Nenje Nenje
From Yaan · 2014
- Lyricist
- Kabilan
- Singers
- Chinmayi, Pravin Saivi, Unnikrishnan
- Music director
- Harris Jayaraj
- Details
- Yaan2014
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Nenjae nenjae kaadhal nenjae | Oh heart, oh heart, oh loving heart, |
| Ennai nee thaan | What have you |
| Ennadi senjae | Done to me? |
| Male | |
| Bhoomi ingae megam angae | The earth is here, the cloud is up there, |
| Rendai serkkum | Which brings the two together, |
| Mazhai thuli engae | Where is that raindrop? |
| Male | |
| Dhooram nindru nee | Standing at a distance, |
| Ennai kollathae | Do not kill me. |
| Verum poovum | Do not call a mere flower |
| Ver endru sollaathae | Just a root. |
| Kaadhal arugae illai | Love is not nearby, |
| Adhanaaal thollai | And that is the trouble, |
| Ariven ..oh manamae | I understand, oh my mind... |
| Male | |
| Unnai marantha ponen | I ended up forgetting you, |
| Iranthaa ponen | I ended up dying. |
| Varuven orr dhinamae | I will return one day. |
| Male | |
| Nenjae nenjae kaadhal nenjae | Oh heart, oh heart, oh loving heart, |
| Ennai nee thaan | What have you |
| Ennadi senjae | Done to me? |
| Male | |
| Poovai thottu vandhaalum | Even if it touches a flower, |
| Kaiyil vaasam vittu pogaathae | The fragrance never leaves the hand. |
| Undhan manam thaan marappeno | Will I ever forget your heart? |
| Adhai maranthaal irappeno | If I forget it, won't I die? |
| Male | |
| Kannai moodi thoonga vendum | I want to close my eyes and sleep, |
| Paadu pennae azhagiya laali | Sing a beautiful lullaby, oh girl. |
| Kaadhal kangal thoongum bodhu | When eyes of love fall asleep, |
| Poovae undhan pudavaiyae thooli | Oh flower, your saree becomes a cradle. |
| Female | |
| Ennai vittu naan ponen thannaalae | I lost myself on my own, |
| Kanneerukkul meen aanen unnaalae | I became a fish inside tears because of you. |
| Pesa vazhiyae illai | There is no way to speak, |
| Mozhiyae illai | There is no language, |
| Thaviyaai naan thavithen | I squirted in pain and longing. |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal kanavil unnai | To see you completely |
| Muzhuthaai kaana | In a dream of love, |
| Piraiyaai naan ilaithen | I thinned down like a crescent moon. |
| Male | |
| Nenjae nenjae kaadhal nenjae | Oh heart, oh heart, oh loving heart, |
| Ennai nee thaan | What have you |
| Ennadi senjae | Done to me? |
| Male | |
| Bhoomi ingae megam angae | The earth is here, the cloud is up there, |
| Rendai serkkum | Which brings the two together, |
| Mazhai thuli engae | Where is that raindrop? |
நெஞ்சே நெஞ்சே
காதல் நெஞ்சே என்னை
நீ தான் என்னடி செஞ்சே
Oh heart, oh heart, oh loving heart,
What have you
Done to me?
பூமி இங்கே மேகம்
அங்கே ரெண்டை சோ்க்கும்
மழை துளி எங்கே
The earth is here, the cloud is up there,
Which brings the two together,
Where is that raindrop?
தூரம் நின்று நீ
என்னைக் கொல்லாதே
வெறும் பூவும் வோ் என்று
சொல்லாதே காதல் அருகே
இல்லை அதனால் தொல்லை
அறிவேன் ஓ மனமே
Standing at a distance,
Do not kill me.
Do not call a mere flower
Just a root.
Love is not nearby,
And that is the trouble,
I understand, oh my mind...
உன்னை மறந்தா
போனேன் இறந்தா போனேன்
வருவேன் ஓா் தினமே
I ended up forgetting you,
I ended up dying.
I will return one day.
நெஞ்சே நெஞ்சே
காதல் நெஞ்சே என்னை
நீ தான் என்னடி செஞ்சே
Oh heart, oh heart, oh loving heart,
What have you
Done to me?
