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Neeyum Naanum Anbe

From Imaikkaa Nodigal · 2017

Lyricist
Kabilan Vairamuthu
Singers
Sathya Prakash, Raghu Dixit, Jithin Raj
Music director
Hiphop Tamizha
Movie name
Imaikkaa Nodigal
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
10 May 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Neeyum naanum anbae
Kangal korthukondu
Vaazhvin yellai sendru
Ondraaga vaazhalaam
Aayul kaalam yaavum
Anbae neeyae podhum
Imaigal naangum porthi
Idhamaai naam thoongalaam
Neeyum naanum anbae
Kangal korthukondu
Vaazhvin yellai sendru
Ondraaga vaazhalaam
En paadhai nee
En paadham nee
Naan pogum dhooram neeyadi
En vaanam nee
En boomi nee
En aadhi andham neeyadi
En paadhai nee
En paadham nee
Naan pogum dhooram neeyadi
En vaanam nee
En boomi nee
En aadhi andham neeyadi
Oh…neeyum naanum anbae
Kangal korthukondu
Vaazhvin yellai sendru
Ondraaga vaazhalaam
Thaai mozhi polae
Nee vazhvaai ennil
Un nizhal pirindhaalum
Veezhven mannil
Minmini poovae un kaadhal kannil
Pudhithaai kandenae ennai unnil
Thaamathamaai
Unnai kanda pinnum
Thaai madiyaai
Vandhai naan thoongavae
Neeyum naanum anbae
Kangal korthukondu
Vaazhvin yellai sendru
Ondraaga vaazhalaam
Un thevaiyai naan theerkavae
Venneril meenai neendhuven
Un kaadhalai kadan vaangiyae
Ennai naanae thaanguven
Un pathiyum en meethiyum
Ondrae thaan endru vazhgiren
Un kangalil neer sindhinaal
Appothae seththu pogiren
Saalai oora pookal
Saindhu nammai paarkka
Naalai thevai illai pennae
Naalum vazhalaam
Oh…neeyum naanum anbae
Kangal korthukondu
Vaazhvin yellai sendru
Ondraaga vaazhalaam
En paadhai nee
En paadham nee
Naan pogum dhooram neeyadi
En vaanam nee
En boomi nee
En aadhi andham neeyadi
En paadhai nee
En paadham nee
Naan pogum dhooram neeyadi
En vaanam nee
En boomi nee
En aadhi andham neeyadi
Oh…neeyum naanum anbae
Kangal korthukondu
Vaazhvin yellai sendru
Ondraaga vaazhalaam
Oh…neeyum naanum anbae
Kangal korthukondu
Vaazhvin yellai sendru
Ondraaga vaazhalaam
You and I, my love,
locking our eyes together,
reaching to the edge of life,
can live as one.
For the rest of our lifetime,
you alone are enough, my love.
Covered by our four eyelids,
we can sleep peacefully.
You and I, my love,
locking our eyes together,
reaching to the edge of life,
can live as one.
You are my path,
you are my feet,
you are the distance I travel, my girl.
You are my sky,
you are my earth,
you are my beginning and my end, my girl.
You are my path,
you are my feet,
you are the distance I travel, my girl.
You are my sky,
you are my earth,
you are my beginning and my end, my girl.
Oh, you and I, my love,
locking our eyes together,
reaching to the edge of life,
can live as one.
Like a mother tongue,
you live inside me.
Even if your shadow leaves me,
I will fall to the ground.
O firefly flower, in your loving eyes,
I discovered a new me within you.
Even though late,
after I found you,
like a mother's lap,
you came so I could sleep.
You and I, my love,
locking our eyes together,
reaching to the edge of life,
can live as one.
Just to fulfill your every need,
I would swim like a fish in boiling water.
Borrowing your love,
I will carry myself forward.
Your half and what is left of me,
I live believing we are one.
If tears spill from your eyes,
I die that very instant.
As the roadside flowers
lean in to gaze at us,
we don't need a tomorrow, my girl,
we can live every single day.
Oh, you and I, my love,
locking our eyes together,
reaching to the edge of life,
can live as one.
You are my path,
you are my feet,
you are the distance I travel, my girl.
You are my sky,
you are my earth,
you are my beginning and my end, my girl.
You are my path,
you are my feet,
you are the distance I travel, my girl.
You are my sky,
you are my earth,
you are my beginning and my end, my girl.
Oh, you and I, my love,
locking our eyes together,
reaching to the edge of life,
can live as one.
Oh, you and I, my love,
locking our eyes together,
reaching to the edge of life,
can live as one.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Neeyum Naanum Anbae' from the film Imaikkaa Nodigal is a soulful romantic ballad expressing profound devotion and oneness between two lovers. The protagonist describes his beloved as his entire existence—his path, destination, earth, and sky. The lyrics emphasize living together until the very end of life, finding peace and comfort in each other's embrace. The song highlights the selflessness of love through vivid imagery, comparing the lover's presence to a mother's lap and a native language that defines one's identity. It portrays a bond so deep that even the slightest pain to one partner deeply affects the other, celebrating a timeless, everyday togetherness.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“En paadhai nee... En vaanam nee”

Compares the beloved directly to essential elements of existence like path, sky, earth, beginning, and end.

Simile (Upamai)

“Thaai mozhi polae / Nee vazhvaai ennil”

Compares the beloved's presence to one's mother tongue (Thaai mozhi) and mother's lap (Thaai madi).

Anaphora / Emonic Repetition

“En paadhai nee / En paadham nee”

Repetition of 'En' (My) at the beginning of consecutive lines to create rhythm and emphasize personal connection.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

“Venneril meenai neendhuven”

Exaggerates willingness to endure extreme pain ('swim like a fish in hot water') for the beloved.

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Trivia

'Neeyum Naanum Anbae' was composed by Hiphop Tamizha for the 2018 action thriller 'Imaikkaa Nodigal' directed by R. Ajay Gnanamuthu. sung by Raghu Dixit, Sathyaprakash, and Jazin Laazar, the track became an instant chartbuster, praised for blending acoustic classical elements with contemporary orchestration and Kabilan Vairamuthu's poetic lyrics.

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