Thaniye Thaniye
From Nodigalal Naam Karaiya · 2023
- Lyricist
- Madan Dhanasekaran
- Singer
- Kandhavel Muthukumar
- Music director
- Madan Dhanasekaran
- Details
- Nodigalal Naam Karaiya2023
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Thaniyae thaniyae | Alone, alone |
| Marugiyadhae manamae | The heart grieved in yearning |
| Kaalgal dhooram vilagiyadhae | The feet moved far apart |
| Male | |
| Thunaiyae thunaiyae | Companion, companion |
| Pesuvadhaen varamae | Why is talking considered a boon? |
| Mounam kaatraai veesiyadhae | Silence blew like a breeze |
| Male | |
| Pagalai ketkum nilavellaam | All moons that long for the daylight |
| Paarvai thoova theriyaadho | Do they not know how to shower their gaze? |
| Vidhiyai meerum vizhiyellaam | All eyes that defy fate |
| Thedal kuda ariyadho | Do they not even know what searching means? |
| Male | |
| Naanum kadan sollamal | Without me expressing it as a debt |
| Unai ketka | To ask of you |
| Manam illaamal | Reluctantly without a heart |
| Edhedho tharayo | Will you give random things? |
| Anal modhamal | Without heat colliding |
| Punal thaaka | As water strikes |
| Pizhai pudhidhagave | A mistake made anew |
| Male | |
| Neeyum mazhai thoovamal | Without you showering rain |
| Malar ketka | Asking for a flower |
| Idhazh seraamal | Without lips meeting |
| Vaadadho thedadho | Won't it wither? Won't it search? |
| Isai ariyaamal imai viriya | As eyelids open without knowing the music |
| Viral variyaagavae | As fingers trace lines |
| Male | |
| Nagaraadha neram ketu | Asking for unmoving time |
| Neram ketu | Asking for time |
| Nanum unnudan nagarndhen | I moved along with you |
| Nerungaadha dhooram paarthu | Seeing the unapproachable distance |
| Idaiveli kuraiya inaidhenae | I joined so the gap would lessen |
| Male | |
| Theriyamalae kaipesi | Unknowingly, the mobile phone |
| Kathaiyaaga | As a story |
| Vilaiyadudhae uraiyadudhae | Plays and converses |
| Pudhidhagavae | Anew |
| Male | |
| Aval iruntha nerathil | When she was there |
| Naan alaiyaadha dhooram edho | Some distance where I didn't wander |
| Nee thandha dhoorathil | In the distance you gave |
| Ival illadha neram edho | Some time when she wasn't there |
| Male | |
| Vaanavil avalaaga avalaaga | She became the rainbow herself |
| Vannam adhil naanaga naanaga | I became the color in it myself |
| Thoduvanam neeyaga | You became the horizon |
| Adhai tholaithen veenaaga | I lost it in vain |
| Male | |
| Alaigal illaamalae | Even without waves |
| Karaiyum kallaanadhae | The shore became stone |
| Vaarthai sollaamalae | Without speaking words |
| Kadhaiyum mudivanadhae | The story came to an end |
| Male | |
| Naanum kadan sollamal | Without me expressing it as a debt |
| Unai ketka | To ask of you |
| Anal modhamal | Without heat colliding |
| Punal thaaka | As water strikes |
| Male | |
| Neeyum mazhai thoovamal | Without you showering rain |
| Malar ketka | Asking for a flower |
| Idhazh seraamal | Without lips meeting |
| Vaadadho thedadho | Won't it wither? Won't it search? |
| Isai ariyaamal imai viriya | As eyelids open without knowing the music |
| Viral variyaagave | As fingers trace lines |
| Male | |
| Thaniyae thaniyae | Alone, alone |
| Marugiyadhae manamae | The heart grieved in yearning |
| Kaalgal dhooram vilagiyadhae | The feet moved far apart |
| Male | |
| Thunaiyae thunaiyae | Companion, companion |
| Pesuvadhae varamae | Speaking is a boon |
| Mounam kaatrai veesiyadhae | Silence blew like a breeze |
| Male | |
| Naanum kadan sollamal | Without me expressing it as a debt |
| Unai ketka | To ask of you |
| Manam illaamal | Reluctantly without a heart |
| Edhedho tharayo | Will you give random things? |
| Anal modhamal | Without heat colliding |
| Punal thaaka | As water strikes |
| Pizhai pudhidhagavae | A mistake made anew |
| Male | |
| Neeyum mazhai thoovamal | Without you showering rain |
| Malar ketka | Asking for a flower |
| Idhazh seraamal | Without lips meeting |
| Vaadadho thedadho | Won't it wither? Won't it search? |
| Isai ariyaamal imai viriya | As eyelids open without knowing the music |
| Viral variyaagavae | As fingers trace lines |
தனியே தனியே
மருகியதே மனமே
கால்கள் தூரம் விலகியதே
Alone, alone
The heart grieved in yearning
The feet moved far apart
துணையே துணையே
பேசுவதே வரமே
மௌனம் காற்றை வீசியதே
Companion, companion
Why is talking considered a boon?
