Sakiye Nee Thaan
From Anthimanthaarai · 1996
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- Unnikrishnan
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Anthimanthaarai1996
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Sakiyae nee thaan thunaiyae | Oh my beloved, you alone are my companion, |
| Vizhi mel amarndha imaiyae | Like the eyelid resting gently upon the eye. |
| Aadhavan ponaal agaldhaan oliyae | When the sun sets, the oil lamp becomes the light. |
| Sakiyae nee thaan thunaiyae | Oh my beloved, you alone are my companion, |
| Vizhi mel amarndha imaiyae | Like the eyelid resting gently upon the eye. |
| Inam theriyaamal inaindhom kiliyae | Without knowing our origins, we united, my gentle bird. |
| Sakiyae nee thaan thunaiyae | Oh my beloved, you alone are my companion. |
| Male | |
| Bhoomikku neeridam | Between the earth and the water, |
| Bhedhangal illai | There are no differences. |
| Poovukkum kaatrukkum | Between the flower and the wind, |
| Vaadhangal illai | There are no disputes. |
| Naangu kangal kalandha pinnaalae | Once two pairs of eyes meet and mingle, |
| Naalvagai vedhangal | Even the four ancient Vedas |
| Thaduppadhum illai | Cannot stop their union. |
| Male | |
| Sakiyae nee thaan thunaiyae | Oh my beloved, you alone are my companion, |
| Vizhi mel amarndha imaiyae | Like the eyelid resting gently upon the eye. |
| Male | |
| {Bhoomiyai kettaa | Does the sky shower rain clouds only if asked by the earth? |
| Vaan mugil thoovum | The sky showers rain regardless. |
| Pookkalai kettaa | Do bees sing only if asked by flowers? |
| Vandugal paadum} (2) | Bees sing naturally around flowers. |
| Male | |
| Veedhiyai kettaa | Does the breeze blow only if asked by the street? |
| Thendralum veesum | The gentle breeze blows on its own. |
| Saadhiyai kettaa | Does love emerge only after asking about caste? |
| Kaadhalum thondrum | Love blossoms naturally on its own. |
| Male | |
| Sakiyae nee thaan thunaiyae | Oh my beloved, you alone are my companion, |
| Vizhi mel amarndha imaiyae | Like the eyelid resting gently upon the eye. |
| Male | |
| Kaadhalin raajiyathil | In the sovereign kingdom of love, |
| Visithira vazhakkam | There is a unique and strange tradition: |
| Kangalai vaangi kondu | It takes away one's eyes |
| Idhayathai kodukkum | And hands over the heart instead. |
| Male | |
| Oru vizhi paarvai | A single glance from one eye |
| Uyiraiyum edukkum | Can steal one's life away, |
| Maruvizhi paarvai | While a glance from the other eye |
| Uyiraiyum kodukkum | Can grant life back again. |
| Iru viral theendinaal | If merely two fingers touch, |
| Saadhigal thadukkum | Caste structures try to intervene. |
| Idhayangal theindinaal | If two hearts melt together, |
| Edhu nammai pirikkum | What on earth can ever separate us? |
| Male | |
| Sakiyae nee thaan thunaiyae | Oh my beloved, you alone are my companion, |
| Vizhi mel amarndha imaiyae | Like the eyelid resting gently upon the eye. |
| Aadhavan ponaal agaldhaan oliyae | When the sun sets, the oil lamp becomes the light. |
| Male | |
| Sakiyae nee thaan thunaiyae | Oh my beloved, you alone are my companion, |
| Inam theriyaamal inaindhom kiliyae | Without knowing our origins, we united, my gentle bird. |
| Sakiyae nee thaan thunaiyae | Oh my beloved, you alone are my companion, |
| Vizhi mel amarndha imaiyae | Like the eyelid resting gently upon the eye. |
சகியே நீ தான் துணையே..
விழி மேல் அமர்ந்த இமையே..
ஆதவன் போனால்
அகல் தான் ஒளியே
Oh my beloved, you alone are my companion,
Like the eyelid resting gently upon the eye.
When the sun sets, the oil lamp becomes the light.
Oh my beloved, you alone are my companion,
Like the eyelid resting gently upon the eye.
Without knowing our origins, we united, my gentle bird.
Oh my beloved, you alone are my companion.
சகியே நீ தான் துணையே..
