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Ninaithaal Nenjukuzhi Inikkum

From Appu · 2000

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Sujatha, Hariharan, Harini
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Appu
Movie release year
2000
Lyrics added on
18 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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Ninaithaal nenjukuzhi inikkum
Adhu yenoo
Sirithaal nenjukuzhi adaikkum
Adhu yenoo
Kuliril enakoru puzhukkam
Adhu yenoo
Veyilil edukkudhu nadukkam
Adhu yenoo
Yeno..yeno..yeno..yenoo
Kaadhal endru kavigal solvaargal
Adhu dhaanoo…
Ninaithaal nenjukuzhi inikkum
Adhu yenoo
Sirithaal nenjukuzhi adaikkum
Adhu yenoo
Pookal kai kotti sirikum
Adhu yenoo
Pudavai adikadi nazhuvum
Adhu yenoo
Yeno..yeno..yeno..yenoo
Kaadhal endru kavigal solvaargal
Adhu dhaanoo…
…………………………………
Paal madiyil vaan nilavil
Thee vadivadhaenoo
Raavezhudhum en kanavil
Thaen vadivadhaenoo
Mozhiyai kanngal verukkum
Idhu yenoo…
Vaarthaigal naavilae
Udayudhae yenoo
Mannil naan vaazhvadhae
Marandhadhae yenoo…
Anjukkum aarukkumae
Idaiveli yenoo yenoo
Nenjukkum udhatukkumae
Dhoorangal yenoo yenoo
Ninaithaal nenjukuzhi inikkum
Adhu yenoo
Sirithaal nenjukuzhi adaikkum
Adhu yenoo
Kuliril enakoru puzhukkam
Adhu yenoo
Veyilil edukkudhu nadukkam
Adhu yenoo
Yeno..yeno..yeno..yenoo
Kaadhal endru kavigal solvaargal
Adhu dhaanoo…
………………………………………..
Naan enbadhil inn maraindhu
Imm vandhadhum yenoo
Po enbadhil po ozhindhu
Vaa vandhadhum yenoo
Vetkkam ennai nanaikkum
Idhu yenoo
Kaal viral oviyam
Ezhudhudhae yenoo
Kanngalum kanngalum
Poi sollum yenoo
Imaikayil idi satham
Ketadhum yenoo yenoo
Nenjukul kaadhal vandhaal
Penn nilavaram idhu dhanoo
Ninaithaal nenjukuzhi inikkum
Adhu yenoo
Sirithaal nenjukuzhi adaikkum
Adhu yenoo
Kuliril enakoru puzhukkam
Adhu yenoo
Veyilil edukkudhu nadukkam
Adhu yenoo
Yeno..yeno..yeno..yenoo
Kaadhal endru kavigal solvaargal
Adhu dhaanoo…
………………………………..
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Just thinking of it sweetens the depths of my heart,
why is that?
When I smile, my breath catches in my chest,
why is that?
In the cold, I feel a stifling heat,
why is that?
In the hot sun, I begin to shiver,
why is that?
Why... why... why... why?
Poets call this love...
Is that what this is?
Just thinking of it sweetens the depths of my heart,
why is that?
When I smile, my breath catches in my chest,
why is that?
The flowers clap their hands and laugh,
why is that?
My saree slips off my shoulder again and again,
why is that?
Why... why... why... why?
Poets call this love...
Is that what this is?
...
From the milky lap of the moon in the sky,
why does fire drip down?
In my dreams woven by the night,
why does honey flow?
My eyes turn away from spoken words,
why is this?
Words on the tip of my tongue
shatter to pieces, why is that?
That I am even living on this earth,
I have forgotten, why is that?
Between five and six,
why is there such a distance, why, why?
Between the heart and the lips,
why are there so many distances, why, why?
Just thinking of it sweetens the depths of my heart,
why is that?
When I smile, my breath catches in my chest,
why is that?
In the cold, I feel a stifling heat,
why is that?
In the hot sun, I begin to shiver,
why is that?
Why... why... why... why?
Poets call this love...
Is that what this is?
...
In the word "I", the "I" fades away
and turns into "We", why is that?
In the word "Go", the "Go" vanishes
and "Come" takes its place, why is that?
A wave of shyness soaks through me,
why is this?
My toes doodle on the ground
all on their own, why is that?
Even eyes deceive other eyes,
why is that?
When eyelids flutter, the roar of thunder
is heard, why, why?
When love enters her heart,
is this what happens to a woman?
Just thinking of it sweetens the depths of my heart,
why is that?
When I smile, my breath catches in my chest,
why is that?
In the cold, I feel a stifling heat,
why is that?
In the hot sun, I begin to shiver,
why is that?
Why... why... why... why?
Poets call this love...
Is that what this is?
...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song captures the innocent bewilderment and overwhelming sensations experienced by a young woman as she falls in love for the first time. She notices physical and psychological paradoxes—feeling hot during cold weather, shivering in the warm sun, losing her ability to speak clearly, and feeling her heart choke with excitement. Throughout the song, she repeatedly questions 'Adhu Yenoo' (Why is that?), pondering if these sweet, confusing symptoms are what poets across ages have glorified as 'love'. In the stanzas, lyricist Vairamuthu poetically details her behavioral changes, such as shyly drawing patterns on the ground with her toes, her internal shift from 'I' (Naan) to 'We' (Naam), and the sudden distance between what her heart feels and what her lips can speak. The song beautifully portrays romantic awakening as a transformative experience that turns ordinary sensations into poetic mysteries.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Paradox / Muran

“Kuliril enakoru puzhukkam... Veyilil edukkudhu nadukkam”

Contrasts opposing thermal feelings (warmth in cold, shivering in heat) to depict the bewildering physical effects of falling in love.

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

“Ninaithaal nenjukuzhi inikkum”

The repetition of the initial 'Ni' sound ('Ninaithaal', 'Nenjukuzhi') creates a gentle, rhythmic flow in the opening line.

Wordplay / Linguistic Substitution

“Naan enbadhil inn maraindhu / Imm vandhadhum yenoo”

A clever linguistic device where replacing the ending 'N' sound in 'Naan' (I) with 'M' turns it into 'Naam' (We), signifying the union of lovers.

Personification

“Pookal kai kotti sirikum”

Flowers are given human qualities of clapping hands and laughing, mirroring the heroine's ecstatic state of mind through nature.

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Trivia

The song 'Ninaithaal Nenjukuzhi Inikkum' belongs to the 2000 Tamil romantic drama movie 'Appu', directed by Vasanth and starring Prashanth and Devayani. The soundtrack was composed by Deva, and the song was beautifully rendered by singer Sujatha Mohan with lyrics written by Vairamuthu. The film is a remake of the 1999 Hindi film 'Sadak'.

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