Tari ek nazar te jeevan apai (tārī ēk nazar tē jīvan āpē) Your one glance gives me life
These lines directly echo Psalm 1:3 , where a righteous person is described as "a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither." The song takes this promise and applies it personally, asking God to make the believer fruitful, strong like the majestic cedar of Lebanon, and rich in spiritual life like the olive tree.
The lyrics are a beautiful expression of the emotions that come with being in love. The song's narrator is deeply smitten with their partner, and their life's rhythm and beat are inextricably linked to their loved one. The chorus, "Jeeva Nathiye, Jeeva Nathiye," becomes a declaration of love, with the partner being the melody that sets the narrator's soul free.
"Paathaatthin veliyil nadanthu vandhaen / Ennai aathariththavar neerae" (I walked in the wilderness of struggle / You are the one who sustained me.)
Jeeva nathiyae enthan ullaththil Paaynthu sellattumae... Maamsaththin ennnangalellaam ennil Marainthu pokattumae Translation: "River of Life, flow through my heart... Let all the thoughts of the flesh disappear in me."
Meaning: Even on a street without a roof, you stood guard like a guardian family deity.
(Verse 1) Life is a mystery, a puzzle to unwind Jeeva nathiye, jeeva nathiye, That's what they say, but I don't understand In this world of chaos, I'm lost in this plan
Tari ek nazar te jeevan apai (tārī ēk nazar tē jīvan āpē) Your one glance gives me life
These lines directly echo Psalm 1:3 , where a righteous person is described as "a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither." The song takes this promise and applies it personally, asking God to make the believer fruitful, strong like the majestic cedar of Lebanon, and rich in spiritual life like the olive tree.
The lyrics are a beautiful expression of the emotions that come with being in love. The song's narrator is deeply smitten with their partner, and their life's rhythm and beat are inextricably linked to their loved one. The chorus, "Jeeva Nathiye, Jeeva Nathiye," becomes a declaration of love, with the partner being the melody that sets the narrator's soul free.
"Paathaatthin veliyil nadanthu vandhaen / Ennai aathariththavar neerae" (I walked in the wilderness of struggle / You are the one who sustained me.)
Jeeva nathiyae enthan ullaththil Paaynthu sellattumae... Maamsaththin ennnangalellaam ennil Marainthu pokattumae Translation: "River of Life, flow through my heart... Let all the thoughts of the flesh disappear in me."
Meaning: Even on a street without a roof, you stood guard like a guardian family deity.
(Verse 1) Life is a mystery, a puzzle to unwind Jeeva nathiye, jeeva nathiye, That's what they say, but I don't understand In this world of chaos, I'm lost in this plan