Oru Nanban Irundhal
From Enakku 20 Unakku 18 · 2003
- Lyricist
- Pa. Vijay
- Singers
- S. P. B. Charan, Venkat Prabhu, Chinmayi
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Enakku 20 Unakku 182003
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Ye ye ye ye yeah yeah | Ye ye ye ye yeah yeah |
| Ye ye ye ye yeah yeah | Ye ye ye ye yeah yeah |
| Ye ye ye ye yeah yeah | Ye ye ye ye yeah yeah |
| Ye ye ye ye yeah yeah | Ye ye ye ye yeah yeah |
| Female | |
| Oru nanban irundhaal | If you have a friend |
| Oru nanban irundhaal | If you have a friend |
| Male :Kaiyodu boomiyai | Male: In our hands, the earth |
| Sumandhidalaam | We can carry |
| Female | |
| Thodu vaanam pakkamae | The horizon is nearby |
| Thoda vendum nanbanae | We must touch it, my friend |
| Male :Nam peril thisaigalai | Male: In our names, the directions |
| Ezhudhalaam | We can write |
| Female | |
| Kadalil nadhigal peyar | As the names of rivers in the sea |
| Kalandhadhu | Are blended together |
| Indha natppil engal uyir | In this friendship, our souls |
| Kalandhadhu | Have blended together |
| Male | |
| Natpu enbadhu | Friendship is |
| Engal mugavari | Our address |
| Idhu vaazhkai paadathil | In life's lesson |
| Mudhal vari | It is the very first line |
| Female | |
| Indha ulagil miga perum yeni | The greatest ladder in this world... |
| Nanban illaadhavan… heii | ...is missing for one without a friend, hey! |
| Female | |
| Ha..aaa.haa…aaa…aaaa | Ha..aaa.haa…aaa…aaaa |
| Ha..aaa.haa…aaa…aaaa | Ha..aaa.haa…aaa…aaaa |
| Male | |
| Thozh meedhu kai pottu kondu | Putting an arm over each other's shoulders |
| Thondriyadhellaam pesi | Talking about whatever comes to mind |
| Oorai sutri vandhom vandhom | We roamed and roamed around the town |
| Male | |
| Oruvar veettilae | In one friend's house |
| Paduthu thoonginom | We lay down and slept |
| Natpin porvaikkullae | Underneath the blanket of friendship |
| Male | |
| Indha kaadhal kooda vaazhkkaiyil | Even love in this life |
| Azhagilae thondrumae | Appears beautiful because of this |
| Thozhan endra sondham ondru | A relationship called 'a friend' |
| Thondrum namadhu uyirodu | Is born alongside our very life |
| Female | |
| Oru nanban irundhaal | If you have a friend |
| Oru nanban irundhaal | If you have a friend |
| Male :Kaiyodu boomiyai | Male: In our hands, the earth |
| Sumandhidalaam | We can carry |
| Female | |
| Thodu vaanam pakkamae | The horizon is nearby |
| Thoda vendum nanbanae | We must touch it, my friend |
| Male :Nam peril thisaigalai | Male: Nam peril thisaigalai |
| Ezhudhalaam | We can write |
| Male | |
| Nenjukkul nenjukkul ulla | Deep within our hearts |
| Ennangal ennangal solla | To express our innermost thoughts |
| Nanban orae sondham | A friend is the only true relation |
| Male | |
| Namadhu mejaiyil | At our dining table |
| Unavu koottani | A coalition of sharing food |
| Adhil natpin rusi | In that lies the true taste of friendship |
| Female | |
| Ada vaazhkai payanam maaralaam | Ah, the journey of life may change |
| Natpu dhaan maaruma | But will friendship ever change? |
| Male | |
| Aayul kaalam therndha naalil | On the day life's journey comes to an end |
| Nanban mugam dhaan marakkaadhae | A friend's face will never be forgotten |
ஏ ஏ ஏ ஏ யே யே
ஏ ஏ ஏ ஏ யே யே ஏ ஏ ஏ
ஏ யே யே ஏ ஏ ஏ ஏ யே
யே
Ye ye ye ye yeah yeah
Ye ye ye ye yeah yeah
Ye ye ye ye yeah yeah
Ye ye ye ye yeah yeah
ஒரு நண்பன்
இருந்தால் ஒரு நண்பன்
இருந்தால்
கையோடு பூமியை
சுமந்திடலாம்
If you have a friend
If you have a friend
Male: In our hands, the earth
We can carry
தொடு வானம்
பக்கமே தொட வேண்டும்
நண்பனே
நம் பேரில்
திசைகளை எழுதலாம்
The horizon is nearby
We must touch it, my friend
Male: In our names, the directions
We can write
கடலில் நதிகள்
பெயர் கலந்தது இந்த
நட்பில் எங்கள் உயிர்
கலந்தது
As the names of rivers in the sea
Are blended together
In this friendship, our souls
Have blended together
நட்பு என்பது
எங்கள் முகவரி இது
வாழ்க்கை பாடத்தில்
முதல் வரி
Friendship is
Our address
In life's lesson
It is the very first line
இந்த உலகில்
மிக பெரும் ஏணி
நண்பன் இல்லாதவன்
ஹேய்
The greatest ladder in this world...
