Nenjam Oru Murai
From Vaseegara · 2003
- Lyricist
- Lyricist Not Known
- Singers
- Srinivas, Mahalakshmi Iyer
- Music director
- S. A. Rajkumar
- Details
- Vaseegara2003
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| ………………………. | |
| Male | |
| …………………. | |
| Female | |
| { Nenjam oru | My heart once |
| Murai nee endradhu | Said that it is you |
| Kangal maru murai | My eyes once again |
| Paar endradhu } (2) | Said 'look at him!' |
| Female | |
| Rendu karangalum | Both my hands |
| Ser endradhu ullam unaku | Said 'join together', my heart said |
| Thaan endradhu | It belongs to you alone |
| Female | |
| Sathamindri udhadugalo | My silent lips |
| Mutham enaku tha endradhu | Asked to give me a kiss |
| Ullam endra kadhavugalo | The doors called my heart |
| Ullae unnai vaa endradhu | Welcomed you to enter inside |
| Female | |
| ……………….. | |
| Female | |
| Neethaan neethaan | You are the one, you are the one |
| Endhan ullam thirandhu | Who opened my heart |
| Ullae ullae vandha | And came deep inside as the |
| Mudhal velicham | First light |
| Male | |
| Neethaan neethaan | You are the one, you are the one |
| Endhan uyir kalandhu | Who merged with my soul |
| Nenjai nenjai thotta | And touched my heart as the |
| Mudhal sparisam | First touch |
| Female | |
| Kannam ennum | On the cheek called |
| Thee anaipu thuraiyil | A fire station |
| Chorus | |
| Shapo | Shapo |
| Female | |
| Un mutham thaanae | Your kiss alone was |
| Patri konda mudhal thee | The first fire caught |
| Chorus | |
| Shapappo | Shapappo |
| Male | |
| Killum bodhu | When pinching, |
| Endhan kaiyil kidaitha | Obtained in my hand |
| Chorus | |
| Shapo | Shapo |
| Male | |
| Un viral | Your finger |
| Thaanae naanum | Was indeed the first flower |
| Thotta mudhal poo | That I touched |
| Chorus | |
| Shapappo | Shapappo |
| Female | |
| Un paarvai | Your gaze |
| Thaanae endhan nenjil | Was indeed in my heart |
| Mudhal salanam | The first ripple |
| Male | |
| Anbae endrum | Oh love, forever |
| Nee allavaa kannaal | Aren't you the first poem |
| Pesum mudhal kavidhai | Spoken through eyes? |
| Female | |
| Kaalam ulla | As long as time exists |
| Kaalam varai nee thaan | Until then, you alone are |
| Endhan mudhal kuzhandhai | My first child |
| Male | |
| Nenjam oru | My heart once |
| Murai nee endradhu | Said that it is you |
| Female | |
| Kangal maru | My eyes once |
| Murai paar endradhu | Again said 'look!' |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal endral | If it is love |
| Adhu poovin vadivam | It has the form of a flower |
| Aanaal ullae adhu | But deep inside it is |
| Theeyin uruvam | In the shape of fire |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal vandhaal | When love arrives |
| Indha boomi nazhuvum | This earth slips away |
| Pathaam giragam ondril | On a tenth planet |
| Paadham paravum | Our feet will walk |
| Male | |
| Kaadhal vandhu | When love arrives |
| Nenjukullae nuzhaiyum | And enters inside the heart |
| Chorus | |
| Shapo | Shapo |
| Male | |
| Oru thatpa veppa | A climate change in temperature |
| Maatrangalum nigazhum | Will occur |
| Chorus | |
| Shapappo | Shapappo |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal vandhu | When love comes |
| Kannai thatti ezhupum | It knocks and wakes the eyes |
| Chorus | |
| Shapo | Shapo |
| Female | |
| Adhu oosi | It sends a needle |
| Ondrai ullukullae anupum | Deep inside |
| Chorus | |
| Shapappo | Shapappo |
| Male | |
| Indha kaadhal | If this love |
| Vandhaal ilai kooda | Arrives, even a leaf |
| Malai sumakum | Will carry a mountain |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal endra | In the word called love |
| Vaarthaiyilae ondrai | Let us unite and get lost |
| Serndhu naam tholaivom | In the wind called love |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal endra | Like dust in the wind |
| Kaatrinilae thoosi polae | Let us wander |
| Naam alaivom | My heart once |
| Male | |
| Nenjam oru | Said that it is you |
| Murai nee endradhu | My eyes once |
| Female | |
| Kangal maru | Again said 'look!' |
| Murai paar endradhu | Both my hands |
| Male | |
| Rendu karangalum | Said 'join together' |
| Ser endradhu | My heart said |
| Female | |
| Ullam unaku | It belongs to you alone |
| Thaan endradhu | My silent lips |
| Male | |
| Sathamindri udhadugalo | Asked to give me a kiss |
| Mutham enaku tha endradhu | The doors called |
| Female | |
| Ullam endra | My heart welcomed you |
| Kadhavugalo ullae | To come inside |
| Unnai vaa endradhu | |
| Female | |
| ……………………………. | |
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{ நெஞ்சம் ஒருமுறை
நீ என்றது கண்கள் மறுமுறை
பாா் என்றது } (2)
ரெண்டு கரங்களும்
சோ் என்றது உள்ளம்
உனக்குத்தான் என்றது
சத்தமின்றி உதடுகளோ
முத்தம் எனக்கு தா என்றது
உள்ளம் என்ற கதவுகளோ
உள்ளே உன்னை வா என்றது
My heart once
Said that it is you
My eyes once again
Said 'look at him!'
