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Lyrics & meaning

Noorandugal Nee Vaazhave

From Manaivi Oru Mandhiri · 1988

Lyricist
Muthulingam
Singers
Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam
Music director
Shankar Ganesh
Details
Manaivi Oru Mandhiri1988

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Nooraandugal nee vaazhavaeMay you live for a hundred years
En nenjam vaazhththuthaeMy heart wishes you well
Vizhigalai kaakkum imaigalai polaeLike eyelids that protect the eyes
Vizhigalai kaakkum imaigalai polaeLike eyelids that protect the eyes
Unakkaaga naan vaazhven…yaen….I will live for you... why...
Female
Nooraandugal nee vaazhavaeMay you live for a hundred years
En nenjam vaazhththuthaeMy heart wishes you well
Vizhigalai kaakkum imaigalai polaeLike eyelids that protect the eyes
Vizhigalai kaakkum imaigalai polaeLike eyelids that protect the eyes
Unakkaaga naan vaazhven…yaen….I will live for you... why...
Male
Nooraandugal nee vaazhavaeMay you live for a hundred years
En nenjam vaazhththuthaeMy heart wishes you well
Female
Poonthendral kaattrum bhoopaala paattumThe gentle breeze and morning melody
Eppothum un vaazhvil veesumWill always blow through your life
Poonthendral kaattrum bhoopaala paattumThe gentle breeze and morning melody
Eppothum un vaazhvil veesumWill always blow through your life
Male
Nee pogum paadhai nizhalaadum cholaiThe path you walk will be a shaded grove
Pon megam unai vaazhththumaeGolden clouds will bless you
Adhu pooththoovi isai paadumae….It will shower flowers and sing music...
Adhu pooththoovi isai paadumae….It will shower flowers and sing music...
Female
NooraandugalA hundred years
Male :HmmMale: Hmm
Female :Nee vaazhavaeFemale: May you live
Male :HmmMale: Hmm
Female :En nenjam vaazhththuthaeFemale: My heart wishes you well
Male :Vizhigalai kaakkum imaigalai polaeMale: Like eyelids that protect the eyes
Unakkaaga naan vaazhven…I will live for you...
Female
NooraandugalA hundred years
Male :HmmMale: Hmm
Female :Nee vaazhavaeFemale: May you live
En nenjam vaazhththuthaeMy heart wishes you well
Male
Edhirkaalam ondru ellorkkum unduThere is a future for everyone
Ennangal eederum andruAll thoughts and dreams will come true on that day
Edhirkaalam ondru ellorkkum unduThere is a future for everyone
Ennangal eederum andruAll thoughts and dreams will come true on that day
Female
Unakkaana velai uruvaagum naalaiThe time meant for you will take shape tomorrow
Raajangam nee aalalaamYou can rule a kingdom
Endrum azhiyaatha kadhai aagalaam…You can become an eternal story...
Endrum azhiyaatha kadhai aagalaam…You can become an eternal story...
Male
NooraandugalA hundred years
Female :AahFemale: Aah
Male :Nee vaazhavaeMale: May you live
Female :AahFemale: Aah
Male :En nenjam vaazhththuthaeMale: My heart wishes you well
Female :Vizhigalai kaakkum imaigalai polaeFemale: Like eyelids that protect the eyes
Unakkaaga naan vaazhven…I will live for you...
Male
Laal laala laaLaal laala laa
Female :Lala laaFemale: Lala laa
Male :Laal laala laaMale: Laal laala laa
Female :Lala laaFemale: Lala laa
Male :Laal laala laalla laaMale: Laal laala laalla laa
Female :Laa laala laaFemale: Laa laala laa
Male :Laal laala laalla laaMale: Laal laala laalla laa
Female :Laa laala laaFemale: Laa laala laa
Male :Laal laala laalla laa…..Male: Laal laala laalla laa.....

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song is a tender, auspicious blessing celebrating devotion, long life, and endless hope. The singer prays that the beloved lives a hundred years in prosperity, promising unconditional protection analogous to eyelids safeguarding the eyes. Through vibrant nature metaphors—breezes playing morning ragas and golden clouds showering flowers—the song paints a picture of a joyful, serene life path. It further imparts an encouraging message about patience and destiny, assuring that everyone's day will come when dreams materialize. It inspires confidence that the beloved will overcome obstacles, rule their own kingdom of life, and leave behind an enduring, immortal legacy.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai Ani)

Vizhigalai kaakkum imaigalai polae

Uses 'polae' (like) to compare protective love and care to eyelids safeguarding the eyes.

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

Edhirkaalam ondru ellorkkum undu / Ennangal eederum andru

Repetition of the initial vowel sound 'E' across words in adjacent lines.

Personification / Metaphor

Pon megam unai vaazhththumae / Adhu pooththoovi isai paadumae

Attributes human behaviors (blessing, showering flowers, singing music) to golden clouds.

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Trivia

The lyrics were written by Muthulingam, an acclaimed Tamil poet and lyricist who notably served as a Poet Laureate (Aasthana Kavingnar) of Tamil Nadu.

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