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Lyrics & meaning

Yei Ilaiya Nilave

From Anbulla Kadhalukku · 1999

Lyricist
Kavi Ravi
Singer
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Anbulla Kadhalukku
Movie release year
1999
Lyrics added on
30 Mar 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Yaei ilaiya nilave sogam verung kanvae
Yaei ilaiya nilave sogam verung kanvae
Moondraam piraiyae moondraam piraiyae
Naalaiya nilavum neethaan
Maarum ulagil vaazhum vaazhvil
Sogam ellaam veenthaan
Sollaamal ennai kollathae
Yaei nilave sorkkaththai thallippodaathae
Yaei kannaalae ennai kilaathae
Yaei nilavae kanneeril ennai thallaathae
Yaei ilaiya nilave sogam verung kanvae
Kaathoram ketkum reengaaram ellaam
Kadhali un suvaasa saththam
Neengaamal ennai thoongaamal seiyyum
Neethaanae en kadhal sorkkam
Un vizhiyin sparisham ellaam
Uyir varaiyil urasuthadi
En uyirin suvaasamellaam
Un vazhiyae veesuthadi
Intha paruvam paranthu povatharkkul
Intha kanavu kalainthu povatharkkul
Naan pirantha kaaranaththai sollividu
Sollaamal ennai kollathae
Yaei nilave sorkkaththai thallippodaathae
Kannaalae ennai kilaathae
Yaei nilavae kanneeril ennai thallaathae
Yaei ilaiya nilave sogam verung kanvae
…………………..
Kanmani unthan punnaai ellaam
Kannukkul padam pidiththu vaithen
Un idhazh sinthum oosaial ellaam
Uyirukkul olippathivu seithen
Unnaamal urangaamal
Uyirththirakkum vazhi kanden
Un nizhalaai naan maari
Unnodu vaazhkindren
Unnai thedi ennai kandu konden
Rekkaiyindri vinnai thottuvitten
Siththamenggum sirpamaaga unai vadipen
Sollaamal ennai kollathae
Yaei nilave sorkkaththai thallippodaathae
Aang….kannaalae ennai kilaathae
Yaei nilavae kanneeril ennai thallaathae
Yaei ilaiya nilave sogam verung kanvae
Yaei yaei ilaiya nilave sogam verung kanvae
Moondraam piraiyae moondraam piraiyae
Naalaiya nilavum neethaan
Maarum ulagil vaazhum vaazhvil
Sogam ellaam veenthaan
Kanneeril Kaalam thallaathae yaei nilavae
Kaalangal ponaal varaathe
Hoi megangal vaanam aagaathae
Ennaalum sogangal vaazhkkai aagaathe…..
Hey young moon, sadness is merely a dream.
Hey young moon, sadness is merely a dream.
O crescent moon, O crescent moon,
You are tomorrow's full moon too.
In this changing world, in this life we live,
All sorrow is pointless.
Don't kill me with your silence.
Hey moon, don't postpone heaven.
Hey, don't tease me with your eyes.
Hey moon, don't push me into tears.
Hey young moon, sadness is merely a dream.
Every hum echoing near my ears,
My love, is the sound of your breath.
Never leaving, keeping me awake,
You alone are my paradise of love.
Every touch of your gaze
Gently brushes deep against my soul.
All the breath of my life
Flows in your direction.
Before this youth flies away,
Before this dream fades away,
Tell me the reason I was born.
Don't kill me with your silence.
Hey moon, don't postpone heaven.
Don't tease me with your eyes.
Hey moon, don't push me into tears.
Hey young moon, sadness is merely a dream.
...
My darling, every smile of yours,
I have captured inside my eyes.
Every sound that spills from your lips,
I have recorded deep within my soul.
Without eating, without sleeping,
I found a way to stay alive.
Turning into your shadow,
I live right alongside you.
Searching for you, I found myself.
Without wings, I touched the sky.
Across my mind, I will carve you like a sculpture.
Don't kill me with your silence.
Hey moon, don't postpone heaven.
Ah... don't tease me with your eyes.
Hey moon, don't push me into tears.
Hey young moon, sadness is merely a dream.
Hey, hey, young moon, sadness is merely a dream.
O crescent moon, O crescent moon,
You are tomorrow's full moon too.
In this changing world, in this life we live,
All sorrow is pointless.
Don't spend your days in tears, hey moon,
For time once lost will never return.
Hey, clouds cannot become the sky,
And sorrows can never become your life...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song is a poetic and emotional expression of love, hope, and consolation directed at a beloved addressed metaphorically as the young crescent moon ('ilaiya nilave' / 'moondraam piraiyae'). The speaker comforts the lover, urging them not to succumb to sorrow, reminding them that current sadness is fleeting like a dream and that today's crescent moon will inevitably grow into tomorrow's full moon. Through evocative romantic imagery, the speaker describes how every whisper, breath, and glance from the beloved animates their soul, capturing memories in their heart like photos and audio recordings. Ultimately, the song celebrates love as a uplifting, transformative force that gives life purpose and transcends temporary suffering.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

“Moondraam piraiyae moondraam piraiyae Naalaiya nilavum neethaan”

Compares the lover in her current state to a crescent moon who holds the promise of becoming the full moon tomorrow.

Metaphor

“Kannukkul padam pidiththu vaithen / Uyirukkul olippathivu seithen”

Modern technological metaphors comparing visual memory to taking a picture ('padam pidiththu') and vocal memory to an audio recording ('olippathivu').

Monai (Initial Rhyme / Alliteration)

“Intha paruvam paranthu povatharkkul / Intha kanavu kalainthu povatharkkul”

Repetition of initial rhythm and sounds across consecutive lines ('Intha paruvam' / 'Intha kanavu').

Hyperbole

“Rekkaiyindri vinnai thottuvitten”

Exaggeration of joy in love: touching the sky without wings.

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Trivia

The lyrics of this song were penned by Kavi Ravi for the 1999 Tamil film 'Anbulla Kadhalukku'. The song uses the classic Tamil poetic motif of addressing the lover as 'Nilavu' (Moon), echoing traditional Sangam literature where celestial bodies are addressed directly as confidants in romance.

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