Silence blew like a breeze
பகலை கேட்கும் நிலவெல்லம்
பார்வை தூவ தெரியதோ
விதியை மீறும் விழியெல்லாம்
தேடல் கூட அரியாதோ
All moons that long for the daylight
Do they not know how to shower their gaze?
All eyes that defy fate
Do they not even know what searching means?
நானும் கடன் சொல்லாமல்
உனை கேட்க
மனம் இல்லாமல்
ஏதேதோ தாராயோ
அனல் மோதமால்
புனல் தாக்க
பிழை புதிதாகவே
Without me expressing it as a debt
To ask of you
Reluctantly without a heart
Will you give random things?
Without heat colliding
As water strikes
A mistake made anew
நீயும் மழை தூவாமல்
மலர் கேட்க
இதழ் சேராமல்
வாடாதோ தேடதோ
இசை அறியாமல் இமை விரிய
விரல் வரியாகவே
Without you showering rain
Asking for a flower
Without lips meeting
Won't it wither? Won't it search?
As eyelids open without knowing the music
As fingers trace lines
நகராத நேரம் கேட்டு
நேரம் கேட்டு
நானும் உன்னுடன் நகர்ந்தேன்
நெருங்காத தூரம் பார்த்து
இடைவெளி குறைய இணைந்தேனே
Asking for unmoving time
Asking for time
I moved along with you
Seeing the unapproachable distance
I joined so the gap would lessen
தெரியாமலே கைபேசி
கதையாக
விளையாடுதே உறையாடுதே
புதிதாகவே
Unknowingly, the mobile phone
As a story
Plays and converses
Anew
அவள் இருந்த நேரத்தில்
நான் அலையாத தூரம் ஏதோ
நீ தந்த தூரத்தில்
இவள் இல்லடா நேரம் ஏதோ
When she was there
Some distance where I didn't wander
In the distance you gave
Some time when she wasn't there
வானவில் அவளாக அவளாக
வண்ணம் அதில் நானாக
தொடுவானம் நீயாக
அதை வீணாக தொலைத்தேன்
She became the rainbow herself
I became the color in it myself
You became the horizon
I lost it in vain
அலைகள் இல்லாமலே
கரையும் கல்லானாதே
வார்த்தை சொல்லாமலே
கதையும் முடிவானதே
Even without waves
The shore became stone
Without speaking words
The story came to an end
நானும் கடன் சொல்லாமல்
உனை கேட்க
அனல் மோதமால்
புனல் தாக்க
Without me expressing it as a debt
To ask of you
Without heat colliding
As water strikes
நீயும் மழை தூவாமல்
மலர் கேட்க
இதழ் சேராமல்
வாடாதோ தேடதோ
இசை அறியாமல் இமை விரிய
விரல் வரியாகவே
Without you showering rain
Asking for a flower
Without lips meeting
Won't it wither? Won't it search?
As eyelids open without knowing the music
As fingers trace lines
தனியே தனியே
மருகியதே மனமே
கால்கள் தூரம் விலகியதே
Alone, alone
The heart grieved in yearning
The feet moved far apart
துணையே துணையே
பேசுவதே வரமே
மௌனம் காற்றை வீசியதே
Companion, companion
Speaking is a boon
Silence blew like a breeze
நானும் கடன் சொல்லாமல்
உனை கேட்க
மனம் இல்லாமல்
ஏதேதோ தாராயோ
அனல் மோதமால்
புனல் தாக்க
பிழை புதிதாகவே
Without me expressing it as a debt
To ask of you
Reluctantly without a heart
Will you give random things?
Without heat colliding
As water strikes
A mistake made anew
நீயும் மழை தூவாமல்
மலர் கேட்க
இதழ் சேராமல்
வாடாதோ தேடதோ
இசை அறியாமல் இமை விரிய
விரல் வரியாகவே
Without you showering rain
Asking for a flower
Without lips meeting
Won't it wither? Won't it search?
As eyelids open without knowing the music
As fingers trace lines
Thaniyae thaniyae
Alone, alone
Marugiyadhae manamae
The heart grieved in yearning
Kaalgal dhooram vilagiyadhae
The feet moved far apart
Thunaiyae thunaiyae
Companion, companion
Pesuvadhaen varamae
Why is talking considered a boon?
