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Lyrics & meaning

Vinnaithaandi Anbe

From Irandaam Ulagam · 2013

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
Vijay Prakash
Music director
Harris Jayaraj
Details
Irandaam Ulagam2013

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Neeya neeya neeyae soluIs it you, is it you, you tell me
Neeyae neeyaIs it really you?
Male
Vinnai thaandiCrossing the skies
Anbae vandhaaiLove, you came
Ennul nadukkamaIs this a tremor within me?
Unnaal nindra idhayam ondruThe heart that stopped because of you
Meendum thudikumaWill it beat again?
Male
Marainthadhu angaeWhat disappeared over there
Malarnthadhu ingaeHas bloomed over here
Maayama maayamaaIs it magic, an illusion?
Sol nadanthadhu poiyaaTell me, is what happened a lie?
Nadapadhu poiyaIs what is happening now a lie?
Kaadhalae nyayamaaOh love, is this fair?
Male
En kaadhal nilaDoes my moon of love
Than kai veesuthoWave her hands?
En aagayam rendaagaDoes my sky appear
TherigindrathoSplit into two?
Male
{Neeya neeya neeyae soluIs it you, is it you, you tell me
Neeyae neeyaIs it really you?
Meiya poiya kannil minnumIs the love gleaming in your eyes real or false?
Kaadhal poiya} (2)Is love a lie?
Male
Antha pani kangalIs it you, is it you, you tell me
Pongum mozhi paarvaiIs it really you?
Ennai kollaamal kolluthadiIs the love gleaming in your eyes real or false?
Idhu nijam thaanaIs love a lie?
Illai nizhal thaanaThose dewy eyes
Endra vinodham minnuthadiThat glance overflowing like unspoken speech
Male
Unnai marutha pinnumIt kills me without softly killing me
Ennam vaazhgindrathaeIs this real
Vaazhvae maayamaOr is it just a shadow?
Kannai thiranthapadiA strange feeling glimmers within me
Iinnum kanavugalaEven after denying you
Ellaam sogamaMy thoughts keep living on
Male
Karugiya nenjilIs life an illusion?
Perugiya kanneerWith my eyes wide open
Kaadhalai meetkumaAre these still dreams?
Naan kanavilum illaiIs everything filled with sorrow?
Ninaivilum illaiIn a scorched heart
Kaadhalae nyaayamaCan overflowing tears
Male
Yehoo aahooRescue and redeem love?
Yevoo oo yevooh aaavooI am not in a dream
Yehoo oohooNor in reality
Oo oo yevoh aahooOh love, is this fair?
Male
Vinnai thaandiYehoo aahoo
Anbae vandhaaiYevoo oo yevooh aaavoo
Ennul nadukkamaYehoo oohoo
Unnaal nindra idhayam ondruOo oo yevoh aahoo
Meendum thudikumaCrossing the skies
Male
Pisir azhuthaalumLove, you came
Thasai erinthaalumIs this a tremor within me?
Aanma azhiyumaThe heart that stopped because of you
Endhan per ennaWill it beat again?
Endhan uravennaEven if muscle tears
Ival ullam ariyumaEven if flesh burns
Male
Kaadhal unmai endraalWill the soul perish?
Vaanum mannum maarumWhat is my name?
Kaadhalae kadavulaWhat is my relationship to her?
Oh kaadhal unmai endraalDoes her heart know?
Vaanum mannum maarumIf love is true
Kaadhalae kadavulaThe heaven and earth will change
Male
Neeya neeya neeyae soluIs love God?
Neeyae neeyaOh if love is true
Meiya poiya kannil minnumThe heaven and earth will change
Kaadhal poiyaIs love God?
Male
Vinnai thaandiIs it you, is it you, you tell me
Anbae vandhaaiIs it really you?
Ennul nadukkamaIs the love gleaming in your eyes real or false?
Unnaal nindra idhayam ondruIs love a lie?
Meendum thudikumaCrossing the skies
Male
Marainthadhu angaeLove, you came
Malarnthadhu ingaeIs this a tremor within me?
Maayama maayamaaThe heart that stopped because of you
Sol nadanthadhu poiyaaWill it beat again?
Nadapadhu poiyaWhat disappeared over there
Kaadhalae nyayamaaHas bloomed over here
Male
En kaadhal nilaIs it magic, an illusion?
Than kai veesuthoTell me, is what happened a lie?
En aagayam rendaagaIs what is happening now a lie?
TherigindrathoOh love, is this fair?
Male
{Neeya neeya neeyae soluDoes my moon of love
Neeyae neeyaWave her hands?
Meiya poiya kannil minnumDoes my sky appear
Kaadhal poiya} (2)Split into two?
Male
Yehoo aahooIs it you, is it you, you tell me
Yevoo oo yevooh aaavooIs it really you?
Yehoo oohooIs the love gleaming in your eyes real or false?
Oo oo yevoh aahooIs love a lie?
Female
………………………..Vocalizations and musical outro

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Neeya Neeya' captures the protagonist's profound existential confusion, angst, and wonder upon encountering his lost love across alternate worlds or dimensions. Doubting his own senses and reality, he questions whether her presence is an illusion, a dream, or divine magic. He ponders if a heart broken by loss can feel again and contemplates the eternal nature of the soul transcending physical pain.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Azhugai (Antithesis/Contrast)

Marainthadhu angae / Malarnthadhu ingae

Contrasting ideas of presence and absence, reality and illusion across parallel spaces.

Metaphor

En kaadhal nila / Than kai veesutho / En aagayam rendaaga / Therigindratho

Comparing the beloved to a moon waving her hands and splitting the sky into two parallel realms.

Emoni (Anaphora / Repetition)

Neeya neeya neeyae solu / Neeyae neeya

Repetition of 'Neeya' to emphasize disbelief and questioning identity.

Rhetorical Questioning

Kaadhal unmai endraal / Vaanum mannum maarum / Kaadhalae kadavula

The song relies heavily on questions questioning reality, love, and life itself.

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Trivia

Irandaam Ulagam (2013), directed by Selvaraghavan, is a rare Tamil fantasy romantic drama involving parallel universes. The song 'Neeya Neeya' visually and lyrically reflects the core premise of the film—finding the same soulmate in a completely different world.

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