விழி மேல் அமர்ந்த இமையே..
இனம் தெரியாமல்
இணைந்தோம் கிளியே..
சகியே நீ தான் துணையே..
Between the earth and the water,
There are no differences.
Between the flower and the wind,
There are no disputes.
Once two pairs of eyes meet and mingle,
Even the four ancient Vedas
Cannot stop their union.
பூமிக்கு நீரிடம்
பேதங்கள் இல்லை..
பூவுக்கும் காற்றுக்கும்
வாதங்கள் இல்லை…
நான்கு கண்கள்
கலந்த பின்னாலே..
நால்வகை வேதங்கள்
தடுப்பதும் வீணே..
Oh my beloved, you alone are my companion,
Like the eyelid resting gently upon the eye.
சகியே நீ தான் துணையே..
விழி மேல் அமர்ந்த இமையே..
Does the sky shower rain clouds only if asked by the earth?
The sky showers rain regardless.
Do bees sing only if asked by flowers?
Bees sing naturally around flowers.
{பூமியை கேட்டா
வான்முகில் தூவும்..
பூக்களை கேட்டா
வண்டுகள் பாடும்..} (2)
Does the breeze blow only if asked by the street?
The gentle breeze blows on its own.
Does love emerge only after asking about caste?
Love blossoms naturally on its own.
ஆண்
: வீதியை கேட்டா
தென்றலும் வீசும்..
சாதியை கேட்டா
காதலும் தோன்றும்..
Oh my beloved, you alone are my companion,
Like the eyelid resting gently upon the eye.
சகியே நீ தான் துணையே..
விழி மேல் அமர்ந்த இமையே..
In the sovereign kingdom of love,
There is a unique and strange tradition:
It takes away one's eyes
And hands over the heart instead.
காதலின் ராஜ்யத்தில்
விசித்திர வழக்கம்
கண்களை வாங்கி கொண்டு
இதயத்தை கொடுக்கும்..
A single glance from one eye
Can steal one's life away,
While a glance from the other eye
Can grant life back again.
If merely two fingers touch,
Caste structures try to intervene.
If two hearts melt together,
What on earth can ever separate us?
ஒருவிழி பார்வை
உயிரையும் எடுக்கும்
மறுவிழி பார்வை
உயிரையும் கொடுக்கும்..
இருவிரல் தீண்டினால்
சாதிகள் தடுக்கும்…
இதயங்கள் தீண்டினால்
எது நம்மை பிரிக்கும்..
Oh my beloved, you alone are my companion,
Like the eyelid resting gently upon the eye.
When the sun sets, the oil lamp becomes the light.
சகியே நீ தான் துணையே..
விழி மேல் அமர்ந்த இமையே..
ஆதவன் போனால்
அகல் தான் ஒளியே
Oh my beloved, you alone are my companion,
Without knowing our origins, we united, my gentle bird.
Oh my beloved, you alone are my companion,
Like the eyelid resting gently upon the eye.
சகியே நீ தான் துணையே..
இனம் தெரியாமல்
இணைந்தோம் கிளியே..
சகியே நீ தான் துணையே..
விழி மேல் அமர்ந்த இமையே..
Sakiyae nee thaan thunaiyae
Oh my beloved, you alone are my companion,
Vizhi mel amarndha imaiyae
Like the eyelid resting gently upon the eye.
Aadhavan ponaal agaldhaan oliyae
When the sun sets, the oil lamp becomes the light.
Sakiyae nee thaan thunaiyae
Oh my beloved, you alone are my companion,
Vizhi mel amarndha imaiyae
Like the eyelid resting gently upon the eye.
Inam theriyaamal inaindhom kiliyae
Without knowing our origins, we united, my gentle bird.
Sakiyae nee thaan thunaiyae
Oh my beloved, you alone are my companion.
Bhoomikku neeridam
Between the earth and the water,
Bhedhangal illai
There are no differences.
Poovukkum kaatrukkum
Between the flower and the wind,
Vaadhangal illai
There are no disputes.
Naangu kangal kalandha pinnaalae
Once two pairs of eyes meet and mingle,
Naalvagai vedhangal
Even the four ancient Vedas
Thaduppadhum illai
Cannot stop their union.
Sakiyae nee thaan thunaiyae
Oh my beloved, you alone are my companion,
Vizhi mel amarndha imaiyae
Like the eyelid resting gently upon the eye.
