Yei Ilaiya Nilave
From Anbulla Kadhalukku · 1999
- Lyricist
- Kavi Ravi
- Singer
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Anbulla Kadhalukku1999
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Yaei ilaiya nilave sogam verung kanvae | Hey young moon, sorrow is just a dream |
| Yaei ilaiya nilave sogam verung kanvae | Hey young moon, sorrow is just a dream |
| Male | |
| Moondraam piraiyae moondraam piraiyae | Oh crescent moon, oh crescent moon |
| Naalaiya nilavum neethaan | You are tomorrow's full moon as well |
| Maarum ulagil vaazhum vaazhvil | In life lived inside this changing world |
| Sogam ellaam veenthaan | All sadness is simply futile |
| Male | |
| Sollaamal ennai kollathae | Do not kill me without speaking |
| Yaei nilave sorkkaththai thallippodaathae | Hey moon, do not push away heaven |
| Yaei kannaalae ennai kilaathae | Hey, do not pinch me with your eyes |
| Yaei nilavae kanneeril ennai thallaathae | Hey moon, do not push me into tears |
| Male | |
| Yaei ilaiya nilave sogam verung kanvae | Hey young moon, sorrow is just a dream |
| Male | |
| Kaathoram ketkum reengaaram ellaam | All the humming sound heard near my ears |
| Kadhali un suvaasa saththam | My beloved, is the sound of your breath |
| Neengaamal ennai thoongaamal seiyyum | Without leaving me, it keeps me awake |
| Neethaanae en kadhal sorkkam | You alone are my heaven of love |
| Male | |
| Un vizhiyin sparisham ellaam | All the touch of your eyes |
| Uyir varaiyil urasuthadi | Gently rubs against me down to my soul, my dear |
| En uyirin suvaasamellaam | All the breath of my life |
| Un vazhiyae veesuthadi | Blows through your path, my dear |
| Male | |
| Intha paruvam paranthu povatharkkul | Before this youthfulness flies away |
| Intha kanavu kalainthu povatharkkul | Before this dream dissolves away |
| Naan pirantha kaaranaththai sollividu | Tell me the reason why I was born |
| Male | |
| Sollaamal ennai kollathae | Do not kill me without speaking |
| Yaei nilave sorkkaththai thallippodaathae | Hey moon, do not push away heaven |
| Kannaalae ennai kilaathae | Do not pinch me with your eyes |
| Yaei nilavae kanneeril ennai thallaathae | Hey moon, do not push me into tears |
| Male | |
| Yaei ilaiya nilave sogam verung kanvae | Hey young moon, sorrow is just a dream |
| Male | |
| ………………….. | |
| Male | |
| Kanmani unthan punnaai ellaam | My darling, all of your smiles |
| Kannukkul padam pidiththu vaithen | I captured as pictures inside my eyes |
| Un idhazh sinthum oosaial ellaam | All the sounds spilled from your lips |
| Uyirukkul olippathivu seithen | I audio-recorded inside my soul |
| Male | |
| Unnaamal urangaamal | Without eating and without sleeping |
| Uyirththirakkum vazhi kanden | I found the path to stay alive |
| Un nizhalaai naan maari | By transforming into your shadow |
| Unnodu vaazhkindren | I live together with you |
| Male | |
| Unnai thedi ennai kandu konden | In search of you, I found myself |
| Rekkaiyindri vinnai thottuvitten | Without wings, I touched the sky |
| Siththamenggum sirpamaaga unai vadipen | I will sculpt you as a statue across my mind |
| Male | |
| Sollaamal ennai kollathae | Do not kill me without speaking |
| Yaei nilave sorkkaththai thallippodaathae | Hey moon, do not push away heaven |
| Aang….kannaalae ennai kilaathae | Ah... do not pinch me with your eyes |
| Yaei nilavae kanneeril ennai thallaathae | Hey moon, do not push me into tears |
| Male | |
| Yaei ilaiya nilave sogam verung kanvae | Hey young moon, sorrow is just a dream |
| Yaei yaei ilaiya nilave sogam verung kanvae | Hey hey young moon, sorrow is just a dream |
| Male | |
| Moondraam piraiyae moondraam piraiyae | Oh crescent moon, oh crescent moon |
| Naalaiya nilavum neethaan | You are tomorrow's full moon as well |
