Neee
From Yaakkai · 2017
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Yaakkai2017
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Wooh…haaahh | Wooh…haaahh |
| Nee… en kangal naalum | You are the angel... |
| Ketkum dhevadhai | ...that my eyes long for every day. |
| Unnodu naanum vazha yenga | As I long to live with you, |
| Sollamal kaadhal thakkuthae | Love strikes without warning. |
| En kangal unnai theduthae | My eyes keep searching for you, |
| Kannadi polae keeruthae | Scratching me like broken glass, |
| En aaval ellai meeruthae | My desire crosses all limits. |
| Male | |
| Neee….. | You... |
| Nee pagal kanava | Are you a daydream? |
| Ennai kollum ninaiva | A memory that kills me? |
| Naan kulambugiren | I am confused. |
| Male | |
| Oru padapadapil | In a state of flutter, |
| Konjam thudi thudipil | With a little restlessness, |
| Konjam norungugiren | I crumble a little, |
| Adi sitharugiren | Oh dear, I get scattered. |
| Male | |
| Oru azhai polvae | Like a gentle wave, |
| En thozhilae | Upon my shoulder, |
| Nee saayum nerathil | When you lean down, |
| Thaalaagi pogiren | I turn into a soothing lullaby. |
| Male | |
| Pennae pennae | Oh girl, oh girl, |
| Undhan pinnae nadakindren | I walk behind you, |
| Kidakindren un nizhalai polavae | Lying around like your shadow. |
| Unnai kandal endhan nenjam | When I see you, my heart... |
| Naai kutty pola thaavuthae | ...pounces joyfully like a puppy. |
| Male | |
| En kaadhal undhan | Will my love... |
| Kaadhil serumoo.. | ...ever reach your ears? |
| Un swasa kaatru | Will the breeze of your breath... |
| Ennai theendumoo…. | ...ever touch me? |
| Ooooo…. | Ooooo.... |
| Male | |
| Indha idhayam oru | This heart is like... |
| Siru onjaladi | ...a little swing, |
| Athu un dhisayil | And towards your direction, |
| Dhinam aaduthadi | It sways every day. |
| Ennam alaipaainthae | My thoughts wander like waves... |
| Theduthae…aee……. | ...and keep searching for you... |
| Ooooo..hooooo…oooo | Ooooo..hooooo…oooo |
| Male | |
| Kai jaadai paarthu | Seeing a mere gesture of your hand, |
| Kaadhal vanthathae… | Love arrived... |
| Kan jaadai nenjil | A glance of your eyes... |
| Mothal thandhadhae…. | ...brought a clash inside my heart. |
வூ..... ஹா
நீ என் கண்கள் நாளும்
கேட்கும் தேவதை
உன்னோடு நானும்
வாழ ஏங்க சொல்லாமல்
காதல் தாக்குதே என் கண்கள்
உன்னைத் தேடுதே கண்ணாடி
போலே கீறுதே என் ஆவல்
எல்லை மீறுதே
Wooh…haaahh
You are the angel...
...that my eyes long for every day.
As I long to live with you,
Love strikes without warning.
My eyes keep searching for you,
Scratching me like broken glass,
My desire crosses all limits.
நீ………
நீ பகல் கனவா
என்னைக் கொல்லும்
நினைவா நான் குழம்புகிறேன்
You...
Are you a daydream?
A memory that kills me?
I am confused.
ஒரு படபடப்பில்
கொஞ்சம் துடிதுடிப்பில்
கொஞ்சம் நொறுங்குகிறேன்
அடி சிதறுகிறேன்
In a state of flutter,
With a little restlessness,
I crumble a little,
Oh dear, I get scattered.
ஒரு அலைபோலவே
என் தோளிலே நீ சாயும்
நேரத்தில் தாளாகிப்
போகிறேன்
Like a gentle wave,
Upon my shoulder,
When you lean down,
I turn into a soothing lullaby.
பெண்ணே பெண்ணே
உந்தன் பின்னே நடக்கின்றேன்
கிடக்கின்றேன் உன் நிழலைப்
போலவே உன்னைக் கண்டால்
எந்தன் நெஞ்சம் நாய்க்குட்டிப்
போலத் தாவுதே
Oh girl, oh girl,
I walk behind you,
Lying around like your shadow.
When I see you, my heart...
...pounces joyfully like a puppy.
