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Lyrics & meaning

Yengirundhai Nee

From Thulam · 2018

Lyricist
Nadhi. Vijaykumar
Singer
Vijay Prakash
Music director
Alex Premnath
Movie name
Thulam
Movie release year
2018
Lyrics added on
29 Sept 2018

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Engirundhaai nee
Engiruppaai nee
En seivaai nee
En iraivaa
En iraivaa
Nee varuvaai
Vaanam padaithaai
Boomiyum padaithaai
Udalai iyakkum
Uyir padaithaaai
Neeyae padaithaai
Neeyae koduththaai
Neeyae eduththaai serithaanoo
Enai yen padaithaai
Enakken koduththaai
Yen nee eduththaai solvaaiyoo
Kangalil vazhiyum
Neer thuli polae
Nenjinil niraindha
Irai neeyae
Jananam maranam
Dhinamum nigazhlum
Boomiyai yenoo
Nee padaithaai
Yaaro nee
Yaaro nee
Ariyenae naan ariyenae
En ullathinaalae unarnthenae
Aandha vaazhkai
Naan thaanae
Per aanandham endrum
Nee thaanae
{Udal vizhuvenae
Uyir thozhuvenae} (2)
Un arulaal naan ezhuvenae
Where were you?
Where will you be?
What will you do,
Oh my God?
Oh my God,
Will you come?
You created the sky,
You created the earth too,
And to move this body,
You created life.
You created it yourself,
You gave it yourself,
You took it away yourself—is that fair?
Why did you create me?
Why did you give it to me?
Why did you take it away, won't you tell me?
Like the teardrops
Flowing from the eyes,
You are the God
Who fills my heart.
Birth and death
Happen every day;
Why did you ever
Create this earth?
Who are you?
Who are you?
I do not know, I truly do not know,
Yet within my heart, I have felt you.
That life
Is me, isn't it?
And that great bliss, forever,
Is you, isn't it?
{My body may fall,
My soul will worship you} (2)
By your grace, I will rise.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song is a profound philosophical and devotional monologue addressed to the Almighty. The speaker grapples with existential angst, questioning God about the nature of creation, life, suffering, and death. The lyricist explores the paradox of a Creator who gives life only to take it away, asking why humanity must endure the cycle of birth and death on earth.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Muran (Antithesis)

“Jananam maranam”

'Jananam' (Birth) and 'Maranam' (Death) are direct opposites placed together to emphasize the cycle of life.

Anaphora / Repetition

“Neeyae padaithaai / Neeyae koduththaai / Neeyae eduththaai”

The repetition of 'Neeyae' (You yourself) at the beginning of consecutive lines emphasizes divine omnipotence and agency.

Iyaipu (End Rhyme)

“Engirundhaai nee / Engiruppaai nee / En seivaai nee”

The lines end with the rhyming word 'nee' (you), creating a rhythmic and pleading musical effect.

Simile (Uvamai Ani)

“Kangalil vazhiyum / Neer thuli polae”

Comparing the pervasive presence of God filling the heart to tears flowing gently from the eyes ('polae' meaning 'like').

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Trivia

'Thulam' (2018) is an independent Tamil film exploring human emotions, morality, and spiritual reflection. The lyrics written by Nadhi. Vijaykumar delve deeply into existential questions and spiritual surrender, characteristic of traditional Tamil philosophical poetry (Siddhar paadalgal).

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