| Maarum ulagil vaazhum vaazhvil | In life lived inside this changing world |
| Sogam ellaam veenthaan | All sadness is simply futile |
| Male | |
| Kanneeril Kaalam thallaathae yaei nilavae | Do not waste time in tears, oh moon |
| Kaalangal ponaal varaathe | If time passes by, it won't return |
| Hoi megangal vaanam aagaathae | Oh, clouds can never become the sky |
| Ennaalum sogangal vaazhkkai aagaathe….. | Sorrows can never become life forever... |
ஏய் இளைய நிலவே சோகம் வெறுங் கனவே
ஏய் இளைய நிலவே சோகம் வெறுங் கனவே
Hey young moon, sorrow is just a dream
Hey young moon, sorrow is just a dream
மூன்றாம் பிறையே மூன்றாம் பிறையே
நாளைய நிலவும் நீதான்
மாறும் உலகில் வாழும் வாழ்வில்
சோகம் எல்லாம் வீண் தான்
Oh crescent moon, oh crescent moon
You are tomorrow's full moon as well
In life lived inside this changing world
All sadness is simply futile
சொல்லாமல் என்னைக் கொல்லாதே
ஏய் நிலவே சொர்க்கத்தை தள்ளிப் போடாதே
ஏய் கண்ணாலே என்னை கிள்ளாதே
ஏய் நிலவே கண்ணீரில் என்னைத் தள்ளாதே
Do not kill me without speaking
Hey moon, do not push away heaven
Hey, do not pinch me with your eyes
Hey moon, do not push me into tears
ஏய் இளைய நிலவே சோகம் வெறுங் கனவே
Hey young moon, sorrow is just a dream
காதோரம் கேட்கும் ரீங்காரம் எல்லாம்
காதலி உன் சுவாச சத்தம்
நீங்காமல் என்னை தூங்காமல் செய்யும்
நீதானே என் காதல் சொர்க்கம்
All the humming sound heard near my ears
My beloved, is the sound of your breath
Without leaving me, it keeps me awake
You alone are my heaven of love
உன் விழியின் ஸ்பரிசம் எல்லாம்
உயிர் வரையில் உரசுதடி
என் உயிரின் சுவாசமெல்லாம்
உன் வழியே வீசுதடி
All the touch of your eyes
Gently rubs against me down to my soul, my dear
All the breath of my life
Blows through your path, my dear
இந்த பருவம் பறந்து போவதற்குள்
இந்தக் கனவு கலைந்து போவதற்குள்
நான் பிறந்த காரணத்தை சொல்லிவிடு
Before this youthfulness flies away
Before this dream dissolves away
Tell me the reason why I was born
சொல்லாமல் என்னைக் கொல்லாதே
ஏய் நிலவே சொர்க்கத்தை தள்ளிப் போடாதே
கண்ணாலே என்னை கிள்ளாதே
ஏய் நிலவே கண்ணீரில் என்னைத் தள்ளாதே
Do not kill me without speaking
Hey moon, do not push away heaven
Do not pinch me with your eyes
Hey moon, do not push me into tears
ஏய் இளைய நிலவே சோகம் வெறுங் கனவே
Hey young moon, sorrow is just a dream
..............................
கண்மணி உந்தன் புன்னகை எல்லாம்
கண்ணுக்குள் படம் பிடித்து வைத்தேன்
உன் இதழ் சிந்தும் ஓசைகள் எல்லாம்
உயிருக்குள் ஒலிப்பதிவு செய்தேன்
My darling, all of your smiles
I captured as pictures inside my eyes
All the sounds spilled from your lips
I audio-recorded inside my soul
உண்ணாமல் உறங்காமல்
உயிர்த்திருக்கும் வழிக் கண்டேன்
உன் நிழலாய் நான் மாறி
உன்னோடு வாழ்கின்றேன்
Without eating and without sleeping
I found the path to stay alive
By transforming into your shadow
I live together with you
உன்னைத் தேடி என்னைக் கண்டுக் கொண்டேன்
ரெக்கையின்றி விண்ணை தொட்டுவிட்டேன்
சித்தமெங்கும் சிற்பமாக உனை வடிப்பேன்
In search of you, I found myself
Without wings, I touched the sky
I will sculpt you as a statue across my mind
சொல்லாமல் என்னைக் கொல்லாதே
ஏய் நிலவே சொர்க்கத்தை தள்ளிப் போடாதே
ஆங்....கண்ணாலே என்னை கிள்ளாதே
ஏய் நிலவே கண்ணீரில் என்னைத் தள்ளாதே
Do not kill me without speaking
Hey moon, do not push away heaven
Ah... do not pinch me with your eyes
Hey moon, do not push me into tears
ஏய் இளைய நிலவே சோகம் வெறுங் கனவே
ஏய் ஏய் இளைய நிலவே சோகம் வெறுங் கனவே
Hey young moon, sorrow is just a dream
Hey hey young moon, sorrow is just a dream
மூன்றாம் பிறையே மூன்றாம் பிறையே
நாளைய நிலவும் நீதான்
மாறும் உலகில் வாழும் வாழ்வில்
சோகம் எல்லாம் வீண்தான்
Oh crescent moon, oh crescent moon
You are tomorrow's full moon as well
In life lived inside this changing world
All sadness is simply futile
கண்ணீரில் காலம் தள்ளாதே ஏய் நிலவே
காலங்கள் போனால் வராதே
ஹோய் மேகங்கள் வானம் ஆகாதே
எந்நாளும் சோகங்கள் வாழ்க்கை ஆகாதே.....
