Neeye Charanam
From Album Songs 2020 · 2020
- Lyricist
- Soundara Rajan
- Singer
- Ghibran
- Music director
- Ghibran
- Details
- Album Songs 20202020
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kannaa pinnaa kaadhal | Wild, chaotic love |
| Ennai katti kolla | Has bound me tightly |
| Thikki thikki ninna | Standing stuttering and faltering |
| Enna pannaa ponnae | What did you do, my girl? |
| Male | |
| Sonna indha kaadhal | This love that was spoken |
| Enna pichchi thinna | Is tearing me apart and devouring me |
| Oththa sollu solli | Just utter a single word |
| Kaapathu nee kannae | And save me, my darling |
| Male | |
| Uruguren unnaala | I am melting because of you |
| Oraiyuren unnaala | I am freezing because of you |
| Sirikkiren thannaala | I am smiling all by myself |
| Yedho solladi | Say something, girl |
| Kaadhal kaaichal naanadi | I am down with love fever, girl |
| Neeyum neeyum seiyadha | Don't you go making |
| Kaadhal koochal thaanadi | A romantic fuss, girl |
| Adi oththayila nikkuranae sikkuranae | Hey, I stand alone and trapped |
| Enna seiya | What am I to do? |
| Male | |
| Charanam charanam | Refuge, refuge |
| Neeyae charanam | You alone are my refuge |
| Charanam charanam | Refuge, refuge |
| Un kannukulla charanam | My refuge lies inside your eyes |
| Male | |
| Charanam charanam | Refuge, refuge |
| Neeyae charanam | You alone are my refuge |
| Charanam charanam | Refuge, refuge |
| Un kannukulla charanam | My refuge lies inside your eyes |
| Male | |
| Thoorathil ava therinjaa therinjaa | When she appeared in the distance |
| Pakkathil poga paavi manam thudikkum | My poor heart throbbed to get closer |
| Pakkathil ava irundhaa irundhaa | When she was right beside me |
| Bakkunu nenjil kalavaram vedikkum | A sudden panic erupted in my heart |
| Male | |
| Kollaama kollum paarvaiyil vizhunthen | I fell into her gaze that slays without killing |
| Unnaala naanum sukku noora odanjen | Because of you, I shattered into a hundred pieces |
| Ennaachi ennakku sugavanam kirukku | What has happened to me, this blissful madness? |
| Male | |
| Charanam charanam | Refuge, refuge |
| Neeyae charanam | You alone are my refuge |
| Charanam charanam | Refuge, refuge |
| Un kannukulla charanam | My refuge lies inside your eyes |
| Male | |
| Charanam charanam | Refuge, refuge |
| Neeyae charanam | You alone are my refuge |
| Charanam charanam | Refuge, refuge |
| Un kannukulla charanam | My refuge lies inside your eyes |
கண்ணா பின்னா காதல்
என்னை கட்டிக்கொள்ள
திக்கி திக்கி நின்னா
என்ன பண்ணா பொண்ணே
Wild, chaotic love
Has bound me tightly
Standing stuttering and faltering
What did you do, my girl?
சொன்னா இந்த காதல்
பிட்சி என்னை தின்ன
ஒத்த சொல்லு சொல்லி
காப்பாத்து நீ கண்ணே
This love that was spoken
Is tearing me apart and devouring me
Just utter a single word
And save me, my darling
உருகுறேன் உன்னால
உறையுறேன் உன்னால
சிரிக்கிறேன் தன்னால
ஏதோ சொல்லடி
காதல் காய்ச்சல் நானடி
நீயும் நீயும் செய்யாத
காதல் கூச்சல் தானடி
அட ஒத்தையில நிக்குறேனே சிக்குறேனே
என்ன செய்ய
I am melting because of you
I am freezing because of you
I am smiling all by myself
Say something, girl
I am down with love fever, girl
Don't you go making
A romantic fuss, girl
Hey, I stand alone and trapped
What am I to do?
