En Jannal Nilavukku
From Chokka Thangam · 2003
- Lyricists
- Not listed
- Singers
- Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam
- Music director
- Deva
- Details
- Chokka Thangam2003
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| {En jannal nilavuku ennachu | What happened to the moon of my window? |
| En kannil pattu romba naalachu } (2) | It has been many days since it caught my eye. |
| Male | |
| Kangal rendai uruti meratti | Rolling two eyes and playfully threatening, |
| Konjugindra azhagae | Oh sweet intimate beauty! |
| Kungumathil puratti edutha | Rolled in vermilion, |
| Gundumalli charamae | A garland of round jasmine flowers! |
| Mandha maarutham unthan maeniyil poothiruka | Has a gentle breeze bloomed upon your body? |
| Female | |
| Un jannal nilavingu vandhachu | The moon of your window has arrived here. |
| Un kannil pattu vitu ninnachu | It met your eyes and stood still. |
| Kangal rendai uruti meratti | Rolling two eyes and playfully threatening, |
| Konjugindra azhagaa | Oh sweet intimate handsome one! |
| Kungumathil puratti edutha | Rolled in vermilion, |
| Gundumalli charamaa | A garland of round jasmine flowers! |
| Mandha maarutham enthan maeniyil poothiruku | A gentle breeze has bloomed upon my body. |
| Male | |
| En jannal nilavuku ennachu | What happened to the moon of my window? |
| Female | |
| Un kannil pattu vitu ninnachu | It met your eyes and stood still. |
| Male | |
| Ethana macham unnidam undu | How many moles do you have? |
| Kaathukum enakumthan athu theriyum | Only the wind and I know that. |
| Female | |
| Ethana vegam unnidam undu | How much speed and passion do you possess? |
| Irutukum enakumthan athu puriyum | Only the darkness and I understand that. |
| Male | |
| Kachai katti poo pootha poonthotamae | Oh flower garden blossoming while tightly bound! |
| Uchi varai naan moozhga thaen paaichumae | Shower honey so I drown up to the crown of my head. |
| Female | |
| Pathu viral pothathu un Mogamae | Ten fingers are not enough for your passion, |
| Latcham viral nee kondu vaa vaanamae | Oh sky, bring a hundred thousand fingers! |
| Male | |
| En muthu manichudar | My lustrous pearl-like flame, |
| Mullai malarthidal naanuvathaen | Why does the jasmine field feel shy? |
| Male | |
| En jannal nilavuku ennachu | What happened to the moon of my window? |
| En kannil pattu romba naalachu | It has been many days since it caught my eye. |
| Female | |
| Un jannal nilavingu vandhachu | The moon of your window has arrived here. |
| Un kannil pattu vitu ninnachu | It met your eyes and stood still. |
| Male | |
| Mukani athil mukiyam konda | Among the three grand fruits, |
| Muthalkani muthalkani paarthuvitten | I have seen the most prominent primary fruit! |
| Female | |
| Pathini pennin pathiyam theda | Searching for the dietary regimen of a chaste woman, |
| Oridam oridam verthu vitten | In one place, I broke into sweat! |
| Male | |
| Poorva jenma oar bantham nee vanthathu | You came as a bond from a past life. |
| Endrum ini neengathu naam sernthathu | Our union will never part forever from now on. |
| Female | |
| Thannanthani theevaaga naan vaazhnthathu | I lived as a completely isolated island. |
| Ennai sutri un kaigal poo potathu | Your hands scattered flowers around me. |
| Male | |
| Un vellai manasilum vetka siripilum | In your pure heart and shy smile, |
| Vaazhnthirupen | I will live forever. |
| Female | |
| Kangal rendai uruti meratti | Rolling two eyes and playfully threatening, |
| Konjugindra azhagaa | Oh sweet intimate handsome one! |
| Kungumathil puratti edutha | Rolled in vermilion, |
| Gundumalli charamaa | A garland of round jasmine flowers! |
| Male | |
| Mandha maarutham unthan maeniyil poothiruka | Has a gentle breeze bloomed upon your body? |
| En jannal nilavuku ennachu | What happened to the moon of my window? |
| En kannil pattu romba naalachu | It has been many days since it caught my eye. |
{ என் ஜன்னல்
நிலவுக்கு என்னாச்சு
என் கண்ணில் பட்டு
ரொம்ப நாளாச்சு } (2)
What happened to the moon of my window?
It has been many days since it caught my eye.
கண்கள் ரெண்டை
உருட்டி மிரட்டி கொஞ்சுகின்ற
அழகே குங்குமத்தில் புரட்டி
எடுத்த குண்டுமல்லி சரமே
மந்த மாருதம் உந்தன் மேனியில்
பூத்திருக்க
Rolling two eyes and playfully threatening,
Oh sweet intimate beauty!
