Neramithu Neramithu
From Rishi Moolam · 1980
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singers
- Susheela, T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Rishi Moolam1980
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| : Naeramidhu naeramidhu | This is the time, this is the time |
| Nenjil oru paattezhudha | To write a song in the heart |
| Inbam ennum sol ezhudha | To write the word called joy |
| Nee ezhudha naan ezhudha | For you to write, for me to write |
| Pirandhadhu paer ezhudha | For the newborn child to make a name |
| Pirandhadhu paer ezhudha…. | For the newborn child to make a name... |
| Female | |
| Naeramidhu naeramidhu | This is the time, this is the time |
| Nenjil oru paattezhudha | To write a song in the heart |
| Inbam ennum sol ezhudha | To write the word called joy |
| Nee ezhudha naan ezhudha | For you to write, for me to write |
| Pirandhadhu paer ezhudha | For the newborn child to make a name |
| Pirandhadhu paer ezhudha…. | For the newborn child to make a name... |
| Male | |
| {Maegaththilae velli nilaa | The silver moon in the clouds |
| Kaadhalilae pillai nilaa | The moon-like child born of love |
| Dhaagamellaam theeruvadhu | Is all thirst quenched |
| Pillaiyin thaalaattilaa} (2) | Only in the lullaby of a child? |
| Female | |
| Koondu kilikkoru | For a caged parrot |
| Aasai pirandha pin | After a wish was born |
| Kolam podum naerangal | These are times to draw rangoli patterns |
| Male | |
| Naeramidhu naeramidhu | This is the time, this is the time |
| Nenjil oru paattezhudha | To write a song in the heart |
| Female | |
| {Thingal oli thingalai pol | Just as moonbeams belong to the moon |
| Ungal pillai ungalai pol | Your child resembles you |
| Ungalai thaan naadugiraan | He seeks only you |
| Ennidam aasai illai} (2) | He shows no longing for me |
| Male | |
| Nee petra pillaiyin | The intensity and anger of the child you bore |
| Vaegamum kobamum | Its speed and anger |
| Unnai pola thondrudhae | Seems to be just like yours |
| Female | |
| Naeramidhu naeramidhu | This is the time, this is the time |
| Nenjil oru paattezhudha | To write a song in the heart |
| Male | |
| Innum ondru vaendum endru | Requesting one more child |
| Dheivaththidam kaettirundhaen | I had asked God |
| Indha ondrae podhum endraal | When the Goddess whispered in my ear that this one is enough |
| Devi en kaadhinilae | Devi whispered in my ear |
| Raaththiri raaththiri thookkam kettaal enna | So what if sleep is lost night after night? |
| Pillai kooda inbamae… | Being with the child itself is sheer joy... |
| Male | |
| Naeramidhu naeramidhu | This is the time, this is the time |
| Female :Nenjil oru paattezhudha | Female: To write a song in the heart |
| Male :Inbam ennum sol ezhudha | Male: To write the word called joy |
| Female :Nee ezhudha | Female: For you to write |
| Male :Naan ezhudha | Male: For me to write |
| Female :Pirandhadhu paer ezhudha | Female: For the newborn child to make a name |
| Both :Pirandhadhu paer ezhudha…. | Both: For the newborn child to make a name... |
நேரமிது நேரமிது
நெஞ்சில் ஒரு பாட்டெழுத
இன்பம் என்னும் சொல் எழுத
நீ எழுத நான் எழுத
பிறந்தது பேரெழுத பிறந்தது பேரெழுத
This is the time, this is the time
To write a song in the heart
To write the word called joy
For you to write, for me to write
For the newborn child to make a name
For the newborn child to make a name...
நேரமிது நேரமிது
நெஞ்சில் ஒரு பாட்டெழுத
இன்பம் என்னும் சொல் எழுத
நீ எழுத நான் எழுத
பிறந்தது பேரெழுத பிறந்தது பேரெழுத
This is the time, this is the time
To write a song in the heart
To write the word called joy
For you to write, for me to write
For the newborn child to make a name
For the newborn child to make a name...
{மேகத்திலே வெள்ளி நிலா
காதலிலே பிள்ளை நிலா
தாகமெல்லாம் தீருவது
பிள்ளையின் தாலாட்டிலா} (2)
The silver moon in the clouds
The moon-like child born of love
Is all thirst quenched
Only in the lullaby of a child?
