Veenaiyadi Nee Enakku
From Ezhavathu Manithan · 1982
- Lyricist
- Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyaar
- Singers
- K. J. Yesudas, B. Neeraja
- Music director
- L. Vaidyanathan
- Details
- Ezhavathu Manithan1982
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Paayumozhi nee enakku | You are the flowing words to me, |
| Paarkkum vizhi naan unakku | I am the seeing eyes to you. |
| Thoyum madhu nee enakku | You are the intoxicating honey to me, |
| Thumbiyadi naan unakku | I am the hovering bee to you, my dear. |
| Vaayuraikka varuguvathillai | Words fail to utter |
| Vaazhi nindran menmai ellaam | All the glorious grandeur of your presence. |
| Thooya sudar vaanoliyae | O pure radiant sky light, |
| Soorayamuthae kannamma | O sweet nectar of the sun, Kannamma! |
| Male | |
| Veenaiyadi nee enakku | You are the veena lute to me, my dear, |
| Mevum viral naan unakku | I am the plucking fingers to you. |
| Veenaiyadi nee enakku | You are the veena lute to me, my dear, |
| Mevum viral naan unakku | I am the plucking fingers to you. |
| Poonum vadam nee enakku | You are the adorned necklace to me, |
| Pudhu vairam naan unakku | I am the rare diamond set in it for you. |
| Female | |
| Vaana mazhai nee enakku | You are the rain from the sky to me, |
| Vanna mayil naan unakku | I am the colorful peacock to you. |
| Aaa…..aaa…..aaa…..aa…. | Ah... ah... ah... ah... |
| Vaana mazhai nee enakku | You are the rain from the sky to me, |
| Vanna mayil naan unakku | I am the colorful peacock to you. |
| Male | |
| Baanamadi nee enakku | You are the divine drink to me, my dear, |
| Paandamadi naan unakku | I am the holding vessel to you, my dear. |
| Female | |
| Nyaana oli veesuthadi | The light of supreme wisdom radiates |
| Nangai nindran jodhimugam | From your radiant luminous face, O maiden. |
| Male :Oonamaru nallazhagae….nallazhagae | Male: Flawless exquisite beauty... exquisite beauty, |
| Oonamaru nallazhagae ooru suvaiyae kannammaa | Flawless exquisite beauty, overflowing sweet taste, Kannamma! |
| Male | |
| Kadhaladi nee enakku kaandhamadi naan unakku | You are love itself to me, I am the magnet drawn to you. |
| Female :Vedhamadi nee enakku vinthaiyadi naan unakku | Female: You are the sacred scriptures to me, I am the mystery to you. |
| Male :Podhamuttra pothinilae pongi varum theensuvaiyae | Male: In moments of heightened awareness, the overflowing sweet flavor, |
| Naadha vadivaanavalae | O divine embodiment of musical sound! |
| Both :Naadha vadivaanavalae | Both: O divine embodiment of musical sound! |
| Nalla uyirae kannammaa | O precious soul of mine, Kannamma! |
| Male | |
| Veenaiyadi nee enakku | You are the veena lute to me, my dear, |
| Mevum viral naan unakku…. | I am the plucking fingers to you... |
பாயுமொளி நீ எனக்கு
பார்க்கும் விழி நான் உனக்கு
தோயும் மது நீ எனக்கு
தும்பியடி நான் உனக்கு
வாயுரைக்க வருகுவதில்லை
வாழி நின்றன் மேன்மை எல்லாம்
தூய சுடர் வானொலியே
சூரையமுதே கண்ணம்மா.......
You are the flowing words to me,
I am the seeing eyes to you.
You are the intoxicating honey to me,
I am the hovering bee to you, my dear.
Words fail to utter
All the glorious grandeur of your presence.
O pure radiant sky light,
O sweet nectar of the sun, Kannamma!
வீணையடி நீ எனக்கு
மேவும் விரல் நான் உனக்கு
வீணையடி நீ எனக்கு
மேவும் விரல் நான் உனக்கு
பூணும் வடம் நீ எனக்கு
புது வைரம் நான் உனக்கு
You are the veena lute to me, my dear,
I am the plucking fingers to you.
You are the veena lute to me, my dear,
I am the plucking fingers to you.
You are the adorned necklace to me,
I am the rare diamond set in it for you.
{வீணையடி நீ எனக்கு
மேவும் விரல் நானுனக்கு
பூணும் வடம் நீ எனக்கு
புது வைரம் நான் உனக்கு...} (2)
You are the rain from the sky to me,
I am the colorful peacock to you.
Ah... ah... ah... ah...
You are the rain from the sky to me,
I am the colorful peacock to you.
வான மழை நீ எனக்கு
வண்ண மயில் நான் உனக்கு
ஆஅ.....ஆஅ.....ஆஅ.......ஆ......
வான மழை நீ எனக்கு
வண்ண மயில் நான் உனக்கு
You are the divine drink to me, my dear,
I am the holding vessel to you, my dear.
பானமடி நீ எனக்கு
பாண்டமடி நான் உனக்கு
The light of supreme wisdom radiates
From your radiant luminous face, O maiden.
Male: Flawless exquisite beauty... exquisite beauty,
Flawless exquisite beauty, overflowing sweet taste, Kannamma!
