Taniye Taniye
From Rangeela · 1995
- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- A. R. Rahman
- Details
- Rangeela1995
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Thaniyae thaniyae | Alone, alone |
| Mannil ennaalum | On this earth forever |
| Jeevidham illaiyae | There is no life |
| Maramo kodiyo | Neither a tree nor a vine |
| Mannai thodaamal | Without touching the earth |
| Vaazhvathu illaiyae | Can survive |
| Female | |
| Sernthae poga vendum | Must travel together |
| Saarnthae vaazha vendum | Must live interdependently |
| Un thanthai thaaiyum | If your father and mother |
| Thanimai kondaal | Had remained alone |
| Neeyae illaiyae | You would not exist |
| Female | |
| Thaniyae thaniyae | Alone, alone |
| Mannil ennaalum | On this earth forever |
| Jeevidham illaiyae | There is no life |
| Maramo kodiyo | Neither a tree nor a vine |
| Mannai thodaamal | Without touching the earth |
| Vaazhvathu illaiyae | Can survive |
| Female | |
| Sernthae poga vendum | Must travel together |
| Saarnthae vaazha vendum | Must live interdependently |
| Un thanthai thaaiyum | If your father and mother |
| Thanimai kondaal | Had remained alone |
| Neeyae illaiyae | You would not exist |
| Female | |
| Thaniyae thaniyae | Alone, alone |
| Mannil ennaalum | On this earth forever |
| Jeevidham illaiyae | There is no life |
| Male | |
| Hmmm…mmm..mmm…mmm | Hmmm…mmm..mmm…mmm |
| Hmmm…mmm..mmm…mmm | Hmmm…mmm..mmm…mmm |
| Male & Female : | Male & Female : |
| Hmmm…mmm..mmm…mmm | Hmmm…mmm..mmm…mmm |
| Hmmm…mmm..mmm…mmm | Hmmm…mmm..mmm…mmm |
| Female | |
| Idhikaasam ellaamae | All history and epics |
| Kaadhal thantha micham | Are what love left behind |
| Kalai kavidhai ellamae | All art and poetry |
| Kaadhal ennum uchcham | Are the pinnacle of love |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal enum moondreluthil | In the three letters of the word 'Kaadhal' (love) |
| Moovulagam adakkam | The three worlds are contained |
| Kaadhal engae thodangiyadho | Where love begins |
| Vaazhkai angae thodakkam | Life begins right there |
| Female | |
| Oonodu uyir veithathu | Placing life inside flesh |
| Uravaada thaanae | Was only to bond with each other |
| Aannodu penn veithathu | Placing woman alongside man |
| Adharkaaga thaanae | Was only for that reason |
| Female | |
| Thaniyae thaniyae | Alone, alone |
| Mannil ennaalum | On this earth forever |
| Jeevidham illaiyae | There is no life |
| Maramo kodiyo | Neither a tree nor a vine |
| Mannai thodaamal | Without touching the earth |
| Vaazhvathu illaiyae | Can survive |
| Female | |
| Sernthae poga vendum | Must travel together |
| Saarnthae vaazha vendum | Must live interdependently |
| Un thanthai thaaiyum | If your father and mother |
| Thanimai kondaal | Had remained alone |
| Neeyae illaiyae | You would not exist |
| Female | |
| Thaniyae thaniyae | Alone, alone |
