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Lyrics & meaning

En Ooru Madhura Pakkam

From Vaasalil Oru Vennilaa · 1992

Lyricist
Vaali
Singer
K. J. Yesudas
Music director
Deva
Movie name
Vaasalil Oru Vennilaa
Movie release year
1992
Lyrics added on
19 Apr 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
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
En paattu manasil nikkum
Naan paadum neram raappodhu thaan
Neer thoongum nilamum thoongum
Aagaaya nilavum thoongum
Naan thoongamaatten raakkozhithaan
Ennodu noolum illa
Pinnodu vaalum illa
Ennodu noolum illa
Pinnodu vaalum illa
Kaathodu pogum kaathaadi naan
En ooru madhura pakkam
En paattu manasil nikkum
Naan paadum neram raappodhu thaan
Yaaraaro aasaippattaa
Serthuvaikkum annakkiliyae
Un vaazhkkai enna aachu naan kekkuren
Ooraara yaethi vittu yeni nikkum thannanthaniyae
Adhaippola unnathaanae naan paarkkuren
Vidhiyodu modhu adi thangachi
Kudikaaran annan ivan un katchi
Paattaala sogam theerum athanaala paaduren
En ooru madhura pakkam
En paattu manasil nikkum
Naan paadum neram raappodhu thaan
Ellorkkum vaazhkkai ingae
Ennam pola vaaikkaathammaa
Vaaikkaatti vittuthallu yaen yenganum
Vandhaarai varavil vaippom
Vittupponaa selavil vaippom
Vendaadha baaram ellaam yaen thaanganum
Poo poothathellaam kaayaaguthaa
Kaayaanathellaam kaniyaaguthaa
Idhukkaaga vaadalaamaa
Athanaala paaduren
En ooru madhura pakkam
En paattu manasil nikkum
Naan paadum neram raappodhu thaan
Neer thoongum nilamum thoongum
Aagaaya nilavum thoongum
Naan thoongamaatten raakkozhithaan
Ennodu noolum illa
Pinnodu vaalum illa
Ennodu noolum illa
Pinnodu vaalum illa
Kaathodu pogum kaathaadi naan
En ooru madhura pakkam
En paattu manasil nikkum
Naan paadum neram raappodhu thaan
Neer thoongum nilamum thoongum
Aagaaya nilavum thoongum
Naan thoongamaatten raakkozhithaan
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
My hometown is near Madurai,
My song stays etched in the heart,
The time I sing is only at night.
The waters sleep, the earth sleeps,
The moon in the sky sleeps too,
I don't sleep, I'm just a night bird.
There is no string attached to me,
Nor is there a tail behind me,
There is no string attached to me,
Nor is there a tail behind me,
I am a kite drifting with the wind.
My hometown is near Madurai,
My song stays etched in the heart,
The time I sing is only at night.
When people fall in love, you unite them, my sweet girl,
Oh gentle bird who brings hearts together,
What happened to your own life? I ask you.
After helping everyone climb up, the ladder stands all alone,
Just like that, I see you standing alone now.
Fight against your fate, my little sister,
This drunkard brother of yours is on your side.
A song eases sorrow, and that is why I sing.
My hometown is near Madurai,
My song stays etched in the heart,
The time I sing is only at night.
For everyone in this world, life doesn't
Turn out the way they hoped, my dear.
If it doesn't happen, let it go; why keep longing?
Count whoever comes as a gain,
Count whoever leaves as an expense,
Why carry all this unwanted burden?
Does every blossom turn into fruit?
Does every unripe fruit ripen into sweetness?
Should you wither away over this?
That is why I sing.
My hometown is near Madurai,
My song stays etched in the heart,
The time I sing is only at night.
The waters sleep, the earth sleeps,
The moon in the sky sleeps too,
I don't sleep, I'm just a night bird.
There is no string attached to me,
Nor is there a tail behind me,
There is no string attached to me,
Nor is there a tail behind me,
I am a kite drifting with the wind.
My hometown is near Madurai,
My song stays etched in the heart,
The time I sing is only at night.
The waters sleep, the earth sleeps,
The moon in the sky sleeps too,
I don't sleep, I'm just a night bird.
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'En Ooru Madhura Pakkam' is a philosophical yet lighthearted folk song sung from the perspective of an carefree man offering solace and practical life advice to his younger sister. He portrays himself as an untethered kite moving with the wind, awake at night like a night fowl when the rest of the world rests, using music as a remedy for human sorrow.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Kaathodu pogum kaathaadi naan

The singer compares himself to a kite floating with the wind, symbolising freedom and a care-free lifestyle.

Analogy

Ooraara yaethi vittu yeni nikkum thannanthaniyae

Compares a selflessly helpful person who ends up alone to a ladder that helps others climb while remaining stationary.

Personification

Neer thoongum nilamum thoongum

Attributes human sleep to natural elements like water, land, and the moon.

Monorhyme / Ethukai (Second letter rhyming in Tamil poetic structure)

En ooru madhura pakkam / En paattu manasil nikkum

Rhyming of second letters across consecutive lines (e.g., 'ooru' and 'paattu').

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Trivia

The track is a classic 1990s folk-infused philosophical Tamil song penned by veteran lyricist Vaali, famous for weaving profound life philosophies into everyday colloquial Tamil speech.

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