...is missing for one without a friend, hey!
ஆண் & பெண் :
ஒரு
நண்பன் இருந்தால்
ஒரு நண்பன் இருந்தால்
கையோடு பூமியை
சுமந்திடலாம்
Ha..aaa.haa…aaa…aaaa
Ha..aaa.haa…aaa…aaaa
ஆண் & பெண் :
தொடு வானம்
பக்கமே தொட வேண்டும்
நண்பனே நம் பேரில்
திசைகளை எழுதலாம்
Putting an arm over each other's shoulders
Talking about whatever comes to mind
We roamed and roamed around the town
ஹா ஆஆ
ஹா ஆஆ ஆஆ
ஹா ஆஆ ஹா
ஆஆ ஆஆ
In one friend's house
We lay down and slept
Underneath the blanket of friendship
தோள் மீது கை
போட்டு கொண்டு
தோன்றியதெல்லாம் பேசி
ஊரை சுற்றி வந்தோம்
வந்தோம்
Even love in this life
Appears beautiful because of this
A relationship called 'a friend'
Is born alongside our very life
ஒருவர் வீட்டிலே
படுத்து தூங்கினோம்
நட்பின் போர்வைக்குள்ளே
If you have a friend
If you have a friend
Male: In our hands, the earth
We can carry
இந்த காதல் கூட
வாழ்க்கையில் அழகிலே
தோன்றுமே தோழன் என்ற
சொந்தம் ஒன்று தோன்றும்
நமது உயிரோடு
The horizon is nearby
We must touch it, my friend
Male: Nam peril thisaigalai
We can write
ஒரு நண்பன்
இருந்தால் ஒரு நண்பன்
இருந்தால்
கையோடு பூமியை
சுமந்திடலாம்
Deep within our hearts
To express our innermost thoughts
A friend is the only true relation
தொடு வானம்
பக்கமே தொட வேண்டும்
நண்பனே
நம் பேரில்
திசைகளை எழுதலாம்
At our dining table
A coalition of sharing food
In that lies the true taste of friendship
நெஞ்சுக்குள்
நெஞ்சுக்குள் உள்ள
எண்ணங்கள் எண்ணங்கள்
சொல்ல நண்பன் ஒரே சொந்தம்
Ah, the journey of life may change
But will friendship ever change?
நமது மேஜையில்
உணவு கூட்டணி அதில்
நட்பின் ருசி
On the day life's journey comes to an end
A friend's face will never be forgotten
அட வாழ்க்கை
பயணம் மாறலாம் நட்பு
தான் மாறுமா
ஆயுள் காலம்
தேர்ந்த நாளில் நண்பன்
முகம் தான் மறக்காதே
ஆண் & பெண் :
ஒரு
நண்பன் இருந்தால்
ஒரு நண்பன் இருந்தால்
கையோடு பூமியை
சுமந்திடலாம்
ஆண் & பெண் :
தொடு வானம்
பக்கமே தொட வேண்டும்
நண்பனே நம் பேரில்
திசைகளை எழுதலாம்
ஆண் & பெண் :
நட்பு என்பது
எங்கள் முகவரி இது
வாழ்க்கை பாடத்தில்
முதல் வரி
ஆண் & பெண் :
இந்த உலகில்
மிக பெரும் ஏணி
நண்பன் இல்லாதவன்
ஹேய்
Ye ye ye ye yeah yeah
Ye ye ye ye yeah yeah
Ye ye ye ye yeah yeah
Ye ye ye ye yeah yeah
Ye ye ye ye yeah yeah
Ye ye ye ye yeah yeah
Ye ye ye ye yeah yeah
Ye ye ye ye yeah yeah
Oru nanban irundhaal
If you have a friend
Oru nanban irundhaal
If you have a friend
Male :Kaiyodu boomiyai
Male: In our hands, the earth
Sumandhidalaam
We can carry
Thodu vaanam pakkamae
The horizon is nearby
Thoda vendum nanbanae
We must touch it, my friend
Male :Nam peril thisaigalai
Male: In our names, the directions
Ezhudhalaam
We can write
Kadalil nadhigal peyar
As the names of rivers in the sea
Kalandhadhu
Are blended together
Indha natppil engal uyir
In this friendship, our souls
Kalandhadhu
Have blended together
Natpu enbadhu
Friendship is
Engal mugavari
Our address
Idhu vaazhkai paadathil
In life's lesson
Mudhal vari
It is the very first line
Indha ulagil miga perum yeni
The greatest ladder in this world...