{Bhoomiyai kettaa
Does the sky shower rain clouds only if asked by the earth?
Vaan mugil thoovum
The sky showers rain regardless.
Pookkalai kettaa
Do bees sing only if asked by flowers?
Vandugal paadum} (2)
Bees sing naturally around flowers.
Veedhiyai kettaa
Does the breeze blow only if asked by the street?
Thendralum veesum
The gentle breeze blows on its own.
Saadhiyai kettaa
Does love emerge only after asking about caste?
Kaadhalum thondrum
Love blossoms naturally on its own.
Sakiyae nee thaan thunaiyae
Oh my beloved, you alone are my companion,
Vizhi mel amarndha imaiyae
Like the eyelid resting gently upon the eye.
Kaadhalin raajiyathil
In the sovereign kingdom of love,
Visithira vazhakkam
There is a unique and strange tradition:
Kangalai vaangi kondu
It takes away one's eyes
Idhayathai kodukkum
And hands over the heart instead.
Oru vizhi paarvai
A single glance from one eye
Uyiraiyum edukkum
Can steal one's life away,
Maruvizhi paarvai
While a glance from the other eye
Uyiraiyum kodukkum
Can grant life back again.
Iru viral theendinaal
If merely two fingers touch,
Saadhigal thadukkum
Caste structures try to intervene.
Idhayangal theindinaal
If two hearts melt together,
Edhu nammai pirikkum
What on earth can ever separate us?
Sakiyae nee thaan thunaiyae
Oh my beloved, you alone are my companion,
Vizhi mel amarndha imaiyae
Like the eyelid resting gently upon the eye.
Aadhavan ponaal agaldhaan oliyae
When the sun sets, the oil lamp becomes the light.
Sakiyae nee thaan thunaiyae
Oh my beloved, you alone are my companion,
Inam theriyaamal inaindhom kiliyae
Without knowing our origins, we united, my gentle bird.
Sakiyae nee thaan thunaiyae
Oh my beloved, you alone are my companion,
Vizhi mel amarndha imaiyae
Like the eyelid resting gently upon the eye.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Sakiyae Nee Thaan Thunaiyae is a soulful romantic composition from the 1996 film Anthimanthaarai, written by Vairamuthu and set to music by A. R. Rahman. The song expresses a deep, inescapable bond of love between two souls, comparing their intimacy to the protective warmth of eyelids over eyes and the natural harmony between earth and rain, flower and breeze. It passionately asserts that true love is an innate force of nature that defies social hierarchies, caste distinctions, and traditional dictates once two hearts melt into one.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Upamai (Simile)
“Vizhi mel amarndha imaiyae / Aadhavan ponaal agaldhaan oliyae- Sakiyae nee thaan thunaiyae Vizhi mel amarndha imaiyae Inam theriyaamal inaindhom kiliyae Sakiyae nee thaan thunaiyae Bhoomikku neeridam Bhedhangal illai Poovukkum kaatrukkum Vaadhangal illai Naangu kangal kalandha pinnaalae Naalvagai vedhangal Thaduppadhum illai Sakiyae nee thaan thunaiyae Vizhi mel amarndha imaiyae {Bhoomiyai kettaa Vaan mugil thoovum Pookkalai kettaa Vandugal paadum} (2) Veedhiyai kettaa Thendralum veesum Saadhiyai kettaa Kaadhalum thondrum Sakiyae nee thaan thunaiyae Vizhi mel amarndha imaiyae Kaadhalin raajiyathil Visithira vazhakkam Kangalai vaangi kondu Idhayathai kodukkum Oru vizhi paarvai Uyiraiyum edukkum Maruvizhi paarvai Uyiraiyum kodukkum Iru viral theendinaal Saadhigal thadukkum Idhayangal theindinaal Edhu nammai pirikkum Sakiyae nee thaan thunaiyae Vizhi mel amarndha imaiyae Aadhavan ponaal agaldhaan oliyae Sakiyae nee thaan thunaiyae Inam theriyaamal inaindhom kiliyae Sakiyae nee thaan thunaiyae Vizhi mel amarndha imaiyae”
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Trivia
Anthimanthaarai (1996) was directed by Bharathiraja and starred Vijayakumar alongside Jayasudha. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. The song's score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman, featuring poetic verse by Vairamuthu.
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