En Ooru Madhura Pakkam Deva Version
From Vaasalil Oru Vennilaa · 1992
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh | Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh |
| Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh | Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh |
| Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh | Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh |
| Male | |
| En ooru madhura pakkam | My hometown is near Madurai |
| En paattu manasil nikkum | My song will stay in your heart |
| Naan paadum neram raappodhu thaan | The time I sing is only during the night |
| Neer thoongum nilamum thoongum | The water sleeps and the land sleeps |
| Aagaaya nilavum thoongum | The sky's moon also sleeps |
| Naan thoongamaatten raakkozhithaan | I will not sleep, I am a night bird |
| Male | |
| Ennodu noolum illa | I have no string attached to me |
| Pinnodu vaalum illa | I have no tail behind me |
| Ennodu noolum illa | I have no string attached to me |
| Pinnodu vaalum illa | I have no tail behind me |
| Kaathodu pogum kaathaadi naan | I am a kite that drifts away with the wind |
| Male | |
| En ooru madhura pakkam | My hometown is near Madurai |
| En paattu manasil nikkum | My song will stay in your heart |
| Naan paadum neram raappodhu thaan | The time I sing is only during the night |
| Male | |
| Yaaraaro aasaippattaa | When random people desire love |
| Serthuvaikkum annakkiliyae | Oh lovebird who brings them together |
| Un vaazhkkai enna aachu naan kekkuren | I ask you, what happened to your own life? |
| Ooraara yaethi vittu yeni nikkum thannanthaniyae | Like a ladder that helps whole towns climb up and then stands all alone |
| Adhaippola unnathaanae naan paarkkuren | I see you just like that |
| Male | |
| Vidhiyodu modhu adi thangachi | Fight against fate, my little sister |
| Kudikaaran annan ivan un katchi | This drunkard brother of yours is on your side |
| Paattaala sogam theerum athanaala paaduren | Sorrow is cured through song, that is why I sing |
| Male | |
| En ooru madhura pakkam | My hometown is near Madurai |
| En paattu manasil nikkum | My song will stay in your heart |
| Naan paadum neram raappodhu thaan | The time I sing is only during the night |
| Male | |
| Ellorkkum vaazhkkai ingae | For everyone here, life... |
| Ennam pola vaaikkaathammaa | Does not turn out as intended, dear girl |
| Vaaikkaatti vittuthallu yaen yenganum | If it does not happen, brush it off, why yearn over it? |
| Vandhaarai varavil vaippom | Whoever comes, we will treat as income |
| Vittupponaa selavil vaippom | Whoever leaves, we will put down as expenditure |
| Vendaadha baaram ellaam yaen thaanganum | Why bear all unwanted burdens? |
| Male | |
| Poo poothathellaam kaayaaguthaa | Does every flower that blooms turn into a fruit? |
| Kaayaanathellaam kaniyaaguthaa | Does every raw fruit turn into a ripe sweet fruit? |
| Idhukkaaga vaadalaamaa | Should one wither away because of this? |
| Athanaala paaduren | That is why I sing |
| Male | |
| En ooru madhura pakkam | My hometown is near Madurai |
| En paattu manasil nikkum | My song will stay in your heart |
| Naan paadum neram raappodhu thaan | The time I sing is only during the night |
| Neer thoongum nilamum thoongum | The water sleeps and the land sleeps |
| Aagaaya nilavum thoongum | The sky's moon also sleeps |
| Naan thoongamaatten raakkozhithaan | I will not sleep, I am a night bird |
| Male | |
| Ennodu noolum illa | I have no string attached to me |
| Pinnodu vaalum illa | I have no tail behind me |
| Ennodu noolum illa | I have no string attached to me |
| Pinnodu vaalum illa | I have no tail behind me |
| Kaathodu pogum kaathaadi naan | I am a kite that drifts away with the wind |
| Male | |
| En ooru madhura pakkam | My hometown is near Madurai |
| En paattu manasil nikkum | My song will stay in your heart |
| Naan paadum neram raappodhu thaan | The time I sing is only during the night |
| Neer thoongum nilamum thoongum | The water sleeps and the land sleeps |
| Aagaaya nilavum thoongum | The sky's moon also sleeps |
| Naan thoongamaatten raakkozhithaan | I will not sleep, I am a night bird |
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Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
என் ஊரு மதுர பக்கம்
என் பாட்டு மனசில் நிக்கும்
நான் பாடும் நேரம் ராப்போதுதான்
நீர் தூங்கும் நிலமும் தூங்கும்
ஆகாய நிலவும் தூங்கும்
நான் தூங்கமாட்டேன் ராக்கோழிதான்
My hometown is near Madurai
My song will stay in your heart
The time I sing is only during the night
The water sleeps and the land sleeps
The sky's moon also sleeps
I will not sleep, I am a night bird
என்னோடு நூலும் இல்ல
பின்னோடு வாலும் இல்ல
என்னோடு நூலும் இல்ல
பின்னோடு வாலும் இல்ல
காத்தோடு போகும் காத்தாடி நான்
I have no string attached to me
I have no tail behind me
I have no string attached to me
I have no tail behind me
I am a kite that drifts away with the wind
என் ஊரு மதுர பக்கம்
என் பாட்டு மனசில் நிக்கும்
நான் பாடும் நேரம் ராப்போதுதான்
My hometown is near Madurai
My song will stay in your heart
The time I sing is only during the night
யாராரோ ஆசைப்பட்டா
சேத்துவைக்கும் அன்னக்கிளியே
உன் வாழ்க்கை என்ன ஆச்சு நான் கேக்குறேன்
ஊரார ஏத்தி விட்டு ஏணி நிக்கும் தன்னந்தனியே
அதைப்போல உன்னத்தானே நான் பார்க்குறேன்
When random people desire love
Oh lovebird who brings them together
I ask you, what happened to your own life?
