Nadhiye

Nadhiye Nadhiye (Dheem thana na)
Film: Rhythm
Singer: Unni Menon


dheemthananaa dheemthananaa dheemthananaa dheemthananaa
dheemthananaa dheemthananaa dhiranaa


nadhiyae nadhiyae kaadhal nadhiyae neeyum peNdhaanae
O, river… O river of love... You are a woman too!
adi neeyum peNdhaanae
You are a woman too!
onRaa iraNdaa kaaraNam nooRu kaettaal solvaenae
Not just one or two, I can give 100 reasons, if u ask…
nee kaettaal solvaenae
I can tell u if u ask me!

(dheemthanana)

nadandhaal aaRu ezhundhaal aruvi ninRaal kadalalloa
You walk – you’re a river; you get up – you’re a waterfall; you stand still – you're the sea!
samaindhaal kumari maNandhaal manaivi petRaal thaayalloa
A girl matures – becomes a woman; gets married - becomes a wife; delivers a baby - becomes a mother

siRu nadhigaLae nadhiyidum karaigaLae karaithodum nuraigaLae nuraigaLil ivaL mugamae (2)
O, dear rivulets… o, banks of the rivers... O bubbles touching these banks – I can see her face in these bubbles…

dhinam moadhum karai thoaRum ada aaRum isai paadum
jil jil jil enRa sruthiyilae
The river brushes against the banks, and sings musically with a shruti of “jil jil jil”

gangai varum yamunai varum vaigai varum poruNai varum
jal jal jal enRa nadaiyilae
Ganga, Yamuna and Vaigai rivers, flow with a “Jal jal jal” style (pertaining to classical dance)

kaadhali arumai pirivil manaiviyin arumai maRaivil
Separation from a lover, loss of a wife
neerin arumai aRivaay koadaiyilae
There's a similarity with water – you’ll feel the importance of water only during summer!

vetkam vandhaal uraiyum viralgaL thottaal finger
A woman too, freezes with shyness, “breaks” with a touch of a finger (like a bubble)
neerum peNNum onRu vaadaiyilae
Woman and water are similar in smell too!

thaNNeer kudaththil piRakkiRoam oahoa
We’re born in a pot of water (the womb which contains lots of liquids)
thaNNeer karaiyil mudikkiroam oahoa
We finish (our journey on this earth) at the bank of a river!

(dheemthananaa)

vaNNa vaNNa peNNae vattamidum nadhiyae vaLaivugaL azhagu
Oh, beautiful girl, O circling river – your curves are beautiful!
ungaL vaLaivugaL azhagu
Your curves are beautiful!

O mellisaigaL padiththal maedu paLLam maRaiththal nadhigaLin guNamae
adhu nangaiyin guNamae
Singing soft songs, covering curvy terrains – are characteristics of a river… They are characteristics of a woman too!

siRu nadhigaLae nadhiyidum karaigaLae karaithodum nuraigaLae nuraigaLil ivaL mugamae (2)
O, dear rivulets… o, banks of the rivers... O bubbles touching these banks – I can see her face in these bubbles…

(dhinam moadhum)

thaenkaniyil saaraagi pookkaLilae thaenaagi pasuvinilae paalaagum neerae
O water – you become the juice in a sweet fruit, nectar in a flower, and milk in milk in a cow…

thaayarugae saeyaagi thalaivanidam paayaagi saeyarugae thaayaagum peNNae
O woman – you become a child for her mother, become a wife for her husband, and become a mother, for her child!

poonguyilae poonguyilae peNNum aaRum vadivam maaRakkoodum
Oh, cuckoos…. Women and rivers can change in appearance..
neer ninaiththaal peN ninaiththaal karaigaL yaavum karaindhu poagak koodum
If a woman makes up her mind…. If a river makes up its mind – All shores (barriers) can break!!

(nadhiyae nadhiyae)
(dheemthananaa)