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Uyirnaadi Nanbane

From Coolie · 2024

Lyricist
Vishnu Edavan
Singers
Sai Smriti, Anirudh Ravichander
Music director
Anirudh Ravichander
Movie name
Coolie
Movie release year
2024
Lyrics added on
14 Aug 2025

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Kalangadhe kannae enbaaye
En uyirin aadhi
Indraeno mounam kondaaye
En peyarin paadhi
Ini unnai paarka mudiyaatha?
Un maarbil saaya mudiyaatha?
Dialogue
En meesai annaiyae nee piriyaadhae
En aayul kaadhale nee piriyaadhae
Uyirnaadi nanbanae nee piriyaadhae
Uyirnaadi nanbanae nee piriyaadhae
Nanban daa
Ella uyirum piriyumae
Arivum yaettru kondathu
Aanaal idhayum unnaiye
Kaettu kaayam aaguthu
Meendum un kuralo en peyar koora
Aasai theeradho?
Or naal or nodiyo un nizhal
Ennai anaiyaadho?
En meesai annaiyae nee piriyaadhae
En aayul kaadhale nee piriyaadhae
Uyirnaadi nanbanae nee piriyaadhae
Uyirnaadi nanbanae nee piriyaadhae
Dialogue : ……………….
Humming : …………..
You used to tell me, "Don't worry, my dear"
The very source of my life
Why have you fallen silent today?
The other half of my name
Can I never see you again?
Can I never lean on your chest again?
[Dialogue]
My mother with a mustache, please don't leave me
My lifelong love, please don't leave me
My friend who is my lifeline, please don't leave me
My friend who is my lifeline, please don't leave me
He's my friend!
Every life must part ways one day
My mind has accepted it
Yet my heart longs only for you
And ends up wounded in pain
To hear your voice call my name once again,
Will that longing never be fulfilled?
Even for a day, for just a moment, will your shadow
Not embrace me?
My mother with a mustache, please don't leave me
My lifelong love, please don't leave me
My friend who is my lifeline, please don't leave me
My friend who is my lifeline, please don't leave me
[Dialogue: ...]
[Humming: ...]
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This soulful track captures a profound sense of grief and longing over the loss or impending separation of a beloved companion. The narrator speaks to someone who was their ultimate anchor—describing them with tender imagery as a 'moustached mother', a lifelong love, and a vital pulse of a friend. The lyrics express the agonizing disbelief of never being able to see them again or lean upon their chest for comfort. Narratively, the song contrasts rational acceptance with emotional heartbreak. Though the intellect understands that every living soul must eventually depart, the heart stubbornly refuses to let go, getting wounded in its endless yearning. The speaker desperately pleads for just one more moment, one call of their name, or a brief embrace from their shadow before final departure.

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Trivia

Composed by Anirudh Ravichander for Lokesh Kanagaraj's film Coolie starring Rajinikanth, the track uses the distinctive phrase 'Meesai Annai' (moustached mother) to describe a protective fatherly or friendship figure with maternal warmth.

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