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Lyrics & meaning

Nilave Nee Saatchi Female

From Nilave Nee Saatchi · 1970

Lyricist
Kannadasan
Singer
P. Susheela
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Nilave Nee Saatchi
Movie release year
1970
Lyrics added on
9 Dec 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nilavae nee saatchi
Mana nimmadhi naadum
Uyirgalukkellaam
Nilavae nee saatchi
Nilavae nee saatchi
Uyirgalukkellaam
Nilavae nee saatchi
Alaiyum uranga muyalvadhenna
Mana aasaigal uranga maruppadhenna
Alaiyum uranga muyalvadhenna
Mana aasaigal uranga maruppadhenna
Valaiyil vizhundha meengalena
Ila vaaliba ullangal thudippadhenna
Ila vaaliba ullangal thudippadhenna
Nilavae nee saatchi
Mana nimmadhi naadum
Uyirgalukkellaam
Nilavae nee saatchi
Oru sila illathil suvai pechu
Sila ullangalil yaeno perum moochu
Oru sila illathil suvai pechu
Sila ullangalil yaeno perum moochu
Iruvarai inaithu thirai pottu
Idhu iraivan nadathum vilaiyaattu
Iraivan nadathum vilaiyaattu
Nilavae nee saatchi
Kangal irandum kurudaanaal
Indha kaadhal kadhaigal pirappadhillai
Kangal irandum kurudaanaal
Indha kaadhal kadhaigal pirappadhillai
Uravum pirivum nadappadhillai
Indha ulagil inippum kasappum illai
Nilavae nee saatchi
Mana nimmadhi naadum
Uyirgalukkellaam
Nilavae nee saatchi
O moon, you are the witness.
To those seeking peace of mind,
to all living souls,
O moon, you are the witness.
O moon, you are the witness,
to all living souls,
O moon, you are the witness.
Why do even the ocean waves try to sleep,
while the heart's desires refuse to rest?
Why do even the ocean waves try to sleep,
while the heart's desires refuse to rest?
Like fish caught in a net,
why do young hearts struggle and ache?
Why do young hearts struggle and ache?
O moon, you are the witness.
To those seeking peace of mind,
to all living souls,
O moon, you are the witness.
In some homes, there is sweet conversation,
yet in some hearts, why are there deep sighs?
In some homes, there is sweet conversation,
yet in some hearts, why are there deep sighs?
Bringing two people together and drawing a curtain,
this is a game played by God.
It is a game played by God.
O moon, you are the witness.
If only both eyes were blind,
these love stories would never be born.
If only both eyes were blind,
these love stories would never be born.
There would be no coming together and no parting,
and in this world, neither sweetness nor bitterness.
O moon, you are the witness.
To those seeking peace of mind,
to all living souls,
O moon, you are the witness.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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