Novala Lyrics English Translation – Coke Studio Bharat | Santhosh Narayanan x Dabzee

Antha kadal sinna thuduppukku sonna padi
That vast sea dances to the tune of a tiny paddle

Aaduthu yele nallaayidum namma nilamaiyum
Just as foretold, may our situation also improve

Poganum yelele
We must keep moving forward, yelele

Minnal mazhai vaanidichcho
Even if lightning flashes across the sky

Vantha puyal neeradichcho
Even if a storm comes crashing down with rain

Eppadiyum sinna kana varum Poganum Yelele!
No matter what, a small shore will appear — we must go on, yelele!

Thale Lale Lo!
Thale lale lo!

Adippattathu pattathu novalelae
The blow that struck us — did it really hurt? No

Thale Lale Lo!
Thale lale lo!

Antha kaayam ethum novalelae
Those wounds don’t seem to ache at all

Thale Lale Lo!
Thale lale lo!

Intha vaazhkai onnum novalae
This life itself doesn’t truly hurt

Thale Lale Lo!
Thale lale lo!

Sirichaale novala Kaathu novala
As long as you smile, nothing hurts — not even the waiting

Ey Kaathum Novalaa Kadalum Novalaa
Hey, the wind does not ache, nor does the sea.

Antha Alayum Novalaa Antha Alachalum Novalaa
That wave does not hurt, nor does that restless surge.

Ey Kaathum Novalaa Kadalum Novalaa
Hey, the wind does not ache, nor does the sea.

Andha Alayum Novalaa Andha Alachalum Novalaa
That wave does not hurt, nor does that constant motion.

Andha Anubava Payanam
That everyday journey of experience,

Munnum Pinnum Sendradhum Novalaa
Going back and forth never felt painful.

Vaazhkaiyai Thedi
In search of a better life,

Vaazhkaiyai Thedi Sendradhum Novalaa
Even the struggle to survive did not feel like pain.

Ellaathukkum aasai illa
I have not wished for everything in this life.

Vantha alai pothumae Thangam
The wave that comes to my side is enough, my dear.

Vantha alaiyila Vaazhkaiyum pongum
In that wave itself, life begins to surge.

Uppu koodaala
Even the salt blends in with it.

Kaiyil iruppathil Nenjil niraiya ithu
What is in our hands fills our hearts.

Namma ninaichathum vanthirunthalla
Even what we dream of comes gently to us.

Nambikkai vachaa
If we place our hope,

Nammalai vittathu sernthidum thannaala
It never abandons us; it comes back on its own.

Ey! Bhaaram vanthaalum
Hey! Even when burdens weigh us down,

Enga thozhu onnum novala
Our shoulders do not ache.

Ulla keeral kandalum
Even if there is a wound within,

Intha sogam uthaviyaavathu
This sorrow does not help us.

Pala nooraa vanthaalum
Even when hundreds of nets surround us,

Nenjar pogathilla
The heart never stops moving forward.

Vanthaalum kadala mathi sendralla kaathum
Just as every wind finally reaches the sea,

Intha kadalum antha alaiyum en alla
This sea and those waves are not against us.

Thaaye veedaaga
The mat is our home, like a mother.

Antha chandhiram odaaga
The moon becomes our roof.

Verum varumai eedaaga
Poverty alone sits beside us as an equal.

Enga vayirum soodaaga
Our stomach burns with daily hunger.

Vazhi nadathu
Show us the way.

Aadaaga vazhi kadanthu
Crossing pain on our own,

Thaanaaga manam irukkum
The heart stands firm by itself.

Melaaga thookkam solaiyum keezhaagi
Let sorrow sink below, and rest rise above.

Kattanam pattam palikka
Tie it tight, seal the bond,

Koottanaa kattana kattanam
Pull together, fasten it as one.

Uthayaanam pathiyaanam
Struggle and effort, step by step,

Uthayaanam kanditta mukkilum mattum
Until even breath is caught in hardship.

Thikkinu mukki mukki mattittu kanditti
Choking, gasping, trapped again and again.

Mukkila vaakkilae sakki poyilae
On the tongue, in words, pain lashes like a whip.

Kadalil edukku kaadu kooda nerungi
The forest itself draws close to the sea.

Koottana ooru
A village bound together.

Manamerungi kattana keli
Hearts tighten, bound by fate.

Ithu paakka thevanai nokki
Looking toward destiny itself.

Athil pangaayam vettiya nokki
Bearing wounds as our share.

Pinnadum kadalinai nokki
Turning again toward the sea.

Siri siri siri pookkae kadala
Smile, smile—O sea, bloom like a flower.

So vanthaalum pogavillai vanthaalum sendru
Whether we come or go, the journey continues.

Ey! Kaathum novalaa kadalum novalaa
Hey! The wind does not ache, nor does the sea.

Antha alaiyum novalaa
That wave does not hurt.

Antha alachalum novalaa
Nor does that endless turbulence.

O Kadal… O Ullam…
O Sea… O Soul…

Pala thunbam vanthaalum
Even when pain flows like rivers through our lives,

Ellaa alachalum kadanthu
Once all turbulence has passed,

Amaithi nammai adaikkum
We too finally find serenity.

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