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Veenaiyadi Nee Enakku

From Ezhavathu Manithan · 1982

Lyricist
Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathiyaar
Singers
K. J. Yesudas, B. Neeraja
Music director
L. Vaidyanathan
Movie name
Ezhavathu Manithan
Movie release year
1982
Lyrics added on
24 Dec 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Paayumozhi nee enakku
Paarkkum vizhi naan unakku
Thoyum madhu nee enakku
Thumbiyadi naan unakku
Vaayuraikka varuguvathillai
Vaazhi nindran menmai ellaam
Thooya sudar vaanoliyae
Soorayamuthae kannamma
Veenaiyadi nee enakku
Mevum viral naan unakku
Veenaiyadi nee enakku
Mevum viral naan unakku
Poonum vadam nee enakku
Pudhu vairam naan unakku
Vaana mazhai nee enakku
Vanna mayil naan unakku
Aaa…..aaa…..aaa…..aa….
Vaana mazhai nee enakku
Vanna mayil naan unakku
Baanamadi nee enakku
Paandamadi naan unakku
Nyaana oli veesuthadi
Nangai nindran jodhimugam
Male :Oonamaru nallazhagae….nallazhagae
Oonamaru nallazhagae ooru suvaiyae kannammaa
Kadhaladi nee enakku kaandhamadi naan unakku
Female :Vedhamadi nee enakku vinthaiyadi naan unakku
Male :Podhamuttra pothinilae pongi varum theensuvaiyae
Naadha vadivaanavalae
Both :Naadha vadivaanavalae
Nalla uyirae kannammaa
Veenaiyadi nee enakku
Mevum viral naan unakku….
You are the streaming light to me,
And I am the seeing eyes to you.
You are the rich sweet nectar to me,
And I am the honeybee to you, my dear!
Words fail my tongue to describe
All your wondrous greatness;
O pure, radiant heavenly light,
O boundless sweet nectar, Kannamma!
You are the veena (lute) to me, my dear,
And I am the playing fingers to you.
You are the veena to me, my dear,
And I am the playing fingers to you.
You are the necklace cord to me,
And I am the sparkling diamond set upon you.
You are the rain from the sky to me,
And I am the colorful peacock to you.
Aah... aah... aah... aah...
You are the rain from the sky to me,
And I am the colorful peacock to you.
You are the sweet drink to me,
And I am the cup that holds you.
The light of true wisdom shines
From your glowing face, my girl!
Male: O flawless, pure beauty... pure beauty!
O flawless pure beauty, O ever-flowing sweetness, Kannamma!
You are love to me, and I am the magnet to you.
Female: You are the sacred Vedas (scriptures) to me, and I am the wonder to you.
Male: O sweet taste welling up in moments of deep awareness,
O embodiment of divine music,
Both: O embodiment of divine music,
O my precious life, Kannamma!
You are the veena to me, my dear,
And I am the playing fingers to you...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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