Paadiya Azhagu Nilave
From Meendum Mahaan · 1987
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- V. Kumar
- Details
- Meendum Mahaan1987
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yaehae….oho….ohho…. | (Vocalizing) |
| Aaha….aaha….aahaa….lala laala laala laa | (Vocalizing) |
| Heehmm hmm mmmm….. | (Humming) |
| Male | |
| Paadiya azhagu nilaavae veroru vaanilae | The beautiful moon that sang is now in another sky, |
| Thediya iniya kanaavae veroru vizhiyilae | The sweet dream that was sought is now in another's eyes. |
| Netru naam saernthathu ninaivilae illaiyo | Do you not remember our togetherness from yesterday? |
| Netru naam saernthathu ninaivilae illaiyo | Do you not remember our togetherness from yesterday? |
| Neeyallaal yaedhadi…. | Without you, what else is there, my girl? |
| Male | |
| Paadiya azhagu nilaavae veroru vaanilae | The beautiful moon that sang is now in another sky. |
| Male | |
| Nizhalai pirintha udal | A body separated from its shadow, |
| Nagaththai marantha viral | A finger that has forgotten its nail, |
| Nadhiyai thurantha kadal yaedhammaa | Where is a sea that abandons its river, my dear? |
| Enathu enathu ena | Thinking daily that you are mine, all mine, |
| Ninaiththu ninaiththu dhinam | Pondering upon it every single day, |
| Vadiththu eduththa silai neeyammaa | You are the statue sculpted out of my thoughts, my dear. |
| Male | |
| Vaanamae maaralaam vaiyamae maraiyalaam | The sky may change, the world may disappear, |
| Aayiram aandugal Kadhalthaan vaazhalaam | Yet love alone can live on for a thousand years. |
| Neeyallaal yaedhadi…. | Without you, what else is there, my girl? |
| Male | |
| Paadiya azhagu nilaavae veroru vaanilae | The beautiful moon that sang is now in another sky, |
| Thediya iniya kanaavae veroru vizhiyilae | The sweet dream that was sought is now in another's eyes. |
| Male | |
| Oruvan manathai thottu | Having touched a man's heart, |
| Uravai valarththuvittu | And nurtured a loving relationship, |
| Siragai viriththa chittu needhaano | Are you the little bird that spread its wings and flew away? |
| Urugi urugi udal karugi karainthu vizha | Melting away continuously, as my body chars and falls apart, |
| Neruppil vizhuntha malar naanthaano | Am I the flower that fell into the fire? |
| Male | |
| Oointhatho kaaviyam thaeinthathae oviyam | Has the epic come to an end? Has the painting faded away? |
| Kooradi kanmani yaarithan karanam | Tell me, my darling, who is the cause of all this? |
| Neeyallaal yaedhadi sugam…. | Without you, where is happiness, my girl? |
| Male | |
| Paadiya azhagu nilaavae veroru vaanilae | The beautiful moon that sang is now in another sky, |
| Thediya iniya kanaavae veroru vizhiyilae | The sweet dream that was sought is now in another's eyes. |
| Male | |
| Netru naam saernthathu ninaivilae illaiyo | Do you not remember our togetherness from yesterday? |
| Netru naam saernthathu ninaivilae illaiyo | Do you not remember our togetherness from yesterday? |
| Neeyallaal yaedhadi…. | Without you, what else is there, my girl? |
| Male | |
| Paadiya azhagu nilaavae veroru vaanilae | The beautiful moon that sang is now in another sky, |
| Thediya iniya kanaavae veroru vizhiyilae…. | The sweet dream that was sought is now in another's eyes... |
ஏஹே.....ஓஹோ.....ஓஹ்ஹோ....
ஆஹ.....ஆஹ.....ஆஹா.....லலா லால லால லா
ஹீஹ்ம்ம் ஹ்ம்ம் ம்ம்ம்.......