Rolled in vermilion,
A garland of round jasmine flowers!
Has a gentle breeze bloomed upon your body?
உன் ஜன்னல்
நிலவிங்கு வந்தாச்சு
உன் கண்ணில் பட்டு
விட்டு நின்னாச்சு
கண்கள் ரெண்டை
உருட்டி மிரட்டி
கொஞ்சுகின்ற அழகா
குங்குமத்தில் புரட்டி
எடுத்த குண்டுமல்லி
சரமா மந்த மாருதம்
எந்தன் மேனியில்
பூத்திருக்கு
The moon of your window has arrived here.
It met your eyes and stood still.
Rolling two eyes and playfully threatening,
Oh sweet intimate handsome one!
Rolled in vermilion,
A garland of round jasmine flowers!
A gentle breeze has bloomed upon my body.
என் ஜன்னல்
நிலவுக்கு என்னாச்சு
What happened to the moon of my window?
உன் கண்ணில்
பட்டு விட்டு நின்னாச்சு
It met your eyes and stood still.
...................................
How many moles do you have?
Only the wind and I know that.
எத்தனை மச்சம்
உன்னிடம் உண்டு
காத்துக்கும் எனக்கும்
தான் அது தெரியும்
How much speed and passion do you possess?
Only the darkness and I understand that.
எத்தனை வேகம்
உன்னிடம் உண்டு
இருட்டுக்கும் எனக்கும்
தான் அது புரியும்
Oh flower garden blossoming while tightly bound!
Shower honey so I drown up to the crown of my head.
கச்சை கட்டி
பூ பூத்த பூந்தோட்டமே
உச்சி வரை நான் மூழ்க
தேன் பாய்ச்சுமே
Ten fingers are not enough for your passion,
Oh sky, bring a hundred thousand fingers!
பத்து விரல்
போதாது உன் மோகமே
லட்சம் விரல் நீ கொண்டு
வா வானமே
My lustrous pearl-like flame,
Why does the jasmine field feel shy?
என் முத்துமணி
சுடர் முல்லை மலர்திடல்
நாணுவதேன்
What happened to the moon of my window?
It has been many days since it caught my eye.
என் ஜன்னல்
நிலவுக்கு என்னாச்சு
என் கண்ணில் பட்டு
ரொம்ப நாளாச்சு
The moon of your window has arrived here.
It met your eyes and stood still.
உன் ஜன்னல்
நிலவிங்கு வந்தாச்சு
உன் கண்ணில் பட்டு
விட்டு நின்னாச்சு
Among the three grand fruits,
I have seen the most prominent primary fruit!
...................................
Searching for the dietary regimen of a chaste woman,
In one place, I broke into sweat!
முக்கனி அதில்
முக்கியம் கொண்ட முதல்
கனி முதல் கனி பார்த்துவிட்டேன்
You came as a bond from a past life.
Our union will never part forever from now on.
பத்தினி பெண்ணின்
பத்தியம் தேட ஓரிடம் ஓரிடம்
வேர்த்துவிட்டேன்
I lived as a completely isolated island.
Your hands scattered flowers around me.
பூர்வ ஜென்ம
ஓர் பந்தம் நீ வந்தது
என்றும் இனி நீங்காது
நாம் சேர்ந்தது
In your pure heart and shy smile,
I will live forever.
தன்னந்தனி
தீவாக நான் வாழ்ந்தது
என்னை சுற்றி உன்
கைகள் பூ போட்டது
Rolling two eyes and playfully threatening,
Oh sweet intimate handsome one!
Rolled in vermilion,
A garland of round jasmine flowers!
உன் வெள்ளை
மனசிலும் வெட்க சிரிப்பிலும்
வாழ்ந்திருப்பேன்
Has a gentle breeze bloomed upon your body?
What happened to the moon of my window?
It has been many days since it caught my eye.
என் ஜன்னல்
நிலவுக்கு என்னாச்சு
என் கண்ணில் பட்டு
ரொம்ப நாளாச்சு
கண்கள்
ரெண்டை உருட்டி
மிரட்டி கொஞ்சுகின்ற
அழகா குங்குமத்தில்
புரட்டி எடுத்த
குண்டுமல்லி சரமா
மந்த மாருதம்
உந்தன் மேனியில்
பூத்திருக்க என் ஜன்னல்
நிலவுக்கு என்னாச்சு
என் கண்ணில் பட்டு
ரொம்ப நாளாச்சு
{En jannal nilavuku ennachu
What happened to the moon of my window?
En kannil pattu romba naalachu } (2)
It has been many days since it caught my eye.
Kangal rendai uruti meratti
Rolling two eyes and playfully threatening,
Konjugindra azhagae
Oh sweet intimate beauty!
