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Lyrics & meaning

Nenjam Oru Murai

From Vaseegara · 2003

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singers
Srinivas, Mahalakshmi Iyer
Music director
S. A. Rajkumar
Movie name
Vaseegara
Movie release year
2003
Lyrics added on
5 Apr 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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{ Nenjam oru
Murai nee endradhu
Kangal maru murai
Paar endradhu } (2)
Rendu karangalum
Ser endradhu ullam unaku
Thaan endradhu
Sathamindri udhadugalo
Mutham enaku tha endradhu
Ullam endra kadhavugalo
Ullae unnai vaa endradhu
………………..
Neethaan neethaan
Endhan ullam thirandhu
Ullae ullae vandha
Mudhal velicham
Neethaan neethaan
Endhan uyir kalandhu
Nenjai nenjai thotta
Mudhal sparisam
Kannam ennum
Thee anaipu thuraiyil
Shapo
Un mutham thaanae
Patri konda mudhal thee
Shapappo
Killum bodhu
Endhan kaiyil kidaitha
Shapo
Un viral
Thaanae naanum
Thotta mudhal poo
Shapappo
Un paarvai
Thaanae endhan nenjil
Mudhal salanam
Anbae endrum
Nee allavaa kannaal
Pesum mudhal kavidhai
Kaalam ulla
Kaalam varai nee thaan
Endhan mudhal kuzhandhai
Nenjam oru
Murai nee endradhu
Kangal maru
Murai paar endradhu
Kaadhal endral
Adhu poovin vadivam
Aanaal ullae adhu
Theeyin uruvam
Kaadhal vandhaal
Indha boomi nazhuvum
Pathaam giragam ondril
Paadham paravum
Kaadhal vandhu
Nenjukullae nuzhaiyum
Shapo
Oru thatpa veppa
Maatrangalum nigazhum
Shapappo
Kaadhal vandhu
Kannai thatti ezhupum
Shapo
Adhu oosi
Ondrai ullukullae anupum
Shapappo
Indha kaadhal
Vandhaal ilai kooda
Malai sumakum
Kaadhal endra
Vaarthaiyilae ondrai
Serndhu naam tholaivom
Kaadhal endra
Kaatrinilae thoosi polae
Naam alaivom
Nenjam oru
Murai nee endradhu
Kangal maru
Murai paar endradhu
Rendu karangalum
Ser endradhu
Ullam unaku
Thaan endradhu
Sathamindri udhadugalo
Mutham enaku tha endradhu
Ullam endra
Kadhavugalo ullae
Unnai vaa endradhu
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...
...
My heart once
said you were the one;
my eyes, once more,
said to look.
Both my hands
said to unite; my heart
said it belongs only to you.
Without a sound, my lips
asked, "Give me a kiss."
The doors of my heart
welcomed you to come inside.
...
It is you, only you,
who opened my heart
and came deep inside,
the first light.
It is you, only you,
who merged with my soul
and touched my heart of hearts,
the first touch.
In the fire station
that is my cheek,
Shapo
your kiss alone was
the first fire that caught blaze.
Shapappo
When pinching gently,
what landed in my hand—
Shapo
your finger alone
was the first flower
that I ever touched.
Shapappo
Your glance alone
caused in my heart
the first tremor.
My beloved, forever,
aren't you the first poem
spoken through the eyes?
As long as time exists,
until the end of time, you are
my very first child.
My heart once
said you were the one;
my eyes, once
more, said to look.
If it is love,
it takes the shape of a flower,
but deep inside,
it has the form of fire.
When love arrives,
this earth slips away,
and on a tenth planet,
our feet tread softly.
When love comes
and enters inside the heart,
Shapo
shifts in temperature
will begin to happen.
Shapappo
When love comes
and knocks to wake the eyes,
Shapo
it sends a delicate
needle deep within.
Shapappo
When this love
arrives, even a leaf
can carry a mountain.
In the single word
called love,
let us lose ourselves together.
In the breeze
called love, like specks of dust,
let us wander.
My heart once
said you were the one;
my eyes, once
more, said to look.
Both my hands
said to unite;
my heart
said it belongs to you alone.
Without a sound, my lips
asked, "Give me a kiss."
The doors
of my heart inside
welcomed you to come in.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Nenjam Oru Murai is a soft, poetic love song from the Tamil movie Vaseegara (2003). The song captures the tender emotional awakening experienced by two lovers. Through delicate metaphors, the lyrics depict how falling in love alters one's perception of reality—making the earth feel distant, turning touch into flowers, and allowing even the lightest leaf to carry the weight of a mountain.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (உருவகம் - Uruvagam)

“Ullam endra kadhavugalo / Ullae unnai vaa endradhu”

Compares the heart's opening to doors ('Ullam endra kadhavugalo') and love to a burning fire inside a flower ('theeyin uruvam').

Simile (உவமை - Uvamai)

“Kaadhal endra kaatrinilae thoosi polae naam alaivom”

Compares the lovers getting carried away by love to dust particles drifting in the wind ('Kaatrinilae thoosi polae').

Paradox / Hyperbole (உயர்வு நவிற்சி)

“Indha kaadhal vandhaal ilai kooda malai sumakum”

Expresses the extraordinary power of love through the impossible imagery of a delicate leaf holding up a massive mountain ('ilai kooda malai sumakum').

Monai / Alliteration (மோனை)

“Kaadhal endra kaatrinilae”

Repetition of initial consonant and vowel sounds across line openings, creating melodic rhythm (e.g., 'Kaadhal' / 'Kaatrinilae').

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Trivia

The song feature in the 2003 romantic comedy film Vaseegara, starring Vijay and Sneha. The music was composed by S. A. Rajkumar, with lyrics penned by Pa. Vijay. It was sung by Hariharan and Mahalakshmi Iyer.

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