P. B. Sreenivas and P. Leela voice lovers questioning fate in ‘Naanum Neeyum’ from ‘Chavukkadi Chandrakantha’. Lyricist Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniyam and composer G. Ramanathan craft a gentle duet about love’s mysterious arrival.
Naanum Neeyum
P. B. Sreenivas | P. Leela • From “Chavukkadi Chandrakantha”
Chavukkadi Chandrakantha’s Naanum Neeyum Tamil Lyrics English Translation
Balasubramaniyam compares the couple to the moon against the sky. Sreenivas and Leela ask how strangers could become one soul on earth.
Naanum Neeyum Yaaro EvaroYou and I were complete strangers.
Evvitham Saernthom Idhu Enna PuthiroHow did we meet? What is this riddle?
Neerum Naanum Yaaro EvaroYou and I were complete strangers.
Evvitham Saernthom Idhu Enna PudhiroHow did we meet? What is this riddle?
Neerum Naanum Yaaro EvaroYou and I were complete strangers.
Neela Vaan Meethae Nilavathu PolaeLike the moon against the blue sky,
Neela Vaan Meethae Nilavathu PolaeLike the moon against the blue sky.
Neerin Meal Naan Allaiyai PolaeLike a wave upon the water,
Neerin Meal Naan Allaiyai PolaeLike a wave upon the water.
Ninaivae Un Mael MaariyathaalaeSince my every thought has turned to you,
Iththarai Meethae Naam Iru Kann PolaeWe’re like two eyes upon this earth.
Neerum Naanum Yaaro EvaroYou and I were complete strangers.
Chandhiranai Killi SiritheduththuIf I plucked the moon and captured its smile,
Senjaanthu Neerilae Adhai KuzhaiththuAnd mixed it into red ‘vermilion’ water,
Anthamigum SilaiA beautiful statue,
Ondru Vadiththu PaarththaalIf I were to sculpt one and look,
Anbe Un Mugam TheriyumaiyaaMy love, your face would appear.
Neerum Naanum Yaaro EvaroYou and I were complete strangers.
Thaenil Paal Saerntha Suvaiyathu PolaeLike the taste of milk blended with honey,
Thaenil Paal Saerntha Suvaiyathu PolaeLike the taste of milk blended with honey.
Theenthamizh Mozhiyum Kavithaiyum PolaeLike sweet Tamil language and its poetry,
Theenthamizh Mozhiyum Kavithaiyum PolaeLike sweet Tamil language and its poetry.
Ulagae Neeyaai KaanuvathaalaeSince I see the whole world in you,
Ooruyir Aanom Mann MelaeWe’ve become a single soul on this earth.
Naanum Neeyum Yaaro EvaroYou and I were complete strangers.
Evvitham Saernthom Idhu Enna PuthiroHow did we meet? What is this riddle?
Naanum Neeyum Yaaro EvaroYou and I were complete strangers.
Naanum Neeyum Music Video
Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniyam’s Tamil lyrics meaning examines love’s inexplicable bonds through natural imagery.