Paathi Nee Paathi Naa
From Nitham Oru Vaanam · 2022
- Lyricist
- Krithika Nelson
- Singer
- Krithika Nelson
- Music director
- Gopi Sundar
- Details
- Nitham Oru Vaanam2022
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Paadhi nee paadhi naan | You are one half, I am the other half |
| Paadhai nee patharam naan | You are the path, I am the traveler |
| Bodhi nee bodham naan | You are enlightenment, I am the consciousness |
| Bodhai nee un bogam naan | You are intoxication, I am your pleasure |
| Female | |
| Nooru vaanam narpuram | A hundred skies around us |
| Neelum kaanalaai… | Stretching like a mirage... |
| Korum podhu thol kuda | Offering a shoulder when asked |
| Dhooram pogalaam…hoo… | We can go far away... hoo... |
| Chorus | |
| Arindhum ariyadha eerulagail ..ho… | In two worlds known yet unknown.. ho... |
| Mudindhum mudiyadha orr kadhayil… | In a story that has ended yet never ends... |
| Kadandhum kadakadha orr nodiyil… | In a moment passed yet unpassed... |
| Nanaidhum nanaiyamal naam arugil… | Drenched yet undrenched, close to each other... |
| Female | |
| Paadhi nee paadhi naan | You are one half, I am the other half |
| Paadhai nee patharam naan | You are the path, I am the traveler |
| Bodhi nee bodham naan | You are enlightenment, I am the consciousness |
| Bodhai nee un bogam naan | You are intoxication, I am your pleasure |
| Female | |
| Un saaral kannam modha | As your light drizzle dashes against my cheek |
| Thaanaga kangal mooda | My eyes close on their own |
| Meiyadhu pudhiragudhae..hoo… | Truth turns into a mystery... hoo... |
| Female | |
| Polladha kaayam ondru | Desiring the one who gave me |
| Thandhavan vendum endru | A painful wound |
| En thabam ellai meeri pogudhae… | My yearning crosses all boundaries... |
| Female | |
| Un viral enai theda | As your fingers search for me |
| En nizhal unadhera | As my shadow becomes yours |
| En narambugalodu pei mazhai… | A torrential downpour streams through my nerves... |
| Female | |
| Paadhi nee | You are one half |
| Paadhi nee paadhi naan | You are one half, I am the other half |
| Paadhai nee patharam naan | You are the path, I am the traveler |
| Bodhi nee bodham naan | You are enlightenment, I am the consciousness |
| Bodhai nee un bogam naan | You are intoxication, I am your pleasure |
| Female | |
| Nooru vaanam narpuram | A hundred skies around us |
| Neelum kaanalaai… | Stretching like a mirage... |
| Korum podhu thol kuda | Offering a shoulder when asked |
| Dhooram pogalaam…hoo… | We can go far away... hoo... |
| Chorus | |
| Arindhum ariyadha eerulagail ..ho… | In two worlds known yet unknown.. ho... |
| Mudindhum mudiyadha orr kadhayil… | In a story that has ended yet never ends... |
| Kadandhum kadakadha orr nodiyil… | In a moment passed yet unpassed... |
| Nanaidhum nanaiyamal naam arugil… | Drenched yet undrenched, close to each other... |
பாதி நீ பாதி நான்
பாதை நீ பதாரம் நான்
போதி நீ பூதம் நான்
போதை நீ உன் போகம் நான்
You are one half, I am the other half
You are the path, I am the traveler
You are enlightenment, I am the consciousness
You are intoxication, I am your pleasure
நூறு வானம் நாற்பூரம்
நீளும் கானலாய்…
கோரும் போது தோள் கொடு
தூரம் போகலாம்…ஹோ
A hundred skies around us
Stretching like a mirage...
Offering a shoulder when asked
We can go far away... hoo...
அறிந்தும் அறியாத ஈருலகில்
ஹோய்…
முடிந்தும் முடியதா
ஓர் கதையில்…
கடந்தும் கடக்காத
ஓர் நொடியில்…
நனைந்தும் நனையாமல்
நாம் அருகில்…
In two worlds known yet unknown.. ho...
In a story that has ended yet never ends...
In a moment passed yet unpassed...
Drenched yet undrenched, close to each other...
பாதி நீ பாதி நான்
பாதை நீ பதாரம் நான்
போதி நீ பூதம் நான்
போதை நீ உன் போகம் நான்
You are one half, I am the other half
You are the path, I am the traveler
You are enlightenment, I am the consciousness
You are intoxication, I am your pleasure
உன் சாரல் கண்ணம் மோத
தானாக கண்கள் மூட
மெய்யது புதிராகுதே
ஹோ…
As your light drizzle dashes against my cheek
My eyes close on their own
Truth turns into a mystery... hoo...
பொல்லாத காயம் ஒன்று
தந்தவன் வேண்டும் என்றும்
என் தாபம்
எல்லை மீறி போகுதே…
Desiring the one who gave me
A painful wound
My yearning crosses all boundaries...
