En Nenjil Oru Poo
From Baana Kaathadi · 2010
- Lyricist
- Na. Muthu Kumar
- Singer
- Sadhana Sargam
- Music director
- Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Details
- Baana Kaathadi2010
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Female | |
| En nenjil oru poo poothathu | A flower bloomed in my heart |
| Adhan per ennavena ketten | I asked what its name was |
| En kannil oru thee vandhadhu | A fire appeared in my eyes |
| Adhan per ennavena ketten | I asked what its name was |
| Enna adhu imaigal kettadhu | My eyelashes asked, 'What is that?' |
| Enna adhu idhayam kettadhu | My heart asked, 'What is that?' |
| { Kaadhal ena uyirum sonnadhu anbae } (2) | 'It is love', my soul replied, my dear (repeated) |
| Female | |
| En peyaril oru per serndhadhu | Another name was joined to my name |
| Andha per ennavena ketten | I asked what that name was |
| En theevil oru kaal vandhadhu | A footstep arrived on my island |
| Andha aal enguena ketten | I asked where that person was |
| Kandupidi ullam sonnadhu | My heart said, 'Find out!' |
| Unnidathil urugi nindradhu | It stood melting right next to you |
| { Kaadhal idhu uyirum sonnadhu anbae } (2) | 'This is love', my soul replied, my dear (repeated) |
| Female | |
| Silanerathil namm paarvaigal thavaragavae edai podumae | Sometimes, our glances misjudge each other |
| Mazhai nerathil vizhiyorathil iruzhagavae oli thondrumae | During rain, at the corner of the eyes, light appears even in darkness |
| Idhayam edai podavae idhayam thadaiyaai illai | To weigh feelings, the heart is no obstacle |
| Purindhadhum varundhinen unnidam…mmmm | Once I understood, I felt sorry before you... mmmm |
| Ennai nee maatrinaai | You transformed me |
| Engum niram poottinaai | You painted colors everywhere |
| En manam illaiyae ennidam | My mind is no longer with me |
| Female | |
| En nenjil oru poo poothathu | A flower bloomed in my heart |
| Adhan per ennavena ketten | I asked what its name was |
| En kannil oru thee vandhadhu | A fire appeared in my eyes |
| Adhan per ennavena ketten | I asked what its name was |
| Female | |
| Unai paarthadhum annaalilae kaadhal nenjil varavae illai | On the day I first saw you, love did not enter my heart |
| Edhir kaatrilae kudai polavae saaindhen indru ezhavae illai | Like an umbrella in headwind, I turned inside out today and cannot rise |
| Iravil urakkam illai pagalil velicham illai | There is no sleep at night and no light in the day |
| Kaadhalil karaivadhum oru sugam….mmmmm | Dissolving in love is also a sweet bliss... mmmm |
| Female | |
| En nenjil oru poo poothathu | A flower bloomed in my heart |
| Adhan per ennavena ketten | I asked what its name was |
| En kannil oru thee vandhadhu | A fire appeared in my eyes |
| Adhan per ennavena ketten | I asked what its name was |
| Enna adhu imaigal kettadhu | My eyelashes asked, 'What is that?' |
| Enna adhu idhyam kettadhu | My heart asked, 'What is that?' |
| { Kaadhal ena uyirum sonnadhu anbae } (2) | 'It is love', my soul replied, my dear (repeated) |
| Female | |
| En peyaril oru per serndhadhu | Another name was joined to my name |
| Andha per ennavena ketten | I asked what that name was |
| En theevil oru kaal vandhadhu | A footstep arrived on my island |
| Andha aal enguena ketten | I asked where that person was |
| Kandupidi ullam sonnadhu | My heart said, 'Find out!' |
| Unnidathil urugi nindradhu | It stood melting right next to you |
| { Kaadhal idhu uyirum sonnadhu anbae } (2) | 'This is love', my soul replied, my dear (repeated) |
என் நெஞ்சில் ஒரு
பூ பூத்தது அதன் போ்
என்னவென கேட்டேன்
என் கண்ணில் ஒரு தீ
வந்தது அதன் போ்
என்னவென கேட்டேன்
என்ன அது இமைகள் கேட்டது
என்ன அது இதயம் கேட்டது
{ காதல் என உயிரும்
சொன்னதன்பே } (2)
A flower bloomed in my heart
I asked what its name was
A fire appeared in my eyes
I asked what its name was
My eyelashes asked, 'What is that?'
