadaigal | Dreams are your garments |
| Kangalo thiraatchai theevugal | Your eyes are islands of grapes |
| Female :Ilamai nazhuvum ennai alli edungal | Female: Gather me in as my youth slips away |
| Male | |
| Nee venn malligai thaen un punnagai | You are white jasmine, honey is your smile |
| Mounamae kadhalin maaligai | Silence is the palace of love |
| Female :Un peyarai uchchariththu kondu intha sendu | Female: Pronouncing your name, this flower bouquet |
| Muzhu nilavu maedaiyil kanavu kaanumae indru | Will dream today on the full moon stage |
நீ வெண் மல்லிகை தேன் உன் புன்னகை
மௌனமே காதலின் மாளிகை
என் பெயரை உச்சரித்துக்கொண்டு இந்த செண்டு
முழு நிலவு மேடையில் கனவு காணுமே இன்று
You are white jasmine, honey is your smile
Silence is the palace of love
Pronouncing my name, this flower bouquet
Will dream today on the full moon stage
நான் வெண் மல்லிகை தேன் என் புன்னகை
மௌனமே காதலின் மாளிகை
உன் பெயரை உச்சரித்துக்கொண்டு இந்த செண்டு
முழு நிலவு மேடையில் கனவு காணுமே இன்று
I am white jasmine, honey is my smile
Silence is the palace of love
Pronouncing your name, this flower bouquet
Will dream today on the full moon stage
நீ வெண் மல்லிகை தேன் உன் புன்னகை...
You are white jasmine, honey is your smile
உந்தன் மொழி சங்கீத கங்கை
தங்கம் என மங்காத மங்கை
கண்ணோரமே வழியும் சிங்காரமே
உந்தன் மொழி சங்கீத கங்கை
தங்கம் என மங்காத மங்கை
கண்ணோரமே வழியும் சிங்காரமே
Your speech is a musical conch
An unblemished maiden glowing like gold
Adornment overflowing from the corners of your eyes
Your speech is a musical conch
An unblemished maiden glowing like gold
Adornment overflowing from the corners of your eyes
போதுமே உந்தன் வர்ணனை
லீலையில் வெல்வாய் கண்ணனை
முகத்தில் தருவேன் இது முதல் தவணை
Enough of your descriptions
You conquer Lord Krishna in playfulness
Male: I will give this on your face as the first installment
நான் வெண் மல்லிகை தேன் என் புன்னகை
மௌனமே காதலின் மாளிகை
என் பெயரை உச்சரித்துக்கொண்டு இந்த செண்டு
முழு நிலவு மேடையில் கனவு காணுமே இன்று
I am white jasmine, honey is my smile
Silence is the palace of love
Male: Pronouncing my name, this flower bouquet
Will dream today on the full moon stage
நான் வெண் மல்லிகை தேன் என் புன்னகை....
I am white jasmine, honey is my smile
கட்டில் தரும் சிருங்கார பந்தம்
கட்டுப்படும் பெண்ணென்ற மஞ்சம்
பொன் தேகமே கலையின் பூர்வீகமே
கட்டில் தரும் சிருங்கார பந்தம்
கட்டுப்படும் பெண்ணென்ற மஞ்சம்
பொன் தேகமே கலையின் பூர்வீகமே
The bed provides a bond of romance
The couch of a disciplined woman
Your golden body is the ancestral home of art
The bed provides a bond of romance
The couch of a disciplined woman
Your golden body is the ancestral home of art
கனவுகள் உந்தன் ஆடைகள்
கண்களோ திராட்சை தீவுகள்
இளமை நழுவும் என்னை அள்ளி எடுங்கள்..
Dreams are your garments
Your eyes are islands of grapes
Female: Gather me in as my youth slips away
நீ வெண் மல்லிகை தேன் உன் புன்னகை.....
மௌனமே காதலின் மாளிகை
உன் பெயரை உச்சரித்துக்கொண்டு இந்த செண்டு
முழு நிலவு மேடையில் கனவு காணுமே இன்று
You are white jasmine, honey is your smile
Silence is the palace of love
Female: Pronouncing your name, this flower bouquet
Will dream today on the full moon stage
................................