...................................
Both my hands
Said 'join together', my heart said
It belongs to you alone
நீதான் நீதான்
எந்தன் உள்ளம் திறந்து
உள்ளே உள்ளே வந்த
முதல் வெளிச்சம்
My silent lips
Asked to give me a kiss
The doors called my heart
Welcomed you to enter inside
நீதான் நீதான் எந்தன்
உயிா் கலந்து நெஞ்சை
நெஞ்சை தொட்ட முதல் ஸ்பாிசம்
கன்னம் என்னும்
தீ அணைப்பு துறையில்
You are the one, you are the one
Who opened my heart
And came deep inside as the
First light
............................
You are the one, you are the one
Who merged with my soul
And touched my heart as the
First touch
உன் முத்தம்தானே
பற்றி கொண்ட முதல் தீ
On the cheek called
A fire station
............................
Shapo
கிள்ளும்போது
எந்தன் கையில் கிடைத்த
Your kiss alone was
The first fire caught
............................
Shapappo
உன் விரல்தானே
நானும் தொட்ட முதல் பூ
When pinching,
Obtained in my hand
............................
Shapo
உன் பாா்வைதானே
எந்தன் நெஞ்சில் முதல் சலனம்
Your finger
Was indeed the first flower
That I touched
அன்பே என்றும்
நீ அல்லவா கண்ணால்
பேசும் முதல் கவிதை
Shapappo
காலம் உள்ள காலம்
வரை நீதான் எந்தன் முதல்
குழந்தை
Your gaze
Was indeed in my heart
The first ripple
நெஞ்சம் ஒருமுறை
நீ என்றது
Oh love, forever
Aren't you the first poem
Spoken through eyes?
கண்கள் மறுமுறை
பாா் என்றது
As long as time exists
Until then, you alone are
My first child
காதல் என்றால்
அது பூவின் வடிவம் ஆனால்
உள்ளே அது தீயின் உருவம்
My heart once
Said that it is you
காதல் வந்தால்
இந்த பூமி நழுவும் பத்தாம்
கிரகம் ஒன்றில் பாதம் பரவும்
My eyes once
Again said 'look!'
காதல் வந்து
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ளே நுழையும்
If it is love
It has the form of a flower
But deep inside it is
In the shape of fire
............................
When love arrives
This earth slips away
On a tenth planet
Our feet will walk
ஒரு தட்பவெப்ப
மாற்றங்களும் நிகழும்
When love arrives
And enters inside the heart
............................
Shapo
காதல் வந்து
கண்ணை தட்டி எழுப்பும்
A climate change in temperature
Will occur
............................
Shapappo
அது ஊசி ஒன்றை
உள்ளுக்குள்ளே அனுப்பும்
When love comes
It knocks and wakes the eyes
............................
Shapo
இந்த காதல் வந்தால்
இலை கூட மலை சுமக்கும்
It sends a needle
Deep inside
காதல் என்ற
வாா்த்தையிலே ஒன்றாய்
சோ்ந்து நாம் தொலைவோம்
Shapappo
காதல் என்ற காற்றினிலே
தூசி போல நாம் அலைவோம்
நெஞ்சம் ஒரு முறை நீ என்றது
If this love
Arrives, even a leaf
Will carry a mountain
கண்கள் மறுமுறை
பாா் என்றது
In the word called love
Let us unite and get lost
In the wind called love
ரெண்டு கரங்களும்
சோ் என்றது
Like dust in the wind
Let us wander
My heart once
உள்ளம்
உனக்குத்தான் என்றது
Said that it is you
My eyes once
சத்தமின்றி உதடுகளோ
முத்தம் எனக்கு தா என்றது
Again said 'look!'
