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Nenjam Ennum Oorinile (Sad Version)

From Aaru · 2005

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singer
Gopika Poornima
Music director
Devi Sri Prasad
Movie name
Aaru
Movie release year
2005
Lyrics added on
20 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aahaaa… aahaaa…aahaaa..
Aahaaa..aaa..aaa
Nenjam ennum uurinilae
Kaadhal ennum theruvinilae
Kanavu ennum vasalilae
Ennai vittu vittu ponayae
Vaazhkai ennum vethiyilae
Manasu ennum therinilae
Aasai ennum bothaiyilae
Ennai vittu vittu ponayae
Naan thaniyaai thaniyaai nadanthenae
Siru paniyaai paniyaai karainthenae
Oru nuraiyaai nuraiyaai udainthenae
Kaadhalaalae……..
Nenjam ennum uurinilae
Kaadhal ennum theruvinilae
Kanavu ennum vasalilae
Ennai vittu vittu ponayae
Aaha… aaha… aaha…
Aaha… aa… aa
In the town called the heart,
On the street called love,
At the doorstep called dreams,
You left me behind and walked away.
On the road called life,
In the chariot called the mind,
In the intoxication of desire,
You left me behind and walked away.
I walked all alone,
I melted away like morning dew,
I broke apart like sea foam,
All because of love…
In the town called the heart,
On the street called love,
At the doorstep called dreams,
You left me behind and walked away.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This emotional song expresses the profound sorrow of heartbreak and abandonment. The protagonist laments being left behind by their beloved, navigating through abstract emotional landscapes where the heart is envisioned as a town, love as a street, and dreams as a entryway. The lyrics convey how desire and passion once filled life, but ultimately led to betrayal. In the second half, the speaker describes the intense vulnerability caused by love's demise. Comparing their existence to a melting drop of morning dew and a fragile sea foam bubble, the protagonist conveys complete emotional breakdown and the deep loneliness of walking life's path alone.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagom)

Nenjam ennum uurinilae

Directly equates abstract emotions with physical places (heart as a town, love as a street, dreams as a doorway).

Repetition (Adukku Thodar)

Naan thaniyaai thaniyaai nadanthenae

Repetition of words like 'thaniyaai', 'paniyaai', and 'nuraiyaai' heightens the emotional distress and sense of fragility.

Simile (Uvamai)

Siru paniyaai paniyaai karainthenae

Compares the dissolving of the protagonist's emotional state to melting dew ('siru paniyaai') and breaking foam ('nuraiyaai').

End Rhyme (Iyaibu)

Kaadhal ennum theruvinilae

Rhyming line endings ('uurinilae', 'theruvinilae', 'vasalilae') create a rhythmic, melancholic musical cadence.

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Trivia

This track serves as an emotional bit song reflecting heartbreak in the 2005 Tamil action-drama film 'Aaru', starring Suriya and Trisha, with a soundtrack composed by Devi Sri Prasad.

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