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Lyrics & meaning

Neenda Malare

From Kanne Kalaimaane · 2018

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Yazin Nizar, Shweta Pandit
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Kanne Kalaimaane
Movie release year
2018
Lyrics added on
20 Dec 2018

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Neenda malarae
Neenda malarae
Theendum ennam thoonduthae
Per illatha aasai meeruthae
Kollai azhagae
Kollai azhagae
Kollai kolla thonuthae
Kollai poga ullam yenguthae
Kannae kalaimaanae endru
Kavithai nenju katharudhadi
Pennae undhan perai thavira
Ellaa mozhiyum azhiyudhadi
Sutri kolla vendum unnai
Suttrusoozhal marandha badi
Sorkkal ennai kaividum ullabadi
Neenda malarae
Neenda malarae
Theendum ennam thoonduthae
Per illatha aasai meeruthae
Aaa….ha aa…
Kollai azhagae
Kollai azhagae
Kollai kolla thonuthae
Kollai poga ullam yenguthae..ae…ae..
Hoo oo unnai enni
Saalai ponaal
Veedu kadanthae pogindren
Yezhum yezhum pathu endrae
Engal thappaai enninen
Kizhakku engae
Merkku engae
Maranthu pochae unaalae
Nee irukkum dhisaiyellaamae
Kizhakku endrae kaanuthae
En vergalil neeraagiraai
En pookalil thaen aagiraai
Enai innum enna seiya pogiraai…aaai
Inimaiyaaga thunbam seigiradhae
Un paarvaigal
Ennai kondru inbam seigiradhae
Kundru polae nindru nimirkindren
Unai paarthadhum
Kundri maniyaai kundri pogindren
Neenda malarae
Neenda malarae
Theendum ennam thoonduthae
Per illatha aasai meeruthae
Aaa….ha aa…
Kollai azhagae
Kollai azhagae
Kollai kolla thonuthae
Kollai poga ullam yenguthae..ae…ae..
Haa…aaa…aa…aaa…aaa…
Haa….aaa…aa…aaa….
Haa…aaa…aa…aaa…aaa…
Haa….aaa…aa…aaa….
O slender flower,
O slender flower,
The desire to touch you awakens,
A desire without roots grows wild,
O breathtaking beauty,
O breathtaking beauty,
I feel like stealing you away,
My heart longs to be stolen away,
Calling you "my precious darling, my gentle deer",
My poetic heart cries out,
Girl, except for your name,
Every other word fades away,
I want to wrap my arms around you,
Forgetting the whole world around us,
Truly, words completely fail me,
O slender flower,
O slender flower,
The desire to touch you awakens,
A desire without roots grows wild,
Ah... ha... ah...
O breathtaking beauty,
O breathtaking beauty,
I feel like stealing you away,
My heart longs to be stolen away...
Ho... oh... Thinking of you,
As I walk down the street,
I walk right past my own house,
Thinking, "It will only keep growing,"
I counted all our sweet mistakes,
Where is the east?
Where is the west?
I forgot it all because of you,
Whichever direction you are in,
I see only the dawn of the east,
You become the water at my roots,
You become the nectar in my blossoms,
What more are you going to do to me?
It causes such sweet torment—
Your lingering gaze,
It kills me with pure delight,
Like a mountain, I can fall and rise tall,
Yet the moment I look at you,
I shrink down like a tiny red bead seed,
O slender flower,
O slender flower,
The desire to touch you awakens,
A desire without roots grows wild,
Ah... ha... ah...
O breathtaking beauty,
O breathtaking beauty,
I feel like stealing you away,
My heart longs to be stolen away...
Ha... ah... ah... ah... ah...
Ha... ah... ah... ah...
Ha... ah... ah... ah... ah...
Ha... ah... ah... ah...
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Chorus

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song expresses the overwhelming euphoric disorientation caused by falling deeply in love. The protagonist articulates how love reshapes every perception of reality—causing one to walk past their own house, mix up simple arithmetic, and lose track of basic directions like east and west. To the lover, every direction where the beloved stands becomes the east (the rising sun), symbolizing hope and new beginnings. The lyricist weaves metaphors of nature, comparing the beloved to life-giving water for roots and honey for flowers. The lover experiences sweet agony, feeling immensely proud like a mountain overall, yet humbled into a tiny seed in the presence of the beloved's captivating presence.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (Rhyming Endings)

“Theendum ennam thoonduthae / Per illatha aasai meeruthae”

Uniform rhyming verb endings creating a rhythmic flow across lines.

Paradox / Oxymoron

“Inimaiyaaga thunbam seigiradhae / Ennai kondru inbam seigiradhae”

Juxtaposing contrasting emotions like sweet distress and joyous killing to describe intense romantic passion.

Simile & Contrast (Uvamai)

“Kundru polae nindru nimirkindren / Kundri maniyaai kundri pogindren”

Contrasting standing tall like a mountain with shrinking into a tiny seed (kundri mani) upon seeing the lover.

Metaphor (Urvagam)

“En vergalil neeraagiraai / En pookalil thaen aagiraai”

Comparing the beloved directly to vital life sources like water for roots and honey for blossoms.

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Trivia

This track is featured in the 2018 Tamil film 'Kanne Kalaimaane', directed by Seenu Ramasamy and starring Udhayanidhi Stalin and Tamannaah. The music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics written by Vairamuthu. The song's title pays homage to the iconic song 'Kanne Kalaimane' from the classic film 'Moondram Pirai'.

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