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Lyrics & meaning

En Kelvikkenna

From Uyarndha Manithan · 1968

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Uyarndha Manithan
Movie release year
1968
Lyrics added on
21 May 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
{ En kelvikenna
Badhil en kelvikenna badhil
Un paarvaikenna porul
Manamaalaikenna vazhi
Un mounam enna mozhi
………………….. } (2)
{ Poovaiyar
Ullathil indha mounam
Sammadhamae } (2)
{ Sammadham
Endredhaan andha
Jaadaiyum sollidumae } (2)
Varavendum
Nalla thunai tharavendum
Vaazhvudhanai nilaiyaagum
Uravu murai peravendum irudhivarai
En kelvikenna
Badhil en kelvikenna badhil
Un paarvaikenna porul
Manamaalaikenna vazhi
Un mounam enna mozhi
{ Punnagai
Alli vara nadai
Podum ponmayilae } (2)
{ Anbenum
Palliyilae pudhu
Maanaviyaanavalae } (2)
Vizhi thaanae
Solli tharum manam
Thaanae ezhudhi varum
Oru naalil
Pazhagi vidum
Udal thaanae thulli vizhum
En kelvikenna
Badhil en kelvikenna badhil
Un paarvaikenna porul
Manamaalaikenna vazhi
Un mounam enna mozhi
……………………..
Anubavam
Undaanaal indha
Ragasiyam puriyaadho
Penmaiyin
Sannadhiyil vandhu
Paarthaal theriyadho
Alai polae kuzhalasaiya
Silai polae nadai payila
Valai osai isai koduka
Varuvenae inaindhiruka
En kelvikenna badhil
En kelvikenna badhil
Un paarvaikenna porul
Mana maalai kondu varum
What is the answer
to my question? What is the answer to my question?
What is the meaning of your gaze?
What way is there for the wedding garland?
What language is your silence?
...
In a woman's
heart, this silence
means consent.
That it is consent,
even her subtle
hints and gestures will say.
A good companion should arrive
to give me
a fulfilling life,
and a lasting bond that remains until the end.
What is the answer
to my question? What is the answer to my question?
What is the meaning of your gaze?
What way is there for the wedding garland?
What language is your silence?
Bringing a shower of smiles
with every graceful step,
my golden peacock!
In the school
called love,
you have become a new student!
The eyes themselves
will teach the lesson, and the heart
will write it down on its own.
In just a day,
it will all become familiar,
and the body will leap into romance on its own!
What is the answer
to my question? What is the answer to my question?
What is the meaning of your gaze?
What way is there for the wedding garland?
What language is your silence?
...
If you had
any experience,
wouldn't you understand this secret?
If you come and look
at the shrine of womanhood,
wouldn't you know?
With my hair swaying like waves,
walking gracefully like a living statue,
with my bangles creating music,
I will come to be united with you!
What is the answer to my question?
What is the answer to my question?
What is the meaning of your gaze?
It will bring the wedding garland for our hearts!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from 'Uyarndha Manithan' (1968) is a charming romantic duet between lovers exchanging playful questions and subtle hints about love and marriage. The hero inquires about the meaning of the heroine's bashful silence and looks, asking if her quiet demeanor holds the answer to their future together. The heroine responds with graceful metaphors, explaining that in womanhood, silence is often an implicit consent, and that love is a journey of learning through glance, touch, and shared moments.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uvamai)

“Anbenum Palliyilae pudhu Maanaviyaanavalae”

Love is metaphorically compared to an educational institution ('Anbenum Palliyilae') where the heroine becomes a new student learning romantic expressions.

Simile (Uvamai)

“Alai polae kuzhalasaiya”

The movement of hair is explicitly compared to sea waves ('Alai polae').

Simile (Uvamai)

“Silai polae nadai payila”

The hero describes the heroine's stance and gait as being as sculpted and graceful as a statue ('Silai polae').

Metaphor (Uvamai)

“Podum ponmayilae”

The heroine is poetically addressed as a 'golden peacock' ('ponmayilae') walking gracefully.

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