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Nila Nee Vaa

From Kaidhiyin Theerpu · 1986

Lyricist
Muthulingam
Singers
S. P. Sailaja, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Ramanujam
Movie name
Kaidhiyin Theerpu
Movie release year
1986
Lyrics added on
10 Mar 2022

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nilaa nee vaa vizhaa kaana vaa vaa
Female :Nilaa nee vaa vizhaa kaana vaa vaa
Male :Nilaa nee vaa vizhaa kaana vaa vaa
Kadhal neeraadum pon maalai
Kaaman thaerodum velai
Kadhal neeraadum pon maalai
Kaaman thaerodum velai
Inba dheepangal yaettrum ullangal
Ennam ederum velai
Inba dheepangal yaettrum ullangal
Ennam ederum velai
Kannaalae sangeetham dhinam paadu
Thannaalae undaagum sugam nooru
Female :Neelavaana megam pola
Nenjam indru oonjalaaduthae
Nilaa nee vaa….vizhaa kaana vaa vaa
Female :Nilaa nee vaa….vizhaa kaana vaa vaa
Aasai alai vanthu modhum
Anbu karai sendru serum
Aasai alai vanthu modhum
Anbu karai sendru serum
Moga kadal thaandi naamum
Karai sera thegam odangalaagum
Moga kadal thaandi naamum
Karai sera thegam odangalaagum
Unnaasai ponnodam naanthaan
Un paarvai ennaalum thaenthaan
Male :Neelavaana megam pola
Nenjam indru oonjalaaduthae
Nilaa nee vaa….vizhaa kaana vaa vaa
Male :Nilaa nee vaa….vizhaa kaana vaa vaa
Moon, come! Come see the celebration, come!
Female: Moon, come! Come see the celebration, come!
Male: Moon, come! Come see the celebration, come!
A golden evening bathed in love,
A time when the god of love rides his chariot.
A golden evening bathed in love,
A time when the god of love rides his chariot.
Hearts light up the lamps of joy,
At this time when our wishes come true.
Hearts light up the lamps of joy,
At this time when our wishes come true.
Sing melodies every day with your eyes,
A hundred joys will bloom on their own.
Female: Like a cloud in the blue sky,
My heart is swaying like a swing today.
Moon, come... come see the celebration, come!
Female: Moon, come... come see the celebration, come!
Waves of desire come crashing in,
Reaching the shore of love.
Waves of desire come crashing in,
Reaching the shore of love.
To cross the ocean of desire,
Our bodies become boats to reach the shore.
To cross the ocean of desire,
Our bodies become boats to reach the shore.
I am the golden boat of your longing,
And your gaze is forever sweet as honey.
Male: Like a cloud in the blue sky,
My heart is swaying like a swing today.
Moon, come... come see the celebration, come!
Male: Moon, come... come see the celebration, come!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'Nilaa Nee Vaa' from the 1986 film Kaidhiyin Theerpu is a romantic duet between lovers inviting the moon to witness their joyous celebration of love. Set against a serene evening backdrop, the song uses rich marine and atmospheric metaphors—comparing desire to crashing ocean waves, passion to a deep sea, and physical bodies to boats navigating towards the shore of affection. Sung with melodious fervor by real-life siblings S. P. Balasubramanyam and S. P. Sailaja, the song highlights themes of romance, emotional floating, and deep romantic longing. The overall mood is poetic and joyous, capturing the blossoming of romance like a grand festive occasion.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Upamai (Simile)

“Neelavaana megam pola / Nenjam indru oonjalaaduthae”

Compares the swinging, floating heart to clouds drifting in the blue sky using the explicit simile marker 'pola'.

Uruvagam (Metaphor)

“Moga kadal thaandi naamum / Karai sera thegam odangalaagum”

Metaphorically equates intense passion to an ocean ('moga kadal') and human bodies to boats ('odam') navigating love's waters.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Kadhal neeraadum pon maalai / Kaaman thaerodum velai”

Employs end-rhyming rhyming sound terminations with 'maalai' and 'velai'.

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Trivia

The song features music composed by Ramanujam and lyrics written by veteran poet Muthulingam, sung by iconic sibling duo S. P. Balasubramanyam and S. P. Sailaja.

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