Nee venn malligai thaen un punnagai
You are white jasmine, honey is your smile
Mounamae kadhalin maaligai
Silence is the palace of love
En peyarai uchchariththu kondu intha sendu
Pronouncing my name, this flower bouquet
Muzhu nilavu maedaiyil kanavu kaanumae indru
Will dream today on the full moon stage
Naan venn malligai thaen en punnagai
I am white jasmine, honey is my smile
Mounamae kadhalin maaligai
Silence is the palace of love
Un peyarai uchchariththu kondu intha sendu
Pronouncing your name, this flower bouquet
Muzhu nilavu maedaiyil kanavu kaanumae indru
Will dream today on the full moon stage
Nee venn malligai thaen un punnagai
You are white jasmine, honey is your smile
Unthan mozhi sangeetha sangai
Your speech is a musical conch
Thangam ena mangaatha mangai
An unblemished maiden glowing like gold
Kannoramae vazhiyum singaaramae
Adornment overflowing from the corners of your eyes
Untha mozhai sangeetha sangai
Your speech is a musical conch
Thangam ena mangaatha mangai
An unblemished maiden glowing like gold
Kannoramae vazhiyum singaaramae
Adornment overflowing from the corners of your eyes
Pothumae unthan varnanai
Enough of your descriptions
Leelaiyil velvaai kannanai
You conquer Lord Krishna in playfulness
Male :Mugaththil tharuvaen idhu mudhal thavanai
Male: I will give this on your face as the first installment
Naan venn malligai thaen en punnagai
I am white jasmine, honey is my smile
Mounamae kadhalin maaligai
Silence is the palace of love
Male :En peyarai uchchariththu kondu intha sendu
Male: Pronouncing my name, this flower bouquet
Muzhu nilavu maedaiyil kanavu kaanumae indru
Will dream today on the full moon stage
Naan venn malligai thaen en punnagai
I am white jasmine, honey is my smile
Kattil tharum sirungaara pantham
The bed provides a bond of romance
Kattupadum pennendra manjam
The couch of a disciplined woman
Pon thaegamae kalaiyin poorveegamae
Your golden body is the ancestral home of art
Kattil tharum sirungaara pantham
The bed provides a bond of romance
Kattupadum pennendra manjam
The couch of a disciplined woman
Pon thaegamae kalaiyin poorveegamae
Your golden body is the ancestral home of art
Kanavugal Unthan aadaigal
Dreams are your garments
Kangalo thiraatchai theevugal
Your eyes are islands of grapes
Female :Ilamai nazhuvum ennai alli edungal
Female: Gather me in as my youth slips away
Nee venn malligai thaen un punnagai
You are white jasmine, honey is your smile
Mounamae kadhalin maaligai
Silence is the palace of love
Female :Un peyarai uchchariththu kondu intha sendu
Female: Pronouncing your name, this flower bouquet
Muzhu nilavu maedaiyil kanavu kaanumae indru
Will dream today on the full moon stage
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Nee Venn Malligai is a sensual and poetic romantic duet expressing intense affection and admiration between two lovers. Through rich metaphors, the lovers praise each other's beauty, comparing sweet smiles to jasmine honey, eyes to grape islands, and gentle silences to a magnificent palace of love. The song portrays an atmosphere of night-time intimacy and deep emotional connection under the full moon.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Mounamae kadhalin maaligai”
Silence is metaphorically described as the grand palace of love.
Second-letter Rhyme (Etukai)
“Thangam ena mangaatha mangai”
Rhyming of the second letter 'ng' in 'Thangam' and 'mangaatha' / 'mangai'.
Visual Imagery
“Kangalo thiraatchai theevugal”
Comparing eyes to lush islands of grapes to convey alluring beauty.
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Trivia
Veetuku Oru Kannagi (1984) features music composed by the dual composers Shankar-Ganesh, with rich romantic lyrics penned by Vairamuthu.
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