En Kangal Endrum
From Tripura Sundari · 1978
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Tripura Sundari1978
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| En kangal endrum un meethu | My eyes are always fixed on you |
| Un kangal nooru penn meethu | While your eyes are on a hundred other women |
| Engu sendraalum enna seithaalum | Wherever you go, whatever you do |
| Unnai vidamaatten…. | I will never let you go... |
| Female | |
| En kangal endrum un meethu | My eyes are always fixed on you |
| Female | |
| Yaanaigalai madakkum maathargalil oruththi | One among the women who can tame wild elephants |
| paadugindraal araiyilae ennaalum | Is singing inside her room every single day |
| Kaalam varum varaikkum kaaththirunthaal | She waited patiently until the right time arrived |
| Mudivil vanthuvittaal arugilae annaalil | And in the end, she has arrived close to you on that destined day |
| Female | |
| Mannan thannai penthaanae niyaayam kettaal | Was it not a woman who stood up and demanded justice from the king himself? |
| Mannan thannai penthaanae niyaayam kettaal | Was it not a woman who stood up and demanded justice from the king himself? |
| Unnai maranthu sendru pirintha ullam purinthathaa | Did you comprehend the heart that parted after trying to forget you? |
| Aval ezhunthu vanthu thudiththa nindraal therinthathaa | Did you realize when she rose up and stood trembling with rage? |
| Female | |
| En kangal endrum un meethu | My eyes are always fixed on you |
| Female | |
| Aadaigalai piriththu aasaigalai mudiththu | Stripping clothes away and ending desires |
| Maathargalai virattalaam un polae | Men like you may torment and chase women away |
| Paavigalai mudiththa devathaigal pirappu | Yet the incarnation of goddesses who destroy sinners |
| Ippozhuthum nadakkalaam thannaalae…. | Can happen naturally even in the present time... |
| Female | |
| Sollum saethi theeyaaga parakkum endru | Saying that the news will spread like flying fire |
| Sollum saethi theeyaaga parakkum endru | Saying that the news will spread like flying fire |
| Andru oru puraththai paarththa kangal allavaa | Are these not the eyes that witnessed the city in those ancient times? |
| Indru thiripuraththai eriththa kangal paaraadaa | Won't the eyes that burned down Tripura be celebrated today? |
| Female | |
| En kangal endrum un meethu | My eyes are always fixed on you |
| Un kangal nooru penn meethu | While your eyes are on a hundred other women |
| Engu sendraalum enna seithaalum | Wherever you go, whatever you do |
| Unnai vidamaatten…. | I will never let you go... |
| Female | |
| En kangal endrum un meethu | My eyes are always fixed on you |
| Un kangal nooru penn meethu…. | While your eyes are on a hundred other women... |
என் கண்கள் என்றும் உன் மீது
உன் கண்கள் நூறு பெண் மீது
எங்கு சென்றாலும் என்ன செய்தாலும்
உன்னை விட மாட்டேன்...........
My eyes are always fixed on you
While your eyes are on a hundred other women
Wherever you go, whatever you do
I will never let you go...
என் கண்கள் என்றும் உன் மீது
My eyes are always fixed on you
யானைகளை மடக்கும் மாதர்களில் ஒருத்தி
பாடுகின்றாள் அறையிலே எந்நாளும்
காலம் வரும் வரைக்கும் காத்திருந்தாள்
முடிவில் வந்து விட்டாள் அருகிலே அந்நாளில்
One among the women who can tame wild elephants
Is singing inside her room every single day
She waited patiently until the right time arrived
And in the end, she has arrived close to you on that destined day
மன்னன் தன்னை பெண்தானே நியாயம் கேட்டாள்
மன்னன் தன்னை பெண்தானே நியாயம் கேட்டாள்
உன்னை மறந்து சென்று பிரிந்த உள்ளம் புரிந்ததா
அவள் எழுந்து வந்து துடித்த நின்றாள் தெரிந்ததா
Was it not a woman who stood up and demanded justice from the king himself?
Was it not a woman who stood up and demanded justice from the king himself?
Did you comprehend the heart that parted after trying to forget you?
Did you realize when she rose up and stood trembling with rage?
என் கண்கள் என்றும் உன் மீது.......
My eyes are always fixed on you
ஆடைகளை பிரித்து ஆசைகளை முடித்து
மாதர்களை விரட்டலாம் உன் போலே
பாவிகளை முடித்த தேவதைகள் பிறப்பு
இப்பொழுதும் நடக்கலாம் தன்னாலே.....
Stripping clothes away and ending desires
Men like you may torment and chase women away
Yet the incarnation of goddesses who destroy sinners
Can happen naturally even in the present time...
