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Lyrics & meaning

CBI Enge

From Poovellam Kettuppar · 1999

Lyricist
Pazhani Bharathi
Singer
Sukhwinder Singh
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Poovellam Kettuppar
Movie release year
1999
Lyrics added on
5 Jun 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Oru rojaa ennai parthithathu
Kaadhal kaadhal endru
Oru gangai ennai kudithathu
Dhaagam dhaagam endru
………………………………………
CBI engae theda sollu konjam
Kaanavillai nenjam kaanavillai nenjam
Sattendru ennai oruthi kadanthu sendralae
Sandhegam ulladhu inghu aval perilae
Idhanalae naan anaivarukkum
Sollum seidhi ondru
Ilam nenjam indha paadhaiyil
Thirudu poovadhundu
Idhai nanae thedi paarpathu
Pudhumaiyana pudhumai
Ivalaalae thirudu poovadhu
Inimaiyaana inimai
{CBI engae theda sollu konjam
Kaanavillai nenjam kaanavillai nenjam} (2)
Patta pagal intha velai
Palar varugira saalai
Kangalil vaalai eduthu vandhalae
Pada padakkum kannam
Thudi thudikkum nenjam
Aval ennai kanda vudan kaanavilayae
Andha devathai…ohooo
Sambal raaniyoo…ohooo
Indha oorilum
Kollai kaariyoo…..
……………………………………..
Oru rojaa ennai parthithathu
Kaadhal kaadhal endru
Oru gangai ennai kudithathu
Dhaagam dhaagam endru
CBI engae theda sollu konjam
Kaanavillai nenjam kaanavillai nenjam
CBI engae theda sollu konjam
Kaanavillai nenjam kaanavillai nenjam
……………………………………………..
Ninaithida manam illai
Urangida vizhi illai
Aval ennai vazhi pari seidhalae
Thaduthida vazhi illai
Maruthida manam illai
Manmadha viththaigalai seidhalae
Eppadi vazhuven..ohooo
Idhayam ilaiyae…ohooo..
Valakku podavum
Saatchi ilaiyae
Kaadhal kannukkul ennai pootinaai
Saavi ketadhum vetkkam kaatinaal
Oru rojaa ennai parthithathu
Kaadhal kaadhal endru
Oru gangai ennai kudithathu
Dhaagam dhaagam endru
CBI engae theda sollu konjam
Kaanavillai nenjam kaanavillai nenjam
Sattendru ennai oruthi kadanthu sendralae
Sandhegam ulladhu inghu aval perilae
Idhanalae naan anaivarukkum
Sollum seidhi ondru
Ilam nenjam indha paadhaiyil
Thirudu poovadhundu
Idhai nanae thedi paarpathu
Pudhumaiyana pudhumai
Ivalaalae thirudu poovadhu
Inimaiyaana inimai
{CBI engae theda sollu konjam
Kaanavillai nenjam kaanavillai nenjam} (2)
A rose plucked me,
Saying, "Love, love!"
A river Ganges drank me,
Saying, "Thirst, thirst!"
………………………………………
Tell me where the CBI should search,
My heart is missing, my heart is missing!
Suddenly, a girl passed by me,
Suspicion rests on her name here!
Because of this, one message
I wish to tell everyone:
Young hearts on this path
Often get stolen!
Searching for it myself
Is novelty of novelties!
Getting stolen because of her
Is sweetness of sweetness!
{Tell me where the CBI should search,
My heart is missing, my heart is missing!} (2)
At this broad daylight hour,
On a road where many people walk,
She came carrying a sword in her eyes!
Fluttering cheeks,
A throbbing heart—
The moment she saw me, she vanished!
That angel… ohooo
Or a queen of ashes… ohooo
Is she in this town,
A female robber?…..
……………………………………..
A rose plucked me,
Saying, "Love, love!"
A river Ganges drank me,
Saying, "Thirst, thirst!"
Tell me where the CBI should search,
My heart is missing, my heart is missing!
Tell me where the CBI should search,
My heart is missing, my heart is missing!
……………………………………………..
I have no heart to think,
I have no eyes to sleep,
She ambushed and mugged me!
There is no way to prevent it,
I have no heart to refuse it,
She performed tricks of Cupid!
How shall I live? ..ohooo
My heart is not there! …ohooo..
Even to file a court case,
There is no witness!
She locked me inside love's eye,
When I asked for the key, she showed bashfulness!
A rose plucked me,
Saying, "Love, love!"
A river Ganges drank me,
Saying, "Thirst, thirst!"
Tell me where the CBI should search,
My heart is missing, my heart is missing!
Suddenly, a girl passed by me,
Suspicion rests on her name here!
Because of this, one message
I wish to tell everyone:
Young hearts on this path
Often get stolen!
Searching for it myself
Is novelty of novelties!
Getting stolen because of her
Is sweetness of sweetness!
{Tell me where the CBI should search,
My heart is missing, my heart is missing!} (2)
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'CBI Engae Theda' from 'Poovellam Kettuppar' is a playful and romantic track expressing the protagonist's delight and bewilderment at falling deeply in love. He humorously compares losing his heart to a high-profile crime, asking where investigative agencies like the CBI should look for his stolen heart. Through hyperbole and playful metaphors, he accuses his beloved of being a thief who stole his heart in broad daylight with just a gaze.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uruvagaim (Metaphor / Oxymoron)

Oru rojaa ennai parthithathu / Oru gangai ennai kudithathu

Reversing traditional roles: 'A rose plucked me' and 'A Ganges drank me' flips nature's roles to highlight the overwhelming power of love.

Uvamaiani (Hyperbole & Personification)

CBI engae theda sollu konjam / Kaanavillai nenjam kaanavillai nenjam

Comparing love to a highway robbery and invoking top investigative agencies like the CBI adds humorous exaggeration to the feeling of falling in love.

Monnai (Alliteration)

Pada padakkum kannam / Thudi thudikkum nenjam

Repetition of initial consonant sounds across adjacent phrases creates a rhythmic and melodic flow.

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Trivia

'Poovellam Kettuppar' (1999) features a celebrated early-career soundtrack by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The film starred Suriya and Jyothika before their real-life marriage, and this song remains one of the most popular upbeat romantic tracks from Yuvan's late 90s discography.

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