En Kangal Endrum
From Thiripura Sundari · 1978
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Details
- Thiripura Sundari1978
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| En kangal endrum un meedhu | My eyes are always on you |
| Un kangal nooru pen meedhu | Your eyes are on a hundred other women |
| Engu sendraalum enna seidhaalum | Wherever you go, whatever you do |
| Unnai vida maattaen… | I will not let you go... |
| Female | |
| En kangal endrum un meedhu | My eyes are always on you |
| Female | |
| Yanaigalai madakkum maadhargalil | Among women who can subdue even elephants |
| Oruthi aaduginraal sabaiyilae ennalum | One woman dances in the court every day |
| Kaalam varum varaikkum kaathirundhal | She waited patiently until the time arrived |
| Mudivil vandhu vittaal arugilae annaalil | In the end, she came close on that day |
| Mannan thannai pen thaanae nyaayam kaetppaal | Is it not a woman who demands justice from the king himself? |
| Mannan thannai pen thaanae nyaayam kaetppaal | Is it not a woman who demands justice from the king himself? |
| Unnai marandhu sendru vizhundha vellam purindhadhaa | Did you understand the flood that flowed, forgetting you? |
| Aval ezhundhu vandhu thudithu nindraal therindhadhaa… | Did you realize when she rose up and stood trembling with rage? |
| Female | |
| En kangal endrum un meedhu | My eyes are always on you |
| Female | |
| Aadaigalai virithu aasaigalai mudithu | Spreading garments and fulfilling lustful desires |
| Maadhargalai virattalaam un polae | Men like you may torment and chase women |
| Paavigalai mudikka dhaevadhaigal pirappu | Goddesses are born to destroy such sinners |
| Ippozhudhum nadakkalaam kannaalae | Even now, that can happen right before your eyes |
| Sollum saedhi theeyaaga parakkum indru | The news being delivered will spread like fire today |
| Sollum saedhi theeyaaga parakkum indru | The news being delivered will spread like fire today |
| Andru oru purathai paartha kangal allavaa | Aren't those the eyes that once looked at Tripura? |
| Indru thiruppurathai yeritha kangal paaradaa… | Look today, those eyes have burned Tripura to ashes! |
| Female | |
| En kangal endrum un meedhu | My eyes are always on you |
| Un kangal nooru pen meedhu | Your eyes are on a hundred other women |
| Engu sendraalum enna seidhaalum | Wherever you go, whatever you do |
| Unnai vida maattaen… | I will not let you go... |
| Female | |
| En kangal endrum un meedhu | My eyes are always on you |
| Un kangal nooru pen meedhu | 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 on you
Your eyes are on a hundred other women
Wherever you go, whatever you do
I will not let you go...
என் கண்கள் என்றும் உன் மீது
My eyes are always on you
யானைகளை மடக்கும் மாதர்களில்
ஒருத்தி ஆடுகின்றாள் சபையிலே எந்நாளும்
காலம் வரும் வரைக்கும் காத்திருந்தாள்
முடிவில் வந்து விட்டாள் அருகிலே அந்நாளில்
மன்னன் தன்னை பெண்தானே நியாயம் கேட்ப்பாள்
மன்னன் தன்னை பெண்தானே நியாயம் கேட்ப்பாள்
உன்னை மறந்து சென்று பிரிந்த உள்ளம் புரிந்ததா
அவள் எழுந்து வந்து துடித்த நின்றாள் தெரிந்ததா.....
Among women who can subdue even elephants
One woman dances in the court every day
She waited patiently until the time arrived
In the end, she came close on that day
Is it not a woman who demands justice from the king himself?
Is it not a woman who demands justice from the king himself?
Did you understand the flood that flowed, forgetting you?
Did you realize when she rose up and stood trembling with rage?
என் கண்கள் என்றும் உன் மீது........
My eyes are always on you
ஆடைகளை பிரித்து ஆசைகளை முடித்து
மாதர்களை விரட்டலாம் உன் போலே
பாவிகளை முடித்த தேவதைகள் பிறப்பு
இப்பொழுதும் நடக்கலாம் கன்னாலே.....
சொல்லும் சேதி தீயாக பறக்கும் என்று
சொல்லும் சேதி தீயாக பறக்கும் என்று
அன்று ஒரு புரத்தை பார்த்த கண்கள் அல்லவா
இன்று திரிபுரத்தை எரித்த கண்கள் பாரடா
Spreading garments and fulfilling lustful desires
Men like you may torment and chase women
Goddesses are born to destroy such sinners
Even now, that can happen right before your eyes
The news being delivered will spread like fire today
The news being delivered will spread like fire today
Aren't those the eyes that once looked at Tripura?
