Nenje Nee Po
From Then Mazhai · 1966
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- T. K. Ramamoorthy
- Details
- Then Mazhai1966
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Ha ha haaa..ha ha haaa…aaa.. | Ha ha ha... ha ha ha... aaa... |
| Ho ho ho oooo ho ho ho ooo | Ho ho ho oooo ho ho ho ooo |
| Female | |
| Nenjae nee poo saedhiyai solla | Oh my heart, you go ahead to convey the message, |
| Nanum varuven meedhiyai solla | I too shall come behind to convey the rest. |
| Nenjae nee poo saedhiyai solla | Oh my heart, you go ahead to convey the message, |
| Nanum varuven meedhiyai solla | I too shall come behind to convey the rest. |
| Vaazhvae nee vaa vaasalil mella | Oh my life, come gently to the doorway, |
| Kaalgalum ingae kann vazhi sella | While my feet tread along the path set by my eyes. |
| Nenjae nee poo saedhiyai solla | Oh my heart, you go ahead to convey the message, |
| Nanum varuven meedhiyai solla | I too shall come behind to convey the rest. |
| Female | |
| Maalai varamal iravu varadhoo | Will night not arrive if evening does not come? |
| Malaiyidamal uravu varadhoo | Will a bond not blossom without exchanging garlands? |
| Thoodhu vidaamal aasai vidadhoo | Will desire not relent without sending a messenger? |
| Thunaivan illaamal thookkam vaaradhoo | Will sleep not arrive without my companion beside me? |
| Female | |
| Aayiram kelvi unnidam ketten | I have asked a thousand questions to you, |
| Vidai kidaikaamal urangida maatten | And I shall not sleep without getting the answers. |
| Poovizhi sivakka sevvidhazh velukka | As flower-like eyes turn red and ruby lips grow pale, |
| Noolidai ilaikka naadagam nadakka | As the slender thread-like waist sways while the drama unfolds, |
| Female | |
| Nenjae nee poo saedhiyai solla | Oh my heart, you go ahead to convey the message, |
| Nanum varuven meedhiyai solla | I too shall come behind to convey the rest. |
| Haa..aaaa…haa..aaa..haa…aa… | Haa..aaaa…haa..aaa..haa…aa… |
| Female | |
| Maaligai veliyil janaki nindraal | Janaki stood outside the palace walls, |
| Maamani mannan ramanai kandaal | And caught sight of King Rama, the gem of men. |
| Paarvaigal vazhiyae vaarthaigalaada | As words conversed silently through their exchanged glances, |
| Paavalan kamban paatinil paada | And the great poet Kamban immortalized it in his verse. |
| Female | |
| Naanadhu polae kaadhalilae vizhundhen | Just like that, I fell deeply in love, |
| Naayagan peyaraal kaaviyam varaindhen | And wrote a grand epic in my hero's name. |
| Naal vazhi ondraai porundhidum thaedhi | On the auspicious date when our paths merge into one, |
| Naan oru paadhi avanoru paadhi | I shall be one half, and he shall be the other half. |
| Female | |
| Nenjae nee poo saedhiyai solla | Oh my heart, you go ahead to convey the message, |
| Nanum varuven meedhiyai solla | I too shall come behind to convey the rest. |
ஹா..ஹா..ஹா ..ஹா
ஹா..ஹா..ஹா ..ஹா
ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ ஹோ ஓ
Ha ha ha... ha ha ha... aaa...
Ho ho ho oooo ho ho ho ooo
நெஞ்சே நீ போ சேதியை சொல்ல
நானும் வருவேன் மீதியைச் சொல்ல
நெஞ்சே நீ போ சேதியை சொல்ல
நானும் வருவேன் மீதியைச் சொல்ல
வாழ்வே நீ வா வாசலில் மெல்ல
கால்களும் இங்கே கண் வழி செல்ல..
நெஞ்சே நீ போ சேதியை சொல்ல
நானும் வருவேன் மீதியைச் சொல்ல
Oh my heart, you go ahead to convey the message,
I too shall come behind to convey the rest.
Oh my heart, you go ahead to convey the message,
I too shall come behind to convey the rest.
Oh my life, come gently to the doorway,
While my feet tread along the path set by my eyes.
Oh my heart, you go ahead to convey the message,
I too shall come behind to convey the rest.
மாலை வராமல் இரவு வராதோ
மாலையிடாமல் உறவு வராதோ
தூது விடாமல் ஆசை விடாதோ
துணைவனில்லாமல் தூக்கம் வாராதோ
Will night not arrive if evening does not come?
Will a bond not blossom without exchanging garlands?
Will desire not relent without sending a messenger?
Will sleep not arrive without my companion beside me?
ஆயிரம் கேள்வி உன்னிடம் கேட்டேன்
விடை கிடைக்காமல் உறங்கிட மாட்டேன்
பூவிழி சிவக்க செவ்விதழ் வெளுக்க
நூலிடை இளைக்க நாடகம் நடக்க...
I have asked a thousand questions to you,
And I shall not sleep without getting the answers.
As flower-like eyes turn red and ruby lips grow pale,
As the slender thread-like waist sways while the drama unfolds,
நெஞ்சே நீ போ சேதியை சொல்ல
நானும் வருவேன் மீதியைச் சொல்ல
ஹா..ஹா..ஹா ..ஹா
ஹா..ஹா..ஹா ..ஹா
Oh my heart, you go ahead to convey the message,
I too shall come behind to convey the rest.