கூண்டுக் கிளிக்கொரு
ஆசை பிறந்த பின்
கோலம் போடும் நேரங்கள்
For a caged parrot
After a wish was born
These are times to draw rangoli patterns
நேரமிது நேரமிது
நெஞ்சில் ஒரு பாட்டெழுத
This is the time, this is the time
To write a song in the heart
{திங்கள் ஒளி திங்களை போல்
உங்கள் பிள்ளை உங்களை போல்
உங்களை தான் நாடுகிறான்
என்னிடம் ஆசையில்லை} (2)
Just as moonbeams belong to the moon
Your child resembles you
He seeks only you
He shows no longing for me
நீ பெற்ற பிள்ளையின்
வேகமும் கோபமும்
உன்னை போல தோன்றுதே
The intensity and anger of the child you bore
Its speed and anger
Seems to be just like yours
நேரமிது நேரமிது
நெஞ்சில் ஒரு பாட்டெழுத
This is the time, this is the time
To write a song in the heart
இன்னும் ஒன்று வேண்டும் என்று
தெய்வத்திடம் கேட்டிருந்தேன்
இந்த ஒன்றே போதும் என்றாள்
தேவி என் காதினிலே
ராத்திரி ராத்திரி தூக்கம் கெட்டால் என்ன
பிள்ளை கூட இன்பமே
Requesting one more child
I had asked God
When the Goddess whispered in my ear that this one is enough
Devi whispered in my ear
So what if sleep is lost night after night?
Being with the child itself is sheer joy...
நேரமிது நேரமிது
நெஞ்சில் ஒரு பாட்டெழுத
இன்பம் என்னும் சொல் எழுத
நீ எழுத
நான் எழுத
பிறந்தது பேரெழுத
இருவர் :
பிறந்தது பேரெழுத
This is the time, this is the time
Female: To write a song in the heart
Male: To write the word called joy
Female: For you to write
Male: For me to write
Female: For the newborn child to make a name
Both: For the newborn child to make a name...
: Naeramidhu naeramidhu
This is the time, this is the time
Nenjil oru paattezhudha
To write a song in the heart
Inbam ennum sol ezhudha
To write the word called joy
Nee ezhudha naan ezhudha
For you to write, for me to write
Pirandhadhu paer ezhudha
For the newborn child to make a name
Pirandhadhu paer ezhudha….
For the newborn child to make a name...
Naeramidhu naeramidhu
This is the time, this is the time
Nenjil oru paattezhudha
To write a song in the heart
Inbam ennum sol ezhudha
To write the word called joy
Nee ezhudha naan ezhudha
For you to write, for me to write
Pirandhadhu paer ezhudha
For the newborn child to make a name
Pirandhadhu paer ezhudha….
For the newborn child to make a name...
{Maegaththilae velli nilaa
The silver moon in the clouds
Kaadhalilae pillai nilaa
The moon-like child born of love
Dhaagamellaam theeruvadhu
Is all thirst quenched
Pillaiyin thaalaattilaa} (2)
Only in the lullaby of a child?
Koondu kilikkoru
For a caged parrot
Aasai pirandha pin
After a wish was born
Kolam podum naerangal
These are times to draw rangoli patterns
Naeramidhu naeramidhu
This is the time, this is the time
Nenjil oru paattezhudha
To write a song in the heart
{Thingal oli thingalai pol
Just as moonbeams belong to the moon
Ungal pillai ungalai pol
Your child resembles you
Ungalai thaan naadugiraan
He seeks only you
Ennidam aasai illai} (2)
He shows no longing for me
Nee petra pillaiyin
The intensity and anger of the child you bore
Vaegamum kobamum
Its speed and anger
Unnai pola thondrudhae
Seems to be just like yours
Naeramidhu naeramidhu
This is the time, this is the time
Nenjil oru paattezhudha
To write a song in the heart
Innum ondru vaendum endru
Requesting one more child
Dheivaththidam kaettirundhaen
I had asked God
Indha ondrae podhum endraal
When the Goddess whispered in my ear that this one is enough
Devi en kaadhinilae
Devi whispered in my ear
Raaththiri raaththiri thookkam kettaal enna
So what if sleep is lost night after night?
Pillai kooda inbamae…
Being with the child itself is sheer joy...
Naeramidhu naeramidhu
This is the time, this is the time
Female :Nenjil oru paattezhudha
Female: To write a song in the heart
Male :Inbam ennum sol ezhudha
Male: To write the word called joy
Female :Nee ezhudha
Female: For you to write
Male :Naan ezhudha
Male: For me to write
Female :Pirandhadhu paer ezhudha
Female: For the newborn child to make a name
Both :Pirandhadhu paer ezhudha….
Both: For the newborn child to make a name...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Naeramidhu Naeramidhu' from the film Rishi Moolam (1980) is a warm, joyful duet that celebrates conjugal love, the arrival of a newborn child, and the priceless emotions of early parenthood. The parents fondly sing about how their child has brought boundless happiness into their home, comparing the child to a gentle moon born out of their deep love.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile)
“Thingal oli thingalai pol / Ungal pillai ungalai pol”
Compares the child resembling the father to moonlight belonging to the moon.
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Kaadhalilae pillai nilaa”
Refers to the child born out of love as a 'pillai nilaa' (child moon).
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Maegaththilae velli nilaa / Dhaagamellaam theeruvadhu”
The second consonant 'g' rhymes between 'Maegaththilae' and 'Dhaagamellaam'.
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Trivia
The music for Rishi Moolam (1980) was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, with memorable vocals provided by legendary singers T.M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela, set to poignant lyrics by Kannadasan.
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