Neeyindri Naano Naanindri Neeyo
From Magarantham · 1981
- Lyricist
- A. Maruthakasi
- Singers
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Magarantham1981
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Neeyindri naano naanindri neeyo | Am I myself without you, or are you yourself without me? |
| Neeyindri naano naanindri neeyo | Am I myself without you, or are you yourself without me? |
| Nilavindri vaano idhai ninaivil kolvaayo | Can the sky exist without the moon? Will you keep this in mind? |
| Female | |
| Yaenintha kobam idhilenna laabam | Why this anger? What is the gain in it? |
| Yaenintha kobam idhilenna laabam | Why this anger? What is the gain in it? |
| En kadhal dheepam ennaalum neeyandro | Aren't you forever the lamp of my love? |
| Male | |
| Vaanavil yaezhu vanna kaatchiyandro | Isn't love a sight of seven rainbow colors? |
| Kadhali kodi malaraamarandro | Isn't the beloved like a creeper blooming with a million flowers? |
| Kaatchiyin saatchi manam thaanandro | Isn't the heart itself the true witness to this spectacle? |
| Vaanavil yaezhu vanna kaatchiyandro | Isn't love a sight of seven rainbow colors? |
| Male | |
| Vaadaatha meni soodaana rani | O queen of warm, unfading beauty, |
| Vaadaatha meni soodaana rani | O queen of warm, unfading beauty, |
| Paadaatha thaenee penn paavai neeyandro | Aren't you a silent honeybee, a delicate maiden? |
| Female | |
| Vaanavil yaezhu vanna kaatchiyandro | Isn't love a sight of seven rainbow colors? |
| Kadhali kodi malaraamarandro | Isn't the beloved like a creeper blooming with a million flowers? |
| Kaatchiyin saatchi manam thaanandro | Isn't the heart itself the true witness to this spectacle? |
| Vaanavil yaezhu vanna kaatchiyandro | Isn't love a sight of seven rainbow colors? |
| Male | |
| Virumpaatha ennam thirumpaatha vannam | With unwanted thoughts and unreturning ways, |
| Virumpaatha ennam thirumpaatha vannam | With unwanted thoughts and unreturning ways, |
| Arumoaana mullai kurunagaiyum sinthaatho | Won't you scatter a gentle smile like precious jasmine? |
| Female | |
| Arumpaaga minnum kurumpaana ennam | Mischievous thoughts gleaming like tender buds, |
| Arumpaaga minnum kurumpaana ennam | Mischievous thoughts gleaming like tender buds, |
| Karumpaagum vannam kannpaarvai sollaatho | Won't a glance from your eyes reveal how sweet as sugarcane it becomes? |
| Male | |
| Vaanavil yaezhu vanna kaatchiyandro | Isn't love a sight of seven rainbow colors? |
| Female :Kadhali kodi malaraamarandro | Female: Isn't the beloved like a creeper blooming with a million flowers? |
| Male :Kaatchiyin saatchi manam thaanandro | Male: Isn't the heart itself the true witness to this spectacle? |
| Both :Vaanavil yaezhu vanna kaatchiyandro | Both: Isn't love a sight of seven rainbow colors? |
| Vaanavil yaezhu vanna kaatchiyandro | Isn't love a sight of seven rainbow colors? |
நீயின்றி நானோ நானின்றி நீயோ
நீயின்றி நானோ நானின்றி நீயோ
நிலவின்றி வானோ இதை நினைவில் கொள்வாயோ
Am I myself without you, or are you yourself without me?
Am I myself without you, or are you yourself without me?
Can the sky exist without the moon? Will you keep this in mind?
ஏனிந்த கோபம் இதிலென்ன லாபம்
ஏனிந்த கோபம் இதிலென்ன லாபம்
என் காதல் தீபம் எந்நாளும் நீயன்றோ
Why this anger? What is the gain in it?
Why this anger? What is the gain in it?
Aren't you forever the lamp of my love?
வானவில் ஏழு வண்ணக் காட்சியன்றோ
காதலோ கோடி மலராமன்றோ
காட்சியின் சாட்சி மனம் தானன்றோ
வானவில் ஏழு வண்ணக் காட்சியன்றோ...
Isn't love a sight of seven rainbow colors?
Isn't the beloved like a creeper blooming with a million flowers?
Isn't the heart itself the true witness to this spectacle?
Isn't love a sight of seven rainbow colors?
வாடாத மேனி சூடான ராணி
வாடாத மேனி சூடான ராணி
பாடாத தேனீ பெண் பாவை நீயன்றோ
O queen of warm, unfading beauty,
O queen of warm, unfading beauty,
Aren't you a silent honeybee, a delicate maiden?
பாடாத ராகம் போடாத தாளம்
பாடாத ராகம் போடாத தாளம்
ஆடாத தெய்வம் என் தெய்வம் நீயன்றோ
Isn't love a sight of seven rainbow colors?
Isn't the beloved like a creeper blooming with a million flowers?
Isn't the heart itself the true witness to this spectacle?
Isn't love a sight of seven rainbow colors?
வானவில் ஏழு வண்ணக் காட்சியன்றோ
காதலோ கோடி மலராமன்றோ
காட்சியின் சாட்சி மனம் தானன்றோ
வானவில் ஏழு வண்ணக் காட்சியன்றோ...
With unwanted thoughts and unreturning ways,
With unwanted thoughts and unreturning ways,
Won't you scatter a gentle smile like precious jasmine?