Both my hands
உள்ளம் என்ற
கதவுகளோ உள்ளே
உன்னை வா என்றது
Said 'join together'
My heart said
...............................
It belongs to you alone
My silent lips
Asked to give me a kiss
The doors called
My heart welcomed you
To come inside
……………………….
………………….
{ Nenjam oru
My heart once
Murai nee endradhu
Said that it is you
Kangal maru murai
My eyes once again
Paar endradhu } (2)
Said 'look at him!'
Rendu karangalum
Both my hands
Ser endradhu ullam unaku
Said 'join together', my heart said
Thaan endradhu
It belongs to you alone
Sathamindri udhadugalo
My silent lips
Mutham enaku tha endradhu
Asked to give me a kiss
Ullam endra kadhavugalo
The doors called my heart
Ullae unnai vaa endradhu
Welcomed you to enter inside
………………..
Neethaan neethaan
You are the one, you are the one
Endhan ullam thirandhu
Who opened my heart
Ullae ullae vandha
And came deep inside as the
Mudhal velicham
First light
Neethaan neethaan
You are the one, you are the one
Endhan uyir kalandhu
Who merged with my soul
Nenjai nenjai thotta
And touched my heart as the
Mudhal sparisam
First touch
Kannam ennum
On the cheek called
Thee anaipu thuraiyil
A fire station
Shapo
Shapo
Un mutham thaanae
Your kiss alone was
Patri konda mudhal thee
The first fire caught
Shapappo
Shapappo
Killum bodhu
When pinching,
Endhan kaiyil kidaitha
Obtained in my hand
Shapo
Shapo
Un viral
Your finger
Thaanae naanum
Was indeed the first flower
Thotta mudhal poo
That I touched
Shapappo
Shapappo
Un paarvai
Your gaze
Thaanae endhan nenjil
Was indeed in my heart
Mudhal salanam
The first ripple
Anbae endrum
Oh love, forever
Nee allavaa kannaal
Aren't you the first poem
Pesum mudhal kavidhai
Spoken through eyes?
Kaalam ulla
As long as time exists
Kaalam varai nee thaan
Until then, you alone are
Endhan mudhal kuzhandhai
My first child
Nenjam oru
My heart once
Murai nee endradhu
Said that it is you
Kangal maru
My eyes once
Murai paar endradhu
Again said 'look!'
Kaadhal endral
If it is love
Adhu poovin vadivam
It has the form of a flower
Aanaal ullae adhu
But deep inside it is
Theeyin uruvam
In the shape of fire
Kaadhal vandhaal
When love arrives
Indha boomi nazhuvum
This earth slips away
Pathaam giragam ondril
On a tenth planet
Paadham paravum
Our feet will walk
Kaadhal vandhu
When love arrives
Nenjukullae nuzhaiyum
And enters inside the heart
Shapo
Shapo
Oru thatpa veppa
A climate change in temperature
Maatrangalum nigazhum
Will occur
Shapappo
Shapappo
Kaadhal vandhu
When love comes
Kannai thatti ezhupum
It knocks and wakes the eyes
Shapo
Shapo
Adhu oosi
It sends a needle
Ondrai ullukullae anupum
Deep inside
Shapappo
Shapappo
Indha kaadhal
If this love
Vandhaal ilai kooda
Arrives, even a leaf
Malai sumakum
Will carry a mountain
Kaadhal endra
In the word called love
Vaarthaiyilae ondrai
Let us unite and get lost
Serndhu naam tholaivom
In the wind called love
Kaadhal endra
Like dust in the wind
Kaatrinilae thoosi polae
Let us wander
Naam alaivom
My heart once
Nenjam oru
Said that it is you
Murai nee endradhu
My eyes once
Kangal maru
Again said 'look!'
Murai paar endradhu
Both my hands
Rendu karangalum
Said 'join together'
Ser endradhu
My heart said
Ullam unaku
It belongs to you alone
Thaan endradhu
My silent lips
Sathamindri udhadugalo
Asked to give me a kiss
Mutham enaku tha endradhu
The doors called
Ullam endra
My heart welcomed you
Kadhavugalo ullae
To come inside
Unnai vaa endradhu
…………………………….
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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