சொல்லும் சேதி தீயாக பறக்கும் என்று
சொல்லும் சேதி தீயாக பறக்கும் என்று
அன்று ஒரு புரத்தை பார்த்த கண்கள் அல்லவா
இன்று திரிபுரத்தை எரித்த கண்கள் பாரடா
Saying that the news will spread like flying fire
Saying that the news will spread like flying fire
Are these not the eyes that witnessed the city in those ancient times?
Won't the eyes that burned down Tripura be celebrated today?
என் கண்கள் என்றும் உன் மீது...........
உன் கண்கள் நூறு பெண் மீது
எங்கு சென்றாலும் என்ன செய்தாலும்
உன்னை விட மாட்டேன்...........
My eyes are always fixed on you
While your eyes are on a hundred other women
Wherever you go, whatever you do
I will never let you go...
என் கண்கள் என்றும் உன் மீது...........
உன் கண்கள் நூறு பெண் மீது.....
My eyes are always fixed on you
While your eyes are on a hundred other women...
En kangal endrum un meethu
My eyes are always fixed on you
Un kangal nooru penn meethu
While your eyes are on a hundred other women
Engu sendraalum enna seithaalum
Wherever you go, whatever you do
Unnai vidamaatten….
I will never let you go...
En kangal endrum un meethu
My eyes are always fixed on you
Yaanaigalai madakkum maathargalil oruththi
One among the women who can tame wild elephants
paadugindraal araiyilae ennaalum
Is singing inside her room every single day
Kaalam varum varaikkum kaaththirunthaal
She waited patiently until the right time arrived
Mudivil vanthuvittaal arugilae annaalil
And in the end, she has arrived close to you on that destined day
Mannan thannai penthaanae niyaayam kettaal
Was it not a woman who stood up and demanded justice from the king himself?
Mannan thannai penthaanae niyaayam kettaal
Was it not a woman who stood up and demanded justice from the king himself?
Unnai maranthu sendru pirintha ullam purinthathaa
Did you comprehend the heart that parted after trying to forget you?
Aval ezhunthu vanthu thudiththa nindraal therinthathaa
Did you realize when she rose up and stood trembling with rage?
En kangal endrum un meethu
My eyes are always fixed on you
Aadaigalai piriththu aasaigalai mudiththu
Stripping clothes away and ending desires
Maathargalai virattalaam un polae
Men like you may torment and chase women away
Paavigalai mudiththa devathaigal pirappu
Yet the incarnation of goddesses who destroy sinners
Ippozhuthum nadakkalaam thannaalae….
Can happen naturally even in the present time...
Sollum saethi theeyaaga parakkum endru
Saying that the news will spread like flying fire
Sollum saethi theeyaaga parakkum endru
Saying that the news will spread like flying fire
Andru oru puraththai paarththa kangal allavaa
Are these not the eyes that witnessed the city in those ancient times?
Indru thiripuraththai eriththa kangal paaraadaa
Won't the eyes that burned down Tripura be celebrated today?
En kangal endrum un meethu
My eyes are always fixed on you
Un kangal nooru penn meethu
While your eyes are on a hundred other women
Engu sendraalum enna seithaalum
Wherever you go, whatever you do
Unnai vidamaatten….
I will never let you go...
En kangal endrum un meethu
My eyes are always fixed on you
Un kangal nooru penn meethu….
While your eyes are on a hundred other women...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This intense track expresses a woman's unwavering vigilance, warning, and righteous anger toward a philandering man. She reminds him that despite his unfaithfulness and attempts to mistreat women, female power and justice cannot be suppressed forever. She draws parallels to historical and mythological figures, warning him that her eyes will continually track his every move. By referencing epic tales such as Kannagi demanding justice from the Pandyan King and the mythological legend of Tripura Sundari burning down cities of evil, the song transitions from a personal grievance into a grand assertion of feminine power and retribution against moral transgressors.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Edhugai (Second letter rhyming)
“Aadaigalai piriththu aasaigalai mudiththu”
Matching second consonants across lines to create rhythmic flow, seen in 'Aadaigalai' and 'Maathargalai'.
Monaai (Alliteration)
“En kangal endrum un meethu”
Repetition of initial vowels/consonants in 'En', 'endrum', creating internal rhythm.
Allusion (Mythological and Literary)
“Mannan thannai penthaanae niyaayam kettaal”
Reference to Kannagi demanding justice from King Nedunchezhiyan ('Mannan thannai penthaanae niyaayam kettaal') and Goddess Tripura Sundari burning the three cities ('Indru thiripuraththai eriththa kangal').
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Trivia
The song from the 1978 film 'Tripura Sundari' features iconic lyrics by Kannadasan set to music by Ilayaraja. sung brilliantly by S. Janaki, the track combines classical Tamil poetic imagery with dramatic cinematic themes of feminine vengeance and divine power.
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