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Lyrics & meaning

En Nenjam Unnodu

From Rusi Kanda Poonai · 1980

Lyricist
Panchu Arunachalam
Singer
S. Janaki
Music director
Ilayaraja
Details
Rusi Kanda Poonai1980

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Female
Aa….aa….aa….aa….aa….aa….aa….Aa... aa... vocalizing musical notes...
Aaa…aa….aa….lalaa lalaa lalaala laa laa laa laaAaa... la la la... humming musical notes...
Female
En nenjam unnodu un nenjam ennoduMy heart is with you, your heart is with me.
En nenjam unnodu un nenjam ennoduMy heart is with you, your heart is with me.
Kaadhal raagangal kannoduMelodies of love reside in our eyes.
Serum inbangal kaiyoduJoys that join together lie in our hands.
Pudhu vaazhvil suvai serkkum varum kaalangalThe coming times will add flavor to this new life.
Female
En nenjam unnodu un nenjam ennoduMy heart is with you, your heart is with me.
Female
Naan un maarbinil aada nee yen tholinil aadaAs I sway against your chest and you sway upon my shoulders,
Poongaatru geetham paadaAs the gentle breeze sings a sweet song,
Thirunaalai kandenae kondaadum manamI witnessed a festive day, my mind celebrates.
Dhinam poojai seivenae vandhaadum sugamEvery day I shall worship, welcoming this fluttering joy.
Azhaithaenae ennaalum thunai nee thaanaeI called out to you, for you alone are my lifelong companion.
Female
En nenjam unnodu un nenjam ennoduMy heart is with you, your heart is with me.
Female
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Female
Mogam paarvai meeno modhum aasaigal thaanoIs this passionate glance like a fish, or clashing desires?
En vaazhvil dheepam yaetriLighting a lamp of hope in my life,
Dhinam naanae solvenae pon aadum sugamEvery day I shall speak of this golden, dancing bliss.
Idhazh thaenai chindhaamal muthaadum sugamThe joy of kissing without spilling the honey from the lips.
Virundhaavaen ennaalum thunai nee thaanaeI will become a feast for you; you alone are my lifelong companion.
Female
En nenjam unnodu un nenjam ennoduMy heart is with you, your heart is with me.
Kaadhal raagangal kannoduMelodies of love reside in our eyes.
Serum inbangal kaiyoduJoys that join together lie in our hands.
Pudhu vaazhvil suvai serkkum varum kaalangalThe coming times will add flavor to this new life.
Female
En nenjam unnodu un nenjam ennoduMy heart is with you, your heart is with me.
Laalaalaa laalaalaa laalaalaa laalaalaaLa la la... humming musical notes...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

En Nenjam Unnodu is a soulful romantic duet expressing deep emotional unity and romantic devotion. The lovers celebrate their mutual affection, declaring that their hearts belong to each other. The imagery moves through breeze, music, lights, and sacred rituals, symbolizing how love transforms ordinary life into a continuous festival of happiness and shared future.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

En nenjam unnodu un nenjam ennodu / Kaadhal raagangal kannodu / Serum inbangal kaiyodu

The repetitive rhyming ending '-odu' creates a rhythmic, melodic flow across lines.

Urvagam (Metaphor)

En vaazhvil dheepam yaetri

Comparing the arrival of love to lighting a lamp in life.

Monai (Initial Alliteration)

Mogam paarvai meeno modhum aasaigal thaano

Repetition of initial consonant sound 'M' across words.

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Trivia

The film Rusi Kanda Poonai (1980) was directed by S. P. Muthuraman with music composed by Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics penned by Panchu Arunachalam, starring Sudhakar and Saritha.

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