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Lyrics & meaning

En Kaadhal

From Manase Namaha · 2020

Lyricist
Mani Amuthavan
Singer
Manisha Eerabathini
Music director
Kamran
Movie name
Manase Namaha
Movie release year
2020
Lyrics added on
10 Jun 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Peridhaaga enna ketkiren
Peranbae…
Piriyaadhae endrae solgiren
Puriyaamal poo poo engiraai
Paarthum nee…
Paarkaamal yeno selgiraai
En kaadhal baaram endraai
Baaram endraai
Yen anbae dhooram sendraai
Kanuvagalil kanuvagalil
Oru vizhiyaal oru vizhiyaal
Unai dhinamum thazhuvugiren
Nija ulagil nija ulagil
Maru vizhiyaal maru vizhiyaal
Nee engae thulavugiren
En seigai pidikkum endravan
Adhaiyae thaan
Indraeno pidikkadhengiraan
Enai paarka edhaiyum seidhavan
Indraeno paarkaamal thirumbi kolgiraan
En kaadhal baaram endraai
Baaram endraai
Yen anbae dhooram sendraai
Kanuvagalil kanuvagalil
Oru vizhiyaal oru vizhiyaal
Unai dhinamum thazhuvugiren
Nija ulagil nija ulagil
Maru vizhiyaal maru vizhiyaal
Nee engae thulavugiren
What big thing am I asking for?
My dearest love...
I only ask you not to leave me,
Yet without any love, you tell me to go away.
Even after seeing me...
Why do you walk past as if you did not see?
You said my love was a burden,
You said it was a burden.
Why did you go far away, my love?
In my dreams, in my dreams,
With one eye, with one eye,
I embrace you every single day.
In the real world, in the real world,
With my other eye, with my other eye,
I search for where you are.
The one who said he loved everything I did,
About that very same thing,
Why does he say he dislikes it today?
The one who did anything just to look at me,
Why does he turn away today without even looking?
Oh, you said my love was a burden,
You said it was a burden.
Why did you go far away, my love?
In my dreams, in my dreams,
With one eye, with one eye,
I embrace you every single day.
In the real world, in the real world,
With my other eye, with my other eye,
I search for where you are.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song conveys the deep pain and confusion of experiencing sudden emotional detachment from a lover. The narrator laments how a partner who once cherished every gesture now views that very love as a heavy burden and purposefully walks away. Through vivid imagery, the lyrics contrast the dream state—where the narrator embraces the lover with one eye closed in sleep—with reality, where the other eye searches endlessly for their presence.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Moonaai / Initial Alliteration

“Peridhaaga enna ketkiren”

Repetition of initial consonant sounds starting with 'P' ('Peridhaaga', 'Peranbae', 'Piriyaadhae', 'Puriyaamal', 'Paarthum').

Antithesis / Parallel Contrast

“Kanuvagalil kanuvagalil ... Nija ulagil nija ulagil”

Contrasts holding the lover in dreams ('Kanuvagalil') against searching for them in reality ('Nija ulagil').

Epanalepsis / Repetition

“Oru vizhiyaal oru vizhiyaal”

Doubling of words ('kanuvagalil kanuvagalil', 'oru vizhiyaal oru vizhiyaal') to emphasize emotional intensity and rhythmic weight.

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Trivia

'Manase Namaha' is a 2020 romantic short film directed by Deepak Reddy. It earned a spot in the Guinness World Records for winning the highest number of awards for a short film globally.

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