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Lyrics & meaning

Nilavai Sutri

From Madhu · 2006

Lyricist
Lyricist Not Known
Singer
Tippu
Music director
Ilayaraja
Movie name
Madhu
Movie release year
2006
Lyrics added on
30 Mar 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Naan nanaannaa nana nanana naannaa
Nilavai chutri oru kottai katti
Naanaanan naanaanan naanaanan
Naa naana nanaa
Nilavai chutri oru kottai katti
Velli meengal vidi vilakku yaetri
Vairam izhaitha mandabathil
Ponnil manjam pottu
Adhil unnai vaithu paarppen
Vaanil or veedhi
Namakkoru paal nilaa paadhai
Povom vaanavil thaerilae oorvalam
Nilavai chutri oru kottai katti
Velli meengal vidi vilakku yaetri
Vairam izhaitha mandabathil
Ponnil manjam pottu
Adhil unnai vaithu paarppen
Siragu mulaitha angel kooda
Un mun thotru pogumae
Dheva logam sendru angu
Unnai potri paadumae
Ulaga azhagelaam
Undhan sondham aanaalum
Endhan sondhamaai
Nee thaan endru aavaaiyo
Azhagae un thol saera
Naal paarthu thavikkiren
Azhagae un thol saera
Naal paarthu thavikkiren
Un kaalgal man theendidaamal
Kaiyil thaanguven
Velli meengal vidi vilakku yaetri
Vairam izhaitha mandabathil
Ponnil manjam pottu
Adhil unnai vaithu paarppen
Nilavil ozhugum vannam kuzhaithu
Unnai varandha bramman yaar
Oligal therikkum vizhigal vaditha
Andha dheva sirpi yaar
Amudha nadhi meedhu
Nee thaan neendhum naal endru
Un nenjin alai vandhu
Ennai theendum naal endru
Ulagaiyae sorgangal endrae
Nee maatrinaai
Ulagaiyae sorgangal endrae
Nee maatrinaai
En vaazhvai un kaiyil thandhaen
Vaangi kolladi
Nilavai chutri oru kottai katti
Velli meengal vidi vilakku yaetri
Vairam izhaitha mandabathil
Ponnil manjam pottu
Adhil unnai vaithu paarppen
Vaanil or veedhi
Namakkoru paal nilaa paadhai
Povom vaanavil thaerilae oorvalam
Nilavai chutri oru kottai katti
Velli meengal vidi vilakku yaetri
Naan nananna nana nanana naanna
Building a fortress around the moon,
Nananan nananan nananan
Na naana nana
Building a fortress around the moon,
With silver stars lighting up the dawn,
In a hall adorned with diamonds,
Laying out a golden bed,
I will place you there and admire you.
A street in the sky,
A milky moonlight path just for us,
We will ride in a parade on a rainbow chariot!
Building a fortress around the moon,
With silver stars lighting up the dawn,
In a hall adorned with diamonds,
Laying out a golden bed,
I will place you there and admire you.
Even an angel with wings
Would lose to your beauty.
She would go to the world of the gods
And sing songs praising you!
Even if all the beauty in the world
Belongs only to you,
As my very own,
When will you become mine?
My beauty, to rest on your shoulder,
I wait and yearn for the day.
My beauty, to rest on your shoulder,
I wait and yearn for the day.
Without letting your feet touch the ground,
I will carry you in my arms.
With silver stars lighting up the dawn,
In a hall adorned with diamonds,
Laying out a golden bed,
I will place you there and admire you.
Blending the colours flowing from the moon,
Who is that Brahma (the creator) who painted you?
Who sculpted those sparkling eyes,
Who is that divine sculptor?
In a river of nectar,
When is the day you will swim?
When is the day the waves of your heart
Will reach out and touch me?
You transformed the entire world
Into heaven!
You transformed the entire world
Into heaven!
I placed my life in your hands,
Please accept it, my girl.
Building a fortress around the moon,
With silver stars lighting up the dawn,
In a hall adorned with diamonds,
Laying out a golden bed,
I will place you there and admire you.
A street in the sky,
A milky moonlight path just for us,
We will ride in a parade on a rainbow chariot!
Building a fortress around the moon,
With silver stars lighting up the dawn.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Nilavai Chutri Oru Kottai Katti is a grand, dreamlike romantic song where the protagonist expresses his infinite adoration for his beloved using surreal celestial imagery. He imagines constructing a fort around the moon, using silver stars as morning lamps, and resting with her in a diamond-encrusted golden palace high above in the sky. The lover views her beauty as otherworldly, claiming that even winged angels would feel humbled in her presence. Throughout the track, the song explores deep themes of devotion, romantic longing, and emotional surrender. He marvels at her creation as if sculpted by a divine creator and vows to hold her gently without letting her feet touch the ground, ultimately surrendering his entire life into her hands as she turns his world into heaven.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Athisayokthi Ani (Hyperbole)

“Nilavai chutri oru kottai katti / Velli meengal vidi vilakku yaetri”

Exaggerates romantic devotion by claiming to build a fortress around the moon and lighting stars as morning lamps.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

“Povom vaanavil thaerilae oorvalam”

Compares a romantic journey across the sky to riding in a chariot made of a rainbow.

Visual Imagery

“Nilavil ozhugum vannam kuzhaithu / Unnai varandha bramman yaar”

Evokes vivid visual imagery of mixing moonbeams like liquid colors to paint the beloved.

Ethugai (Second Letter Rhyme)

“Ponnil manjam pottu / Adhil unnai vaithu paarppen”

The second consonant sound 'n' is repeated in adjacent thought units creating internal Tamil poetic rhythm.

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Trivia

The film 'Madhu' (2006) stars Priyan and Priyamani in the lead roles, directed by K. Thethan. The soundtrack for the film was composed by Srikanth Deva.

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