Like a ladder that helps whole towns climb up and then stands all alone
I see you just like that
விதியோடு மோது அடி தங்கச்சி
குடிகாரன் அண்ணன் இவன் உன் கட்சி
பாட்டால சோகம் தீரும் அதனால பாடுறேன்
Fight against fate, my little sister
This drunkard brother of yours is on your side
Sorrow is cured through song, that is why I sing
என் ஊரு மதுர பக்கம்
என் பாட்டு மனசில் நிக்கும்
நான் பாடும் நேரம் ராப்போதுதான்
My hometown is near Madurai
My song will stay in your heart
The time I sing is only during the night
எல்லோர்க்கும் வாழ்க்கை இங்கே
எண்ணம் போல வாய்க்காதம்மா
வாய்க்காட்டி விட்டுத்தள்ளு ஏன் ஏங்கணும்
வந்தாரை வரவில் வைப்போம்
விட்டுப்போனா செலவில் வைப்போம்
வேண்டாத பாரம் எல்லாம் ஏன் தாங்கணும்
For everyone here, life...
Does not turn out as intended, dear girl
If it does not happen, brush it off, why yearn over it?
Whoever comes, we will treat as income
Whoever leaves, we will put down as expenditure
Why bear all unwanted burdens?
பூ பூத்ததெல்லாம் காயாகுதா
காயானதெல்லாம் கனியாகுதா
இதுக்காக வாடலாமா
அதனால பாடுறேன்
Does every flower that blooms turn into a fruit?
Does every raw fruit turn into a ripe sweet fruit?
Should one wither away because of this?
That is why I sing
என் ஊரு மதுர பக்கம்
என் பாட்டு மனசில் நிக்கும்
நான் பாடும் நேரம் ராப்போதுதான்
நீர் தூங்கும் நிலமும் தூங்கும்
ஆகாய நிலவும் தூங்கும்
நான் தூங்கமாட்டேன் ராக்கோழிதான்
My hometown is near Madurai
My song will stay in your heart
The time I sing is only during the night
The water sleeps and the land sleeps
The sky's moon also sleeps
I will not sleep, I am a night bird
என்னோடு நூலும் இல்ல
பின்னோடு வாலும் இல்ல
என்னோடு நூலும் இல்ல
பின்னோடு வாலும் இல்ல
காத்தோடு போகும் காத்தாடி நான்
I have no string attached to me
I have no tail behind me
I have no string attached to me
I have no tail behind me
I am a kite that drifts away with the wind
என் ஊரு மதுர பக்கம்
என் பாட்டு மனசில் நிக்கும்
நான் பாடும் நேரம் ராப்போதுதான்
நீர் தூங்கும் நிலமும் தூங்கும்
ஆகாய நிலவும் தூங்கும்
நான் தூங்கமாட்டேன் ராக்கோழிதான்
My hometown is near Madurai
My song will stay in your heart
The time I sing is only during the night
The water sleeps and the land sleeps
The sky's moon also sleeps
I will not sleep, I am a night bird
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
En ooru madhura pakkam
My hometown is near Madurai
En paattu manasil nikkum
My song will stay in your heart
Naan paadum neram raappodhu thaan
The time I sing is only during the night
Neer thoongum nilamum thoongum
The water sleeps and the land sleeps
Aagaaya nilavum thoongum
The sky's moon also sleeps
Naan thoongamaatten raakkozhithaan
I will not sleep, I am a night bird
Ennodu noolum illa
I have no string attached to me
Pinnodu vaalum illa
I have no tail behind me
Ennodu noolum illa
I have no string attached to me
Pinnodu vaalum illa
I have no tail behind me
Kaathodu pogum kaathaadi naan
I am a kite that drifts away with the wind
En ooru madhura pakkam
My hometown is near Madurai
En paattu manasil nikkum
My song will stay in your heart
Naan paadum neram raappodhu thaan
The time I sing is only during the night
Yaaraaro aasaippattaa
When random people desire love
Serthuvaikkum annakkiliyae
Oh lovebird who brings them together
Un vaazhkkai enna aachu naan kekkuren
I ask you, what happened to your own life?
