Ninaippathu Nadakkum
From Alai Payum Nenjangal · 1983
- Lyricist
- Pulamaipithan
- Singer
- Vani Jairam
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Details
- Alai Payum Nenjangal1983
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Laalaa….aa…..aa…. | Laalaa...aa...aa... |
| Laalaa….aa…..aa….aa…. | Laalaa...aa...aa...aa... |
| Lalalaa lalalaa laalalaa | Lalalaa lalalaa laalalaa |
| Female | |
| Ninaippathu nadakkum ilamai pola | Like youth, where whatever is wished comes to pass, |
| Inimai purinthidum nam uravaalae | Because of our relationship that bestows sweetness, |
| Aanantha raagamae needhaanae | Are you not the melody of joy itself? |
| Paruva mazhaiyai odi vaa…. | Run and come to me like seasonal rain... |
| Female | |
| Ninaippathu nadakkum ilamai pola | Like youth, where whatever is wished comes to pass, |
| Female | |
| Neeyondru ninaikka naan adhai solla | When you think of something, I speak it out, |
| Mogana raagam nee meetti paada | As you play and sing the enchanting Mohanam ragam, |
| Neeyondru ninaikka naan adhai solla | When you think of something, I speak it out, |
| Mogana raagam nee meetti paada | As you play and sing the enchanting Mohanam ragam, |
| Poo mazhai peiyum vaan tharum azhagu | The beauty bestowed by the sky raining flowers, |
| Poo mazhai peiyum vaan tharum azhagu | The beauty bestowed by the sky raining flowers, |
| Neeyena naanena ondraaginom | We have united, blurring the lines of 'you' and 'me', |
| Female | |
| Ninaippathu nadakkum ilamai pola | Like youth, where whatever is wished comes to pass, |
| Female | |
| Nee kaana vantha sugapogam idhuvae | This is the blissful pleasure you came to seek, |
| Naan kaana vantha pudhu mogam adhuvae | That is the new fascination I came to experience, |
| Nee kaana vantha sugapogam idhuvae | This is the blissful pleasure you came to seek, |
| Naan kaana vantha pudhu mogam adhuvae | That is the new fascination I came to experience, |
| Ulaga vaazhkkaiyil verenna vendum | What else is needed in worldly life? |
| Ulaga vaazhkkaiyil verenna vendum | What else is needed in worldly life? |
| Pudhupudhu paadalai naam paaduvom | Let us sing brand new songs, |
| Female | |
| Ninaippathu nadakkum ilamai pola | Like youth, where whatever is wished comes to pass, |
| Inimai purinthidum nam uravaalae | Because of our relationship that bestows sweetness, |
| Aanantha raagamae needhaanae | Are you not the melody of joy itself? |
| Paruva mazhaiyai odi vaa…. | Run and come to me like seasonal rain... |
| Female | |
| Lala laallaa lala laallaa lala laallaa… | Lala laallaa lala laallaa lala laallaa... |
லாலா.....ஆ.....ஆ....
லாலா.....ஆ...ஆ....ஆ...
லலலா லலலா லாலலா
Laalaa...aa...aa...
Laalaa...aa...aa...aa...
Lalalaa lalalaa laalalaa
நினைப்பது நடக்கும் இளமை போல
இனிமை புரிந்திடும் நம் உறவாலே
ஆனந்த ராகமே நீதானே
பருவ மழையே ஓடி வா.........
Like youth, where whatever is wished comes to pass,
Because of our relationship that bestows sweetness,
Are you not the melody of joy itself?
Run and come to me like seasonal rain...
நினைப்பது நடக்கும் இளமை போல
Like youth, where whatever is wished comes to pass,
நீயொன்று நினைக்க நான் அதை சொல்ல
மோகன ராகம் நீ மீட்டி பாட
நீயொன்று நினைக்க நான் அதை சொல்ல
மோகன ராகம் நீ மீட்டி பாட
பூ மழை பெய்யும் வான் தரும் அழகு
பூ மழை பெய்யும் வான் தரும் அழகு
நீயென நானென ஒன்றாகினோம்
When you think of something, I speak it out,
As you play and sing the enchanting Mohanam ragam,
When you think of something, I speak it out,
As you play and sing the enchanting Mohanam ragam,
The beauty bestowed by the sky raining flowers,
The beauty bestowed by the sky raining flowers,
We have united, blurring the lines of 'you' and 'me',
நினைப்பது நடக்கும் இளமை போல
Like youth, where whatever is wished comes to pass,
நீ காண வந்த சுகபோகம் இதுவே
நான் காண வந்த புது மோகம் அதுவே
நீ காண வந்த சுகபோகம் இதுவே
நான் காண வந்த புது மோகம் அதுவே
உலக வாழ்க்கையில் வேறென்ன வேண்டும்
உலக வாழ்க்கையில் வேறென்ன வேண்டும்
புதுப்புதுப் பாடலை நாம் பாடுவோம்
This is the blissful pleasure you came to seek,
That is the new fascination I came to experience,
This is the blissful pleasure you came to seek,
That is the new fascination I came to experience,
What else is needed in worldly life?