My heart asked, 'What is that?'
'It is love', my soul replied, my dear (repeated)
என் பெயாில்
ஒரு போ் சோ்ந்தது
அந்த போ் என்னவென
கேட்டேன் என் தீவில்
ஒரு கால் வந்தது அந்த
ஆள் எங்கு என கேட்டேன்
கண்டுபிடி உள்ளம் சொன்னது
உன்னிடத்தில் உருகி நின்றது
{ காதல் இது உயிரும்
சொன்னதன்பே } (2)
Another name was joined to my name
I asked what that name was
A footstep arrived on my island
I asked where that person was
My heart said, 'Find out!'
It stood melting right next to you
'This is love', my soul replied, my dear (repeated)
சில நேரத்தில் நம்
பாா்வைகள் தவறாகவே
எடை போடுமே மழை
நேரத்தில் விழி ஓரத்தில்
இருளாகவே ஒளி தோன்றுமே
இதயம் எடை போடவே
இதயம் தடையாய் இல்லை
புாிந்ததும் வருந்தினேன்
உன்னிடம் என்னை நீ
மாற்றினாய் எங்கும் நிறம்
பூட்டினாய் என் மனம்
இல்லையே என்னிடம்
Sometimes, our glances misjudge each other
During rain, at the corner of the eyes, light appears even in darkness
To weigh feelings, the heart is no obstacle
Once I understood, I felt sorry before you... mmmm
You transformed me
You painted colors everywhere
My mind is no longer with me
என் நெஞ்சில் ஒரு
பூ பூத்தது அதன் போ்
என்னவென கேட்டேன்
என் கண்ணில் ஒரு தீ
வந்தது அதன் போ்
என்னவென கேட்டேன்
A flower bloomed in my heart
I asked what its name was
A fire appeared in my eyes
I asked what its name was
உன்னை பாா்த்ததும்
அந்நாளிலே காதல் நெஞ்சில்
வரவே இல்லை எதிா்காற்றிலே
குடை போலவே சாய்ந்தேன்
இன்று எழவே இல்லை இரவில்
உறக்கம் இல்லை பகலில்
வெளிச்சம் இல்லை காதலில்
கரைவதும் ஒரு சுகம் எதற்கு
பாா்த்தேன் என்று இன்று
புாிந்தேனடா என்னை நீ
ஏற்றுக்கொள் முழுவதும்
On the day I first saw you, love did not enter my heart
Like an umbrella in headwind, I turned inside out today and cannot rise
There is no sleep at night and no light in the day
Dissolving in love is also a sweet bliss... mmmm
என் நெஞ்சில் ஒரு
பூ பூத்தது அதன் போ்
என்னவென கேட்டேன்
என் கண்ணில் ஒரு தீ
வந்தது அதன் போ்
என்னவென கேட்டேன்
என்ன அது இமைகள் கேட்டது
என்ன அது இதயம் கேட்டது
{ காதல் என உயிரும்
சொன்னதன்பே } (2)
A flower bloomed in my heart
I asked what its name was
A fire appeared in my eyes
I asked what its name was
My eyelashes asked, 'What is that?'
My heart asked, 'What is that?'
'It is love', my soul replied, my dear (repeated)
என் பெயாில்
ஒரு போ் சோ்ந்தது
அந்த போ் என்னவென
கேட்டேன் என் தீவில்
ஒரு கால் வந்தது அந்த
ஆள் எங்கு என கேட்டேன்
கண்டுபிடி உள்ளம் சொன்னது
உன்னிடத்தில் உருகி நின்றது
{ காதல் இது உயிரும்
சொன்னதன்பே } (2)
Another name was joined to my name
I asked what that name was
A footstep arrived on my island
I asked where that person was
My heart said, 'Find out!'
It stood melting right next to you
'This is love', my soul replied, my dear (repeated)
En nenjil oru poo poothathu
A flower bloomed in my heart
Adhan per ennavena ketten
I asked what its name was
En kannil oru thee vandhadhu
A fire appeared in my eyes
Adhan per ennavena ketten
I asked what its name was
Enna adhu imaigal kettadhu
My eyelashes asked, 'What is that?'
Enna adhu idhayam kettadhu
My heart asked, 'What is that?'
