Nilave Nee Saatchi Female
From Nilave Nee Saatchi · 1970
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- P. Susheela
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Nilave Nee Saatchi1970
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Nilavae nee saatchi | Oh moon, you are the witness |
| Mana nimmadhi naadum | For all living beings |
| Uyirgalukkellaam | Seeking peace of mind, |
| Nilavae nee saatchi | Oh moon, you are the witness! |
| Female | |
| Nilavae nee saatchi | Oh moon, you are the witness |
| Female | |
| Uyirgalukkellaam | For all living beings, |
| Nilavae nee saatchi | Oh moon, you are the witness! |
| Female | |
| Alaiyum uranga muyalvadhenna | Why does even the ocean wave try to sleep? |
| Mana aasaigal uranga maruppadhenna | Why do the desires of the heart refuse to sleep? |
| Alaiyum uranga muyalvadhenna | Why does even the ocean wave try to sleep? |
| Mana aasaigal uranga maruppadhenna | Why do the desires of the heart refuse to sleep? |
| Valaiyil vizhundha meengalena | Like fish caught inside a net, |
| Ila vaaliba ullangal thudippadhenna | Why do young hearts throb in distress? |
| Ila vaaliba ullangal thudippadhenna | Why do young hearts throb in distress? |
| Female | |
| Nilavae nee saatchi | Oh moon, you are the witness! |
| Mana nimmadhi naadum | For all living beings |
| Uyirgalukkellaam | Seeking peace of mind, |
| Nilavae nee saatchi | Oh moon, you are the witness! |
| Female | |
| Oru sila illathil suvai pechu | In a few homes, there is pleasant chatter, |
| Sila ullangalil yaeno perum moochu | Why is there a heavy sigh in some hearts? |
| Female | |
| Oru sila illathil suvai pechu | In a few homes, there is pleasant chatter, |
| Sila ullangalil yaeno perum moochu | Why is there a heavy sigh in some hearts? |
| Iruvarai inaithu thirai pottu | Uniting two people and then drawing a curtain, |
| Idhu iraivan nadathum vilaiyaattu | This is a game played by God! |
| Iraivan nadathum vilaiyaattu | A game played by God! |
| Female | |
| Nilavae nee saatchi | Oh moon, you are the witness! |
| Female | |
| Kangal irandum kurudaanaal | If both eyes were to go blind, |
| Indha kaadhal kadhaigal pirappadhillai | These love stories would never be born. |
| Female | |
| Kangal irandum kurudaanaal | If both eyes were to go blind, |
| Indha kaadhal kadhaigal pirappadhillai | These love stories would never be born. |
| Uravum pirivum nadappadhillai | Neither relationships nor separations would happen, |
| Indha ulagil inippum kasappum illai | There would be no sweetness or bitterness in this world. |
| Female | |
| Nilavae nee saatchi | Oh moon, you are the witness! |
| Mana nimmadhi naadum | For all living beings |
| Uyirgalukkellaam | Seeking peace of mind, |
| Nilavae nee saatchi | Oh moon, you are the witness! |
நிலவே நீ சாட்சி
மன நிம்மதி நாடும்
உயிர்களுக்கெல்லாம்
நிலவே நீ சாட்சி
Oh moon, you are the witness
For all living beings
Seeking peace of mind,
Oh moon, you are the witness!
நிலவே நீ சாட்சி
Oh moon, you are the witness
உயிர்களுக்கெல்லாம்
நிலவே நீ சாட்சி
For all living beings,
Oh moon, you are the witness!
அலையும் உறங்க முயல்வதென்ன
மன ஆசைகள் உறங்க மறுப்பதென்ன
அலையும் உறங்க முயல்வதென்ன
மன ஆசைகள் உறங்க மறுப்பதென்ன
வலையில் விழுந்த மீன்களென
இள வாலிப உள்ளங்கள் துடிப்பதென்ன
இள வாலிப உள்ளங்கள் துடிப்பதென்ன
Why does even the ocean wave try to sleep?
Why do the desires of the heart refuse to sleep?
Why does even the ocean wave try to sleep?
Why do the desires of the heart refuse to sleep?
Like fish caught inside a net,
Why do young hearts throb in distress?
Why do young hearts throb in distress?
நிலவே நீ சாட்சி
மன நிம்மதி நாடும்
உயிர்களுக்கெல்லாம்
நிலவே நீ சாட்சி
Oh moon, you are the witness!
For all living beings
Seeking peace of mind,
Oh moon, you are the witness!
ஒரு சில இல்லத்தில் சுவை பேச்சு
சில உள்ளங்களில் ஏனோ பெருமூச்சு
In a few homes, there is pleasant chatter,
Why is there a heavy sigh in some hearts?
ஒரு சில இல்லத்தில் சுவை பேச்சு
சில உள்ளங்களில் ஏனோ பெருமூச்சு
இருவரை இணைத்து திரை போட்டு
இது இறைவன் நடத்தும் விளையாட்டு
இறைவன் நடத்தும் விளையாட்டு
In a few homes, there is pleasant chatter,
Why is there a heavy sigh in some hearts?