What else is needed in worldly life?
Let us sing brand new songs,
நினைப்பது நடக்கும் இளமை போல
இனிமை புரிந்திடும் நம் உறவாலே
ஆனந்த ராகமே நீதானே
பருவ மழையே ஓடி வா.........
Like youth, where whatever is wished comes to pass,
Because of our relationship that bestows sweetness,
Are you not the melody of joy itself?
Run and come to me like seasonal rain...
லல லால்லா லல லால்லா லல லால்லா....
Lala laallaa lala laallaa lala laallaa...
Laalaa….aa…..aa….
Laalaa...aa...aa...
Laalaa….aa…..aa….aa….
Laalaa...aa...aa...aa...
Lalalaa lalalaa laalalaa
Lalalaa lalalaa laalalaa
Ninaippathu nadakkum ilamai pola
Like youth, where whatever is wished comes to pass,
Inimai purinthidum nam uravaalae
Because of our relationship that bestows sweetness,
Aanantha raagamae needhaanae
Are you not the melody of joy itself?
Paruva mazhaiyai odi vaa….
Run and come to me like seasonal rain...
Ninaippathu nadakkum ilamai pola
Like youth, where whatever is wished comes to pass,
Neeyondru ninaikka naan adhai solla
When you think of something, I speak it out,
Mogana raagam nee meetti paada
As you play and sing the enchanting Mohanam ragam,
Neeyondru ninaikka naan adhai solla
When you think of something, I speak it out,
Mogana raagam nee meetti paada
As you play and sing the enchanting Mohanam ragam,
Poo mazhai peiyum vaan tharum azhagu
The beauty bestowed by the sky raining flowers,
Poo mazhai peiyum vaan tharum azhagu
The beauty bestowed by the sky raining flowers,
Neeyena naanena ondraaginom
We have united, blurring the lines of 'you' and 'me',
Ninaippathu nadakkum ilamai pola
Like youth, where whatever is wished comes to pass,
Nee kaana vantha sugapogam idhuvae
This is the blissful pleasure you came to seek,
Naan kaana vantha pudhu mogam adhuvae
That is the new fascination I came to experience,
Nee kaana vantha sugapogam idhuvae
This is the blissful pleasure you came to seek,
Naan kaana vantha pudhu mogam adhuvae
That is the new fascination I came to experience,
Ulaga vaazhkkaiyil verenna vendum
What else is needed in worldly life?
Ulaga vaazhkkaiyil verenna vendum
What else is needed in worldly life?
Pudhupudhu paadalai naam paaduvom
Let us sing brand new songs,
Ninaippathu nadakkum ilamai pola
Like youth, where whatever is wished comes to pass,
Inimai purinthidum nam uravaalae
Because of our relationship that bestows sweetness,
Aanantha raagamae needhaanae
Are you not the melody of joy itself?
Paruva mazhaiyai odi vaa….
Run and come to me like seasonal rain...
Lala laallaa lala laallaa lala laallaa…
Lala laallaa lala laallaa lala laallaa...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This romantic song captures the ecstatic feeling of young love and emotional harmony between two partners. The narrator compares their loving relationship to youth itself, where every desire seems achievable and life is full of sweet possibilities. The lovers share a deep mind-to-mind connection where one partner expresses what the other is thinking, creating a blissful melody like the classical Mohanam ragam. Ultimately, the song celebrates intimacy, mutual passion, and togetherness as the highest joy in human existence, asking for nothing more from life than to sing new songs of love together like refreshing monsoon rains.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Uvamai (Simile)
“Ninaippathu nadakkum ilamai pola”
Compares the effortless fulfillment of desires in love to youth ('ilamai pola'), using 'pola' as the explicit comparison marker.
Uvamai (Simile)
“Paruva mazhaiyai odi vaa….”
Compares the beloved's arrival to the refreshing seasonal monsoon rain ('paruva mazhaiyai').
Uruvagam (Metaphor)
“Aanantha raagamae needhaanae”
Metaphorically equates the beloved directly to a 'melody of joy' (Aanantha raagam).
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Nee kaana vantha sugapogam idhuvae / Naan kaana vantha pudhu mogam adhuvae”
Rhyming of line endings with 'idhuvae' and 'adhuvae', creating a melodious rhythm.
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Trivia
The lyrics for this song from 'Alai Payum Nenjangal' (1983) were penned by veteran lyricist Pulamaipithan, known for his rich Tamil vocabulary, classical poetic roots, and long association with Tamil cinema.
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