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Lyrics & meaning

Neram Iravu Neram

From Ponnukku Thanga Manasu · 1973

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
L. R. Eswari
Music director
G. K. Venkatesh
Movie name
Ponnukku Thanga Manasu
Movie release year
1973
Lyrics added on
19 Dec 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Neram iravu neram
Idhu dhaanae uravu neram
Neram iravu neram
Idhu dhaanae uravu neram
Kaanbadhu oodalaam oodalaam aa haa
Neram iravu neram
Idhu dhaanae uravu neram
Kaanbadhu oodalaam oodalaam aa haa
Maan maanendru thulla
Thaen thaenendru alla
Maan maanendru thulla
Thaen thaenendru alla
Vandha nilavu sondhamillaiyoo
Vandha nilavu sondhamillaiyoo
Un kobam en yogam
Un thanjam en manjam allavoo
Innum naan konjavooo konjavaa aa haa
Neram iravu neram
Idhu dhaanae uravu neram
Kaanbadhu oodalaam oodalaam aa haa
Naan thaayaaga vendum
Nee saeyaaga vendum
Naan thaayaaga vendum
Nee saeyaaga vendum
Maarbil anaippen paadi mudippen
Maarbil anaippen paadi mudippen
En kanna en raajaa
En kaigal undhan thottil allavooo
Naadagam podhumae koodavaa aaa haa
Neram iravu neram
Idhu dhaanae uravu neram
Kaanbadhu oodalaam oodalaam aa haa
It is night time,
isn't this the time for love?
It is night time,
isn't this the time for love?
Is this a lover's quarrel I see? Ah ha!
It is night time,
isn't this the time for love?
Is this a lover's quarrel I see? Ah ha!
Leaping like a deer,
scooping up sweet honey,
Leaping like a deer,
scooping up sweet honey,
isn't the moon that came to you your own?
isn't the moon that came to you your own?
Your anger is my good fortune,
isn't my bed your shelter?
Shall I pamper you even more? Ah ha!
It is night time,
isn't this the time for love?
Is this a lover's quarrel I see? Ah ha!
I want to be your mother,
and you must be my child.
I want to be your mother,
and you must be my child.
I will hold you to my chest and sing you to sleep,
I will hold you to my chest and sing you to sleep.
My darling, my king,
aren't my arms your cradle?
Enough of this drama, come close to me! Ah ha!
It is night time,
isn't this the time for love?
Is this a lover's quarrel I see? Ah ha!
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Female
Female
Female
Female
Female

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Neram Iravu Neram' is a sultry and affectionate romantic track expressing the warmth and playfulness of night-time intimacy between lovers. The singer addresses her partner during a mild lovers' tiff ('oodal'), reframing his anger as her good fortune and inviting him to set aside pretense and come closer.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Edukai (Second letter rhyming)

Un kobam en yogam / Un thanjam en manjam allavoo

Matching second consonants in words like kobam (anger) and yogam (fortune), as well as thanjam (refuge) and manjam (bed).

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Naan thaayaaga vendum / Nee saeyaaga vendum

Rhyming ends in lines with 'thaayaaga' (mother) and 'saeyaaga' (child).

Metaphor (Uruvagatai)

En kaigal undhan thottil allavooo

Metaphorically describing the arms as a cradle for the loved one.

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Trivia

The film 'Ponnukku Thanga Manasu' (1973) featured music composed by legendary veteran G. K. Venkatesh, under whom maestro Ilaiyaraaja worked as an assistant and arranger during this era before making his own composer debut in 1976.

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