En Frienda Pola
From Nanban · 2012
- Lyricist
- Viveka
- Singers
- Krish, Suchith Suresan
- Music director
- Harris Jayaraj
- Details
- Nanban2012
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| {En friend ah pola yaru machan | Who can ever match my friend, my buddy? |
| Avan trend ah ellaam mathi vachan | He completely changed all the trends. |
| Nee enga pona enga machan | Where did you go, my buddy? |
| Ena enni enni yenga vachan | Thinking of you constantly, you made me yearn. |
| Natpaala namma nenja thachan | Through friendship, he stitched our hearts together. |
| Nam kannil neera ponga vechan} (2) | He made tears overflow from our eyes. |
| Male | |
| Thozhanin tholgalum | Who can ever match my friend, my buddy? |
| Annai madi | He completely changed all the trends. |
| Avan dhoorathil poothitta | Where did you go, my buddy? |
| Thoppul kodi | Thinking of you constantly, you made me yearn. |
| Kaadhalai thaandiyum | Through friendship, he stitched our hearts together. |
| Ulla padi | He made tears overflow from our eyes. |
| Endrum natpu thaan uyarnthathu | A friend's shoulders are |
| Paththu padi | Like a mother's lap. |
| Male | |
| Un natpai naangal pettrom | He is an umbilical cord |
| Adhanaalae yaavum kattrom | That blossomed from a distance. |
| Melae melae sendrom | Even beyond love, |
| Vaan megam polae nindrom | In truth, |
| Male | |
| Pudhu padhai neeyae | Friendship is always higher |
| Pottu thanthaai | By ten steps. |
| Yen paadhi vazhiyil | We were blessed with your friendship, |
| vittu sendraai | And because of that, we learned everything. |
| Oru thaayai thedum | We rose higher and higher, |
| Pillai aanom | We stood high like the sky's clouds. |
| Nee illai endral | You are the new path |
| Engae povom | That was paved for us. |
| Male | |
| En friend ah pola yaru machan | Why did you leave us |
| Avan trend ah ellaam mathi vachan | Halfway through the journey? |
| Nee enga pona enga machan | We became like children |
| Ena enni enni yenga vachan | Searching for their mother. |
| Natpaala namma nenja thachan | If you are not around, |
| Nam kannil neera ponga vechan | Where will we go? |
விஷ்லிங் :
................................
Who can ever match my friend, my buddy?
He completely changed all the trends.
Where did you go, my buddy?
Thinking of you constantly, you made me yearn.
Through friendship, he stitched our hearts together.
He made tears overflow from our eyes.
{ என் ஃபிரண்ட போல
யாரு மச்சான் அவன் ட்ரெண்ட
எல்லாம் மாத்தி வச்சான்
நீ எங்க போன எங்க மச்சான்
என்ன எண்ணி எண்ணி ஏங்க
வச்சான் நட்பால நம்ம நெஞ்ச
தச்சான் நம் கண்ணில் நீர
பொங்க வச்சான் } (2)
Who can ever match my friend, my buddy?
He completely changed all the trends.
Where did you go, my buddy?
Thinking of you constantly, you made me yearn.
Through friendship, he stitched our hearts together.
He made tears overflow from our eyes.
A friend's shoulders are
Like a mother's lap.
தோழனின் தோள்களும்
அன்னை மடி அவன் தூரத்தில்
பூத்திட்ட தொப்புள் கொடி
காதலை தாண்டியும் உள்ள
படி என்றும் நட்புதான் உயர்ந்தது
பத்து படி
He is an umbilical cord
That blossomed from a distance.
Even beyond love,
In truth,
உன் நட்பை நாங்கள்
பெற்றோம் அதனாலே யாவும்
கற்றோம் மேலே மேலே
சென்றோம் வான் மேகம்
போலே நின்றோம்
Friendship is always higher
By ten steps.
We were blessed with your friendship,
And because of that, we learned everything.
We rose higher and higher,
We stood high like the sky's clouds.
You are the new path
That was paved for us.
