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Lyrics & meaning

Neethaan

From VascoDaGama · 2024

Lyricist
Arun NV
Singer
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Music director
Arun NV
Details
VascoDaGama2024

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Ulaa varum nilaa tharumYou are the beauty of the night
Oliyil sivandhaReddened by the light
Iravin azhagi needhaanBrought by the strolling moon
Male
Mazhai thuli anaithidumEmbraced by raindrop
Kaadhal vadiyumDripping with love
Poovin idhazhi needhaaanYou are the petal of a flower
Male
Kuyile ilan kuyilaeO cuckoo, young cuckoo
En paadal varigal needhaanYou are the lines of my song
Isaiyae mellisaiyeO music, soft music
Adhai thoondum valiyum needhaanYou are also the pain that stirs it
Male
Mudhal mazhaiyaeO first rain
Mudhal mazhaiyaeO first rain
En mudhalum mudivuum needhaanYou are my beginning and my end
Adi needhaaan…Oh, you alone...
Male
Unai thodavaeTo touch you
Uyir ezhundhaenI came alive
Enai tharaveTo give myself to you
Unai arindhaenI came to know you
UnadharugaeBeside you
Thuyil ezhavaeTo wake up from sleep
Aayiram piravi vaendumaeI need a thousand births
Male
Unai thodavaeTo touch you
Uyir ezhundhaenI came alive
Enai tharaveTo give myself to you
Unai arindhaenI came to know you
UnadharugaeBeside you
Thuyil ezhavaeTo wake up from sleep
Aayiram piravi vaendumaeI need a thousand births
Male
Kuyile ilan kuyilaeO cuckoo, young cuckoo
En paadal varigal needhaanYou are the lines of my song
Isaiyae mellisaiyeO music, soft music
Adhai thoondum valiyum needhaanYou are also the pain that stirs it
Male
Mudhal mazhaiyaeO first rain
Mudhal mazhaiyaeO first rain
En mudhalum mudivuum needhaanYou are my beginning and my end
Adi needhaaan…Oh, you alone...
Male
Iravu kandanthu pogumThe night will pass away
Un ninaivu kadanthu pogathammaYour memory will not pass away, my dear
Mazhalai idhayam yengumAn innocent heart longs
Theeratha kaadhal neethanaAre you that endless love?
Male
Thannilai maranthu pogumLosing self-awareness
En bothai neeyadiYou are my intoxication, my dear
Neeyadi neeyadiYou alone, you alone
Neeyumindri yaaradiWithout you, who else is there?
Male
Aayiram paadalgalA thousand songs
Eluthi pothavilaiyeWritten were not enough
Kavithaigal unnaiyePoems about you
Male
Adi rosaavaey idhu enna maayamOh rose, what magic is this?
Pudhu ilakkanam adhil vaazhvomaeLet us live in a new grammar
Adhil siru kuzhandhaigalaena naamIn it, like little children, let us be
Pogaadhe ennai vittu dhooramDo not go far away from me
Adhu siridhu eninum thaangaadheEven if it is a little distance, I cannot bear it
Nilavilla vaanaeO sky without a moon
Male
Uyire en uyireO life, my life
En kaadhal mozhigal needhaanYou are my words of love
Isaiyae en isaiyaeO music, my music
Adhai pesum kaviyum needhanYou are the poetry that speaks it
Male
Mudhal mazhaiyeO first rain
Mudhal mazhaiyeO first rain
En mudhalum mudivuum needhaaanYou are my beginning and my end
Adi needhaaan….Oh, you alone...
Male
Uyire en uyireO life, my life
En kaadhal mozhigal needhaanYou are my words of love
Isaiyae en isaiyaeO music, my music
Adhai pesum kaviyum needhanYou are the poetry that speaks it
Male
Mudhal mazhaiyeO first rain
Mudhal mazhaiyeO first rain
En mudhalum mudivuum needhaaanYou are my beginning and my end
Adi needhaaan….Oh, you alone...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is a deeply romantic and soulful ballad expressing intense love, devotion, and poetic adoration towards a beloved. The protagonist compares his beloved to gentle elements of nature—the moonlit night, flower petals, soft music, cuckoos, and the refreshing first rain. He confesses that she is his entire world, his start and end, and the reason for his existence. He yearns to spend countless lifetimes by her side.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uvamaani / Metaphor

Isaiyae mellisaiye

Comparing the beloved directly to flower petals ('Poovin idhazhi needhaaan') and soft music ('Isaiyae mellisaiye').

Anaphora / Repetition (Emoni)

Mudhal mazhaiyae / Mudhal mazhaiyae

Repetition of 'Mudhal mazhaiyae' and 'Unai thodavae' to emphasize deep passion and longing.

Contrast / Antithesis

En mudhalum mudivuum needhaan

Contrasting 'mudhalum' (beginning) and 'mudivum' (ending) in a single phrase to express complete devotion.

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Trivia

The track is composed and written by Arun NV, featuring playback vocals by singer-composer G. V. Prakash Kumar for the 2024 Tamil movie 'VascoDaGama'.

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