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Lyrics & meaning

Nenjukulle

From Adithya Varma · 2019

Lyricist
Mohan Rajan
Singer
Shweta Mohan
Music director
Radhan
Details
Adithya Varma2019

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Nenjukullae nee vizhundhaaiYou fell inside my heart
Naan unnai konjum korthu vaithaenI gathered and kept you closely
Ennodu…With me...
Kannukullae nee karaindhaaiYou dissolved inside my eyes
Naan unnai ennil moodivaithaenI kept you hidden inside me
Anbodu…With love...
Female
Sollada solladaTell me, tell me
Ennai vittu vilagi dhooramaaiLeaving me and moving far away
PonathaenWhy did you go?
Nillada nilladaStop, stop
Undhan anbil vaazhnthu kolgirenI live within your love
NaanumaeI too...
Female
Nenjukullae nee vizhundhaaiYou fell inside my heart
Naan unnai konjum korthu vaithaenI gathered and kept you closely
Ennodu…With me...
Female
Nee…irundha pothumEven though you were there
Izhantha vaazhvaiThe life I lost
Thedinen thaenginenI searched and hesitated
Naan…irudhi varayil endhan anbilI... until the very end, in my love
Unnai thaanguvenWill hold and support you
Female
Vaa…unadhu iravumCome... your night
Enadhu kanavumAnd my dream
Serumae serumaeWill join, will join
Un…arugil vaazhum indha inbamThis happiness of living near you
Naalum vendumaeI need every single day
Female
Irulum adhu vilagiAs the darkness recedes
Pudhiya velicham ondru pookkudhaeA new light blossoms
Idhayam adhu thudiparthukkuFor the heartbeats that beat
Artham konjam kooduthaeMeaning increases a little more
Female
Urigineno naan udaigirenoAm I melting, am I breaking?
Undhan anbil naalae karaigirenoAm I dissolving day by day in your love?
Meendum unnai servathendraalIf it means uniting with you again
Naan indru kooda pirinthu povenI would even part ways today
En anbae…My love...
Female
Meendum unnai pirivathendraalIf it means separating from you again
Naan indha nodiyae iranthu povenI would die this very second
Un munbae…Right in front of you...
Female
Podhumae podhumaeIt is enough, it is enough
Indha bandham ondru podhumaeThis single bond is enough
Podhumae…It is enough...
Vaazhumae vaazhumaeIt will live, it will live
Nooru jenmam endhan jeevanumFor a hundred births, my soul
Vaazhumae…Will live...
Meendum unnai servathendraalIf it means uniting with you again
Naan indru kooda pirinthu povenI would even part ways today
En anbae…My love...
Female
Paravasam paravasamEcstasy, ecstasy
Nenjilae paravuthaeSpreads in my heart
Endhan dhegam undhan vaasamMy body carries your fragrance
VeesikindrathaeWafting through me
Pudhu sugam pudhu sugamA new joy, a new joy
Ennai vandhu soozhuthaeSurrounds me
Undhan paarvai ondril naanumIn a single glance of yours, I too
VeezhugindrathaeFall down
Female
Alaiyo thaalattu paadaAs the waves sing a lullaby
Kadalum karai serndhadhaeEven the ocean reaches the shore
Ennul nee unnai thaedaAs you search for yourself inside me
Kavidhai uruvanadhaeA poem was born
Female
Unmai sonnaalTo tell the truth
Verenna vendumWhat else is needed?
Endhan moochil undhan vaasamYour fragrance in my breath
Ondru podhumThat alone is enough
Female
Nenjukullae nee vizhundhaaiYou fell inside my heart
Naan unnai konjum korthu vaithaenI gathered and kept you closely
Ennodu…With me...
Female
Podhumae podhumaeIt is enough, it is enough
Indha bandham ondru podhumaeThis single bond is enough
Podhumae…It is enough...
Vaazhumae vaazhumaeIt will live, it will live
Nooru jenmam endhan jeevanumFor a hundred births, my soul
Vaazhumae…Will live...
Vaazhumae…vaazhumae…Will live... will live...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song expresses deep romantic longing, emotional devotion, and the intensity of unconditional love. The protagonist reflects on the pain of separation and the overwhelming joy of reunion, describing how love fills every sense and gives profound meaning to life itself.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Emonai / Rhyme (Monai)

Nenjukullae nee vizhundhaai / Kannukullae nee karaindhaai

Repetition of initial sounds across line pairs, such as 'Nenjukullae' and 'Kannukullae'.

Repetition / Anaphora

Sollada sollada

Iterative emphasis on emotional imperatives like 'Sollada sollada' and 'Podhumae podhumae'.

Metaphor

Pudhiya velicham ondru pookkudhae

Comparing the arrival of love and hope to light blossoming out of darkness ('Pudhiya velicham ondru pookkudhae').

Personification

Alaiyo thaalattu paada

Giving human qualities to ocean waves singing a lullaby ('Alaiyo thaalattu paada').

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Trivia

The song is composed by Radhan for 'Adithya Varma' (2019), the Tamil remake of the hit Telugu film 'Arjun Reddy'. The song beautifully captures the intense mood of the protagonist's emotional journey.

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