Netru Indru Naalai
From Album Songs 2021 · 2021
- Lyricist
- Alpha Something
- Singer
- Sathya Prakash
- Music director
- Pravin Mani
- Details
- Album Songs 20212021
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Kaathadi nee | You are the kite, |
| Un noolum kaatrum naan | I am your thread and the wind. |
| Koothadi nee | You are the street performer, |
| Nee aadum medai naan | I am the stage upon which you dance. |
| Male | |
| Endrum ennai thediyae | Searching for me forever, |
| Undhan kaalgal odum | Your feet will keep running. |
| Netru.. indru naalai | Yesterday.. today, tomorrow, |
| Kaalam unnai kondu sella | As time carries you away, |
| Dhooram… neram.. illaamal | Without distance… or time.. stopping you, |
| Nee odi sella | For you to run along. |
| Male | |
| Unnodu kondu vanthadhu | What you brought with you |
| Yethumae illai | Is nothing at all. |
| Sendraalum kondu sella povathondrum illai | Even when you depart, there is nothing you will take along. |
| Aanaalum aasai unnai vittu vaikkavillai | Yet, desire has not spared you. |
| Un kal arai naal vaarai nee ooyamalae aadathae | Until your grave day arrives, do not dance endlessly without rest. |
| Aadathae aadathae nee yemarathae | Do not dance, do not dance, do not be deceived. |
| Un vaazhvum veezhvum naan seidha jaalangalae | Your life and your fall are the illusions created by me. |
| Aadathae… | Do not dance… |
| Male | |
| Nee thurattum aasaigal | The desires you chase |
| Unnai thedi kollum | Will hunt you down and destroy you. |
| Nee kaanum …yaavum maayamae | Everything you see… is an illusion. |
| Nee vaazhum… vaazhvum maayamae | The life… you live is an illusion too. |
| Male | |
| Netru indru naalai | Yesterday, today, tomorrow, |
| Yedhum undhan kaiyil illai | Nothing is within your hands. |
| Maarum undhan vaazhkai | Your life that changes, |
| Un kaiyil illai | Is not in your hands. |
| Male | |
| Nee endru nee sollum nee unnil illai | The 'you' that you claim to be does not exist within you. |
| Nee pesum vaarthai kooda un sondham illai | Even the words you speak do not belong to you. |
| Aanalum thaanmai unnai vittu vaikka villai | Yet, self-pride has not let go of you. |
| Un kal arai naal vaarai nee ooyamalae aadathae | Until your grave day arrives, do not dance endlessly without rest. |
| Aadathae aadathae nee yemarathae | Do not dance, do not dance, do not be deceived. |
| Un vaazhvum veezhvum naan seiyum jaalangalae | Your life and your fall are the illusions created by me. |
| Aadathae… | Do not dance… |
| Male | |
| Nee kaanum… yaavum maayamae | Everything you see… is an illusion. |
| Nee vaazhum …vaazhvum maayamae | The life… you live is an illusion too. |
| Male | |
| Netru.. indru… naalai | Yesterday.. today… tomorrow, |
| Yedhum undhan kaiyil illai | Nothing is within your hands. |
| Maarum undhan vaazhvum | Your changing life, |
| Un kaiyil illai | Is not in your hands. |
| Male | |
| Nee katti vaitha indha mann maligai | This mud mansion that you built, |
| Un moochi kaatril veesum naan endra bodhai | The intoxication of ego ('I') blowing through your breath, |
| Aanaalum yedhum unnai kaapatravillai | Yet nothing came to save you. |
| Un kal arai naalilae nee kovam kondae aadathae | On your grave day, do not dance in anger. |
| Aadathae aadathae nee poradathae | Do not dance, do not dance, do not struggle. |
| Un vaazhvum veezhvum naan seiyum jaalangalae | Your life and your fall are the magic tricks I perform. |
| Aadathae… | Do not dance… |
காத்தாடி நீ
உன் நூலும் காற்றும் நான்
கூத்தாடி நீ
நீ ஆடும் மேடை நான்
You are the kite,
I am your thread and the wind.
You are the street performer,
I am the stage upon which you dance.
என்றும் என்னை தேடியே
உந்தன் கால்கள் ஓடும்
நேற்று... இன்று நாளை
காலம் உன்னை கொண்டு செல்ல
தூரம்... நேரம்... இல்லாமல்
நீ ஓடி செல்ல
Searching for me forever,
Your feet will keep running.
