Jallikattu Kaalai features S. P. Balasubrahmanyam’s voice with lyrics by Kalidasan and composition by Deva. The mood is somber and desperate. The track delivers a plea for reconciliation after a misunderstanding.
Released: November 9, 2023
Nimmathi Enna Vilai
Deva | Kalidasan • From “Jallikattu Kaalai”
Nimmathi Enna Vilai Lyrics Translation (from “Jallikattu Kaalai”)
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam sings of a man asking the price of peace. He feels his home is like a sanctum without its deity after his wife leaves. He admits confusion over a misunderstanding.
Nimmathi Enna VilaiWhat is the price of peace?
Sonnal Vanguven Intha BhoomiyileTell me, I’ll buy it on this earth.
Nimmathi Enna VilaiWhat is the price of peace?
Sonnal Vanguven Intha BhoomiyileTell me, I’ll buy it on this earth.
Nan Sonnathai NambavillaiYou didn’t believe what I said,
Adiye Adhu Yen En PoonguyileOh, why is that, my sweet cuckoo?
Adi Oorar SollivittalIf outsiders had said it,
Adhil Niyayam ThavaragumThe judgment in it would be wrong,
Adhai Neeye SollivittaiBut you’re the one who said it,
Nan Ariyen Oru PavamI don’t know a single sin I’ve committed.
Ennuyire Ennuyire EnnuyireMy life, my life, my life.
Nimmathi Enna VilaiWhat is the price of peace?
Sonnal Vanguven Intha BhoomiyileTell me, I’ll buy it on this earth.
Nimmathi Kodukkum Sannathi Endre OdinenI ran, thinking you were the sanctum that gives peace,
Sannathi Adaiththal Dheivaththai Enge TheduvenIf the sanctum is closed, where will I find the deity?
Nimmathi Kodukkum Sannathi Endre OdinenI ran, thinking you were the sanctum that offers peace,
Sannathi Adaiththal Dheivaththai Enge TheduvenIf that sanctum closes, where will I search for my goddess?
Manthinile Idi Vizhunthal Adhai Nan ThanguvenIf lightning struck my chest, I could bear it,
Marupadiyum Manaiviyai Nan Enge VanguvenBut where would I ever find a wife again?
Nan Vellamilla Attrinile Neenthum OdamaI’m a boat trying to swim in a river without water,
Adi Nallavarkku Sodhanaithan Vazhvin PadamaAre trials just a lesson in life for good people?
Thodathe Endru Sonna NayagiMy heroine who told me not to touch her.
Nimmathi Enna VilaiWhat is the price of peace?
Sonnal Vanguven Intha BhoomiyileTell me, I’ll buy it on this earth.
Thaikku Pinnale Tharamendral Adhan PorulennaIf they say a wife comes after a mother, what’s the meaning of it?
Thalaividhi Enbathu Manaiviyendral En MudivennaIf my destiny is my wife, then what is my fate?
Thaikku Pinnale Tharamendral Adhan PorulennaWhen they say a wife is second only to a mother, what does that really mean?
Thalaividhi Enbathu Manaiviyendral En MudivennaIf my destiny is defined by my wife, then what’s my final conclusion?
Thanaimaiyile Ilamaigalin Kalam PogutheMy youthful days are passing in loneliness,
Uravirunthum Pirivinile Idhayam NogutheThough I have a relationship, my heart aches in this separation.
Nee Kandathoru Katchiyathu MayamthanadiThe scene you saw was just an illusion,
Nan Unmaiyaiththan Solvathendral Satchi YedhadiIf I’m to tell the truth, what witness do I have?
Thodathe Endru Sonna NayagiMy heroine who told me not to touch her.
Nimmathi Enna VilaiWhat is the price of peace?
Sonnal Vanguven Intha BhoomiyileTell me, I’ll buy it on this earth.
Nan Sonnathai NambavillaiYou didn’t believe what I said,
Adiye Adhu Yen En PoonguyileOh, why is that, my sweet cuckoo?
Adi Oorar SollivittalIf outsiders had said it,
Adhil Niyayam ThavaragumThe judgment in it would be wrong,
Adhai Neeye SollivittaiBut you’re the one who said it,
Nan Ariyen Oru PavamI don’t know a single sin I’ve committed.
Ennuyire Ennuyire EnnuyireMy life, my life, my life.
Nimmathi Enna Vilai Music Video
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam’s performance in Nimmathi Enna Vilai lyrics translation shows a man’s unconditional love and his desire to pay any price for peace.