Neengatha Ennam Ondru
From Vidiyum Varai Kaathiru · 1981
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- S. Janaki, Malaysia Vasudevan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Vidiyum Varai Kaathiru1981
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Neengaatha ennam ondru nenjodu undu | There is an indelible thought residing in my heart |
| Female :Ennanga adhu | Female: What is it, my love? |
| Male :Oru shaajahan oru devadas | Male: A Shah Jahan, a Devadas |
| Adhu pola thaan unnodu naan | Just like them, I wish to be with you |
| Eerezhu jenmam varavendum | Across fourteen births, I want to come to you |
| Female | |
| Neengaadha ennam ondru nenjodu undu | There is an indelible thought residing in my heart |
| Oru janaki oru kannagi | A Janaki, a Kannagi |
| Adhuppola thaan unnodu naan | Just like them, I wish to be with you |
| Eerezhu jenmam varavendum | Across fourteen births, I want to come to you |
| Male | |
| Megam midhakkudhu | Clouds are floating |
| Aagayam melae parakkudhu | Flying high in the sky |
| Megam midhakkudhu | Clouds are floating |
| Aagayam melae parakkudhu | Flying high in the sky |
| Female | |
| Aa..aa.. | Ah... ah... |
| Male :Adhupolavae unakkaana | Male: Just like that, for you |
| Naan alai paaigiren | I am wandering restless like waves |
| Female :Lalalallaa | Female: La la la la |
| Mazhaiyaaga maaruven madimeedhu seruven | I will turn into rain and rest on your lap |
| Neerattuven un maeniyai | I will bathe your body |
| Anbae undhananbai anubavippen | My love, I will experience your affection |
| Male | |
| Neengaadha ennam ondru nenjodu undu | There is an indelible thought residing in my heart |
| Male | |
| Kaanum kanavugal | Dreams that are seen |
| Nee konda aasai ninaivugal | Thoughts of desires you held |
| Kaanum kanavugal | Dreams that are seen |
| Nee konda aasai ninaivugal | Thoughts of desires you held |
| Female | |
| Aa..aa.. | Ah... ah... |
| Male :Ennenna sol innaalilae nirai vettruven | Male: Tell me what they are, I shall fulfill them today |
| Female :Lalallalala | Female: La la la la |
| Theeraadha aasaigal or naalil theerumoo | Will unquenchable desires end in a single day? |
| Vaan maarlaam nilam maaralaam | Sky may change, earth may change |
| Maaramal iruvarum iniandhiruppom | Unchanging, both of us shall stay united from now on |
| Male | |
| Neengaatha ennam ondru nenjodu undu | There is an indelible thought residing in my heart |
| Oru shaajahan oru devadas | A Shah Jahan, a Devadas |
| Adhu pola thaan unnodu naan | Just like them, I wish to be with you |
| Eerezhu jenmam varavendum | Across fourteen births, I want to come to you |
| Female | |
| Neengaadha ennam ondru nenjodu undu | There is an indelible thought residing in my heart |
| Oru janaki oru kannagi | A Janaki, a Kannagi |
| Adhuppola thaan unnodu naan | Just like them, I wish to be with you |
| Eerezhu jenmam varavendum | Across fourteen births, I want to come to you |
நீங்காத எண்ணம் ஒன்று நெஞ்சோடு உண்டு
என்னங்க அது
ஒரு ஷாஜகான் ஒரு தேவதாஸ்
அதுபோலத்தான் உன்னோடு நான்
ஈரேழு ஜென்மம் வரவேண்டும்........
There is an indelible thought residing in my heart
Female: What is it, my love?
Male: A Shah Jahan, a Devadas
Just like them, I wish to be with you
Across fourteen births, I want to come to you
நீங்காத எண்ணம் ஒன்று நெஞ்சோடு உண்டு
ஒரு ஜானகி ஒரு கண்ணகி
அதுபோலத்தான் உன்னோடு நான்
ஈரேழு ஜென்மம் வரவேண்டும்.....
There is an indelible thought residing in my heart
A Janaki, a Kannagi
Just like them, I wish to be with you
Across fourteen births, I want to come to you
மேகம் மிதக்குது
ஆகாயம் மேலே பறக்குது
மேகம் மிதக்குது
ஆகாயம் மேலே பறக்குது
Clouds are floating
Flying high in the sky
Clouds are floating
Flying high in the sky
ஆ...ஆஅ...
அதுபோலவே உனக்காண
நான் அலை பாய்கிறேன்
லாலாலாலாலா
மழையாக மாறுவேன் மடிமீது சேருவேன்
நீராட்டுவேன் உன் மேனியை
அன்பே உந்தனன்பை அனுபவிப்பேன்......
நீங்காத எண்ணம் ஒன்று நெஞ்சோடு உண்டு
Ah... ah...
Male: Just like that, for you
I am wandering restless like waves
Female: La la la la
I will turn into rain and rest on your lap
I will bathe your body
My love, I will experience your affection
காணும் கனவுகள்
நீ கொண்ட ஆசை நினைவுகள்
காணும் கனவுகள்
நீ கொண்ட ஆசை நினைவுகள்
There is an indelible thought residing in my heart
ஆ...ஆஅ....
என்னென்ன சொல் இந்நாளிலே நிறைவேற்றுவேன்
லாலாலாலா
தீராத ஆசைகள் ஓர் நாளில் தீருமோ
வான் மாறலாம் நிலம் மாறலாம்
மாறாமல் இருவரும் இணைந்திருப்போம்....