| Mannil ennaalum | On this earth forever |
| Jeevidham illaiyae | There is no life |
| Female | |
| Thaniyaaga jeenikku | For sugar on its own |
| Inippenbathillai | There is no sweetness |
| Naavodu sernthaal thaan | Only when joined with the tongue |
| Suvai kollai kollai | Does taste burst forth abundantly |
| Female | |
| Kodiyodu vaazhvadhilae | In living attached to a creeper |
| Poovukenna sirappu | What special glory is there for a flower? |
| Koondhalilae servadhu thaan | Only when resting in braided hair |
| Poovukkoru madhippu | Does a flower gain true value |
| Female | |
| Ilaiyodu pachai niram | Who interwove the green color |
| Izhaithathu yaaro | Into the leaf? |
| Ennodu unnai kondu | Bringing you together with me |
| Inaithathu yaaro | Who united us? |
| Female | |
| Thaniyae thaniyae | Alone, alone |
| Mannil ennaalum | On this earth forever |
| Jeevidham illaiyae | There is no life |
| Maramo kodiyo | Neither a tree nor a vine |
| Mannai thodaamal | Without touching the earth |
| Vaazhvathu illaiyae | Can survive |
| Female | |
| Sernthae poga vendum | Must travel together |
| Saarnthae vaazha vendum | Must live interdependently |
| Un thanthai thaaiyum | If your father and mother |
| Thanimai kondaal | Had remained alone |
| Neeyae illaiyae | You would not exist |
| Female | |
| Thaniyae thaniyae | Alone, alone |
| Mannil ennaalum | On this earth forever |
| Jeevidham illaiyae | There is no life |
| Lalala lalalaa lalala laalalaa… | Lalala lalalaa lalala laalalaa… |
| ………………………………………………… | ………………………………………………… |
| Chorus | |
| {Thaniyae thaniyae | {Alone, alone |
| Mannil ennaalum | On this earth forever |
| Jeevidham illaiyae | There is no life |
| Maramo kodiyo | Neither a tree nor a vine |
| Mannai thodaamal | Without touching the earth |
| Vaazhvathu illaiyae} (2) | Can survive} (2) |
தனியே தனியே
மண்ணில் எந்நாளும்
ஜீவிதம் இல்லையே
மரமோ கொடியோ
மண்ணைத் தொடாமல்
வாழ்வது இல்லையே
Alone, alone
On this earth forever
There is no life
Neither a tree nor a vine
Without touching the earth
Can survive
சேர்ந்தே போக வேண்டும்
சார்ந்தே வாழ வேண்டும்
உன் தந்தை தாயும்
தனிமை கொண்டால்
நீயே இல்லையே
Must travel together
Must live interdependently
If your father and mother
Had remained alone
You would not exist
தனியே தனியே
மண்ணில் எந்நாளும்
ஜீவிதம் இல்லையே
மரமோ கொடியோ
மண்ணைத் தொடாமல்
வாழ்வது இல்லையே
Alone, alone
On this earth forever
There is no life
Neither a tree nor a vine
Without touching the earth
Can survive
சேர்ந்தே போக வேண்டும்
சார்ந்தே வாழ வேண்டும்
உன் தந்தை தாயும்
தனிமை கொண்டால்
நீயே இல்லையே
Must travel together
Must live interdependently
If your father and mother
Had remained alone
You would not exist
தனியே தனியே
மண்ணில் எந்நாளும்
ஜீவிதம் இல்லையே
Alone, alone
On this earth forever
There is no life
ம்ம்ம்...ம்ம்ம்ம்...ம்ம்ம்...
ம்ம்ம்...ம்ம்ம்ம்...ம்ம்ம்...
ஆண் மற்றும் பெண் :
ம்ம்ம்...ம்ம்ம்ம்...ம்ம்ம்...
ம்ம்ம்...ம்ம்ம்ம்...ம்ம்ம்...