Yesterday.. today, tomorrow,
As time carries you away,
Without distance… or time.. stopping you,
For you to run along.
உன்னோடு கொண்டு வந்தது
ஏதுமே இல்லை
சென்றாலும் கொண்டு செல்ல போவதொன்றும் இல்லை
ஆனாலும் ஆசை உன்னை விட்டு வைக்கவில்லை
உன் கல்லறை நாள் வரை நீ ஓயாமலே ஆடாதே
ஆடாதே ஆடாதே நீ ஏமாறாதே
உன் வாழ்வும் வீழவும் நான் செய்த ஜாலங்களே
ஆடாதே...
What you brought with you
Is nothing at all.
Even when you depart, there is nothing you will take along.
Yet, desire has not spared you.
Until your grave day arrives, do not dance endlessly without rest.
Do not dance, do not dance, do not be deceived.
Your life and your fall are the illusions created by me.
Do not dance…
நீ துரத்தும் ஆசைகள்
உன்னை தேடி கொல்லும்
நீ காணும்... யாவும் மாயமே
நீ வாழும்... வாழ்வும் மாயமே
The desires you chase
Will hunt you down and destroy you.
Everything you see… is an illusion.
The life… you live is an illusion too.
நேற்று இன்று நாளை
ஏதும் உந்தன் கையில் இல்லை
மாறும் உந்தன் வாழ்க்கை
உன் கையில் இல்லை
Yesterday, today, tomorrow,
Nothing is within your hands.
Your life that changes,
Is not in your hands.
நீ என்று நீ சொல்லும் நீ உன்னில் இல்லை
நீ பேசும் வார்த்தை கூட உன் சொந்தம் இல்லை
ஆனாலும் தான்மை உன்னை விட்டு வைக்கவில்லை
உன் கல்லறை நாள் வரை நீ ஓயாமலே ஆடாதே
ஆடாதே ஆடாதே நீ ஏமாறாதே
உன் வாழ்வும் வீழ்வும் நான் செய்யும் ஜாலங்களே
ஆடாதே...
The 'you' that you claim to be does not exist within you.
Even the words you speak do not belong to you.
Yet, self-pride has not let go of you.
Until your grave day arrives, do not dance endlessly without rest.
Do not dance, do not dance, do not be deceived.
Your life and your fall are the illusions created by me.
Do not dance…
நீ காணும்... யாவும் மாயமே
நீ வாழும்... வாழ்வும் மாயமே
Everything you see… is an illusion.
The life… you live is an illusion too.
நேற்று... இன்று... நாளை
ஏதும் உந்தன் கையில் இல்லை
மாறும் உந்தன் வாழ்வும்
உன் கையில் இல்லை
Yesterday.. today… tomorrow,
Nothing is within your hands.
Your changing life,
Is not in your hands.
நீ கட்டி வைத்த இந்த மண் மளிகை
உன் மூச்சி காற்றில் வீசும் நான் என்ற போதை
ஆனாலும் ஏதும் உன்னை காப்பாற்றவில்லை
உன் கல்லறை நாளிலே நீ கோவம் கொண்டே ஆடாதே
ஆடாதே ஆடாதே நீ போராடாதே
உன் வாழ்வும் வீழ்வும் நான் செய்யும் ஜாலங்களே
ஆடாதே...
This mud mansion that you built,
The intoxication of ego ('I') blowing through your breath,
Yet nothing came to save you.
On your grave day, do not dance in anger.
Do not dance, do not dance, do not struggle.
Your life and your fall are the magic tricks I perform.
Do not dance…
Kaathadi nee
You are the kite,
Un noolum kaatrum naan
I am your thread and the wind.
Koothadi nee
You are the street performer,
Nee aadum medai naan
I am the stage upon which you dance.
Endrum ennai thediyae
Searching for me forever,
Undhan kaalgal odum
Your feet will keep running.
Netru.. indru naalai
Yesterday.. today, tomorrow,
Kaalam unnai kondu sella
As time carries you away,
Dhooram… neram.. illaamal
Without distance… or time.. stopping you,
Nee odi sella
For you to run along.
Unnodu kondu vanthadhu
What you brought with you
Yethumae illai
Is nothing at all.
Sendraalum kondu sella povathondrum illai
Even when you depart, there is nothing you will take along.
