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Lyrics & meaning

En Ennam Inipatheno

From Thirumanam · 1958

Lyricist
M. K. Aathmanathan
Singer
Jikki
Music directors
S. M. Subbaiah Naidu, T. G. Lingappa
Movie name
Thirumanam
Movie release year
1958
Lyrics added on
22 Aug 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Aaa…..aaahaah haa haa
Aa…..aahaa…..
En ennam inipathaeno
Iru kanum thudipathaeno
Ponnaana paruva kaalam
Pudhu aasai tharuvathaeno
En ennam inipathaeno
Iru kanum thudipathaeno
Ponnaana paruva kaalam
Pudhu aasai tharuvathaeno
Isai paadum kuyilai polae
Nadamaadum mayilai polae
Kunam maari kaanbathaeno
Oru vaegam thondralaeno
Lallal laa lallal laa
Lallal laa lallal laa
Isai paadum kuyilai polae
Nadamaadum mayilai polae
Kunam maari kaanbathaeno
Oru vaegam thondralaeno
Ilam mangaiyarkalodu
Uravaadi nindrapothu
Vaaraatha ennamellam
Vanthaaduthae ippothu
Isai paadum kuyilai polae
Nadamaadum mayilai polae
Kunam maari kaanbathaeno
Oru vaegam thondralaeno
Lallal laa lallal laa
Lallal laa lallal laa
Anthi maalai naeram
Poo virintha solaiyoram
Vaan thantha inbam yaavum
Ini intha inbamaagum
Thaen vizhigal kavithai pesum
Vaai mozhigal madinthu pogum
Naal muzhuthum kanavu kaanum
Orr kaalam vanthathaeno…
En ennam inipathaeno
Iru kanum thudipathaeno
Ponnaana paruva kaalam
Pudhu aasai tharuvathaeno
Thulli aadum pothum
Naan palli sendra pothum
En ullam arinthathillai
Intha unarvu thondravillai
Aanum pennum kandaal
Orr aasai ennam kondaal
Pudhu naanam thondralaeno
Adhu nangai vaazhvil thaano…
En ennam inipathaeno
Iru kanum thudipathaeno
Ponnaana paruva kaalam
Pudhu aasai tharuvathaeno
Aa... aaha ha ha
Aa... aaha...
Why do my thoughts feel so sweet?
Why are both my eyes fluttering?
Why does this golden youth of mine
bring brand-new desires?
Why do my thoughts feel so sweet?
Why are both my eyes fluttering?
Why does this golden youth of mine
bring brand-new desires?
Like a singing cuckoo,
like a dancing peacock,
why is my nature changing so?
Why has this excitement awakened?
La la la, la la la
La la la, la la la
Like a singing cuckoo,
like a dancing peacock,
why is my nature changing so?
Why has this excitement awakened?
When I spent my days
laughing with other young girls,
thoughts that never crossed my mind
are dancing in me now!
Like a singing cuckoo,
like a dancing peacock,
why is my nature changing so?
Why has this excitement awakened?
La la la, la la la
La la la, la la la
In the quiet dusk of the evening,
by the edge of a blooming garden,
all the joy that heaven offers
turns into this sweet happiness.
Honeyed eyes speak poetry,
spoken words fade into silence,
to spend all day daydreaming—
has such a time arrived?
Why do my thoughts feel so sweet?
Why are both my eyes fluttering?
Why does this golden youth of mine
bring brand-new desires?
When I skipped and played about,
when I went to school,
my heart knew nothing of this,
this feeling never arose before.
When a man and a woman meet,
and desire stirs in their hearts,
does a new shyness awaken?
Is it always like this in a young woman's life?
Why do my thoughts feel so sweet?
Why are both my eyes fluttering?
Why does this golden youth of mine
bring brand-new desires?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

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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