En Ennam Inipatheno
From Thirumanam · 1958
- Lyricist
- M. K. Aathmanathan
- Singer
- Jikki
- Music directors
- S. M. Subbaiah Naidu, T. G. Lingappa
- Details
- Thirumanam1958
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| Aaa…..aaahaah haa haa | Aaa... aaahaah haa haa |
| Aa…..aahaa….. | Aa... aahaa... |
| Female | |
| En ennam inipathaeno | Why is my mind feeling so sweet? |
| Iru kanum thudipathaeno | Why are both my eyes throbbing? |
| Ponnaana paruva kaalam | Is it because this golden age of youth |
| Pudhu aasai tharuvathaeno | Is giving birth to new desires? |
| Female | |
| En ennam inipathaeno | Why is my mind feeling so sweet? |
| Iru kanum thudipathaeno | Why are both my eyes throbbing? |
| Ponnaana paruva kaalam | Is it because this golden age of youth |
| Pudhu aasai tharuvathaeno | Is giving birth to new desires? |
| Female | |
| Isai paadum kuyilai polae | Like a cuckoo singing music, |
| Nadamaadum mayilai polae | Like a peacock dancing gracefully, |
| Kunam maari kaanbathaeno | Why does my nature seem to change? |
| Oru vaegam thondralaeno | Why has a sudden excitement arisen? |
| Lallal laa lallal laa | Lallal laa lallal laa |
| Lallal laa lallal laa | Lallal laa lallal laa |
| Female | |
| Isai paadum kuyilai polae | Like a cuckoo singing music, |
| Nadamaadum mayilai polae | Like a peacock dancing gracefully, |
| Kunam maari kaanbathaeno | Why does my nature seem to change? |
| Oru vaegam thondralaeno | Why has a sudden excitement arisen? |
| Female | |
| Ilam mangaiyarkalodu | When spending time in friendship |
| Uravaadi nindrapothu | With young maiden friends, |
| Vaaraatha ennamellam | Unprecedented thoughts |
| Vanthaaduthae ippothu | Are now dancing in my heart! |
| Female | |
| Isai paadum kuyilai polae | Like a cuckoo singing music, |
| Nadamaadum mayilai polae | Like a peacock dancing gracefully, |
| Kunam maari kaanbathaeno | Why does my nature seem to change? |
| Oru vaegam thondralaeno | Why has a sudden excitement arisen? |
| Lallal laa lallal laa | Lallal laa lallal laa |
| Lallal laa lallal laa | Lallal laa lallal laa |
| Female | |
| Anthi maalai naeram | During the dusk of evening, |
| Poo virintha solaiyoram | At the edge of the blossoming garden, |
| Vaan thantha inbam yaavum | All the bliss granted by the heavens |
| Ini intha inbamaagum | Will now become this pure joy! |
| Female | |
| Thaen vizhigal kavithai pesum | Honey-sweet eyes will speak poetry, |
| Vaai mozhigal madinthu pogum | Spoken words will fade away, |
| Naal muzhuthum kanavu kaanum | Daydreaming all day long, |
| Orr kaalam vanthathaeno… | Has such a time finally arrived? |
| Female | |
| En ennam inipathaeno | Why is my mind feeling so sweet? |
| Iru kanum thudipathaeno | Why are both my eyes throbbing? |
| Ponnaana paruva kaalam | Is it because this golden age of youth |
| Pudhu aasai tharuvathaeno | Is giving birth to new desires? |
| Female | |
| Thulli aadum pothum | Even while jumping and playing around, |
| Naan palli sendra pothum | Even when I went to school, |
| En ullam arinthathillai | My heart did not know this, |
| Intha unarvu thondravillai | This feeling never arose back then. |
| Female | |
| Aanum pennum kandaal | When a man and woman meet, |
| Orr aasai ennam kondaal | When a newly born desire takes hold, |
| Pudhu naanam thondralaeno | Does a new sense of shyness arise? |
| Adhu nangai vaazhvil thaano… | Is that what happens in a young woman's life? |
| Female | |
| En ennam inipathaeno | Why is my mind feeling so sweet? |
| Iru kanum thudipathaeno | Why are both my eyes throbbing? |
| Ponnaana paruva kaalam | Is it because this golden age of youth |
| Pudhu aasai tharuvathaeno | Is giving birth to new desires? |
ஆஅ.....ஆஹாஹ் ஹா ஹா
ஆ.....ஆஹா
Aaa... aaahaah haa haa
Aa... aahaa...