ஞான ஒளி வீசுதடி
நங்கை நின்றன் ஜோதிமுகம்
ஊனமறு நல்லழகே...நல்லழகே....
ஊனமறு நல்லழகே ஊரு சுவையே கண்ணம்மா....
You are love itself to me, I am the magnet drawn to you.
Female: You are the sacred scriptures to me, I am the mystery to you.
Male: In moments of heightened awareness, the overflowing sweet flavor,
O divine embodiment of musical sound!
Both: O divine embodiment of musical sound!
O precious soul of mine, Kannamma!
காதலடி நீ எனக்கு காந்தமடி நான் உனக்கு
வேதமடி நீ எனக்கு விந்தையடி நான் உனக்கு
போதமுற்ற போதினிலே பொங்கி வரும் தீஞ்சுவையே
நாத வடிவானவளே......
இருவர் :
நாத வடிவானவளே
நல்ல உயிரே கண்ணம்மா.......
You are the veena lute to me, my dear,
I am the plucking fingers to you...
வீணையடி நீ எனக்கு
மேவும் விரல் நான் உனக்கு
Paayumozhi nee enakku
You are the flowing words to me,
Paarkkum vizhi naan unakku
I am the seeing eyes to you.
Thoyum madhu nee enakku
You are the intoxicating honey to me,
Thumbiyadi naan unakku
I am the hovering bee to you, my dear.
Vaayuraikka varuguvathillai
Words fail to utter
Vaazhi nindran menmai ellaam
All the glorious grandeur of your presence.
Thooya sudar vaanoliyae
O pure radiant sky light,
Soorayamuthae kannamma
O sweet nectar of the sun, Kannamma!
Veenaiyadi nee enakku
You are the veena lute to me, my dear,
Mevum viral naan unakku
I am the plucking fingers to you.
Veenaiyadi nee enakku
You are the veena lute to me, my dear,
Mevum viral naan unakku
I am the plucking fingers to you.
Poonum vadam nee enakku
You are the adorned necklace to me,
Pudhu vairam naan unakku
I am the rare diamond set in it for you.
Vaana mazhai nee enakku
You are the rain from the sky to me,
Vanna mayil naan unakku
I am the colorful peacock to you.
Aaa…..aaa…..aaa…..aa….
Ah... ah... ah... ah...
Vaana mazhai nee enakku
You are the rain from the sky to me,
Vanna mayil naan unakku
I am the colorful peacock to you.
Baanamadi nee enakku
You are the divine drink to me, my dear,
Paandamadi naan unakku
I am the holding vessel to you, my dear.
Nyaana oli veesuthadi
The light of supreme wisdom radiates
Nangai nindran jodhimugam
From your radiant luminous face, O maiden.
Male :Oonamaru nallazhagae….nallazhagae
Male: Flawless exquisite beauty... exquisite beauty,
Oonamaru nallazhagae ooru suvaiyae kannammaa
Flawless exquisite beauty, overflowing sweet taste, Kannamma!
Kadhaladi nee enakku kaandhamadi naan unakku
You are love itself to me, I am the magnet drawn to you.
Female :Vedhamadi nee enakku vinthaiyadi naan unakku
Female: You are the sacred scriptures to me, I am the mystery to you.
Male :Podhamuttra pothinilae pongi varum theensuvaiyae
Male: In moments of heightened awareness, the overflowing sweet flavor,
Naadha vadivaanavalae
O divine embodiment of musical sound!
Both :Naadha vadivaanavalae
Both: O divine embodiment of musical sound!
Nalla uyirae kannammaa
O precious soul of mine, Kannamma!
Veenaiyadi nee enakku
You are the veena lute to me, my dear,
Mevum viral naan unakku….
I am the plucking fingers to you...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Paayumozhi Nee Enakku is one of Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyar's iconic Kannamma poems, celebrating an intense, poetic, and spiritual union. Through a series of complementary metaphors—such as the veena and playing fingers, sky-rain and dancing peacock, honey and bee, and magnet and love—the poet depicts the absolute oneness of the lover and the beloved, where neither is complete without the other. Adopted into the 1982 film Ezhavathu Manithan, this immortal verse elevates romantic affection into a spiritual communion, portraying Kannamma as divine wisdom, beauty, and the fundamental force of life itself.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvam)
“Veenaiyadi nee enakku / Mevum viral naan unakku”
Compares the beloved and the lover to interdependent entities like a Veena and playing fingers, highlighting seamless harmony.
Anaphora / Parallelism
“Paayumozhi nee enakku / Paarkkum vizhi naan unakku”
The repetitive phrase structure 'nee enakku... naan unakku' across multiple couplets creates a rhythmic cadence and reinforces reciprocity.
Assonance and Rhyme (Ethirukai / Monai)
“Baanamadi nee enakku / Paandamadi naan unakku”
Utilizes second-letter rhyming and phonetic harmony (e.g., Baanamadi / Paandamadi) characteristic of traditional Tamil poetry.
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Trivia
Ezhavathu Manithan (1982), directed by K. Hariharan and starring Raghuvaran, won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. The film's soundtrack exclusively features timeless poems of Mahakavi Bharathiyar set to music composed by L. Vaidyanathan, with vocals for this song performed by K. J. Yesudas and S. P. Sailaja.
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