Haa..aaaa…haa..aaa..haa…aa…
மாளிகை வெளியில் ஜானகி நின்றாள்
மாமணி மன்னன் ராமனைக் கண்டாள்
பார்வைகள் வழியே வார்த்தைகளாட
பாவலன் கம்பன் பாட்டினில் பாட
Janaki stood outside the palace walls,
And caught sight of King Rama, the gem of men.
As words conversed silently through their exchanged glances,
And the great poet Kamban immortalized it in his verse.
நானது போலே காதலிலே விழுந்தேன்
நாயகன் பெயரால் காவியம் வரைந்தேன்
நால்விழி ஒன்றாய் பொருந்திடும் தேதி
நானொரு பாதி அவனொரு பாதி......
Just like that, I fell deeply in love,
And wrote a grand epic in my hero's name.
On the auspicious date when our paths merge into one,
I shall be one half, and he shall be the other half.
நெஞ்சே நீ போ சேதியை சொல்ல
நானும் வருவேன் மீதியைச் சொல்ல
Oh my heart, you go ahead to convey the message,
I too shall come behind to convey the rest.
Ha ha haaa..ha ha haaa…aaa..
Ha ha ha... ha ha ha... aaa...
Ho ho ho oooo ho ho ho ooo
Ho ho ho oooo ho ho ho ooo
Nenjae nee poo saedhiyai solla
Oh my heart, you go ahead to convey the message,
Nanum varuven meedhiyai solla
I too shall come behind to convey the rest.
Nenjae nee poo saedhiyai solla
Oh my heart, you go ahead to convey the message,
Nanum varuven meedhiyai solla
I too shall come behind to convey the rest.
Vaazhvae nee vaa vaasalil mella
Oh my life, come gently to the doorway,
Kaalgalum ingae kann vazhi sella
While my feet tread along the path set by my eyes.
Nenjae nee poo saedhiyai solla
Oh my heart, you go ahead to convey the message,
Nanum varuven meedhiyai solla
I too shall come behind to convey the rest.
Maalai varamal iravu varadhoo
Will night not arrive if evening does not come?
Malaiyidamal uravu varadhoo
Will a bond not blossom without exchanging garlands?
Thoodhu vidaamal aasai vidadhoo
Will desire not relent without sending a messenger?
Thunaivan illaamal thookkam vaaradhoo
Will sleep not arrive without my companion beside me?
Aayiram kelvi unnidam ketten
I have asked a thousand questions to you,
Vidai kidaikaamal urangida maatten
And I shall not sleep without getting the answers.
Poovizhi sivakka sevvidhazh velukka
As flower-like eyes turn red and ruby lips grow pale,
Noolidai ilaikka naadagam nadakka
As the slender thread-like waist sways while the drama unfolds,
Nenjae nee poo saedhiyai solla
Oh my heart, you go ahead to convey the message,
Nanum varuven meedhiyai solla
I too shall come behind to convey the rest.
Haa..aaaa…haa..aaa..haa…aa…
Haa..aaaa…haa..aaa..haa…aa…
Maaligai veliyil janaki nindraal
Janaki stood outside the palace walls,
Maamani mannan ramanai kandaal
And caught sight of King Rama, the gem of men.
Paarvaigal vazhiyae vaarthaigalaada
As words conversed silently through their exchanged glances,
Paavalan kamban paatinil paada
And the great poet Kamban immortalized it in his verse.
Naanadhu polae kaadhalilae vizhundhen
Just like that, I fell deeply in love,
Naayagan peyaraal kaaviyam varaindhen
And wrote a grand epic in my hero's name.
Naal vazhi ondraai porundhidum thaedhi
On the auspicious date when our paths merge into one,
Naan oru paadhi avanoru paadhi
I shall be one half, and he shall be the other half.
Nenjae nee poo saedhiyai solla
Oh my heart, you go ahead to convey the message,
Nanum varuven meedhiyai solla
I too shall come behind to convey the rest.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
In 'Nenjae Nee Poo' from the 1966 film Then Mazhai, the heroine addresses her heart as a messenger to express her deep love and longing to her beloved. She reflects on the pain of separation, playful romantic dilemmas, and the sweet anxiety that accompanies true love. She poetically compares her romance to the epic love of Rama and Sita as depicted by poet Kamban, envisioning a future where her lover and she merge as two halves of a single soul.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification (Uruvagandhal / Thaniporul Aakkal)
“Nenjae nee poo saedhiyai solla”
Addressing one's own heart as a person capable of carrying a message ('Nenjae nee poo saedhiyai solla').
Alliteration & Rhyme (Monai and Ethirai)
“Maalai varamal iravu varadhoo / Malaiyidamal uravu varadhoo”
Matching starting and second sounds across rhyming couplets such as 'Maalai' / 'Malai' and 'Thoodhu' / 'Thunaivan'.
Metaphor (Uvamai / Uruvagaimai)
“Poovizhi sivakka sevvidhazh velukka”
Comparing eyes to flowers ('Poovizhi') and slender waist to a thin thread ('Noolidai').
Allusion (Ilakkiya Kurippu)
“Maaligai veliyil janaki nindraal / Maamani mannan ramanai kandaal”
Alluding to the classical Ramayana narrative where Sita (Janaki) first sees Rama, as celebrated in Kamban's Kamba Ramayanam.
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Trivia
Then Mazhai (1966) features music composed by T. K. Ramamoorthy after his split from Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy. Penned by lyricist Vaali and sung soulfully by P. Susheela, this song remains a classic example of classic 1960s Tamil film melodies rich in literary literary imagery.
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