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Lyrics & meaning

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 laalalaaLalalaa lalalaa laalalaa
Female
Ninaippathu nadakkum ilamai polaLike youth, where whatever is wished comes to pass,
Inimai purinthidum nam uravaalaeBecause of our relationship that bestows sweetness,
Aanantha raagamae needhaanaeAre you not the melody of joy itself?
Paruva mazhaiyai odi vaa….Run and come to me like seasonal rain...
Female
Ninaippathu nadakkum ilamai polaLike youth, where whatever is wished comes to pass,
Female
Neeyondru ninaikka naan adhai sollaWhen you think of something, I speak it out,
Mogana raagam nee meetti paadaAs you play and sing the enchanting Mohanam ragam,
Neeyondru ninaikka naan adhai sollaWhen you think of something, I speak it out,
Mogana raagam nee meetti paadaAs you play and sing the enchanting Mohanam ragam,
Poo mazhai peiyum vaan tharum azhaguThe beauty bestowed by the sky raining flowers,
Poo mazhai peiyum vaan tharum azhaguThe beauty bestowed by the sky raining flowers,
Neeyena naanena ondraaginomWe have united, blurring the lines of 'you' and 'me',
Female
Ninaippathu nadakkum ilamai polaLike youth, where whatever is wished comes to pass,
Female
Nee kaana vantha sugapogam idhuvaeThis is the blissful pleasure you came to seek,
Naan kaana vantha pudhu mogam adhuvaeThat is the new fascination I came to experience,
Nee kaana vantha sugapogam idhuvaeThis is the blissful pleasure you came to seek,
Naan kaana vantha pudhu mogam adhuvaeThat is the new fascination I came to experience,
Ulaga vaazhkkaiyil verenna vendumWhat else is needed in worldly life?
Ulaga vaazhkkaiyil verenna vendumWhat else is needed in worldly life?
Pudhupudhu paadalai naam paaduvomLet us sing brand new songs,
Female
Ninaippathu nadakkum ilamai polaLike youth, where whatever is wished comes to pass,
Inimai purinthidum nam uravaalaeBecause of our relationship that bestows sweetness,
Aanantha raagamae needhaanaeAre 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...

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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