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Lyrics & meaning

En Nizhalai Vanthaai

From Chocklet · 2001

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Srikanth, Timmy, Mathangi
Music director
Deva
Details
Chocklet2001

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics↻ English translation
Male
En nizhalaai vanthaaiYou came into my life like my shadow
En uyiraai sendraaiYou left after becoming my very soul
Haiyyaiyyo….oo…oo…Oh dear me... oh... oh...
Paniyaai erinthaiYou burned like cold dew
Theeyaai kulirnthaaiYou provided coolness like a fire
Haiyyaiyyo….oo…oo…Oh dear me... oh... oh...
Male
En nizhalaai vanthaaiYou came into my life like my shadow
En uyiraai sendraaiYou left after becoming my very soul
Haiyyaiyyo….oo…oo…Oh dear me... oh... oh...
Paniyaai erinthaiYou burned like cold dew
Theeyaai kulirnthaaiYou provided coolness like a fire
Haiyyaiyyo….oo…oo…Oh dear me... oh... oh...
Male
Kannaadi pimbamA mirror image
Munnaadi vanthuCame right before me
Thallaada seithathadiAnd made me stagger with love
Yaayiyaayi yaayiyoYaayiyaayi yaayiyo
Male
Kann kaadhu polaJust like eyes and ears
Ini neeyum oor angamFrom now on, you are an essential body part of mine
En uyir unakku sonthamMy very life now belongs to you
Male
En nizhalaai vanthaaiYou came into my life like my shadow
En uyiraai sendraaiYou left after becoming my very soul
Haiyyaiyyo….oo…oo…Oh dear me... oh... oh...
Paniyaai erinthaiYou burned like cold dew
Theeyaai kulirnthaaiYou provided coolness like a fire
Haiyyaiyyo….oo…oo…Oh dear me... oh... oo...
Female
En nizhalaai vanthaaiYou came into my life like my shadow
En uyiraai sendraaiYou left after becoming my very soul
Haiyyaiyyo….oo…oo…Oh dear me... oh... oh...
Oru maayam seithaaiYou worked a piece of magic
Nenjil kaayam seithaaiAnd caused a wound in my heart
Haiyyaiyyo….oo…oo…Oh dear me... oh... oh...
Female
Kannaadi pimbamA mirror image
Munnaadi vanthuCame right before me
Thallaada seithathadiAnd made me stagger with love
Yaayiyaayi yaayiyoYaayiyaayi yaayiyo
Male
Kann kaadhu polaJust like eyes and ears
Ini neeyum oor angamFrom now on, you are an essential body part of mine
En uyir unakku sonthamMy very life now belongs to you
Male
En nizhalaai vanthaaiYou came into my life like my shadow
En uyiraai sendraaiYou left after becoming my very soul
Haiyyaiyyo….oo…oo…Oh dear me... oh... oh...
Female :Oru maayam seithaaiFemale: You worked a piece of magic
Nenjil kaayam seithaaiAnd caused a wound in my heart
Haiyyaiyyo….oo…oo…Oh dear me... oh... oh...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song portrays the intoxicating, confusing, and profound emotions of falling deeply in love. The narrator reflects on how the beloved entered casually like a passing shadow but quickly became as indispensable as life itself. Love is expressed through vivid paradoxes—where ice burns and fire cools—highlighting the blissful pain and sweet disorientation caused by love's magical hold.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Paradox / Oxymoron (Muran)

“Paniyaai erinthai / Theeyaai kulirnthaai”

Contradictory images like burning dew ('Paniyaai erinthai') and cooling fire ('Theeyaai kulirnthaai') express the disorienting, intense sensations of love.

Rhyme (Edhukai / Iyaibu)

“Oru maayam seithaai / Nenjil kaayam seithaai”

The internal and end rhymes between 'maayam' (magic/illusion) and 'kaayam' (wound) highlight the thematic connection between magical attraction and emotional vulnerability.

Simile (Uvamai)

“Kann kaadhu pola / Ini neeyum oor angam”

The lover is compared to vital body parts ('Kann kaadhu pola'), illustrating how integrated and necessary they have become to the speaker's existence.

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Trivia

This track is featured in the 2001 Tamil movie 'Chocklet', starring Prashanth and Jaya Re. Composed by 'Gana King' Deva with lyricist Vaali, the soundtrack was a major commercial hit among youth in Tamil Nadu in the early 2000s.

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