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Lyrics & meaning

Nenje Nenje

From Semma · 2017

Lyricist
Yugabharathi
Singers
Siddharth Mahadevan, Shashaa Tirupati
Music director
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Details
Semma2017

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Nenjae nenjaeHeart, oh heart
Nikkama odudhae…Runs without stopping...
Engae engae neeWhere are you, where are you
Endrae thedudhae…Searching for you...
Unapaathae na eraganen..Seeing you, I succumbed..
Thalakaalu puriyamaWithout understanding head or tail
Paranthenae..I flew away..
Male
Nenjae nenjaeHeart, oh heart
Nikkama odudhae…Runs without stopping...
Engae engae neeWhere are you, where are you
Endrae thedudhae…Searching for you...
Unapaathae na eraganen..Seeing you, I succumbed..
Thalakaalu puriyamaWithout understanding head or tail
Paranthenae..I flew away..
Female
Oorae mela paakkaLooked at by the whole town
Aagasam..Is the sky..
Athayum thaandi dhanaeEven beyond that
Un paasam..Is your love..
Male
Nenjankuzhi medaakudhaeThe depth of my heart turns into a hillock
Un pechula..By your words..
Kammavumae kaadakudhaeEven the lake becomes a dry land
Kan veechila..By the stroke of your eyes..
Female
Yaarum ketidaamaWithout anyone asking
Thooral poodum megampola..Like a cloud that drizzled..
Odi vaara neeyumYou come running
Sendhu vaazha..To live together..
Male
Anjaama neeWithout fear, you
Ponjaadhiya uravaada..To bond with me as my wife..
Yaaralayum aagadhadiNo one can
Thadapoda…Put an obstacle...
Yenchirudee..My small girl..
Female
Oodha kathumkudaEven if the whistling wind
Un mela..Upon you..
Modha thaanguvenaeHits, I will bear it
Poo pola..Softly like a flower..
Male
Oh..ammavayum thaalattudhaeOh.. even lulls a mother to sleep
Un vaasana..Your fragrance..
Kathazhaiya kannadiyaA cactus into a mirror
Nee maathuna..You transformed..
Female
Oonjal pola aasaDesire like a swing
Onjidama aatampotta..Dances untiringly..
Thookkam thungidatho..Will sleep itself go to sleep..
Namma kooda..Along with us..
Male
Unnoda naMe with you
Ennoda nee vilaiyaada..You with me to play..
Mupodhumae sandhoshamthamAt all three times, it is pure happiness
Kadapoda …Boundless...
Yenna thodu di..Touch me, girl..
Female
Nenjae nenjaeHeart, oh heart
Male :Nikkama odudhae…Male: Runs without stopping...
Female :Engae engaeFemale: Where, where
Male :Nee endrae thedudhae…Male: Searching where you are...
Female :Unapaathae na eraganen..Female: Seeing you, I succumbed..
Thalakaalu puriyamaWithout understanding head or tail
Paranthenae..I flew away..

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

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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