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Lyrics & meaning

En Peyare Enakku Marandhu

From Oru Indhiya Kanavu · 1983

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
Music director
M. S. Vishwanathan
Movie name
Oru Indhiya Kanavu
Movie release year
1983
Lyrics added on
30 Sept 2020

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Anaamikka anaamikka anaamikka
Female :En peyarae enakku maranthu pona
Indha vanantharathil ennai peyar solli
Azhaithathu yaar neeya… neeya
Ennai oru minnal keettru
Endrallava ninaithirunthen
Nee eppadi adhil niranthira paai mudainthai
Chorus :…………………….
Enadhu yaathiraiyil ella manidhargalum
Ellai karkalaai irukka
Nee mattum enakku paadhai aaginaai eppadi
Paruva kaalangalaal pusttikkadha
En thottam
Un paarvaigalaal pushtithathae
Thee vizhunthaalum urugaadha en nenju
Oru poo vizhundha podhu urugiyadhae
Chorus :…………………………..
Indha kaadhal megam thaan
Manamennum erimalaiyil
Mazhai sindhi mazhai sindhi adhil
Ullaasa vanangalai urpathi seiyum
Idhaya rojaa sediyil
Indha ottrai poo poothu vitaal
Aththanai mutkalum udhirnthu pogindrana
Vaalibam yenthi paarkkum
Thiruvodum idhu thaan
Male :Vaalibam soodi paarkkum
Kreedamum idhu than
Chorus :…………………………..
Mudhalil sapthangalukku
Artham sariyaai vilagavillai
Female :Ippodho maunathirukkum kooda
Urai ezhudha mudigirathu
En kangal unnidam kaadhal pitchai
Ketkkum amudha surabigal
Amudha surabhigal pattini kidakalaama
Un paarvaiyai pichaiyidu hmmm pichaiyidu
…………………………..
Anamika... Anamika... Anamika...
Female: In this wilderness where I had forgotten
even my own name, who called out
to me by my name? Was it you... is it you?
I thought of myself
as nothing more than a flash of lightning;
how did you weave a lasting mat to rest upon it?
Chorus: .................
While all other people in my journey
were merely milestones,
how did you alone become my path?
My garden, which never bloomed
through any changing season,
has blossomed under your gaze!
My heart, which never melted even when fire fell on it,
melted away when a gentle flower touched it!
Chorus: ........................
It is this cloud of love
that pours rain upon the volcano of the mind,
showering rain again and again,
creating joyous forests within it!
On the rose bush of the heart,
once this single flower blossoms,
all the thorns simply fall away!
This is the begging bowl
that youth holds in its hands;
Male: And this is also the crown
that youth wears with pride!
Chorus: ........................
At first, the meaning of sounds and words
was not clear to me;
Female: But now, I can write an explanation
even for silence itself!
My eyes are Amudha Surabhi (divine vessels that feed everyone)
begging you for love!
Can an Amudha Surabhi (divine vessel) go hungry?
Grant me your gaze as alms... mmm, give me your gaze!
........................
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

The song 'Anaamikka' from 'Oru Indhiya Kanavu' (1983) is a deeply philosophical and poetic expression of newfound love and self-realization. The female protagonist feels transformed from a state of identity-less isolation into a flourishing world of emotion. She marvels at how her lover transformed her fleeting existence into something permanent, becoming her path rather than a mere bystander.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Uruvagamb (Metaphor)

“Manamennum erimalaiyil”

Comparing the mind to a volcano ('Manamennum erimalaiyil') and comparing eyes to the mythical vessel of divine abundance ('Amudha Surabhi').

Muran (Oxymoron / Contrast)

“Thee vizhunthaalum urugaadha en nenju”

Contrasting fire not melting the heart versus a soft flower melting it instantly ('Thee vizhunthaalum urugaadha en nenju / Oru poo vizhundha podhu urugiyadhae').

Hyperbole & Personification

“Vaalibam yenthi paarkkum Thiruvodum idhu thaan”

Describing youth as holding a begging bowl (thiruvodu) and wearing a crown (kreedam) depending on perspective.

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Trivia

The film 'Oru Indhiya Kanavu' was directed by Komal Swaminathan, based on his own famous play of the same name. Vairamuthu's lyrics incorporate rich literary metaphors such as 'Amudha Surabhi' (from the ancient Tamil epic Manimekalai), juxtaposing classical Tamil motifs with modernist poetic imagery.

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