Aanaalum aasai unnai vittu vaikkavillai
Yet, desire has not spared you.
Un kal arai naal vaarai nee ooyamalae aadathae
Until your grave day arrives, do not dance endlessly without rest.
Aadathae aadathae nee yemarathae
Do not dance, do not dance, do not be deceived.
Un vaazhvum veezhvum naan seidha jaalangalae
Your life and your fall are the illusions created by me.
Aadathae…
Do not dance…
Nee thurattum aasaigal
The desires you chase
Unnai thedi kollum
Will hunt you down and destroy you.
Nee kaanum …yaavum maayamae
Everything you see… is an illusion.
Nee vaazhum… vaazhvum maayamae
The life… you live is an illusion too.
Netru indru naalai
Yesterday, today, tomorrow,
Yedhum undhan kaiyil illai
Nothing is within your hands.
Maarum undhan vaazhkai
Your life that changes,
Un kaiyil illai
Is not in your hands.
Nee endru nee sollum nee unnil illai
The 'you' that you claim to be does not exist within you.
Nee pesum vaarthai kooda un sondham illai
Even the words you speak do not belong to you.
Aanalum thaanmai unnai vittu vaikka villai
Yet, self-pride has not let go of you.
Un kal arai naal vaarai nee ooyamalae aadathae
Until your grave day arrives, do not dance endlessly without rest.
Aadathae aadathae nee yemarathae
Do not dance, do not dance, do not be deceived.
Un vaazhvum veezhvum naan seiyum jaalangalae
Your life and your fall are the illusions created by me.
Aadathae…
Do not dance…
Nee kaanum… yaavum maayamae
Everything you see… is an illusion.
Nee vaazhum …vaazhvum maayamae
The life… you live is an illusion too.
Netru.. indru… naalai
Yesterday.. today… tomorrow,
Yedhum undhan kaiyil illai
Nothing is within your hands.
Maarum undhan vaazhvum
Your changing life,
Un kaiyil illai
Is not in your hands.
Nee katti vaitha indha mann maligai
This mud mansion that you built,
Un moochi kaatril veesum naan endra bodhai
The intoxication of ego ('I') blowing through your breath,
Aanaalum yedhum unnai kaapatravillai
Yet nothing came to save you.
Un kal arai naalilae nee kovam kondae aadathae
On your grave day, do not dance in anger.
Aadathae aadathae nee poradathae
Do not dance, do not dance, do not struggle.
Un vaazhvum veezhvum naan seiyum jaalangalae
Your life and your fall are the magic tricks I perform.
Aadathae…
Do not dance…
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a deeply philosophical track written from the cosmic perspective of the Almighty, Time, or Destiny addressing humanity. Using vivid allegories such as a kite tied to its string and a performer dancing on a stage, the lyrics remind human beings of their inherent lack of control over existence. It highlights how humans enter the world with nothing and leave with nothing, yet spend their lives blinded by ego ('thaanmai'), pride ('naan endra bodhai'), and material desires, building fragile 'mud mansions'. The overarching theme echoes Siddhar philosophy and classical Tamil philosophical traditions regarding 'Maayam' (Illusion). It calls upon human beings to stop struggling arrogantly against fate, to break free from self-deception, and to recognize that life, death, and everything in between are mere magic tricks performed by the ultimate creator.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Kaathadi nee / Un noolum kaatrum naan”
Compares human life to a kite, while the Supreme Force is metaphorically depicted as the thread and the wind controlling its movement.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Nee kaanum …yaavum maayamae / Nee vaazhum… vaazhvum maayamae”
The deliberate use of the repeating ending phrase 'maayamae' creates a rhythmic, musical repetition emphasizing the illusory nature of life.
Personification
“Nee thurattum aasaigal / Unnai thedi kollum”
Human desires are personified as hunting entities that will search for and destroy the person pursuing them.
Muran (Antithesis)
“Un vaazhvum veezhvum naan seidha jaalangalae”
Contrasts two opposing concepts, 'vaazhvu' (life/rise) and 'veezhvu' (fall/death), to emphasize full divine control over human destiny.
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Trivia
This track reflects traditional Tamil spiritual philosophy (Siddhar Paadalgal) which questions material pursuits, death, and ego. Set to music by Pravin Mani—known for his extensive work alongside A.R. Rahman—and sung by classical-trained singer Sathyaprakash, the composition blends traditional Tamil existential themes with modern independent musical arrangements.
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