Hmmm…mmm..mmm…mmm
Hmmm…mmm..mmm…mmm
Male & Female :
Hmmm…mmm..mmm…mmm
Hmmm…mmm..mmm…mmm
இதிஹாசம் எல்லாமே
காதல் தந்த மிச்சம்
கலை கவிதை எல்லாமே
காதல் என்னும் உச்சம்
All history and epics
Are what love left behind
All art and poetry
Are the pinnacle of love
காதல் என்னும்
மூன்றெழுத்தில்
மூவுலகம் அடக்கம்
In the three letters of the word 'Kaadhal' (love)
The three worlds are contained
Where love begins
Life begins right there
காதல் எங்கே
தொடங்கியதோ
வாழ்க்கை அங்கே தொடக்கம்
Placing life inside flesh
Was only to bond with each other
Placing woman alongside man
Was only for that reason
ஊனோடு உயிர் வைத்தது
உறவாடத் தானே
ஆணோடு பெண் வைத்தது
அதற்க்காக தானே
Alone, alone
On this earth forever
There is no life
Neither a tree nor a vine
Without touching the earth
Can survive
தனியே தனியே
மண்ணில் எந்நாளும்
ஜீவிதம் இல்லையே
மரமோ கொடியோ
மண்ணைத் தொடாமல்
வாழ்வது இல்லையே
Must travel together
Must live interdependently
If your father and mother
Had remained alone
You would not exist
சேர்ந்தே போக வேண்டும்
சார்ந்தே வாழ வேண்டும்
உன் தந்தை தாயும்
தனிமை கொண்டால்
நீயே இல்லையே
Alone, alone
On this earth forever
There is no life
தனியே தனியே
மண்ணில் எந்நாளும்
ஜீவிதம் இல்லையே
For sugar on its own
There is no sweetness
Only when joined with the tongue
Does taste burst forth abundantly
தனியாக ஜீனிக்கு
இனிப்பெண்பதில்லை
நாவோடு சேர்ந்தால் தான்
சுவை கொள்ளை கொள்ளை
In living attached to a creeper
What special glory is there for a flower?
Only when resting in braided hair
Does a flower gain true value
கொடியோடு வாழ்வதிலே
பூவுக்கென்ன சிறப்பு
கூந்தலிலே சேர்வது தான்
பூவுக்கொரு மதிப்பு
Who interwove the green color
Into the leaf?
Bringing you together with me
Who united us?
இலையோடு பச்சை நிறம்
இழைத்தது யாரோ
என்னோடு உன்னைக் கொண்டு
இணைத்தது யாரோ
Alone, alone
On this earth forever
There is no life
Neither a tree nor a vine
Without touching the earth
Can survive
தனியே தனியே
மண்ணில் எந்நாளும்
ஜீவிதம் இல்லையே
மரமோ கொடியோ
மண்ணைத் தொடாமல்
வாழ்வது இல்லையே
Must travel together
Must live interdependently
If your father and mother
Had remained alone
You would not exist
சேர்ந்தே போக வேண்டும்
சார்ந்தே வாழ வேண்டும்
உன் தந்தை தாயும்
தனிமை கொண்டால்
நீயே இல்லையே
Alone, alone
On this earth forever
There is no life
Lalala lalalaa lalala laalalaa…
…………………………………………………
தனியே தனியே
மண்ணில் எந்நாளும்
ஜீவிதம் இல்லையே
லலலல ......................
