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Lyrics & meaning

Neenda Dhooram (Male)

From Vedigundu Murugesan · 2009

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singer
Vijay Yesudas
Music director
Dhina
Details
Vedigundu Murugesan2009

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Neenda dhooram pogum paadhai oorai saerumoWill the long-stretching path ever reach the town?
Neela vaanai saerntha megam neengi pogumoWill the cloud that joined the blue sky ever leave?
Neenda dhooram pogum paadhai oorai saerumoWill the long-stretching path ever reach the town?
Neela vaanai saerntha megam neengi pogumoWill the cloud that joined the blue sky ever leave?
Male
Unnai pola yaarumillai intha seemaiyilThere is no one quite like you in this entire realm.
Anbai pola vedham yaedhumillai bhoomilThere is no sacred scripture greater than love on this earth.
Male
Neenda dhooram pogum paadhai oorai saerumoWill the long-stretching path ever reach the town?
Neela vaanai saerntha megam neengi pogumoWill the cloud that joined the blue sky ever leave?
Male
Veesum thendral kaattru pesi pogumThe gentle blowing breeze will speak
Un perai paaraikullum neeyae pasam vaikkum peraiYour name; you are one who bestows love even inside a solid rock.
Imaiyo thoongidum idhayam thoongidaathaeThe eyelids may fall asleep, but the heart shall never sleep.
Nadaipaadhai thaengidum natpu thaengidaathaeThe pathway may come to a halt, but friendship will never stagnate.
Male
Vaasal meedhu kolam pola natpu saerumaeFriendship comes together like an intricate pattern drawn at the doorstep.
Kaalam maari poga koodum kaatchi vaazhumaeTimes may change, but the cherished vision will live on forever.
Manathil kalangam illamal karunai puripavan neeyaeYou are the pure soul who shows mercy without any stain in your heart.
Edhaiyum thirumbi peraamal muzhuthum tharupavan neeyaeYou are the one who gives everything fully without expecting anything in return.
Male
Neenda dhooram pogum paadhai oorai saerumoWill the long-stretching path ever reach the town?
Neela vaanai saerntha megam neengi pogumoWill the cloud that joined the blue sky ever leave?
Male
Aaraaro aaraariraaro aaraaro aaraariraaroLullaby refrain (Aaraaro aaraariraaro aaraaro aaraariraaro)
Naalai unnai saera aasaiyillai neenguThere is no longing for tomorrow, just stay near;
Pona jenmaththodu saernthu ennai thaanguHold and support me as if bound to me from a previous birth.
Kanavae kangalaai maari povathenoWhy is it that dreams are transforming into seeing eyes?
Veyillae saaraalaai thegam soozhvathaeniWhy does the hot sun feel like a cool drizzle surrounding the body?
Male
Ennil neeyum vaazhvathaalae yaedhu thollaigalSince you live within me, what troubles could possibly affect me?
Neeyum naanum kadhal thaayin ilaiya pillaigalYou and I are the younger children of Mother Love.
Neliyum nadhiyalai pola ninaivil sudhanthiramaaguBecome free in thoughts like a meandering river wave.
Uravil thalaimuraikooda uyiril nirantharamaaguAcross generations of kinship, become eternal within the soul.
Male
Neenda dhooram pogum paadhai oorai saerumoWill the long-stretching path ever reach the town?
Neela vaanai saerntha megam neengi pogumoWill the cloud that joined the blue sky ever leave?
Male
Unnai pola yaarumillai intha seemaiyilThere is no one quite like you in this entire realm.
Anbai pola vedham yaedhumillai bhoomilThere is no sacred scripture greater than love on this earth.
Male
Neenda dhooram pogum paadhai oorai saerumoWill the long-stretching path ever reach the town?
Neela vaanai saerntha megam neengi pogumoWill the cloud that joined the blue sky ever leave?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This soulful song from Vedigundu Murugesan reflects deep bonds of companionship, unconditional love, and spiritual connection. Using rhetorical questions about long pathways reaching destinations and clouds belonging to the blue sky, the lyrics emphasize that genuine relationships are eternal and indestructible by time or circumstance.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)

Neenda dhooram pogum paadhai oorai saerumo / Neela vaanai saerntha megam neengi pogumo

Matching second consonant 'nda' and 'la' across lines in Tamil poetry structure (Neenda / Neela).

Monaai (Alliteration)

Neliyum nadhiyalai pola ninaivil sudhanthiramaagu

Repetition of initial consonant 'N' sound (Neliyum / Ninaivil).

Upamai (Simile)

Neliyum nadhiyalai pola ninaivil sudhanthiramaagu

Comparing the natural flow of thoughts to a meandering river wave ('nadhiyalai pola').

Metaphor

Neeyum naanum kadhal thaayin ilaiya pillaigal

Describing human beings as 'younger children of mother love'.

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Trivia

Composed by music director Dhina with lyrics by Yugabharathi, the song features the iconic vocals of K. J. Yesudas, bringing a classic melodious feel to the 2009 comedy-drama film Vedigundu Murugesan starring Pasupathy and Jyothirmayi.

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