“Nee Aparanaar” by Varkey, Narayani Gopan, Anwar Ali, and Sanu P S is from the album Oru Kattil Oru Muri. The song opens with a direct question to an unknown presence: “Who are you, the other?” This sets a tone of direct inquiry and searching.
Nee Aparanaar
Narayani Gopan | Varkey • From “Oru Kattil Oru Muri”
Oru Kattil Oru Muri’s Nee Aparanaar Lyrics Translation
The lyrics describe this presence as a “lone ember in a damp hearth” or a distant mirage. The song then repeats the paradox of being simultaneously closer and farther away. These lines show a constant chase for something hard to define or reach.
Nee Aparanaar Music Video
The search for an external figure shifts to an internal one, where a person chases their own shadow. The song concludes with the idea that all people are like shooting stars, rushing toward an end. This journey moves from questioning another to accepting a shared, temporary existence.