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Neengatha Ennam Ondru

From Vidiyum Varai Kaathiru · 1981

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
S. Janaki, Malaysia Vasudevan
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Vidiyum Varai Kaathiru
Movie release year
1981
Lyrics added on
29 Dec 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Neengaatha ennam ondru nenjodu undu
Female :Ennanga adhu
Male :Oru shaajahan oru devadas
Adhu pola thaan unnodu naan
Eerezhu jenmam varavendum
Neengaadha ennam ondru nenjodu undu
Oru janaki oru kannagi
Adhuppola thaan unnodu naan
Eerezhu jenmam varavendum
Megam midhakkudhu
Aagayam melae parakkudhu
Megam midhakkudhu
Aagayam melae parakkudhu
Aa..aa..
Male :Adhupolavae unakkaana
Naan alai paaigiren
Female :Lalalallaa
Mazhaiyaaga maaruven madimeedhu seruven
Neerattuven un maeniyai
Anbae undhananbai anubavippen
Neengaadha ennam ondru nenjodu undu
Kaanum kanavugal
Nee konda aasai ninaivugal
Kaanum kanavugal
Nee konda aasai ninaivugal
Aa..aa..
Male :Ennenna sol innaalilae nirai vettruven
Female :Lalallalala
Theeraadha aasaigal or naalil theerumoo
Vaan maarlaam nilam maaralaam
Maaramal iruvarum iniandhiruppom
Neengaatha ennam ondru nenjodu undu
Oru shaajahan oru devadas
Adhu pola thaan unnodu naan
Eerezhu jenmam varavendum
Neengaadha ennam ondru nenjodu undu
Oru janaki oru kannagi
Adhuppola thaan unnodu naan
Eerezhu jenmam varavendum
A never-fading wish lives deep in my heart
Female: What is it, my love?
Male: Like a Shah Jahan, like a Devadas,
just like them, with you, I
want to live through fourteen lifetimes!
A never-fading wish lives deep in my heart
Like a Janaki, like a Kannagi,
just like them, with you, I
want to live through fourteen lifetimes!
The clouds are drifting,
flying high up in the sky
The clouds are drifting,
flying high up in the sky
Aa... aa...
Male: Just like that, for you,
my heart drifts restlessly
Female: La la la laa
I will turn into rain and fall into your lap,
bathing your body with warmth
My love, I will cherish your affection
A never-fading wish lives deep in my heart
The dreams you see,
and the fond desires in your thoughts
The dreams you see,
and the fond desires in your thoughts
Aa... aa...
Male: Tell me your wishes, I will fulfill them this very day
Female: La la la la
Can endless desires ever be fulfilled in just one day?
The sky may change, the earth may change,
yet unchanging, the two of us will stay united
A never-fading wish lives deep in my heart
Like a Shah Jahan, like a Devadas,
just like them, with you, I
want to live through fourteen lifetimes!
A never-fading wish lives deep in my heart
Like a Janaki, like a Kannagi,
just like them, with you, I
want to live through fourteen lifetimes!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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