பூவைத் தொட்டு
வந்தாலும் கையில் வாசம்
விட்டுப் போகாதே உந்தன்
மனம் தான் மறப்பேனோ
அதை மறந்தால் இறப்பேனோ
Even if it touches a flower,
The fragrance never leaves the hand.
Will I ever forget your heart?
If I forget it, won't I die?
கண்ணை மூடி தூங்க
வேண்டும் பாடு பெண்ணே
அழகிய லாலி காதல் கண்கள்
தூங்கும் போது பூவே உந்தன்
புடவையே தூளி
I want to close my eyes and sleep,
Sing a beautiful lullaby, oh girl.
When eyes of love fall asleep,
Oh flower, your saree becomes a cradle.
என்னை விட்டு நான்
போனேன் தன்னாலே
கண்ணீருக்குள் மீன் ஆனேன்
உன்னாலே பேச வழியே இல்லை
மொழியே இல்லை தவியாய்
நான் தவித்தேன்
I lost myself on my own,
I became a fish inside tears because of you.
There is no way to speak,
There is no language,
I squirted in pain and longing.
காதல் கனவில்
உன்னை முழுதாய் காண
பிறையாய் நான் இளைத்தேன்
To see you completely
In a dream of love,
I thinned down like a crescent moon.
நெஞ்சே நெஞ்சே
காதல் நெஞ்சே என்னை
நீ தான் என்னடி செஞ்சே
Oh heart, oh heart, oh loving heart,
What have you
Done to me?
பூமி இங்கே மேகம்
அங்கே ரெண்டை சோ்க்கும்
மழை துளி எங்கே
The earth is here, the cloud is up there,
Which brings the two together,
Where is that raindrop?
Nenjae nenjae kaadhal nenjae
Oh heart, oh heart, oh loving heart,
Ennai nee thaan
What have you
Ennadi senjae
Done to me?
Bhoomi ingae megam angae
The earth is here, the cloud is up there,
Rendai serkkum
Which brings the two together,
Mazhai thuli engae
Where is that raindrop?
Dhooram nindru nee
Standing at a distance,
Ennai kollathae
Do not kill me.
Verum poovum
Do not call a mere flower
Ver endru sollaathae
Just a root.
Kaadhal arugae illai
Love is not nearby,
Adhanaaal thollai
And that is the trouble,
Ariven ..oh manamae
I understand, oh my mind...
Unnai marantha ponen
I ended up forgetting you,
Iranthaa ponen
I ended up dying.
Varuven orr dhinamae
I will return one day.
Nenjae nenjae kaadhal nenjae
Oh heart, oh heart, oh loving heart,
Ennai nee thaan
What have you
Ennadi senjae
Done to me?
Poovai thottu vandhaalum
Even if it touches a flower,
Kaiyil vaasam vittu pogaathae
The fragrance never leaves the hand.
Undhan manam thaan marappeno
Will I ever forget your heart?
Adhai maranthaal irappeno
If I forget it, won't I die?
Kannai moodi thoonga vendum
I want to close my eyes and sleep,
Paadu pennae azhagiya laali
Sing a beautiful lullaby, oh girl.
Kaadhal kangal thoongum bodhu
When eyes of love fall asleep,
Poovae undhan pudavaiyae thooli
Oh flower, your saree becomes a cradle.
Ennai vittu naan ponen thannaalae
I lost myself on my own,
Kanneerukkul meen aanen unnaalae
I became a fish inside tears because of you.
Pesa vazhiyae illai
There is no way to speak,
Mozhiyae illai
There is no language,
Thaviyaai naan thavithen
I squirted in pain and longing.
Kaadhal kanavil unnai
To see you completely
Muzhuthaai kaana
In a dream of love,
Piraiyaai naan ilaithen
I thinned down like a crescent moon.
Nenjae nenjae kaadhal nenjae
Oh heart, oh heart, oh loving heart,
Ennai nee thaan
What have you
Ennadi senjae
Done to me?
Bhoomi ingae megam angae
The earth is here, the cloud is up there,
Rendai serkkum
Which brings the two together,
Mazhai thuli engae
Where is that raindrop?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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').
Did you know?
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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