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Lyrics & meaning

Ean Enakku Mayakkam

From Naan Avanillai · 2007

Lyricist
Pa. Vijay
Singers
Jayadev, Sangeetha Rajeshwaran
Music director
Vijay Antony
Details
Naan Avanillai2007

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Yen enaku mayakamWhy do I feel dizzy?
Yen enaku nadukamWhy am I trembling?
Yen enaku enna aachuWhy, what happened to me?
Male
Yen enaku viyarvaiWhy am I sweating?
Yen enaku padhatamWhy am I anxious?
Yen indha mel moochuWhy this heavy breathing?
Female
Hey indha nodi unakul vizhundhenHey, in this instant I fell for you,
Indru sugam unnil unarndhenToday I felt bliss in you,
Kaal viralil vetkam alandhenI measured shyness right at my toes,
Parandhen hoo ohI flew away, hoo oh!
Male
Netru varai ozhungaai irudhenUntil yesterday, I was normal,
Unnai kandu kirukaai alaindhenSeeing you, I wandered like a crazy person,
Raathiriyil urakam tholaithen kalaindhenIn the night I lost my sleep and got scattered.
Female
Yen enaku mayakamWhy do I feel dizzy?
Yen enaku nadukamWhy am I trembling?
Yen enaku enna aachuWhy, what happened to me?
Male
Yei yei yei yen enaku viyarvaiYei yei yei why am I sweating?
Yen enaku padhatamWhy am I anxious?
Yen indha mel moochuWhy this heavy breathing?
Female
Sammadhamaa selai porvaiIs it acceptable to wrap yourself in a saree blanket
Porthi kondu nee thoonguAnd go to sleep?
Sammadhamaa vetkam kondruIs it acceptable to kill shyness
Yekam kootidaAnd increase the yearning?
Male
Sammadhamaa ennai undhanIs it acceptable to make a home for me
Koondhalukul kudiyetraInside your hair tresses?
Sammadhamaa enakul vandhuIs it acceptable to enter inside me
Koocham mootidaAnd tickle my shyness?
Female
Katti kondu kaigal korthuEmbracing and holding hands intertwining,
Thoonga sammadhamI agree to sleep.
Unnai matum saagum podhuSeeking only you when dying,
Theda sammadhamI agree.
Male
Ullangaiyil unnai thaangiCarrying you gently in my palm,
Vaazha sammadhamI agree to live.
Unnai tholil saaithu konduLeaning you on my shoulder,
Poga sammadhamI agree to walk along.
Female
Yen enaku mayakamWhy do I feel dizzy?
Yen enaku nadukamWhy am I trembling?
Yen enaku enna aachuWhy, what happened to me?
Male
Yei yei yei yen enaku viyarvaiYei yei yei why am I sweating?
Yen enaku padhatamWhy am I anxious?
Yen indha mel moochuWhy this heavy breathing?
Female
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Female
Kaadhal ennum poongaavanathilIn the garden called love,
Pataam poochi aavomaaShall we become butterflies?
Pookal vitu pookal thaaviHopping from flower to flower,
Moozhgi povomaaShall we drown ourselves?
Male
Kaadhal ennum koondil adaindhuEntering the cage called love,
Aayul kaidhi aavomaaShall we become prisoners for life?
Aasai kutram naalum seidhuCommitting the crime of desire daily,
Sattam meedhammaShall we break the law?
Female
Latcham minnal thondrum kaatchiA scene where a hundred thousand lightnings appear,
Unnil kaangirenI see within you.
Kaadhal konda kodhai thannaiThe maiden who has fallen in love,
Neril paarkirenI see in person.
Male
Endha pennai kaanum podhumWhichever woman I look at,
Unnai paarkirenI see only you.
Unnai kaadhal seidhu kaadhal seidhaeBy loving you and loving you continuously,
Kolla pogirenI am going to smother you with love.
Female
Yen enaku mayakamWhy do I feel dizzy?
Yen enaku nadukamWhy am I trembling?
Yen enaku enna aachuWhy, what happened to me?
Male
Yen enaku viyarvaiWhy am I sweating?
Yen enaku padhatamWhy am I anxious?
Yen indha mel moochuWhy this heavy breathing?
Female
Hey indha nodi unakul vizhundhenHey, in this instant I fell for you,
Indru sugam unnil unarndhenToday I felt bliss in you,
Male
Raathiriyil urakam tholaithen kalaindhenIn the night I lost my sleep and got scattered.
Female
Yen enaku mayakamWhy do I feel dizzy?
Yen enaku nadukamWhy am I trembling?
Yen enaku enna aachuWhy, what happened to me?
Male
Yei yei yei yen enaku viyarvaiYei yei yei why am I sweating?
Yen enaku padhatamWhy am I anxious?
Yen indha mel moochuWhy this heavy breathing?

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'Yen Enaku Mayakam' expresses the overwhelming physiological and emotional sensations experienced by lovers when falling deeply in love. The lyrics describe symptoms like dizziness, trembling, sweating, and rapid breathing, using them as poetic manifestations of love's intense impact on the mind and body. The lovers exchange questions seeking consent for closeness and intimacy, celebrating their complete submission to affection. In the later verses, love is romanticized through metaphors of butterflies in a garden and becoming life long prisoners in a cage of love, emphasizing how love transforms their perception of each other and the world around them.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Anaphora / Anthemon (Repetition)

Yen enaku mayakam / Yen enaku nadukam / Yen enaku enna aachu

The word 'Yen enaku' (Why for me) is repeated systematically at the start of multiple lines to emphasize physical confusion caused by love.

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Kaadhal ennum poongaavanathil / Kaadhal ennum koondil adaindhu

Love is directly compared to a garden ('Kaadhal ennum poongaavanathil') and a cage ('Kaadhal ennum koondil').

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

Latcham minnal thondrum kaatchi

The visual sensation of seeing a partner is exaggerated as seeing a hundred thousand flashes of lightning.

Monai (Alliteration)

Sammadhamaa selai porvai / Sammadhamaa vetkam kondru

Repetition of the initial consonant sounds (e.g., 'Sammadhamaa') across consecutive lines creating melodic rhythm.

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Trivia

This romantic duet features music composed by D. Imman for the 2007 romantic thriller 'Naan Avanillai', directed by Jeeva. The song was sung by Vijay Yesudas and Mahathi, with lyrics penned by Pa. Vijay. The song gained popularity for its catchy rhythm and expressive physical description of falling in love.

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