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Lyrics & meaning

En Jeevan Paduthu Female

From Neethaana Andha Kuyil · 1986

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singer
S. Janaki
Music director
Ilayaraja
Details
Neethaana Andha Kuyil1986

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Aah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah….Melodious vocal expression.
Female
En jeevan paaduthu…My soul is singing...
Unnaithan theduthu…It is searching only for you...
En jeevan paaduthu…My soul is singing...
Unnaithan theduthu…It is searching only for you...
Kaanaamal yenguthu…. manam vaaduthu….Yearning without seeing you, my heart is wilting...
Ingae en paadhai maariHere, my path has changed,
Engengo thedi thediSearching everywhere,
Female
En jeevan paaduthu…My soul is singing...
Unnaithan theduthu…It is searching only for you...
En jeevan paaduthu…My soul is singing...
Unnaithan theduthu…It is searching only for you...
Female
Kannodu malarntha kaadhalLove that blossomed in the eyes,
Nenjodu valarntha sondhamThe bond that grew in the heart,
Ellaamae kanavupolae aanathaeHas all become like a dream.
Ondrodu ondru serumJoining together as one,
Ullaasam vaazhvil koodumJoy would increase in life,
Endrae naan ninaitha unmai ponathaeThe truth that I believed in has vanished.
Kalyana selai maarum mun marainthatheIt disappeared before the wedding saree could be changed,
Kanneeril paethai vaazhkkaiyum karainthathaeThis naive girl's life dissolved in tears.
Ennaalum indha vanjam maarumaaWill this deceit ever change?
Aah ah ah ah ah ahhh……Melodious vocal expression.
Female
En jeevan paaduthu…My soul is singing...
Unnaithan theduthu…It is searching only for you...
En jeevan paaduthu…My soul is singing...
Unnaithan theduthu…It is searching only for you...
Female
Nenjathai thiranthu vaithenI kept my heart open,
Manjaththai virithu vaithenI spread out the bed,
Mannaathi mannan thirumbi varavillaiBut the king of kings did not return.
Mullai poo soodi nindrenI stood adorned with jasmine flowers,
Muthaada yengi nindrenI stood longing for a kiss,
Kondaada aasai irunthum vidavillaiThough there was a desire to celebrate, fate did not allow it.
En jeevan pona paadhaiyil pogirenI walk along the path where my soul went,
En nenjil pongum kelviyai ketkirenI ask the question surging in my heart,
Sollaamal indha vanjam theerkkirenI settle this pain without speaking.
Aah ah ah ah ah ah ah ahhh…….Melodious vocal expression.
Female
En jeevan paaduthu…My soul is singing...
Unnaithan theduthu…It is searching only for you...
En jeevan paaduthu…My soul is singing...
Unnaithan theduthu…It is searching only for you...
Kaanaamal yenguthu…. manam vaaduthu….Yearning without seeing you, my heart is wilting...
Ingae en paadhai maariHere, my path has changed,
Engengo thedi thediSearching everywhere,
Female
En jeevan paaduthu…My soul is singing...
Unnaithan theduthu…It is searching only for you...
En jeevan paaduthu…My soul is singing...
Unnaithan theduthu…It is searching only for you...
Aah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah…Melodious vocal expression.

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

En Jeevan Paaduthu is a poignant lamentation of a lover searching for their missing partner and mourning a shattered future. The protagonist expresses how their very soul sings and roams in agonizing search, feeling lost as their path in life strays. They reflect on how a love that bloomed so beautifully turned out to be an illusory dream, collapsing tragically before wedded bliss could even begin. In their deep sorrow, they prepare for a reunion that never happens, left only with unanswered questions and silent grief as they follow their wandering spirit.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Personification

En jeevan paaduthu... Unnaithan theduthu...

Attributing the human capability of singing and searching to the soul or life force (Jeevan).

Simile (Uvamai)

Ellaamae kanavupolae aanathae

Comparing the reality of their relationship turning into a fleeting dream using the comparative word 'polae'.

Rhyme / Etukai

Nenjathai thiranthu vaithen / Manjaththai virithu vaithen

Second-letter rhyming between consecutive lines ('Nenjathai' and 'Manjaththai').

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Kannodu malarntha kaadhal

Framing love as a flower that blossoms through the eyes.

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Trivia

Neethaana Andha Kuyil (1986) features iconic music composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Vairamuthu. The song En Jeevan Paaduthu has two celebrated renditions in the film—one sung by S. Janaki and another by K. J. Yesudas, both widely praised for their emotional resonance and classical raaga structure.

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