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Lyrics & meaning

Neeye Neeye En Kadhal

From Malaysian Album Songs · 2019

Lyricist
Mayan Na La
Singers
Karthikeya Murthy, Keerthana Nath
Music director
Karthikeya Murthy
Details
Malaysian Album Songs2019

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Neeyae neeyae en kaadhal neethaanaeYou alone, you alone are my love.
Neeyae neeyae en vaazhvum neethaanaeYou alone, you alone are my life.
Nee indri oorum uravum illaiWithout you, I have no place or relations.
Uravaada nee vendumaeI need you to bond with me.
Uyir indri udalum unarvum illaiWithout life, there is no body or feeling.
Uyir moochaai nee vendumaeI need you as my very breath of life.
Male
Neeyae neeyae en kaadhal neethaanaeYou alone, you alone are my love.
Neeyae neeyae en vaazhvum neethaanaeYou alone, you alone are my life.
Male
Idhu varai naanum idhu pol illaiUntil now, I have never been like this.
Idhu enna matram vazhvinilaeWhat is this change in my life?
Idhu enna kanavo pudhu vagai uravoIs this a dream or a new kind of relationship?
Thodarnthida vendum ennaalumaeThis must continue forever.
Male
En nenjil eppodhum un nyabagamYour memory is always in my heart,
Ennaalum azhiyaadha kugai oviyamLike an everlasting cave painting.
Nizhalaai maari un udal thaediTurning into a shadow, searching for your body,
Unnil kazhanthida vaaCome, let me merge into you.
Male
Neeyae neeyae en kaadhal neethaanaeYou alone, you alone are my love.
Neeyae neeyae en vaazhvum neethaanaeYou alone, you alone are my life.
Female
Aaa…..aa…aa…aa….aa…aa…aa….aa…(Vocalizing melodies)
Male
Unakkena naanum enakkena neeyumMe for you and you for me,
Vaazhnthida vendum vaazhvinilaeWe must live together in this life.
Neerindri nilavum kaatrindri veliyumWithout water the land, and without air the space,
Irundhathu illai ennaalumaeHave never existed at any time.
Male
Nodi kuda piriyaatha varam vendumaeI need a boon to not separate even for a second.
Neethaanae ennaalum en sondhamaeYou alone are my eternal belonging.
Inmaiyum neeyae marumaiyum neeyaeYou are my present world, you are my afterlife,
En uyir kaadhal neeyaeYou are my soul's love.
Female
Aaa…..aa…aa…aa….aa…aa…aa….aa…(Vocalizing melodies)
Male
Nee indri oorum uravum illaiWithout you, I have no place or relations.
Uravaada nee vendumaeI need you to bond with me.
Female
Uyir indri udalum unarvum illaiWithout life, there is no body or feeling.
Uyir moochaai nee vendumaeI need you as my very breath of life.
Male
Unakkaaga piranthenae unnudan vaazhavaeI was born for you, to live with you.
Piriyaamal iruppenae unnudan vaazhavaeI will remain inseparable, to live with you.
Female
Aaa…..aa…aa…aa….aa…aa…aa….aa…(Vocalizing melodies)
Male :Neeyae neeyae en kaadhal neethaanaeMale: You alone, you alone are my love.
Neeyae neeyae en vaazhvum neethaanaeMale: You alone, you alone are my life.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This romantic song expresses deep devotion, passion, and the indispensability of a beloved partner. The speaker asserts that their lover is their entire existence, comparing their presence to essential elements of nature like water to land and air to space. They portray love as an eternal bond that transcends present life and the afterlife, comparing love memories to permanent cave paintings that can never be erased.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Emoni / Anaphora

Neeyae neeyae en kaadhal neethaanae

Repetition of 'Neeyae neeyae' at the beginning of successive lines to emphasize devotion to the beloved.

Uvamaani / Metaphor

Ennaalum azhiyaadha kugai oviyam

Comparing memories in the heart to an everlasting cave painting ('azhiyaadha kugai oviyam').

Edhugai / Second Letter Rhyming

Neerindri nilavum kaatrindri veliyum

Rhyming of the second letter 'r' in 'Neerindri' and 'Irundhathu'.

Antithesis / Contrast

Inmaiyum neeyae marumaiyum neeyae

Using 'Inmai' (this world/life) and 'Marumai' (afterlife) to signify immortal love.

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Trivia

Written by Mayan Na La, this song belongs to the independent Malaysian Tamil music industry, which has grown rapidly in producing heartfelt independent romantic studio tracks.

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