சரணம் சரணம் நீயே சரணம்
சரணம் சரணம் உன்கண்ணுக்குள்ள சரணம்
சரணம் சரணம் நீயே சரணம்
சரணம் சரணம் உன்கண்ணுக்குள்ள சரணம்
Refuge, refuge
You alone are my refuge
Refuge, refuge
My refuge lies inside your eyes
தூரத்தில் அவ தெரிஞ்சா தெரிஞ்சா
பக்கத்தில் போக பாவி மனம் துடிக்கும்
பக்கத்தில் அவ இருந்தா இருந்தா
பக்குனு நெஞ்சில் கலவரம் வெடிக்கும்
Refuge, refuge
You alone are my refuge
Refuge, refuge
My refuge lies inside your eyes
கொல்லாம கொல்லும் பார்வையில் விழுந்தேன்
உன்னால நானும் சுக்குநூறா ஒடஞ்சேன்
என்னாச்சி எனக்கு சுகவனம் கிறுக்கு
When she appeared in the distance
My poor heart throbbed to get closer
When she was right beside me
A sudden panic erupted in my heart
சரணம் சரணம் நீயே சரணம்
சரணம் சரணம் உன்கண்ணுக்குள்ள சரணம்
சரணம் சரணம் நீயே சரணம்
சரணம் சரணம் உன்கண்ணுக்குள்ள சரணம்
I fell into her gaze that slays without killing
Because of you, I shattered into a hundred pieces
What has happened to me, this blissful madness?
Refuge, refuge
You alone are my refuge
Refuge, refuge
My refuge lies inside your eyes
Refuge, refuge
You alone are my refuge
Refuge, refuge
My refuge lies inside your eyes
Kannaa pinnaa kaadhal
Wild, chaotic love
Ennai katti kolla
Has bound me tightly
Thikki thikki ninna
Standing stuttering and faltering
Enna pannaa ponnae
What did you do, my girl?
Sonna indha kaadhal
This love that was spoken
Enna pichchi thinna
Is tearing me apart and devouring me
Oththa sollu solli
Just utter a single word
Kaapathu nee kannae
And save me, my darling
Uruguren unnaala
I am melting because of you
Oraiyuren unnaala
I am freezing because of you
Sirikkiren thannaala
I am smiling all by myself
Yedho solladi
Say something, girl
Kaadhal kaaichal naanadi
I am down with love fever, girl
Neeyum neeyum seiyadha
Don't you go making
Kaadhal koochal thaanadi
A romantic fuss, girl
Adi oththayila nikkuranae sikkuranae
Hey, I stand alone and trapped
Enna seiya
What am I to do?
Charanam charanam
Refuge, refuge
Neeyae charanam
You alone are my refuge
Charanam charanam
Refuge, refuge
Un kannukulla charanam
My refuge lies inside your eyes
Charanam charanam
Refuge, refuge
Neeyae charanam
You alone are my refuge
Charanam charanam
Refuge, refuge
Un kannukulla charanam
My refuge lies inside your eyes
Thoorathil ava therinjaa therinjaa
When she appeared in the distance
Pakkathil poga paavi manam thudikkum
My poor heart throbbed to get closer
Pakkathil ava irundhaa irundhaa
When she was right beside me
Bakkunu nenjil kalavaram vedikkum
A sudden panic erupted in my heart
Kollaama kollum paarvaiyil vizhunthen
I fell into her gaze that slays without killing
Unnaala naanum sukku noora odanjen
Because of you, I shattered into a hundred pieces
Ennaachi ennakku sugavanam kirukku
What has happened to me, this blissful madness?
Charanam charanam
Refuge, refuge
Neeyae charanam
You alone are my refuge
Charanam charanam
Refuge, refuge
Un kannukulla charanam
My refuge lies inside your eyes
Charanam charanam
Refuge, refuge
Neeyae charanam
You alone are my refuge
Charanam charanam
Refuge, refuge
Un kannukulla charanam
My refuge lies inside your eyes
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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