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Lyrics & meaning

En Nenjil Oru Poo

From Baana Kaathadi · 2010

Lyricist
Na. Muthu Kumar
Singer
Sadhana Sargam
Music director
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Movie name
Baana Kaathadi
Movie release year
2010
Lyrics added on
16 Jan 2017

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
En nenjil oru poo poothathu
Adhan per ennavena ketten
En kannil oru thee vandhadhu
Adhan per ennavena ketten
Enna adhu imaigal kettadhu
Enna adhu idhayam kettadhu
{ Kaadhal ena uyirum sonnadhu anbae } (2)
En peyaril oru per serndhadhu
Andha per ennavena ketten
En theevil oru kaal vandhadhu
Andha aal enguena ketten
Kandupidi ullam sonnadhu
Unnidathil urugi nindradhu
{ Kaadhal idhu uyirum sonnadhu anbae } (2)
Silanerathil namm paarvaigal thavaragavae edai podumae
Mazhai nerathil vizhiyorathil iruzhagavae oli thondrumae
Idhayam edai podavae idhayam thadaiyaai illai
Purindhadhum varundhinen unnidam…mmmm
Ennai nee maatrinaai
Engum niram poottinaai
En manam illaiyae ennidam
En nenjil oru poo poothathu
Adhan per ennavena ketten
En kannil oru thee vandhadhu
Adhan per ennavena ketten
Unai paarthadhum annaalilae kaadhal nenjil varavae illai
Edhir kaatrilae kudai polavae saaindhen indru ezhavae illai
Iravil urakkam illai pagalil velicham illai
Kaadhalil karaivadhum oru sugam….mmmmm
En nenjil oru poo poothathu
Adhan per ennavena ketten
En kannil oru thee vandhadhu
Adhan per ennavena ketten
Enna adhu imaigal kettadhu
Enna adhu idhyam kettadhu
{ Kaadhal ena uyirum sonnadhu anbae } (2)
En peyaril oru per serndhadhu
Andha per ennavena ketten
En theevil oru kaal vandhadhu
Andha aal enguena ketten
Kandupidi ullam sonnadhu
Unnidathil urugi nindradhu
{ Kaadhal idhu uyirum sonnadhu anbae } (2)
A flower blossomed in my heart
I asked what its name was
A spark came into my eyes
I asked what its name was
"What is it?" my eyelids asked
"What is it?" my heart asked
"It is love," my soul replied, my darling
Another name joined with mine
I asked what that name was
A footstep landed on my lonely island
I asked where that person was
"Go find him," my heart told me
And it stood melting right in front of you
"This is love," my soul told me, my darling
Sometimes, our eyes completely misjudge things
In the pouring rain, even light can look like darkness at the edge of our vision
The heart was never an obstacle to truly understanding
Once I realized the truth, I felt so sorry before you... mmm
You changed who I am
You painted everything with color
My heart is no longer with me
A flower blossomed in my heart
I asked what its name was
A spark came into my eyes
I asked what its name was
Back then, when I first saw you, love did not cross my mind at all
Like an umbrella bent by a strong wind, I bowed down and never rose again
There is no sleep at night, there is no brightness in the day
Dissolving into love is its own kind of sweet joy... mmm
A flower blossomed in my heart
I asked what its name was
A spark came into my eyes
I asked what its name was
"What is it?" my eyelids asked
"What is it?" my heart asked
"It is love," my soul replied, my darling
Another name joined with mine
I asked what that name was
A footstep landed on my lonely island
I asked where that person was
"Go find him," my heart told me
And it stood melting right in front of you
"This is love," my soul told me, my darling
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

'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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