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Lyrics & meaning

Nenje Nenje

From Yaan · 2014

Lyricist: Kabilan
Singers: Chinmayi, Pravin Saivi, Unnikrishnan
Music director: Harris Jayaraj
Movie name: Yaan
Movie release year: 2014
Lyrics added on: 28 Mar 2017

Lyrics & meaning

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↻ English translation

Nenjae nenjae kaadhal nenjae

Ennai nee thaan

Ennadi senjae

Bhoomi ingae megam angae

Rendai serkkum

Mazhai thuli engae

Dhooram nindru nee

Ennai kollathae

Verum poovum

Ver endru sollaathae

Kaadhal arugae illai

Adhanaaal thollai

Ariven ..oh manamae

Unnai marantha ponen

Iranthaa ponen

Varuven orr dhinamae

Nenjae nenjae kaadhal nenjae

Ennai nee thaan

Ennadi senjae

Poovai thottu vandhaalum

Kaiyil vaasam vittu pogaathae

Undhan manam thaan marappeno

Adhai maranthaal irappeno

Kannai moodi thoonga vendum

Paadu pennae azhagiya laali

Kaadhal kangal thoongum bodhu

Poovae undhan pudavaiyae thooli

Ennai vittu naan ponen thannaalae

Kanneerukkul meen aanen unnaalae

Pesa vazhiyae illai

Mozhiyae illai

Thaviyaai naan thavithen

Kaadhal kanavil unnai

Muzhuthaai kaana

Piraiyaai naan ilaithen

Nenjae nenjae kaadhal nenjae

Ennai nee thaan

Ennadi senjae

Bhoomi ingae megam angae

Rendai serkkum

Mazhai thuli engae

O heart, O loving heart,

What have you done

To me, my girl?

The earth is here, the clouds are there,

To bring the two together,

Where is the raindrop?

Standing so far away,

Do not kill me.

Do not say a mere flower

Is just a root.

My love is not near me,

And so there is pain,

I know it, O my heart.

Have I forgotten you?

Have I died?

I will return one day.

O heart, O loving heart,

What have you done

To me, my girl?

Even after touching a flower,

Its fragrance never leaves the hand.

Could I ever forget your heart?

If I forgot it, wouldn't I die?

I want to close my eyes and sleep,

Sing a sweet lullaby, my girl.

When loving eyes fall asleep,

O flower, your saree becomes a cradle.

I lost myself all on my own,

Because of you, I became a fish in tears.

There is no way to speak,

There is no language,

I suffered in restless longing.

In my dream of love,

Longing to see you completely,

I faded away like a crescent moon.

O heart, O loving heart,

What have you done

To me, my girl?

The earth is here, the clouds are there,

To bring the two together,

Where is the raindrop?

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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Nenjae Nenjae is a soulful romantic ballad expressing the deep pangs of separation, yearning, and devotion between lovers. The protagonist speaks directly to their own heart, asking how love has completely transformed and overwhelmed them. They compare the distance between themselves and their beloved to the distance between the earth and clouds, waiting for the rain of reunion to bridge the gap.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Apostrophe

“Nenjae nenjae kaadhal nenjae”

Addressing one's own heart directly ('Nenjae nenjae kaadhal nenjae') as if it were an independent emotional entity.

Metaphor

“Bhoomi ingae megam angae / Rendai serkkum / Mazhai thuli engae”

Comparing the lovers' separation to the distance between the earth ('Bhoomi') and the sky/cloud ('Megam'), and the unifying love to a raindrop ('Mazhai thuli').

Imagery & Simile

“Piraiyaai naan ilaithen”

Comparing the physical wasting away due to longing to the shrinking crescent moon ('Piraiyaai naan ilaithen').

Monorhyme / Edhugai

“Ennai nee thaan / Ennadi senjae”

Tamil poetic rhyming of the second letter across lines ('Nenjae', 'Ennai', 'Ennadi').

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Trivia

'Nenjae Nenjae' from the movie Yaan (2014) was composed by Harris Jayaraj and sung by P. Unnikrishnan and Chinmayi, featuring heart-rending lyrics written by Kabilan.

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