Kungumathil puratti edutha
Rolled in vermilion,
Gundumalli charamae
A garland of round jasmine flowers!
Mandha maarutham unthan maeniyil poothiruka
Has a gentle breeze bloomed upon your body?
Un jannal nilavingu vandhachu
The moon of your window has arrived here.
Un kannil pattu vitu ninnachu
It met your eyes and stood still.
Kangal rendai uruti meratti
Rolling two eyes and playfully threatening,
Konjugindra azhagaa
Oh sweet intimate handsome one!
Kungumathil puratti edutha
Rolled in vermilion,
Gundumalli charamaa
A garland of round jasmine flowers!
Mandha maarutham enthan maeniyil poothiruku
A gentle breeze has bloomed upon my body.
En jannal nilavuku ennachu
What happened to the moon of my window?
Un kannil pattu vitu ninnachu
It met your eyes and stood still.
Ethana macham unnidam undu
How many moles do you have?
Kaathukum enakumthan athu theriyum
Only the wind and I know that.
Ethana vegam unnidam undu
How much speed and passion do you possess?
Irutukum enakumthan athu puriyum
Only the darkness and I understand that.
Kachai katti poo pootha poonthotamae
Oh flower garden blossoming while tightly bound!
Uchi varai naan moozhga thaen paaichumae
Shower honey so I drown up to the crown of my head.
Pathu viral pothathu un Mogamae
Ten fingers are not enough for your passion,
Latcham viral nee kondu vaa vaanamae
Oh sky, bring a hundred thousand fingers!
En muthu manichudar
My lustrous pearl-like flame,
Mullai malarthidal naanuvathaen
Why does the jasmine field feel shy?
En jannal nilavuku ennachu
What happened to the moon of my window?
En kannil pattu romba naalachu
It has been many days since it caught my eye.
Un jannal nilavingu vandhachu
The moon of your window has arrived here.
Un kannil pattu vitu ninnachu
It met your eyes and stood still.
Mukani athil mukiyam konda
Among the three grand fruits,
Muthalkani muthalkani paarthuvitten
I have seen the most prominent primary fruit!
Pathini pennin pathiyam theda
Searching for the dietary regimen of a chaste woman,
Oridam oridam verthu vitten
In one place, I broke into sweat!
Poorva jenma oar bantham nee vanthathu
You came as a bond from a past life.
Endrum ini neengathu naam sernthathu
Our union will never part forever from now on.
Thannanthani theevaaga naan vaazhnthathu
I lived as a completely isolated island.
Ennai sutri un kaigal poo potathu
Your hands scattered flowers around me.
Un vellai manasilum vetka siripilum
In your pure heart and shy smile,
Vaazhnthirupen
I will live forever.
Kangal rendai uruti meratti
Rolling two eyes and playfully threatening,
Konjugindra azhagaa
Oh sweet intimate handsome one!
Kungumathil puratti edutha
Rolled in vermilion,
Gundumalli charamaa
A garland of round jasmine flowers!
Mandha maarutham unthan maeniyil poothiruka
Has a gentle breeze bloomed upon your body?
En jannal nilavuku ennachu
What happened to the moon of my window?
En kannil pattu romba naalachu
It has been many days since it caught my eye.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
En Jannal Nilavuku Ennachu from the movie Chokka Thangam (2003) is a romantic duet expressing intense intimacy, playful affection, and deep devotion between lovers. The song employs rich sensory imagery, comparing the beloved to a window moon and a jasmine garland dipped in vermilion. The lovers trade poetic compliments, acknowledging intimate moments that are known only to them, the night darkness, and the passing breeze. As the song progresses, the lovers speak of their eternal connection predestined from a former birth (poorva jenma bantham). The protagonist expresses gratitude for how love transformed a lonely, island-like existence into a flowering garden, resolving to live forever in the partner's pure heart and shy laughter.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“En jannal nilavuku ennachu”
Compares the lover to a moon framed by a window ('Jannal Nilavu') and to a fresh garland of jasmine flowers ('Gundumalli charam').
Anaphora (Initial Repetition / Monai)
“Ethana macham unnidam undu / Ethana vegam unnidam undu”
Repetition of 'Ethana' at the beginning of consecutive lines to create rhythmic intensity and lyrical symmetry.
Sensory Imagery
“Uchi varai naan moozhga thaen paaichumae”
Evokes tactile, visual, and olfactory senses using jasmine flowers, honey, vermilion, breeze, and darkness.
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Trivia
Chokka Thangam (2003) is a Tamil action drama starring Vijayakanth and Soundarya, directed by P. Vasu. The film's music soundtrack was composed by Deva, and this romantic duet is rendered by Hariharan and Anuradha Sriram.
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