என் எண்ணம் இனிப்பதேனோ
இரு கண்ணும் துடிப்பதேனோ
பொன்னான பருவக் காலம்
புது ஆசை தருவதேனோ......
Why is my mind feeling so sweet?
Why are both my eyes throbbing?
Is it because this golden age of youth
Is giving birth to new desires?
என் எண்ணம் இனிப்பதேனோ
இரு கண்ணும் துடிப்பதேனோ
பொன்னான பருவக் காலம்
புது ஆசை தருவதேனோ......
Why is my mind feeling so sweet?
Why are both my eyes throbbing?
Is it because this golden age of youth
Is giving birth to new desires?
இசை பாடும் குயிலைப் போலே
நடமாடும் மயிலைப் போலே
குணம் மாறி காண்பதேனோ
ஒரு வேகம் தோன்றலேனோ
லல்லல் லா லல்லல் லா
லல்லல் லா லல்லல் லா
Like a cuckoo singing music,
Like a peacock dancing gracefully,
Why does my nature seem to change?
Why has a sudden excitement arisen?
Lallal laa lallal laa
Lallal laa lallal laa
இசை பாடும் குயிலைப் போலே
நடமாடும் மயிலைப் போலே
குணம் மாறி காண்பதேனோ
ஒரு வேகம் தோன்றலேனோ
Like a cuckoo singing music,
Like a peacock dancing gracefully,
Why does my nature seem to change?
Why has a sudden excitement arisen?
இளம் மங்கையர்களோடு
உறவாடி நின்றபோது
வாராத எண்ணமெல்லாம்
வந்தாடுதே இப்போது......
When spending time in friendship
With young maiden friends,
Unprecedented thoughts
Are now dancing in my heart!
என் எண்ணம் இனிப்பதேனோ
இரு கண்ணும் துடிப்பதேனோ
பொன்னான பருவக் காலம்
புது ஆசை தருவதேனோ......
லல்லல் லா லல்லல் லா
லல்லல் லா லல்லல் லா
Like a cuckoo singing music,
Like a peacock dancing gracefully,
Why does my nature seem to change?
Why has a sudden excitement arisen?
Lallal laa lallal laa
Lallal laa lallal laa
அந்திமாலை நேரம்
பூ விரிந்த சோலையோரம்
வான் தந்த இன்பம் யாவும்
இனி இந்த இன்பமாகும்
During the dusk of evening,
At the edge of the blossoming garden,
All the bliss granted by the heavens
Will now become this pure joy!
தேன் விழிகள் கவிதை பேசும்
வாய் மொழிகள் மடிந்து போகும்
நாள் முழுதும் கனவு காணும்
ஓர் காலம் வந்ததேனோ......
Honey-sweet eyes will speak poetry,
Spoken words will fade away,
Daydreaming all day long,
Has such a time finally arrived?
என் எண்ணம் இனிப்பதேனோ
இரு கண்ணும் துடிப்பதேனோ
பொன்னான பருவக் காலம்
புது ஆசை தருவதேனோ......
Why is my mind feeling so sweet?
Why are both my eyes throbbing?
Is it because this golden age of youth
Is giving birth to new desires?
பெண்
: துள்ளி ஆடும் போதும்
நான் பள்ளி சென்ற போதும்
என் உள்ளம் அறிந்ததில்லை
இந்த உணர்வு தோன்றவில்லை
Even while jumping and playing around,
Even when I went to school,
My heart did not know this,
This feeling never arose back then.
ஆணும் பெண்ணும் கண்டால்
ஓர் ஆசை எண்ணம் கொண்டால்
புது நாணம் தோன்றலேனோ
அது நங்கை வாழ்வில் தானோ......
When a man and woman meet,
When a newly born desire takes hold,
Does a new sense of shyness arise?
Is that what happens in a young woman's life?
என் எண்ணம் இனிப்பதேனோ
இரு கண்ணும் துடிப்பதேனோ
பொன்னான பருவக் காலம்
புது ஆசை தருவதேனோ......
Why is my mind feeling so sweet?
Why are both my eyes throbbing?
Is it because this golden age of youth
Is giving birth to new desires?
Aaa…..aaahaah haa haa
Aaa... aaahaah haa haa
Aa…..aahaa…..
Aa... aahaa...
En ennam inipathaeno
Why is my mind feeling so sweet?
Iru kanum thudipathaeno
Why are both my eyes throbbing?
Ponnaana paruva kaalam
Is it because this golden age of youth
Pudhu aasai tharuvathaeno
Is giving birth to new desires?