Nanban illaadhavan… heii
...is missing for one without a friend, hey!
Ha..aaa.haa…aaa…aaaa
Ha..aaa.haa…aaa…aaaa
Ha..aaa.haa…aaa…aaaa
Ha..aaa.haa…aaa…aaaa
Thozh meedhu kai pottu kondu
Putting an arm over each other's shoulders
Thondriyadhellaam pesi
Talking about whatever comes to mind
Oorai sutri vandhom vandhom
We roamed and roamed around the town
Oruvar veettilae
In one friend's house
Paduthu thoonginom
We lay down and slept
Natpin porvaikkullae
Underneath the blanket of friendship
Indha kaadhal kooda vaazhkkaiyil
Even love in this life
Azhagilae thondrumae
Appears beautiful because of this
Thozhan endra sondham ondru
A relationship called 'a friend'
Thondrum namadhu uyirodu
Is born alongside our very life
Oru nanban irundhaal
If you have a friend
Oru nanban irundhaal
If you have a friend
Male :Kaiyodu boomiyai
Male: In our hands, the earth
Sumandhidalaam
We can carry
Thodu vaanam pakkamae
The horizon is nearby
Thoda vendum nanbanae
We must touch it, my friend
Male :Nam peril thisaigalai
Male: Nam peril thisaigalai
Ezhudhalaam
We can write
Nenjukkul nenjukkul ulla
Deep within our hearts
Ennangal ennangal solla
To express our innermost thoughts
Nanban orae sondham
A friend is the only true relation
Namadhu mejaiyil
At our dining table
Unavu koottani
A coalition of sharing food
Adhil natpin rusi
In that lies the true taste of friendship
Ada vaazhkai payanam maaralaam
Ah, the journey of life may change
Natpu dhaan maaruma
But will friendship ever change?
Aayul kaalam therndha naalil
On the day life's journey comes to an end
Nanban mugam dhaan marakkaadhae
A friend's face will never be forgotten
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song is a vibrant, heartwarming celebration of youth, companionship, and the invincible bond of friendship. The lyrics convey that having a true friend gives a person the ultimate confidence and strength—symbolically enabling them to hold the earth in their hands, reach the horizon, and write directions in their own names. Friendship is described not just as a relationship, but as an core identity ('our address') and the foundational lesson of life.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole (Exaggeration)
“Male :Kaiyodu boomiyai Sumandhidalaam”
Exaggerates the empowering strength of friendship by claiming one can hold the Earth in their hands.
Metaphor
“Natpin porvaikkullae”
Compares friendship to a warm blanket ('porvai') under which friends rest and share their lives.
Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)
“Thodu vaanam pakkamae / Thoda vendum nanbanae”
Repetition of the initial consonant sound 'Tho' across consecutive lines.
Iyaipu (End Rhyme)
“Engal mugavari / Mudhal vari”
Rhyming endings of lines with 'vari' creating a rhythmic flow.
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Trivia
Although listed as 'Unknown' in the prompt's provided context, the music for 'Enakku 20 Unakku 18' (2003) was actually composed by Academy Award winner A. R. Rahman. The film was simultaneously shot in Telugu as 'Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu'. Lyricist Pa. Vijay captured early-2000s youth culture effectively in this song, making it a classic friendship anthem among Tamil college students.
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