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Lyrics & meaning

Nee Vendum

From Kundakka Mandakka · 2005

Lyricist
Snehan
Singers
Janani Bharadwaj, Srinivas
Music director
Bharathwaj
Details
Kundakka Mandakka2005

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Nee vendum vendumI want you, I want you
VendumI want
Male :Neengaamal endrum vendumMale: I want you forever without leaving
Female
Nee vendum vendumI want you, I want you
VendumI want
Male :Neengaamal endrum vendumMale: I want you forever without leaving
Female
Un kavidhai variyaavumIn every line of your poetry
En peyaraagida vendumMy name should be written
Male :En vaarthaikkazhagaeMale: Oh beauty of my words
Un peyarallavaa en vaazhvu neethaanadiIsn't your name my life? You are my life, my dear
Female
Nee vendum vendumI want you, I want you
VendumI want
Male :Neengaamal endrum vendumMale: I want you forever without leaving
Female
Kannukkettum dhooram varaiAs far as the eye can see
Paarthu nindrenI stood watching
Male :Ennai kaanavillai endradhumaeMale: As soon as you realized I wasn't to be seen
VerththiruppaaiYou would have broken into a sweat
Ennai kandadhumae kobathilaeThe moment you saw me, out of anger
Pongi nirppaaiYou would seethe
Female
Kaathirundhaa vedhanai thaanThe pain of waiting
EnnavenbenHow can I describe it?
Male :Indru ennilamai ennavendruMale: Today, what my condition is
SolliduvenI will tell you
Enna thandanaigal thandhaalumWhatever punishments you give
YetrukkolvenI will accept them
Female
Nee veru alla naan verallaYou are not different, I am not different
Kollaadhae ennai kollaadhaeDon't kill me, don't kill me
Male :Unakkeedu ulagil naan kandadhillaiMale: I haven't found an equal to you in this world
Verondrum solla theriyaadhaeI don't know how to say anything else
Female
Udan iruppenI will be with you
Male :BaakkiyamaeMale: What a blessing!
Female :Urimaigal unnoduFemale: The rights are with you
Male :Uvamaigal ennodu…Male: The metaphors are with me...
Hay..hay…hay..hay..haiHay..hay...hay..hay..hai
Female
Nee vendum vendumI want you, I want you
VendumI want
Male :Neengaamal endrum vendumMale: I want you forever without leaving
Female
Ellaiyatra vaanam indruThe boundless sky today
KandirundhenI was observing
Male :Angu ekkachakka natchathiramMale: There, a whole lot of stars
Serththu vaippenI will gather together
Adhan pakkathilae unnai vaithuPlacing you next to them
Still eduppenI will capture a photo
Female
Maalai thendral kaatroduWith the evening breeze
PesiduvenI will converse
Male :Andha kaatril ulla oxygen-aiMale: Gathering the oxygen in that breeze
SegariththuCollecting it
Adhil kaadhal enum thaenikkalaiIn it, honeybees called love
Oora vaippenI will steep inside
Female
Ennai naanumWhen even I myself
Ariyaadha podhuDid not know who I was
Unnaithaanae arindhenaeIt was you alone I understood
Male :Bhoomikku vandhaMale: Like coming to Earth
Mudhal naal polaeOn the very first day
Pudhidhaai ingu unarndhenaeI felt completely newborn here
Female
Idhu nijamaaIs this true?
Male :Muzhu nijamaeMale: Entirely true
Female :Nilavukkul neerottamFemale: A flow of water inside the moon
Male :Kavidhaikku thaerottamMale: A chariot procession for poetry
Hay..hay…hay..hay..haiHay..hay...hay..hay..hai
Female
Nee vendum vendumI want you, I want you
VendumI want
Male :Neengaamal endrum vendumMale: I want you forever without leaving
Female
Nee vendum vendumI want you, I want you
VendumI want
Male :Neengaamal endrum vendumMale: I want you forever without leaving
Female
Un kavidhai variyaavumIn every line of your poetry
En peyaraagida vendumMy name should be written
Male :En vaarthaikkazhagaeMale: Oh beauty of my words
Un peyarallavaa en vaazhvu neethaanadiIsn't your name my life? You are my life, my dear

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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