(Vocalizing)
(Vocalizing)
(Humming)
பாடிய அழகு நிலாவே வேறொரு வானிலே
தேடிய இனிய கனாவே வேறொரு விழியிலே
நேற்று நாம் சேர்ந்தது நினைவிலே இல்லையோ
நேற்று நாம் சேர்ந்தது நினைவிலே இல்லையோ
நீயல்லால் ஏதடி........
The beautiful moon that sang is now in another sky,
The sweet dream that was sought is now in another's eyes.
Do you not remember our togetherness from yesterday?
Do you not remember our togetherness from yesterday?
Without you, what else is there, my girl?
பாடிய அழகு நிலாவே வேறொரு வானிலே
The beautiful moon that sang is now in another sky.
நிழலை பிரிந்த உடல்
நகத்தை மறந்த விரல்
நதியை துறந்த கடல் ஏதம்மா
எனது எனது என
நினைத்து நினைத்து தினம்
வடித்து எடுத்த சிலை நீயம்மா
A body separated from its shadow,
A finger that has forgotten its nail,
Where is a sea that abandons its river, my dear?
Thinking daily that you are mine, all mine,
Pondering upon it every single day,
You are the statue sculpted out of my thoughts, my dear.
வானமே மாறலாம் வையமே மறையலாம்
ஆயிரம் ஆண்டுகள் காதல்தான் வாழலாம்
நீயல்லால் ஏதடி......
The sky may change, the world may disappear,
Yet love alone can live on for a thousand years.
Without you, what else is there, my girl?
பாடிய அழகு நிலாவே வேறொரு வானிலே
தேடிய இனிய கனாவே வேறொரு விழியிலே
The beautiful moon that sang is now in another sky,
The sweet dream that was sought is now in another's eyes.
ஒருவன் மனதை தொட்டு
உறவை வளர்த்துவிட்டு
சிறகை விரித்த சிட்டு நீதானோ
உருகி உருகி உடல் கருகி கரைந்து விழ
நெருப்பில் விழுந்த மலர் நான்தானோ
Having touched a man's heart,
And nurtured a loving relationship,
Are you the little bird that spread its wings and flew away?
Melting away continuously, as my body chars and falls apart,
Am I the flower that fell into the fire?
ஓய்ந்ததே காவியம் தேய்ந்ததே ஓவியம்
கூறடி கண்மணி யாரிதன் காரணம்
நீயல்லால் ஏதடி சுகம்.....
Has the epic come to an end? Has the painting faded away?
Tell me, my darling, who is the cause of all this?
Without you, where is happiness, my girl?
பாடிய அழகு நிலாவே வேறொரு வானிலே
தேடிய இனிய கனாவே வேறொரு விழியிலே
The beautiful moon that sang is now in another sky,
The sweet dream that was sought is now in another's eyes.
நேற்று நாம் சேர்ந்தது நினைவிலே இல்லையோ
நேற்று நாம் சேர்ந்தது நினைவிலே இல்லையோ
நீயல்லால் ஏதடி.....
Do you not remember our togetherness from yesterday?
Do you not remember our togetherness from yesterday?
Without you, what else is there, my girl?
பாடிய அழகு நிலாவே வேறொரு வானிலே
தேடிய இனிய கனாவே வேறொரு விழியிலே....
The beautiful moon that sang is now in another sky,
The sweet dream that was sought is now in another's eyes...
Yaehae….oho….ohho….
(Vocalizing)
Aaha….aaha….aahaa….lala laala laala laa
(Vocalizing)
Heehmm hmm mmmm…..
(Humming)
Paadiya azhagu nilaavae veroru vaanilae
The beautiful moon that sang is now in another sky,
Thediya iniya kanaavae veroru vizhiyilae
The sweet dream that was sought is now in another's eyes.
Netru naam saernthathu ninaivilae illaiyo
Do you not remember our togetherness from yesterday?