{Alone, alone
On this earth forever
There is no life
Neither a tree nor a vine
Without touching the earth
Can survive} (2)
{தனியே தனியே
மண்ணில் எந்நாளும்
ஜீவிதம் இல்லையே
மரமோ கொடியோ
மண்ணைத் தொடாமல்
வாழ்வது இல்லையே} (2)
Thaniyae thaniyae
Alone, alone
Mannil ennaalum
On this earth forever
Jeevidham illaiyae
There is no life
Maramo kodiyo
Neither a tree nor a vine
Mannai thodaamal
Without touching the earth
Vaazhvathu illaiyae
Can survive
Sernthae poga vendum
Must travel together
Saarnthae vaazha vendum
Must live interdependently
Un thanthai thaaiyum
If your father and mother
Thanimai kondaal
Had remained alone
Neeyae illaiyae
You would not exist
Thaniyae thaniyae
Alone, alone
Mannil ennaalum
On this earth forever
Jeevidham illaiyae
There is no life
Maramo kodiyo
Neither a tree nor a vine
Mannai thodaamal
Without touching the earth
Vaazhvathu illaiyae
Can survive
Sernthae poga vendum
Must travel together
Saarnthae vaazha vendum
Must live interdependently
Un thanthai thaaiyum
If your father and mother
Thanimai kondaal
Had remained alone
Neeyae illaiyae
You would not exist
Thaniyae thaniyae
Alone, alone
Mannil ennaalum
On this earth forever
Jeevidham illaiyae
There is no life
Hmmm…mmm..mmm…mmm
Hmmm…mmm..mmm…mmm
Hmmm…mmm..mmm…mmm
Hmmm…mmm..mmm…mmm
Male & Female :
Male & Female :
Hmmm…mmm..mmm…mmm
Hmmm…mmm..mmm…mmm
Hmmm…mmm..mmm…mmm
Hmmm…mmm..mmm…mmm
Idhikaasam ellaamae
All history and epics
Kaadhal thantha micham
Are what love left behind
Kalai kavidhai ellamae
All art and poetry
Kaadhal ennum uchcham
Are the pinnacle of love
Kaadhal enum moondreluthil
In the three letters of the word 'Kaadhal' (love)
Moovulagam adakkam
The three worlds are contained
Kaadhal engae thodangiyadho
Where love begins
Vaazhkai angae thodakkam
Life begins right there
Oonodu uyir veithathu
Placing life inside flesh
Uravaada thaanae
Was only to bond with each other
Aannodu penn veithathu
Placing woman alongside man
Adharkaaga thaanae
Was only for that reason
Thaniyae thaniyae
Alone, alone
Mannil ennaalum
On this earth forever
Jeevidham illaiyae
There is no life
Maramo kodiyo
Neither a tree nor a vine
Mannai thodaamal
Without touching the earth
Vaazhvathu illaiyae
Can survive
Sernthae poga vendum
Must travel together
Saarnthae vaazha vendum
Must live interdependently
Un thanthai thaaiyum
If your father and mother
Thanimai kondaal
Had remained alone
Neeyae illaiyae
You would not exist
Thaniyae thaniyae
Alone, alone
Mannil ennaalum
On this earth forever
Jeevidham illaiyae
There is no life
Thaniyaaga jeenikku
For sugar on its own
Inippenbathillai
There is no sweetness
Naavodu sernthaal thaan
Only when joined with the tongue
Suvai kollai kollai
Does taste burst forth abundantly
Kodiyodu vaazhvadhilae
In living attached to a creeper
Poovukenna sirappu
What special glory is there for a flower?
Koondhalilae servadhu thaan
Only when resting in braided hair
Poovukkoru madhippu
Does a flower gain true value
Ilaiyodu pachai niram
Who interwove the green color
Izhaithathu yaaro
Into the leaf?
Ennodu unnai kondu
Bringing you together with me
Inaithathu yaaro
Who united us?
Thaniyae thaniyae
Alone, alone
Mannil ennaalum
On this earth forever
Jeevidham illaiyae
There is no life
Maramo kodiyo
Neither a tree nor a vine
Mannai thodaamal
Without touching the earth
Vaazhvathu illaiyae
Can survive
Sernthae poga vendum
Must travel together
Saarnthae vaazha vendum
Must live interdependently
Un thanthai thaaiyum
If your father and mother
Thanimai kondaal
Had remained alone
Neeyae illaiyae
You would not exist
Thaniyae thaniyae
Alone, alone
Mannil ennaalum
On this earth forever
Jeevidham illaiyae
There is no life
Lalala lalalaa lalala laalalaa…
Lalala lalalaa lalala laalalaa…
…………………………………………………
…………………………………………………
{Thaniyae thaniyae
{Alone, alone
Mannil ennaalum
On this earth forever
Jeevidham illaiyae
There is no life
Maramo kodiyo
Neither a tree nor a vine
Mannai thodaamal
Without touching the earth
Vaazhvathu illaiyae} (2)
Can survive} (2)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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