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Lyrics & meaning

Yeh Nanbane Kobam

From Mounam Pesiyadhe · 2002

Lyricist
Snehan
Singers
Hariharan, Shankar Mahadevan
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
Mounam Pesiyadhe2002

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Uyiril minsaaram selutthumadaaIt passes a jolt of electricity into your soul, my friend!
Asanthaal thee vaithu koluthumadaaIf you let your guard down, it will set you on fire, man!
Aanai pennaaki sirikkumadaaIt will turn a man helpless like a woman and mock him, man!
Intha kaadhal tharum thirumanam thorkkumadaaThe marriage that this love leads to will end in defeat, man!
Male
Kaadhal nanjai oonduvittaalIf love injects its venom inside you,
Kaakkum maranthu edhuvumillaiThere is no antidote that can save you.
Kaadhal nanjai oonduvittaalIf love injects its venom inside you,
Kaakkum maranthu edhuvumillaiThere is no antidote that can save you.
Kaadhal pola thunbam ondru kidaiyaathaeThere is no sorrow in this world quite like love.
Male
Karpanaiyil neeyum vaazhaathaeDo not live in a world of mere fantasies.
Kaadhalai kaaviyam aakkaathaeDo not romanticize love into an epic poem.
Kaanal neeril dhaagam theeraathaeYour thirst will never be quenched by a mirage.
Kaadhalai sumaa neeyum nambaathae…Do not just blindly trust love...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song reflects the protagonist's cynical, anti-romantic ideology from the movie 'Mounam Pesiyadhe'. It acts as a stern warning against falling in love, portraying romantic attachment not as a divine feeling, but as a dangerous illusion and a destructive poison that paralyzes a person's logic and self-respect.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

Uyiril minsaaram selutthumadaa / Asanthaal thee vaithu koluthumadaa

The lines end with the rhythmic colloquial suffix '-adaa' ('selutthumadaa', 'koluthumadaa', 'sirikkumadaa', 'thorkkumadaa'), creating a persuasive, casual tone aimed at a male listener.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Kaadhal nanjai oonduvittaal

Love is directly equated to a toxic venom ('nanjai') that invades the bloodstream and leaves no remedy.

Metaphor / Analogy

Kaanal neeril dhaagam theeraathae

Love is compared to a mirage ('kaanal neer')—an optical illusion that promises water to a thirsty person but delivers nothing, symbolizing false hope.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Kaadhal pola... / Karpanaiyil... / Kaadhalai... / Kaanal...

Repetition of the initial consonant sound 'K' (Ka/Kar/Kaa) across consecutive lines enhances the poetic flow and cadence.

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Trivia

This track belongs to the soundtrack of 'Mounam Pesiyadhe' (2002), directed by Ameer in his directorial debut. Composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with lyrics by Snehan, the song perfectly encapsulates the hero Gautham's (played by Suriya) staunch anti-love stance, which was a fresh and iconic character trope in early 2000s Tamil cinema.

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