Netru naam saernthathu ninaivilae illaiyo
Do you not remember our togetherness from yesterday?
Neeyallaal yaedhadi….
Without you, what else is there, my girl?
Paadiya azhagu nilaavae veroru vaanilae
The beautiful moon that sang is now in another sky.
Nizhalai pirintha udal
A body separated from its shadow,
Nagaththai marantha viral
A finger that has forgotten its nail,
Nadhiyai thurantha kadal yaedhammaa
Where is a sea that abandons its river, my dear?
Enathu enathu ena
Thinking daily that you are mine, all mine,
Ninaiththu ninaiththu dhinam
Pondering upon it every single day,
Vadiththu eduththa silai neeyammaa
You are the statue sculpted out of my thoughts, my dear.
Vaanamae maaralaam vaiyamae maraiyalaam
The sky may change, the world may disappear,
Aayiram aandugal Kadhalthaan vaazhalaam
Yet love alone can live on for a thousand years.
Neeyallaal yaedhadi….
Without you, what else is there, my girl?
Paadiya azhagu nilaavae veroru vaanilae
The beautiful moon that sang is now in another sky,
Thediya iniya kanaavae veroru vizhiyilae
The sweet dream that was sought is now in another's eyes.
Oruvan manathai thottu
Having touched a man's heart,
Uravai valarththuvittu
And nurtured a loving relationship,
Siragai viriththa chittu needhaano
Are you the little bird that spread its wings and flew away?
Urugi urugi udal karugi karainthu vizha
Melting away continuously, as my body chars and falls apart,
Neruppil vizhuntha malar naanthaano
Am I the flower that fell into the fire?
Oointhatho kaaviyam thaeinthathae oviyam
Has the epic come to an end? Has the painting faded away?
Kooradi kanmani yaarithan karanam
Tell me, my darling, who is the cause of all this?
Neeyallaal yaedhadi sugam….
Without you, where is happiness, my girl?
Paadiya azhagu nilaavae veroru vaanilae
The beautiful moon that sang is now in another sky,
Thediya iniya kanaavae veroru vizhiyilae
The sweet dream that was sought is now in another's eyes.
Netru naam saernthathu ninaivilae illaiyo
Do you not remember our togetherness from yesterday?
Netru naam saernthathu ninaivilae illaiyo
Do you not remember our togetherness from yesterday?
Neeyallaal yaedhadi….
Without you, what else is there, my girl?
Paadiya azhagu nilaavae veroru vaanilae
The beautiful moon that sang is now in another sky,
Thediya iniya kanaavae veroru vizhiyilae….
The sweet dream that was sought is now in another's eyes...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This poignant song expresses the agony of separation and heartbreak felt by a lover whose soulmate has left him. He compares his beloved to a moon that has moved to another sky and a dream that now resides in someone else's eyes. Through poetic allegories like a body without a shadow, a finger without a nail, and a sea without a river, he highlights how impossible and agonizing it is to exist without her presence.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)
“Paadiya azhagu nilaavae veroru vaanilae”
Comparing the beloved to a moon ('azhagu nilaavae') and a dream ('iniya kanaavae') metaphorically highlights her ethereal beauty and importance.
Analogy / Rhetorical Comparison
“Nizhalai pirintha udal / Nagaththai marantha viral / Nadhiyai thurantha kadal yaedhammaa”
Uses impossible natural separations (body/shadow, finger/nail, sea/river) to emphasize how unnatural their separation is.
Rhyme (Edhukai / Monai)
“Oointhatho kaaviyam thaeinthathae oviyam”
Uses matching poetic rhythm and end-rhymes (kaaviyam/oviyam) to enhance the melodic melancholic feel.
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Trivia
Written by the prolific lyricist Vaali for the 1987 Tamil film 'Meendum Mahaan', the song captures the classical Tamil cinematic style of expressing deep sorrow through natural imagery and profound metaphors.
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