En ennam inipathaeno
Why is my mind feeling so sweet?
Iru kanum thudipathaeno
Why are both my eyes throbbing?
Ponnaana paruva kaalam
Is it because this golden age of youth
Pudhu aasai tharuvathaeno
Is giving birth to new desires?
Isai paadum kuyilai polae
Like a cuckoo singing music,
Nadamaadum mayilai polae
Like a peacock dancing gracefully,
Kunam maari kaanbathaeno
Why does my nature seem to change?
Oru vaegam thondralaeno
Why has a sudden excitement arisen?
Lallal laa lallal laa
Lallal laa lallal laa
Lallal laa lallal laa
Lallal laa lallal laa
Isai paadum kuyilai polae
Like a cuckoo singing music,
Nadamaadum mayilai polae
Like a peacock dancing gracefully,
Kunam maari kaanbathaeno
Why does my nature seem to change?
Oru vaegam thondralaeno
Why has a sudden excitement arisen?
Ilam mangaiyarkalodu
When spending time in friendship
Uravaadi nindrapothu
With young maiden friends,
Vaaraatha ennamellam
Unprecedented thoughts
Vanthaaduthae ippothu
Are now dancing in my heart!
Isai paadum kuyilai polae
Like a cuckoo singing music,
Nadamaadum mayilai polae
Like a peacock dancing gracefully,
Kunam maari kaanbathaeno
Why does my nature seem to change?
Oru vaegam thondralaeno
Why has a sudden excitement arisen?
Lallal laa lallal laa
Lallal laa lallal laa
Lallal laa lallal laa
Lallal laa lallal laa
Anthi maalai naeram
During the dusk of evening,
Poo virintha solaiyoram
At the edge of the blossoming garden,
Vaan thantha inbam yaavum
All the bliss granted by the heavens
Ini intha inbamaagum
Will now become this pure joy!
Thaen vizhigal kavithai pesum
Honey-sweet eyes will speak poetry,
Vaai mozhigal madinthu pogum
Spoken words will fade away,
Naal muzhuthum kanavu kaanum
Daydreaming all day long,
Orr kaalam vanthathaeno…
Has such a time finally arrived?
En ennam inipathaeno
Why is my mind feeling so sweet?
Iru kanum thudipathaeno
Why are both my eyes throbbing?
Ponnaana paruva kaalam
Is it because this golden age of youth
Pudhu aasai tharuvathaeno
Is giving birth to new desires?
Thulli aadum pothum
Even while jumping and playing around,
Naan palli sendra pothum
Even when I went to school,
En ullam arinthathillai
My heart did not know this,
Intha unarvu thondravillai
This feeling never arose back then.
Aanum pennum kandaal
When a man and woman meet,
Orr aasai ennam kondaal
When a newly born desire takes hold,
Pudhu naanam thondralaeno
Does a new sense of shyness arise?
Adhu nangai vaazhvil thaano…
Is that what happens in a young woman's life?
En ennam inipathaeno
Why is my mind feeling so sweet?
Iru kanum thudipathaeno
Why are both my eyes throbbing?
Ponnaana paruva kaalam
Is it because this golden age of youth
Pudhu aasai tharuvathaeno
Is giving birth to new desires?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song portrays the sweet awakenings of romantic consciousness in a young woman as she steps into adulthood. She ponders why her mind feels unusually joyful, why her heart surges with enthusiasm, and why her nature feels transformed like a melodious cuckoo or a dancing peacock. Recalling her innocent days of childhood games and school, she realizes that these new feelings of romance, longing, and delicate shyness are natural wonders brought on by the golden springtime of youth.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Uvamai)
“Isai paadum kuyilai polae / Nadamaadum mayilai polae”
The song uses explicit comparisons using 'polae' to liken the protagonist's joyful transformation to a musical cuckoo bird and a dancing peacock.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Thaen vizhigal kavithai pesum”
Eyes are metaphorically described as honey-sweet ('Thaen vizhigal') that express poetry without spoken words.
Rhyme / Syllabic Harmony (Edhukai)
“Thulli aadum pothum / Naan palli sendra pothum”
The second consonant agreement across consecutive lines (Thulli / Palli) creates traditional Tamil rhythmic flow.
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Trivia
The film Thirumanam (1958) starred A. Nageswara Rao and Savitri in the lead roles, with music scored jointly by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu and T. G. Lingappa, featuring lyrics penned by M. K. Aathmanathan.
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