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Nenjukulla

From Quotation Gang (QG – Part 1) · 2024

Lyricist
Arun Bharathi
Singer
Vaikom Vijayalakshmi
Music director
Drums Sivamani
Movie name
Quotation Gang (QG – Part 1)
Movie release year
2024
Lyrics added on
5 Aug 2024

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nenjukulla valigal nooru
Ullukulla pala por kalam paaru
Thirupangal adhai kodupadhu ingu yaaru
Therindhavan vandha kadhaiyinai kooru
Edhu inge mudivu
Edhu inge vidivu
Kandavan yaar endru kooru
Nenjukulla valigal nooru
Karuvarai thirandhadhum aattam thodangudhu
Karai thodum neerinil aadi adanguthu
Adhu varai vaazhkaiyo alainthu thiriyuthu
Mugamoodi maatiye mugathai tholaikudhu
Venneeril vilunthume mullai adhu pookume
Kanneeril veezhdhume kadhaigalum thodaruthe
Adi vizhuvadhum nodi ezhuvadhum
Anubhavam allavaa
Edhu inge mudivu
Edhu inge vidivu
Kandavan yaar endru kooru
Nenjukulla valigal nooru
Kavalaigal thulaithidum idhayam thaanada
Kadhai tharum mudivinai thedi alaiyuthu
Oosigal thulaithidum thuningal thaanada
Uduthidum aadaiyaai uruvam maaruthu
Sentheeyai thaangiyum moongil adhu paadume
Per azhivai thaandiyum bomi ingu vaazhuthe
Adi edupathum adi kodupathum
Avan mudivallava
Edhu inge mudivu
Edhu inge vidivu
Kandavan yaar endru kooru
Nenjukulla valigal nooru
A hundred pains inside the heart,
Look at the many battlefields raging within!
Who is it that brings these twists and turns here?
If you know, come and tell the story.
Where is the end here?
Where is the dawn here?
Tell me, who has ever seen it?
A hundred pains inside the heart.
The game begins the moment the womb opens,
And comes to rest in the waters reaching the shore.
Until then, life wanders endlessly,
Losing its true face behind a mask.
Even falling into boiling water, the jasmine still blooms,
Even drowning in tears, our stories still go on.
Taking a blow and rising the very next second—
Isn't that what experience is?
Where is the end here?
Where is the dawn here?
Tell me, who has ever seen it?
A hundred pains inside the heart.
It is a heart pierced through by worries,
Wandering in search of the story's end.
It is only cloth pierced by needles,
That transforms into a garment to wear.
Even bearing burning fire, the bamboo still sings,
Even surviving great destruction, this earth lives on.
Taking each step and striking each blow,
Isn't that all His decision?
Where is the end here?
Where is the dawn here?
Tell me, who has ever seen it?
A hundred pains inside the heart.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Nenjukulla Valigal Nooru' from Quotation Gang (QG – Part 1) is a deeply philosophical and brooding track composed by Drums Shivamani. Sung with intense pathos by Vaikom Vijayalakshmi and penned by Arun Bharathi, the song delves into the inevitability of suffering, life's unpredictable battles, and the search for ultimate purpose amid chaos. It compares human struggle to natural phenomena—such as jasmine blooming even in hot water, bamboo yielding music after being hollowed by fire, and cloth turning into wearable art only after being pierced by needles. Throughout the track, the lyrics question the ultimate fate of human beings, asking who truly understands where life's twists end or where dawn breaks. It concludes that pain, resilience, and the rhythm of giving and receiving blows are part of a larger divine design, celebrating the strength to rise after every fall despite carrying a hundred hidden wounds inside.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

“Edhu inge mudivu / Edhu inge vidivu”

Repetition of initial consonant/vowel sounds in words within the same line, such as 'Nenjukulla' and 'Ullukulla' or 'Edhu' in consecutive lines.

Edhukai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Edhu inge mudivu / Edhu inge vidivu”

Rhyming of the second letter across lines, such as 'mudivu' and 'vidivu' ('di' sound).

Metaphor (Uruvagaim)

“Oosigal thulaithidum thuningal thaanada / Uduthidum aadaiyaai uruvam maaruthu”

Comparing the human heart pierced by worries to cloth pierced by needles that eventually becomes a refined garment.

Imagery & Personification

“Sentheeyai thaangiyum moongil adhu paadume / Per azhivai thaandiyum bomi ingu vaazhuthe”

Attributing resilience and human-like expression to nature, like bamboo singing after enduring fire or earth living on after mass destruction.

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Trivia

'Quotation Gang (Part 1)' features music composed by legendary percussionist Drums Shivamani. Singer Vaikom Vijayalakshmi brings her signature expressive depth to this dark, rustic thriller soundtrack, perfectly capturing the gritty underworld atmosphere of the film.

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