Nila Nila Odi Vaa
From Sangu Pushpangal · 1989
- Lyricist
- Anbu Kani
- Singer
- K. J. Yesudas
- Music director
- Guna Singh
- Details
- Sangu Pushpangal1989
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Nila nila oodivaa nilaamal odi vaa | Oh moon, come running, come running without stopping! |
| Manam polae vaazhavae malligaipoo soodavaa | Shall I wear jasmine flowers to live life as my heart desires? |
| Male | |
| Nila nila oodivaa nilaamal odi vaa | Oh moon, come running, come running without stopping! |
| Manam polae vaazhavae malligaipoo soodavaa | Shall I wear jasmine flowers to live life as my heart desires? |
| Male | |
| Thangakili thoongattum thaazhampoo methayilae | Let the golden parrot sleep on a mattress of screwpine flowers. |
| Sanga thamil paatteduthu sangeetham paadi vaa | Pick a song from Sangam Tamil literature and come singing music. |
| Thangakili thoongattum thaazhampoo methayilae | Let the golden parrot sleep on a mattress of screwpine flowers. |
| Sanga thamil paatteduthu sangeetham paadi vaa | Pick a song from Sangam Tamil literature and come singing music. |
| Male | |
| Poongaatrae nee paadu thaen pattu naan paada | Oh gentle breeze, you sing, while I sing a sweet song of honey. |
| Poongaatrae nee paadu thaen pattu naan paada | Oh gentle breeze, you sing, while I sing a sweet song of honey. |
| Male | |
| Kannukku mai theeti odi vaa | Apply kohl to your eyes and come running. |
| Kalyaana isai paadi aadi vaa | Come dancing while singing festive wedding music. |
| Kanneeril vennilavu yenginaal | If the white moon yearns amidst tears, |
| Kannae en ila nenjam thaangumaa | Oh my darling, can my young heart bear it? |
| Male | |
| Nenjukkullae un nenaippu | Inside my heart lies your thought, |
| Thathalikkum thaamarai poo | Like a struggling lotus flower. |
| Ninaivae thoongamalae vizhiyil neer thaengumae | Unable to sleep due to memories, tears pool in my eyes. |
| Poongaatrae nee paadu thaen pattu naan paada | Oh gentle breeze, you sing, while I sing a sweet song of honey. |
| Male | |
| Aagaya pooparichu yendhi vaa | Pluck a flower from the sky and hold it in your hands. |
| Athaanin vizhiyoram neendha vaa | Come swim at the corner of your beloved husband's eyes. |
| Ezhezhu jenmangal sondhamoo | Is this a relation spanning seven lifetimes? |
| Ennaalum vilagaadha bandhamoo | An everlasting bond that never breaks? |
| Male | |
| Nenjukkullae un nenippu | Inside my heart lies your thought, |
| Thathalikkum thaamarai poo | Like a struggling lotus flower. |
| Malarae mayangaamalae mayilae parandhodi vaa | Oh flower, without fainting, oh peacock, fly and come running! |
| Poongaatrae nee paadu thaen pattu naan paada | Oh gentle breeze, you sing, while I sing a sweet song of honey. |
| Male | |
| Nila nila odivaa nilaamal odi vaa | Oh moon, come running, come running without stopping! |
| Manam polae vaazhavae malligai poo soodavaa | Shall I wear jasmine flowers to live life as my heart desires? |
| Nilaa nilaa odi vaa… | Oh moon, come running... |
நிலா நிலா ஓடிவா நில்லாமல் ஓடி வா
மனம் போலே வாழவே மல்லிகைப்பூ சூடவா
Oh moon, come running, come running without stopping!
Shall I wear jasmine flowers to live life as my heart desires?
நிலா நிலா ஓடிவா நில்லாமல் ஓடி வா
மனம் போலே வாழவே மல்லிகைப்பூ சூடவா
Oh moon, come running, come running without stopping!
Shall I wear jasmine flowers to live life as my heart desires?
தங்கக்கிளி தூங்கட்டும் தாழம்பூ மெத்தையிலே
சங்கத் தமிழ் பாட்டெடுத்து சங்கீதம் பாடி வா
தங்கக்கிளி தூங்கட்டும் தாழம்பூ மெத்தையிலே
சங்கத் தமிழ் பாட்டெடுத்து சங்கீதம் பாடி வா
Let the golden parrot sleep on a mattress of screwpine flowers.
Pick a song from Sangam Tamil literature and come singing music.
Let the golden parrot sleep on a mattress of screwpine flowers.
Pick a song from Sangam Tamil literature and come singing music.
பூங்காற்றே நீ பாடு தேன் பாட்டு நான் பாட
பூங்காற்றே நீ பாடு தேன் பாட்டு நான் பாட
Oh gentle breeze, you sing, while I sing a sweet song of honey.
Oh gentle breeze, you sing, while I sing a sweet song of honey.
கண்ணுக்கு மை தீட்டி ஓடி வா
கல்யாண இசைப் பாடி ஆடி வா
கண்ணீரில் வெண்ணிலவு ஏங்கினால்
கண்ணே என் இள நெஞ்சம் தாங்குமா
Apply kohl to your eyes and come running.
Come dancing while singing festive wedding music.
If the white moon yearns amidst tears,
Oh my darling, can my young heart bear it?
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ளே உன் நினைப்பு
தத்தளிக்கும் தாமரைப்பூ
நினைவே தூங்காமலே விழியில் நீர் தேங்குமே
பூங்காற்றே நீ பாடு தேன் பாட்டு நான் பாட
Inside my heart lies your thought,
Like a struggling lotus flower.
Unable to sleep due to memories, tears pool in my eyes.
Oh gentle breeze, you sing, while I sing a sweet song of honey.
