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Lyrics & meaning

Nee Vendum

From Kundakka Mandakka · 2005

Lyricist
Snehan
Singers
Janani Bharadwaj, Srinivas
Music director
Bharathwaj
Movie name
Kundakka Mandakka
Movie release year
2005
Lyrics added on
16 Mar 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nee vendum vendum
Vendum
Male :Neengaamal endrum vendum
Nee vendum vendum
Vendum
Male :Neengaamal endrum vendum
Un kavidhai variyaavum
En peyaraagida vendum
Male :En vaarthaikkazhagae
Un peyarallavaa en vaazhvu neethaanadi
Nee vendum vendum
Vendum
Male :Neengaamal endrum vendum
Kannukkettum dhooram varai
Paarthu nindren
Male :Ennai kaanavillai endradhumae
Verththiruppaai
Ennai kandadhumae kobathilae
Pongi nirppaai
Kaathirundhaa vedhanai thaan
Ennavenben
Male :Indru ennilamai ennavendru
Solliduven
Enna thandanaigal thandhaalum
Yetrukkolven
Nee veru alla naan veralla
Kollaadhae ennai kollaadhae
Male :Unakkeedu ulagil naan kandadhillai
Verondrum solla theriyaadhae
Udan iruppen
Male :Baakkiyamae
Female :Urimaigal unnodu
Male :Uvamaigal ennodu…
Hay..hay…hay..hay..hai
Nee vendum vendum
Vendum
Male :Neengaamal endrum vendum
Ellaiyatra vaanam indru
Kandirundhen
Male :Angu ekkachakka natchathiram
Serththu vaippen
Adhan pakkathilae unnai vaithu
Still eduppen
Maalai thendral kaatrodu
Pesiduven
Male :Andha kaatril ulla oxygen-ai
Segariththu
Adhil kaadhal enum thaenikkalai
Oora vaippen
Ennai naanum
Ariyaadha podhu
Unnaithaanae arindhenae
Male :Bhoomikku vandha
Mudhal naal polae
Pudhidhaai ingu unarndhenae
Idhu nijamaa
Male :Muzhu nijamae
Female :Nilavukkul neerottam
Male :Kavidhaikku thaerottam
Hay..hay…hay..hay..hai
Nee vendum vendum
Vendum
Male :Neengaamal endrum vendum
Nee vendum vendum
Vendum
Male :Neengaamal endrum vendum
Un kavidhai variyaavum
En peyaraagida vendum
Male :En vaarthaikkazhagae
Un peyarallavaa en vaazhvu neethaanadi
I want you, I want you,
I want you...
Male: I need you with me forever without leaving.
I want you, I want you,
I want you...
Male: I need you with me forever without leaving.
Every line of your poetry
must become my name.
Male: The very beauty of my words
is your name, isn't it? You are my whole life, girl!
I want you, I want you,
I want you...
Male: I need you with me forever without leaving.
As far as my eyes could see,
I stood watching and waiting.
Male: The moment you couldn't find me,
you must have broken into a sweat.
And the moment you saw me,
you would boil over in anger!
How can I describe
the pain of waiting?
Male: Today I will tell you
what state I am in...
Whatever punishment you give me,
I will gladly accept it.
You and I are not separate,
so don't torment me, please don't kill me!
Male: I haven't found anyone in this world equal to you,
I don't know what else to say!
I will stay right by your side...
Male: That is my greatest blessing!
Female: Every right belongs with you...
Male: And all poetic comparisons belong with me...
Hey.. hey... hey.. hey.. hey!
I want you, I want you,
I want you...
Male: I need you with me forever without leaving.
Today I gazed
at the boundless sky...
Male: I will gather countless stars
from up there,
place you right next to them,
and take a picture!
I will talk
with the evening breeze...
Male: I will collect the oxygen
from that breeze,
and soak honeybees called love
deep inside it!
Even back when
I did not know myself,
it was you that I came to know!
Male: Just like the first day
I arrived on this earth,
everything feels so brand new to me here!
Is this real?
Male: Truly and completely real!
Female: Water flowing on the moon...
Male: A chariot procession of poetry...
Hey.. hey... hey.. hey.. hey!
I want you, I want you,
I want you...
Male: I need you with me forever without leaving.
I want you, I want you,
I want you...
Male: I need you with me forever without leaving.
Every line of your poetry
must become my name.
Male: The very beauty of my words
is your name, isn't it? You are my whole life, girl!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a romantic, playful duet between two lovers expressing their deep, inseparable bond and intense longing for each other's presence. They articulate their love through poetic imagery, describing how their identities have merged into one and how even the waiting or minor squabbles bring sweet pain.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora (Repetition)

Nee vendum vendum

The phrase 'Nee vendum vendum / Vendum' is repeatedly emphasized at the beginning of stanzas to heighten the emotional longing.

Metaphor

Adhil kaadhal enum thaenikkalai / Oora vaippen

Comparing love to bees soaked in oxygen, symbolizing essential life-giving passion and sweetness.

Imagery & Hyperbole

Angu ekkachakka natchathiram / Serththu vaippen / Adhan pakkathilae unnai vaithu / Still eduppen

Imagining gathering stars from the sky to pose next to the beloved for a photo, exaggerating the scale of admiration.

Simile

Bhoomikku vandha / Mudhal naal polae / Pudhidhaai ingu unarndhenae

Comparing the sensation of falling in love to the feeling of a newborn arriving on Earth for the first time.

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Trivia

'Nee Vendum Vendum' is a melodic track featured in the 2005 Tamil comedy-drama film 'Kundakka Mandakka', starring Parthiban and Vadivelu. The song offers a poetic contrast to the overall comedic tone of the movie.

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