Vennilavu Jannalil
From Adhe Neram Adhe Idam · 2009
- Lyricist
- Lalithanand
- Singers
- Saindhavi, Vijay Yesudas
- Music director
- Premgi Amaren
- Details
- Adhe Neram Adhe Idam2009
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Chorus | |
| ………………. | ... |
| Male | |
| Vennilavu jannalil paarkka | As the white moon looks through the window, |
| Pinniravil mellisai keatka | As soft music is heard in the late night, |
| Kannirandil kaamam pookka | As desire blooms in both eyes, |
| Unnai naanum anaippeaney | I will embrace you. |
| Female | |
| Pen manadhu velichchaththil koosum | A woman's mind shies away in bright light, |
| Vinvelikkae udaiththida veandum | It needs to break out into outer space, |
| Kummiruttil udharalgal keatka | To hear shivers in the pitch darkness, |
| Anaikkumbodhu varuveaney | I will come when you embrace me. |
| Male | |
| Koyil silaigal meedhu | On temple sculptures, |
| Kaanum nilaigal yaavum | All the postures seen, |
| Kaayam kaanumbodhu | When they experience pain or marks, |
| Ada adhu oru kalaiyena aagum | Ah, that becomes an art form! |
| Female | |
| Aadhi manidhan vaazhvil | In early human life, |
| Aadaithaaney yeadhu | Where was clothing anyway? |
| Aadhaam yeavaal pola | Like Adam and Eve, |
| Naam iruppadhu iyarkkaiyum aagum | Our being like this is natural too. |
| Male | |
| Vennilavu jannalil paarkka | As the white moon looks through the window, |
| Pinniravil mellisai keatka | As soft music is heard in the late night, |
| Kannirandil kaamam pookka | As desire blooms in both eyes, |
| Unnai naanum anaippeaney | I will embrace you. |
| Female | |
| Pen manadhu velichchaththil koosum | A woman's mind shies away in bright light, |
| Vinvelikkae udaiththida veandum | It needs to break out into outer space, |
| Kummiruttil udharalgal keatka | To hear shivers in the pitch darkness, |
| Anaikkumbodhu varuveaney | I will come when you embrace me. |
| Male | |
| Thodangida thayangum yaeno | Why hesitate to begin? |
| Pinbu thodarndhida yaekkamum yaeno | Why then a longing to continue? |
| Edhanaalaey indha thaagam | Why this thirst? |
| Unnai uyirudan kudiththidath thaano | Is it to drink you alive? |
| Female | |
| Vizhigalil mayakkamum yaeno | Why this intoxication in the eyes? |
| Idhu vidigira varaiyinil thaano | Is this only until dawn comes? |
| Pagal nearam varumbodhu | When daytime arrives, |
| Nee miga miga nallavan thaano | Are you really a very good person? |
| Male | |
| Yae…..kaamam oru | Hey... Is passion a |
| Thimingalam thaano | whale? |
| Theagangalum vizhungidath thaano | Is it here to swallow up bodies? |
| Nanum idhil pizhaiththiduveano | Will I survive in this? |
| Yea……no….. | Yeah... no... |
| Female | |
| Kadikaaram mullukkuth thaaney | For the hands of a clock, |
| Kadivaalam illavey illai | There are no reins at all. |
| Kaamam mani paarppadhey illai | Lust never looks at the time. |
| Yea……no….. | Yeah... no... |
| Male | |
| Oho…..nearam paarththu koorum | Oho... A cloud that tells the time |
| Meagam engum illai | does not exist anywhere. |
| Kaalam thaandi vaazhum dheasam | A land that lives beyond time |
| Kattilarai thaaney penney | is the bedroom, my girl. |
| Chorus | |
| ………………. | ... |
| Male | |
| Mellidai ilakkiya noolin | Her slender waist is a literary book, |
| Adhai adikkadi padippavan naaney | I am the one who reads it often. |
| Salikkaadha unavaagum | Food that never gets boring, |
| Andha unavedhu udhadugal thaaney…. | And what is that food? It is her lips... |
| Female | |
| Hae….marangoththip paravaiyai polae | Hey... Like a woodpecker bird, |
| En udalinil kaayangal thandhaai | You gave wounds upon my body. |
| Vali kooda sugam thaaney | Even pain is pleasure, isn't it? |
| Adhil thudippaval vasippaval naanae…. | I am the one who quivers and resides in it... |
| Male | |
| Yae…..malai paadhai | Hey... a mountain path |
| Idaiyinil paarththean | I saw in your waist, |
| Veagaththadai nenjinil paarththean | I saw a speed bump in your chest, |
| Vibaththaakkum vizhigalai paarththean vaa nee | I saw eyes that cause accidents, come to me. |
| Female | |
| Yae hae….neechal endraal | Hey hae... To swim, |
| Pazhagida veandum | one must practice, |
| Poopparikka payirchiyum veandaam | but no training is needed to pluck flowers. |
| Pennudalum poochchediyaagum vaa nee | A woman's body is a flowering plant, come to me. |
| Male | |
| O……sealai kasangidaamal | O... Without crumpling your saree, |
| Naanum kattippidippaen | I will embrace you. |
| Oorum marandhu pearum marandhu | Forgetting the town, forgetting our names, |
| Boomi vittu vaa pogalaam | Let us leave the earth and go. |
| Male | |
| Vennilavu jannalil paarkka | As the white moon looks through the window, |
| Pinniravil mellisai keatka | As soft music is heard in the late night, |
| Kannirandil kaamam pookka | As desire blooms in both eyes, |
| Unnai naanum anaippeaney | I will embrace you. |
| Female | |
| Pen manadhu velichchaththil koosum | A woman's mind shies away in bright light, |
| Vinvelikkae udaiththida veandum | It needs to break out into outer space, |
| Kummiruttil udharalgal keatka | To hear shivers in the pitch darkness, |
| Anaikkumbodhu varuveaney | I will come when you embrace me. |
..........................
