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Lyrics & meaning

En Kadhale

From Nilakanta · 2023

Lyricist
Madhurakavi
Singer
Haricharan
Music director
Mark Prashanth
Details
Nilakanta2023

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Sirage poonj sirageO wing, flower-like wing
Nee thandhai kaadhaleYou gave love
Parandhen naan parandhenI flew, I flew
Ippodhu vaanileNow in the sky
Male
Min minminikkuTo a tiny firefly
Minnale irakkaigalaai maarividumLightning turns into wings
Kadhalum vandhuvittalWhen love arrives
Ottu moththa narambilumThrough every single nerve
Paayudhu uyire uyireLife surges, my life
Paruva minsaarameYouthful electricity
En anbeMy love
Uyire uyireLife, my life
Unnal urchchagameBecause of you, I am filled with joy
Aaruyire…Precious soul…
Male
Sirage poonj sirageO wing, flower-like wing
Nee thandhai kaadhaleYou gave love
Parandhen naan parandhenI flew, I flew
Ippodhu vaanileNow in the sky
Male
Mudhal mudhal mannilInside the very first
Vizhum mazhaith thulikkulleRaindrop falling on the earth
Aruviyin payanamThe journey of a waterfall
Adhu thuvangudhu anbeBegins right there, my love
Male
Vanavillai kaigalalThe rainbow with my hands
Naan thottuI touch it
Vannangalai alliye poosugirenGathering and smearing its colors
Male
Chinnadhai sirikkumSmiling softly
Un mugamYour face
Aayiram pookkalaiA thousand flowers
En mel veesudheShowers upon me
En anbeMy love
Adi aayiram pookkalaiHey, a thousand flowers
En mel veesudheShowers upon me
AaruyirePrecious soul
Male
Sirage poonj sirageO wing, flower-like wing
Nee thandhai kaadhaleYou gave love
Parandhen naan parandhenI flew, I flew
Ippodhu vaanileNow in the sky
Male
Haaaaa haaa haaaHaaaaa haaa haaa
Male
Padhanisa padikkumReciting musical notes
Un imaigalil thudikkumThrobbing in your eyelashes
Irudhayam uyireHeart, my life
Adi azhagiya thimireHey, beautiful pride
Male
Vizhiyale vinmeenWith your eyes, the stars
Nee pariththuYou plucked
En uyiraiMy life
Joliththida vaiththayeYou made it shine
Male
Nee varindhaDrawn by you
Kagitha idhayamA paper heart
Anbe anbeLove, my love
Oosai vesudheEmits a sound
En anbeMy love
Nee varindhaDrawn by you
Kagitha idhayam thudikudheA paper heart is beating
AaruyiraePrecious soul
Male
Sirage poonj sirageO wing, flower-like wing
Nee thandhai kaadhaleYou gave love
Parandhen naan parandhenI flew, I flew
Ippodhu vaanileNow in the sky

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

Sirage Poonj Sirage from the movie Nilakanta (2023) is a romantic melody expressing the soaring euphoria of falling in love. The protagonist feels as if love has granted him soft wings, enabling him to fly high in the sky. Love electrifies his entire body, transforming simple moments into poetic wonder, where a firefly gains wings of lightning and the first drop of rain carries the birth of an entire waterfall.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Minnale irakkaigalaai maarividum

Compares love's empowering nature to lightning turning into wings for a tiny firefly.

Metaphor

Paruva minsaarame

Describing the excitement of youthful love directly as electricity.

Hyperbole / Imagery

Vanavillai kaigalal Naan thottu Vannangalai alliye poosugiren

Exaggerates touching the rainbow and smearing its colors to express intense emotional bliss.

Personification

Nee varindha Kagitha idhayam thudikudhe

Attributes a living heart's beating function to a paper heart drawn by the beloved.

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Trivia

The track featured in the 2023 film Nilakanta showcases music composed by Mark Prashanth, with vocals by prominent playback singer Haricharan and lyrics written by Madhurakavi.

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