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Lyrics & meaning

Nenje Nenje

From Semma · 2017

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singers
Siddharth Mahadevan, Shashaa Tirupati
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Movie name
Semma
Movie release year
2017
Lyrics added on
11 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation
Nenjae nenjae
Nikkama odudhae…
Engae engae nee
Endrae thedudhae…
Unapaathae na eraganen..
Thalakaalu puriyama
Paranthenae..
Nenjae nenjae
Nikkama odudhae…
Engae engae nee
Endrae thedudhae…
Unapaathae na eraganen..
Thalakaalu puriyama
Paranthenae..
Oorae mela paakka
Aagasam..
Athayum thaandi dhanae
Un paasam..
Nenjankuzhi medaakudhae
Un pechula..
Kammavumae kaadakudhae
Kan veechila..
Yaarum ketidaama
Thooral poodum megampola..
Odi vaara neeyum
Sendhu vaazha..
Anjaama nee
Ponjaadhiya uravaada..
Yaaralayum aagadhadi
Thadapoda…
Yenchirudee..
Oodha kathumkuda
Un mela..
Modha thaanguvenae
Poo pola..
Oh..ammavayum thaalattudhae
Un vaasana..
Kathazhaiya kannadiya
Nee maathuna..
Oonjal pola aasa
Onjidama aatampotta..
Thookkam thungidatho..
Namma kooda..
Unnoda na
Ennoda nee vilaiyaada..
Mupodhumae sandhoshamtham
Kadapoda …
Yenna thodu di..
Nenjae nenjae
Male :Nikkama odudhae…
Female :Engae engae
Male :Nee endrae thedudhae…
Female :Unapaathae na eraganen..
Thalakaalu puriyama
Paranthenae..
My heart, my heart
runs without stopping...
Where are you, where are you,
it keeps searching...
Seeing you, I became light as a feather...
Without knowing up from down,
I flew away...
My heart, my heart
runs without stopping...
Where are you, where are you,
it keeps searching...
Seeing you, I became light as a feather...
Without knowing up from down,
I flew away...
While the whole town looks up at
the sky...
reaching far beyond it
is your love...
The hollow of my chest swells with joy
at your words...
Even the dry lake turns into a lush green forest
with just a glance of your eyes...
Without anyone asking,
just like a cloud showering a drizzle...
you come running
to live together...
Fearlessly,
to unite as my wife...
no one can ever, my girl,
stand in our way...
Rise up, my girl!
Even when the biting cold wind
blows upon you...
I will bear the blow for you
gently like a flower...
Oh, it lulls even a mother to sleep,
this sweet fragrance of yours...
A thorny cactus into a clear mirror,
you transformed...
As our desires sway like a swing,
rocking endlessly without a pause...
won't sleep itself drift into slumber
along with us?
With me playing with you,
and you playing with me...
happiness will set up shop
all through the day...
Touch me, my girl...
My heart, my heart
Male: runs without stopping...
Female: Where, where,
Male: it searches for you...
Female: Seeing you, I became light as a feather...
Without knowing up from down,
I flew away...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Nenjae Nenjae from the movie Semma is an upbeat, romantic song expressing the thrill and euphoria of falling deeply in love. The lyrics describe the restlessness of a loving heart, comparing affection to something vast that surpasses the open sky. The song beautifully portrays how the lover's presence and gentle words bring boundless happiness and transform the protagonist's entire world.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (உவமை அணி)

Thooral poodum megampola..

Comparing the arrival of the lover to a gently drizzling cloud ('Thooral poodum megampola').

Hyperbole (உயர்வு நவிற்சி அணி)

Kathazhaiya kannadiya Nee maathuna..

Exaggerating the miraculous effect of love transforming a thorny cactus into a smooth mirror.

Metaphor (உருவகம்)

Athayum thaandi dhanae Un paasam..

Describing affection as something immense that stretches even beyond the sky.

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Trivia

The music for Semma (2017) was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, who also starred as the lead actor in the movie. This energetic track features vocals by Siddharth Mahadevan and Shashaa Tirupati with lyrics written by Yugabharathi.

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