...
வெண்ணிலவு ஜன்னலில் பார்க்க
பின்னிரவில் மெல்லிசை கேட்க
கண்ணிரண்டில் காமம் பூக்க
உன்னை நானும் அணைப்பேனே
As the white moon looks through the window,
As soft music is heard in the late night,
As desire blooms in both eyes,
I will embrace you.
பெண் மனது வெளிச்சத்தில் கூசும்
விண்வெளிக்கே உடைத்திட வேண்டும்
கும்மிருட்டில் உதறல்கள் கேட்க
அணைக்கும்போது வருவேனே
A woman's mind shies away in bright light,
It needs to break out into outer space,
To hear shivers in the pitch darkness,
I will come when you embrace me.
கோயில் சிலைகள் மீது
காணும் நிலைகள் யாவும்
காயம் காணும்போது
அட அது ஒரு கலையென ஆகும்
On temple sculptures,
All the postures seen,
When they experience pain or marks,
Ah, that becomes an art form!
ஆதி மனிதன் வாழ்வில்
ஆடைதானே ஏது
ஆதாம் ஏவாள் போல
நாம் இருப்பது இயற்கையும் ஆகும்
In early human life,
Where was clothing anyway?
Like Adam and Eve,
Our being like this is natural too.
வெண்ணிலவு ஜன்னலில் பார்க்க
பின்னிரவில் மெல்லிசை கேட்க
கண்ணிரண்டில் காமம் பூக்க
உன்னை நானும் அணைப்பேனே
As the white moon looks through the window,
As soft music is heard in the late night,
As desire blooms in both eyes,
I will embrace you.
பெண் மனது வெளிச்சத்தில் கூசும்
விண்வெளிக்கே உடைத்திட வேண்டும்
கும்மிருட்டில் உதறல்கள் கேட்க
அணைக்கும்போது வருவேனே
A woman's mind shies away in bright light,
It needs to break out into outer space,
To hear shivers in the pitch darkness,
I will come when you embrace me.
தொடங்கிட தயங்கமும் ஏனோ
பின்பு தொடர்ந்திட ஏக்கமும் ஏனோ
எதனாலே இந்த தாகம்
உன்னை உயிருடன் குடித்திடத் தானோ
Why hesitate to begin?
Why then a longing to continue?
Why this thirst?
Is it to drink you alive?
விழிகளில் மயக்கமும் ஏனோ
இது விடிகிற வரையினில் தானோ
பகல் நேரம் வரும்போது
நீ மிக மிக நல்லவன் தானோ
Why this intoxication in the eyes?
Is this only until dawn comes?
When daytime arrives,
Are you really a very good person?
ஏ....காமம் ஒரு
திமிங்கலம்தானோ
தேகங்களும் விழுங்கிடத் தானோ
நானும் இதில் பிழைத்திடுவேனோ
ஏ......னோ......
Hey... Is passion a
whale?
Is it here to swallow up bodies?
Will I survive in this?
Yeah... no...
கடிகாரம் முள்ளுக்குதானே
கடிவாளம் இல்லவே இல்லை
காமம் மணி பார்ப்பதே இல்லை
ஏ......னோ......
For the hands of a clock,
There are no reins at all.
Lust never looks at the time.
Yeah... no...