Ooraara yaethi vittu yeni nikkum thannanthaniyae
Like a ladder that helps whole towns climb up and then stands all alone
Adhaippola unnathaanae naan paarkkuren
I see you just like that
Vidhiyodu modhu adi thangachi
Fight against fate, my little sister
Kudikaaran annan ivan un katchi
This drunkard brother of yours is on your side
Paattaala sogam theerum athanaala paaduren
Sorrow is cured through song, that is why I sing
En ooru madhura pakkam
My hometown is near Madurai
En paattu manasil nikkum
My song will stay in your heart
Naan paadum neram raappodhu thaan
The time I sing is only during the night
Ellorkkum vaazhkkai ingae
For everyone here, life...
Ennam pola vaaikkaathammaa
Does not turn out as intended, dear girl
Vaaikkaatti vittuthallu yaen yenganum
If it does not happen, brush it off, why yearn over it?
Vandhaarai varavil vaippom
Whoever comes, we will treat as income
Vittupponaa selavil vaippom
Whoever leaves, we will put down as expenditure
Vendaadha baaram ellaam yaen thaanganum
Why bear all unwanted burdens?
Poo poothathellaam kaayaaguthaa
Does every flower that blooms turn into a fruit?
Kaayaanathellaam kaniyaaguthaa
Does every raw fruit turn into a ripe sweet fruit?
Idhukkaaga vaadalaamaa
Should one wither away because of this?
Athanaala paaduren
That is why I sing
En ooru madhura pakkam
My hometown is near Madurai
En paattu manasil nikkum
My song will stay in your heart
Naan paadum neram raappodhu thaan
The time I sing is only during the night
Neer thoongum nilamum thoongum
The water sleeps and the land sleeps
Aagaaya nilavum thoongum
The sky's moon also sleeps
Naan thoongamaatten raakkozhithaan
I will not sleep, I am a night bird
Ennodu noolum illa
I have no string attached to me
Pinnodu vaalum illa
I have no tail behind me
Ennodu noolum illa
I have no string attached to me
Pinnodu vaalum illa
I have no tail behind me
Kaathodu pogum kaathaadi naan
I am a kite that drifts away with the wind
En ooru madhura pakkam
My hometown is near Madurai
En paattu manasil nikkum
My song will stay in your heart
Naan paadum neram raappodhu thaan
The time I sing is only during the night
Neer thoongum nilamum thoongum
The water sleeps and the land sleeps
Aagaaya nilavum thoongum
The sky's moon also sleeps
Naan thoongamaatten raakkozhithaan
I will not sleep, I am a night bird
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'En ooru madhura pakkam' is a philosophical yet comforting nocturnal track sung by a carefree, sympathetic character offering solace to a grieving young woman. The singer compares himself to a night fowl and an unanchored kite floating in the wind, representing his unattached, wandering lifestyle. He observes the young woman's selflessness—likening her to a ladder that helps everyone else reach heights while remaining alone itself—and urges her to fight against fate rather than surrender to grief. Through lighthearted metaphors of life as accounting (entering arrivals as gain and departures as loss) and natural processes (not every flower becomes a fruit), Vaali's lyrics deliver a deep philosophical message about acceptance, resilience, and finding therapeutic release through music.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Kaathodu pogum kaathaadi naan”
The singer compares himself to a kite floating in the wind without string or tail, highlighting his rootless and free nature.
Simile (Uvamai)
“Ooraara yaethi vittu yeni nikkum thannanthaniyae”
The selflessness of the heroine is compared to a ladder that lifts others up while remaining solitary itself.
Metaphor / Financial Analogy
“Vandhaarai varavil vaippom, Vittupponaa selavil vaippom”
Life events are framed as accounting ledgers where people entering one's life are income and departures are expense.
Rhetorical Question & Natural Imagery
“Poo poothathellaam kaayaaguthaa, Kaayaanathellaam kaniyaaguthaa”
The lyricist uses the natural cycle of flowers and fruits to question whether every expectation in life must yield results.
Rhyme / Monorhyme (Emonae & Ethirai)
“Ennodu noolum illa, Pinnodu vaalum illa”
Strong Tamil poetic rhythm with repetitive internal rhymes such as 'noolum illa' and 'vaalum illa'.
Did you know?
Trivia
Vaasalil Oru Vennilaa (1992) features music composed by Deva, with lyrics written by the veteran lyricist Vaali. The track 'En Ooru Madhura Pakkam' is sung by K. S. Chithra and S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (or Malaysia Vasudevan depending on the version/tracklist), capturing Vaali's signature folk-philosophical style of comforting a troubled soul through everyday rural metaphors.
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