ஆகாய பூப்பறிச்சு ஏந்தி வா
அத்தானின் விழியோரம் நீந்த வா
ஏழேழு ஜென்மங்கள் சொந்தமோ
எந்நாளும் விலகாத பந்தமோ
Pluck a flower from the sky and hold it in your hands.
Come swim at the corner of your beloved husband's eyes.
Is this a relation spanning seven lifetimes?
An everlasting bond that never breaks?
நெஞ்சுக்குள்ளே உன் நினைப்பு
தத்தளிக்கும் தாமரைப்பூ
மலரே மயங்காமலே மயிலே பறந்தோடி வா
பூங்காற்றே நீ பாடு தேன் பாட்டு நான் பாட
Inside my heart lies your thought,
Like a struggling lotus flower.
Oh flower, without fainting, oh peacock, fly and come running!
Oh gentle breeze, you sing, while I sing a sweet song of honey.
நிலா நிலா ஓடிவா நில்லாமல் ஓடி வா
மனம் போலே வாழவே மல்லிகைப்பூ சூடவா
நிலா நிலா ஓடிவா.....
Oh moon, come running, come running without stopping!
Shall I wear jasmine flowers to live life as my heart desires?
Oh moon, come running...
Nila nila oodivaa nilaamal odi vaa
Oh moon, come running, come running without stopping!
Manam polae vaazhavae malligaipoo soodavaa
Shall I wear jasmine flowers to live life as my heart desires?
Nila nila oodivaa nilaamal odi vaa
Oh moon, come running, come running without stopping!
Manam polae vaazhavae malligaipoo soodavaa
Shall I wear jasmine flowers to live life as my heart desires?
Thangakili thoongattum thaazhampoo methayilae
Let the golden parrot sleep on a mattress of screwpine flowers.
Sanga thamil paatteduthu sangeetham paadi vaa
Pick a song from Sangam Tamil literature and come singing music.
Thangakili thoongattum thaazhampoo methayilae
Let the golden parrot sleep on a mattress of screwpine flowers.
Sanga thamil paatteduthu sangeetham paadi vaa
Pick a song from Sangam Tamil literature and come singing music.
Poongaatrae nee paadu thaen pattu naan paada
Oh gentle breeze, you sing, while I sing a sweet song of honey.
Poongaatrae nee paadu thaen pattu naan paada
Oh gentle breeze, you sing, while I sing a sweet song of honey.
Kannukku mai theeti odi vaa
Apply kohl to your eyes and come running.
Kalyaana isai paadi aadi vaa
Come dancing while singing festive wedding music.
Kanneeril vennilavu yenginaal
If the white moon yearns amidst tears,
Kannae en ila nenjam thaangumaa
Oh my darling, can my young heart bear it?
Nenjukkullae un nenaippu
Inside my heart lies your thought,
Thathalikkum thaamarai poo
Like a struggling lotus flower.
Ninaivae thoongamalae vizhiyil neer thaengumae
Unable to sleep due to memories, tears pool in my eyes.
Poongaatrae nee paadu thaen pattu naan paada
Oh gentle breeze, you sing, while I sing a sweet song of honey.
Aagaya pooparichu yendhi vaa
Pluck a flower from the sky and hold it in your hands.
Athaanin vizhiyoram neendha vaa
Come swim at the corner of your beloved husband's eyes.
Ezhezhu jenmangal sondhamoo
Is this a relation spanning seven lifetimes?
Ennaalum vilagaadha bandhamoo
An everlasting bond that never breaks?
Nenjukkullae un nenippu
Inside my heart lies your thought,
Thathalikkum thaamarai poo
Like a struggling lotus flower.
Malarae mayangaamalae mayilae parandhodi vaa
Oh flower, without fainting, oh peacock, fly and come running!
Poongaatrae nee paadu thaen pattu naan paada
Oh gentle breeze, you sing, while I sing a sweet song of honey.
Nila nila odivaa nilaamal odi vaa
Oh moon, come running, come running without stopping!
Manam polae vaazhavae malligai poo soodavaa
Shall I wear jasmine flowers to live life as my heart desires?
Nilaa nilaa odi vaa…
Oh moon, come running...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Nila Nila Odivaa is a soothing, tender romantic lullaby-styled track from the film Sangu Pushpangal (1989). Sung with profound emotion by K. J. Yesudas, the song depicts a lover invoking elements of nature—the moon, breeze, and flowers—to bring peace and sweet music to his beloved. The lyrics tenderly compare the lover to a golden parrot resting peacefully and express a deep emotional bond spanning seven lifetimes. The narrator shares how thoughts of his beloved cause tears of affection to pool in his eyes, emphasizing a deep soul connection that remains unbreakable through time. Composed by Guna Singh with lyrics by Anbu Kani, the song blends classical Tamil poetic themes with gentle, melodious storytelling.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Monai (Alliteration)
“Poongaatrae nee paadu thaen pattu naan paada”
Repetition of the initial 'p' sound in 'Poongaatrae', 'paadu', 'pattu', and 'paada'.
Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)
“Thangakili thoongattum / Sanga thamil paatteduthu”
Rhyming of the second consonant sound 'ng' in 'Thangakili' and 'Sanga'.
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Thathalikkum thaamarai poo”
Thoughts of love swirling restlessly inside the heart are directly compared to a lotus flower struggling in water.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Ezhezhu jenmangal sondhamoo / Ennaalum vilagaadha bandhamoo”
Both lines end with the rhyming 'oo' sound ('sondhamoo' and 'bandhamoo').
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Trivia
Sangu Pushpangal (1989) features musical composition by Guna Singh with lyrics penned by Anbu Kani. The track is rendered by legendary playback singer K. J. Yesudas, known for bringing classical Tamil poetic imagery to life in romantic lullabies.
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