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Lyrics & meaning

Neeye En Thaaye

From Maraikkayar Arabikadalin Singam · 2021

Lyricist
Samji
Singers
Sreekanth Hariharan, Reshma Raghavendra
Music director
Ronnie Raphael
Movie name
Maraikkayar Arabikadalin Singam
Movie release year
2021
Lyrics added on
3 Oct 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Neeyae en thaaiyae
Manamondri keladi
Maayan un kannan
Vilaiyattu jalangal
Paal suvaikkum chinna kalvan
Avanae yasodhaiyin
Gopala balan krishnanae
Neeyae en thaaiyae
Manamondri keladi
Maayan un kannan
Vilaiyattu jalangal
Paal suvaikkum chinna kalvan
Avanae yasodhaiyin
Gopala balan krishnanae
You are my mother,
Listen with all your heart,
To your magical Krishna,
And his playful tricks,
The little thief who sips milk,
He is Yashoda's very own,
Young cowherd boy, Krishna.
You are my mother,
Listen with all your heart,
To your magical Krishna,
And his playful tricks,
The little thief who sips milk,
He is Yashoda's very own,
Young cowherd boy, Krishna.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song presents a gentle narrative comparing the innocence and playful nature of a beloved child to the divine mischievous antics of Lord Krishna. The singer calls upon the mother to listen with an open heart as they describe the enchanting acts, magical tricks, and sweet charm of the young Krishna, the milk-stealing child of Mother Yasodha.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Paal suvaikkum chinna kalvan

Refers to the child as a 'chinna kalvan' (little thief) who tastes milk, invoking the classic imagery of Krishna's divine butter-stealing childhood.

Repetition

Neeyae en thaaiyae

The line 'Neeyae en thaaiyae' is repeated as a refrain to emphasize deep devotion and affection toward the mother figure.

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Trivia

This song is from the Tamil dubbed version of the Malayalam epic period film 'Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham', directed by Priyadarshan and starring Mohanlal. The music was composed by Ronnie Raphael.

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