Do not waste time in tears, oh moon
If time passes by, it won't return
Oh, clouds can never become the sky
Sorrows can never become life forever...
Yaei ilaiya nilave sogam verung kanvae
Hey young moon, sorrow is just a dream
Yaei ilaiya nilave sogam verung kanvae
Hey young moon, sorrow is just a dream
Moondraam piraiyae moondraam piraiyae
Oh crescent moon, oh crescent moon
Naalaiya nilavum neethaan
You are tomorrow's full moon as well
Maarum ulagil vaazhum vaazhvil
In life lived inside this changing world
Sogam ellaam veenthaan
All sadness is simply futile
Sollaamal ennai kollathae
Do not kill me without speaking
Yaei nilave sorkkaththai thallippodaathae
Hey moon, do not push away heaven
Yaei kannaalae ennai kilaathae
Hey, do not pinch me with your eyes
Yaei nilavae kanneeril ennai thallaathae
Hey moon, do not push me into tears
Yaei ilaiya nilave sogam verung kanvae
Hey young moon, sorrow is just a dream
Kaathoram ketkum reengaaram ellaam
All the humming sound heard near my ears
Kadhali un suvaasa saththam
My beloved, is the sound of your breath
Neengaamal ennai thoongaamal seiyyum
Without leaving me, it keeps me awake
Neethaanae en kadhal sorkkam
You alone are my heaven of love
Un vizhiyin sparisham ellaam
All the touch of your eyes
Uyir varaiyil urasuthadi
Gently rubs against me down to my soul, my dear
En uyirin suvaasamellaam
All the breath of my life
Un vazhiyae veesuthadi
Blows through your path, my dear
Intha paruvam paranthu povatharkkul
Before this youthfulness flies away
Intha kanavu kalainthu povatharkkul
Before this dream dissolves away
Naan pirantha kaaranaththai sollividu
Tell me the reason why I was born
Sollaamal ennai kollathae
Do not kill me without speaking
Yaei nilave sorkkaththai thallippodaathae
Hey moon, do not push away heaven
Kannaalae ennai kilaathae
Do not pinch me with your eyes
Yaei nilavae kanneeril ennai thallaathae
Hey moon, do not push me into tears
Yaei ilaiya nilave sogam verung kanvae
Hey young moon, sorrow is just a dream
…………………..
Kanmani unthan punnaai ellaam
My darling, all of your smiles
Kannukkul padam pidiththu vaithen
I captured as pictures inside my eyes
Un idhazh sinthum oosaial ellaam
All the sounds spilled from your lips
Uyirukkul olippathivu seithen
I audio-recorded inside my soul
Unnaamal urangaamal
Without eating and without sleeping
Uyirththirakkum vazhi kanden
I found the path to stay alive
Un nizhalaai naan maari
By transforming into your shadow
Unnodu vaazhkindren
I live together with you
Unnai thedi ennai kandu konden
In search of you, I found myself
Rekkaiyindri vinnai thottuvitten
Without wings, I touched the sky
Siththamenggum sirpamaaga unai vadipen
I will sculpt you as a statue across my mind
Sollaamal ennai kollathae
Do not kill me without speaking
Yaei nilave sorkkaththai thallippodaathae
Hey moon, do not push away heaven
Aang….kannaalae ennai kilaathae
Ah... do not pinch me with your eyes
Yaei nilavae kanneeril ennai thallaathae
Hey moon, do not push me into tears
Yaei ilaiya nilave sogam verung kanvae
Hey young moon, sorrow is just a dream
Yaei yaei ilaiya nilave sogam verung kanvae
Hey hey young moon, sorrow is just a dream
Moondraam piraiyae moondraam piraiyae
Oh crescent moon, oh crescent moon
Naalaiya nilavum neethaan
You are tomorrow's full moon as well
Maarum ulagil vaazhum vaazhvil
In life lived inside this changing world
Sogam ellaam veenthaan
All sadness is simply futile
Kanneeril Kaalam thallaathae yaei nilavae
Do not waste time in tears, oh moon
Kaalangal ponaal varaathe
If time passes by, it won't return
Hoi megangal vaanam aagaathae
Oh, clouds can never become the sky
Ennaalum sogangal vaazhkkai aagaathe…..
Sorrows can never become life forever...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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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