புது பாதை நீயே
போட்டு தந்தாய் ஏன் பாதி
வழியில் விட்டு சென்றாய்
ஒரு தாயை தேடும் பிள்ளை
ஆனோம் நீ இல்லை என்றால்
எங்கே போவோம்
Why did you leave us
Halfway through the journey?
We became like children
Searching for their mother.
If you are not around,
Where will we go?
என் ஃபிரண்ட போல
யாரு மச்சான் அவன் ட்ரெண்ட
எல்லாம் மாத்தி வச்சான்
நீ எங்க போன எங்க மச்சான்
என்ன எண்ணி எண்ணி ஏங்க
வச்சான் நட்பால நம்ம நெஞ்ச
தச்சான் நம் கண்ணில் நீர
பொங்க வச்சான்
மச்சான்
{En friend ah pola yaru machan
Who can ever match my friend, my buddy?
Avan trend ah ellaam mathi vachan
He completely changed all the trends.
Nee enga pona enga machan
Where did you go, my buddy?
Ena enni enni yenga vachan
Thinking of you constantly, you made me yearn.
Natpaala namma nenja thachan
Through friendship, he stitched our hearts together.
Nam kannil neera ponga vechan} (2)
He made tears overflow from our eyes.
Thozhanin tholgalum
Who can ever match my friend, my buddy?
Annai madi
He completely changed all the trends.
Avan dhoorathil poothitta
Where did you go, my buddy?
Thoppul kodi
Thinking of you constantly, you made me yearn.
Kaadhalai thaandiyum
Through friendship, he stitched our hearts together.
Ulla padi
He made tears overflow from our eyes.
Endrum natpu thaan uyarnthathu
A friend's shoulders are
Paththu padi
Like a mother's lap.
Un natpai naangal pettrom
He is an umbilical cord
Adhanaalae yaavum kattrom
That blossomed from a distance.
Melae melae sendrom
Even beyond love,
Vaan megam polae nindrom
In truth,
Pudhu padhai neeyae
Friendship is always higher
Pottu thanthaai
By ten steps.
Yen paadhi vazhiyil
We were blessed with your friendship,
vittu sendraai
And because of that, we learned everything.
Oru thaayai thedum
We rose higher and higher,
Pillai aanom
We stood high like the sky's clouds.
Nee illai endral
You are the new path
Engae povom
That was paved for us.
En friend ah pola yaru machan
Why did you leave us
Avan trend ah ellaam mathi vachan
Halfway through the journey?
Nee enga pona enga machan
We became like children
Ena enni enni yenga vachan
Searching for their mother.
Natpaala namma nenja thachan
If you are not around,
Nam kannil neera ponga vechan
Where will we go?
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'En Friend Ah Pola' from the movie Nanban (2012) is a deeply heartfelt tribute to a selfless, life-changing friend who unexpectedly vanishes from his friends' lives. The song celebrates the peerless bond of friendship, comparing a true friend's comfort to a mother's lap and an umbilical cord that connects hearts across distances. The lyrics express gratitude for how this friend inspired and elevated everyone around him, while poignantly capturing the pain, confusion, and sense of loss felt by his companions upon his sudden departure.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Iyaibu (End Rhyme)
“En friend ah pola yaru machan / Avan trend ah ellaam mathi vachan”
The lines end with rhythmic, rhyming suffixes ('machan', 'vachan', 'thachan', 'vechan') that build melodic flow.
Metaphor (Uruvagamm)
“Thozhanin tholgalum Annai madi”
Equating a friend's supportive shoulders directly to a mother's comforting lap ('Annai madi').
Hyperbole & Imagery
“Avan dhoorathil poothitta Thoppul kodi”
Describing friendship as an umbilical cord blooming across distances to symbolize an unbreakably deep spiritual connection.
Edukku Thodar (Repetition for Emphasis)
“Ena enni enni yenga vachan / Melae melae sendrom”
Repetition of words like 'enni enni' and 'melae melae' to emphasize intensity of thought and emotional/intellectual growth.
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Trivia
Nanban is the official Tamil remake of the 2009 Bollywood blockbuster '3 Idiots'. Composed by Harris Jayaraj, this song serves as the emotional equivalent of 'Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh' and was sung by Krish and Suchith Suresan with lyrics penned by Viveka.
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