Uniting two people and then drawing a curtain,
This is a game played by God!
A game played by God!
நிலவே நீ சாட்சி
Oh moon, you are the witness!
கண்கள் இரண்டும் குருடானால்
இந்தக் காதல் கதைகள் பிறப்பதில்லை
If both eyes were to go blind,
These love stories would never be born.
கண்கள் இரண்டும் குருடானால்
இந்தக் காதல் கதைகள் பிறப்பதில்லை
உறவும் பிரிவும் நடப்பதில்லை
இந்த உலகில் இனிப்பும் கசப்புமில்லை
If both eyes were to go blind,
These love stories would never be born.
Neither relationships nor separations would happen,
There would be no sweetness or bitterness in this world.
நிலவே நீ சாட்சி
மன நிம்மதி நாடும்
உயிர்களுக்கெல்லாம்
நிலவே நீ சாட்சி
Oh moon, you are the witness!
For all living beings
Seeking peace of mind,
Oh moon, you are the witness!
Nilavae nee saatchi
Oh moon, you are the witness
Mana nimmadhi naadum
For all living beings
Uyirgalukkellaam
Seeking peace of mind,
Nilavae nee saatchi
Oh moon, you are the witness!
Nilavae nee saatchi
Oh moon, you are the witness
Uyirgalukkellaam
For all living beings,
Nilavae nee saatchi
Oh moon, you are the witness!
Alaiyum uranga muyalvadhenna
Why does even the ocean wave try to sleep?
Mana aasaigal uranga maruppadhenna
Why do the desires of the heart refuse to sleep?
Alaiyum uranga muyalvadhenna
Why does even the ocean wave try to sleep?
Mana aasaigal uranga maruppadhenna
Why do the desires of the heart refuse to sleep?
Valaiyil vizhundha meengalena
Like fish caught inside a net,
Ila vaaliba ullangal thudippadhenna
Why do young hearts throb in distress?
Ila vaaliba ullangal thudippadhenna
Why do young hearts throb in distress?
Nilavae nee saatchi
Oh moon, you are the witness!
Mana nimmadhi naadum
For all living beings
Uyirgalukkellaam
Seeking peace of mind,
Nilavae nee saatchi
Oh moon, you are the witness!
Oru sila illathil suvai pechu
In a few homes, there is pleasant chatter,
Sila ullangalil yaeno perum moochu
Why is there a heavy sigh in some hearts?
Oru sila illathil suvai pechu
In a few homes, there is pleasant chatter,
Sila ullangalil yaeno perum moochu
Why is there a heavy sigh in some hearts?
Iruvarai inaithu thirai pottu
Uniting two people and then drawing a curtain,
Idhu iraivan nadathum vilaiyaattu
This is a game played by God!
Iraivan nadathum vilaiyaattu
A game played by God!
Nilavae nee saatchi
Oh moon, you are the witness!
Kangal irandum kurudaanaal
If both eyes were to go blind,
Indha kaadhal kadhaigal pirappadhillai
These love stories would never be born.
Kangal irandum kurudaanaal
If both eyes were to go blind,
Indha kaadhal kadhaigal pirappadhillai
These love stories would never be born.
Uravum pirivum nadappadhillai
Neither relationships nor separations would happen,
Indha ulagil inippum kasappum illai
There would be no sweetness or bitterness in this world.
Nilavae nee saatchi
Oh moon, you are the witness!
Mana nimmadhi naadum
For all living beings
Uyirgalukkellaam
Seeking peace of mind,
Nilavae nee saatchi
Oh moon, you are the witness!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Nilavae Nee Saatchi is a deeply philosophical song in which the speaker addresses the silent moon as an all-seeing witness to human struggles, desires, and existential angst. The song contrasts the restlessness of human desire with the rhythmic calm of nature, questioning why human hearts flutter in distress like fish caught in a net, while all living beings ultimately long for peace of mind.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification / Apostrophe
“Nilavae nee saatchi”
Addressing the moon directly as a conscious witness to human lives and suffering.
Simile (Uvamai Ani)
“Valaiyil vizhundha meengalena”
Comparing struggling young hearts filled with restless desires to fish caught trapped inside a fishing net.
Antithesis / Contrast (Muran Ani)
“Oru sila illathil suvai pechu / Sila ullangalil yaeno perum moochu”
Juxtaposing sweet conversation in happy homes with heavy sighs of sorrow in troubled hearts.
End Rhyme (Iyaipu)
“Oru sila illathil suvai pechu / Sila ullangalil yaeno perum moochu”
The matching rhyming endings 'suvai pechu' and 'perum moochu' create musicality and emphasis.
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Trivia
The lyrics were authored by the revered poet Kannadasan for the 1970 film Nilave Nee Saatchi. The movie title itself takes inspiration from this key theme of calling upon the moon as a silent spectator of human destiny.
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