T. M. Soundarajan and P. Susheela perform ‘Nenjinile Ninaivu’ from the album ‘Chitrangi,’ composed by S. Vedhachalam with lyrics by Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniyam. Their voices intertwine in a mournful exchange about broken vows and enduring memories of lost love.
Nenjinile Ninaivu
P. Susheela | T. M. Soundarajan • From “Chitrangi”
Chitrangi’s Nenjinile Ninaivu Tamil Lyrics English Meaning
Soundarajan questions the fairness of abandonment, singing about suffering alone while his beloved vanishes. Susheela describes building fortresses of hope and lighting love like a lamp, only to face unanswered prayers.
Aruyir Endru AzhaithavaleThe one who called me her precious soul,
Pudhu Asaiyai Nenjinile VithaithavaleThe one who sowed new hopes in my heart.
Aruyir Endru AzhaithavaleThe one who called me her precious soul,
Pudhu Asaiyai Nenjinile VithaithavaleThe one who sowed new hopes in my heart.
Nan Oruyir Nindru ThavikkaiyileWhile I was left standing, a lone soul, suffering,
Nee Odi Marainthathu NeethiyillaiYour disappearing wasn’t fair.
NenjinileIn my heart,
Nenjinile Ninaivu MugamIn my heart, a face I remember.
Nenjinile Ninaivu MugamIn my heart, a face I remember.
Nilavilum TherivathunEven on the moon, I see
Azhagu Mugam Asai MugamYour beautiful, longed-for face.
Nenjinile Ninaivu MugamIn my heart, a face I remember.
Vanathin TharagaiLike a star in the sky,
Pooveduthen EndrumI picked flowers,
Vadatha Malaiyai Nan ThoduthenAnd wove a garland that would never fade.
Vanathin TharagaiLike a star in the sky,
Pooveduthen EndrumI picked flowers,
Vadatha Malaiyai Nan ThoduthenAnd wove a garland that would never fade.
Athil Thean IllaiyeThey said there wasn’t any honey in it,
Endru Solli VittarAnd so they said.
Viral ThendamaleWithout even touching it with a finger,
Mannil Thalli Vittar Thalli VittarThey just threw it to the ground, threw it.
NenjinileIn my heart,
Nenjinile Ninaivu MugamIn my heart, a face I remember.
Nenjinile Ninaivu MugamIn my heart, a face I remember.
Nilavilum TherivathunEven on the moon, I see
Azhagu Mugam Asai MugamYour beautiful, longed-for face.
Nenjinile Ninaivu MugamIn my heart, a face I remember.
Ayiram Kottaigal Katti VaithenI built a thousand fortresses,
En Anbaiye Dheepamai Etri VaithenAnd lit my love itself like a lamp.
Ayiram Kottaigal Katti VaithenI built a thousand fortresses,
En Anbaiye Dheepamai Etri VaithenAnd lit my love itself like a lamp.
Antha Kovilile Enthan Deivam IllaiBut my deity isn’t in that temple.
Nan Koriya Varamum KidaikkavillaiI didn’t even get the blessings I prayed for.
NenjinileIn my heart,
Nenjinile Ninaivu MugamIn my heart, a face I remember.
Nenjinile Ninaivu MugamIn my heart, a face I remember.
Nilavilum TherivathunEven on the moon, I see
Azhagu Mugam Asai MugamYour beautiful, longed-for face.
Nenjinile Ninaivu MugamIn my heart, a face I remember.
Nenjinile Ninaivu Music Video
The ‘Nenjinile Ninaivu’ lyrics translation reveals how love persists in memory despite separation. Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniyam’s words frame devotion as both unbreakable and unreachable.