Look today, those eyes have burned Tripura to ashes!
என் கண்கள் என்றும் உன் மீது
உன் கண்கள் நூறு பெண் மீது
எங்கு சென்றாலும் என்ன செய்தாலும்
உன்னை விட மாட்டேன்......
My eyes are always on you
Your eyes are on a hundred other women
Wherever you go, whatever you do
I will not let you go...
என் கண்கள் என்றும் உன் மீது
உன் கண்கள் நூறு பெண் மீது
My eyes are always on you
Your eyes are on a hundred other women
En kangal endrum un meedhu
My eyes are always on you
Un kangal nooru pen meedhu
Your eyes are on a hundred other women
Engu sendraalum enna seidhaalum
Wherever you go, whatever you do
Unnai vida maattaen…
I will not let you go...
En kangal endrum un meedhu
My eyes are always on you
Yanaigalai madakkum maadhargalil
Among women who can subdue even elephants
Oruthi aaduginraal sabaiyilae ennalum
One woman dances in the court every day
Kaalam varum varaikkum kaathirundhal
She waited patiently until the time arrived
Mudivil vandhu vittaal arugilae annaalil
In the end, she came close on that day
Mannan thannai pen thaanae nyaayam kaetppaal
Is it not a woman who demands justice from the king himself?
Mannan thannai pen thaanae nyaayam kaetppaal
Is it not a woman who demands justice from the king himself?
Unnai marandhu sendru vizhundha vellam purindhadhaa
Did you understand the flood that flowed, forgetting you?
Aval ezhundhu vandhu thudithu nindraal therindhadhaa…
Did you realize when she rose up and stood trembling with rage?
En kangal endrum un meedhu
My eyes are always on you
Aadaigalai virithu aasaigalai mudithu
Spreading garments and fulfilling lustful desires
Maadhargalai virattalaam un polae
Men like you may torment and chase women
Paavigalai mudikka dhaevadhaigal pirappu
Goddesses are born to destroy such sinners
Ippozhudhum nadakkalaam kannaalae
Even now, that can happen right before your eyes
Sollum saedhi theeyaaga parakkum indru
The news being delivered will spread like fire today
Sollum saedhi theeyaaga parakkum indru
The news being delivered will spread like fire today
Andru oru purathai paartha kangal allavaa
Aren't those the eyes that once looked at Tripura?
Indru thiruppurathai yeritha kangal paaradaa…
Look today, those eyes have burned Tripura to ashes!
En kangal endrum un meedhu
My eyes are always on you
Un kangal nooru pen meedhu
Your eyes are on a hundred other women
Engu sendraalum enna seidhaalum
Wherever you go, whatever you do
Unnai vida maattaen…
I will not let you go...
En kangal endrum un meedhu
My eyes are always on you
Un kangal nooru pen meedhu
Your eyes are on a hundred other women
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This powerful song from 'Thiripura Sundari' features a woman confronting a deceitful, womanizing man or ruler with intense vigilance and fierce warning. She asserts that while his eyes wander endlessly toward other women, her eyes remain fixed on him to hold him accountable. She references mythological and historical precedents where women demanded justice from kings and subdues powerful forces. Through vivid imagery of divine wrath, she warns him that goddesses descend to eliminate sinners. Her gaze, once gentle, now carries the destructive power of divine fire that burned Tripura, promising that retribution is swift and inescapable no matter where he tries to hide.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Ethugai (Second letter rhyming)
“En kangal endrum un meedhu / Un kangal nooru pen meedhu”
Matching second consonants across lines create rhythmic harmony, seen in 'En kangal' and 'Un kangal'.
Monai (First letter rhyming)
“Aadaigalai virithu aasaigalai mudithu”
Assonance and initial letter matching seen in 'Aadaigalai' and 'Aasaigalai'.
Allusion / Mythological Metaphor
“Andru oru purathai paartha kangal allavaa / Indru thiruppurathai yeritha kangal paaradaa…”
Direct mythological reference to Lord Shiva burning Tripura (the three demon cities), used here as a metaphor for divine feminine wrath destroying evil.
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Trivia
The mythological allusion to burning 'Tripura' directly ties into the film's title 'Thiripura Sundari' (1978), utilizing Kannadasan's signature style of combining classical puranic metaphors with intense dramatic confrontation in film song lyrics.
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