Ilaya Nilave appears in Ilaiyaraaja’s Ponnu Veettukkaran soundtrack. Lyricist Pazhani Bharathi compares a beloved to a youthful moon. Singer Srinivas conveys emotional distance through vocals.
Released: October 8, 2025
Ilaya Nilave
Ilaiyaraaja | Pazhani Bharathi • From “Ponnu Veettukkaran”
Ilaya Nilave Lyrics Meaning Ilaiyaraaja | Pazhani Bharathi | Ponnu Veettukkaran
Srinivas asks why affection remains unspoken. A bright moon crying darkens the sky. Flowing rivers symbolize lost time.
O NananaOh na na na
Ilaiya NilaveOh youthful moon,
Nana NananaNa na na na
Ilaiya NilaveOh youthful moon,
Nana NananaNa na na na
Ilaiya Nilave Ilaiya NilaveOh youthful moon, oh youthful moon,
Innum Enna Maunamowhy is there still this silence?
Azhagu Vizhigal Parkka MaruthalIf your beautiful eyes refuse to look at me,
Endhan Manam Thangumohow will my heart ever bear it?
Nee Thanadi En NimmadhiYou’re the only peace I know.
O Vanmathi Unadhu Dhisaiyil YenOh moon, why do I gaze in your direction?
Ilaiya Nilave Ilaiya NilaveOh youthful moon, oh youthful moon,
Innum Enna Maunamowhy is there still this silence?
Azhagu Vizhigal Parkka MaruthalIf your beautiful eyes refuse to look at me,
Endhan Manam Thangumohow will my heart ever bear it?
Isaikkum KuyileOh singing cuckoo,
Maunam Sumandhalif you carry only silence,
Yengum Yengum Poongatruthe breeze everywhere will just ache with longing.
Urakkam IzhandhuLosing all sleep,
Thavikkum Enakkulwithin me as I suffer,
Veru Yedhu Thalattuwhat other lullaby is there?
Vasanthame Pona PinOnce the spring season is gone,
Padumo Poonguyilwill the garden cuckoo still sing?
Vazhvellam Kodaiye Adumo Pon MaiyilIf life becomes an endless summer, will the golden peacock dance?
Un Kangalil Neer KolamoAre those tear patterns in your eyes?
En Nenjinai Kalanga VidalamoIs it right to leave my heart in such turmoil?
Ilaiya Nilave Ilaiya NilaveOh youthful moon, oh youthful moon,
Innum Yenna Maunamowhy is there still this silence?
Azhagu Vizhigal Parkka MaruthalIf your beautiful eyes refuse to look at me,
Endhan Manam Thangumohow will my heart ever bear it?
Nadandha NadhiyumThe river that has flowed past,
Kadandha Pozhudhumand the time that has crossed,
Meendum Thirumbumo Ingewill they ever return here again?
Velicha Nilavu Iruttil AzhudhalIf the bright moon cries in the dark,
Vanam Neelume Anbethe sky will only grow longer, my love.
Kanavennum MalargalaiThe flowers called dreams,
Vidhaitthadhar Poo Mugamit was your flower-like face that sowed them.
Yar Manam Yaridam Vazhkkaiyo NadagamWhose heart is with whom? Life is just a drama.
O Vanmathi Yen Thani VazhiOh moon, why is my path so lonely?
Un Padhaiyai Matri ChellalamaIs it right to change your path and go?
Ilaiya Nilave Ilaiya NilaveOh youthful moon, oh youthful moon,
Innum Enna Salanamowhy this hesitation still?
Pudhiya Thisaiyil Udhikka NinaithalIf you think of rising in a new direction,
Endhan Manam Thangumocan my heart bear it?
Nee Thanadi En NimmadhiYou’re the only peace I know.
O Vanmathi Unadhu Dhisaiyil YenOh moon, why do I gaze in your direction?
Ilaiya Nilave Ilaiya NilaveOh youthful moon, oh youthful moon,
Innum Enna Maunamowhy is there still this silence?
Ilaiya Nilave Ilaiya NilaveOh youthful moon, oh youthful moon,
Innum Enna Salanamowhy this hesitation still?
Ilaya Nilave Music Video
Ilaiyaraaja presents bleak romantic yearning. Lyrics meaning examines unmet desires. Ilaya Nilave lyrics translation in English shares heartfelt pleas.