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Lyrics & meaning

Neethana Ennai

From Mayabazar · 1957

Lyricist
Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
Singers
Ghantasala, Leela
Music director
Ghantasala
Movie name
Mayabazar
Movie release year
1957
Lyrics added on
24 Aug 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nee thaana…aaa….aaa…aaa….
Nee thaana ennai ninathathu
Nee thaana ennai azhaithathu
Nee thaana en idhayathilae
Nilai thadumaarida ulaviyadhu
Nee thaana….
Nee thaanae ennai ninathathu
Nee thaanae ennai azhaithathu
Nee thaanae en idhayathilae
Nilai thadumaarida ulaviyadhu
Nee thaanae….
Kanavinilae oru ninaivaagi
En ninaivinilae oru kanavagai
Kanavinilae oru ninaivaagi
En ninaivinilae oru kanavagai
Kanavo ninaivo kaanbathu maayaiyoo
Kalavara maevidum nilavaram aanen
Nee thaana ennai ninathathu
Nee thaana ennai azhaithathu
Nee thaana en idhayathilae
Nilai thadumaarida ulaviyadhu
Nee thaana….
Kangalil nilavum kaainthidavae ini
En manadhil manam kamizhthidavae
Kangalil nilavum kaainthidavae ini
En manadhil manam kamizhthidavae
Kannaiyum manadhaiyum kavarnthidavae
Mei kaadhalinaale magizhnthidavae…..
Nee thaanae ennai ninathathu
Nee thaanae ennai azhaithathu
Nee thaanae en idhayathilae
Nilai thadumaarida ulaviyadhu
Nee thaanae….
Male :Nee thaanae….
Is it really you... ah... ah... ah...
Is it really you who thought of me?
Is it really you who called out to me?
Is it really you who wandered into my heart,
making me lose my balance?
Is it really you...?
It was surely you who thought of me,
It was surely you who called out to me,
It was surely you who wandered into my heart,
making me lose my balance.
It was surely you...
Becoming a thought inside my dreams,
and becoming a dream inside my thoughts,
Becoming a thought inside my dreams,
and becoming a dream inside my thoughts,
Is this a dream, a memory, or just an illusion?
I have fallen into complete, sweet confusion!
Is it really you who thought of me?
Is it really you who called out to me?
Is it really you who wandered into my heart,
making me lose my balance?
Is it really you...?
As the moonlight shines bright in our eyes,
and sweet fragrance fills my heart,
As the moonlight shines bright in our eyes,
and sweet fragrance fills my heart,
Stealing both my eyes and my heart,
to rejoice together in true love...
It was surely you who thought of me,
It was surely you who called out to me,
It was surely you who wandered into my heart,
making me lose my balance.
It was surely you...
It was surely you...
Male
Female
Male
Male
Female
Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This romantic track from the classic film Mayabazar captures the intoxicating wonder of mutual love. The lovers reflect on how the presence of the other has swept through their hearts, blurring the lines between waking thoughts and dreamlike visions. The lyrics play beautifully with concepts of reality, dreams, fragrance, and moonlight to convey how love enchants all senses and fills their lives with deep joy.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora

“Nee thaana ennai ninathathu”

Repetition of 'Nee thaana' (Is it you) at the start of consecutive lines to build emotional emphasis and romantic inquiry.

Antimetabole / Chiasmus

“Kanavinilae oru ninaivaagi / En ninaivinilae oru kanavagai”

Inversion of words 'Kanavu' (dream) and 'Ninaivu' (thought) to illustrate the sweet confusion between reality and illusions.

Polyptoton / Homonymic Wordplay

“En manadhil manam kamizhthidavae”

Using 'manadhil' (in mind/heart) alongside 'manam' (fragrance) to create auditory harmony and evocative imagery.

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Trivia

Mayabazar (1957) is a landmark Indian epic film released simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu. The Tamil version features lyrics by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass with music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao and Ghantasala.

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