{ Kaadhal ena uyirum sonnadhu anbae } (2)
'It is love', my soul replied, my dear (repeated)
En peyaril oru per serndhadhu
Another name was joined to my name
Andha per ennavena ketten
I asked what that name was
En theevil oru kaal vandhadhu
A footstep arrived on my island
Andha aal enguena ketten
I asked where that person was
Kandupidi ullam sonnadhu
My heart said, 'Find out!'
Unnidathil urugi nindradhu
It stood melting right next to you
{ Kaadhal idhu uyirum sonnadhu anbae } (2)
'This is love', my soul replied, my dear (repeated)
Silanerathil namm paarvaigal thavaragavae edai podumae
Sometimes, our glances misjudge each other
Mazhai nerathil vizhiyorathil iruzhagavae oli thondrumae
During rain, at the corner of the eyes, light appears even in darkness
Idhayam edai podavae idhayam thadaiyaai illai
To weigh feelings, the heart is no obstacle
Purindhadhum varundhinen unnidam…mmmm
Once I understood, I felt sorry before you... mmmm
Ennai nee maatrinaai
You transformed me
Engum niram poottinaai
You painted colors everywhere
En manam illaiyae ennidam
My mind is no longer with me
En nenjil oru poo poothathu
A flower bloomed in my heart
Adhan per ennavena ketten
I asked what its name was
En kannil oru thee vandhadhu
A fire appeared in my eyes
Adhan per ennavena ketten
I asked what its name was
Unai paarthadhum annaalilae kaadhal nenjil varavae illai
On the day I first saw you, love did not enter my heart
Edhir kaatrilae kudai polavae saaindhen indru ezhavae illai
Like an umbrella in headwind, I turned inside out today and cannot rise
Iravil urakkam illai pagalil velicham illai
There is no sleep at night and no light in the day
Kaadhalil karaivadhum oru sugam….mmmmm
Dissolving in love is also a sweet bliss... mmmm
En nenjil oru poo poothathu
A flower bloomed in my heart
Adhan per ennavena ketten
I asked what its name was
En kannil oru thee vandhadhu
A fire appeared in my eyes
Adhan per ennavena ketten
I asked what its name was
Enna adhu imaigal kettadhu
My eyelashes asked, 'What is that?'
Enna adhu idhyam kettadhu
My heart asked, 'What is that?'
{ Kaadhal ena uyirum sonnadhu anbae } (2)
'It is love', my soul replied, my dear (repeated)
En peyaril oru per serndhadhu
Another name was joined to my name
Andha per ennavena ketten
I asked what that name was
En theevil oru kaal vandhadhu
A footstep arrived on my island
Andha aal enguena ketten
I asked where that person was
Kandupidi ullam sonnadhu
My heart said, 'Find out!'
Unnidathil urugi nindradhu
It stood melting right next to you
{ Kaadhal idhu uyirum sonnadhu anbae } (2)
'This is love', my soul replied, my dear (repeated)
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
'En Nenjil Oru Poo Poothathu' expresses the gentle, gradual awakening of romantic love in a person's life. The protagonist describes love as a blooming flower in the heart and a spark of fire in the eyes, questioning these unfamiliar emotional and physiological changes until the soul identifies them as love. The song captures the confusion, realization, and total surrender that love brings.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“En nenjil oru poo poothathu / En kannil oru thee vandhadhu”
Compares the sudden internal emergence of love to a blooming flower ('poo poothathu') and a burning flame in the eyes ('thee vandhadhu').
Personification
“Enna adhu imaigal kettadhu / Enna adhu idhayam kettadhu”
Gives human attributes to eyelashes, heart, and soul, describing them as conversing and asking questions about love.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Edhir kaatrilae kudai polavae saaindhen indru ezhavae illai”
Compares the protagonist's emotional vulnerability and inability to resist love to an umbrella blown inside out by strong winds.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“En peyaril oru per serndhadhu / En theevil oru kaal vandhadhu”
The second consonant 'ya' matches across successive lines ('peyaril' and 'theevil'), creating Tamil rhythmic harmony.
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Trivia
'En Nenjil Oru Poo Poothathu' is a popular romantic song from the 2010 Tamil film 'Baana Kaathadi', composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and penned by late lyricist Na. Muthu Kumar. The song features Atharvaa in his debut film role alongside Samantha Ruth Prabhu.
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