Nenjai Kelu
From Pisasu 2 · 2021
- Lyricist
- Kabilan
- Singer
- Priyanka NK
- Music director
- Karthik Raja
- Details
- Pisasu 22021
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Nenjai kelu adhu sollum | Ask the heart, it will tell you, |
| Uravenna vazhi thunaiyaa | What is a relationship? Is it a companion on the path? |
| Kannai kelu adhu sollum | Ask the eyes, it will tell you, |
| Iravenna ival thunaiyaa | What is the night? Is it her companion? |
| Female | |
| Sarugaaga alaigiraen | I wander like a dry leaf, |
| Viragaaga yerigiraen | I burn like firewood. |
| Female | |
| Nenjai kelu adhu sollum | Ask the heart, it will tell you, |
| Uravenna vazhi thunaiyaa | What is a relationship? Is it a companion on the path? |
| Kannai kelu adhu sollum | Ask the eyes, it will tell you, |
| Iravenna ival thunaiyaa | What is the night? Is it her companion? |
| Female | |
| Oru kaadu | A forest, |
| Oru koodu | A nest, |
| Ivalodu ivalthaan | With her, it is only her, |
| Thaaiyodu seiyodu | With a mother, with a child, |
| Thavazhnthaadum | Crawling and playing, |
| Manam thaan | It is the mind. |
| Female | |
| Ival sogam | Her sorrow, |
| Oru pothum | Never ever, |
| Karugaatha nilavae | Oh moon that never scorches, |
| En vaazhvil thaalaattu | Will a lullaby in my life... |
| Thazhuvumaa …nazhuvumaa | Embrace me... or slip away? |
| Female | |
| Nenjai kelu adhu sollum | Ask the heart, it will tell you, |
| Uravenna vazhi thunaiyaa | What is a relationship? Is it a companion on the path? |
| Kannai kelu adhu sollum | Ask the eyes, it will tell you, |
| Iravenna ival thunaiyaa | What is the night? Is it her companion? |
| Female | |
| Ilaiyodu paniyodu | With the leaves, with the dew, |
| Vidhiyodu ezhunthaen | With destiny, I arose. |
| Mullodu kallodu | Through thorns, through stones, |
| Dhinanthorum nadanthaen | Every day I walked. |
| Female | |
| Vizhi thedum mugamondru | A face that the eyes search for, |
| Imaiyaaga varumo | Will it come like an eyelid to protect? |
| En vaazhvil poongaatru | Will a gentle breeze in my life... |
| Veesumaa…. pesumaa | Blow... and speak to me? |
| Female | |
| Nenjai kelu adhu sollum | Ask the heart, it will tell you, |
| Uravenna vazhi thunaiyaa | What is a relationship? Is it a companion on the path? |
| Kannai kelu adhu sollum | Ask the eyes, it will tell you, |
| Iravenna ival thunaiyaa | What is the night? Is it her companion? |
| Female | |
| Sarugaaga alaigiraen | I wander like a dry leaf, |
| Viragaaga yerigiraen | I burn like firewood. |
| Female | |
| Nenjai kelu adhu sollum | Ask the heart, it will tell you, |
| Uravenna vazhi thunaiyaa | What is a relationship? Is it a companion on the path? |
| Kannai kelu adhu sollum | Ask the eyes, it will tell you, |
| Iravenna ival thunaiyaa | What is the night? Is it her companion? |
நெஞ்சை கேளு அது சொல்லும்
உறவென்ன வழி துணையா
கண்ணை கேளு அது சொல்லும்
இரவென்ன இவள் துணையா
Ask the heart, it will tell you,
What is a relationship? Is it a companion on the path?
Ask the eyes, it will tell you,
What is the night? Is it her companion?
சருகாக அலைகிறேன்
விறகாக எரிகிறேன்
I wander like a dry leaf,
I burn like firewood.
நெஞ்சை கேளு அது சொல்லும்
உறவென்ன வழி துணையா
கண்ணை கேளு அது சொல்லும்
இரவென்ன இவள் துணையா
Ask the heart, it will tell you,
What is a relationship? Is it a companion on the path?
Ask the eyes, it will tell you,
What is the night? Is it her companion?
ஒரு காடு..
ஒரு கூடு
இவளோடு இவள்தான்
தாயோடு சேயோடு
தவழ்ந்தாடும்
மனம் தான்
A forest,
A nest,
With her, it is only her,
With a mother, with a child,
Crawling and playing,
It is the mind.
இவள் சோகம்
ஒரு போதும்
கருகாத நிலவே
என் வாழ்வில் தாலாட்டு
தழுவுமா.. நழுவுமா
Her sorrow,
Never ever,
Oh moon that never scorches,
Will a lullaby in my life...
Embrace me... or slip away?
நெஞ்சை கேளு அது சொல்லும்
உறவென்ன வழி துணையா
கண்ணை கேளு அது சொல்லும்
இரவென்ன இவள் துணையா
Ask the heart, it will tell you,
What is a relationship? Is it a companion on the path?
Ask the eyes, it will tell you,
What is the night? Is it her companion?
