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Lyrics & meaning

En Anbe En Anbe

From Mounam Pesiyadhe · 2002

Lyricist
Kamakodiyan
Singer
Shankar Mahadevan
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Details
Mounam Pesiyadhe2002

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
………………………………My love, my love
Male
En anbae en anbaeA poetic offering in my eyes
En kannukul kavithanjaliMy love, my love
En anbae en anbaeA pain of love within my heart
En nenjukul kaadhal valiToday, my body has become an ocean
Male
En udal indru kadal aanadhaeAnd waves are surging inside my soul
En uyirukul alaiyaadudhaeDew drops have seeped into this rock
Indha paaraikul pani paaindhadhaeAnd it plays with my resolve of vow
En viradhathil vilaiyaadudhaeOh beloved friend... oh beloved friend...
Male
Oh sakeee …. oh sakeee …..Dear friend... dear friend...
Priyasakeee ….. priyasakeee …..My love, my love
Male
En anbae en anbaeA poetic offering in my eyes
En kannukul kavithanjaliMy love, my love
En anbae en anbaeA pain of love within my heart
En nenjukul kaadhal valiThe place touched by your glance has become like a statue sculpted by a chisel
Male
Vizhi patta idam indru uli patta silaiyaagaI came to know that this indeed is love, my girl
Idhu dhaano kaadhal endrarindhenadiCasting a new look and speaking new words
Puthu paarvai nee paarthu puthu vaarthai nee pesiYou made my heart displace its location
Idhayathai idam maara seidhaayadiOh beautiful girl who walks with a slender waist
Male
Mellidai kondu nadaigal podum azhagana pennaeYou surrounded and trapped me in your three dimensions
Muppadi kondu ennai sutri valaithaayadiOh flower that steals my sleep and interacts with me
En urakathai thirudi sendru uravaadum poovaeYou imprison me within your smile
Un siripukul siraivaikiraaiAh, bit by bit, you tormented me
Male
Ada konja konjamaai ennai vaatinaaiBit by bit, you transformed me
Konja konjamaai ennai maatrinaaiYou showed me the other side of my heart
Idhayathin marupakkam nee kaatinaaiWhat can I say now? Today I have consumed both nectar and poison
Male
Ini enna solluven indru naan amudha nanjayum unduNow, without wings, I shall fly into the sky
Ini rekkai indriyae naan poven vaan meedhilaeOh beloved friend... oh beloved friend...
Oh sakeee ….. oh sakeee …..Dear friend... dear friend...
Priyasakeee ….. priyasakeee …..My love, my love
Male
En anbae en anbaeA poetic offering in my eyes
En kannukul kavithanjaliMy love, my love
En anbae en anbaeA pain of love within my heart
En nenjukul kaadhal vali{ Oh beloved friend... oh beloved friend...
Male
{ Oh sakeee ….. oh sakeee …..Dear friend... dear friend... } (2)
Priyasakeee ….. priyasakeee …..} (2)

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

The song 'En Anbae En Anbae' expresses the overwhelming, transformative impact of falling in love. The protagonist describes how the mere gaze and presence of his beloved have awakened intense emotions within him, turning his rigid, rock-like discipline into a fluid ocean of feelings. He reflects on how love brings both sweet ecstasy and painful longing, comparing the experience to tasting both nectar and poison simultaneously, leaving him feeling so elevated that he can fly without wings.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

En udal indru kadal aanadhae

Comparing the protagonist's body to an ocean ('kadal') to convey the depth and vastness of his surging emotions.

Simile (Upamai)

Vizhi patta idam indru uli patta silaiyaaga

Comparing the spot where her glance fell to a stone carved into a statue by a chisel ('uli patta silaiyaaga').

Oxymoron (Muran)

Ini enna solluven indru naan amudha nanjayum undu

Juxtaposing 'amudhu' (nectar) and 'nanjai' (poison) together to capture the dual nature of love—sweet yet agonizing.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navortchi)

Ini rekkai indriyae naan poven vaan meedhilae

Exaggerating the ecstatic feeling of love as flying high into the sky without needing wings.

Monai (Alliteration)

Puthu paarvai nee paarthu puthu vaarthai nee pesi

Repetition of initial consonant/vowel sounds like 'En anbae / En kannukul' and 'Puthu paarvai / puthu vaarthai'.

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Trivia

Although credited as Unknown in the provided context, the music for 'Mounam Pesiyadhe' (2002) was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, and this popular track was rendered by singers Shankar Mahadevan and Reshmi.

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