En Kelvikkenna
From Uyarndha Manithan · 1968
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singers
- T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Uyarndha Manithan1968
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| { En kelvikenna | What is the answer to my question? |
| Badhil en kelvikenna badhil | What is the answer to my question, what answer? |
| Un paarvaikenna porul | What is the meaning behind your look? |
| Manamaalaikenna vazhi | What is the path to the wedding garland? |
| Un mounam enna mozhi | What language is your silence? |
| Female | |
| ………………….. } (2) | ... |
| Female | |
| { Poovaiyar | In women's |
| Ullathil indha mounam | hearts, this silence |
| Sammadhamae } (2) | is indeed consent. |
| Female | |
| { Sammadham | That consent |
| Endredhaan andha | is precisely what that |
| Jaadaiyum sollidumae } (2) | subtle gesture also conveys. |
| Female | |
| Varavendum | A good companion |
| Nalla thunai tharavendum | must come and be granted, |
| Vaazhvudhanai nilaiyaagum | making life stable and lasting, |
| Uravu murai peravendum irudhivarai | gaining a relationship till the very end. |
| Female | |
| En kelvikenna | What is the answer to my question? |
| Badhil en kelvikenna badhil | What is the answer to my question, what answer? |
| Un paarvaikenna porul | What is the meaning behind your look? |
| Manamaalaikenna vazhi | What is the path to the wedding garland? |
| Un mounam enna mozhi | What language is your silence? |
| Male | |
| { Punnagai | Oh golden peacock |
| Alli vara nadai | walking with |
| Podum ponmayilae } (2) | a scatter of smiles! |
| Male | |
| { Anbenum | In the school |
| Palliyilae pudhu | known as love, |
| Maanaviyaanavalae } (2) | you have become a new student. |
| Male | |
| Vizhi thaanae | The eyes themselves |
| Solli tharum manam | will teach, and the mind |
| Thaanae ezhudhi varum | will write it down by itself. |
| Male | |
| Oru naalil | In a single day |
| Pazhagi vidum | it will become familiar, |
| Udal thaanae thulli vizhum | and the body itself will leap with joy. |
| Male | |
| En kelvikenna | What is the answer to my question? |
| Badhil en kelvikenna badhil | What is the answer to my question, what answer? |
| Un paarvaikenna porul | What is the meaning behind your look? |
| Manamaalaikenna vazhi | What is the path to the wedding garland? |
| Un mounam enna mozhi | What language is your silence? |
| Female | |
| …………………….. | ... |
| Male | |
| Anubavam | Once experience |
| Undaanaal indha | is gained, won't this |
| Ragasiyam puriyaadho | secret be understood? |
| Female | |
| Penmaiyin | In the sacred presence |
| Sannadhiyil vandhu | of womanhood, if you come |
| Paarthaal theriyadho | and witness, won't you know? |
| Male | |
| Alai polae kuzhalasaiya | With hair swaying like waves, |
| Female | |
| Silai polae nadai payila | walking gracefully like a statue, |
| Male | |
| Valai osai isai koduka | with the sound of bangles giving music, |
| Female | |
| Varuvenae inaindhiruka | I will come to unite with you. |
| Male | |
| En kelvikenna badhil | What is the answer to my question? |
| Female | |
| En kelvikenna badhil | What is the answer to my question, what answer? |
| Male | |
| Un paarvaikenna porul | What is the meaning behind your look? |
| Female | |
| Mana maalai kondu varum | It brings forth the wedding garland. |
{ என் கேள்விக்கென்ன
பதில் என் கேள்விக்கென்ன
பதில் உன் பார்வைக்கென்ன
பொருள் மணமாலைக்கென்ன
வழி உன் மௌனம் என்ன
மொழி
What is the answer to my question?
What is the answer to my question, what answer?
What is the meaning behind your look?
What is the path to the wedding garland?
What language is your silence?
........................... } (2)
...
{ பூவையர் உள்ளத்தில்
இந்த மௌனம் சம்மதமே } (2)
In women's
hearts, this silence
is indeed consent.
{ சம்மதம் என்றே
தான் அந்த ஜாடையும்
சொல்லிடுமே } (2)
That consent
is precisely what that
subtle gesture also conveys.
வரவேண்டும் நல்ல
துணை தரவேண்டும் வாழ்வு
தனை நிலையாகும் உறவு
முறை பெறவேண்டும்
இறுதிவரை
A good companion
must come and be granted,
making life stable and lasting,
gaining a relationship till the very end.
என் கேள்விக்கென்ன
பதில் என் கேள்விக்கென்ன
பதில் உன் பார்வைக்கென்ன
பொருள் மணமாலைக்கென்ன
வழி உன் மௌனம் என்ன மொழி
What is the answer to my question?
What is the answer to my question, what answer?
What is the meaning behind your look?
What is the path to the wedding garland?
What language is your silence?
{ புன்னகை அள்ளி
வர நடை போடும்
பொன்மயிலே } (2)
Oh golden peacock
walking with
a scatter of smiles!