ஓஹோ.....நேரம் பார்த்துக் கூறும்
மேகம் எங்குமில்லை
காலம் தாண்டி வாழும் தேசம்
கட்டிலறைதானே பெண்ணே
Oho... A cloud that tells the time
does not exist anywhere.
A land that lives beyond time
is the bedroom, my girl.
...........................
...
மெல்லிடை இளைக்கிய நூலின்
அதை அடிகடி படிப்பவன் நானே
சலிக்காத உணவாகும்
அந்த உணவெது உதடுகள் தானே.....
Her slender waist is a literary book,
I am the one who reads it often.
Food that never gets boring,
And what is that food? It is her lips...
ஹே.....மரங்கொத்தி பறவையை போலே
என் உடலினில் காயங்கள் தந்தாய்
வலி கூட சுகம்தானே
அதில் துடிப்பவள் வசிப்பவள் நானே....
Hey... Like a woodpecker bird,
You gave wounds upon my body.
Even pain is pleasure, isn't it?
I am the one who quivers and resides in it...
ஏ.....மலை பாதை
இடையினில் பார்த்தேன்
வேகத்தடை நெஞ்சினில் பார்த்தேன்
விபத்தாக்கும் விழிகளை பார்த்தேன் வா நீ
Hey... a mountain path
I saw in your waist,
I saw a speed bump in your chest,
I saw eyes that cause accidents, come to me.
ஏஹே....... நீச்சல் என்றால்
பழகிட வேண்டும்
பூப்பறிக்க பயிற்சியும் வேண்டாம்
பெண்ணுடலும் பூச்செடியாகும் வா நீ
Hey hae... To swim,
one must practice,
but no training is needed to pluck flowers.
A woman's body is a flowering plant, come to me.
ஓ....சேலை கசங்கிடாமல்
நானும் கட்டி பிடிப்பேன்
ஊரும் மறந்து பேரும் மறந்து
பூமி விட்டு வா போகலாம்
O... Without crumpling your saree,
I will embrace you.
Forgetting the town, forgetting our names,
Let us leave the earth and go.
வெண்ணிலவு ஜன்னலில் பார்க்க
பின்னிரவில் மெல்லிசை கேட்க
கண்ணிரண்டில் காமம் பூக்க
உன்னை நானும் அணைப்பேனே
As the white moon looks through the window,
As soft music is heard in the late night,
As desire blooms in both eyes,
I will embrace you.
பெண் மனது வெளிச்சத்தில் கூசும்
விண்வெளிக்கே உடைத்திட வேண்டும்
கும்மிருட்டில் உதறல்கள் கேட்க
அணைக்கும்போது வருவேனே
A woman's mind shies away in bright light,
It needs to break out into outer space,
To hear shivers in the pitch darkness,
I will come when you embrace me.
……………….
...
Vennilavu jannalil paarkka
As the white moon looks through the window,
Pinniravil mellisai keatka
As soft music is heard in the late night,
Kannirandil kaamam pookka
As desire blooms in both eyes,
Unnai naanum anaippeaney
I will embrace you.
Pen manadhu velichchaththil koosum
A woman's mind shies away in bright light,
Vinvelikkae udaiththida veandum
It needs to break out into outer space,
Kummiruttil udharalgal keatka
To hear shivers in the pitch darkness,
Anaikkumbodhu varuveaney
I will come when you embrace me.
Koyil silaigal meedhu
On temple sculptures,
Kaanum nilaigal yaavum
All the postures seen,
Kaayam kaanumbodhu
When they experience pain or marks,
Ada adhu oru kalaiyena aagum
Ah, that becomes an art form!
Aadhi manidhan vaazhvil
In early human life,
Aadaithaaney yeadhu
Where was clothing anyway?
Aadhaam yeavaal pola
Like Adam and Eve,
Naam iruppadhu iyarkkaiyum aagum
Our being like this is natural too.
Vennilavu jannalil paarkka
As the white moon looks through the window,
Pinniravil mellisai keatka
As soft music is heard in the late night,
Kannirandil kaamam pookka
As desire blooms in both eyes,
Unnai naanum anaippeaney
I will embrace you.
Pen manadhu velichchaththil koosum
A woman's mind shies away in bright light,
Vinvelikkae udaiththida veandum
It needs to break out into outer space,
Kummiruttil udharalgal keatka
To hear shivers in the pitch darkness,
Anaikkumbodhu varuveaney
I will come when you embrace me.
Thodangida thayangum yaeno
Why hesitate to begin?
Pinbu thodarndhida yaekkamum yaeno
Why then a longing to continue?
Edhanaalaey indha thaagam
Why this thirst?
Unnai uyirudan kudiththidath thaano
Is it to drink you alive?
Vizhigalil mayakkamum yaeno
Why this intoxication in the eyes?
