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Lyrics & meaning

Neengum Bothil

From Plan Panni Pannanum · 2020

Lyricist
Niranjan Bharathi
Singer
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Plan Panni Pannanum
Movie release year
2020
Lyrics added on
16 Jan 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Neengum podhil yengum nenjil
Yedho saaralo
Yedho saaralo
Moongil modhi thendral pogum
Podhu paadalo
Podhu paadalo
Dhooram kooda baaram yera
Kaatril mounamo
Otrai vaarthai sollum munbu
Neram mudiyumo
Nerungidum ennam varugaiyil
Adhu vilagidum vindhai yenadi
Kaigalil yaavum tharugaiyil
Adhai izhanthidum nilaiyil naanadi
Oru poovil vaazhnthidum
Vaasanai maraiyudhae
En uyiril oru vali
Menmaiyaai niraiyudhae
Kaanum kanavugal
Vegamaai kalaiyudhae
Sugamaana payanangal
Mutkalaai kuthudhae
Aruginil neeyum
Irukkaiyilum nenjam
Thanimaiyai unarudhae
Pirinthidum endrum
Therinthidum uravin
Arimugam kodumaiyae
Pazhagiya naatkal
Thandha inbamo
Azhagiya vaanavillai polavae
Neengidum andha neram
Vandhadhaalae
Suvadugal indri neengidumo
Poomazhai pola
Undhan gnyabagam
Theemazhai aaga
Enna kaaranam
Inivarum kaalam mella thaengumo
Anubavam ondru kadandhu pogumo
Pogum paadhai pogum
Aana podhum vendumae
Unai piriyum ellai thondrum varai
Un paarvai neelumae
Thirumbaamal sendridum podhum
Un ninaivugal thirumbumae
Nee illaadha podhum unnai
Endrum virumbumae…virumbumae…virumbumae..
As you leave, in my longing heart,
is that a gentle drizzle?
Is that a gentle drizzle?
When the breeze brushes past the bamboo,
is it a song?
Is it a song?
As the distance grows and the weight increases,
has silence filled the air?
Before I can say a single word,
will time run out?
Just as the thought of coming closer arises,
why does it strangely drift away?
Even as everything is placed in my hands,
I am in a state of losing it all.
The fragrance that lives
within a flower is fading away.
A pain inside my soul
is gently filling up.
The dreams I see
are quickly shattering.
Journeys that felt so sweet
are now piercing like thorns.
Even when you are
right beside me, my heart
feels so lonely.
Knowing that it will part someday,
even getting to know such a bond
is pure cruelty.
The joy brought by
the days we spent together
is just like a beautiful rainbow.
Now that the moment of parting
has arrived,
will it vanish without a trace?
Like a shower of flowers,
your memory used to be.
Why has it turned
into a rain of fire?
Will the days ahead slowly stand still?
Or will this just pass as an experience?
The path will go where it goes,
yet even then, I still yearn for you.
Until the point of our parting appears,
your gaze still lingers on.
Even if you walk away without turning back,
your memories will keep returning.
Even when you are not here,
my heart will always love you... love you... love you...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a deeply emotional ballad capturing the overwhelming heartache of an impending separation between lovers. The protagonist reflects on how moments of joy and intimacy have turned into bittersweet memories, comparing the feeling of love to natural phenomena like drizzle, breeze passing through bamboo, and colorful rainbows that fade quickly.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Contrast (Uvamaai / Muran)

Poomazhai pola undhan gnyabagam / Theemazhai aaga

Compares memories that once felt like a gentle shower of flowers ('Poomazhai') to now feeling like a agonizing shower of fire ('Theemazhai').

Simile (Uvamai)

Azhagiya vaanavillai polavae

Compares the brief, joyful days spent together to a beautiful but transient rainbow ('Azhagiya vaanavillai polavae').

Imagery (Kaatchi Uvamai)

Moongil modhi thendral pogum

Evokes gentle nature imagery—breeze blowing through bamboo stems—to parallel delicate inner emotion.

Rhyme / Monorhyme (Edhugai)

Neengum podhil yengum nenjil / Moongil modhi thendral pogum

The second letter harmony ('oo' sound) across lines 'Neengum' and 'Moongil' creates a poetic flow in traditional Tamil verse.

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Trivia

The lyricist of this song, Niranjan Bharathi, is the great-grandson of the iconic Tamil poet Mahakavi Subramania Bharathi. The film 'Plan Panni Pannanum' (2020) features music composed by Premgi Amaren.

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