Mounam kaatraai veesiyadhae
Silence blew like a breeze
Pagalai ketkum nilavellaam
All moons that long for the daylight
Paarvai thoova theriyaadho
Do they not know how to shower their gaze?
Vidhiyai meerum vizhiyellaam
All eyes that defy fate
Thedal kuda ariyadho
Do they not even know what searching means?
Naanum kadan sollamal
Without me expressing it as a debt
Unai ketka
To ask of you
Manam illaamal
Reluctantly without a heart
Edhedho tharayo
Will you give random things?
Anal modhamal
Without heat colliding
Punal thaaka
As water strikes
Pizhai pudhidhagave
A mistake made anew
Neeyum mazhai thoovamal
Without you showering rain
Malar ketka
Asking for a flower
Idhazh seraamal
Without lips meeting
Vaadadho thedadho
Won't it wither? Won't it search?
Isai ariyaamal imai viriya
As eyelids open without knowing the music
Viral variyaagavae
As fingers trace lines
Nagaraadha neram ketu
Asking for unmoving time
Neram ketu
Asking for time
Nanum unnudan nagarndhen
I moved along with you
Nerungaadha dhooram paarthu
Seeing the unapproachable distance
Idaiveli kuraiya inaidhenae
I joined so the gap would lessen
Theriyamalae kaipesi
Unknowingly, the mobile phone
Kathaiyaaga
As a story
Vilaiyadudhae uraiyadudhae
Plays and converses
Pudhidhagavae
Anew
Aval iruntha nerathil
When she was there
Naan alaiyaadha dhooram edho
Some distance where I didn't wander
Nee thandha dhoorathil
In the distance you gave
Ival illadha neram edho
Some time when she wasn't there
Vaanavil avalaaga avalaaga
She became the rainbow herself
Vannam adhil naanaga naanaga
I became the color in it myself
Thoduvanam neeyaga
You became the horizon
Adhai tholaithen veenaaga
I lost it in vain
Alaigal illaamalae
Even without waves
Karaiyum kallaanadhae
The shore became stone
Vaarthai sollaamalae
Without speaking words
Kadhaiyum mudivanadhae
The story came to an end
Naanum kadan sollamal
Without me expressing it as a debt
Unai ketka
To ask of you
Anal modhamal
Without heat colliding
Punal thaaka
As water strikes
Neeyum mazhai thoovamal
Without you showering rain
Malar ketka
Asking for a flower
Idhazh seraamal
Without lips meeting
Vaadadho thedadho
Won't it wither? Won't it search?
Isai ariyaamal imai viriya
As eyelids open without knowing the music
Viral variyaagave
As fingers trace lines
Thaniyae thaniyae
Alone, alone
Marugiyadhae manamae
The heart grieved in yearning
Kaalgal dhooram vilagiyadhae
The feet moved far apart
Thunaiyae thunaiyae
Companion, companion
Pesuvadhae varamae
Speaking is a boon
Mounam kaatrai veesiyadhae
Silence blew like a breeze
Naanum kadan sollamal
Without me expressing it as a debt
Unai ketka
To ask of you
Manam illaamal
Reluctantly without a heart
Edhedho tharayo
Will you give random things?
Anal modhamal
Without heat colliding
Punal thaaka
As water strikes
Pizhai pudhidhagavae
A mistake made anew
Neeyum mazhai thoovamal
Without you showering rain
Malar ketka
Asking for a flower
Idhazh seraamal
Without lips meeting
Vaadadho thedadho
Won't it wither? Won't it search?
Isai ariyaamal imai viriya
As eyelids open without knowing the music
Viral variyaagavae
As fingers trace lines
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Nodigalal Naam Karaiya is an evocative indie Tamil song that captures the delicate melancholy of emotional distance and unspoken love. The lyrics depict a protagonist grappling with growing physical and emotional separation from their companion. Despite the silence that hovers between them like a breeze, memories and longing linger deep within the heart.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Thaniyae / Thunaiyae”
The second consonant sound matches across adjacent lines, creating a rhythmic harmony in Tamil poetry.
Metaphor
“Mounam kaatraai veesiyadhae”
Silence is compared to wind blowing softly, conveying how stillness can feel pervasive.
Imagery
“Vaanavil avalaaga avalaaga / Vannam adhil naanaga naanaga”
Vivid imagery comparing lovers to a rainbow and the colors within it to depict emotional unity and beauty.
Did you know?
Trivia
The song is an independent Tamil track composed and written by Madan Dhanasekaran, showcasing modern acoustic indie storytelling with soulful vocals by Kandhavel Muthukumar.
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