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Lyrics & meaning

Nesam Puthu Nesam

From Embiran · 2018

Lyricist
Kabilan Vairamuthu
Singer
Vijay Yesudas
Music director
Prasanna B
Movie name
Embiran
Movie release year
2018
Lyrics added on
24 Jun 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nesam puthu nesam ithu
Nenjil puthu vathanam ithu
Punitha uravithu
Enthan paathai maaruthu
Kaadhal vazhi kaadhal vazhi
Kaalgal ini sellum adi
Enathu kannukku
Unthan kanavu thaavuthu
Ivan ilamai meedhu
Iragu pola nadanthu ponaval
Indru manathu oindha kadavulaaga
Madiyil saainthanal
Intha ulaginai maranthaval
Uyiril vizhunthaval
Nesam puthu nesam ithu
Nenjil puthu vathanam ithu
Punitha uravithu
Enthan paathai maaruthu
Siriya koppai perungkadal
Nirappalaagumaa
Nooru kodi ninaivugal
Idhayam thaangumaa
Moondru kaalam thuranthu nee
Urangi kollammaa
Maranam attra oru mozhi
Mounam thaanammaa
Unthan idhalil uraintha kavithai
Dhinam padithu paarkiren
Chinna vizhiyil puthaintha viruppam
Athai purinthu kolgiren
Intha kalakkam
Nammai kadakkum
Iravum pagalum inikkum
Nesam puthu nesam ithu
Nenjil puthu vathanam ithu
Punitha uravithu
Enthan paathai maaruthu
Naalai unadhu kurunagai
Meendum thondrumae
Nindru pona kurumbugal
Nigazha thodangumae
Aruvi pola avizhuvaai
Vaazhvu nanaiyumae
Nilavu neeyum vilagitaal
Vaanam uthirumae
Intha karuvi yugathai kadanthu
Oru karunai valarkalaaam
Adi unarvu nilaiyil irunthu
Pudhu kaadhal vaarkalaam
Siru mayakkam
Mella theliyum
Kavalai mugilgal kalaiyum
Nesam puthu nesam ithu
Nenjil puthu vathanam ithu
Punitha uravithu
Enthan paathai maaruthu
Kaadhal vazhi kaadhal vazhi
Kaalgal ini sellum adi
Enathu kannukku
Unthan kanavu thaavuthu
Ivan ilamai meedhu
Iragu pola nadanthu ponaval
Indru manathu oindha kadavulaaga
Madiyil saainthanal
Intha ulaginai maranthaval
Uyiril vizhunthaval
Hmm …mmm…mmm…mmm…
Hmm…mm…mmm…
Hmm…mmmm…mmmm……
This love is a brand-new love
A new face in my heart
A sacred bond, this is
And my path is changing
On the path of love, on love's path
My feet will walk from now on
Into my eyes
Your dreams leap and enter
Over my youth
She who once walked lightly like a feather
Today, like a weary god seeking rest
Has leaned into my lap
Forgetting this whole world
She fell into my very soul
This love is a brand-new love
A new face in my heart
A sacred bond, this is
And my path is changing
Can a vast ocean
Be poured into a tiny cup?
Can a single heart
Bear a billion memories?
Leaving behind the past, present, and future
Just rest and sleep, my dear
The only language that never dies
Is silence alone, my dear
The poem frozen on your lips
I read it every day
The wish buried in your little eyes
I understand it completely
This distress
Will pass us by
And days and nights will turn sweet again
This love is a brand-new love
A new face in my heart
A sacred bond, this is
And my path is changing
Tomorrow, your gentle smile
Will bloom once again
The playful mischief that stopped
Will begin to unfold once more
You will cascade freely like a waterfall
And our life will be drenched in joy
If you, my moon, drift away
The sky itself will fall apart
Moving past this age of machines
Let us nurture true kindness
From the deepest core of our feelings
Let us shape a new kind of love
This faint daze
Will slowly clear away
The clouds of worry will scatter
This love is a brand-new love
A new face in my heart
A sacred bond, this is
And my path is changing
On the path of love, on love's path
My feet will walk from now on
Into my eyes
Your dreams leap and enter
Over my youth
She who once walked lightly like a feather
Today, like a weary god seeking rest
Has leaned into my lap
Forgetting this whole world
She fell into my very soul
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Mmm... mm... mmm...
Mmm... mmmm... mmmm...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Nesam Puthu Nesam' is a gentle, soul-stirring lullaby of love and healing. The protagonist comforts his beloved who is going through fatigue, emotional turmoil, or illness, reassuring her that their bond is sacred and eternal. He urges her to rest and set aside her worries, expressing how her presence brings divinity and direction into his life. He compares silence to a deathless language and promises that tough times will pass, giving way to joy, laughter, and renewed life.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Uvamaani)

Iragu pola nadanthu ponaval

Compares the beloved's gentle walk to the lightness of a feather.

Metaphor (Urvagamu)

Kavalai mugilgal kalaiyum

Refers to worries as clouds that will disperse with time.

Rhetorical Question

Siriya koppai perungkadal / Nirappalaagumaa

Uses the impossibility of a small cup filling a ocean to convey the overwhelming burden of endless memories.

Hyperbole

Nilavu neeyum vilagitaal / Vaanam uthirumae

Exaggerates the impact of her absence by claiming the entire sky would crumble if the moon (she) moved away.

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Trivia

The song features lyrics written by Kabilan Vairamuthu for the 2018 Tamil film 'Embiran', directed by Gokul Nactar. The song emphasizes emotional warmth and healing beyond modern mechanical existence.

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