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Lyrics & meaning

En Anbe En Anbe

From Mounam Pesiyadhe · 2002

Lyricist
Kamakodiyan
Singer
Shankar Mahadevan
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Mounam Pesiyadhe
Movie release year
2002
Lyrics added on
2 Feb 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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En anbae en anbae
En kannukul kavithanjali
En anbae en anbae
En nenjukul kaadhal vali
En udal indru kadal aanadhae
En uyirukul alaiyaadudhae
Indha paaraikul pani paaindhadhae
En viradhathil vilaiyaadudhae
Oh sakeee …. oh sakeee …..
Priyasakeee ….. priyasakeee …..
En anbae en anbae
En kannukul kavithanjali
En anbae en anbae
En nenjukul kaadhal vali
Vizhi patta idam indru uli patta silaiyaaga
Idhu dhaano kaadhal endrarindhenadi
Puthu paarvai nee paarthu puthu vaarthai nee pesi
Idhayathai idam maara seidhaayadi
Mellidai kondu nadaigal podum azhagana pennae
Muppadi kondu ennai sutri valaithaayadi
En urakathai thirudi sendru uravaadum poovae
Un siripukul siraivaikiraai
Ada konja konjamaai ennai vaatinaai
Konja konjamaai ennai maatrinaai
Idhayathin marupakkam nee kaatinaai
Ini enna solluven indru naan amudha nanjayum undu
Ini rekkai indriyae naan poven vaan meedhilae
Oh sakeee ….. oh sakeee …..
Priyasakeee ….. priyasakeee …..
En anbae en anbae
En kannukul kavithanjali
En anbae en anbae
En nenjukul kaadhal vali
{ Oh sakeee ….. oh sakeee …..
Priyasakeee ….. priyasakeee …..} (2)
...
My love, my love,
In my eyes, an offering of poetry,
My love, my love,
In my heart, the sweet ache of love.
Today, my body has turned into an ocean,
And waves rise and fall within my soul.
A cool mist has seeped into this rock,
And plays around with my steadfast vow!
Oh beloved... oh beloved...
My dearest beloved... my dearest beloved...
My love, my love,
In my eyes, an offering of poetry,
My love, my love,
In my heart, the sweet ache of love.
The place your glance touched has become a sculpted stone,
And I finally realized, is this what love is?
With the new look in your eyes and the new words you speak,
You made my heart shift from its place, girl!
Oh beautiful girl walking gracefully with a slender waist,
You have surrounded and trapped me from every side, girl!
Oh flower who steals my sleep and stays close to me,
You keep me imprisoned inside your smile!
Ah, bit by bit you made me ache,
Little by little you transformed me,
And showed me the other side of my heart!
What can I say now, having drunk this sweet poison,
From now on, I will soar across the sky even without wings!
Oh beloved... oh beloved...
My dearest beloved... my dearest beloved...
My love, my love,
In my eyes, an offering of poetry,
My love, my love,
In my heart, the sweet ache of love.
Oh beloved... oh beloved...
My dearest beloved... my dearest beloved...
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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