{ அன்பெனும்
பள்ளியிலே புது
மாணவியானவளே } (2)
In the school
known as love,
you have become a new student.
விழி தானே
சொல்லி தரும் மனம்
தானே எழுதி வரும்
The eyes themselves
will teach, and the mind
will write it down by itself.
ஒரு நாளில்
பழகி விடும் உடல்
தானே துள்ளி விழும்
In a single day
it will become familiar,
and the body itself will leap with joy.
என் கேள்விக்கென்ன
பதில் என் கேள்விக்கென்ன
பதில் உன் பார்வைக்கென்ன
பொருள் மணமாலைக்கென்ன
வழி உன் மௌனம் என்ன மொழி
What is the answer to my question?
What is the answer to my question, what answer?
What is the meaning behind your look?
What is the path to the wedding garland?
What language is your silence?
............................
...
அனுபவம் உண்டானால்
இந்த ரகசியம் புரியாதோ
Once experience
is gained, won't this
secret be understood?
பெண்மையின்
சன்னதியில் வந்து
பார்த்தால் தெரியாதோ
In the sacred presence
of womanhood, if you come
and witness, won't you know?
அலை போலே
குழலசைய
With hair swaying like waves,
சிலை போலே
நடை பயில
walking gracefully like a statue,
வலை ஓசை
இசை கொடுக்க
with the sound of bangles giving music,
வருவேனே
இணைந்திருக்க
I will come to unite with you.
என் கேள்விக்கென்ன பதில்
What is the answer to my question?
என் கேள்விக்கென்ன பதில்
What is the answer to my question, what answer?
உன் பார்வைக்கென்ன பொருள்
What is the meaning behind your look?
மணமாலை
கொண்டு வரும்
It brings forth the wedding garland.
ஆண் & பெண் :
திருநாளும்
என்று வரும்
{ En kelvikenna
What is the answer to my question?
Badhil en kelvikenna badhil
What is the answer to my question, what answer?
Un paarvaikenna porul
What is the meaning behind your look?
Manamaalaikenna vazhi
What is the path to the wedding garland?
Un mounam enna mozhi
What language is your silence?
………………….. } (2)
...
{ Poovaiyar
In women's
Ullathil indha mounam
hearts, this silence
Sammadhamae } (2)
is indeed consent.
{ Sammadham
That consent
Endredhaan andha
is precisely what that
Jaadaiyum sollidumae } (2)
subtle gesture also conveys.
Varavendum
A good companion
Nalla thunai tharavendum
must come and be granted,
Vaazhvudhanai nilaiyaagum
making life stable and lasting,
Uravu murai peravendum irudhivarai
gaining a relationship till the very end.
En kelvikenna
What is the answer to my question?
Badhil en kelvikenna badhil
What is the answer to my question, what answer?
Un paarvaikenna porul
What is the meaning behind your look?
Manamaalaikenna vazhi
What is the path to the wedding garland?
Un mounam enna mozhi
What language is your silence?
{ Punnagai
Oh golden peacock
Alli vara nadai
walking with
Podum ponmayilae } (2)
a scatter of smiles!
{ Anbenum
In the school
Palliyilae pudhu
known as love,
Maanaviyaanavalae } (2)
you have become a new student.
Vizhi thaanae
The eyes themselves
Solli tharum manam
will teach, and the mind
Thaanae ezhudhi varum
will write it down by itself.
Oru naalil
In a single day
Pazhagi vidum
it will become familiar,
Udal thaanae thulli vizhum
and the body itself will leap with joy.
En kelvikenna
What is the answer to my question?
Badhil en kelvikenna badhil
What is the answer to my question, what answer?
Un paarvaikenna porul
What is the meaning behind your look?
Manamaalaikenna vazhi
What is the path to the wedding garland?
Un mounam enna mozhi
What language is your silence?
……………………..
...
Anubavam
Once experience
Undaanaal indha
is gained, won't this
Ragasiyam puriyaadho
secret be understood?
Penmaiyin
In the sacred presence
Sannadhiyil vandhu
of womanhood, if you come
Paarthaal theriyadho
and witness, won't you know?
Alai polae kuzhalasaiya
With hair swaying like waves,
Silai polae nadai payila
walking gracefully like a statue,
Valai osai isai koduka
with the sound of bangles giving music,
Varuvenae inaindhiruka
I will come to unite with you.
En kelvikenna badhil
What is the answer to my question?
En kelvikenna badhil
What is the answer to my question, what answer?
Un paarvaikenna porul
What is the meaning behind your look?
Mana maalai kondu varum
It brings forth the wedding garland.
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
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.
Did you know?
Trivia
Although noted as unknown in the provided prompt, 'Uyarndha Manithan' (1968) was a blockbuster Tamil film starring Sivaji Ganesan and Sowcar Janaki, with timeless music composed by the legendary duo M. S. Viswanathan (MSV). The lyrics were written by Vaali, and the tracks were rendered by T. M. Soundararajan and P. Susheela.
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