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Lyrics & meaning

Neeyum Isaiyum

From Album Songs 2020 · 2020

Lyricist: Madhan Karky
Singers: Yazin Nizar, Madhura Dhara Talluri
Music director: Arvind Mano
Details: Album Songs 20202020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics	↻ English translation
Male
Neeyum isaiyum indri ulagam	Without you and music, the world
Ulagamillaiyae	Is no world at all.
Kaalam karaiya dhooram maraiya	As time dissolves and distance fades,
Kaathukkidakkiren	I lie waiting.
Male
Aayiram naal nilavo	Is it a thousand days' moon
Or nodiyil anaindhida	Extinguishing in a single moment,
Meendum ingae udhithida	To rise here once again?
Kaathukkidakkiren	I lie waiting.
Male
Aadhi enavum andham enavum	As the beginning and the end,
Unai ninaithirundhen	I had thought of you.
Paadhi vazhiyin pirivu mudiya	For this separation halfway through the journey to end,
Kaathukkidakkiren	I lie waiting.
Male
Natpukkullae …..natpukkullae	Within friendship... within friendship,
Andru vidhaitha nodigalo	Were those moments sown back then,
Yugangalaai indru valarndhu kidakka	Now grown and lying as eons today?
Kanavilae neeyum varaindha maaligai	The mansion you drew in dreams,
Isaiyilae ingu naanum nirappa	Here I fill with music.
Male
Ninaivilae kidakkavaa	Should I remain in memories?
Kanavinai marandhuvidavaa…	Should I forget the dream?
Valiyilae vasikkavaa	Should I reside in pain?
Unadhu badhilukku	For your response,
Naan kaathukkidakkiren….	I lie waiting...
Female
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Female
Kaadhal endru andru	Back then, when you said
Nee sonna nodiyinil	"Love" at that moment,
Udaindhadhae endhan	My entire world
Ulagam muzhudhum	Was shattered.
Female
Dhooram sendru	Going far away
Adhai yosikkum pozhudhinil	And reflecting upon it,
Kuzhambudhae endhan	My young heart
Ilaiya manadhum	Gets confused.
Female
Theliyavae idam kodu	Give room to gain clarity,
Adhuvarai porumai kolladaa	Have patience until then, my dear.
Kanavinai thodarndhidu	Continue the dream,
Enadhu mudivukku	For my decision,
Naan kaathukkidakkiren….	I lie waiting...
Male
Vaanai thirandhu endhan nilavu	Opening the sky, my moon
MeeNdum udhikkudhae	Rises again.
Female
Nenjam thirandhu ennul nuzhaindhu	Opening my heart and entering inside,
Thulli kudhikkudhae	It leaps and dances.
Male
Oviyamaai oru naal	One day like a painting,
Female
Paadal ena oru naal	One day like a song,
Male
Thoorigaiyum isaiyum	The paintbrush and music
Female
Koodi kalandhadhae	Have merged together.
Male
Boomi muzhudhum kaadhal perugi	Love overflows across the entire earth,
Vazhiyudhu uyirae	Spilling over, my beloved life.
Female
Vaazhkkai ezhudhum ezhudhugolil	In the pen that writes life,
Inbam niraiyudhae	Happiness fills up.

Tamil lyrics

English translation

நீயும் இசையும் இன்றி உலகம்

உலகமில்லையே

காலம் கரைய தூரம் மறைய

காத்துக்கிடக்கிறேன்

Without you and music, the world

Is no world at all.

As time dissolves and distance fades,

I lie waiting.

ஆயிரம் நாள் நிலவோ

ஓர் நொடியில் அணைந்திட

மீண்டும் இங்கே உதித்திடக்

காத்துக்கிடக்கிறேன்

Is it a thousand days' moon

Extinguishing in a single moment,

To rise here once again?

I lie waiting.

ஆதி எனவும் அந்தம் எனவும்

உனை நினைத்திருந்தேன்

பாதி வழியின் பிரிவு முடியக்

காத்துக்கிடக்கிறேன்

As the beginning and the end,

I had thought of you.

For this separation halfway through the journey to end,

I lie waiting.

நட்புக்குள்ளே ...நட்புக்குள்ளே

அன்று விதைத்த நொடிகளோ

யுகங்களாய் இன்று வளர்ந்து கிடக்க

கனவிலே நீயும் வரைந்த மாளிகை

இசையிலே இங்கு நானும் நிரப்ப

Within friendship... within friendship,

Were those moments sown back then,

Now grown and lying as eons today?

The mansion you drew in dreams,

Here I fill with music.

நினைவிலே கிடக்கவா..

கனவினை மறந்துவிடவா..

வலியிலே வசிக்கவா...

உனது பதிலுக்கு நான் காத்துக்கிடக்கிறேன்...

Should I remain in memories?

Should I forget the dream?

Should I reside in pain?

For your response,

I lie waiting...

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காதல் என்று அன்று

நீ சொன்ன நொடியினில்

உடைந்ததே எந்தன்

உலகம் முழுதும்

Back then, when you said

"Love" at that moment,

My entire world

Was shattered.

தூரம் சென்று அதை

யோசிக்கும் பொழுதினில்

குழம்புதே எந்தன்

இளைய மனதும்

Going far away

And reflecting upon it,

My young heart

Gets confused.