விரும்பாத எண்ணம் திரும்பாத வண்ணம்
விரும்பாத எண்ணம் திரும்பாத வண்ணம்
அரும்பான முல்லை குறுநகையும் சிந்தாதோ
Mischievous thoughts gleaming like tender buds,
Mischievous thoughts gleaming like tender buds,
Won't a glance from your eyes reveal how sweet as sugarcane it becomes?
அரும்பாக மின்னும் குறும்பான எண்ணம்
அரும்பாக மின்னும் குறும்பான எண்ணம்
கரும்பாகும் வண்ணம் கண்பார்வை சொல்லாதோ
Isn't love a sight of seven rainbow colors?
Female: Isn't the beloved like a creeper blooming with a million flowers?
Male: Isn't the heart itself the true witness to this spectacle?
Both: Isn't love a sight of seven rainbow colors?
Isn't love a sight of seven rainbow colors?
வானவில் ஏழு வண்ணக் காட்சியன்றோ
காதலோ கோடி மலராமன்றோ
காட்சியின் சாட்சி மனம் தானன்றோ
இருவர் :
வானவில் ஏழு வண்ணக் காட்சியன்றோ...
வானவில் ஏழு வண்ணக் காட்சியன்றோ...
Neeyindri naano naanindri neeyo
Am I myself without you, or are you yourself without me?
Neeyindri naano naanindri neeyo
Am I myself without you, or are you yourself without me?
Nilavindri vaano idhai ninaivil kolvaayo
Can the sky exist without the moon? Will you keep this in mind?
Yaenintha kobam idhilenna laabam
Why this anger? What is the gain in it?
Yaenintha kobam idhilenna laabam
Why this anger? What is the gain in it?
En kadhal dheepam ennaalum neeyandro
Aren't you forever the lamp of my love?
Vaanavil yaezhu vanna kaatchiyandro
Isn't love a sight of seven rainbow colors?
Kadhali kodi malaraamarandro
Isn't the beloved like a creeper blooming with a million flowers?
Kaatchiyin saatchi manam thaanandro
Isn't the heart itself the true witness to this spectacle?
Vaanavil yaezhu vanna kaatchiyandro
Isn't love a sight of seven rainbow colors?
Vaadaatha meni soodaana rani
O queen of warm, unfading beauty,
Vaadaatha meni soodaana rani
O queen of warm, unfading beauty,
Paadaatha thaenee penn paavai neeyandro
Aren't you a silent honeybee, a delicate maiden?
Vaanavil yaezhu vanna kaatchiyandro
Isn't love a sight of seven rainbow colors?
Kadhali kodi malaraamarandro
Isn't the beloved like a creeper blooming with a million flowers?
Kaatchiyin saatchi manam thaanandro
Isn't the heart itself the true witness to this spectacle?
Vaanavil yaezhu vanna kaatchiyandro
Isn't love a sight of seven rainbow colors?
Virumpaatha ennam thirumpaatha vannam
With unwanted thoughts and unreturning ways,
Virumpaatha ennam thirumpaatha vannam
With unwanted thoughts and unreturning ways,
Arumoaana mullai kurunagaiyum sinthaatho
Won't you scatter a gentle smile like precious jasmine?
Arumpaaga minnum kurumpaana ennam
Mischievous thoughts gleaming like tender buds,
Arumpaaga minnum kurumpaana ennam
Mischievous thoughts gleaming like tender buds,
Karumpaagum vannam kannpaarvai sollaatho
Won't a glance from your eyes reveal how sweet as sugarcane it becomes?
Vaanavil yaezhu vanna kaatchiyandro
Isn't love a sight of seven rainbow colors?
Female :Kadhali kodi malaraamarandro
Female: Isn't the beloved like a creeper blooming with a million flowers?
Male :Kaatchiyin saatchi manam thaanandro
Male: Isn't the heart itself the true witness to this spectacle?
Both :Vaanavil yaezhu vanna kaatchiyandro
Both: Isn't love a sight of seven rainbow colors?
Vaanavil yaezhu vanna kaatchiyandro
Isn't love a sight of seven rainbow colors?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This classic romantic duet celebrates the profound interdependence and sweet reconciliation between two lovers. The speaker gently questions the reason for lingering anger, emphasizing that just as the sky cannot exist without the moon, neither lover is complete without the other. Love is depicted as a vibrant rainbow filled with joyful colors, transforming life into something as sweet as sugarcane. Through rich classical imagery—comparing the heroine to an unfading flower, a warm queen, and a tender jasmine bloom—the song highlights how genuine affection melts misunderstandings. The heart serves as the ultimate witness to their deep, unbreakable romantic connection.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Analogy & Rhetorical Question
“Nilavindri vaano idhai ninaivil kolvaayo”
The line compares the lovers' interdependence to the sky and the moon, asking rhetorically if one can exist without the other.
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Vaanavil yaezhu vanna kaatchiyandro”
Love is directly metaphorized as a vibrant seven-colored rainbow display.
Edhukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Virumpaatha ennam thirumpaatha vannam”
The second consonant sound 'ru' rhymes across consecutive words (Virumpaatha / Thirumpaatha).
Simile & Imagery
“Arumoaana mullai kurunagaiyum sinthaatho”
Compares a tender smile to blossoming jasmine flowers (mullai kurunagai).
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Trivia
Composed by the popular music duo Shankar-Ganesh for the 1981 film 'Magarantham', this song features lyrics by the legendary A. Maruthakasi. Maruthakasi was renowned for his rich classical Tamil vocabulary and elegant imagery, which made his duets timeless during the Golden Age of Tamil film music.
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