என் காதல்
உந்தன் காதில் சேருமோ
உன் சுவாசக் காற்று
என்னைத் தீண்டுமோ
ஓஓஓஓ.....
Will my love...
...ever reach your ears?
Will the breeze of your breath...
...ever touch me?
Ooooo....
இந்த இதயமொரு
சிறு ஊஞ்சலடி அது உன்
திசையில் தினம் ஆடுதடி
எண்ணம் அலைபாய்ந்தே
தேடுதே ஓஓஓ.....ஹோ
ஓஓஓ.....
This heart is like...
...a little swing,
And towards your direction,
It sways every day.
My thoughts wander like waves...
...and keep searching for you...
Ooooo..hooooo…oooo
கை ஜாடை பார்த்து
காதல் வந்ததே கண் ஜாடை
நெஞ்சில் மோதல் தந்ததே
Seeing a mere gesture of your hand,
Love arrived...
A glance of your eyes...
...brought a clash inside my heart.
Wooh…haaahh
Wooh…haaahh
Nee… en kangal naalum
You are the angel...
Ketkum dhevadhai
...that my eyes long for every day.
Unnodu naanum vazha yenga
As I long to live with you,
Sollamal kaadhal thakkuthae
Love strikes without warning.
En kangal unnai theduthae
My eyes keep searching for you,
Kannadi polae keeruthae
Scratching me like broken glass,
En aaval ellai meeruthae
My desire crosses all limits.
Neee…..
You...
Nee pagal kanava
Are you a daydream?
Ennai kollum ninaiva
A memory that kills me?
Naan kulambugiren
I am confused.
Oru padapadapil
In a state of flutter,
Konjam thudi thudipil
With a little restlessness,
Konjam norungugiren
I crumble a little,
Adi sitharugiren
Oh dear, I get scattered.
Oru azhai polvae
Like a gentle wave,
En thozhilae
Upon my shoulder,
Nee saayum nerathil
When you lean down,
Thaalaagi pogiren
I turn into a soothing lullaby.
Pennae pennae
Oh girl, oh girl,
Undhan pinnae nadakindren
I walk behind you,
Kidakindren un nizhalai polavae
Lying around like your shadow.
Unnai kandal endhan nenjam
When I see you, my heart...
Naai kutty pola thaavuthae
...pounces joyfully like a puppy.
En kaadhal undhan
Will my love...
Kaadhil serumoo..
...ever reach your ears?
Un swasa kaatru
Will the breeze of your breath...
Ennai theendumoo….
...ever touch me?
Ooooo….
Ooooo....
Indha idhayam oru
This heart is like...
Siru onjaladi
...a little swing,
Athu un dhisayil
And towards your direction,
Dhinam aaduthadi
It sways every day.
Ennam alaipaainthae
My thoughts wander like waves...
Theduthae…aee…….
...and keep searching for you...
Ooooo..hooooo…oooo
Ooooo..hooooo…oooo
Kai jaadai paarthu
Seeing a mere gesture of your hand,
Kaadhal vanthathae…
Love arrived...
Kan jaadai nenjil
A glance of your eyes...
Mothal thandhadhae….
...brought a clash inside my heart.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song from 'Yaakkai' conveys the tender, overwhelming emotions of a lover smitten by an unexpressed romance. The protagonist expresses his deep yearning and vulnerability, describing how his thoughts wander endlessly and his heart flutters in excitement at the mere sight or gesture of his beloved. Through vivid imagery of swings, shadows, and puppies, the lyrics capture the restless joy and sweet suffering of falling deeply in love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Kannadi polae keeruthae”
Compares the emotional pain of longing and searching eyes to the sharp scratching of glass.
Simile (Upamai)
“Naai kutty pola thaavuthae”
Compares the exuberant, uncontrollable bouncing of the excited heart to a playful puppy.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Indha idhayam oru siru onjaladi”
Directly compares the heart to a small swing that constantly sways towards the beloved's direction.
Parallelism and Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Kai jaadai paarthu ... Kan jaadai nenjil”
Uses parallel structure with hand gestures ('Kai jaadai') and eye gestures ('Kan jaadai') to emphasize subtle non-verbal cues in love.
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Trivia
The album of 'Yaakkai' (2017) was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and features poignant lyrics written by the legendary Na. Muthu Kumar. This song is part of the iconic director-composer-lyricist era of Tamil cinema, highlighting Na. Muthu Kumar's signature style of using simple, everyday metaphors like a puppy or a swing to portray profound romantic feelings.
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