தெளியவே இடம் கொடு

அதுவரை பொறுமை கொள்ளடா

கனவினைத் தொடர்ந்திடு

எனது முடிவுக்கு

நான் காத்துக்கிடக்கிறேன்...

Give room to gain clarity,

Have patience until then, my dear.

Continue the dream,

For my decision,

I lie waiting...

வானைத் திறந்து எந்தன் நிலவு

மீண்டும் உதிக்குதே

Opening the sky, my moon

Rises again.

நெஞ்சம் திறந்து என்னுள் நுழைந்து

துள்ளிக் குதிக்குதே

Opening my heart and entering inside,

It leaps and dances.

ஓவியமாய் ஒரு நாள்

One day like a painting,

பாடல் என ஒரு நாள்

One day like a song,

தூரிகையும் இசையும்

The paintbrush and music

கூடிக் கலந்ததே..

Have merged together.

பூமி முழுதும் காதல் பெருகி

வழியுது உயிரே

Love overflows across the entire earth,

Spilling over, my beloved life.

வாழ்க்கை எழுதும் எழுதுகோலில்

இன்பம் நிறையுதே..

In the pen that writes life,

Happiness fills up.

Male

Neeyum isaiyum indri ulagam

Without you and music, the world

Ulagamillaiyae

Is no world at all.

Kaalam karaiya dhooram maraiya

As time dissolves and distance fades,

Kaathukkidakkiren

I lie waiting.

Male

Aayiram naal nilavo

Is it a thousand days' moon

Or nodiyil anaindhida

Extinguishing in a single moment,

Meendum ingae udhithida

To rise here once again?

Kaathukkidakkiren

I lie waiting.

Male

Aadhi enavum andham enavum

As the beginning and the end,

Unai ninaithirundhen

I had thought of you.

Paadhi vazhiyin pirivu mudiya

For this separation halfway through the journey to end,

Kaathukkidakkiren

I lie waiting.

Male

Natpukkullae …..natpukkullae

Within friendship... within friendship,

Andru vidhaitha nodigalo

Were those moments sown back then,

Yugangalaai indru valarndhu kidakka

Now grown and lying as eons today?

Kanavilae neeyum varaindha maaligai

The mansion you drew in dreams,

Isaiyilae ingu naanum nirappa

Here I fill with music.

Male

Ninaivilae kidakkavaa

Should I remain in memories?

Kanavinai marandhuvidavaa…

Should I forget the dream?

Valiyilae vasikkavaa

Should I reside in pain?

Unadhu badhilukku

For your response,

Naan kaathukkidakkiren….

I lie waiting...

Female

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Hmm mm mm

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Female

Kaadhal endru andru

Back then, when you said

Nee sonna nodiyinil

"Love" at that moment,

Udaindhadhae endhan

My entire world

Ulagam muzhudhum

Was shattered.

Female

Dhooram sendru

Going far away

Adhai yosikkum pozhudhinil

And reflecting upon it,

Kuzhambudhae endhan

My young heart

Ilaiya manadhum

Gets confused.

Female

Theliyavae idam kodu

Give room to gain clarity,

Adhuvarai porumai kolladaa

Have patience until then, my dear.

Kanavinai thodarndhidu

Continue the dream,

Enadhu mudivukku

For my decision,

Naan kaathukkidakkiren….

I lie waiting...

Male

Vaanai thirandhu endhan nilavu

Opening the sky, my moon

MeeNdum udhikkudhae

Rises again.

Female

Nenjam thirandhu ennul nuzhaindhu

Opening my heart and entering inside,

Thulli kudhikkudhae

It leaps and dances.

Male

Oviyamaai oru naal

One day like a painting,

Female

Paadal ena oru naal

One day like a song,

Male

Thoorigaiyum isaiyum

The paintbrush and music

Female

Koodi kalandhadhae

Have merged together.

Male

Boomi muzhudhum kaadhal perugi

Love overflows across the entire earth,

Vazhiyudhu uyirae

Spilling over, my beloved life.

Female

Vaazhkkai ezhudhum ezhudhugolil

In the pen that writes life,

Inbam niraiyudhae

Happiness fills up.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song explores the deep emotional transition between friendship, love, uncertainty, and ultimate realization. The narrator expresses how life feels empty without the presence of their loved one and music. A sudden confession of love disrupts their world, creating confusion and necessitating distance and patience to process feelings deeply.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora / Repetition

“Kaathukkidakkiren”

The refrain 'Kaathukkidakkiren' (I lie waiting) is repeated at the end of multiple stanzas, reinforcing the central theme of intense longing and patient waiting.

Metaphor

“Andru vidhaitha nodigalo Yugangalaai indru valarndhu kidakka”

Comparing moments sown in friendship to seeds that grew into eons, illustrating how small interactions expand into lifelong significance over time.

Tamil Monai (Initial Alliteration)

“Aadhi enavum andham enavum”

Matching initial vowel sounds in 'Aadhi' and 'Andham' creating poetic rhythm.

Tamil Etukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Vaanai thirandhu endhan nilavu / Nenjam thirandhu ennul nuzhaindhu”

Matching second consonant sound 'n' in 'Vaanai' and 'Nenjam'.

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