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En Nenjam Neendhudhey

From Chevvaikizhamai · 2023

Lyricist
Pazhani Bharathi
Singer
Harshika Devanath
Music director
B. Ajaneesh Loknath
Movie name
Chevvaikizhamai
Movie release year
2023
Lyrics added on
13 Aug 2023

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
En nenjam neendhudhe
Nilavil undhan ninaivil
Allikkonden
Unnai allikkonden
Kaadhal nenjil sugamai
Killikonden
Ennai killikkonden
Indha kanavu nijamaa
Kaigal unnai anaikum neram
Kannil iravu poovin eeram
Anbe…
Undaintha pullanguzhal naandhaan
Ennai…
Isaithida seibavan needhaan
Nerupena thagiththu en vanam
Pugaiyena kalainthadhu en manam
Pudhithai pirandhen unnidam
Vandu vandhu sindhum mellisaiyil
Poovin vaasam varudhae
Manjal veyil sudum undhan viral
Mellai ennai thodudhe
Idhazhal unnai alaikum neram
Kannil iravu pogum neram
Kaatre
Maalargalil naa elumpothu
Poove
Pudhu pudhu nirangalai thoovu
Alaiudan alaiena neendhinen
Adai mazhai ena unnai thedinen
Unakkul uraindhu karaindhen
Allikkonden
Unnai allikkonden
Kaadhal nenjil sugamai
Killikonden
Ennai killikkonden
Indha kanavu nijamaa
Kaigal unnai anaikum neram
Kannil iravu poovin eeram
My heart swims
in the moonlight, lost in your thoughts.
I gathered you close,
I took you into my arms,
with sweet joy in my loving heart.
I pinched myself,
I pinched myself,
wondering if this dream is real.
When my arms embrace you,
the dew of a night flower fills my eyes.
My love...
I am just a broken flute,
and you...
are the one who brings music from me.
My forest burned like fire,
and my mind scattered like smoke.
I was born anew with you.
In the soft melody hummed by the beetle,
the fragrance of the flower drifts in.
Your fingers, warm as the golden sun,
gently touch me.
When my lips call out to you,
the night begins to fade from my eyes.
Oh breeze,
as a voice rises from the flowers,
oh flower,
scatter brand new colors.
I swam like wave upon wave,
I searched for you like heavy downpours,
and I froze and melted inside you.
I gathered you close,
I took you into my arms,
with sweet joy in my loving heart.
I pinched myself,
I pinched myself,
wondering if this dream is real.
When my arms embrace you,
the dew of a night flower fills my eyes.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'En Nenjam Neendhudhe' from the dub movie 'Chevvaikizhamai' (2023) expresses a protagonist's deep, surreal romance and rebirth through love. The protagonist reflects on being swept away in the lover's thoughts under the moonlight, questioning whether this bliss is reality or a dream. She compares her former empty self to a broken flute that finds music and life only when played by her beloved. Through vivid natural imagery—burning forests turning into soft breeze, honeybees scattering melodies, warm sunlight touching like fingers, and waves merging into torrential rains—the song conveys complete surrender. The speaker feels reborn, freezing and melting within her beloved, as tender touch and emotional intimacy wash away the darkness of the night.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagaimai)

“Undaintha pullanguzhal naandhaan”

Compares the self to a broken flute ('Undaintha pullanguzhal naandhaan') that can only be brought to musical life by the lover.

Simile (Uvamai)

“Nerupena thagiththu en vanam / Pugaiyena kalainthadhu en manam”

Compares the burning passion and restless mind to fire ('Nerupena') and dispersing smoke ('Pugaiyena').

Rhetorical Question

“Indha kanavu nijamaa”

The protagonist questions whether her overwhelming happiness and romantic embrace are real or just a dream.

Imagery (Katchi Inbam)

“Manjal veyil sudum undhan viral / Mellai ennai thodudhe”

Evokes tactile and sensory imagery comparing warm yellow sunlight to the gentle touch of a lover's finger.

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Trivia

'Chevvaikizhamai' is the Tamil dubbed version of the 2023 Telugu mystery-thriller 'Mangalavaaram', directed by Ajay Bhupathi with music composed by B. Ajaneesh Loknath.

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