உன் விரல் எனை தேட
என் நிழல உனதேர
என் நரம்புகளோடு
பேய் மழை…
As your fingers search for me
As my shadow becomes yours
A torrential downpour streams through my nerves...
பாதி நீ
பாதி நீ பாதி நான்
பாதை நீ பதாரம் நான்
போதி நீ பூதம் நான்
போதை நீ உன் போகம் நான்
You are one half
You are one half, I am the other half
You are the path, I am the traveler
You are enlightenment, I am the consciousness
You are intoxication, I am your pleasure
நூறு வானம் நாற்பூரம்
நீளும் கானலாய்…
கோரும் போது தோள் கொடு
தூரம் போகலாம்…
ஹோ…
A hundred skies around us
Stretching like a mirage...
Offering a shoulder when asked
We can go far away... hoo...
அறிந்தும் அறியாத ஈருலகில்
ஹோய்…
முடிந்தும் முடியதா
ஓர் கதையில்…
கடந்தும் கடக்காத
ஓர் நொடியில்…
நனைந்தும் நனையாமல்
நாம் அருகில்…
In two worlds known yet unknown.. ho...
In a story that has ended yet never ends...
In a moment passed yet unpassed...
Drenched yet undrenched, close to each other...
பாதி நீ பாதி நான்
பாதை நீ பதாரம் நான்
போதி நீ பூதம் நான்
போதை நீ உன் போகம் நான்
Paadhi nee paadhi naan
You are one half, I am the other half
Paadhai nee patharam naan
You are the path, I am the traveler
Bodhi nee bodham naan
You are enlightenment, I am the consciousness
Bodhai nee un bogam naan
You are intoxication, I am your pleasure
Nooru vaanam narpuram
A hundred skies around us
Neelum kaanalaai…
Stretching like a mirage...
Korum podhu thol kuda
Offering a shoulder when asked
Dhooram pogalaam…hoo…
We can go far away... hoo...
Arindhum ariyadha eerulagail ..ho…
In two worlds known yet unknown.. ho...
Mudindhum mudiyadha orr kadhayil…
In a story that has ended yet never ends...
Kadandhum kadakadha orr nodiyil…
In a moment passed yet unpassed...
Nanaidhum nanaiyamal naam arugil…
Drenched yet undrenched, close to each other...
Paadhi nee paadhi naan
You are one half, I am the other half
Paadhai nee patharam naan
You are the path, I am the traveler
Bodhi nee bodham naan
You are enlightenment, I am the consciousness
Bodhai nee un bogam naan
You are intoxication, I am your pleasure
Un saaral kannam modha
As your light drizzle dashes against my cheek
Thaanaga kangal mooda
My eyes close on their own
Meiyadhu pudhiragudhae..hoo…
Truth turns into a mystery... hoo...
Polladha kaayam ondru
Desiring the one who gave me
Thandhavan vendum endru
A painful wound
En thabam ellai meeri pogudhae…
My yearning crosses all boundaries...
Un viral enai theda
As your fingers search for me
En nizhal unadhera
As my shadow becomes yours
En narambugalodu pei mazhai…
A torrential downpour streams through my nerves...
Paadhi nee
You are one half
Paadhi nee paadhi naan
You are one half, I am the other half
Paadhai nee patharam naan
You are the path, I am the traveler
Bodhi nee bodham naan
You are enlightenment, I am the consciousness
Bodhai nee un bogam naan
You are intoxication, I am your pleasure
Nooru vaanam narpuram
A hundred skies around us
Neelum kaanalaai…
Stretching like a mirage...
Korum podhu thol kuda
Offering a shoulder when asked
Dhooram pogalaam…hoo…
We can go far away... hoo...
Arindhum ariyadha eerulagail ..ho…
In two worlds known yet unknown.. ho...
Mudindhum mudiyadha orr kadhayil…
In a story that has ended yet never ends...
Kadandhum kadakadha orr nodiyil…
In a moment passed yet unpassed...
Nanaidhum nanaiyamal naam arugil…
Drenched yet undrenched, close to each other...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song explores the intense dualities and deep spiritual-emotional connection between two soulmates who complete each other. Using poetic metaphors of light, rain, paths, and consciousness, it highlights how love blurs boundaries between suffering and bliss, reality and mirage.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Emoni / Rhyme & Alliteration (Ethukai and Monai)
“Paadhi nee paadhi naan / Paadhai nee patharam naan”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds and rhythmic pairing of contrasting concepts in Tamil (Paadhi/Paadhai, Bodhi/Bodhai).
Oxymoron / Paradox
“Arindhum ariyadha eerulagail... / Mudindhum mudiyadha orr kadhayil...”
Juxtaposing contradictory ideas to convey complex, transcendent emotional states (knowing yet unknowing, ending yet endless, drenched yet dry).
Metaphor
“En narambugalodu pei mazhai...”
Comparing deep inner sensations and emotional surges to a heavy torrential downpour flowing directly through one's nerves.
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Trivia
Krithika Nelson uniquely served as both the sole lyricist and the playback singer for this track from 'Nitham Oru Vaanam' (2022), working under Gopi Sundar's musical composition.
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