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Paadiya Azhagu Nilave

From Meendum Mahaan · 1987

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
V. Kumar
Movie name
Meendum Mahaan
Movie release year
1987
Lyrics added on
25 May 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yaehae….oho….ohho….
Aaha….aaha….aahaa….lala laala laala laa
Heehmm hmm mmmm…..
Paadiya azhagu nilaavae veroru vaanilae
Thediya iniya kanaavae veroru vizhiyilae
Netru naam saernthathu ninaivilae illaiyo
Netru naam saernthathu ninaivilae illaiyo
Neeyallaal yaedhadi….
Paadiya azhagu nilaavae veroru vaanilae
Nizhalai pirintha udal
Nagaththai marantha viral
Nadhiyai thurantha kadal yaedhammaa
Enathu enathu ena
Ninaiththu ninaiththu dhinam
Vadiththu eduththa silai neeyammaa
Vaanamae maaralaam vaiyamae maraiyalaam
Aayiram aandugal Kadhalthaan vaazhalaam
Neeyallaal yaedhadi….
Paadiya azhagu nilaavae veroru vaanilae
Thediya iniya kanaavae veroru vizhiyilae
Oruvan manathai thottu
Uravai valarththuvittu
Siragai viriththa chittu needhaano
Urugi urugi udal karugi karainthu vizha
Neruppil vizhuntha malar naanthaano
Oointhatho kaaviyam thaeinthathae oviyam
Kooradi kanmani yaarithan karanam
Neeyallaal yaedhadi sugam….
Paadiya azhagu nilaavae veroru vaanilae
Thediya iniya kanaavae veroru vizhiyilae
Netru naam saernthathu ninaivilae illaiyo
Netru naam saernthathu ninaivilae illaiyo
Neeyallaal yaedhadi….
Paadiya azhagu nilaavae veroru vaanilae
Thediya iniya kanaavae veroru vizhiyilae….
Hey... oho... oh ho...
Aaha... aaha... aaha... la la la la la la la
Hmm hmm mmm...
The beautiful moon that sang for me is now in another sky,
The sweet dream I searched for is now in someone else's eyes.
Don't you remember us being together yesterday?
Don't you remember us being together yesterday?
Without you, what is left for me?
The beautiful moon that sang for me is now in another sky.
A body separated from its shadow,
A finger that forgot its nail,
Is there any sea that abandons its river, my love?
Thinking, "She is mine, all mine,"
Day after day,
You are the statue I sculpted with love!
The skies may change, the world may vanish,
Yet love can live on for a thousand years.
Without you, what is left for me?
The beautiful moon that sang for me is now in another sky,
The sweet dream I searched for is now in someone else's eyes.
Touching a man's heart,
Nurturing a bond with him,
Are you the little bird that spread its wings and flew away?
Melting in sorrow, burning and wasting away,
Am I the flower that fell into the fire?
The story has ended, the painting has faded,
Tell me, my darling, who is the cause of this?
Without you, what happiness is there?
The beautiful moon that sang for me is now in another sky,
The sweet dream I searched for is now in someone else's eyes.
Don't you remember us being together yesterday?
Don't you remember us being together yesterday?
Without you, what is left for me?
The beautiful moon that sang for me is now in another sky,
The sweet dream I searched for is now in someone else's eyes...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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