Idhu vidigira varaiyinil thaano
Is this only until dawn comes?
Pagal nearam varumbodhu
When daytime arrives,
Nee miga miga nallavan thaano
Are you really a very good person?
Yae…..kaamam oru
Hey... Is passion a
Thimingalam thaano
whale?
Theagangalum vizhungidath thaano
Is it here to swallow up bodies?
Nanum idhil pizhaiththiduveano
Will I survive in this?
Yea……no…..
Yeah... no...
Kadikaaram mullukkuth thaaney
For the hands of a clock,
Kadivaalam illavey illai
There are no reins at all.
Kaamam mani paarppadhey illai
Lust never looks at the time.
Yea……no…..
Yeah... no...
Oho…..nearam paarththu koorum
Oho... A cloud that tells the time
Meagam engum illai
does not exist anywhere.
Kaalam thaandi vaazhum dheasam
A land that lives beyond time
Kattilarai thaaney penney
is the bedroom, my girl.
……………….
...
Mellidai ilakkiya noolin
Her slender waist is a literary book,
Adhai adikkadi padippavan naaney
I am the one who reads it often.
Salikkaadha unavaagum
Food that never gets boring,
Andha unavedhu udhadugal thaaney….
And what is that food? It is her lips...
Hae….marangoththip paravaiyai polae
Hey... Like a woodpecker bird,
En udalinil kaayangal thandhaai
You gave wounds upon my body.
Vali kooda sugam thaaney
Even pain is pleasure, isn't it?
Adhil thudippaval vasippaval naanae….
I am the one who quivers and resides in it...
Yae…..malai paadhai
Hey... a mountain path
Idaiyinil paarththean
I saw in your waist,
Veagaththadai nenjinil paarththean
I saw a speed bump in your chest,
Vibaththaakkum vizhigalai paarththean vaa nee
I saw eyes that cause accidents, come to me.
Yae hae….neechal endraal
Hey hae... To swim,
Pazhagida veandum
one must practice,
Poopparikka payirchiyum veandaam
but no training is needed to pluck flowers.
Pennudalum poochchediyaagum vaa nee
A woman's body is a flowering plant, come to me.
O……sealai kasangidaamal
O... Without crumpling your saree,
Naanum kattippidippaen
I will embrace you.
Oorum marandhu pearum marandhu
Forgetting the town, forgetting our names,
Boomi vittu vaa pogalaam
Let us leave the earth and go.
Vennilavu jannalil paarkka
As the white moon looks through the window,
Pinniravil mellisai keatka
As soft music is heard in the late night,
Kannirandil kaamam pookka
As desire blooms in both eyes,
Unnai naanum anaippeaney
I will embrace you.
Pen manadhu velichchaththil koosum
A woman's mind shies away in bright light,
Vinvelikkae udaiththida veandum
It needs to break out into outer space,
Kummiruttil udharalgal keatka
To hear shivers in the pitch darkness,
Anaikkumbodhu varuveaney
I will come when you embrace me.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Vennilavu Jannalil is a sensual and evocative duet from the 2009 romantic film Adhe Neram Adhe Idam. The song captures an intimate nocturnal conversation between two lovers who surrender to their mutual passion and desire. Through vivid imagery, the song explores themes of love, primal instincts, and physical affection, portraying intimate moments as art form akin to ancient temple sculptures and comparing human nature to Adam and Eve. The lyrics mix poetic metaphors—such as comparing a lover's waist to a classic book and passion to an all-consuming sea creature—with reflections on how love exists beyond time and societal constraints. It paints a picture of intense romance where vulnerability and desire intertwine seamlessly.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Mellidai ilakkiya noolin / Adhai adikkadi padippavan naaney”
Comparing the lover's slender waist to an ancient literary manuscript that the speaker reads continuously.
Simile (Uvamaani)
“Aadhaam yeavaal pola / Naam iruppadhu iyarkkaiyum aagum”
Comparing their natural, uninhibited presence together to that of Adam and Eve in primordial nature.
End Rhyme (Iyaibu)
“Vennilavu jannalil paarkka / Pinniravil mellisai keatka / Kannirandil kaamam pookka”
Matching end sounds ('paarkka', 'keatka', 'pookka') creating a rhythmic musical flow across lines.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Yae…..kaamam oru / Thimingalam thaano / Theagangalum vizhungidath thaano”
Comparing overwhelming desire or passion to a whale capable of swallowing everything whole.
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Trivia
The song feature in the film Adhe Neram Adhe Idam (2009), starring Jai and Vijayalakshmi. The music for the film was composed by Premgi Amaren, with lyrics written by Lalithanand.
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