Dreams that are seen
Thoughts of desires you held
Dreams that are seen
Thoughts of desires you held
நீங்காத எண்ணம் ஒன்று நெஞ்சோடு உண்டு
ஒரு ஷாஜகான் ஒரு தேவதாஸ்
அதுபோலத்தான் உன்னோடு நான்
ஈரேழு ஜென்மம் வரவேண்டும்........
Ah... ah...
Male: Tell me what they are, I shall fulfill them today
Female: La la la la
Will unquenchable desires end in a single day?
Sky may change, earth may change
Unchanging, both of us shall stay united from now on
நீங்காத எண்ணம் ஒன்று நெஞ்சோடு உண்டு
ஒரு ஜானகி ஒரு கண்ணகி
அதுபோலத்தான் உன்னோடு நான்
ஈரேழு ஜென்மம் வரவேண்டும்.....
There is an indelible thought residing in my heart
A Shah Jahan, a Devadas
Just like them, I wish to be with you
Across fourteen births, I want to come to you
There is an indelible thought residing in my heart
A Janaki, a Kannagi
Just like them, I wish to be with you
Across fourteen births, I want to come to you
Neengaatha ennam ondru nenjodu undu
There is an indelible thought residing in my heart
Female :Ennanga adhu
Female: What is it, my love?
Male :Oru shaajahan oru devadas
Male: A Shah Jahan, a Devadas
Adhu pola thaan unnodu naan
Just like them, I wish to be with you
Eerezhu jenmam varavendum
Across fourteen births, I want to come to you
Neengaadha ennam ondru nenjodu undu
There is an indelible thought residing in my heart
Oru janaki oru kannagi
A Janaki, a Kannagi
Adhuppola thaan unnodu naan
Just like them, I wish to be with you
Eerezhu jenmam varavendum
Across fourteen births, I want to come to you
Megam midhakkudhu
Clouds are floating
Aagayam melae parakkudhu
Flying high in the sky
Megam midhakkudhu
Clouds are floating
Aagayam melae parakkudhu
Flying high in the sky
Aa..aa..
Ah... ah...
Male :Adhupolavae unakkaana
Male: Just like that, for you
Naan alai paaigiren
I am wandering restless like waves
Female :Lalalallaa
Female: La la la la
Mazhaiyaaga maaruven madimeedhu seruven
I will turn into rain and rest on your lap
Neerattuven un maeniyai
I will bathe your body
Anbae undhananbai anubavippen
My love, I will experience your affection
Neengaadha ennam ondru nenjodu undu
There is an indelible thought residing in my heart
Kaanum kanavugal
Dreams that are seen
Nee konda aasai ninaivugal
Thoughts of desires you held
Kaanum kanavugal
Dreams that are seen
Nee konda aasai ninaivugal
Thoughts of desires you held
Aa..aa..
Ah... ah...
Male :Ennenna sol innaalilae nirai vettruven
Male: Tell me what they are, I shall fulfill them today
Female :Lalallalala
Female: La la la la
Theeraadha aasaigal or naalil theerumoo
Will unquenchable desires end in a single day?
Vaan maarlaam nilam maaralaam
Sky may change, earth may change
Maaramal iruvarum iniandhiruppom
Unchanging, both of us shall stay united from now on
Neengaatha ennam ondru nenjodu undu
There is an indelible thought residing in my heart
Oru shaajahan oru devadas
A Shah Jahan, a Devadas
Adhu pola thaan unnodu naan
Just like them, I wish to be with you
Eerezhu jenmam varavendum
Across fourteen births, I want to come to you
Neengaadha ennam ondru nenjodu undu
There is an indelible thought residing in my heart
Oru janaki oru kannagi
A Janaki, a Kannagi
Adhuppola thaan unnodu naan
Just like them, I wish to be with you
Eerezhu jenmam varavendum
Across fourteen births, I want to come to you
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Neengaatha Ennam Ondru is a romantic duet from the 1981 film Vidiyum Varai Kaathiru, composed by Ilaiyaraaja and written by Vaali. The song portrays a couple expressing their eternal love and deep emotional commitment. They compare their bond to iconic historical and epic figures renowned for love and devotion—Shah Jahan, Devadas, Janaki (Sita), and Kannagi—wishing to remain soulmates across fourteen lifetimes.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Moonaai (Alliteration)
“Neengaatha ennam ondru nenjodu undu”
Repetition of the 'Ne' sound at the start of words creating a melodic rhythm.
Allusion (Aaluval)
“Oru shaajahan oru devadas / Oru janaki oru kannagi”
Reference to legendary romantic and epic figures (Shah Jahan, Devadas, Janaki, Kannagi) to heighten the emotional depth of their bond.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)
“Eerezhu jenmam varavendum”
Exaggerating love across 'Eerezhu jenmam' (fourteen rebirths) to emphasize everlasting devotion.
Nature Imagery (Iyarkkai Uvamai)
“Vaan maarlaam nilam maaralaam / Maaramal iruvarum iniandhiruppom”
Using floating clouds, rain, sky, and earth as poetic metaphors for emotional states and eternal permanence.
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Trivia
Vidiyum Varai Kaathiru (1981) was written and directed by K. Bhagyaraj, who also played the lead role alongside Satyakala. The song 'Neengaatha Ennam Ondru' is renowned for Ilaiyaraaja's gentle orchestration and the smooth vocal chemistry between Malaysia Vasudevan and S. Janaki.
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