இலையோடு பனியோடு
விதியோடு எழுந்தேன்
முள்ளோடு கல்லோடு
தினந்தோறும் நடந்தேன்
With the leaves, with the dew,
With destiny, I arose.
Through thorns, through stones,
Every day I walked.
விழி தேடும் முகமொன்று
இமையாக வருமோ
என் வாழ்வில் பூங்காற்று
வீசுமா பேசுமா
A face that the eyes search for,
Will it come like an eyelid to protect?
Will a gentle breeze in my life...
Blow... and speak to me?
நெஞ்சை கேளு அது சொல்லும்
உறவென்ன வழி துணையா
கண்ணை கேளு அது சொல்லும்
இரவென்ன இவள் துணையா
Ask the heart, it will tell you,
What is a relationship? Is it a companion on the path?
Ask the eyes, it will tell you,
What is the night? Is it her companion?
சருகாக அலைகிறேன்
விறகாக எரிகிறேன்
I wander like a dry leaf,
I burn like firewood.
நெஞ்சை கேளு அது சொல்லும்
உறவென்ன வழி துணையா
கண்ணை கேளு அது சொல்லும்
இரவென்ன இவள் துணையாa
Ask the heart, it will tell you,
What is a relationship? Is it a companion on the path?
Ask the eyes, it will tell you,
What is the night? Is it her companion?
Nenjai kelu adhu sollum
Ask the heart, it will tell you,
Uravenna vazhi thunaiyaa
What is a relationship? Is it a companion on the path?
Kannai kelu adhu sollum
Ask the eyes, it will tell you,
Iravenna ival thunaiyaa
What is the night? Is it her companion?
Sarugaaga alaigiraen
I wander like a dry leaf,
Viragaaga yerigiraen
I burn like firewood.
Nenjai kelu adhu sollum
Ask the heart, it will tell you,
Uravenna vazhi thunaiyaa
What is a relationship? Is it a companion on the path?
Kannai kelu adhu sollum
Ask the eyes, it will tell you,
Iravenna ival thunaiyaa
What is the night? Is it her companion?
Oru kaadu
A forest,
Oru koodu
A nest,
Ivalodu ivalthaan
With her, it is only her,
Thaaiyodu seiyodu
With a mother, with a child,
Thavazhnthaadum
Crawling and playing,
Manam thaan
It is the mind.
Ival sogam
Her sorrow,
Oru pothum
Never ever,
Karugaatha nilavae
Oh moon that never scorches,
En vaazhvil thaalaattu
Will a lullaby in my life...
Thazhuvumaa …nazhuvumaa
Embrace me... or slip away?
Nenjai kelu adhu sollum
Ask the heart, it will tell you,
Uravenna vazhi thunaiyaa
What is a relationship? Is it a companion on the path?
Kannai kelu adhu sollum
Ask the eyes, it will tell you,
Iravenna ival thunaiyaa
What is the night? Is it her companion?
Ilaiyodu paniyodu
With the leaves, with the dew,
Vidhiyodu ezhunthaen
With destiny, I arose.
Mullodu kallodu
Through thorns, through stones,
Dhinanthorum nadanthaen
Every day I walked.
Vizhi thedum mugamondru
A face that the eyes search for,
Imaiyaaga varumo
Will it come like an eyelid to protect?
En vaazhvil poongaatru
Will a gentle breeze in my life...
Veesumaa…. pesumaa
Blow... and speak to me?
Nenjai kelu adhu sollum
Ask the heart, it will tell you,
Uravenna vazhi thunaiyaa
What is a relationship? Is it a companion on the path?
Kannai kelu adhu sollum
Ask the eyes, it will tell you,
Iravenna ival thunaiyaa
What is the night? Is it her companion?
Sarugaaga alaigiraen
I wander like a dry leaf,
Viragaaga yerigiraen
I burn like firewood.
Nenjai kelu adhu sollum
Ask the heart, it will tell you,
Uravenna vazhi thunaiyaa
What is a relationship? Is it a companion on the path?
Kannai kelu adhu sollum
Ask the eyes, it will tell you,
Iravenna ival thunaiyaa
What is the night? Is it her companion?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Nenjai Kelu is a deeply poignant track from Pisasu 2 that captures themes of isolation, existential questioning, and grief. The narrator turns to her own heart and eyes to find answers about the nature of relationships and solitude, comparing her state to a windblown leaf and burning firewood amidst the darkness of the night.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor / Simile (Uwamai)
“Sarugaaga alaigiraen / Viragaaga yerigiraen”
Compares the protagonist's emotional state to a dry leaf wandering aimlessly and firewood burning silently in pain.
Rhyme & Assonance (Edhugai / Iyaibu)
“Thazhuvumaa …nazhuvumaa”
Use of end rhymes and rhythmic syllable matching creates a melancholic musical cadence.
Refrain / Anaphora
“Nenjai kelu adhu sollum / Uravenna vazhi thunaiyaa”
Repetition of the chorus lines emphasizes the restless quest for emotional comfort.
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Trivia
Pisasu 2 marks another collaboration between director Mysskin and composer Karthik Raja, who previously delivered the critically acclaimed soundtrack for Mysskin's Nandalala (2010).
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