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Lyrics & meaning

Taniye Taniye

From Rangeela · 1995

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
S. Janaki
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Rangeela
Movie release year
1995
Lyrics added on
13 Aug 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Thaniyae thaniyae
Mannil ennaalum
Jeevidham illaiyae
Maramo kodiyo
Mannai thodaamal
Vaazhvathu illaiyae
Sernthae poga vendum
Saarnthae vaazha vendum
Un thanthai thaaiyum
Thanimai kondaal
Neeyae illaiyae
Thaniyae thaniyae
Mannil ennaalum
Jeevidham illaiyae
Maramo kodiyo
Mannai thodaamal
Vaazhvathu illaiyae
Sernthae poga vendum
Saarnthae vaazha vendum
Un thanthai thaaiyum
Thanimai kondaal
Neeyae illaiyae
Thaniyae thaniyae
Mannil ennaalum
Jeevidham illaiyae
Hmmm…mmm..mmm…mmm
Hmmm…mmm..mmm…mmm
Male & Female :
Hmmm…mmm..mmm…mmm
Hmmm…mmm..mmm…mmm
Idhikaasam ellaamae
Kaadhal thantha micham
Kalai kavidhai ellamae
Kaadhal ennum uchcham
Kaadhal enum moondreluthil
Moovulagam adakkam
Kaadhal engae thodangiyadho
Vaazhkai angae thodakkam
Oonodu uyir veithathu
Uravaada thaanae
Aannodu penn veithathu
Adharkaaga thaanae
Thaniyae thaniyae
Mannil ennaalum
Jeevidham illaiyae
Maramo kodiyo
Mannai thodaamal
Vaazhvathu illaiyae
Sernthae poga vendum
Saarnthae vaazha vendum
Un thanthai thaaiyum
Thanimai kondaal
Neeyae illaiyae
Thaniyae thaniyae
Mannil ennaalum
Jeevidham illaiyae
Thaniyaaga jeenikku
Inippenbathillai
Naavodu sernthaal thaan
Suvai kollai kollai
Kodiyodu vaazhvadhilae
Poovukenna sirappu
Koondhalilae servadhu thaan
Poovukkoru madhippu
Ilaiyodu pachai niram
Izhaithathu yaaro
Ennodu unnai kondu
Inaithathu yaaro
Thaniyae thaniyae
Mannil ennaalum
Jeevidham illaiyae
Maramo kodiyo
Mannai thodaamal
Vaazhvathu illaiyae
Sernthae poga vendum
Saarnthae vaazha vendum
Un thanthai thaaiyum
Thanimai kondaal
Neeyae illaiyae
Thaniyae thaniyae
Mannil ennaalum
Jeevidham illaiyae
Lalala lalalaa lalala laalalaa…
…………………………………………………
{Thaniyae thaniyae
Mannil ennaalum
Jeevidham illaiyae
Maramo kodiyo
Mannai thodaamal
Vaazhvathu illaiyae} (2)
All alone, all alone,
on this earth, ever,
there is no life.
Neither a tree nor a vine,
without touching the soil,
can ever live.
We must walk together,
we must live leaning on each other.
If your father and mother
had stayed all alone,
you wouldn't even exist!
All alone, all alone,
on this earth, ever,
there is no life.
Neither a tree nor a vine,
without touching the soil,
can ever live.
We must walk together,
we must live leaning on each other.
If your father and mother
had stayed all alone,
you wouldn't even exist!
All alone, all alone,
on this earth, ever,
there is no life.
Mmm... mm... mmm... mmm...
Mmm... mm... mmm... mmm...
Male & Female:
Mmm... mm... mmm... mmm...
Mmm... mm... mmm... mmm...
All the great epics
are what love left behind.
All art and poetry
are the heights reached by love.
In the three letters of love,
all three worlds are held.
Wherever love began,
life begins right there.
A soul was placed within the body
to share a bond, wasn't it?
A woman was made alongside a man
for that very reason, wasn't it?
All alone, all alone,
on this earth, ever,
there is no life.
Neither a tree nor a vine,
without touching the soil,
can ever live.
We must walk together,
we must live leaning on each other.
If your father and mother
had stayed all alone,
you wouldn't even exist!
All alone, all alone,
on this earth, ever,
there is no life.
On its own, sugar
has no taste of sweetness.
Only when it touches the tongue
is there boundless sweetness!
Just lingering on the vine,
what special purpose is there for a flower?
Adorning a woman's hair
is what gives a flower its true worth.
Who wove the color green
into the leaf?
Who brought you along
and bound you to me?
All alone, all alone,
on this earth, ever,
there is no life.
Neither a tree nor a vine,
without touching the soil,
can ever live.
We must walk together,
we must live leaning on each other.
If your father and mother
had stayed all alone,
you wouldn't even exist!
All alone, all alone,
on this earth, ever,
there is no life.
La la la, la la la, la la la, la la la...
...
{All alone, all alone,
on this earth, ever,
there is no life.
Neither a tree nor a vine,
without touching the soil,
can ever live.} (2)
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Chorus

Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Thaniyae Thaniyae from Rangeela (composed by A.R. Rahman with Tamil lyrics by Vairamuthu) is a poetic meditation on human interdependence and love. The lyrics argue that complete solitude is unnatural; just as plants need soil, sugar needs a tongue to release sweetness, and flowers achieve true value when worn, human life gains purpose through connection with another.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora / Repetition

Thaniyae thaniyae

The repetition of 'Thaniyae thaniyae' emphasizes the theme of isolation versus togetherness.

Nature Metaphor

Maramo kodiyo / Mannai thodaamal / Vaazhvathu illaiyae

Uses plant life needing the earth as a metaphor for human connection.

Emonai (Second-letter Rhyme / Alliteration)

Sernthae poga vendum / Saarnthae vaazha vendum

Rhyming and rhythmic repetition between 'Sernthae' and 'Saarnthae'.

Hyperbole

Kaadhal enum moondreluthil / Moovulagam adakkam

Expresses how all creation and worlds are encapsulated within love ('Moondreluthu' referring to Ka-dha-l).

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Trivia

This track is the Tamil dubbed version of the track 'Hai Rama' composed by A.R. Rahman for Ram Gopal Varma's 1995 Bollywood film Rangeela. While the Hindi version featured sensual classical phrasing, Vairamuthu's Tamil penning added philosophical reflections on companionship and nature.

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