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Lyrics & meaning

Neeye Charanam

From Album Songs 2020 · 2020

Lyricist
Soundara Rajan
Singer
Ghibran
Music director
Ghibran
Movie name
Album Songs 2020
Movie release year
2020
Lyrics added on
25 Oct 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kannaa pinnaa kaadhal
Ennai katti kolla
Thikki thikki ninna
Enna pannaa ponnae
Sonna indha kaadhal
Enna pichchi thinna
Oththa sollu solli
Kaapathu nee kannae
Uruguren unnaala
Oraiyuren unnaala
Sirikkiren thannaala
Yedho solladi
Kaadhal kaaichal naanadi
Neeyum neeyum seiyadha
Kaadhal koochal thaanadi
Adi oththayila nikkuranae sikkuranae
Enna seiya
Charanam charanam
Neeyae charanam
Charanam charanam
Un kannukulla charanam
Charanam charanam
Neeyae charanam
Charanam charanam
Un kannukulla charanam
Thoorathil ava therinjaa therinjaa
Pakkathil poga paavi manam thudikkum
Pakkathil ava irundhaa irundhaa
Bakkunu nenjil kalavaram vedikkum
Kollaama kollum paarvaiyil vizhunthen
Unnaala naanum sukku noora odanjen
Ennaachi ennakku sugavanam kirukku
Charanam charanam
Neeyae charanam
Charanam charanam
Un kannukulla charanam
Charanam charanam
Neeyae charanam
Charanam charanam
Un kannukulla charanam
A wild and crazy love
wrapped itself around me,
and I stood there stumbling for words.
What did you do to me, girl?
This love that was spoken of
is tearing me apart and consuming me.
Just say a single word
and save me, my darling.
I melt because of you,
I freeze because of you,
I smile all by myself;
say something to me, girl!
I am burning with love's fever, girl,
don't hold back
this loud cry of love, girl.
Girl, I am standing alone and getting trapped,
what do I do?
I surrender, I surrender,
you are my only refuge.
I surrender, I surrender,
I find refuge in your eyes.
I surrender, I surrender,
you are my only refuge.
I surrender, I surrender,
I find refuge in your eyes.
Whenever she appears in the distance,
this wretched heart longs to go near her.
Whenever she is right next to me,
a sudden panic erupts in my chest.
I fell for that glance that kills without killing,
and because of you, I shattered into pieces.
What has happened to me? A sweet, delightful madness!
I surrender, I surrender,
you are my only refuge.
I surrender, I surrender,
I find refuge in your eyes.
I surrender, I surrender,
you are my only refuge.
I surrender, I surrender,
I find refuge in your eyes.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song expresses the overwhelming and chaotic emotions of a lover completely consumed by passion. He describes love as a wild, binding force that leaves him stuttering, melting, freezing, and smiling uncontrollably. Overwhelmed by 'love fever', he desperately pleads with his beloved to say just one word to save him from his emotional turmoil.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Kaadhal kaaichal naanadi

Equating the intense physical and emotional symptoms of falling in love with a burning fever.

Oxymoron / Paradox

Kollaama kollum paarvaiyil vizhunthen

'Kollaama kollum' translates to 'slaying without killing', describing the mesmerizing power of her eyes.

Adukku Thodar (Repetition for Emphasis)

Thoorathil ava therinjaa therinjaa

Repetition of words like 'therinjaa' and 'irundhaa' intensifies the emotional impact of her presence.

Edugai (Second-letter Rhyming)

Uruguren unnaala / Oraiyuren unnaala

The second consonant 'ru/rai' rhymes ('Uruguren' / 'Oraiyuren') across consecutive lines.

Double Entendre

Neeyae charanam

'Charanam' functions both as a poetic term for a song verse and as a devotional term meaning complete surrender or refuge.

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Trivia

The word 'Charanam' is used as a wordplay here: while it technically refers to the verse section of a song structure in Carnatic and Tamil music, it derives from Sanskrit meaning 'feet' or 'taking sanctuary at someone's feet'.

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