Karthik and K. S. Chithra ride Vidyasagar’s sweeping Tamil tune in ‘Oh Nanbane’. Arivumathi drafts praise that aims for the moon, literally.
Released: November 5, 2025
Oh Nanbane
K. S. Chithra | Karthik • From “Dhill”
Oh Nanbane Lyrics Meaning K. S. Chithra | Karthik | Dhill
The poet brags, ‘One day I will have your name carved right onto the face of the moon’. He stacks Himalayas as stone tablets, then praises a heroic mustache and a silence that outwrites epics.
Oh Nanbane NanbaneOh, my friend, my friend,
NanbaneMy friend,
Nee EndrumeYou’ll forever be
Vetriyin NanbaneA friend to victory.
Oh Nanbane NanbaneOh, my friend, my friend,
NanbaneMy friend,
Nee EndrumeYou’ll forever be
Vetriyin NanbaneA friend to victory.
Oru Naal Oru Naal Un PeraiOne day, I’ll have your name carved
Nilavil Nilavil VettuRight onto the face of the moon.
Inimel Unthan Pugal PaadaFrom now on, to sing your praises,
Imaiyam Thaane KalvettuThe Himalayas themselves will be the stone tablet.
Oh Nanbane NanbaneOh, my friend, my friend,
NanbaneMy friend,
Nee EndrumeYou’ll forever be
Vetriyin NanbaneA friend to victory.
Yenna Yenna Oviyam EnnaWhat masterpiece is there
Unthan Meesai SeiyathathaThat your mustache hasn’t already made?
Yenna Yenna Kavithaigal EnnaWhat great poem is there
Unthan Mounam SollathathaThat your silence hasn’t already told?
Kanden Kanden Eeram KandenI’ve seen it, I’ve seen the compassion,
Kangal Rendil Thee KandenAnd I’ve seen the fire in your two eyes.
Konden Konden Kaadhal KondenI’ve found it, I’ve found this great affection,
Unnaal Ennai Naan KandenAnd through you, I have finally found myself.
Ippothum EppothumRight now and for all time,
Nee PothumeYou are more than enough.
Unswasam Illamal Naan IllaiyeWithout your breath, I simply don’t exist.
Oh Nanbane NanbaneOh, my friend, my friend,
NanbaneMy friend,
Nee EndrumeYou’ll forever be
Vetriyin NanbaneA friend to victory.
Anbe Unthan ThavaniyaleMy love, with your ‘thavani’ veil,
Thottil Katti Naan ThoongavaLet me weave a cradle and sleep inside it.
Anbe Neeyum En PillaithaaneMy love, you’re also a child to me,
Thaayai Unnai ThaalattavaSo let me sing you a lullaby like a mother.
Puyal Kaatrai Pola VanthuYou came into my life like a storm,
Pura Koondil KaithanenAnd I was captured inside a gentle dove’s cage.
Anbe Neeyum Engum SellaSo that you’d never go anywhere, my love,
Naane Unthan SiraganenI became your very own wings.
Poovasam ThenvasamThe fragrance of a flower, the sweetness of honey,
Paal VasameAnd the pure scent of milk,
Penvasam Unnodu KandenadiI’ve discovered the very essence of womanhood in you.
Oh Nanbane NanbaneOh, my friend, my friend,
NanbaneMy friend,
Nee EndrumeYou’ll forever be
Vetriyin NanbaneA friend to victory.
Oru Naal Oru Naal Un PeraiOne day, I will have your name carved
Nilavil Nilavil VettuDirectly onto the face of the moon.
Inimel Unthan Pugal PaadaFrom this day on, to sing of your glory,
Imaiyam Thaane KalvettuThe Himalayas themselves will be the tablet where it’s etched.
Oh Nanbane Music Video
The meaning behind ‘Oh Nanbane’ is a friendship so big it needs lunar billboards. Vikram stars in this Dhill anthem, and the chorus still invites crowds to sing along.